Past my Prime? Journal

[crawfBigG]

25 min. fasted cardio this morning. Weigh-in: 206. Only ate a chicken breast with reduced sugar ketchup and a tablespoon of natural pb after workout last night. The scale reflects that. Trying to dwindle the carbs down. Don't feel like garbage yet I'm sure it will set in soon, lol. Looking a bit flatter for sure.

So last night, legs with tweaked low back training:

Single Leg DB RDLs
3 sets

Hip Abduction Machine
3 sets

DB Split Squats
3 sets

Leg Press superset Leg Press Calves
3 sets

Preacher Curls - just for the hell of it...
3 sets

20 min. Cardio - med-high intensity

Hungry as shit today. Bout to eat my second meal even though it ain't time yet.... I have to starve to lose fat unfortunately, maybe I should try DNP, just kidding...

 

[crawfBigG]

36 min. fasted cardio this morning. Weigh-in: 204.2. I was kinda surprised I dropped again. I ate a little something extra before bed last night too. Guess the lowered carbs is really starting to kick in. Me staying in control for the most part is probably what it is, gotta keep going. Stay disciplined. No training last night. Going to the gym here in a few hours. Chest and Shoulders. Be back soon.

 

[crawfBigG]

Felt really good today. However my shoulder is now blasted from the workout I did. I don't know if that thing is ever going to heal up. I'm thinking I may just give the flat bench up as an exercise. It seems to be the one that gives my shoulder the greatest stress. But besides that all is really good.

10 min. shoulder prehab

Pause Bench
4 warm up sets
165 x 5
185 x 5
205 x 5

Regular Bench superset with Parrillo dips (assisted)
185 x 12 - 12 dips
185 x 11 - 12 dips
185 x 9 - 12 dips

Standing Military Press
2 warm up sets
115 x 8
135 x 8
155 x 8

Shoulder Rows (cable) superset with Side Laterals
3 sets

Flye Machine
3 sets

Rear Delts superset with Stretch Push Ups
3 sets

25 min. Cardio

Pinned .5 mL Test C, .5 mL XXX, Proviron 50, 2 iu GH, T4, 1mg Adex, Tamox. Took a few pics before I jumped in the shower today just messin' around. I have been pretty clean with the diet the last two weeks and slightly increased cardio. I need to keep this shit locked down. Burn some more fat off.

 

[crawfBigG]

25 min. fasted this morning. Weigh-in: 205.2. Some legs and stuff tonight, more cardio hopefully, it's early, we'll see how it goes.

 

[crawfBigG]

Well let's see. I have barely slept. Been to the gym twice since work yesterday. No weigh-in. So it went, leave work, walk dog, lift, cardio, try to sleep, up frustrated, back to the gym, light pump workout, cardio, now back at work!

Lying Leg Curls
4 sets

Front Squats
3 warm ups sets
165 x 5
185 x 5
205 x 5
225 x 5
240 x 5

Walking DB Lunges
3 sets

DB Weighted Back Extensions
3 sets

Roman Chair Sit Ups
3 sets

Leg Extensions
2 sets

25 min. Cardio

Sleep - 3 hours

Arms and Shoulder Rehab Work

I just did about 10 sets for triceps and biceps, got a great pump, then spent about 15 minutes stretching and doing rehab movements for my shoulder

30 min. Cardio

Tonight - go home, walk dog, and then not jack shit...... rest.....

 

[crawfBigG]

Took it pretty easy last night. Got a good night's sleep. 40 min. cardio fasted this morning. Weigh: 205.2. Nothing big on the bodybuilding front for today. Mostly just a free day, work 5 hours at the gym, spend some time with the family after I get off. Have a good meal. Have a good Saturday folks!

 

[crawfBigG]

No cardio this morning. Sleep. I feel good. I have really rested up over the last two days. Weight: 207.8. I had a higher carb day yesterday also. A cheat meal of sorts at a Mexican place, although it consisted of some really good food for the most part. Later I made a big pot of rice and cooked up some flounder I had in the fridge and over the course of the rest of the evening ate it all. About 4 cups of Jasmine rice and 1.5 lbs. of fish and a gargantuan salad. My shoulder still sucks ass but some of the other aches and pains I had going on feel not too bad this morning so far.

