matt's journal

ORIGINAL: getnswole

i think it weighs 15 pounds. but i dont think i will put that much weight on it like you do. im not an animal like you lol

 
Oh your going to get up their in weight quick!  I want to see you atleast doing reps with 4 25lb plates on each side of that bar!    I mean it may take about 1 year - 15 months but your going to do it!
 
 

in a year, i will prolly get a membership at a real gym. i needa get 3 things right now: curling bar, gloves, and back belt.
 
matt's gym will be closed down b/c of finances lol.

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alright. today was my shoulder, traps, and forearms day. it was fun!!!!
 
hopefully next week, i will have some more workout stuff like my curling bar and gloves and such. if i do, i will prolly put 10 more pounds on all my free weight exercises. i gotta see first though. wish me luck.

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hey, hows lifting been going? whats the weight at?

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 

the lifting is going good. but xmas messed my diet up. im between 203-205lbs. it jumps between there.
 
i recently added more weight to my exercises. now the thing to do is to add more reps along with that weight.

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today, i ran/walked 2.8 miles. man my legs felt tired. thats the only reason why i took such frequent stops to walk instead of run. i still ran bout half the way.
 
plus it is hard to run in cold weather. it was 40 degrees today. i was wearing alot of clothes though so i was warm. but the coldness cant be good for my bones...
 
 
 
 
ok, so tomorrow i will go jog for 2.5 miles, then i wll workout chest and triceps.
 
im changing up my routine a lil bit by adding more weight for each set.
 
example: bench press-
                 70lbs x 12
                 80lbs x 10
                 90lbs x 8
                 100lbs x5
 
this is what im going to try to do, i hope i can do it.
all of my free weight exercises will look like this from now on. cant wait til i go back to skool tuesday b/c i will ask my coach if i can start running the track for PE. man that should be cool.

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ok today was chest and triceps. the switched up routine felt good. this is what i did.
 
chest:
 
flat bench-
 
65lb x12
75lb x10
85lb x8
100lb x5
 
decline bench-
 
60lbs x12
70lbs x10
80lbs x8
90lbs x5
 
incline bench-
 
50lbs x12
60lbs x10
70lbs x8
80lbs x5
 
machine press-
 
60lbs x10
80lbs x8
100lbs x5
 
perfect pushup-
 
20
 
 
triceps:
 
seated DB extensions-
 
20lbs x10
30lbs x8
40lbs x5
 
skull crushers-
 
20lbs x10
30lbs x8
40lbs x8
 
rope pull downs-
 
20lbs x10
40lbs x8
60lbs x5
 
 
i feel i can do more weight now. like bench pressing, next week i will go for 110lbs or 120lbs x5. b/c 100lbs didnt feel enuff. i felt i could have did 10-12 reps for 100lbs. but i only did 5.
 
 

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today for PE, my coach let me run the track. i ran prolly 2 laps non stop. the other 3 laps i was walking b/c i was tired. after that, i did a few rounds from one line to another full speed. i think it was about 5 yards back and forth.
 
then i ran the 400 full speed. after that, i was done.
 
i asked the coach if we can do it every day, and he said yea. so guess who is going to bust his butt for the contest... me!!!!
 
 
like i said before, if i dont win, it will be pretty damn close.

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today was biceps and back. man i was straining!!!!!

biceps-

barbell curl:
30lbs x12
40lbs x10
50lbs x8
55lbs x5

DB curl:
15lbs x12
25lbs x10
30lbs x8
25lbs x5

machine curl:
40lbs x10
60lbs x8
80lbs x5

back-

close grip lat pulldown:
100lbs x12
120lbs x10
140lbs x8

front pull downs:
100lbs x12
120lbs x10
140lbs x8

one arm DB rows:
25lbs x12
30lbs x10
40lbs x8
50lbs x5

im going to have either a grilled chicken sandwich with black eye peas for supper or just two pieces of grilled chicken breasts.



            

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man im bummed out. didnt get to go run the track b/c it was raining. dammit!!! oh well, i will go tomorrow though. hopefully it doesnt rain again.

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tonight was legssssss and abbbssss
 
legs-
 
lying leg curls:
65lbs x12
75lbs x10
85lbs x8
100lbs x5
 
romanian deadlifts:
65lbs x12
75lbs x12
85lbs x8
100lbs x5
 
lunges:
65lbs 3x10
 
leg extensions:
100lbs x12
120lbs x10
140lbs x8
160lbs x5
 
calf raises:
115lbs 4x10
 
abs-
 
cable crunches:
100lbs 3x15
 
crunches:
2x30
 
bicycles:
3x20
 
declined weighted crunches:
25lbs 3x10
 
cable oblique crunches:
80lbs 2x10
 
man the romanian deadlifts almost killed me, hurt prettttty bad. but i will get over it.
 

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yep, yep, yep!!!!
 
shoulders-
 
barbell shrugs:
85lbs x12
95lbs x10
120lbs x8
130lbs x5
 
seated overhead barbell press-
45lbs x12
55lbs x10
65lbs x8
75lbs x5
 
straight cable front raises-
40lbs x12
60lbs x10
80lbs x5
 
lateral raises-
20lbs x12
30lbs x10
40lbs x5
 
traps:
 
upright row-
45lbs x12
55lbs x10
65lbs x8
75lbs x5
 
forearms-
 
behind back wrist curls-
45lbs x12
55lbs x10
65lbs x8
75lbs x5

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not getting to jog b/c of cold weather sucks!!!!!!
 
i dont like the cold. hurry up summer!!!! dammmmmit!!!!
 
sweating is nice...

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looking good man, whats the weight been doing ?

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 

im going to weigh myself tonight. last night was 205 i believe. but i am weighing myself on a full stomach kind of.
 
lets see, today was chest and triceps.
 
i got to use my curling bar for the first time!! i got me some bar clamps and another workout thing. i dont know what its called but its for close grip lat pulldowns. it looks like a triangle thingy.
 
i switched it up instead of doing the DB extensions, i did behind head curls with my curling bar. i dont know what you call them so i said that.
 
i felt i could have did more weight for that but i worked the out pretty hard already when i benched.
 
i did decline first, the flat, then incline. incline was the hardest. decline tired me out so i had to lower my weight a lil bit. i believe i pushed 95 pounds 8 times for incline. decline, i did 115 5x, and flat i did 110 5x i believe. my other reps were 12,10,8. with 75lbs for incline x12, and 85 for flat and decline x12, then i worked my way up.
 
but man the decline hurt me bad. i was pissed b/c i couldnt do more weight for flat and incline. i had a goal of 120 pounds but couldnt do it. i stopped at 115. it sucks. but i can tell you i definately feel liked i worked them til failure.
 
oh and today at school, i ran a mile and then ran the 400 meters top speed.

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