Page 273 of 1534 FirstFirst ... 1732232632682692702712722732742752762772782833233737731273 ... LastLast
Results 10,881 to 10,920 of 61340
Like Tree79787Likes

Thread: **Marcus's HIT Dungeon**

  1. #10881
    marcus300's Avatar
    marcus300 is offline ~Retired~ AR-Platinum Elite-Hall of Famer ~
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    ENGLAND
    Posts
    40,921
    Quote Originally Posted by Dpyle View Post
    Have yet to cycle for now it's just my TRT.
    what is your trt protocol?

  2. #10882
    marcus300's Avatar
    marcus300 is offline ~Retired~ AR-Platinum Elite-Hall of Famer ~
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    ENGLAND
    Posts
    40,921
    Quote Originally Posted by almostgone View Post
    Lol, fat, fat, and fatter. I'm a portly 288# and 6'2". I looked decent at 255# before I got sick and I hope to make it back there. Don't have the arms or legs I had before all the health problems but I really hope to get them back.
    Now you can see why I asked so many diet and carb crying questions . Trying to get weight down at a reasonable pace but hold onto what I do still have. I'm hoping since the Dr is willing to discuss and test forTRT that I'll do my best to show her I'm serious about it...plus I know it would make my 49 year old butt feel better!
    Keep at it and slowly reduce your bf to reveal the muscle you are building at 6ft 2" you will be a walking monster if you get that right. How much bf have you dropped since you been back at it
    almostgone likes this.

  3. #10883
    almostgone's Avatar
    almostgone is online now AR-Platinum Elite- Hall of Famer
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    the lower carolina
    Posts
    26,406
    Quote Originally Posted by marcus300 View Post
    Keep at it and slowly reduce your bf to reveal the muscle you are building at 6ft 2" you will be a walking monster if you get that right. How much bf have you dropped since you been back at it
    Percentage wise, I'm unsure. Since you've been helping me I've dropped 14lbs.....and thanks for all of the help from you and the other guys in this thread. You guys are a key component to achieving my goals.
    marcus300 likes this.
    There are 3 loves in my life: my wife, my English mastiffs, and my weightlifting....Man, my wife gets really pissed when I get the 3 confused...
    A minimum of 100 posts and 45 days membership required for source checks. Source checks are performed at my discretion.

  4. #10884
    almostgone's Avatar
    almostgone is online now AR-Platinum Elite- Hall of Famer
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    the lower carolina
    Posts
    26,406
    Getting ready to hit the clock and head home. Will post up after my lift.
    There are 3 loves in my life: my wife, my English mastiffs, and my weightlifting....Man, my wife gets really pissed when I get the 3 confused...
    A minimum of 100 posts and 45 days membership required for source checks. Source checks are performed at my discretion.

  5. #10885
    -KJ-'s Avatar
    -KJ- is offline Productive Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Diet Section
    Posts
    1,280
    Quote Originally Posted by marcus300
    Looks good and you certainly pre exhausted those fukers
    Was it too much Markus in terms of ore exhausting? Should I have maybe done squats third to keep the poundage relatively high?

  6. #10886
    marcus300's Avatar
    marcus300 is offline ~Retired~ AR-Platinum Elite-Hall of Famer ~
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    ENGLAND
    Posts
    40,921
    Quote Originally Posted by almostgone View Post
    Percentage wise, I'm unsure. Since you've been helping me I've dropped 14lbs.....and thanks for all of the help from you and the other guys in this thread. You guys are a key component to achieving my goals.
    This just motivates me even more to carry on posting and helping were I can. That's some weight loss and well done. With all the hours you work and you still train and diet is a credit to your strong mind set and dedication. I can see big things happening with you. Let me know when your gains slow down so we can increase some areas to set the fat burning andmmuscle building of again

  7. #10887
    marcus300's Avatar
    marcus300 is offline ~Retired~ AR-Platinum Elite-Hall of Famer ~
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    ENGLAND
    Posts
    40,921
    Quote Originally Posted by -KJ- View Post
    Was it too much Markus in terms of ore exhausting? Should I have maybe done squats third to keep the poundage relatively high?
    No that was a serious pre exhaust and will be very productive in many ways well done. How was your strength on the squats compared to normal

  8. #10888
    Dpyle's Avatar
    Dpyle is offline Productive Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Location
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Posts
    2,717
    Quote Originally Posted by marcus300

    what is your trt protocol?
    200mg test cyp per week has just above 800 total T

  9. #10889
    -KJ-'s Avatar
    -KJ- is offline Productive Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Diet Section
    Posts
    1,280
    Quote Originally Posted by marcus300
    No that was a serious pre exhaust and will be very productive in many ways well done. How was your strength on the squats compared to normal
    Maybe 75% of the normal. I was on my own so didn't want to push my luck. Still struggled to hit 8 solid reps on both working sets.
    marcus300 likes this.