My shoulder just ain't ready for what I have been putting it through the last couple of weeks. I'm going to have to tone it back. It's not recovering, even with all I'm doing to help it along pharma wise. I'm thinking on those days that are designated for chest and shoulders, I'll just do some arms and shoulder rehab work, play around with DBs and machines only for chest and see if I can find some stuff that doesn't negatively affect my recovery so much. I fucking hate to give in to anything but the fact is, my shoulder is weak and the training of it at certain angles and with too much resistance is a detriment right now....

On a brighter note, be doing some back after work today, and probably some cardio too! Speaking of which I better get my ass pinned and in the shower...

 

[crawfBigG]

25 min. fasted cardio this morning. I felt awesome doing cardio today, don't know why, I wanted to go much longer but had to get ready for work. Seems like at times ya just get in that zone for some reason. Weigh-in: 203. I think just mostly water weight dropped, I was pissing all night. Every hour on the hour. And not just a dribbler, these were big leaks, lol. Probably the passing of the sodium bomb that was that Mexican feast I had Saturday afternoon. Pinned .5 mL Test C, .5 mL XXX, Proviron 50, 2 iu GH, T4, 1mg Adex, Tamox before I headed to work yesterday. I'm really just running about 400mg of stuff per week, plus the orals to sum it up simply.

Lift on Sunday afternoon was good. Got a PR for Conv. Deadlift, 385. I have done 440 Sumo. It's not shit I know but for me it was a milestone and considering I'm cutting, I'll take it! Thing is my lower back was feeling funny all day just like last week. I just got as warm as I could, stretched some and went after it.

Single Leg DB RDLs
3 sets

Single Leg Glute Bridge
3 sets

Hip Abductor Machine
3 sets

Conv. Deads
135 x 6 x 2 sets
185 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 5
315 x 3
335 x 3
355 x 1
375 x 1
385 x 1 - PR

Assisted Pull UPs
3 sets

One Arm DB Rows
4 sets

30 min. Treadmill

Loved it. Next week 395 hopefully, my damn back need to feel good on Sunday, damn... anywho, I recorded these just for the hell of it..

 

[crawfBigG]

25 min. fasted cardio this morning. Weigh-in: 202. Feeling flat and small. Although at the gym last night I felt great. A gunz workout with cut-up shirt on always gets the ego going, lol. So I followed my own advice and did arms with just a smidge of shoulder and chest work, and nothing that caused pain.

10 min. shoulder rehab work

DB Curls superset with Rvs. Grip Pressdowns
3 sets

Barbell Curls superset with Band Tri Extensions
3 sets

Giant Set: Cable Hammer Curls, Cable Tri Kickbacks, and Cable Side Laterals
3 sets

Rope Hammer Curls superset with Rope Pressdowns
1 set

Shoulder Rows superset with Side Laterals
3 sets

Stretch PushUps superset with Flye Machine
2 sets

20 min. Cardio full throttle

Loved it, loved it, did not want to leave truthfully....

 

[crawfBigG]

Bulldozed 40 min. fasted cardio this morning. Have been enjoying cardio lately, something wrong with me... lol. Weigh-in: 200.8. No training last night, legs later today. Just pinned .5 mL Test C, .5 mL XXX, EpiTren 1 cap, 2 iu GH, T4, Letro 1mg, Tamox. I have been working in a tad bit of Letro every other day, alternating with the Adex 1mg eod, along with the Tamox to smash this bit of gyno, it is starting to make a difference. I'm glad, I was starting to think I might need to invest in a couple bras... lol. Truthfully though, it was the worst gyno I have ever had. Tren is very effective for me, but my nips start tingling just looking at the vial, it's nuts. I have always been able to get it under control, hope that never ends. Really I need to get better at never letting it get started. I'll figure it out eventually. Be back later today ...

