Twin Peak's Gettin' Large

[Twin Peak]

I've always considered it, as a goof mostly. I prefer bodybuilding. Plus my gym has a powerlifting team and some of those dudes are f-in strong. Most of them are fatties though!

The progression has been nice. I will be psyched when I start breaking through my personal bests.

 

[Fade]

What up yo?

How has the 1-T cycle been going?

 

[Twin Peak]

Well. If you scan through the crap Fade you can see my updates. Strength has gone way up and I have gained about 15 pounds, I'd estimate evenly split three ways -- water, fat, and muscle.

I posted some progess pics a few pages back that DV was able to split for me.

 

[Fade]

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[ZECH]

Just curious.........With the luck you've had this time, do you see yourself doing more 1-test or 4/ad?

 

[Twin Peak]

I am going to do a couple of short stacks. 1T with another ph. I am going to change the ph each time and compare results. Read back a few pages for details.

BTW, I wouldn't call it luck.

 

[Twin Peak]

Thursday, November 21, 2002

This week I have felt awesome. Muscles are very hard and very dense (both look and feel) if that makes any sense. I now definitely feel that I have had a noticeable increase in muscle over the last 4 ½ weeks. I am looking forward to the off cycle and working my tail off to keep the strength but lose some of the water and distended stomach. Then I will be able to tell if I gained and real fat ??? which I think I did, but not TOO much.

I have felt really strong this week as well. In addition to my very good chest and leg workouts back yesterday was very nice:

WORKOUT:

Pullups:
BW + 25 x 6
BW + 25 x6
BW x 8
The only increase I have had on these is the fact that I weigh more.
Deadlifts:
425 x 1
445 x 2
405 x 1
My grip really failed me on these ??? need to use straps next week!
Barbell Rows:
275 x 7
275 x 5
Nice progression here. Not only more reps, but immaculate form. Personal bests.
Seated Cable Rows
280 x 6
270 x 7
These weights seem incredible to me. They are by far personal bests and this is not an easier cable machine than most. If anything this one is MORE difficult than most.
Lat Pulls:
170 x 8
140 x 10

This morning I lifted as well, don???t some light chest, calves, traps and rear delts. Felt good. Since the last two weeks I took it easy this week and next week will be super hard, high frequency, high volume. It???s the last two weeks of 1T, so the week after I am gonna rest up and only lift on 2 days. When I train like this my numbers go through the roof, only prob is that my body breaks down quickly. Since I???ll be resting up anyway I want to kick some ass and see if I can break all my personal records next week.

 

[Robboe]

Good stuff captain.

 

[Twin Peak]

Thanks chief!

 

[dvlmn666]

good luck next week. But some awesome weights your pushing around.

 

[Yanick]

LOL...captain...chief

I'm not sure why its funny, but it just is.

BTW TP i think you gorilla suit can rival DP's

 

[Twin Peak]

Friday, November 22, 2002

Good workout this morning in terms of numbers and progression, but I didn???t FEEL as good today ??? not that I felt bad, just the rest of the week was an extraordinary feeling. In any event, I did arms this morning and progressed nicely here is the workout:

Barbell Curl
160 x 6 (1 extra rep)
155 x 8 (3 extras reps)
145 x 8 (extra 10 pounds plus an extra rep)
Preacher Curls
105 x 4
105 x 3
Incline Dumbbell Curl
40s x 6
40s x 7
Concentration Curl (six count)
35 x 6

Close Grip Bench
275 x 10 (extra 3 reps)
295 x 5 (most weight ever)
275 x 8
One-arm Overhead Press
55 x 7 (extra rep)
50 x 7
45 x 12
Reverse Pressdown
170 x 15
180 x 12
180 x 12

 

[kuso]

I can`t remember what the last one waas like.... but thems some nice w8`s there

 

[Twin Peak]

Damn man you ARE drunk. I wrote next to each set the progression over last week!

 

[kuso]

Opps Tell me you edited that in right??

 

[Twin Peak]

Ah, nope!

 

[CLPgold]

Gosh darn you're strong! I like that!!!

 

[Twin Peak]

Gee thanks!

 

[Yanick]

Nice progression TP, wish i could move as much weight as you. One day though, you better watch out

I friggin love drunkin posters, they just crack me the hell up.

 

[Twin Peak]

Dude you should. I didn't start lifting until I was 20. And I have never lifted for more than 2 1/2 years straight.

You have a GREAT start and an awesome knowledge base at such a young age.

 

[Yanick]

I see what you're saying, but I guess its just human nature to want things now not later. You know what I mean?

 

[dvlmn666]

i'm with Yanick, I want to get up to those numbers. But unlike him I started even later than you TP. So not sure if I can expect to get that far. But gonna do my best.

Awesome numbers by the way.

 

[Twin Peak]

Thanks fellas but in all honesty it took me no more than 2 1/2 years. In all fairness I bench 303 6 months into my first lifting program -- but I weighted 245!!

I do gain muscle easily, but fat as well.

 

[dvlmn666]

cool, your one of the lucky ones

 

[Yanick]

Originally posted by Twin Peak
I do gain muscle easily, but fat as well.

we're in the same boat on that one TP.

 

[Twin Peak]

Speaking of which, I am feeling rather fat right now, must be all the beer and gummi bears!

 

[dvlmn666]

Originally posted by Twin Peak
Speaking of which, I am feeling rather fat right now, must be all the beer and gummi bears!

Gummi Bears? Now that's not fair. Actually it's cool but ya just made me hungry for them now. lmao

 

[Twin Peak]

Monday, November 25, 2002

Workout was awesome today and I felt/feel great. Pump was great and I FEEL like my muscles are stretching out of my skin. How I feel was adequately summed up by my Israeli friend in the gym today ??? ???You look bigger???.wider???.By Much.???

Not much else to say. This is my official last week on 1T. I think what I am going to do is next week drop my cals to 3800. I???ll still be in surplus. Further, I will only be lifting 2 days (W and F) so I???ll be burning less cals. In addition, I am going to start EC, and I am going to continue taking 1T in very small doses just in the AM (got this idea from some posts by Dante at Avant labs forum). That is just for a week. Also, I???ll be taking the 6-Oxo. I am also rethinking my bulk/cut cycles after the new year. I am thinking of doing a show in July. In addition, I can???t get much bigger than this because my work wardrobe is at maximum capacity at 220. Everything is tight (this includes the pants). So any further increase in muscle will have to have a corresponding decrease in BF. I am NOT buying an ew work wardrobe. Here was todays w/o as compared with week one. This marks my total strength gain in chest for the cycle.

WORKOUT:

Week 1????????????..??????Week 2

Incline Dumbbell Press:
130s x 6 + 2????????????140 x 7
130s x 3 + 2????????????130 x 9
100 x 9 + 1????????????.130 x 7

Bench Press:
315 x 2 + 2????????????275 x 10
275 x 7???????????????...315 x 8
245 x 10???????????????365 x 2

Dips:
(BW + 90) x 6??????.(BW + 135) x 5
(BW + 90) x 5??????(BW + 90) x 7

Cable Crossovers:
80 x 12???????????????110 x 11
80 x 10???????????????100 x 9

Plus today I did some ???light??? shoulders
Military Press
185 x 1
205 x 6
205 x 4
185 x 7

 

[kuso]

WOW Some HUGE increases there!! Very well done.

Hows your shoulder feeling right now?