  10. #10890
    Igifuno's Avatar
    Igifuno is offline AR's Italian Tonic
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    Standing Above Weakness
    Posts
    16,033
    Blog Entries
    2
    Quote Originally Posted by marcus300
    How is everyone feeling?
    Feel good big bro.. Day one of pct come and gone. About to make some breakfast and plan out some meals for this weekend.

    Probably taking the weekend off since we have a house guest (my friend's 2 year old) staying with us.
    marcus300 likes this.

  11. #10891
    Igifuno's Avatar
    Igifuno is offline AR's Italian Tonic
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    Standing Above Weakness
    Posts
    16,033
    Blog Entries
    2
    Quote Originally Posted by almostgone
    Lol...sore, but satisfied. Bis and tris today....think it will be about 18°F in my shop when I get home to lift this morning. ..wind chill is around 8°F. I still will break a sweat.
    Holy freezing. Do you have some space heaters?

  12. #10892
    Igifuno's Avatar
    Igifuno is offline AR's Italian Tonic
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    Standing Above Weakness
    Posts
    16,033
    Blog Entries
    2
    Quote Originally Posted by -KJ-
    Feeling good. I have never had the motivation to workout consistently and diet consistently but since just before the new year i have.
    Awesome KJ. What have your main motivators been - is it the results you've seen through HIT training?

  13. #10893
    Igifuno's Avatar
    Igifuno is offline AR's Italian Tonic
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    Standing Above Weakness
    Posts
    16,033
    Blog Entries
    2
    Quote Originally Posted by marcus300
    Trained calves this morning, didn't do legs due to the old back injury playing up. I've been on my feet all week and I've also put on 4 lbs so I think that's why. Resting back and legs this week and will get back on it next week. Really hit calves hard and put a lot more into them than I normally do, also put in some ab work which was nice and a tiny bit of cardio to finish
    I get that too, where the heavier I am the more my lower back hurts, and toward the end of the cycle I found it to be a bit of a roadblock for certain movements such as deadlifts and squats.

    I did get a new mattress last week which seems to of helped a lot already.

  14. #10894
    Igifuno's Avatar
    Igifuno is offline AR's Italian Tonic
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    Standing Above Weakness
    Posts
    16,033
    Blog Entries
    2
    Quote Originally Posted by almostgone
    Lol, fat, fat, and fatter. I'm a portly 288# and 6'2". I looked decent at 255# before I got sick and I hope to make it back there. Don't have the arms or legs I had before all the health problems but I really hope to get them back. Now you can see why I asked so many diet and carb crying questions . Trying to get weight down at a reasonable pace but hold onto what I do still have. I'm hoping since the Dr is willing to discuss and test forTRT that I'll do my best to show her I'm serious about it...plus I know it would make my 49 year old butt feel better!
    Keep doing what you're doing brother, I know you have your eyes set on a goal and I have every confidence in the world you will achieve that goal in 2014. You've already seen great results from your training recently.

    Like Marcus and others, I'm watching and very interested in your achievements. Just keep it going!

  15. #10895
    Cuz's Avatar
    Cuz
    Cuz is offline VET
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    No source checks
    Posts
    8,003
    Thank you my brother Marcus. Good advice and I feel you on the diet thing it is very hard to eat the same exact carbs..the same exact proteins day in and day out isn't it lol. Tried steak last night but it was so damn tuff I couldn't eat all of it. Missed macros uesterday I just went on to bed and said to hell with it. Today is leg day. And its squat day too its gonna be brutal

  16. #10896
    Igifuno's Avatar
    Igifuno is offline AR's Italian Tonic
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    Standing Above Weakness
    Posts
    16,033
    Blog Entries
    2
    Quote Originally Posted by chadcuz1985
    Thank you my brother Marcus. Good advice and I feel you on the diet thing it is very hard to eat the same exact carbs..the same exact proteins day in and day out isn't it lol. Tried steak last night but it was so damn tuff I couldn't eat all of it. Missed macros uesterday I just went on to bed and said to hell with it. Today is leg day. And its squat day too its gonna be brutal
    A new day bro. Tear it up!! Can't wait to see your progress in a few weeks, and then a few after that. Excited for you chad.
    Cuz likes this.