 

[crawfBigG]

25 min. fasted cardio this morning. Weigh-in: 199.4. Had a good workout yesterday, I didn't make it back to the boards to post, so here goes:

Single Leg DB RDLs
3 sets x 12 reps

Supermans
3 sets x 15 reps

Single Leg Glute Bridge, foot elevated
3 sets x 12 reps

Anderson Squats from below parallel
135 x 6
185 x 6
225 x 6
275 x 5
315 x 5

Pause Squats
135 x 6
185 x 5
225 x 5
250 x 5
275 x 3
300 x 3

Bulgarian Split Squats
3 sets of 12-15 reps each leg

DB SLDL
65s x 10
80s x 8
95s x 8
105s x 8

30 min. cardio

Loved it. My weight continues to drop, it's crazy. I am not really even trying that hard, or suffering. Just continuing to eat clean. Halloween should throw a big wrench into that, we'll see....

 

[bushmaster]

Haven't forgot about what I owe you big man. It's coming very soon! Keep up the great work!

 

[crawfBigG]

Haven't forgot about what I owe you big man. It's coming very soon! Keep up the great work!

Hey Bush, haven't heard from you in some time. Man I had just blown the whole thing off. I didn't lose that much. I, by chance, saw your thread on IMF this morning. I'm talking the thread named Bushmaster. I really just wish you the best in getting all your affairs back in order. Really man, I hope shit improves, maybe it already has I don't know. I'm just sayin' good vibes sent your way.

Now if it does come I can't say that I wouldn't be pumped, hell yeah. I think I am starting to find my way. I have been on a good roll lately besides my shoulder, but things in the gym and body composition are doing good and I'm lovin' it. Anything that contributes to that is a great thing. I also want to thank you for the advice and tips you've provided me with in the past. Thanks.

 

[bushmaster]

Hey Bush, haven't heard from you in some time. Man I had just blown the whole thing off. I didn't lose that much. I, by chance, saw your thread on IMF this morning. I'm talking the thread named Bushmaster. I really just wish you the best in getting all your affairs back in order. Really man, I hope shit improves, maybe it already has I don't know. I'm just sayin' good vibes sent your way.

Now if it does come I can't say that I wouldn't be pumped, hell yeah. I think I am starting to find my way. I have been on a good roll lately besides my shoulder, but things in the gym and body composition are doing good and I'm lovin' it. Anything that contributes to that is a great thing. I also want to thank you for the advice and tips you've provided me with in the past. Thanks.

I will come through. I have been working on it every day since it all went down. Truth is I am not even on test. Just hcg to stay somewhat normal. Bicep is now out of a cast and I start physical therapy in 3 days. Can't wait! Fuck bodybuilding. It's what caused this injury. Now I play semi pro football.

 

[crawfBigG]

I will come through. I have been working on it every day since it all went down. Truth is I am not even on test. Just hcg to stay somewhat normal. Bicep is now out of a cast and I start physical therapy in 3 days. Can't wait! Fuck bodybuilding. It's what caused this injury. Now I play semi pro football.

Bodybuilding is kind of a turmoil causing type of addiction for real. You give and give and give and besides looking good get not really much back. I, at this point, am still hooked.... Well cool on the Football thing, best of luck!

 

[crawfBigG]

25 min. fasted cardio this morning. Weigh-in: 199.4. Did some Arms, and a lil' chest and shoulders last night. Felt a little drained yesterday, hell I still do. Maybe I jumped the gun a bit on the not suffering part cause all of a sudden I do feel it. It's all good though. I will be taking the next two days off of the weights and just doing a bit of cardio. Trick or Treating tonight, and the usual Saturday off. I am sure I'll feel rejuvenated by Sunday.

Preacher Curls superset with Decline Close Grips
4 sets each

DB Hammer Curls superset with DB Overhead Extensions
3 sets each

At this point I just like went into a non stop work mode giant set kinda thing....

