old program, turning into twisted's program

today i started a new arrangement of workouts, did back and tris:
one arm db rows: 52.5's 3X8
lat pulls: 135X13, 155X7, 170X3, 135X3 at widest possible grip, then X3 slightly more in
dips: 15, 12, 10
close grip bench: 80 X8,8,5
 
my new workout plan will be:
monday-back/tris
tuesday-legs/abs
wednesday-off
thursday-chest/bis
friday-deadlifts/traps/shoulders
 
im just doing it for variety and tring out variations...might end up dispersing some of that friday workout to other days, like traps with back or shoulders split half between monday and thursday or something...im gunna play it by ear with arrangements
 
as for diet, im basically going to keep eating the high carbs like i have been and alternating like i planned on, but im gunna stop keeping track of everything meticulously because its gettin tidious...ill virtually be eating the same things, just wont be keeping track with pen and paper, but itll be the same thing...something about writing it down that takes its toll

worked legs and medial delts
squats: 145X10, 195X14, 235X8, 245X7
leg press: 300 3x8
calf raises: 285 3X8
leg curls: 130 3x8
lateral raises: 22.5's 3X8
 
felt good, had some good push with leg press, hit all my goals and an extra rep on last set of squats
 
tomorrow off, chest/bis thursady

worked chest and biceps today:
bench: 125X8
db prses: 55's X4, 50's X8
db incline: 45's 3X8
db incline flyes: 42.5's 2X8, 1X7
incline db curls: 32.5's 3X8
barbell curls: 60X8, hammer curls: 32.5's 2X8
 
barbell curls still bothers right wrist, so did hammers instead...inclines didnt bother wrist at all, weird...bench felt poor today, db was better but still fetl bad. probably just one of thse days, theres no reason that jumps out as to why...like diet or rest or anything, all that is similar to what it has been. only thing could be that i worked triceps on monday, but they didnt feel sore or tired or anything, just that extra push wasnt there today.
 
out of curiousity, ill weigh tomorrow...guessing im about the same at 142-143. tomorrow ill be doing deadlifts, abs and brief shoulders...im gunna restructure next week cause i know i shouldnt be doing shoulders day after chest, but itll be a one time thing so im sure itll be fine.
 

did deadlifts, shoulders, abs today
deadlifts: 195X12, 235X4, 245X4...added shrugs to the last two sets to hit traps some too, but meant less reps than i wanted
seated db press: 42.5's 3X8
arnolds: 40's 3X6
abs: 115 3X8 w 2 second hold before negative
hanging twists: 2X4 super slow
 
felt a hell of a lot better today than yesteray, so guess it was just an off day. forgot to weigh this monring, will tomorrow...but, im positive ive gained something...
 
ive upped calories from the 25-2600, not strictly counting, but still eating clean and everything, still have carbs around 50-55, protein 20-25, fat 15-20...will probably keep it that way for another two full weeks and see what happens (that would make 4 weeks higher carbs...not positive about cutting carbs again after that or keeping higher because i need to gain some size for sure...basically i have lowish body fat (im guessing 10-12ish max) so you can see my muscles pretty pronounced, but the size isnt up to par...basically, you cant tell that i workout just from my appearance in normal dress...
 
weekend off, starting next week im going to redesign a bit with what days i do what, considering moving to a full body routine in the near future as well, probably finish the next 2 weeks then try that out

today was back and tris:
 
lat pulls: 140X13, 155X6, 170X4
one arm db rows: 55's 3X8
pullups: 3X5 with flexed hang til shot at end of 5th rep
dips: 20, 12, 10 (big increase on the 20, dips have gotten muccchhh better)
close grip bench: 80 3X8
 
felt great today, weight up a tad to 143.5, so im starting to gain a bit, hopefully itll be consistent. dips felt great, so did cg bench, will move it up to 90 prob next week, pretty soon ill be ready to add weight to dips too
 
tomorrows legs/abs

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 

today was legs and abs
squats: 155X10, 205x15, 245x8, 255x6
leg press: 310 3x8
calf raises: 295 3X8
leg curls: 135 3X8
abs: 115 2X8 with 2 count hold on neg
obliques: 175 2X8
 
felt good again, another good increase on everything really, notably calves and leg curls surprised me..ive been upping it by 5 lbs per week for 7 weeks now and completed each time....on the last set of calves tho, my back was starting to tire out stabilizing from sqauts than bb calf raises. felt good push on leg press too...legs have improved a lot in general
 
tomorrow off, then chest and bis, deadlifts/shoulders/traps

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 

today worked chest and biceps
bb bench: 125X8
db bench: 55's X6,5
db incline: 47.5's X8,7,6
bb pullover: 80 X8,7,6
incline curls: 35's 3X8
hammers: 35's X8,7,6
 
felt pretty good, better than last week with chest. gained a few reps with dbs. weight at 143, so about same as monday. have been trying to lower my activity level whichi think has been good. by monday ill be up to 144 im pretty sure. weekends have been beautiful for rest, basically eat and do very little besides play music, do homework, and rest. my energy levels are great, nothing low at all...carbs are still upped, im just going to keep it higher carbs until i start to gain more weight rather than put a week limit on it, because i could gain 10 lbs or so before itll even look like anything.

