S14's "Taking A Break" Journal

[Stewart14]

May 14

Pendlay Rows
225 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 5

Supinated Grip Pulldowns
160 x 5
160 x 5
160 x 5
160 x 5
160 x 5
160 x 5
160 x 5
160 x 5
160 x 5
160 x 5

*Pulldown machine I have is fucking impossible to lift, the friction is out of this world, it's almost harder than fullblown chinups.

*And yes, I have no idea what the fuck I am doing with my workouts, but who cares, my personal training business is starting to take off, so that's keeping me busy lately anyway

 

[Burner02]

hey srew!
Look like you're gonna be feeling that tomorrow!
The pull down machine is the same here...too gunked up. I don't even use it.

 

[Stewart14]

May 16

Squats
275 x 5
275 x 5
275 x 5
275 x 5
275 x 5
275 x 5
275 x 5
275 x 5
275 x 5
275 x 5

*I am psychologically wrecked from this workout, that's about it for now.

 

[Stewart14]

May 17

Bench Press
305 x 1
305 x 1
305 x 1
305 x 1
305 x 1
305 x 1

Seated OH Press
175 x 3
175 x 3
175 x 3
175 x 3

Dips
BW+45 x 5
BW+45 x 5
BW+45 x 5
BW+45 x 5

*OK, I think I've finally figured it out. Back to the Hepburn inspired workouts, just using a mix of all of his methods. Singles for the main exercise of the day, triples for the secondary, and sets of 5 for the "pump" sets. 4-10 sets of each, adding a set each workout, then adding weight when done with the 10.

*On a side note, on day 12 of my Andro-RX cycle, and I feel NOTHING from it yet. HMMMMMMMMMM......I hope I didn't just waste $90 for nothing, but I will reserve judgement until I finish my second bottle of it, then if nothing happens, I will have a stronger opinion.

 

[yellowmoomba]

Changing your workouts again ?!?!

LOL

How's life with two kids? ................. Busy? Yeah ... I know. haha

 

[Stewart14]

May 19

Chest Supported Rows (RI=3 min)
190 x 1
190 x 1
190 x 1
190 x 1
190 x 1
190 x 1

Chinups (RI=2 min)
BW+30 x 3
BW+30 x 3
BW+30 x 3
BW+30 x 3
BW+30 x 3
BW+30 x 3

Barbell Curls (RI=90 sec)
95 x 5
95 x 5
95 x 5
95 x 5
95 x 5
95 x 5

*The hardest part of following Hepburn's routines is to hold off at the end, this was pretty simple and untaxing which is what he calls for...slow and steady progress without killing yourself each session so you can make continued long term gains.

 

[Stewart14]

May 20

Squats (RI=3 min)
335 x 1
335 x 1
335 x 1
335 x 1

Trap Bar Deadlifts (RI=2 min)
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3

Glute-Ham Raise (RI=90 sec)
BW x 5
BW x 5
BW x 5
BW x 5

 

[Stewart14]

May 21

Shirted Bench Press (RI=3 min)
315 x 1
315 x 1
315 x 1
315 x 1
315 x 1

Seated OH Press (RI=2 min)
170 x 3
170 x 3
170 x 3
170 x 3
170 x 3

Dips (RI=90 sec)
BW+47.5 x 5
BW+47.5 x 5
BW+47.5 x 5
BW+47.5 x 5
BW+47.5 x 5

*OK, I've come to the conclusion that VOLUME is my ENEMY since I have a hard time laying off the weights to recover from high volume, SO, I am going to go for a more strength oriented approach with less volume. Same format, since I actually enjoy this format, but I figured I would make use of my microplates, and just keep the sets at 5, and increase the weight each session by 2.5 lbs. Progression the other way is just WAY to long anyway, and by the time I get to the point where I stall on this plan, I probably would have changed the routine anyway, so it's a moot point

.

 

[Stewart14]

May 23

Chest Supported Rows (RI=2 min)
165 x 4
165 x 4
165 x 4
165 x 4
165 x 4

Chinups (RI=2 min)
BW+30 x 4
BW+30 x 4
BW+30 x 4
BW+30 x 4
BW+30 x 4

EZ Bar Curls (RI=90 sec)
95 x 6
95 x 6
95 x 6
95 x 6
95 x 6

 

[Stewart14]

May 24

Squats (RI=3 min)
325 x 2
325 x 2
325 x 2
325 x 2
325 x 2

Trap Bar Deadlifts (RI=2 min)
370 x 4
370 x 4
370 x 4
370 x 4
370 x 4

*Short on time today, so it was a quickie, no glute ham raises today.