Rope Pressdowns, One Arm Cable Concentration Curls, Stretch Push UPs, Cable Side Laterals

I don't know how many sets or reps I did, I just kept working nonstop till I couldn't really do anymore.... I would guess about 3-4 sets of each, reached failure on a couple things, some drop sets, whatever, just trying to get a mega pump and succeeded...

DB Rear Delts
3 sets

20 min. Cardio

 

[crawfBigG]

42 min. fasted cardio this morning. Weigh-in: 199.8. Nuttin' going on today really. Work, out to lunch later, birthday party tonight for little girl's friend, if I go. Just gonna get this work day in, have a higher calorie recovery day and get some rest.

 

[crawfBigG]

30 min. fasted cardio this morning. Weigh-in: 202.8. Crushed some calories yesterday. Felt pretty decent rested wise today, low back for some reason whenever I get a long sleep, I wake up and it is whacked, just tight and stuff. As was the case today, I got nine hours last night, a small miracle for me. I still went to deadlifting again today regardless, it's a shame my low back felt a little kinked cause stuff was coming off the floor real easy. I recorded again but I'll get to that later.

Single Leg DB RDLs
3 sets

Single Leg Glute Bridge
3 sets

Hip Abductor Machine
3 sets

Conv. Deads
135 x 8
185 x 6
225 x 5
275 x 5
315 x 3
345 x 3
365 x 1
385 x 1
395 x 1 - PR

Assisted Pull UPs
3 sets

Seated Rows
3 sets

Close Grip Pulldowns
3 sets

Pull Down Abs
3 sets

30 min. Cardio

Pinned .5 mL Test C, .5 mL XXX, Proviron 50, 2 iu GH, T4, 25mg Aromasin, Tamox, broke the fat burner caps back off the shelf today. I'm grind out another week or two and see how I feel then. I'll prob change gears at that point. Probably just go back to HRT doses, let my blood chill out, continue with GH, increase calories and just try to lift hard, eat clean, eat a lot.

 

[crawfBigG]

Got up at 2:45am this morning so I could ramp up the cardio a little longer on my 10 hour days. So 35 min. fasted this morning. Weight: 199.4. My weight and look have leveled off, time to change something. Instead of less food, I choose more cardio. Some Upper Body work tonight and of course cardio. Here's my Deads from yesterday:

 

[crawfBigG]

35 min. fasted cardio this morning. Weight: 199.6. Well boys I'll be going damn near natty starting now. I talked with my HRT rep last night and he's ready to get the bloods done ASAP. Mine expire at the end of the year. I will stall for bit for sure so my blood can regulate some. Prob just dose about 125mg script Test C ew and blast some HCG eod. Hell it won't be bad. It's actually kinda cool I can just jump in now and get it over with. Then the sooner I can have the green light again. Decent little workout last night, I powered through it in record time, basically barely rested at all between sets.

Seated Calf
2 sets of 50

Standing Calf
3 sets of 20

Barbell Curls superset with Angled Push Ups off the racked bar
4 sets

Rope Hammer Curls superset with Flye Machine
3 sets

Cable Side Laterals superset with Cross Body Cable Hammers
2 sets

Cable Rear Delts superset with Stretch PushUps
2 sets

DB Side Laterals superset with DB Skullcrushers
2 sets

I did some other exercises too, I just in a frenzy of sorts seeking the pump and just grabbing and doing whatever to get me there.

25 min. Cardio

Off day today. Will do food prep, laundry, pay bills, etc. All the real life stuff.....

 

[GiGerman]

Yeah
first great workout stuff
and I had long time ago also a problem with hurts in the muscels and some other parts
just make a small break and let the body take a pause

 

[crawfBigG]

Yeah
first great workout stuff
and I had long time ago also a problem with hurts in the muscels and some other parts
just make a small break and let the body take a pause

Yes sir....


35 min. fasted cardio this morning. Weight: 199.6. I am done cutting. I am feeling it for real and I'm stalled. Pinned 500iu HCG last night and today, also 100 Test C. 3.3 iu Jins, T4, Tamox, still pluggin the BPC 157 too. So I just feel depleted, it's time to eat. Just got back from the gym.

