Dr J's journey from stick to thick

this morning:  162.5 lbs

tonight:
2 x 50 bicycle crunches
db incline press:  8 @ 88, 7 @ 93, 8 @ 88
one armed rows: 8 @ 44, 2x 8 @ 46.5
lat raises: 3 x 8 @ 15
hammer curls: 3 x 8 @ 30
skipped the squats, didn't feel so well.

last night:
3 x 50 bicycle crunches
16, then 2 x 20 pushups
one armed rows: 3 x 8 @ 46.5
sldl: 3x8 @ 113
 
my knees & wrists both feel "off"

tonight:

pullups: 2 x 8 @ 50 lb assist, 5 @ 45 lb assist, 4 @ 50 lb (last time was @ 55 lbs, not 45 lbs. (next time do 50 lbs the whole time)
cable chest press: 2 x 8 @ 60 lbs, 8 @ 70 lbs (I think, next time just do 60 for all?)
machine squat: 2 x 8 @ 100 lbs, 2 x 8 @ 120 lbs
cable oh press: 2 x 8 @ 40 lbs, 8 @ 45 lbs
cable rows: 8 @ 70, 8 @ 85, 8 @ 100
cable flies: 2 x 8 @ 40 lbs, 8 @ 45 lbs
ab machine: 8 @ 40, 8 @ 55, 2 x 8 @ 70.

This morning:

162 lbs.  That was 3 lbs short of my goal for 12.31.  sigh.

the good news is that at 33 y/o, I gained 30 lbs in 7 months - about 20 lbs muscle, 10 lbs fat.

looking forward to cutting, because this fat is disgusting me, but I'm gonna push through to 175 lbs by the end of march.

tonight:
incline bench: 2 x8 @ 88, 8 @ 93
one armed rows (each side): 3 x 8 @ 54
sldl: 3 x 8 @ 118
squats: 3 x 8 @ 118 (still need more plates here...) knees aren't feeling good :(
forearm curls (each side) : 8 @ 25, 2 x 8 @ 35.  my wrist positioning on my presses is bad, they roll back, going to work on my forearms to correct this ??  My hands are small, so hard to grip the bar.

This morning: 163 lbs (with a middle of the night snack)

tonight:
incline bench: 8 @ 88, 8 @ 93, 7 @ 93, 4 @ 93
bicycle crunches: 50 fast, 25? slow, 20? super slow.
one armed rows (each side) 3 x 8 @ 54.
skipped the sldl
squats: 3 x 8 @ 118
forearm curls: 3 x 8 @ 35
lat raises: 3 x 8 @ 15.  try 3 x 10 next time.

This morning: 164 lbs

tonight:
pullups: 3 x 8 @ 50 lb assist
cable Chest press: 3 x8 @ 60 lb
ab machine: 2 x 8 @ 70, 8 @ 85
cable OH press: 3 x8 @ 45 lbs
cable flyes: 3 x 8 @ 45 lbs
cable rows: 8 @ 85, 2 x 8 @ 100
bicep machine
tricep machine
 
skipping legs altogether for a good week or so for my knees.

Yesterday:  165.5 lbs in the morning. 
 
incline bench:  10 @ 88, 8 @ 88, 8 @ 93.
bicycle crunches
one armed rows (each side) 3 x 8 @ 54.
sldl: 3 x 8 @ 118
lat raises: 2 x 10 @ 15, 8 @ 15
forearm curls: 3 x 8 @ 35

Yesterday am: 164.5 lbs.

Last night:
incline bench: 8 @ 88, 8 @93, 9 @ 93 (finally getting somewhere...)
bicycle crunches
one armed rows (each side): 3 x 8 @ 56.5
lat raises: 3 x 8 @ 15 lbs
hammer curls: 3 x 8 @ 30
sldl 3 x 8 @ 118

This morning: 164.5 lbs
 
tonight:
pullups: 2 x 8 @ 50 lb assist, 8 @ 45 lb assist
oh press: 8 @ 50, 2 x 8 @ 60
ab machine: 3 x 8 @ 85
chest press: 8 @ 60, bumped to 70, failed badly....l
calf raises: 8 @ 160
cable flyes: 3 x8 @ 50?
leg extension: 2 x 8 @ 60, 8 @ 80
cable rows: 3 x 8 @ 100
biceps machine: 2 x8 @ 80, 8 @ 70
triceps machine: 3 x 8 @ 50?

this morning: 164 lbs.

tonight:
flat bench: 8 @ 88, 8 @ 93, 9 @ 98.  finally broke through!
OH Press: 3 x 8 @ 70
bicycle crunches: 2 sets
one armed rows (each side): 3 x 8 @ 56.5
hammer curls: 3 x 8 @ 30

Your weight keeps going up, that's awesome!  I kept feeling disappointed when I weighed myself every morning and watched it fluctuate.  I finally got to the point where I only stepped on the scale on Friday mornings and recorded that.  At least that way, everytime I stepped on it I weighed more than the last time.  Just alittle mental game to play.  :)

Long live us skinny guys!  At 38, I stared at 130# at 5' 10".  I'm now hovering around 165#.  I just need to re-adjust my diet since I haven't gained in a couple months.

Keep at it man!

great progress man..same here always been skinny. went from around 110 to 157-160 now. its hard work but it pays off.

Bulking

Thanks guys, its been good, but hard progress.  Glad we're all making similar gains!

Sigh.  Missed more workouts than I wanted this weekend, from being busy.  grrr.

This morning (and yesterday) 166.5 lbs.

tonight:
bench press: 8 @ 93, 2 x 8 @ 98
OH press: 3 x 8 @ 70
one armed rows: 3 x 8 @ 56.5
bicycle crunches
SLDL: 3 x 9 @ 118
concentration curls: 8 @ 25, 8 @ 30, stopped.

