DT8's comp log: 17 April

[DocToxin8]

Leg day;
Tired, did a deload of sorts.
Trained for 1h10min, but didn't try to exhaust myself.
Tomorrow is another day.

[Quester]

Keep up the good work buddy! Your going to have too, the competition is strong!

[Capebuffalo]

There is no tomorrow. There is no tomorrow.

[songdog]

Keep up the good work bro!

[DocToxin8]

Monday; chest/pecs, volume program; 1h10min

[DocToxin8]

Week 5: day 2; Tuesday
No lifts today. 2h HEMA (Light cardio) sword & buckler

Feeling ok today.
Tomorrow is our national day, but hope the gym is open when I can lift.

[DocToxin8]

Here's how I started


Here's yesterday:


Here's from the gym couple of days ago;

[Obs]

Here's how I started


Here's yesterday:


Here's from the gym couple of days ago;

Attachment 169349 This is your photo bro, great job! You are a badass motherfucker if you will pardon the expression. Proud to have made your acquaintance.

[DocToxin8]

It's quite a difference when taking the pics at the gym, pumped up and flexing,
and the one I took home cold and unflexed.
My first pic is also unflexed, but with some pump.
That the newer one is pretty much the same, but cold,
means (I hope), that there has been some improvement.

[Obs]

It's quite a difference when taking the pics at the gym, pumped up and flexing,
and the one I took home cold and unflexed.
My first pic is also unflexed, but with some pump.
That the newer one is pretty much the same, but cold,
means (I hope), that there has been some improvement.

You always impressed me, someday I will blow you away but you will always be my brother. Fucking hardass like me.

[DocToxin8]

Wednesday: 50min of back/Lats program
(No deadlifts)
Tired today, but did some drop sets to get it down.

[hollowedzeus]

You're looking fucking awesome doc. That gym shot is amazing. Shame the one you uploaded the other day was pretty dark im sure youre physique looks better than ever. Keep it up!

[Capebuffalo]

Here's how I started


Here's yesterday:


Here's from the gym couple of days ago;

Good damn Doc. You're a fucking animal.

[DocToxin8]

Thursday: legs - 55min
Been kinda dragging ass at the gym last days, or at least the two last days.
Just going through the motions really.
But I've felt like I needed a "deload" week of sorts.
The nervous system just ain't willing.

Even took 85mg phenylpiracetam as pre workout,
but it was extremely mild without caffeine, which I haven't had all day so maybe a little in mild WD over that, lol.
But strange that this stuff was milder in 85mg than 54mg when taken without caffeine.

[Capebuffalo]

If you need a pull back. Take it. You know the drill. Then kill it.

[DocToxin8]

If you need a pull back. Take it. You know the drill. Then kill it.

I know. Forcing myself too.
Probably not gonna train today. But I want to. Just a little.
I notice my body's very ok with no training yesterday and then so far not today.

I'll see, I know the drill.

[ghettoboyd]

hey when you get a minute brother check out my log thanks to your help I finally got some decent ones with my phone now I need to get one pumped from the gym cus as we both know we look huge in the gym pumped lol...anyways check it out...

[Quester]

Pullback over!

[ghettoboyd]

Pullback over!

hit is hard bro its almost half over!!...

[songdog]

Doc's got it in BEAST mode!

[DocToxin8]

Hey folks!
Have been out of the forum last week due to a lot of crazy shit;
1-3) oversharing -deleted-
4) been training okay'ish, done more cardio (HEMA),
and my last measured BP was 125/74, pulse 53, but resting HR seems to be around 47-55 in the mornings now.

5) I'm not on tren anymore.

6) things are crazy and good.

Will be logging more this week I hope.

[hammerheart]

That sounds like a lot of crazy shit. Glad everything is good.

Did my last pm (5-20) came in?

[DocToxin8]

That sounds like a lot of crazy shit. Glad everything is good.

Did my last pm (5-20) came in?

Life is crazy and then we die, or get senile enough to just remember some "good old times" when it didn't seem crazy, but it really always was crazy.

Nope, didn't get your last PM. Try sending it again Biz.

[KJ419]

Here's how I started


Here's yesterday:


Here's from the gym couple of days ago;

You're a friggen BEAST!! Good work! You look incredible


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[Quester]

Hey folks!
Have been out of the forum last week due to a lot of crazy shit;
1) I managed to dump my GF last week
2) I had a crazy weekend
3) yesterday I went to pick up my stuff at my ex GF and ended up sleeping there and I don't think she's my ex GF anymore.
4) been training okay'ish, done more cardio (HEMA),
and my last measured BP was 125/74, pulse 53, but resting HR seems to be around 47-55 in the mornings now.