  17. #10897
    Cuz's Avatar
    Cuz
    Cuz is offline VET
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    No source checks
    Posts
    8,003
    Quote Originally Posted by Igifuno View Post
    A new day bro. Tear it up!! Can't wait to see your progress in a few weeks, and then a few after that. Excited for you chad.
    Thank you my brother. We'll see if I can keep my head out of my ass and stay focused on diet and training. If I can I should see some decent results out of it. Have you started pct yet IG?

  18. #10898
    Igifuno's Avatar
    Igifuno is offline AR's Italian Tonic
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    Standing Above Weakness
    Posts
    16,033
    Blog Entries
    2
    Quote Originally Posted by chadcuz1985
    Thank you my brother. We'll see if I can keep my head out of my ass and stay focused on diet and training. If I can I should see some decent results out of it. Have you started pct yet IG?
    I'm sure you will. Yep started PCT yesterday. Excited to see how much I will hold from this one. really looking forward to blood work - very curious

  19. #10899
    Cuz's Avatar
    Cuz
    Cuz is offline VET
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    No source checks
    Posts
    8,003
    Just keep training and eating u will do fine.

  20. #10900
    Igifuno's Avatar
    Igifuno is offline AR's Italian Tonic
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    Standing Above Weakness
    Posts
    16,033
    Blog Entries
    2
    Yup.. Not worried about stopping. Would take me getting hit by a train or something.

  21. #10901
    -KJ-'s Avatar
    -KJ- is offline Productive Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Diet Section
    Posts
    1,280
    Quote Originally Posted by Igifuno
    Awesome KJ. What have your main motivators been - is it the results you've seen through HIT training?
    It's a variety of things really. A desire to get my bf levels down within the next 4 months to hopefully 10-12... The feeling I get from HIT, that feelin when you think yeah that was a serious workout, an being 23yrs old, I'd like to see where I can get to in the next 3-4 years.

  22. #10902
    Sfla80's Avatar
    Sfla80 is offline Knowledgeable Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Location
    florida
    Posts
    6,646
    Quote Originally Posted by marcus300 View Post

    Sounds good and looks great. Try and increase the weight so your total reps on the working set are around 12 reps or under, this will focus and stimulate the type 2b fibers which are the ones what grow the biggest and thickest. I like the set up and the pre exhaust well done
    Thanks java and marcus.

    Marcus though...I was hitting under 10 reps including the drops. Should I still up the weight and hit maybe 6-8 total?
    Java Man and marcus300 like this.

  23. #10903
    Igifuno's Avatar
    Igifuno is offline AR's Italian Tonic
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    Standing Above Weakness
    Posts
    16,033
    Blog Entries
    2
    Quote Originally Posted by -KJ-
    It's a variety of things really. A desire to get my bf levels down within the next 4 months to hopefully 10-12... The feeling I get from HIT, that feelin when you think yeah that was a serious workout, an being 23yrs old, I'd like to see where I can get to in the next 3-4 years.
    Hell yeah brutha. Looking forward to seeing that as well. Great mindset.

  24. #10904
    Igifuno's Avatar
    Igifuno is offline AR's Italian Tonic
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    Standing Above Weakness
    Posts
    16,033
    Blog Entries
    2
    Quote Originally Posted by Sfla80
    Thanks java and marcus. Marcus though...I was hitting under 10 reps including the drops. Should I still up the weight and hit maybe 6-8 total?
    You could, but as long as you are staying at 12 reps are under including rest pause or drops sets, you're fine.
    Java Man likes this.

  25. #10905
    -KJ-'s Avatar
    -KJ- is offline Productive Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Diet Section
    Posts
    1,280
    Quote Originally Posted by Igifuno
    Hell yeah brutha. Looking forward to seeing that as well. Great mindset.
    Yeah hopefully I stay focused. I do have certain events that will come up over the next few months that will stray away from the nutrition side of things but I plan to enjoy life while also getting to my first goal which is why 4 months is a good time frame I'd say.

    Off day tomorrow but itching to get back at it Monday with back and some cardio.

  26. #10906
    kelkel's Avatar
    kelkel is offline HRT Specialist ~ AR-Platinum Elite-Hall of Famer ~ No Source Checks
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    East Coast Dungeon
    Posts
    30,122
    Back and shoulders yesterday. Went very well.

