Samurai's Journal (starts Pg. 3)

Todays Weight. 158.6 lb's at 9.6% Body Fat. I've yet to start getting to that gym because the owner has yet to call me back in ref. to how much i owe. So im just using my All-In-One system in the garage until this coming payday (friday)

I was @ 150 at the beginning of the month when i quit smoking. Since them i've gained 8 pounds. I guess you could say my appetite shot through the roof for quitting. Again, im not looking to become MR Olympia here, but the fact that i am way too dam skinny and would like a descent figure, i just want to fill outward, stop growing, and be around 185-190lb's. Of course i dont want to be all fat, maybe 10-12 range, but if i have to gain a big number of fat to get there first i dont mind, i'll burn it off.



Anywho. Updated pics:

Front: My bicepts are 12" just to give you an idea. Not very big at all. And i can wrap my thumb and pointer finger around my wrist with ease. Pretty tiny huh.



Side:



Back:





Adam

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Adam
Orange,CA

Once you get your gym membership all figured out, take a look at this link, grab a huge glass of water and a pillow, and prepare for some reading.

http://www.discussbodybuilding.com/3-DAY-FULL-BODY-m303404.aspx

Guys like us will respond better to workouts consisting of primarily compound lifts (squats, deadlifts, bench, O/H press, chins/pull-ups, dips, rows, etc.), and doing so with less frequency like 2 or 3 times a week.  Get in, lift heavy, and get out in and hour or so. 

If you go down to the part where it reads:

Mark Rippetoe's Starting Strength Routine:

That's the golden nugget right there.  That routine, along with a good diet, will pack on mass like crazy!  That one got me from about 140# to where I am now at ~165#.  Biceps went from 10.75" to 13.25" on it with no direct arm work.  A new lifter should see great gains from this routine in the first few months.  Look at some of brihead's posts too, he is doing wonders on that routine.  Here is some comparison pics of me between 130# in January 08 and 160# in November 08:

http://www.discussbodybuilding.com/fb.ashx?m=438923

To change things up a little, I just changed my routine to one that covers six primary lifts:

Squat
Deadlift
Horizontal push
Horizontal pull
Vertical push
Vertical pull

I can vary the push and pull lifts as I like, but they will all still be compound lifts, no isolations like curls. 

I am by no means an expert, I just wanted to pass along some things that worked for me from one skinny guy to another.

awesome work! congrats robert. Thanks for the link, i work tonight (10 hours) and i think i'll have a gander at that.

Adam

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Adam
Orange,CA

I officially bought a gym membership this morning. I start monday. I am so excited. Deff a new me happenin here. Will post my workout Monday @ 7:30.

Cheers.

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Adam
Orange,CA

Sweet!

super sweet!

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Adam
Orange,CA

It is with great pleasure I am writing my frist after-gym write up exercise thingy majigger thingy journal!

So pre-workout I do the ronnie coleman breakfast.

2 scrambled egg whites w/ 1/2 cup of grits
Glass of milk

30 minutes before i drive to gym i took my NOX-CG3(whats left of it) with big glass of water.

Got to the gym @ 5:25 - amazingly there is quite a few people there, and it opened at 5.

Anywho:

Started with Shrugs-

1x14 @ 45lb's (warm up)
1x10 @ 55lb's
1x10 @ 65lb's

After this im already starting to feel the years of weakness hah

Move onto the DB Rows:

1x10 @ 35lb's
1x10 @ 40lb's
2x10 @ 45lb's

I am feelin it like crazy right now!


Crazy 8's:

3x @ 45lb's


French Press:

2x8 @ 35lb's

DB Curls:

1x10 @ 35lb's for warmup

1x8 @ 40lb's
That was my breaking point. It had been 45 minutes or so (give or take) and I could not lift a 5lb's to save my life. But it's okay. it is my first day in the gym and I am happy that i lasted more than 30 minutes without puking haha.

Since i didn't do chest today, I'll finish up at home with some push ups/pull ups and work on my abs for about 10-15minutes.

All in all, it was a great first day and im happy i signed up at this gym. Plenty of equipment. New equipment at that and cant wait to go back on thursday.

Adam

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Adam
Orange,CA

One more thing.

Current Weight: 157.6lb's @ 12% BF  (mostly water weight - but a computer doesn't know that)

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Adam
Orange,CA

Gym @ 6:30

Rest interval of 1 min to 1min 30sec


3x5 Bench Press @ 115lb's - Man i'm weak!

2x5 deadlift @ 165lb's

2x8 dips

2x5 machine flies @ 100lb's



Im curious. Only machines close to squat racks that they had were ones that were SLANTED toward you if you were looking straight at them by like 15 degrees. And from what i remember squats are strictly up and down right? So those slanted machines wont be of any use to me?

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Adam
Orange,CA

Another thing. I dont know about you guys. But when im doing my planned workout with 4-6 different exercises at 3 or so sets each. Im finishing them in like half an hour. And that with a minute or two break in between sets. People are saying to stay there for about an hour. But even if i slack or do one more type of workout.im spent after 35-40 minutes. Is that still descent? If i end up doing more workouts, then the one's i have planned for the following day will be used up.

any suggestions?

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Adam
Orange,CA

Ran into some trouble this weekend.

