matt's journal

ok so today is monday. im working out chest and triceps. my workout is going to be for a lil more than 1 hour. i jus drank my hypershock energy booster N.O. thing and im starting to feel frisky.
 
i walk to my grand pa's where my equipment is. takes me bout 10 minutes to go. after i workout, i walk back home. another 10 minutes. so thats 20 minutes of cardio.
 
when i get back i will post how my workout went and what im eating for dinner.

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Walk there, Jog home.

i power walk going there ands back.
 
ok, first i did chest workouts:
EACH SET OF BENCH PRESSING I DID WIDE GRIP, CLOSE GRIP, AND REGULAR GRIP.
 
DUMBELL PRESS: 3X10 30LBS
BENCH PRESS (DECLINE): 3X15 65LBS
FLAT BENCH PRESS: 3X15 70LBS
MACHINE PRESS: 3X8 80LBS
 
SECOND EXERCISE IS TRICEPS:
 
SEATED DUMBELL EXTENSIONS: 3X8 30LBS
SKULL CRUSHERS: 3X15,12,12  25,30LBS
ROPE PULL DOWNS: 3X10 40LBS
 
thats wat i did, it aint much weight but i get so damn tired so quick, i feel i gotta hell of a workout. plus i took maybe 40 second breaks in between each set. 1 minute tops.
 
im fixing to go eat some eggs and cottage cheese. prolly 4 egg whites and cottage cheese and pepper jack cheese and some turkey breasts and smoked ham. 96% fat free ham. and dry milk to drink with that.
 
 

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hey, good idea starting a journal. i think its a great way to track your progress and hold yourself to working out. dont worry about weights, worry about form. set specific goals that you want to reach, thatll help motivate you. taking before pics and after pics is a good idea too. good luck man

bulking/strength training

soon to begin bill starr's 5X5

current maxes: 
squats: 255
deadlifts: 300
bench: 185
oh press: 125
goals for jan 1:
squats: 300
deadlifts: 350
bench: 210
oh pressL 145 

lol thanks bro. i appreciate that. makes me feel good! lmao.
 
lets see if this helps, i use to wear a size 42 pants back in april, may, june. now i wear 38. i bought some 38 levi pants during thanksgiving and they were a lil tight for me. now they fit a lil loose. it actually gave me something to work for you know...
 
i should have gotten 36's. lol
 
yea and i work out by myself so i dont push it. but the thing that gets me is short rest periods. and alot of water. i bring about 18oz. of water to skool everyday and i drink bout 20oz. while working out.. i needa drink more though.

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lol thanks bro. i appreciate that. makes me feel good! lmao.

lets see if this helps, i use to wear a size 42 pants back in april, may, june. now i wear 38. i bought some 38 levi pants during thanksgiving and they were a lil tight for me. now they fit a lil loose. it actually gave me something to work for you know...

i should have gotten 36's. lol

yea and i work out by myself so i dont push it. but the thing that gets me is short rest periods. and alot of water. i bring about 18oz. of water to skool everyday and i drink bout 20oz. while working out.. i needa drink more though.

 
 
first day looked good, Good job Matt. 
 
Also it's nice that you stuck around,  how do you like this forum? 
 
 
My name is Chris BTW.

chris? doesnt suit you. you look more like a tom or something bill maybe? bob? j/k
 
i love this forum, people actually answer my questions ans stuff and doesnt make me feel dum for posting it. plus the people on here are more knowledgeable and nice.
 
of course im sticking around killa. i like it here. my 3rd home.
 
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my breafast: 2 packs of oatmeal with water, i believe 260 caloires.
 
snack: cheddar cheese and peanut butter crackers.
 
lunch: animal snack protein bar. im going to start eating lunch agen at skool jus on tuesdays and thursdays b/c thats the days they serve salads.
 
and thats it..

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ok so today i will post what i ate. im not going to post what i eat everyday. this jus gives u an idea of what i do..
 
breakfast: 2 peanut butter sandwiches on 7 grain whole wheat bread.
 
snack: dried bananas
 
lunch: ham and cheese salad with a lil italian dressing.
 
dont know what i want for dinner. suggestions would be nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
oh and i workout biceps and back today. i will post when i get back from hittin it.
 
also my second day on yellow bullet's with ephedra..

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remember need atleast 6 meals through out the day. But your working on it.

Dinner.. Chicken breasts / Brown rice / some kind of veggies. Might even throw in a Leafy vegetable for EFA's.


the dried banana thing may not be sufficient.. I am not sure if they lose nutrients when dried, You might want to ask about that.


Instead of peanut butter sandwich try egg whites / Tuna / turkey



Could also eat oatmeal in the morning and then move the sandwich to another time of a day for an extra meal.. Get what I am saying?


Let me re write


Breakfast - Oatmeal, egg whites

snack: bananas

lunch: ham and cheese salad with a lil italian dressing

snack: sandwich on wheat bread use Tuna or Egg whites or chicken.

Dinner: already told ya.


That was just a tip, remember I am also working on my diet "only I am doing the opposite gaining weight" So my calorie intake could be higher then yours.

Go to old navys ask a pro section of the forum and get a proper diet from him. He usually has some kick ass diets and he really knows his stuff on cutting. him and dan are kind of like the gurus of the forum. Tell him your situation and ask about a proper cutting diet.

i got my diet in check but it is skool and time that kills me.

thanx for listing some foods, i will prolly cook some tuna with eggs. tuna salad sandwich? what should i use insted of mayonaise?

oh and saturday, i had a tuna steak. we went to this resturant and everything was fried. blah blah. so i found grilled tuna steak with some type of sauce and some type of green vegetable under it. they gave me corn and rice dressing. i ate 2 bites of rice dressing. the tuna took a while to eat b/c it was a lil dry but it still was good bah!!!

ok so my workout tonight....

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TUESDAY:

BACK:
CLOSE GRIP LAT PULLDOWN- 3X15 120LBS
FRONT PULL DOWNS- 3X10 120LBS
ONE-ARM DUMBELL ROWS- 3X10 40LBS

BICEP:
CLOSE GRIP BARBELL CURL: 3X10 40LBS
DUMBELL CURL: 3X10 20LBS
MACHINE CURL: 3X10 60LBS
HAMMER CURL: 3X10 20LBS

PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW IM DOING. I DONT THINK IM OVER TRAINING B/C AS EDRICE2 TOLD ME, NO MORE THAN 15 SETS PER MUSCLE GROUP. AND I AM UNDER 15 SETS. WAS IT HIM THAT SAID THAT?

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and...i think i should change some of my exercises around. like add flys to chest area and what not. but i want to know this weekend what i should add to my routine. by friday, let me know what i should do instead of what i do or if i need to add to my routine..
 
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for dinner i ate:
 
1 can of tuna mixed with 2 egg whites and 1 whole egg. i added 2 chopped tomato's with a lil seasoning and some dry milk. i also added a little pickle relish to jazz up the taste of it. it didnt taste awful but it wasnt something i would call yummy. i had about 11oz of lemonade and for dessert i had, steamed broccoli and carrots with 2 slices of american cheese.
 

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on your back/biceps day, your biceps will be getting hit with your back exercises, so i would recommend, cutting your bicep work in half, keep bb curl and hammers...probably no need for machine, and you can alternate db with barbell if u want to...but yeah, 12 sets for biceps in addition to them getting work with back, is more than you need
 
15 sets was a general guideline, its not set in stone per se, but with msucles like biceps and triceps, they get hit in chest movements (triceps) and back movements (biceps), so you can train them specifically with probably 1-2 exercises max and youll be good...the 15 sets was an estimate for your total workout, so if you do 3 back movements and two biceps, thats 15, etc.

bulking/strength training

soon to begin bill starr's 5X5

current maxes: 
squats: 255
deadlifts: 300
bench: 185
oh press: 125
goals for jan 1:
squats: 300
deadlifts: 350
bench: 210
oh pressL 145 

damn now i feel stupid. sounds like i overtrained. plus i didnt do much back exercises so thats y i put more into the biceps.
 
but i am learning as i go. tomorrow is legs and abs. any suggestions on what i should do?
 
leg presses, machine crunches and stuff i read in muscle and fitness magazine.
squats, calf raises, what else?

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nah dont worry about, its all learning, no big deal for sure...3 solid back exercises should be pretty good, 1-2 biceps to top it off...are you planning on doing deadlifts? if so, you can put them with pulldowns and rows for back, then the bicep work to finsh it
 
for legs, the best execise is squats for sure, read up on form for them...always make sure you go to at least parallel, so your quads are parallel to the ground...theres lots of technique to it tho, so youll want to read stuff about that....samne
 
leg presses, calf raises are good, also some hamstring work like leg curls...a lot of people like lunges a lot, ive never done them actually so i coudlnt attest to it
 
abs, crunches, weighted crunches, leg raises...to be honest, i slack on ab work actually
 
 

bulking/strength training

soon to begin bill starr's 5X5

current maxes: 
squats: 255
deadlifts: 300
bench: 185
oh press: 125
goals for jan 1:
squats: 300
deadlifts: 350
bench: 210
oh pressL 145 

ok this is some stuff in M&f mag..
 
they have what is called a sissy squat i might try.how about a reverse leg curl? is that what ur talking about?
 
i sure wish i could do inverted row on the bars, that seems like a good exercise.
 
they have this section in the mag on gravity gains. not using weights but using ur body weight.
 
they have dips, pushups, chinups, . so all the workouts i should do for legs is squats, leg curls, leg extensions, sumo style deadlift, lunges, romainian deadlift.
 
 
let me know what i should do

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