    Old fashioned T Bar rows: One real heavy with one drop
    Smith rows: One heavy with RP & drop
    Spider Row in smith: One with RP
    D handle pull downs: Two sets
    Shrugs: One set, RP & drop

    Dumbell laterals: Two heavy, no drops, etc. needed
    Smith Press: Two heavy, last with drop. (shoulder getting better)
    Bent laterals: Two sets, higher reps (15) slow and strict.
    Java Man and almostgone like this.
    -*- NO SOURCE CHECKS -*-

  27. #10907
    -KJ-'s Avatar
    -KJ- is offline Productive Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Diet Section
    Posts
    1,280
    Quote Originally Posted by kelkel
    Back and shoulders yesterday. Went very well. Old fashioned T Bar rows: One real heavy with one drop Smith rows: One heavy with RP & drop Spider Row in smith: One with RP D handle pull downs: Two sets Shrugs: One set, RP & drop Dumbell laterals: Two heavy, no drops, etc. needed Smith Press: Two heavy, last with drop. (shoulder getting better) Bent laterals: Two sets, higher reps (15) slow and strict.
    Good workout kel.

    My gym recently got a standing tbar row in, yet to use it but will switch that and BB rows up.

  28. #10908
    kelkel's Avatar
    kelkel is offline HRT Specialist ~ AR-Platinum Elite-Hall of Famer ~ No Source Checks
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    East Coast Dungeon
    Posts
    30,122
    Quote Originally Posted by -KJ- View Post
    Good workout kel.

    My gym recently got a standing tbar row in, yet to use it but will switch that and BB rows up.
    Standing T Bar? Is that one of the ones you lean your chest into for support when rowing? If so, I seriously recommend you try the old fashioned way one day as well and compare it. Just throw an olympic bar in a corner and grab a V handle. Nothing better in all my years of experience, imho.
    Cuz, Java Man and almostgone like this.
    -*- NO SOURCE CHECKS -*-

  29. #10909
    Igifuno's Avatar
    Igifuno is offline AR's Italian Tonic
    Join Date
    Nov 2005
    Location
    Standing Above Weakness
    Posts
    16,033
    Blog Entries
    2
    Quote Originally Posted by kelkel
    Back and shoulders yesterday. Went very well. Old fashioned T Bar rows: One real heavy with one drop Smith rows: One heavy with RP & drop Spider Row in smith: One with RP D handle pull downs: Two sets Shrugs: One set, RP & drop Dumbell laterals: Two heavy, no drops, etc. needed Smith Press: Two heavy, last with drop. (shoulder getting better) Bent laterals: Two sets, higher reps (15) slow and strict.
    Short, sweet and intense. Glad to hear the shoulder is getting better.

  30. #10910
    -KJ-'s Avatar
    -KJ- is offline Productive Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Diet Section
    Posts
    1,280
    Quote Originally Posted by kelkel
    Standing T Bar? Is that one of the ones you lean your chest into for support when rowing? If so, I seriously recommend you try the old fashioned way one day as well and compare it. Just throw an olympic bar in a corner and grab a V handle. Nothing better in all my years of experience, imho.
    No sorry I mean what your talking about. We got an attachment that was out into the corner of the gym and the bar slides into it.

    Then we can use a v handle to row. I will definitely use I now you've said it's the best in your opinion. Try it out for myself. Any tips??

  31. #10911
    Dpyle's Avatar
    Dpyle is offline Productive Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Location
    Knoxville, Tennessee
    Posts
    2,717
    Thanks to a hard plastic ball I stole from one of my daughters toys, I've managed to get most of the remaining tightness out of my quads. I believe I'll have some food and try to make up the missed leg session from yesterday.
    almostgone likes this.

  32. #10912
    kelkel's Avatar
    kelkel is offline HRT Specialist ~ AR-Platinum Elite-Hall of Famer ~ No Source Checks
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    East Coast Dungeon
    Posts
    30,122
    Quote Originally Posted by -KJ- View Post
    No sorry I mean what your talking about. We got an attachment that was out into the corner of the gym and the bar slides into it.

