^^^^ thisOriginally Posted by marcus300
Lat pull downs are a great example of mind/muscle connection IMO. You can feel the full stretch and range of motion. It like you feel every fiber working.
I won't do em either anymore. Just smith inclines at various angles. It's doin the job for meOriginally Posted by marcus300
Pretty much that. I know what part I'll be working that day but I decide what movements I'm going to do when I get there. There are.days when I'll go in intending to work say shoulders, but once I start warming up I decide to work my traps and triceps. I guess I could say I loosely plan, subject to change at a moments notice![]()
My arms are still sore
.........lovely
Shoulders
Warm ups/streches/rotator cuffs
DB Press
60sx10
85sx6, drop 75'sx4
Side Lateral Raises
30sx10
40x6, drop 35sx6
Reverse fly Rear Delt
180x10
220x6, drop 200x4
Traps... shrugs. Pulled a trap muscle, nothing serious. Immediately went to work on it with the roller and I'll take tomorrow of and be fine Tuesday. Jinxed myself I think .. I mentioned something about pulling a muscle on here yesterday.
Ate big today.. just had some spinach, brussel sprouts, and a HUGE peice of lasagne.. gonna wash it down with a protien shake in a few.
You look huge ig. Good work.
Thanks man.. appreciate itWorking hard and owe a lot of progress to everyone here for the insight on new training techniques I've been implementing. Great motivation and great community we've fostered here in this thread!
about 6 weeks left.. 1/2 way done.Looking forward to wrapping it up. This will be my last ride with tren.
Excited about getting the bp down and getting bloodwork post pct.
Will begin looking into my next cycle soon, but I think it may be a while. I would like to run anadrol (never have) but am concerned about bp. Not sure if its just the tren or if drol would have the same effect. Primobolan is on the list of maybes.. but still have some more research ahead.
I think about going back on cycle every day...
I know you do
You'll be there again before you know it.
Tmrw would be back n tris :-(
Just a few more days and I can train
Are all of us 'huge' to the average person? Not talking about marcus, kel, haz, or anyone else who's 230+ and really lean... that's huge even to the above average lifter lol.
I'm asking because I saw a lot of people over TG whom I haven't seen in a year. Even people I've seen within the past 6 mos. though. Several during the course of last week commented on how 'huge' I am. I do not consider myself even that big. Definitely not huge, but I am a gym rat and they are not. I realize there is a perspective difference there but they see big people on the street I'm sure. I don't see myself as one.
Is anyone familiar with what I'm talking about here or do I have a self image issue?
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Chest/biceps/claves
Bench press 3 sets 5/5/5
Incline dumbbell fly 1 set 6 reps with 1rp 1drop
Incline dumbbell press 1 set 5 reps with 1 rp 1 drop
Hammer strength decline press 4 sets 15/12/8/7 (same weight and rest 30 seconds between set)
Barbell curl 1 set 6 reps with 1 rp 1 drop
Incline dumbbell curl 1 set 6 reps with 1 rp 1 drop
Preacher curl machine 4 sets 15/10/8/6 (same weight and rest 30 seconds between set)
Standing claves raises 2 sets 10 reps with 10 partial reps.
Seated calves raises 1 set 8 reps with 2 rp.
40 minutes done. Fast workout though.
chest/tris
decline db press
3 warm up, 1 working
88x10 88x2
incline db press
1 working
75x4 62x2 44x3
flat bench db flys
1 working
35x6 35x3
close grip bench press
1 working
132x6 132x3
rope pull downs supersetted with straight bar pull downs
1 feel set, 1 working set
66x5 92x4
10 minutes cardio on elliptical
total gym time 35 mins
Chest/bicep
Bench
Warm up
275x6
295x3
Incline db
100x5
110x5
Flys cables
70x10
90x8 ds 70x8
I rarely do bies, hit 2 workouts just messing around with them. Tried Incline curls dident like them.
What didn't you like? If they're done strictly and correctly, this is one of the best mass builders available for biceps IMO. I'm assuming this was the first time you ever tried incline db curls? Sorry if not and this sounds condescending. Not my intention
If done incorrectly (most people don't do these right) the movement doesn't feel comfortable. Painful even. In extreme cases where too much weight is used and bad form, one can injure their rotator cuff. Most people I see doing these use way too much weight. Try it with 10lbs just to get the feel and see what you think. Keep your back flat against the bench. The only muscle being recruited coming up is the biceps. Squeeze it into a ball at the top for a moment. The palm of each hand should point to the bench/body at the bottom. Turn the wrist inward (pinky finger towards your body) as you bring the weight up so that the palm faces towards your shoulder at the top of the movement.
Legs
light deadlifts, 3 sets (lower back issues, so I don't do heavy DL usually)
Deep Hacks (all the way down to the stops)
1x20 135
1x6 225, 1min rest
1x4 225
Half reps to failure
Leg Press, also deep, knees to chest.
1x15 495
1x8 675, rp, 2 more
1x2 765
Half reps, quarter reps, then calves on the toe catch to failure meaning I can't keep my legs extended anymore.
I thought my intestines would explode out of my gut on that last one but going that deep hits my outer upper quads like nothing else.
Ham curl, lying
1 warm up, 1x15, drop, 1x10, drop, 1x8, drop, 1x6
Burn out to failure at the end
I'm pooped and it's well after midnight so done. I should have done another ham movement but I did deads earlier so I'm good. Legs will be hurting, they already are actually. Short and sweet!
35Min.
Thank you!Originally Posted by marcus300
Java with the deads on leg day, how are you doing them? Are you doing more stiff leg and all the way down for hams/glutes?Originally Posted by Java Man
Right. I've never done them for legs but only for back (not stiff leg).Originally Posted by Java Man
Just curious, have any of you guys/ladies ever tweaked your spinal erectors from doing deads? I did something my back didn't like a couple of weeks ago and ended up hitting the Dr. office. Both muscles were knotted up/ spasming. They hit me with a. couple of shots, NSAIDS, etc.
I've been away from lifting for too long and am pushing 50 years old so that may be it.
I've since been following Kelkels advice about working abs prior to back workout and it really helps. Just thought I'd throw the question out for feedback/suggestions.
Not attempting to butt into y'alls thread, but figured this would be one of the better threads to post in....
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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...
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Just to throw in the comedy factor, this started about 4 days after doing deads. I couldn't get out of bed as usual, so I managed to grab the clothes hamper and use it to help myself stand up. Of course by the time I got up to the den, the d@mn clothes hamper folded up, my f@t @ss hit the ground, and I immediately had approx. 450# of English mastiff staring down at me.![]()
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...
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I absolutely have tweaked my back from doing dads/squats. I've herniated disc and pulled muscles several times throughout the years, some resulting in doctors visits.Originally Posted by almostgone
I actually just tweaked my neck yesterday, and although it's not too bad it was more stiff and I thought it would be this morning. Focus on form, and making sure I'm only putting weight on the bar that I can handle has kept me from any recent major injury.
Doing late back stretches as you stated warming up/working Abs prior to back exercises is probably a smart thing to do.
AG, you're not butting into anything brother, this thread is for all of us and we would love to see more of you here.
There is definitely a comedy factor when you throw your back out, isn't there? I have stories of me crawling out of my car up the steps into my house, crawling upstairs, falling down, etc. It ain't pretty when you hurt your back...lolOriginally Posted by almostgone
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