Something Wicked This Way Comes

[King Silverback]

Those are definatly the GOOD aches my Friend!!! Looking forward to keeping up with your journal BRother Legion!!!

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Good to see an old school journal. Keep up the good work.

 

[P-funk]

And movie..

It was a movie too?

 

[* Legion *]

yes, it was, but the book is superior.

long night. not enough protein, got my ass handed to me tonight at the bar. im sick of tending bar, not as much fun as you would think. this will be my last year, been doing it for 7 years now. it will be rough teaching during the day and tending bar at night... it becomes daunting, trying to maintain focus on what i am doing in the gym and then working two jobs. but im bitching when i should be training. tomorrow, rage in a cage, rack benching and maybe some arms, if i have any steam left. thank you all for checking in, and yes, i definately like to keep it old school.

Archangel... how far are you from the Chicagoland area? you should drop in sometime.

P-funk.. never been to New York, but when i do, ill let em know im coming.

Legs burn tonight. i worry that by being on them for 8 hours and missing two meals, i am undoing what i worked so hard to do yesterday... whats the work, P funk? catabolic... catabolism... breakiing down muscle tissue??? man im dumb.

... 55 grams protein shakie to finish off the night, plenty of water. goodnight all.

 

[* Legion *]

Saturday was a wash. I'll not discuss it. Rather, I shall banish it from my mind.


Sunday: Looking forward to beavy benching and possibly some arm work. Legs and back are, by far, my favorite workouts... after this ten week cycle of mass building, i will cease in breaking workouts into "chest, back, lets, etc" however, this is just to get me back in the swing and pack on some muscle.

Feeling fat. I need my water. check back with you later.

 

[* Legion *]

Much better.


the water helped... great workout. Heavy bench/triceps/abs

Rack Bench: 2x3@280, 2x 5@ 250, 1x6@225
Reverse Grip Bench: 3x6@200, 1x7@180
Close Grip Bench: ascending from 150 to 185 for 4 sets
Hammer Pressdown Machine: 2 double drop sets, 300/250/180
Abs: Decline Crunches and Roman chair

Great Pump, great sweat. good workout.

 

[P-funk]

yes, catabolic.

please let me know if you come to the city. I will do the same if I come to chi-town as well.

 

[* Legion *]

Monday, 8/15

Heavy Squats tonight... had to put the workout off several hours, my son was sick and my wife started teaching today. I don't go back for another week, so I have Sean during the day, and when she gets home, i go to my night job.

Bad workout. 225 actually felt heavy. 315 was good for two sets, then down deep in the third set, felt an awful twinge in my lower back, probably dehydrated and WAAAAAAAAAY too caffeinated. My doc has told me several times that caffeine aggrivates muscle pulls, and will make one more prone to strains and tears. I dont buy it, but i do understand dehydration. I rushed through this workout. Not happy, beat myself up. I was one of two people in the gym. Man, i hate not having a partner sometimes.

Nose started bleeding on last set of squats. Maybe it wasnt such a bad workout after all.

Breakfast: half a box of cheerios, quart of 2% milk, pure-protein bar, three cups coffee

Mid-morning: 8 oz can of white meat chicken, 1 cup colby/jack cheese, 8 corn tortillas, 12 oz water, 2 diet cokes

Lunch: 1lb 97% lean ground beef, cooked on foreman grill, 3 slices swiss cheese, 12 oz water, what was left of my son's mac n cheese

Pre-workout: 1 1/2 boxes of whole wheat mac n cheese ( I KNOW!!!!! TERRIBLE!!!) made with margerine and skim milk, 8 oz ricotta cheese

Post workout: 50 grams protein shake

Pre-bed: 8 oz can tuna'

No where near enough water. Tomorrow is a new day. I hope my strength is up, i hope my son is feeling better, and i finally get these damn stitches out of my hand.

 

[P-funk]

My doc has told me several times that caffeine aggrivates muscle pulls, and will make one more prone to strains and tears.

huh, I never heard that before?

 

[Rocco32]

Cool journal here Legion! You seem a bit down on yourself though, what's up with that? Great pics in the gallery as well, very cute kid

 

[The Monkey Man]

My doc has told me several times that caffeine aggrivates muscle pulls, and will make one more prone to strains and tears. I dont buy it, but i do understand dehydration

Well it certainly cant help to relax pulled muscles -

 

[* Legion *]

Cool journal here Legion! You seem a bit down on yourself though, what's up with that? Great pics in the gallery as well, very cute kid

I'm not down on myself. Just frustrated with getting back in the gym, balancing more obligations than i thought i would be. Thanks for stopping by to check out my journal.. how long have you been powerlifting?

 

[Rocco32]

Cool then I understand the obligations getting to be too much!! I've been powerlifting for a full 3 months

 

[* Legion *]

Cool then I understand the obligations getting to be too much!! I've been powerlifting for a full 3 months

Well, it sounds like you are doing well, your pics are awesome! Nice ink... im dying to get more!

