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Only one workout today... and it was short cause I had vball practice... needless to say I was pissed.

3.9.05 Wednesday
1515:
1. Bench (warmup):
x3 135
x3 185
x3 225

2. CG Bench:
x3 225
x3 235
x3 245

3. Chins:
x10 BW
x10 BW
x10 BW

4. Bent Over Concentration Curl:
x8 45/45
x8 45/45
x8 45/45
 
Awesome Brother!!! Your Chins are killin me, I'm such a weakling with those :( Your doin awesome Brother :thumbs:
 
Thanks Angel... I may have you on chins but I just looked at your journal and you have me on just about everything else!! Keep up the great work!

Two short workouts... had physical therapy (for my elbow) and vball after school, but I still managed to squeeze a quickie somewhere in there.

3.10.05 Thursday

0900:
1. Single Leg Squat:
x:30 9/9
x:30 7/7

2. Squat:
x8 275
x8 295
x8 315

3. 4-Way Shoulders:
x8 30/30
x8 30/30


1515:
1. Deads (first time since my low back pain... felt fantastic):
x3 225
x3 275
x3 315
x3 335
x1 365
x1 405

2. SLDL:
x8 175
x8 185
x8 185

3. Military Press:
x5 135
x5 145
x5 150
 
405 Deads :barf: KILLER numbers in your W/O there Brother!!! How do you like one legged squats? Been thinkin about them, but wondering how to go about them. What are 4 way shoulders? I can think of 3 (front,side,rear) Maybe I'm having a brain fart cause of my age, but I'm drawing a blank here :( :confused:
 
4-Way shoulders are front raise, lateral raise, front-to-rear, and overhead press.

One legged squats are hard... I go all the way down too. If you are concerned about your knees... dont go all the way down.

Good workouts today!!!

3.11.05
0900:
1. Incline Eagle Pushups:
x20

2. Decline Pushups:
x:20

3. Diamond Pushups:
x:20

4. Pushups:
x:20

5. Power push (hard version):
x15 40/40

6. Shrugs:
x:45 40/40

7. DB Row:
x:30 40/40

8. Manual Back:
x3 failure

9. Chins (10 pushups per chin not got):
x15 BW (10)

10. Pushups:
x50

11. Roman Chair Dips:
x30 BW

12. Floor Press:
x30 60/60

13. 3-way curls (180* to 90*/90* to full/180* to full):
x:30/x:30/x:30

#1-8 = no rest


1515:
1. Bench:
x3 135
x8 225
x6 230
x6 230

2. Incline DB Bench:
x12 60/60
x10 70/70 (8)
x8 70/70 (5)

3. Power Push (easy version):
x20 40/40

4. Full BB Row:
x8 135
x8 145
x8 155
x6 175
x6 185
x6 185

5. DB Row:
x10 97.5/97.5
x10 97.5/97.5
x10 97.5/97.5

6. Shrugs:
x20 315
x10 365
x10 365
x10 365
x20 315

7. Chins:
15/12/9/6/5/4/3/2/1=57
 
:eek2: Holy GOD Brother, your doin it to it!!! Very impressive :thumbs:
 
Had volleyball practice after my afternoon workout so I had to go short.

3.14.05 Monday

0900:
1. Bench:
xF 155 (32)

2. 3-way Curls:
x8 70
x8 70

3. 3-spot Curls:
x8 70
x8 70


1515:
1. Bench:
xF 225 (9)

2. DB Fly:
x8 40
x8 40
x8 40

3. Full BB Row:
x12 135
x12 135
x10 145
x10 145

4. Chins:
x15 BW


Heres something to hopefully inspire you guys:


TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE

There are two kinds of people on earth today.
Just two kinds of people, no more, I say.
Not the good and the bad, for 'tis well understood
The good are half bad and the bad half good.

Not the happy and sad, for the swift flying years
Bring each man his laughter and each man his tears.
Not the rich and the poor, for to count a man's wealth
You must first know the state to his conscience and health.

Not the humble and proud, for in life's busy span
Who puts on vain airs is not counted a man.
No! The two kinds of people on earth I mean
Are the people who lift, and the people who lean.