Upper

Shoulder Rehab Work
15 min.

Decline DB Press
4 sets

Smith Close Grip - limited ROM
4 sets

DB LTEs
4 sets

Meadows Rows
3 sets

6 ways
4 sets

DB Shrugs
3 sets

Barbell Curls
3 sets

20 min. Cardio

Keep plugging away, let's see if we can grow without gearz, lol.

 

[crawfBigG]

30 min. fasted cardio this morning. Weight: 201.4. I ate a ton of clean food yesterday in an attempt to fill up and get rid of this depleted empty feeling. Energy was pretty good at cardio. Part of my problem this week has been in my head too. I have been dealing with something mentally, and it's been heavy on me, that shit takes it's toll too, maybe worse than physical. Hope I can snap back quickly..... it's a long story. Anyway probably some legs tonight. My lower back got a tad tweaked on one of the sets of Meadows Rows yesterday so I may be taking it semi easy tonight. It's all good though. It's a marathon, not a sprint, but you have to be in the race to participate!

 

[crawfBigG]

30 min. fasted cardio to start the day as usual. Forgot to weigh in this morning? Like I said I got a lot of shit on my mind, lol, but it's all good. Workout last night kinda sucked, I had to take it real easy, my low back on the left side is stiff as can be, and is still this morning. I just went through the motions, but I would have rather done that than not go at all. Pinned 1000 iu HCG this morning, 1mg Adex, 2 iu Greys Tops, T4, Tamox, Proviron 50. Added carbs back to a couple meals to start the reverse process. So 4 of 6 have carbs now instead of just 2. I'm still hungry tho, it'll catch up soon, it usually does.

Hip Abductor Machine
2 sets

Band Leg Curls
4 sets

DB Squats
4 sets

Squatting Pull Throughs
4 sets

Back Extensions
4 sets

Walking DB Lunges
3 sets

DB Side Bends
2 sets

Glute Bridges
2 sets

20 min. Cardio

Arms and maybe some calves or abs tonight, we'll see what I can do with this back thing.... it'll clear soon.

 

[crawfBigG]

Freakin' sweet little workout tonight. My back hurt so bad today, all day at work, I was thinking damn should I even go to the gym? I mean I could barely bend over. So I get home and take my dog for a walk, like I always do and I'll be damned the walk just changed everything. My back loosened up and I felt better than I had all day! I'm like hell yeah I'm going to the gym. So I totally thought Arms was next on my split, I was wrong about that, chest again. I'm like OK let's do this shit!

Shoulder Rehab work 10 minutes

Flat DBs
4 sets - last set was 75s nice and slow, pause in the hole on most reps, big squeeze on the pecs at the top, felt not too bad (pain wise), nice pump

Incline Bench Speed Reps
9 sets of 3

Close Grip Pulldowns
4 sets - form strict as shit, lats like balloons...

Cable Crossovers
5 sets

Perfect PushUp
3 sets

Bradfords + 1
3 sets

Giant Set - Front, Side, Rear Laterals
2 sets

22 min. Cardio

This don't look like nothing that groundbreaking but the thing is I worked out without pain, had a great pump and just felt really good.

 

[crawfBigG]

So 30 minutes fasted cardio each of the last 3 mornings, no lift on Saturday, just worked, went to a Mexican restaurant and ate everything. Followed that up with the movies and a huge popcorn of which I ate every crumb, lol. Saw Gone Girl. Sunday, work, lift, grocery, cook, eat sleep and here we are again. Did some arms and calves yesterday. Back starting to come out of the gutter, I hope so cause I'm spozta Squat tonight I think, I'll have to check. Pinned 1000 iu HCG yesterday, GH at 2iu most days, still on greys, T4, Tamox, some Proviron still. Feel pretty damn good still for barely no gearz of late. Anyway here is what I did yesterday:

Rope Pressdowns superset with EZBar Curls
5 sets

Overhead Rope Extensions superset with DB Curls
4 sets

One Arm Rvs. Pressdowns superset with Barbell Curls
4 sets

Push UPs superset with DB Concentration Curls
2 sets

Standing Calf Raises
4 sets

20 min. Cardio

Keep on grinding, actually I love this shit, it's not a grind, it's a privilege.

