14 days in...

[EatRite]

these are pics of me 14 days in... lighting is not as good as the old pics, but it'll do...

[XxElitexX]

looking good....what are your stats and goals?

[XxElitexX]

also what are you using in this cycle????

[EatRite]

510 mg test e a week and 10 mg nolva ed...

my goal is to get up to 215-220 lbs... and then to retain enough to stay around 210 lbs...

stats... 204-205 lbs (up from 192-193)... about 10%bf (highest it's ever been...)

[XxElitexX]

for how many weeks?

[EatRite]

11 weeks of test e, and then two weeks, then pct

[Rob]

u know Vin Diesel is gay right?

[Jantzen4k]

u know Vin Diesel is gay right?

hit those lats eatrite.

looking good!

[EatRite]

u know Vin Diesel is gay right?

nah, but it isnt my room... thats some chic's room who i'm friends with... not my poster TRUST ME!!!

[EatRite]

hit those lats eatrite.

looking good!

i do 4 sets of bent over barbell rows (205 lbs for about 6 reps), done correctly (body is parallel to ground)...

i then do 3 sets of lat pulldowns (hammerstrength) at 3 45's on each side for 6 reps...

then i do 3 sets of hammar strenght rows with 3 45's and a 25 for 6 slow reps

then i do 3 sets of cable rows at 185 lbs for 6 reps


that's my workout now, i've done different routines...

do you see anything i should change for my back??? or any tips for me???

[LeanMeOut]

Good luck bro, lookin good so far

[Jantzen4k]

i do 4 sets of bent over barbell rows (205 lbs for about 6 reps), done correctly (body is parallel to ground)...

i then do 3 sets of lat pulldowns (hammerstrength) at 3 45's on each side for 6 reps...

then i do 3 sets of hammar strenght rows with 3 45's and a 25 for 6 slow reps

then i do 3 sets of cable rows at 185 lbs for 6 reps


that's my workout now, i've done different routines...

do you see anything i should change for my back??? or any tips for me???

yes.

try this:

deadlifts 4 sets (a must imo, you prob do em just didnt see them in your post)

barbell rows or t-bar rows 4 sets

pulldowns or pullups(weighted) 3 sets

some hammerstrength thing as a burnout if you still got energy 2-3sets

[Blown_SC]

Looking good bro, good luck on your progress in the next 2 months...

[EatRite]

i use to do deds all the time, but i've been having lower back problems when i do em... i've never used a belt, so when i squat as heavy as i do, and dead really heavy, my lower back gets way to fatigued... my form on both is perfect, so it isnt that... do you think a belt would help out with that???

[EatRite]

Looking good bro, good luck on your progress in the next 2 months...

Good luck bro, lookin good so far

thanks guys... i'm gonna keep posting pics here and there... hopefully i can get up to 220 lbs... we'll see...

[Jantzen4k]

i use to do deds all the time, but i've been having lower back problems when i do em... i've never used a belt, so when i squat as heavy as i do, and dead really heavy, my lower back gets way to fatigued... my form on both is perfect, so it isnt that... do you think a belt would help out with that???

i only use belt on last set.


gotta stretch

[EatRite]

i never stretch... i probably should get in the habit... doesnt it take some of your power away??? or is that just if you stretch pre-lift???

[Juddman]

Looking big bro...I need to stretch before my first set at least, quickly just to get the blood flow in the muscle i'm training. Otherwirse I get tight in what I think is the tendons and its not a good feeling.

[EatRite]

Looking big bro...I need to stretch before my first set at least, quickly just to get the blood flow in the muscle i'm training. Otherwirse I get tight in what I think is the tendons and its not a good feeling.

i'm gonna start stretching every night... i'm becoming pretty inflexible... i have trouble putting sox on and i can barely touch my back... if you can call the top of my trap my back... and i'm not even that big yet...

[Juddman]

I'm actually really flexible to my surprise. My buddy was doing a lab for school that involved measuring people's flexibility and I was way more flexible than anyone else he measured, most of the others werent into bodybuilding at all. I'm 6 feet at around 205lbs right now.

[Juddman]

I guess the stretching can make a significant difference...or maybe I just have longer limbs..who knows.

[EatRite]

stretching before your lifts takes power away from your muscles...

a good example is baloons... if you stretch out a baloon before you blow it up, it is much easier to blow up, because it has become weaker through stretching it... this is just like muscles... when you stretch them before a workout you weaken them... the best way to get the blood into muscles is to do warm up sets (SETS... not SET... i do about 3 to 5 warm up sets a day when i workout... light, nothing to failure or even close... just to get the blood flowing...) this is why i dont stretch before i lift, and i never end up stretching any other time either...

[Dude-Man]

yeah, where are your deadlifts and weighted pullups?

Too many machines...