    Then we can use a v handle to row. I will definitely use I now you've said it's the best in your opinion. Try it out for myself. Any tips??
    Yes, keep your back arched and use your hips and knees as shock absorbers. Don't break form and round your lower back. Great exercise for thickness and will pack the muscle on you.
    almostgone likes this.
    -*- NO SOURCE CHECKS -*-

  33. #10913
    -KJ-'s Avatar
    -KJ- is offline Productive Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Diet Section
    Posts
    1,280
    Quote Originally Posted by kelkel
    Yes, keep your back arched and use your hips and knees as shock absorbers. Don't break form and round your lower back. Great exercise for thickness and will pack the muscle on you.
    Cheers kel. Will try this on Monday when I hit back. Do you pull the bar to your sternum or lower?

  34. #10914
    kelkel's Avatar
    kelkel is offline HRT Specialist ~ AR-Platinum Elite-Hall of Famer ~ No Source Checks
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    East Coast Dungeon
    Posts
    30,122
    Quote Originally Posted by -KJ- View Post
    Cheers kel. Will try this on Monday when I hit back. Do you pull the bar to your sternum or lower?
    I never thought about that. Your balance will tell you where to stand and the pull will be natural after that.
    -*- NO SOURCE CHECKS -*-

  35. #10915
    -KJ-'s Avatar
    -KJ- is offline Productive Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Location
    Diet Section
    Posts
    1,280
    Quote Originally Posted by kelkel
    I never thought about that. Your balance will tell you where to stand and the pull will be natural after that.
    Cheers kel will definitely do that.

  36. #10916
    Java Man's Avatar
    Java Man is offline Known Troll
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Location
    The Matrix
    Posts
    4,327
    Quote Originally Posted by Sfla80 View Post
    Thanks java and marcus.

    Marcus though...I was hitting under 10 reps including the drops. Should I still up the weight and hit maybe 6-8 total?
    When I can get 6 or 7 clean reps our of a working weight before having to do rp or drops or forced etc. I increase the weight a small amount until I can only do 3 or 4 full, clean reps. With rp and drops that usually leaves me at under 12 total and has kept my weights increasing steadily since I began training this way. I'm curious to see what marcus says about this, too.
    almostgone likes this.

  37. #10917
    Java Man's Avatar
    Java Man is offline Known Troll
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Location
    The Matrix
    Posts
    4,327
    Quote Originally Posted by kelkel View Post
    Back and shoulders yesterday. Went very well.

    Old fashioned T Bar rows: One real heavy with one drop
    Smith rows: One heavy with RP & drop
    Spider Row in smith: One with RP
    D handle pull downs: Two sets
    Shrugs: One set, RP & drop

    Dumbell laterals: Two heavy, no drops, etc. needed
    Smith Press: Two heavy, last with drop. (shoulder getting better)
    Bent laterals: Two sets, higher reps (15) slow and strict.
    Spider row? never heard of that. I'll look it up! Love learning new movements.

  38. #10918
    Java Man's Avatar
    Java Man is offline Known Troll
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Location
    The Matrix
    Posts
    4,327
    Quote Originally Posted by kelkel View Post
    Standing T Bar? Is that one of the ones you lean your chest into for support when rowing? If so, I seriously recommend you try the old fashioned way one day as well and compare it. Just throw an olympic bar in a corner and grab a V handle. Nothing better in all my years of experience, imho.
    I think he means this, kel. My current gym is the first one I've been with this piece of equipment. No support for the chest. The platform is angled too so it stresses the lats perfectly. I love it! Its designed to simulate a barbell v row like you described and does a good job of it imo.
    Attachment 147950

  39. #10919
    Java Man's Avatar
    Java Man is offline Known Troll
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Location
    The Matrix
    Posts
    4,327
    Quote Originally Posted by chadcuz1985 View Post
    Thank you my brother. We'll see if I can keep my head out of my ass and stay focused on diet and training. If I can I should see some decent results out of it. Have you started pct yet IG?
    If you stay focused you'll be a monster. If I recall you once said when I asked how long you've been lifting "you wouldn't believe me if I told you". I took that to mean les than 5 years. maybe I'm wrong but given that youre not that old I'm probably close? Monster!

  40. #10920
    kelkel's Avatar
    kelkel is offline HRT Specialist ~ AR-Platinum Elite-Hall of Famer ~ No Source Checks
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    East Coast Dungeon
    Posts
    30,122
    Quote Originally Posted by Java Man View Post
    Spider row? never heard of that. I'll look it up! Love learning new movements.
    it's just a supported 35 degree type row with your chest on a bench. Home made version.
    almostgone and Java Man like this.
    -*- NO SOURCE CHECKS -*-

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 580 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 580 guests)

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •