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RE: Veggeep's Bulking & Shredding & Just Plain Lovin' t... - 1/12/2007 10:58:14 AM
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veggeep
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OOOOooo!! I missed an entry! That's almost as bad as missing a workout! HA HA HA HA...
No such luck, baby! In fact, yesterday, the procrastination fairy tried to get in my way and I ripped her wings off and shoved her magic wand up her little green pooper. Then I hung her by her tutu on a hook in my gym and made her watch me bust a chest workout wide open. I made good and sure to get up after every other set and flex right in front of her. I gotta tell you, that little b1tch has spirit! The whole time, she hung there with those little fairy sparkles dripping from the stumps where her wings used to be, glaring at me and muttering explitives through clenched teeth. She looked like she wanted to kick me in the nuts with her little steel-toed boots.
I thought That would be enough to put her out of business, but by the time I had finished the workout, she had started sprouting a new pair of wings. This afternoon, when I went home for my Back and biceps workout, she was gone; I guess she finished growing those new wings and flew herself off that hook. I have a feeling I'll be seeing her again. The good news is, I'm already busy thinking up new ways to humiliate her 
I'll get the numbers in tonight, when I get back home, but yesterday's chest and today's back workouts were too delicious to be believed. When I woke this morning, my pecs were still so pumped I could bounce them (however minutely, LOL). That has only happened to me once before  And when I threw today's back workout on top of them, every contraction on my rowing moves stretched and invigorated my battered pecs and front delts.
Pardon me... I'm in post-workout pump Nirvana...
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Yes, that's me in my avatar, and NO, I don't look like that today. That was taken back in Jan '07, and I lost most of that progress when I slacked off last year. I'm on my way back, tho, and I'm using that photo for inspiration.
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RE: Veggeep's Bulking & Shredding & Just Plain Lovin' t... - 1/12/2007 8:00:56 PM
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veggeep
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Okay kids. Strap yourselves in and hold on tight. It's gonna be a bumpy ride  Here's all the workouts I've completed since 12-11-2006 which I didn't log here. Improvements from previous workouts (Poundages, Reps, or both) are indicated in bold type, so you can get an idea of where my workouts are changing. I don't always increase weight to affect intensity, however, so take that indicator with a grain of salt.
Date: 12/11/2006
Objective: Hypertrophy
Split Designation: Legs & Abs
Exercise Sets (Weight/Reps*)
Squat 190/10 190/10 210/10 210/10 210/10 230/10
Hamstring Curl 70/10 70/10 70/10 70/10
Standing Calf Raise 210/25 210/28 210/25 210/22
Leg Extension 85/15 85/15 95/15 95/15
Swiss Ball Crunch -/35 -/35
*Decimal values represent partial reps (ex 8.4 = eight full reps + four partial reps)
Date: 12/12/2006
Objective: Hypertrophy
Split Designation: "Push"
Exercise Sets (Weight/Reps*)
Pushup -/15 -/15 -/15
DB Pullover 40/10 40/10 40/10 40/10
Bench Press 80/8 80/8 80/8 80/8
Swiss Ball Crunch -/35 -/35 -/35
*Decimal values represent partial reps (ex 8.4 = eight full reps + four partial reps)
Date: 12/13/2006
Objective: Hypertrophy
Split Designation: "Pull"
Exercise Sets (Weight/Reps*)
Lat Pulldown 90/10 90/10 90/10 90/10
Upright DB Row 30/12 30/12 30/12 30/12
Low Cable Row 90/10 90/10 90/10 90/10
Alt DB Curl 25/10 25/10 25/10
*Decimal values represent partial reps (ex 8.4 = eight full reps + four partial reps)
Date: 12/14/2006
Objective: Hypertrophy
Split Designation: Legs
Exercise Sets (Weight/Reps*)
Squat 190/10 190/10 210/10 210/10 210/10
Hamstring Curl 70/10 70/10 80/10 80/10
Standing Calf Raise 210/25 210/28 210/25 210/22
Leg Extension 85/15 85/15 85/15
Lunge 30/15
*Decimal values represent partial reps (ex 8.4 = eight full reps + four partial reps)
Note: Shin injury screwed up my Leg Extensions. Had to drop one set and resort to lunges.