This morning: 155.5 lbs

last night:
bench press 3 x 8 @ 98
oh press: 2 x 8 @ 70, 7 @ 70.  erk.
squats: 3 x 8 @ 188.  moved from the waist first - this did the trick on taking the stress off my knees, which have had a couple weeks to rest now.

This morning: 165.5 lbs
last night:
bench press: 3x8 @ 98
oh press, 3 x 8 @ 70
one armed rows: 3 x 8 @ 56.5
bicycle crunches
squats: 3 x 8 @ 118

this morning: 166 lbs
last night:
OH Press: 8 @ 70 (35 lb db), 2 x 8 @ 78 (39 lb db)
lat raises: 3 x 8 @ 15
one armed rows: 3 x 8 @ 56.5.  Not making progress here.  grr.
bicycle crunches
squats: 3 x 8 @ 118

skipped the bench to push the OH forward a bit.

no morning weight today.

gym night:
cable chest press: 3 x 8 @ 60 lbs
pullups: 3 x 8 @ 45 lb assist
cable oh press: 3 x 8 @ 60 or 70 (forgot)
squat machine: 3 x 8 @ 120
cable flyes: 3 x 8 @ 50 or 60 (forgot)
leg extensions: 2 x 8 @ 80, 8 @ 100
cable rows: 2 x 8 @ 100, 6 @ 115
different ab machine: 8 @ 100, 2 x 8 @ 110?
triceps
biceps

This morning - 167.5 lbs.

woop!

thats up about 35 lbs total, and 26.5% because I'm a math dork!

This morning: 166 lbs.  grr.

last night:
Bench press: 8, 7, 5, 4 @ 103 lbs
lat raises: 3 x 8 @ 15 lbs
squats: 3 x 8 @ 118
sldl: 3 x 8 @ 118
hammer curls: 3 x 8 @ 30

This morning: 167.5 lbs. 

last night:
oh press: 2 x 8 @ 78 (39 lb db), another 5, failed.
bench press: 8, 7, 5, 4 @ 98 lbs
one armed rows: 3 x 8 @ 56.5.  Not making progress here.  grr.
squats: 3 x 8 @ 118

This morning & yesterday morning: 169 lbs.  I think that benadryl for my cold is making me retain some water.

yesterday, gym workout, mid-afternoon, did not go so well.

cable chest press: 3 x 8 @ 60 lbs
pullups: 2 x 8 @ 45 lb assist, 8 @ 40 lb assist
cable oh press: 3 x 8 @ 60 
cable flyes: put the weight in at 60, squeezed out 4, and failed, then couldn't get anything going on. 
cable rows: 3 x 8 @ 100
squat machine: 3 x 8 @ 120
different ab machine: 8 @ 100, 2 x 8 @ 110?

went home.  bah.  crappy workout.

This morning, dropped to 166.5 lbs.

Last night:
bench press: 3 x8 @ 98
oh pressa: 3 x 8 @ 70
bicycle crunches
bent over rows: 3 x 8 @ 108
squats: 3 x 8 @ 118

going to start a cut on Monday, going to try and take of about 15 lbs of fat & see how that goes.

this morning: 167.5 lbs

tonight:
oh press: 8 @ 70, 8 @ 78, 6 @ 78, 4 @ 78
bent over rows: 3 x 8 @ 108
deadlifts: 3 x 8 @ 115

got a barbell finally!
 
20 min of stationary bike
 
diet today was horrible, missed breakfast, left my lunch in the car.  bad bad bad bad.

this morning: 166.5 lbs

tonight:
bench: 8, 7, 7 @ 103
bent over rows (switched to barbell), 3 x 8 @ 100
sldl (switched to barbell): 8 @ 115, 2 x 8 @ 120
lat raises: 3 x 8 @ 15
front raises: 3 x 8 @ 20
upright rows: 8 @ 20, 2 x 8 @ 25
bicycle crunches
stationary bike for 25 min.

Missed posting a workout somewhere in here...

this morning: 164 lbs
last night:
bench: 3 x 8 @ 98
flyes: 8 @ 25, 2 x 8 @ 30 (60)
bicycle crunches
upright rows: 2 x 8 @ 30 (60), 8 @ 35 (70)
squats: 3 x8 @ 118
just didnt' feel up to stationary bike.

cutting is going well, off about 4 or 5 lbs from my peak a week or so agao.

This morning: 164 lbs

last night: 30 minutes stationary bike.

tonight: gym night:

cable chest press: 2 x 8 @ 60, 5 @ 70
pullups: 8, 8, 7 @ 40 lb assist
cable OH press: 3 x 8 @ 60
squat: 2 x 8 @ 120, 8 @ 140
cable rows: 3 x 8 @ 100
cable flyes: 2 x 8 @ 50, 7 @ 60
ab machine: 3 x 8 @ 110
leg extensions: 3 x 8 @ 120
 
25 min. on elliptical.  feel like I'm walking in playdough...

This morning: 162.5 lbs

Last night:
failed workout  bah.
Bench: 7@ 103, 7 @ 98, 6 @ 98
OH Press: 6 @ 70 fail.
upright rows: 3 x 8 @ 60
nothing was working well, I think I went too long from my last meal until working out so my body wasn't properly fueled up.  So, put off 'til the next day.

tonight:
bent over rows: 3 x 8 @ 100
sldl: 8 @ 120, 2 x 8 @ 125 (repeat this weight)
deadlift: 3 x 8 @ 125 (repeat this weight)
31 min stationary bike - 375 cal :)
 
next workout do bench, oh & squat.

my workout schedule got completely screwed up, trying to get back on track.

this morning: 163.5 lbs

last night:
bench press: 7,5,7,5 @ 103
oh press: 3 x 8 @ 70