Wherever you go you will find the world's masses
Are ever divided in just these two classes.
And, strangely enough, you will find, too, I mean,
There is only one lifter to twenty who lean.

This one question I ask. Are you easing the load
Of overtaxed lifters who toil down the road?
Or are you a leaner who lets others bear
Your portion of worry and labor and care?

-Ella Wheeler Wilcox
 
Good Lookin W/O, and then you played Voleyball after that? Oh man, can you say :barf:
Pretty cool poem too there Brother :thumbs:
 
3.15.05 Tuesday

0900:
1. Squat:
x8 275
x8 295
x8 315

2. 4-way Shoulders (Combo #3):
x8 25/25
x8 25/25
x8 25/25

3. Shoulder Pistions (Combo #2):
x8 40/40
x8 40/40
x8 40/40

4. Rot. Cuff (Combo #5):
x8 25/25
x8 25/25
x8 25/25

5. Plate Raise (Combo #4):
x8 45
x8 50
x8 50


DARING GREATLY

It is not the critic who counts,
not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled,
or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,
whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood,
who strives valiantly who errs and comes short again and again,
who knows the great enthusiams, the great devotions,
who spends himself in a worthy cause,
who at the best, knows in the end the triumph or high achievement,
and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly,
so that his place shall never be with those timid souls,
who know neither victory or defeat.

-Theodore Roosevelt
 
Hey Brother, Very nice lookin w/o!!! And very inspirational reading :yes:

In the infamous words of Rocky :GO FOR IT
:thumbs:
 
I have been sick since Wednesday (3.16.05), just a general weak feeling and some nausea. I still don't feel 100% but can't stand just laying around doing nothing so I did some quick curls.

3.18.05 Friday:
2000:
1. Bent Over Concentration Curls:
x8 45/45
x8 45/45
x8 45/45
x8 45/45

2. Situps:
x100 BW


I got this out of DuncanDonuts signature, I hope he doesnt mind me using it, I found it very fascinating and wish to post it here too:

"A related myth is that "to become explosive, one must train explosively." This is dimissed quickly if basic physics are understood. Explosiveness, in the context of resistance training, refers to the ability to generate maximum force and velocity in the briefest period of time. Force is the muscular exertion produced by the soft tissues. Changes in velocity are merely a result of the force - one cannot have changes in velocity (or the concept of velocity) without force. Therefore, in order to increase velocity, force must increase. But in order to increase force beyond current ability, there must be a structural change in the tissues: a change that is accomplished through progressive overload methods (resistance exercise) and increasing muscle size, regardless of the veloicty utilized in such training.

It is a myth that fast movement works FT muscle fibers (those largely responsible for hypertrophy and strength increases), whereas slow speeds work ST muscle fibers (those utilized during endurance-type activities). ST fibers are only slow relative to FT fibers. Even under fast conditions ST fibers may be the only fibers called upon if the intensity (effort/demands) is low. In other words, FT fibers dominaate only when muscular tension and effort are amplified, regardless of velocity. The continuous and blazingly fast reflexes and quickness of table tennis players are evidence of this phenomenon (Where are their big muscles?).

To elucidate, FT fibers exhaust quickly, whereas ST fibers can contract for a very long time: several hours, in fact. If a boxer performs several left jabs at a heavy bag followed by one hard right hook, it can be deduced that the jabs are low in intensity (litttle effort), relatively speaking, while the right hooks are high in intensity (great effort). However, the velocity of a jab can be quite fast, although it requires far less effort to execute than a right hook. In a boxing match, it is possible to jab during all rounds, almost non-stop. Yet, maximum effort right hooks can only occur sporadically and at extreme metabolic costs. In effect, since FT fibers are exhausted quickly, they cannot be responsible solely for the fast, lower intensity jabs executed time and again for a long duration. Therefore, although the velocity of a jab is high, action predominantly is the result of ST fibers.

It has been argued further that the velocity and rate of force must be maximum (explosive) to call upon FT fibers. However, unless there is a great enough opposing force, there is no biological reason why the body would expend additional energy to call upon the more metabolically uneconomical FT fibers."