Date: 12/15/2006
Objective: Hypertrophy
Split Designation: Upper Body
Exercise Sets (Weight/Reps*)
Lat Pulldown 90/10 100/10 100/10 100/10
DB Pullover 40/10 40/10 40/10 40/10
Low Cable Row 90/10 90/10 90/10 90/10
Bench Press 80/8 90/8 90/8 90/8
Incline DB Press 30/8 30/8 25/9
Swiss Ball Crunch -/35 -/35 -/35
Alt DB Curl 30/10 30/10 30/9
*Decimal values represent partial reps (ex 8.4 = eight full reps + four partial reps)
Date: 12/17/2006
Objective: Hypertrophy
Split Designation: Legs
Exercise Sets (Weight/Reps*)
Squat 210/10 210/10 230/10 230/10 230/10
Hamstring Curl 70/10 70/10 80/10 80/10 80/10
Standing Calf Raise 120/25 120/25 170/25 170/25
Leg Extension 75/15 75/15 75/15 75/15
Lunge 30/15
*Decimal values represent partial reps (ex 8.4 = eight full reps + four partial reps)
...Better post this now, before my PC explodes and I lose it all...
< Message edited by veggeep -- 1/12/2007 8:09:50 PM >
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Yes, that's me in my avatar, and NO, I don't look like that today. That was taken back in Jan '07, and I lost most of that progress when I slacked off last year. I'm on my way back, tho, and I'm using that photo for inspiration.
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RE: Veggeep's Bulking & Shredding & Just Plain Lovin' t... - 1/12/2007 10:11:29 PM
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veggeep
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...Continued
Date: 12/27/2006
Objective: Hypertrophy
Split Designation: "Pull"
Exercise Sets (Weight/Reps*)
Lat Pulldown 100/10 100/10 100/10 100/10
DB Pullover 45/10 45/10 45/10 45/10
Low Cable Row 100/10 100/10 100/10 100/10 100/10 90/10
Upright DB Row 30/10 30/10 30/10 30/10
EZ-Bar Curl 60/8 60/8 60/8 60/8
*Decimal values represent partial reps (ex 8.4 = eight full reps + four partial reps)
Date: 12/29/2006
Objective: Hypertrophy
Split Designation: Legs & Abs
Exercise Sets (Weight/Reps*)
Squat 170/10 170/10 170/10 170/10 190/10 190/10.3
Hamstring Curl 70/10 70/10 80/10 80/10.1 80/10.1
Standing Calf Raise 190/25 190/25 190/25 190/25 190/25
Swiss Ball Crunch -/35 -/35 -/35 -/35
Leg Extension 80/15 80/15 90/15 90/15 90/15
*Decimal values represent partial reps (ex 8.4 = eight full reps + four partial reps)
Date: 12/30/2006
Objective: Hypertrophy
Split Designation: "Push"
Exercise Sets (Weight/Reps*)
Bench Press 90/8 90/8 100/8 100/8 110/8
Incline DB Press 30/10 30/8 30/8 35/8 35/8
Oblique Crunch -/30 -/30 -/30
Decline Bench Press 110/8 110/8 110/8 110/8 90/8
Front DB Raise 30/10 30/10 30/10
EZ-Bar Mil Press 40/10 50/8 50/8
*Decimal values represent partial reps (ex 8.4 = eight full reps + four partial reps)
Date: 12/31/2006
Objective: Hypertrophy
Split Designation: "Pull"
Exercise Sets (Weight/Reps*)
Lat Pulldown 100/10 100/10 100/10 100/10 100/10
DB Pullover 45/10 45/10 45/10 45/10 40/10
Low Cable Row 100/10 100/10 100/10 110/10 110/10
Upright DB Row 35/10 35/10 35/10 35/10
Alt DB Hammer Curl 30/8 30/8 25/8 25/8
*Decimal values represent partial reps (ex 8.4 = eight full reps + four partial reps)
Date: 01/02/2006
Objective: Hypertrophy
Split Designation: Legs & Abs
Exercise Sets (Weight/Reps*)
Squat 190/10 190/10 190/10 190/10 190/10 190/10.3
Hamstring Curl 70/10 70/10 70/10 80/10 80/10
Standing Calf Raise 190/25 190/25 190/25 190/25 190/25
Swiss Ball Crunch -/35 -/40 -/40 -/40
Leg Extension 90/15 90/15 90/15 100/15 100/15
*Decimal values represent partial reps (ex 8.4 = eight full reps + four partial reps)
Date: 01/03/2006
Objective: Hypertrophy
Split Designation: "Push"
Exercise Sets (Weight/Reps*)
Bench Press 100/8 100/8 100/8 100/8 100/9.3
Incline DB Press 30/10 30/8 35/8 35/8 35/8
Oblique Crunch -/30 -/30 -/20
Decline Bench Press 100/8 100/8 100/8 110/8 110/8.1
Bench Dip -/20 -/20 -/20
*Decimal values represent partial reps (ex 8.4 = eight full reps + four partial reps)
To be continued...