5) I'm not on tren anymore.

6) things are crazy and good.

Will be logging more this week I hope.

Glad to hear things are going forward. ...Not only have you put on a ton of muscle but you managed to drop around 50 kilos, in just a few weeks!

[DocToxin8]

Glad to hear things are going forward. ...Not only have you put on a ton of muscle but you managed to drop around 50 kilos, in just a few weeks!

oversharing -deleted-

My biggest problem these days is I'm so fucking tired!
That might have something to do with adding 4-6 hours of HEMA training to my lifting schedule, or that I really don't have to much time for sleep, I do get regular 7hours most nights (or at least 5h), but I would function better with 10h sleep.

Today I trained Lats for 40min. Easy going.

Time for dinner, or my second dinner I mean.

[DocToxin8]

Wait, did you say I've gained muscle?
I hope so but really can't see it.

Maybe when I drop some BF it will show.
Hope so.

[DocToxin8]

You're a friggen BEAST!! Good work! You look incredible


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Thanks KJ, it's nothing compared to what you've accomplished, but I try.
I think both you and Fitchick really puts a lot of guys here to shame when it comes to giving 110%.
Hope all is well with you!

[DocToxin8]

Legs today;
50min

Squats
Leg ext
Leg curls
That was mostly it.

I need to use more time on my current leg workouts, as the squat strength is stagnating. Need to do more sets.
Did a total of 6 sets on squats today;
Of which were heavy; 5, 3, 5, 5
Which I think is a bit little when not doing HIT.

Also, took 5mg Ritalin before training today and felt like I new man.
It's been a while since I touched the stuff.
Seems like I need it perhaps. Which I don't like. But oh well.

[hollowedzeus]

Hope youre doing well and things are settling down lol. Keep up your hard work

[DocToxin8]

Yesterday/Sunday: shoulders, workout 1h36min (20min warmup)

Today: Lats and some chest
H=Heavy F=going to Failure
Other reps are in sets I probably could have squeezed in 2-4 more reps
Heavy sets I could maybe have put in 1 extra rep, but it's really around 100%
Failure means going to failure, and really holding it on the negative, if not failing at the very beginning of movement.
Converging chest press: 8, 12, 8H, 8F, 6F
Lat pull down: 8, 8, 8, 10, 12H
Seated cable pull: 8, 12H, 12H, 9H
1arm-pull-up-DB: 12, 12H, 12H
St. row-BB: 12, 12, 12
Inc. chest press-BB:12,12,12,12
T:1h16min
(Did 7min warmup of stairs, so it's just over and hour of lifting)

I have to say I love going back to some regular volume training for a while.
Gonna do that until I feel like HIT'ing all the way.

(I still ramp up the intensity during sessions here and there,
otherwise it would be 2h workouts, but I don't consider what I do here HIT)

[ghettoboyd]

Yesterday/Sunday: shoulders, workout 1h36min (20min warmup)

Today: Lats and some chest
H=Heavy F=going to Failure
Other reps are in sets I probably could have squeezed in 2-4 more reps
Heavy sets I could maybe have put in 1 extra rep, but it's really around 100%
Failure means going to failure, and really holding it on the negative, if not failing at the very beginning of movement.
Converging chest press: 8, 12, 8H, 8F, 6F
Lat pull down: 8, 8, 8, 10, 12H
Seated cable pull: 8, 12H, 12H, 9H
1arm-pull-up-DB: 12, 12H, 12H
St. row-BB: 12, 12, 12
Inc. chest press-BB:12,12,12,12
T:1h16min
(Did 7min warmup of stairs, so it's just over and hour of lifting)

I have to say I love going back to some regular volume training for a while.
Gonna do that until I feel like HIT'ing all the way.

(I still ramp up the intensity during sessions here and there,
otherwise it would be 2h workouts, but I don't consider what I do here HIT)

for what we are trying to accomplish right now I feel a volume approach is what is called for here as well that's what ive been implementing the whole comp and feel it is effective so far...can you believ e its almost over? week 8 fuck...hope you are well my friend...

[DocToxin8]

for what we are trying to accomplish right now I feel a volume approach is what is called for here as well that's what ive been implementing the whole comp and feel it is effective so far...can you believ e its almost over? week 8 fuck...hope you are well my friend...

I hear you Ghetto, rest of the comp will be regular volume for me.
Hope you're well too, I've just started with some somatotropin, thinking of doing 2u/day with perhaps some days of here and there, like 5on2off or something. Needless to say I'm gonna use slin with the somatotropin,
but as I'm gonna begin a slow cutting phase I'll mainly be using NovoRapid and mostly just post workout.

just 4 weeks left?
Shit, for my part this could last another 8weeks,
but it will be fun comparing results.