- Exercise Science: Theory and Practice
 
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OMG Brother, feelin sick and STILL movin 45's on Concentration curls :eek:
Hope ya feel better soon :thumbs:
 
Having back problems??

How old are U??

Your W/O's sound good, you want to get to 250 lbs?
 
Yeh I have had slipped discs on two occasions in my back.

Im 18.

Oh yeh 250 is my ultimate goal, at a BF% near what Im at now ~ 9-ish.

Thanks Angel, I really thought I was gonna chunk after my situps, but I kept it down. Lol, I really shouldnt have done anything but I couldnt help it.

Anyhow, Im head off to Aruba this week for spring break!! Wooo hoo... the place Im staying at has a full weight room and a rock wall so I will be lifting everyday down there. I will record my workouts down there and post them once I get back, as I dont think I will have internet access down there, although I may, dunno.

Angel keep kicking ass in your workouts!!!

-Jeff.
 
Thanks Brother Jeff, have a great time and keep those KILLER w/o's of your own rollin in!!! :thumbs:
 
Spring Break in Aruba was fantastic!! I met some people who I will never forget and I hope I get to see them again.

Luckily they had a decent weightroom, just dumbbells to 50# and everything else was a machine, but I taught a few people how to work hard! They also had a rock wall which provided good forearm workouts!

Anyways here we go with all the workouts:

3.20.05 Sunday

1730:
1. Leg Extension (MA):
x10 137.5
x10 150
x10 175
x10 175
x10 175

2. DB Bulgarian Squats:
x10 25/25
x10 25/25
x10 25/25

3. Single Leg Squats:
x5 BW
x5 BW
x5 BW

4. Jump Sissy Squats:
x50 BW
x50 BW
x50 BW

5. Tuck Jumps:
x10 BW
x10 BW
x10 BW

6. Shoulder Pistons:
x8 50/50
x8 50/50
x8 50/50

7. 4 Way Shoulders:
x8 25/25
x8 25/25
x8 25/25

8. Lateral Raise:
x5 45/45
x10 35/35
x20 30/30
x30 20/20
x35 10/10
x45 5/5

9. Rot. Cuff (Combo #10):
x10 25/25
x10 25/25
x10 25/25

10. Rot. Cuff Decel (Combo #9):
x10 10/10
x10 10/10
x10 10/10


I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.

-Thomas Edison
 
3.21.05 Monday
0845:
1. Bench (MA):
x8 175
x8 187.5
x6 200
x6 200

2. Cable X (MA):
x8 6/6
x8 6/6
x8 7/7
x8 7/7

3. Push Pull (MA):
x8 6/6
x8 7/7
x8 8/8
x8 8/8

4. Power Push:
x20 40/40

5. Wide Grip Chins:
x8 BW
x8 BW
x8 BW

6. Seated Row (MA):
x12 16
x12 16
x12 16
x12 16
x12 16

7. Situps:
x100 BW


Failure doesn't mean you are a failure... it just means you haven't succeeded yet.

-Robert Schuller
 
3.23.05 Wednesday

1730:
1. Bench (MA):
x6 200
x6 200
x4 212.5
x4 212.5

2. Cable X (MA):
x8 6/6
x8 6/6
x8 7/7
x8 7/7

3. Seated Row (MA):
x12 16
x12 16
x12 16
x12 16

4. Shrug (MA):
x12 16
x12 16
x12 16
x12 16

5. Sigle Arm Skullcrushers:
x8 40/40
x8 40/40
x8 40/40

6. Alternating Wide Grip Chins:
x3 BW
x3 BW

7. Chins:
x10 BW
x10 BW
x8 BW

8. Pulls:
x6 BW
x6 BW

9. Flutter Kicks (4 Count):
x50


One fails forward toward success.

-Charles F. Kettering
 
2.24.05 Thursday

1630:
1. Leg Extension (MA):
x10 175
x10 175
x10 175

2. DB Bulgarian Squats:
x10 40/40

3. Calf Raise Sissy Squats:
x50 BW
x50 BW
x50 BW

4. Single Leg Calf Raise:
x15 50
x15 50
x15 50

5. 3 Way Calf Raise:
x15 BW
x15 BW
x15 BW

6. Shoulder Pistons:
x8 50/50
x8 50/50
x8 50/50

7. 4 Way Shoulders:
x8 25/25
x8 25/25
x8 25/25

8. Wrist Curls (Combo #9):
x10 25/25
x10 25/25
x10 25/25

9. Reverse Wrist Curls (Combo #8):
x10 10/10
x10 10/10
x10 10/10

10. Hanging Knee Raise:
x25 BW

11. Flutter Kicks (4 Count):
x25 BW

12. Situps:
x50 BW


Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.

-F. Scott Fitzgerald
 
3.25.05 Friday

1530:
1. DB Fly:
x8 40/40
x8 40/40
x8 40/40

2. 3 Way DB Pushups:
x10 BW
x10 BW
x10 BW

3. Diamond Pushups:
x20 BW
x20 BW
x20 BW

4. Seated Rows (MA) (Combo #5):
x15 16
x15 16
x15 16

5. Chins (Combo #4):
x8 BW
x8 BW
x8 BW

6. Concentration Curls:
x8 40/40
x8 45/45
x8 45/45

7. Lying Single Arm Tricep:
x8 45/45
x8 45/45
x8 45/45

8. Wrist Curls (Combo #9 & #10):
x10 25/25
x10 25/25
x10 25/25

9. Reverse Wrist Curls (Combo #8 & #10):
x10 10/10
x10 15/15
x10 15/15

10. Wrist Flexion (Combo #8 & #9):
x10 10/10
x10 10/10
x10 10/10

11. Calf Jumps (Combo #12):
x15 BW
x15 BW
x15 BW

12. Single Leg Calf Extension:
x15 BW
x15 BW
x15 BW


There are defeats more triumphant than victories.

-Michel de Montaigne
 
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3.28.05 Monday:

1515:
1. Bench:
x3 135
x3 185
x3 225
x3 245
x3 255
x3 265

2. DB Bench:
x8 80/80
x8 80/80
x8 80/80

3. Full BB Row:
x12 135
x10 155
x10 155
x8 165
x8 165

4. Shrugs:
x20 315
x20 315


"Welcome to the real world of training. Pain is weakness leaving the body. There is no time for bullshit if you want to grow. Growing requires attention, food, balls-to-the-wall training, sleep and none of that crying and whining bullshit. As I have recently stepped forward to a higher level of competing, some things have changed for me while others have stayed the same-motivation, desire, drive and that Animal instinct to go for the kill by sinking your fangs into the jugular of your goal and biting down, crushing its windpipe, making it gasp for air till it falls to your claim. It's mine and no one else's???"

-"On Top of the World", by Bulldog, animalpak.com
 
2.29.05 Tuesday:

0900:
1. Sumo Walk:
x2 full court

2. 4 Corner Jump:
x:30
x:30
x:30

3. Squat:
x3 275
x3 315 (back pain)

4. 4 Way Shoulders (Combo #5):
x6 30/30
x6 30/30
x6 30/30

5. Rot. Cuff (Combo #4):
x20 30/30
x20 30/30
x20 30/30


"The unmotivated. The weak. The ones that always have an excuse for why they have not yet reached their goals. You know the type of person I???m talking about. The ???could have been???, the ???should have been???, the ???almost was something??? type. Are you one of them? Or do you grab your dreams by the balls, take control of what you want, and go after it? Do you have the heart, determination, drive, persistence, perseverance, and that animal lust for that which will undeniably be yours one day? Do you want to be big? Strong? Can you muster up enough drive and ambition every time you are in the gym to give your all? Can you mentally say fuck the world and everything in it cuz all that exists right now is this weight I am about to move, no matter what?

Listen up brothers. Motivation is the key to anything in life. In the world of iron, only the motivated will survive. There is nothing like the feeling of adrenaline coursing through your veins like a jacked up hydraulic pump making you shake, sweat, and filling you with anger and rage right before a heavy lift. It???s the fucking best. I love it. You have to love it. If you don???t you should probably go buy a fitness magazine and read up on the latest to firm up that fat ass of yours. Did I say that? Sorry, I guess that may have been a little rough, but fuck it, so is training like an Animal.