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Yes, that's me in my avatar, and NO, I don't look like that today. That was taken back in Jan '07, and I lost most of that progress when I slacked off last year. I'm on my way back, tho, and I'm using that photo for inspiration.
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RE: Veggeep's Bulking & Shredding & Just Plain Lovin' t... - 1/12/2007 11:43:52 PM
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vdk_au
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Bret, how much rest time do you give b/w sets?
edit: what your poundages for the different exercises like when you first started training seriously?
< Message edited by vdk_au -- 1/12/2007 11:47:01 PM >
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RE: Veggeep's Bulking & Shredding & Just Plain Lovin' t... - 1/14/2007 11:19:20 AM
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veggeep
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Well, let's see... I think I have those hideous workout logs here somewhere...
Ahhh yes, here we are (these are all poundages I've been using for reps -I have no idea what my maxes are):
Exercise 8/2005 Today
Bench Press 60 120 (includes 40 Lb Smith Machine bar)
Squat 90 220 (includes 40 Lb Smith Machine bar)
Lat Pulldown 50 110
Chinup 2 12
Crunch 12 45
Alt DB Curl 20 30
Leg Extension 50 125
Hamstring Curl 30 80
60 seconds rest between all sets (except crunches, which are always given 30 seconds)
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Yes, that's me in my avatar, and NO, I don't look like that today. That was taken back in Jan '07, and I lost most of that progress when I slacked off last year. I'm on my way back, tho, and I'm using that photo for inspiration.
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RE: Veggeep's Bulking & Shredding & Just Plain Lovin' t... - 1/14/2007 11:35:27 AM
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veggeep
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Date: 01/14/2007
Objective: Hypertrophy
Split Designation: Total Body Blitz
Exercise Sets (Weight/Reps*)
Squat 170/10 190/10 200/10
Swiss Ball Crunch -/45 -/45 -/45
Standing Calf Raise 200/25 200/25 200/25
Deadlift 185/10 135/10 135/10
Lat Pulldown 110/10 110/10 110/10
Bench Press 110/8 110/8 110/8.4
Incline DB Press 30/8 30/8 30/8
Barbell Curl 60/8 60/8 60/10
Tricep Rope 40/8 40/8 40/8
*Decimal values represent partial reps (ex 8.4 = eight full reps + four partial reps)
Note: So I got this wild hair up my butt to try a week's worth of total-body workouts, every other day. It doesn't look like much, with only 3 sets per exercise, but let me reassure you, by the time you get done blasting Squats and Deadlifts, everything else is pretty much like having to sit through 18 days of congressional hearings. I was hurting pretty badly by the time I got to Bench Presses. Of course, with me, once I get the slightest hint of a chest pump going on, my inner beasty takes over, and everything after that point is a vein-popping endorphine-saturated free-for-all
My idea is that the Push/Pull/Legs & Abs split has been working for me so far, but I get the feeling the leg workouts are carrying all the burden when it comes to massive anabolic stimulus. Why not up the ante, right in the middle of the game, for no good reason at all, just to see how much of an anabolic shock I can deliver in one week's time? I think four total-body exhaustion rounds ought to do the trick
Next week, it's back to my usual madness.
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Yes, that's me in my avatar, and NO, I don't look like that today. That was taken back in Jan '07, and I lost most of that progress when I slacked off last year. I'm on my way back, tho, and I'm using that photo for inspiration.
(in reply to veggeep)
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