 

[crawfBigG]

30 min. fasted cardio. Weight: 200.6. ? Ate my ass off yesterday..... guess I need to eat more, or it could be just the no gearz factor. So my blood draw is next Wednesday, so 9 more days of being natural. I might pin just a touch of test tonight. I did pin another 1000 iu of HCG this morning, along with 2iu GH, Tamox, T4. Good workout last night. I still feel really good so I am glad of that.

Single Leg DB RDLs
2 sets

Hip Abduction Machine
2 sets

Glute Ham Raise
4 sets

Speed Squats
135 x 6
185 x 4
225 x 2
245 x 2 x 10 sets - minimal rest
265 x 1

Front Squats
3 sets - 15,15,12 reps - piston action on these, just pump them out

Serrano Split Squats
3 sets

DB SLDL
4 sets

Pull Down Abs
3 sets

Bird Dogs
3 sets

15 min. Cardio - high intensity

Legs like balloons. Quads and hams are sore this morning. Love it. No training tonight. Resume Wednesday with Upper Body work. Can't wait. Diet has been going really well. Eating clean is just coming so easy lately, I hope that never goes away. The plan I have been following over the past say 6 months has really worked well for me. I am satisfied and just don't even really have any cravings what so ever.

 

[crawfBigG]

30 min. fasted cardio each of the last two mornings. Weight: yesterday: 197.6, yeah I was shocked like WTF, I ate my ass off yesterday, today: 201.8. That's more like it. I miss gearz!!!! Only another week. Did pin .4mL of Test C on Tuesday evening. That's it till I do bloods. This morning 1000iu HCG, 1mg Adex, Tamox and T4, and 2iu GH. Fun workout yesterday. I met a long time friend of mine I hadn't seen in quite a while and we did some upper body stuff, and talked a lot too but that's ok considering....

Slight Incline DB Press
5 sets

Incline Smith Press
6 sets

Rope Pressdowns
4 sets

Deadstop DB Rows
4 sets

Ys and Ts - superset
3 sets of 10 for each

Shrugs
3 sets

Barbell Curls
3 sets

No cardio afterward, we went Mexican and had lunch and bullshitted some more. It was fun. She has always been a great friend of mine since age 13. Awesome that we still stay in touch. She has competed in Bikini a couple times, done decent on a local level, could do really well if she had the time to give to it. She's still a beast in the gym though. Really. She loves to train and can hang with anyone. Anywho..... tonight is Lower body, should be fun. Can't wait to get work over with and do the shit I love to do.

 

[crawfBigG]

Snapped a pic of my legs last night after taking a dump, lol. I was sitting there and they looked kinda halfway decent, so.....

 

[crawfBigG]

30 min. fasted cardio this morning. Weight: 201.8. Six days and counting till I get to pin something...... I feel fine but mentally I'm thinking.... I NEED GEARZ, lol. Got my 405 last night on deads. Didn't record, too many peeps around. And I got yelled at for being too noisy, people just need to train and quit worrying about everyone else, dumbasses!

This is a milestone for me. This is the weight I tore my hamstring on this past January. I switched from Sumo to Conv. after the tear and have been building up to this. I felt a little scared as I stepped in there to do it. It came up incredibly easy really. But I will say, that hammie, it was feeling it as the workout went on, but I'm fine and happy that I conquered that demon. Take that bitch!

Lying Leg Curls
4 sets

Conv. Deads
135 x 6
185 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 5
315 x 3
355 x 2
385 x 1
405 x 1 - conventional PR
365 x 1 x 4 sets - 20 seconds rest between

Band Good Mornings
4 sets of 20

Weighted DB Back Extensions
3 sets

DB Split Squats
3 sets

Pulldown Abs
3 sets

Glute Bridges
4 sets

1 min. cardio - lol, just wasn't feeling it on the cardio, went home.....