Today;
2h HEMA training; soaked in sweat right now.

[ghettoboyd]

I hear you Ghetto, rest of the comp will be regular volume for me.
Hope you're well too, I've just started with some somatotropin, thinking of doing 2u/day with perhaps some days of here and there, like 5on2off or something. Needless to say I'm gonna use slin with the somatotropin,
but as I'm gonna begin a slow cutting phase I'll mainly be using NovoRapid and mostly just post workout.

just 4 weeks left?
Shit, for my part this could last another 8weeks,
but it will be fun comparing results.

Today;
2h HEMA training; soaked in sweat right now.

yes the end will be fun comparing results I just hope I am in the same league as you brother thank god its most improved and there will be improvement on my end but every one has really given it there all so I cant imagine being the most improved...not at this point...

[DocToxin8]

Ok, been slow updating this week.

Monday: pecs
TP100, mast prop 100, HGH 2u, NovoRapid 10u

Tuesday:
Rest day

Wednesday:
HEMA 2hours ; did a tournament of sorts and really gave it all
Ended up literally fainting on the couch when I got home.
Got a lot of bruises as well, God I love longswords!
(Even though I still got a marks after cuts on my arms, and Lats (where the armor didn't cover me)

Thursday;
Swimming 1,5 hours light work
TP100, mast100

Friday:
Lats program

Pull ups-wide: 15, 15, 15, 15
Lat-pull(wide back/front): 15+12, 8+10, 12+10
Upper back-row Mach: 8,8
Lower back-row mach: 12,12,12,12

(Some shoulders at the end just for fun)
St. front press BB: 40kg 8, 12, 12, 12
T;59min

Gonna keep at it during the weekend, hopefully logging some more serious volume training. These HEMA bouts have been a bit hard, as I've gone at it 100% from not being used to doing them in a while.
This has lead to two instances of me fainting when I got home.
Yes I had a few knocks on the head, but what really did it was simply overdoing it with a mask on that doesn't exactly ventilate the CO2 out very good.
Now it's summer holiday and I'll only be free sparring outside, or doing solo drills, so volume training will be the focus again.

Will try to drop in more in the coming week too.
Been a lot lately.

Hope you all are fine folks!

[DocToxin8]

Today:

Legs program
20min warm up with swords

Squats: 12, 8(100k), 5(140k), 5(160k), 3(180k), 5(180k), 5(180k), 5(180k)

Leg ext.:12, 12, 12, 12
Leg curl: 12, 12, 12, 12

Lunges-smith: (12,12)+(12,12),(12,12), (12,12)
(Double sets on lunges are deadly!)
T:1h12min lifting

Swordplay: 20min

TT:1h53min

Yes, I brought with me some wooden swords/sticks and a heavy o-katana to the gym. The rooms where they normally do spinning, etc were empty,
so I mostly used the heavy sword both to warm up and to finish.
Fun with some technique training and the sword is so heavy and long (it's almost too heavy to be practical in a sword fight, but has the advantage of reach, and bringing down such powerful "oberhaus" (as we call downward cuts in longsword fencing, that a short light sword would have difficulty parrying the blow. Now sword and shield, that's another story. It's a reason the romans managed to conquer people using longer swords.
But for people in armor, longswords are golden. They have both concussive energy to bring down an armored opponent, or you can stab him, not to mention slaughtering lightly armored opponents while their swords can't cut you at all, and as long as you avoid the thrusts, yeah well.
Each weapon has its advantages and disadvantages)
End of rant.

[Capebuffalo]

Reality check... no holding back. All or nothing.

[DocToxin8]

I'm feeling the pressure!

Trained pecs yesterday, and continued the new way of warming up;
20mins of swordplay with the heaviest o-katana I have.
Damn that sucker requires real skill to get the flow you need to not get exhausted real quick. But I like that with the o katana (way longer, and this exemplar a lot heavier than a regular katana)
one can use german longsword techniques much more,
but more aptly would perhaps be the use of the montante/spadone/zweihander/great sword, but with a single edge.
The lack of cross guards, while hindering some techniques, and providing less protection, does also mean changing grip is much easier and a second edge can be overcome just by the grip.
It is for example no trouble doing fast zwerchaus (horizontal, almost helicopter like cuts from side to side that with footwork brings you to the side of the opponent and in a position to cut off an upper body part like the head,
or bring the sword in for a thrust to face/neck/chest) in quite fast repetition.

Shoulders today!

[MuscleScience]

Looking solid Doc!

[hollowedzeus]

Nearly there doc! Keep hitting it hard. Doing great!