Moving iron takes motivation. Growing to those sick proportions of the ones we consider freaks takes motivation. Some of my favorite motivators are heavy music, new gyms, and different training partners to bang heads and compete with while training. Training with someone who is stronger and much more developed is a great motivator. Lastly and probably the most powerful motivator for me is finding that one thought that enrages me enough to rip someone???s arms and legs off.

I won???t share my thoughts, cuz they are mine and may be a little twisted, but they work for me. What???s life like without a spine? I don???t know cuz I have one. I imagine it would be a life full of fear of failing to the point that you are a doormat for anyone who wants to wipe his feet on you. Are you willing to let others wipe their feet on you? Can you find a way to light a fire in you to make you push? Take a look at some of the most successful people in the world and they are all motivated. Shit, even some of the worlds most notorious criminals have motivation to act out they way they do. One truly motivated person can inspire everyone around them.

Right now you are probably thinking how the fuck is this article going to help motivate me? Here???s how, man. I want you to pick a goal. Whether it???s a few extra pounds to a heavy lift, or a few extra inches of muscle on your body, take a look at what you want. Be realistic cuz you are never going to put on 100 pounds of solid muscle in a month no matter how motivated you are. Now ask yourself, ???Why did I pick this goal???? Is it cuz you want to impress some hottie? Maybe it???s cuz you are tired of being the fat guy? Or is it cuz you want to break records in competitions and look like a fucking animal? The reason for picking the goal is the same thing that should motivate you.

Take the lead out of your dirty underwear and get moving. Not tomorrow, today. Don???t put it off. Get to work now. Believe in yourself and go get what you want. No, don???t just go get it. Attack it and take it cuz it???s yours. Take it cuz you know that in your heart if you don???t, you will never forget that it was there all along for the taking and you just bitched up and let it go. You have to be able to look yourself in the mirror everyday of your life. How is it going to feel if you let goals and aspirations pass you by? Love it, live it, be it...

One thing I love about what I do is that I knew all along in my life that it was exactly what I wanted to do. I never let anyone tell me different. I remember when I first started to compete as an adult and having family members say, ???Why are you still doing that???? I have some very successful people in my family but mostly ???could have beens??? and ???should have beens???. They never took what they wanted. Most of them thought I was wasting my time. It???s funny how those same people now brag about me being in a magazine or on TV for the nationals. They doubt me no more! This is fuel for me. I am different. Are you?

Can you say that when you were 16 and you wanted to be huge, win titles and compete for pro status, that you actually followed through? I can. I???m not saying this to brag but it???s a great feeling when you can say I had a dream and instead of letting it go like everyone else, I actually went for it at all costs. I hope that it motivates and shows my kids, once I have some, that if you really want anything bad enough, you can reach it. Picking a competition and training, dieting, sacrificing, all seem hard at the time, but when you nail that fucking title to the wall and claim it as your own, it???s the best feeling in the world. And no one can take that away from you.

So what???s inside you? This is it. This is the time. There is only now. Tomorrow is a dream and a day away. Can you go after what you want? Yes, only if you are motivated. The real question is, are you? Or do you believe that tomorrow will come and bring the motivation with it? Yeah well while you are waiting for tomorrow, I will be doing heavy squats and deads today to turn pro while you are watching me do so on TV. Animals? Yes, at Animalpak.com we are. Why? Cuz we go after what we want and we don???t wait for tomorrow to bring us motivation.

Be real. Don???t be fake. Be smart. Don???t waste your time. Find that spark inside you and make it the biggest fucking fire around. Let it burn out of control. Take control of your destination and never give it up. Stop making excuses. Make it work. All the pleasures in life cannot compare to living your dream. If you dream of being big, strong, lifting heavy, competing, and winning then go do it. Get off your ass. The only thing that I fear is the thought that one day I may not have a dream, so I will not let this one go until I get all that I want. Take it. Be an Animal. Fuck everything else."

-"Fuck Everything Else," by Bulldog, animalpak.com
 
3.30.05 Wednesday

1515:
1. Bench:
x3 135
x3 185
x3 225

2. CG Bench:
x3 225
x3 235 (2)
x3 235

3. Concentration Curls:
x8 45/45
x8 50/50
x8 50/50

4. Chins:
x15 BW


"...High volume has taken a bad rap in the magazines and many people scapegoat their injuries on high volume. The human body is made to overcome obstacles??? It's called evolution, natural selection. The strong survive as the weak fall by the wayside and the way to strength is through training. Training is sets and reps??? So why are you sitting here reading? GO TRAIN. Now."

-"Life is a Freakshow," by Machine, animalpak.com
 
3.31.05 Thursday

0900:
1. Farmers Walk Relay:
xF 97.5/97.5 45/45 40/40 35/35 (12 total minutes, approx 3/8 mile)

1800:
1. Run
x1mi 7:00


"If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater his effort the heavier the world bore down upon his shoulders--what would you tell him to do?"

-Ayn Rand
 
I kinda got into the zone on my Seated Rows today, you'll see.

4.1.05 Friday

0900:
1. Bench:
xF 185 (21)

2. Straight Bar Curl (Flinch v. Big Tim):
x10 95
x9 95
x8 95
x7 95
x6 95
x5 95
x4 95
x3 95
x2 95
x1 95


1515:
1. Bench:
x3 135
x3 185
x5 255
x5 235

2. Incline Fly:
x8 30/30
x8 30/30
x8 30/30
x8 30/30

3. Pullover:
x8 80
x8 80
x8 80
x8 80

4. Seated Row (MA):
x15 16
x15 16
x15 16
x15 16
x15 16
x12 16
x12 16
x20 14
x20 14
x20 14
x30 12
x30 12

5. Lat Pulldowns (MA):
x8 10
x8 10
x8 10
x8 10
x8 10

6. Chins:
5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5/5=50


"The Freaksville Five

Paramount among those elements that separate everyone else in the world from the bodybuilding elite is a particular appearance. The look that suggests that the ample muscle they carry is not a fleeting apparition, but instead, tangible slabs of enduring concrete poured and set into place over many years??? In short, muscle that ain't going anywhere. Along with this aesthetic comes the notion that these individuals are just as strong as they are big, and vice versa--they are not fragile porcelain statues but instead hulking utilitarian masses capable of dragging a 4x4 out of a mud pit by its bumper with their bare hands. They are brutes and savages in the noblest possible sense of the words.

The fact that such a look is so coveted grows out of our most inborn traits, tracing back to before the birth of fire. One would imagine this was the same form displayed by the alpha male of prehistoric tribes--the one who was depended upon to provide food and shelter and protection from aggressors. You, Animal, are the modern descendent of this ancient warrior chief. In order to look the part, and walk to the walk of your forefathers, you are gonna have to put in some work. Do the ball busting due diligence. Pay the price upfront and in full by implementing exercises into your training so old school and archaic that your primitive ancestors would scoff at their simplicity. Its time to get primal. Its time to get fuckin' huge. This is the Freaksville Five.

Deadlift
Man up, get low and yank that bitch off the floor. The deadlift is as bare bones and as point blank as it gets. You think you're strong? Prove it. A bodybuilding staple born out of its powerlifting roots, the deadlift is no pretty boy exercise. It makes you strain and grit your teeth??? It causes you to spit and curse??? It beats you to a pulp and leaves you sore for days. Include a few sets of these motherfuckers at the beginning or end of your next back session and witness their physique altering effects. Blasting the lumbars, lats, rhomboids, traps, glutes, hammies, abs, bis and forearms, the deadlift is simply too powerful a movement to ignore.

Squat
It takes a rare breed to stand up to adversity, to carry the weight of the world across your shoulders and rise to the occasion. The squat is the personification of the human struggle. Man conquering the elements, raw strength in its purest form. The human body must struggle to properly execute the squat while still being able to walk upright the next day. The muscle groups of the upper torso unite to support the loaded barbell--the ironclad union of the delts, traps, lats and arms work to lock the weight into place. The lower back and abs protect the core against the crushing weight above. The quads and hammies steady the weight as the descent begins. In the depths of the hole, the glutes initiate the explosion that sends the load skyward. At the top the quads fire on all pistons as the weight is squeezed to lockout. The grittiest of the hardcore the squat'll grow every inch of ya.

Pullover
You say you wanna be thick son? This is your exercise. Grab a meaty dumbbell and lay across a bench, placing your shoulders and neck on the pad. Holding it with both hands, and keeping your arms relatively straight, lower the dumbbell behind your head and focus on the massive stretch as it takes your breath away. Raise the dumbbell slowly until it is suspended perilously above your mug and contract every muscle in your torso. Upper pecs, lats, serratus, abs and tris, this motherfucker tears down the house. Overlooked for far too long, dumbbell pullovers deserve their moment in the sun.

Bench Press
Like fighting against an elephant sitting on your chest, the bench press requires every ounce of effort the Animal can muster. You've got two options: shove back or get pancaked. This sort of life or death struggle yields big results: a densely armored breastplate, with shelf-like upper pecs and lower pecs that are so thick and heavy that they fold over. Not to mention front delts that pop and ham hocks for triceps. You have to do them right, however, or they'll do you wrong. Bring it or don't bother benching at all. Fuck the ego pressing of the halfwits in your hood, these bad boys must be done properly. Hold the weight at arms' length and control that shit. Lower the bar slowly and under control, like a spring being compressed. At the bottom explode out of the pit and drive towards the ceiling. Squeeze your pecs into lockout, envisioning juicing a grapefruit. Prioritize these on chest day and watch your pecs blow the fuck up.

Shrug
Atlas shrugged, and so should you. Nothing says power like big fucking traps. For a movement with one of the shortest ranges of motion, the shrug pays huge dividends. Knotting yourself into a heaving ball of muscle, the shrug makes you appear to be growing even as you perform the exercise. Nothing short of all out effort can be tolerated with shrugs, which can be executed in a number of different fashions (standard barbell, behind the back barbell, dumbbell) all to the benefit of your overall physique. Blasting your traps, delts and forearms simultaneously, dedication to hardcore shrugging over time will make it appear that your head is simply sitting directly atop gigantic traps. Fuck it, having a neck is overrated any damn way.

There you have it, the Freaksville Five. All you'll ever need to be the biggest, baddest motherfucker possible; a beast from days of yore when men were men and hard work was its own reward. You are a throwback to a simpler time, Animal, a member of a long lineage that dates back to the birth of mankind and traces all the way through the golden era of our beloved sport. You are the standard bearer for the new millennium, whose spirit belongs to a distant era. You are the alpha male, the ruler of the roost, the leader of the pack. Life is good."

-"The Freaksville Five," G Diesel, animalpak.com
 
Awesome w/o there Brother Jeff!!! Sure don't look like you took time off :nope: I sure would say you got in the "zone" :thumb:

I love your writings at the bottom of your posts Brother, really nice and motivational!!!
"the freaksville 5" LOVED IT!!!
 
Musclebeach said:
4.4.05 Monday:
1. Chins (on ropes):
8/9/10/9/8/7/8/7/6/7/6/5/6/5/4/5/4/3/4/3/2/3/2/1/2/1=120


AWESOME, I envy your pulling strength!!! :thumb:
 
Angel ~ I envy your strength in everything else!

4.6.05
1515:
1. Leg Press:
x10 360
x10 405
x10 450
x10 540
x10 585
xF 495 (21)

2. Military Press:
x3 135
x3 145
x3 155

3. Lateral Raise:
x8 45/45
x8 45/45
x8 40/40
 
4.6.05 Wednesday
1515:
1. Bench:
x3 135
x3 185
x3 225

2. Close Grip Bench:
x3 225
x3 235
x3 240

3. Roman Chair Dips:
x35 BW
x20 45

4. Concentration Curls:
x8 45/45
x8 50/50
x8 50/50
x8 50/50

5. Behind Back Wrist Curls:
x10 135
x10 135
x10 135
 
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