P-Funk: i know the caffeine thing sounds goofy, i drink quite a bit of coffee daily, as well as a sugar-free redbull or three before a workout. I suppose th doc was trying to tell me that caffeine dehydrates, but he also told me that i am too tall to weightlift. LOL.

 

[shiznit2169]

i wish i had your strength. You are very strong in all of the compound work. Deadlifts is my strong point but my bench and squats are lacking.

 

[The Monkey Man]

but he also told me that i am too tall to weightlift. LOL.

Fuck Him!! -

What is he, one of these 90 year old guys??? -

 

[King Silverback]

Awesome w/o's in here my Friend!!! You can really throw around the weight!!! Great pics too Brother Legion!!!

 

[* Legion *]

Archangel, we really gotta meet. you can't live that far away from me.

MonkeyMan... yes, he is. he repaired my lower inguinal hernia two years ago, and he is really not too happy when i show up with more aches and injuries. he is holistic to the gills, and believes that "i am built for basketball." nope. i hate basketball.

 

[Yanick]

sick workouts in here, you're a fuckin beast. i make it a rule of mine not to listen to doctors about anything but serious illnesses (unless he's a sports doctor or physical therapist or something along those lines).

 

[* Legion *]

Awesome workout today..

Clean pulls: 5 sets, 185 lbs, 6 reps from floor, last two sets dropped to 135 for five more reps
Seated military press: 155 lbs X 8, 5, 5, 3
Seated Dumbbell curl to press: 2 sets 60 lbs X 8, 4, 30 second rest interval. These really burned, kicked my ass.
Heavy Barbell Curls: 135 lbs X 5, 3, 3, 2( last set supersetted with seated cable alternating curls, 20 second negatives)

Abs


Breakfast: 50 grams pro complex, milk blended
Pre=workout: 4 beef patties, whole wheat toast, swiss cheese, 2 litres h2o
Post workout: 50 grams pro complex water blended
Dinner: 1lb ground beef, black beans, 1 cup white rice
Late meal: who knows yet, stomach crampy (too much beef?>????)

 

[* Legion *]

sick workouts in here, you're a fuckin beast. i make it a rule of mine not to listen to doctors about anything but serious illnesses (unless he's a sports doctor or physical therapist or something along those lines).

No, bro, hes not a sports doc. he's a little old Indian man, actually, he was my surgeon four years ago who patched up my torn abdominals. My new doc is awesome, but I've only been seeing him since my son was born. He's a GP, but more open minded.

 

[Akkers]

Nice lifts man. Fucking awesome. Keep it up

 

[* Legion *]

Nice lifts man. Fucking awesome. Keep it up

Thank you, friend. I appreciate that you stopped by to read my journal.

 

[Akkers]

I'be been following for a little while - I'm the old 'madds'. Just had the ID changed for something new. I'll be following for a long time yet. These P/L journals really interest me. I've been a bodybuilder my whole life and I think it's great to see this different side of training. Your journal and P-funk's have been a great read

Can't say I've ever heard that statement about caffeine though...

 

[* Legion *]

LOL

Funk and i come from a similar school of thought. I am a purist, but i am learning how to change my diet. I had, for so long, stuck to the "lift big, get big, lift bigger, get stronger" lifestyle. I don't really use any supplements, just FOOD FOOD FOOD.
I'm big to begin with, which makes it fun to try to keep my weight up without putting on a great deal of bodyfat. I know i am ignorant about a few things, like changing intensities to stimulate results, diet, and anything to do with hormones and steroids, (which i avoid!)

Caffeine.. i suppose i consume the caffeine of ten mortal men. that doc was just trying to talk down to me, thinking that im just a beefy guy with no prefrontal lobe development.

 

[Akkers]

that doc was just trying to talk down to me, thinking that im just a beefy guy with no prefrontal lobe development.

All docs are like that. The second you step into their office and they see you have muscles, BANG, they immediately assume you have no brains. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the docs used sock-puppets to explain stuff...

 

[Rocco32]

Nice w/o Legion! Are you switching to Olympic lifting?

 

[* Legion *]

Not now, not as hard core as Funk. Right now, i want to put on muscle mass, get my lifts back in powerlifting, and stick with powerlifting for a couple of years. I do practice the olympic lifts, but it really takes some time before the tecnique is down. i have not done a powerlifting competition yet, mostly because my bench is terrible. i want to so bad, and after watching your videos, im inspired.

 

[Rocco32]

Cool. Your bench is much better than mine though. Try a competition just for fun, it's not about the weights you lift as much as pushing yourself and the experience

 

[P-funk]

Not now, not as hard core as Funk. Right now, i want to put on muscle mass, get my lifts back in powerlifting, and stick with powerlifting for a couple of years. I do practice the olympic lifts, but it really takes some time before the tecnique is down. i have not done a powerlifting competition yet, mostly because my bench is terrible. i want to so bad, and after watching your videos, im inspired.

Just do a deadlift meet then. The deadlift meets are the best and by far my favorite lift in a powerlifting meet (also the most legit since you can't really wear any gear to help you lift the weight from the floor.).