matt's journal

did not get to run today b/c it was raining and did not get to workout b/c it was raining. i have to walk to go workout and im not walking in the rain.
 
i wouldnt have this problem if i would drive.

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today for PE, i jogged 1 mile and ran 400 meters full speed.
 
today was biceps and back.
 
back::
 
close grip lat pulldown:
120lbs x12
140lbs x10
160lbs x8
120lbs xfailure
 
front pull downs:
120lbs x12
140lbs x10
160lbs x8
120lbs xfailure
 
one-arm DB rows:
30lbs x12
40lbs x10
50lbs x8
30lbs xfailure
 
biceps::
 
curling bar curls:
40lbs x12
50lbs x10
55lbs x8
40lbs xfailure
 
DB curl:
15lbs x12
20lbs x10
25lbs x8
15lbs xfailure
 
machine curl:
40lbs x12
60lbs x10
40lbs xfailure
 
 
 
 
 
please let me know if im overtraining. and also, my coaches at school are proud of me that i want to run all the time. they tell me a story of a dude that use to be chubby like me, lost 63lbs running a mile every day for 6 weeks. well every school day and days it didnt rain. then he tells me i should run 3 times a week, which i already knew, but its nice to hear that people are noticing what i am doing and are helping me along the way. and my friends tell me like every week that i look like im slimming down. it doesnt show it on the scale but i can see it with my eyes. i guess i am starting to gain muscle. i hope that my muscles are getting bigger so that they fill out my body more so i dont have as much stretchy skin. my skin doesnt sag but i can stretch it a lil bit.

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Your good bro!  You could take out one bicep work out and add another back work out like bent over barbell rows.. But thats the only thing I would change.   You know what I have found working out with my new trainer? I have found that a majority of people under train by worrying about overtraining. Overtime it's going to get more intense for you though, stick to what your doing right now though! 

i was thinking of doing that. what is bent over barbell rows for? middle back?

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yes!!! i found some more exercises on bb.com!!!
 
i found some more back workouts along with more leg workouts. im going to try the leg workouts today since today is legs and abs. i well let yall know how it worx for me.
 
what i will try today:
 
cable hip adductions and  barbell squat to a bench. i hate doing squats but i will try the bench squats and see how the work out for me. im prolly going to use my curling bar b/c it has an area on it in the middle that will fit perfectly where the barbell usually sits.

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im taking lunges out my routine and adding the hip adductions and going to add the bench squats. i wont do many bench squats though b/c i dont want to do too many different exercises. so i will prolly just do one or two sets of bench squats.
 

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ORIGINAL: getnswole

im taking lunges out my routine and adding the hip adductions and going to add the bench squats. i wont do many bench squats though b/c i dont want to do too many different exercises. so i will prolly just do one or two sets of bench squats.

Don't take out lunges.

so i should just add hip adductions instead of taking out lunges?

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well since no one posted to tell me if i should add this workout and take something else out, im going to just add it to my routine.
 
thanks for the help guys

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i worked out legs and abs last night. didnt type it up here b/c i left my paper where i workout. i will post it when i get back and also post my shoulders, traps anf frearms for today.
 
oh and instead of taking out a leg exercise, i added bench squat and the hip adductions

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yesterday was legs and abs!!! wooo hooo!!!!

legs:

butt to bench squats-
65lbs x12
75lbs x10
85lbs x8
95lbs x5
lying leg curls-
65lbs x12
75lbs x10
85lbs x8
65lbs xfailure

romanian deadlifts-
65lbs x12
75lbs x10
85lbs x8

cable hip adductions-
80lbs x12
100lbs x10
120lbs x8
80lbs xfailure

leg extensions-
120lbs x12
140lbs x10
160lbs x8
120lbs xfailure

calf raises-
3x15 at 65lbs. (i did it differently, put the bar the same position as i would while squating, by my neck).

abs:

cable crunches-
3x15 at 100lbs

crunches-
2x15

bicycles-
3x20

declined weighted crunches-
3x10 at 25lbs



today was shoulders, traps, and forearms!!!!

barbell shrug-
85lbs x12
95lbs x10
85lbs xfailure

seated overhead barbell press-
45lbs x12
55lbs x10
45lbs xfailure

straight cable front raise-
40lbs x12
60lbs x10
40lbs xfailure

seated lateral raises-
20lbs x12
30lbs x10
20lbs xfailure

traps:

upright row-
45lbs x12
55lbs x10
65lbs x8
45lbs xfailure

forearms:

behind back wrist curls-
45lbs x12
55lbs x10
65lbs x8
45lbs xfailure

reverse barbell preacher curls-
30lbs x12
35lbs x10
40lbs x8
30lbs xfailure

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today im going to try out my new routine!!!!
 
i will post how well the DB workout is than the bar workout is.
 
 
 

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you need squats on your leg day.

i didnt get there yet man. i didnt change much of my exercises except for chest, and tri's, and i recently added to my legs workout last week. remember?

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my new workout routine!!!!!! yay!!!!!!
 
today was chest, forearms, and biceps.
 
 
chest:
 
decline DB bench press-
40x12
50x10                    <<<<<< for 50lbs, i had 25lbs in each hand and so on....
60x8
40xfailure
 
DB flys-
20x12
30x10
40x8
20xfailure
 
incline DB bench press-
40x12
50x10
60x8
40xfailure
 
bent arm barbell pullover-
30x12
40x10
30xfailure
 
 
forearms:
 
behind back wrist curl-
45x12
55x10
65x8
45xfailure
 
reverse barbell preacher curls-
30x12
35x10
40x8
30xfailure
 
 
biceps:
 
curling bar curls-
40x12
50x10
55x8
40xfailure
 
hammer curl-
15x12
20x10
25x8
15xfailure
 
machine curls-
40x12
60x10
40xfailure
 
 
i hurt a lil more when doing the DB workouts and i use wayyy less weight which makes me feel weak but it is hard to control them. alot harder than the bar b/c it isnt constantly moving around like the DB's tend to do. so thats why i had less weight and it hurt more.
 
i also did an exercise that makes your chest muscle jump. i think its called chest flex or something like that.
 

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