 

[Stewart14]

May 25

Incline Bench Press (RI=3 min)
275 x 2
275 x 2
275 x 2
275 x 2
275 x 2

Upright Row (RI=90 sec)
110 x 4
110 x 4
110 x 4
110 x 4
110 x 4

Dips (RI=90 sec)
BW+47.5 x 6
BW+47.5 x 6
BW+47.5 x 6
BW+47.5 x 6
BW+47.5 x 6

 

[Hench]

Those are some heavy lifts bud, good work!

What does are you running the 1-Andro at?

 

[Stewart14]

Those are some heavy lifts bud, good work!

What does are you running the 1-Andro at?

I have been using 600mg every day since day 1, which was about 2 1/2 weeks ago, but I gotta tell you, I really haven't felt anything at all from taking this stuff yet. These are pretty much around the weights I've always been using, so I can't really say I've gotten a strength boost from it, and checking myself out and weighing myself every day, I haven't gotten any weight gain, nor do I look any different than when I started.

I know I am now entering the crucial part where most of the logs have stated they started to feel the andro working right around now, but I really have to say I am skeptical at this point. Reading some of the logs from the users, I have just not experienced any of what they are mentioning.

 

[Stewart14]

May 27

Chest Supported Rows (RI=2 min)
175 x 3
175 x 3
175 x 3
175 x 3
175 x 3
175 x 3
175 x 3
175 x 3

Chinups (RI=2 min)
BW+30 x 5
BW+30 x 5
BW+30 x 5
BW+30 x 5
BW+30 x 5

EZ Bar Curls (RI=2 min)
110 x 5
110 x 5
110 x 5

*Nothing to report except that I woke up this morning with a pretty bad backache and I can't figure out why, I haven't done my legs since Sunday and I was fine Monday and yesterday??? For anyone who reads this that has taken or is taking the 1-Andro, is this related to that perhaps, or something totally different?

 

[Stewart14]

May 28

Trap Bar Deadlifts (RI=3 min)
Warmups
390 x 3
390 x 3
390 x 3
390 x 3
390 x 3
390 x 3
390 x 3
390 x 3

Barbell Lunges (RI=2 min)
135 x 5 (each leg)
135 x 5
135 x 5
135 x 5
135 x 5

Glute Ham Raises (RI=2 min)
BW+10 x 5
BW+10 x 5
BW+10 x 5

*Lunges really suck, that's all I have to say about this...

 

[Stewart14]

May 30

Dips (RI=2 min)
Warmups
BW+115 x 3
BW+115 x 3
BW+115 x 3
BW+115 x 3
BW+115 x 3
BW+115 x 3
BW+115 x 3
BW+115 x 3

Seated Overhead Press (RI=2 min)
175 x 5
175 x 5
175 x 5
175 x 5
175 x 5

Close Grip Floor Press (RI=2 min)
275 x 5
275 x 4
250 x 5
*lowered the weight, obviously, 275 was too heavy.

*Decided to up my dosage of 1-Andro to 800mg per day for the next 12 days. I figure if I have to go through a PCT anyway I might as well ramp this dosage up and see if I get any results. I really want to finish my PCT before the end of June anyway, since I am going to my brother in law's bachelor party and part of my PCT is a lotion, and I really don't want these guys to mess with me over putting lotion all over my legs for 2 days!

*In the words of AKIRA, fuck the bench press. Yep, believe it or not, I've decided to ditch it for a while, shoulder was just getting messed up from it, and I needed a break on it anyway. Dips will do just fine for now.

 

[Stewart14]

May 31

Chest Supported Rows (RI=2 min)
177.5 x 3
177.5 x 3
177.5 x 3
177.5 x 3
177.5 x 3
177.5 x 3
177.5 x 3
177.5 x 3

Chinups (RI=2 min)
BW+32.5 x 5
BW+32.5 x 5
BW+32.5 x 5
BW+32.5 x 5
BW+32.5 x 5

EZ Bar Curls (RI=2 min)
112.5 x 5
112.5 x 5
112.5 x 5

*Rows were tough, chins were easy, and the curls were fricken HARD...the hardest exercise all day was a fricken curl, go figure.