Just read why you're not deadlifting. You need to space deadlifts and squats as far apart as possible in your workouts. I have a strange split, and dl's and squats are 5 days apart on each side. You can usually get away with 3 or 4. Some people get around it by not deadlifting or not squatting every week.. one week they'll do a lot of hyper extensions instead of deads, a few weeks later hacks instead of squats.. you get the idea.

i do 4 sets of bent over barbell rows (205 lbs for about 6 reps), done correctly (body is parallel to ground)...

i then do 3 sets of lat pulldowns (hammerstrength) at 3 45's on each side for 6 reps...

then i do 3 sets of hammar strenght rows with 3 45's and a 25 for 6 slow reps

then i do 3 sets of cable rows at 185 lbs for 6 reps


that's my workout now, i've done different routines...

do you see anything i should change for my back??? or any tips for me???

[HammerCurler]

yeah, where are your deadlifts and weighted pullups?

Too many machines...

Just read why you're not deadlifting. You need to space deadlifts and squats as far apart as possible in your workouts. I have a strange split, and dl's and squats are 5 days apart on each side. You can usually get away with 3 or 4. Some people get around it by not deadlifting or not squatting every week.. one week they'll do a lot of hyper extensions instead of deads, a few weeks later hacks instead of squats.. you get the idea.

curious to see what your split looks like ?

[Dude-Man]

Mine's complicated. I split legs into two days, one for quads, glutes, and calves, and the other for hams and lower back. Back is also split into two days. The lower back/hams day looks like this lately. The 405's aren't maxes.. i max around 465. I'm training for an upcoming big 3 meet, so the 405's are working on speed and technique at higher weights. I alternate these with heavier rack pulls.

Deadlifts
6X275
1X335
1X375
1X405
1X405
1X405
1X405

Stiff legged deadlifts
3 sets, 10 reps

Hyperextensions
3 sets of 12 with plate.

ham curls
4 sets of 15 reps.

Then my other back day, 3 days later, looks like this

weighted pullups
4 sets of as many as i can with 45, 55, 65, 75 lb dumbells

Dumbell rows
4 sets, 10 reps

Upright rows supersetted with shrugs
4 sets, 10 reps each

Reverse pec deck, 4X10 (only machinethat i use.. can feel that it really targets my rear delts, and since i don't have a shouders day, that's a good thing)

curious to see what your split looks like ?

[EatRite]

yeah, where are your deadlifts and weighted pullups?

Too many machines...

Just read why you're not deadlifting. You need to space deadlifts and squats as far apart as possible in your workouts. I have a strange split, and dl's and squats are 5 days apart on each side. You can usually get away with 3 or 4. Some people get around it by not deadlifting or not squatting every week.. one week they'll do a lot of hyper extensions instead of deads, a few weeks later hacks instead of squats.. you get the idea.

i just went 3 months without squatting because of a shoulder problem and i hit deads really hard... i was considering throwing deads in now since i'm on cycle and i'm recovering faster it seems like...

that is my backworkout now, i switch it up monthly... sometimes i do dumbell rows and more bent over rows with dif. grips... i will try to encorporate more free weights though since my back seems to be lagging behind a little...

i will try to do deads at least bi weekly... thanks dudeman.....

[slizzut]

lookin good, might wana blur out your face in your pics

[EatRite]

lookin good, might wana blur out your face in your pics

why's that?

[FCECC2]

hows your lift so far? lookin good bro!

[Monkeytown]

u know Vin Diesel is gay right?

Bwahahaha!! I was thinknig the same thing. I opened that pic twice just to see if it was really him. I was going to say something about it, then came across your post!

[EatRite]

Bwahahaha!! I was thinknig the same thing. I opened that pic twice just to see if it was really him. I was going to say something about it, then came across your post!

again... not my place... somebody elses... haha...

[EatRite]

hows your lift so far? lookin good bro!

i'm getting stronger already... my bench and squat are going up... i dont know if it is all the extra food i'm eating, or the juice... not sure... but my lifts are going up regardless

[HammerCurler]

Mine's complicated. I split legs into two days, one for quads, glutes, and calves, and the other for hams and lower back. Back is also split into two days. The lower back/hams day looks like this lately. The 405's aren't maxes.. i max around 465. I'm training for an upcoming big 3 meet, so the 405's are working on speed and technique at higher weights. I alternate these with heavier rack pulls.

Deadlifts
6X275
1X335
1X375
1X405
1X405
1X405
1X405

Stiff legged deadlifts
3 sets, 10 reps

Hyperextensions
3 sets of 12 with plate.

ham curls
4 sets of 15 reps.

Then my other back day, 3 days later, looks like this

weighted pullups
4 sets of as many as i can with 45, 55, 65, 75 lb dumbells

Dumbell rows
4 sets, 10 reps

Upright rows supersetted with shrugs
4 sets, 10 reps each

Reverse pec deck, 4X10 (only machinethat i use.. can feel that it really targets my rear delts, and since i don't have a shouders day, that's a good thing)

Thanks for the reply, didn't view this post again until now.

[HammerCurler]

Looking forward to seeing more results EatRite, you're looking good so far. What are you getting all of those calories from? (I struggle to get in 3000kals/day and I eat 7-8 meals)