When I got home from work Sunday Morning @ 6am I was light headed, and felt as if someone took a bat to my stomach. I'm pretty sure I have a stomach flu of some sort. So i end up staying in bed all day sunday. When I woke up @ 8:30PM i went on the scale to find myself weighing @ 3lb's lighter than i did on friday. But im guessing that's normal when you are sick. I'm suppose to working out this morning in 30 minutes, but i've decided to take the day off to recoop.

My dieting has slowed down too. I went from eating 6-7 times a day my first 3 weeks of quitting smoking. Now im back to sleeping over 8 hours and only eating 3-4 times a day. I dont know what's happening with me.

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Adam
Orange,CA

Well.  Thing just keep getting better for the samurai.

I had a heart attack on wednesday. Woke up 5:15pm feeling a pain in my chest so i  went to the emergency room. Apparently the flu i spoke of last, moved to my heart and caused a viral infection creating a higher mass of enzymes which caused my heart to jump outta place.

Anywho. 2 days later im home and just fine. Wont be able to workout for a week or so. But im kinda pissed.

I quit smoking. have been eating healthy for the past 4 months, and then i get a heart attack at the age of 23. I dont get it. oh yea. the best part. im back down to @ 150lb's. So much for being 158. oh well.

Im fine, im home. Im happy.

Adam

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Adam
Orange,CA

that is weird for the flu to move into your heart and screw you up like that.  I'm sorry that is no fun at all.  Hope you get back to normal ok.

http://www.discussbodybuilding.com/Seos-Log-2008-m442008.aspx

Thanks jane and seoinage.

Yes you read correctly. It was an infection cause a light attack. But everythings cool and im home here. hopefully that doesn't happen again. And i agree. Flu doesn't usually trigger that, hopefully this is the last time or im gonna hate going to the hospital everytime i get sick then have a heart attack hah

and yea jane. Im 23.

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Adam
Orange,CA

It has been like 2 weeks, I hope you got better and not worse.

http://www.discussbodybuilding.com/Seos-Log-2008-m442008.aspx

ooo yikes! good to see you're okay!

Add me on facebook!

Man oh man.

Wow you guys are checkin up on me! haha love it! thank you for kind words. I'm doing great! I have been doing cardio the past few weeks and not doing much bulking. Just making sure everything is okay chest / heart wise. I get back into my bulking routine after I get the okay in about two weeks. Everythings fine though. I'll prob start this week. He's just telling me that to be careful. Typical doctor speel.

I did lose 5lb's in those 3 days which kinda pissed me off haha. screw being healthy I wanted those 5lb's i gained :)


I am now back to @ 155 again. At least im a healtty 155. Im coming up now on 2 months of no smoking and i feel amazing. Anywho. Thanks again for checkin up on me guys and gals. Much appreciated!

- Adam

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Adam
Orange,CA

Still usin the home gym till i get this months check in the mail. But its workin out well and i am happy to say i am 5 months without smoking :) Cold turkey! :)


Then:
January



Now:







Cheers.
Adam

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Adam
Orange,CA

Wow, I some how missed your post about the heart attack. Not that I'm stalking you, but yours is one of the journals I tend to read, when it's updated.

So, all things considered, your doing great! Keep on Keepin' on, and you'll be where you want to be.. Good progress, congrats on the smoking... !!!!!'

although I do prefer the messy hair to military hair...but that is just my taste, hahaha

Thank you. Yes I do too. I had it realllllly long. where i combed it back greaser style. so i decide to shave it because i got lazy. Now everyone hates me for it. so im gonna grow it back out :)






Glad my journal keeps you amused. I'll be sure to keep writing

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Adam
Orange,CA

Quick update:

Still @ 162. I am still eating at least 4-6 times a day depending on where im at. Now taking creatine and Whey twice a day and trying to workout at least 3 days a week.

Got my home gym situated. Althought it's gonna be hard to guestimate how much weight im pulling because there are no stickers with my machine to put on the weights. But each plate is 10 lb's and i think it goes up to 160lb's. Thats more than enough to get me started.

I put these images together to help me and to show you all, all the amazing things i can do at home with just this one machine. It's pretty dope.















Cheers.

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Adam
Orange,CA

162.5 after workout. prob gonna be 160'ish when i wake up @ 4:30 later on today.

drinkin a scoop of whey w/ water. 1 banana, 1 can tuna, 1 big swoop mayo, relish, mustard, and flax seed oil. 1 glass of water. then it's off to bed.

SHOULDERS:

UPRIGHT ROW

2 X 40LB'S X 10 REPS
3 X 50LB'S X 10 REPS

SHOULDER PRESS (SITTING):

2 X 60LB'S X 10 REPS
2 X 70LB'S X 10 REPS


ARMS:

Overhead tricep extensions:

2 x 40lb's x 10 reps
2 x 60lb's x 10 reps

Triceps push down:

2 x 40lb's x 10 reps
2 x 50lb's x 10 reps

Standing Curl (LONG, fully extended curls from knee's to chin)

1 x 30lb's x 10 reps
2 x 40lb's x 10 reps
1 x 50lb's x 6 reps

Preacher Curls: Dead arms by then

1 x 30lb's x 8
2 x 40lb's x 5


BACK:

Did some seated rows 3 sets of 5 @ 70lb's, and i was good for the morning.




Have a great one all.

Adam

www.Myspace.com/s1lentSamurai
Adam
Orange,CA

*NOTE TO SELF*



.....Never drink again...

dehydrated. headaches. Dont remember much. Easily slept 12+ hours. Not pretty.

www.Myspace.com/s1lentSamurai
Adam
Orange,CA