 

[Burner02]

even so, looks like the reps are going up...

lemme axe u a question:
floor presses. Haven't done them. do u kinda just 'scooch' under the bar or how do u get under it and is there enough clearance to grasp the bar and press?

 

[Burner02]

hey stew!
Here's a training question.
A frie d of mine here has asked me to help train him. Ok.
Not a problem.
he's new to it. I'mm keeping the weights light, to teach him proper form. range of motion, 'cadence', etc.
I'm working on my patience.
How much correcting should I do? Let's take bench, as I had him do chest, delts and tris last night.
I think he's trying to hard. He nearly drops the weight down, and slams it back up to locking out his elbows.
I correct him.
Slow it down, don't lock out; just press back till arms are straight and then bring the bar back down and repeat. he hangs /pauses at the top before coming back down.
Its like he doesn't listen. Do I just say ok, good and wait for his motor skill learn the pathway? Tell me you've had this with your trainees?
I was thinking this AM about how to go about correcting from this point forwad. After his set, ask him: What do you feel you did right, what do yo feel you did wrong?

 

[Stewart14]

June 2

ALL RIs=35 sec

Trap Bar Deads
300 x 3
300 x 3
300 x 3
300 x 3
300 x 3
300 x 3
300 x 3
300 x 3
300 x 3
300 x 3

Bench Press
230 x 3
230 x 3
230 x 3
230 x 3
230 x 3
230 x 3
230 x 3
230 x 3
230 x 3
230 x 3

Chinups
BW x 3
BW x 3
BW x 3
BW x 3
BW x 3
BW x 3
BW x 3
BW x 3
BW x 3
BW x 3

Upright Rows
95 x 3
95 x 3
95 x 3
95 x 3
95 x 3
95 x 3
95 x 3
95 x 3
95 x 3
95 x 3

*OK, well that was certainly different. Sweated my ass off and had a major upper body pump going on, whether or not the 1-Andro has any effect on this, I won't know until I am done with the cycle, but I actually had the veins in my shoulders popping out and I've never seen that before. Which leads me to make an assumption that 1-androsterone works best as a "bodybuilder's" prohormone as opposed to a powerlifter's prohormone, meaning, I am hypothesizing that it can work great for size gains while working out with submaximal weights and low rest periods, aka bodybuilding-type routines. Which might make some sense since I hadn't really noticed any noticable strength gains so far, but just doing this type of workout today really blew me up nice.

*Of course, if this is the case, it doesn't bode too well for when I come off cycle, I just hope I can retain any little bit of anything (size or strength) I got while on cycle. I will say that I am now 28 days in, and have experienced ZERO side effects from this stuff. That is a plus, but of course, to have ZERO to little side effects in a product, it probably also doesn't work very well, so if you have extra cash laying around and you want to spend somewhere around $200 (4 bottles of 1-Andro + PCT cost) for some really small gains, by all means go for it, but I have to say that the cost to gain ratio is very low on this product, which makes sense since it is a legal product trying to be an illegal one, and obviously nothing beats the real thing.

 

[Stewart14]

hey stew!
Here's a training question.
A frie d of mine here has asked me to help train him. Ok.
Not a problem.
he's new to it. I'mm keeping the weights light, to teach him proper form. range of motion, 'cadence', etc.
I'm working on my patience.
How much correcting should I do? Let's take bench, as I had him do chest, delts and tris last night.
I think he's trying to hard. He nearly drops the weight down, and slams it back up to locking out his elbows.
I correct him.
Slow it down, don't lock out; just press back till arms are straight and then bring the bar back down and repeat. he hangs /pauses at the top before coming back down.
Its like he doesn't listen. Do I just say ok, good and wait for his motor skill learn the pathway? Tell me you've had this with your trainees?
I was thinking this AM about how to go about correcting from this point forwad. After his set, ask him: What do you feel you did right, what do yo feel you did wrong?

well, it depends really on how much you care . I care with my trainees because they are paying me, and I want them to be injury free and learn proper technique. If a friend of mine just wanted me to show them the ropes of a program, and wasn't paying me, I would probably try to correct them and teach them the proper form, and if they ignored me and continued to do it the wrong way, I would probably say fuck em, and just let them do it their way.

fortunately, when someone is paying you for your services, they tend to really be attentive and listen well. All of my clients really take to what I am telling them, and maybe that's the reason, who knows. but like I said, try a few times to correct them, and if they keep resisting, well, it's their body if they get injured. It's their fault, if it's a friendly type thing. If he is paying you, then that's another story...

 

[Stewart14]

June 3

Shoulders/Tris

Seated OH Press
Warmups
185 x 6
185 x 6
185 x 6

Standing DB Press
76 x 6
76 x 6

Upright Rows
110 x 6
110 x 6
110 x 6

Close Grip Floor Press
245 x 6
245 x 6

1-Arm OH Tricep Extension
33 x 6
33 x 6

*Good old Max-OT, the stupendous program that I owe the beginning of all my gains 6 years ago, the one that actually introduced me to squats and deadlifts. I just like the 6 rep sets, they are hard and heavy, and I seem to thrive on this type of stuff. I am not an athlete, so why am I trying to train like one? Back to good old musclebuilding bodypart workouts.

 

[yellowmoomba]

I like to see the 35 second RIs in here You get a good sweat going .... haha

 

[Stewart14]

I like to see the 35 second RIs in here You get a good sweat going .... haha

don't get too used to it

 

[Stewart14]

June 4

Back/Traps

Chest Supported Rows
Warmups
175 x 6
175 x 6

Underhand Barbell Rows (90 degrees)
225 x 6
225 x 6

Chinups
BW+50 x 6
BW+50 x 6
BW+50 x 5

DB Rows
105 x 6
105 x 6

Trap Bar Shrugs
320 x 6
320 x 6

*Broke out some new stuff today, did OK I guess, went purposely light on the barbell rows and db rows just to get the feel of the exercise, I'll take the 225 for not doing them in forever and maintaining a 90 degree bend in my back with no cheating. DBs were real easy, but I always have a hard time on these, so this was a good weight. Shrugs were fun, even though I am sure my traps get enough stimulation from the trap bar deads and the upright rows.

 

[Burner02]

hola, amigo!
Thanks for the input!
Nope. just friendly training....no $$ involved. I guess I'll just try and be patient...let him figure things out.
I'll ask 'after action' questions: What did you feel you did right / wrong?

Kinda funny, a captain across the row from my office asked if I can look over what he does to help optimize his workouts...

noice chin up!

 

[Stewart14]

June 6

Chest/Bis

Incline Bench Press (RI=3 min)
265 x 6
265 x 6
265 x 5

Flat DB Press (RI=90 sec)
105 x 10
105 x 6
105 x 6

Dips (RI=90 sec)
BW+45 x 10 dropset BW x 8
BW+45 x 10 dropset BW x 8
BW+45 x 10 dropset BW x 8

EZ Bar Curls (RI=2 min)
110 x 6
110 x 6

DB Curls (RI=90 sec)
50 x 8 dropset 20 x 8
50 x 6 dropset 20 x 8

*HOLY SHIT....Mr. Low Reps got the shit beat out of him today, I am having trouble typing this my arms are so pumped up right now, it's just a damn shame in two hours this will all be gone

 

[yellowmoomba]

First "short RIs" now "dropsets" .... Who are you? LOL

 

[Stewart14]

June 7

Legs

Wide Stance Squats (RI=3 min)
Warmups
275 x 6
275 x 6
275 x 6

SLDL (RI=2 min)
245 x 10
245 x 10
245 x 10

Plate-Loaded Squat Machine (RI=2 min)
340 x 8
340 x 8

*Leg days always bring out the worst in me, I love my lack of conditioning, makes every exercise a test in not trying to puke all over the place. Legs + high reps = my nightmare.

On a side note, I shaved my chest today and really noticed some good definition in my chest/shoulders and arms and back too. Looks pretty similar to what I remember, but maybe there is a bit more definition and maybe a tiny bit more size, probably from the 1-Andro. Gotta say though, if this is all I'm gonna get from this stuff, it isn't worth the money, and that's not a knock on this product, but all the androsterone products out there. I purchased an extra bottle so that I had a total of 4 bottles, and my cycle will be around 36 days in length, and that cost me $120, plus $115 for PCT, so if this is what you get for $235, then it's a major waste of money, in my opinion.

 

[Burner02]

I like the stuff I was on...
I wrote it out in my journal