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 

today: deadlifts/shoulders
deadlifts: 195 X12, 235 X5, 245 X3
seated db press: 45's X7,5,5
arnold presses: 40's 2X6
lateral raises: 20's 3x8
 
left tricep started to feel weird, but has went away, not relly muscle but in that area, not sure what was up with that. felt good with shoulders tho, seen some pretty good strength icnreases with them, next week im going to rearrange tho so im not working them day after chest. skipped shrugs, ill probably be workin them every 2 weeks or so, feel like they get hit with deads pretty well.
 
weekends off, will weigh prob tomorrow out of curiousity, and put up a slight varation of my wokouts for next week
 

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 

weighed 143.5 this morning, so a bit up but not much
 
worked back and tris today
db rows: 55's 3X8
lat pulls: 145X11, 155X6, 170X3
pullups: 3X5 with flexed hangs at the end
dips: 17,12,10
cg bench: 80 3X8
 
tad weird, felt great with rows and cg bench, dips were down a tad, by pullups my lats were tired, expected more with them...arm feels ok, bit of that weird feeling after working out, but not during
 
tomorrow ill be doing legs and abs

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 

hehe, edrice, dont feel downed wit .5lbs gains, .5lbs is a LOT of muscle, especially for a week, the whole "1 lbs of muscle a week is probable with good diet" is a load of rubbish, because many members here have brilliant diets, but i dont see them gaining 52lbs+ a year, hell most of them dont do half of that, so yes, .5lbs a week is NOTHING to be downed at.
 
 
Bodybuilding is a slow gruelling process, im sure you know this, but feel down anyway, so heres my post of support, and i would hope other members post here too to give you support, because youre one of very few new members who are taking this seriously, dont have outrageous numbers, and are generally doing your best, we crave members like you and no ones here posting there support.
 
I am here to do so, youre strength is up and by the sounds of it, your weights the same but you have lost fat from my knowledge of reading through this journal.
 
If the weightgain is still too slow, add another 100-200 calories!

thanks for the encouragement. i wouldnt say im down about it or anything, just as motivated but critical i suppose. my metabolism is weird, its kinda kicked up the last two days, ive been hungry where as im usually not, i just eat every 2.5-3 hours. ive been hungry sooner, so ive been eating sooner at times, etc...my point being, im increasing calories some. like i said, i havent been literally recording everything ive been eating and planning it, but im basically eating the same things and nutritional values as before since i have a good idea of what i need at each meal, etc.
 
i have made pretty good strength gains, certain things more than others for sure. my chest just hasnt relaly gained much, my back some...my shoulders and legs have a lot.
 
visually, i can tell that ive gained muscle...my shoulders, especialy lateral delts are coming in nicely...my long head of tris is starting to too, prob gained a bit on my arms overall...it seems like ive gained more than a lb or so, but who knows
 
today i worked legs and abs
squats: 155 2X10, 175X15, 205X8   ive dropped the weight some and focused a lot on getting low enough,
 
leg press: 320 2X8, 340 X8  felt great on this, upped from 310 to 340 on the last set and probably could have done more
 
calf raises: 295 2X8, 225 X15   the high reps at the end got my calves burning...ive found with these, i can do heavier weight but my back cant safely support going over 300 lbs yet, especially after squats
 
leg curls:140 2X8, 1X7
abs: 120 2X8 2 second hold on neg
obliques: 175 2X8
 
felt good today, especially on leg press,.. tomorrows off and then ill be doing chest and bis on thursday, shoulders/traps on friday
 
next week im going to be either starting an upper body/lower body split, each 2 times per week...or if i can figure it out schedule wise, i will start a full body workout

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 

If your weight is roughly the same but youre seeing more muscle youve definitely lost a good amount of fat, and gained muscle too!
 
 

so starting next week im going to change my routine up and start an upper/lower split.
ill be doing something like this:
 
monday: bench, incline, military, rows, pullups
tuesday: deadlifts, leg press, leg curls, calf raises, abs
thursday: rows, pullups, incline, dips, military
friday: squats, sldl, leg press, calf raises, abs
 
ill still be mixing up bb and db, grips, etc. 3 set, probably 8 or so reps. ill probably alternate some other lifts in like shrugs and pullovers...anyone reading this have any suggestions/tips/etc on this routine?

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 

today worked upper body, decided to scrap the bi stuff i was gunna do and just do back with chest since ill be doing that next week anyway, i liked the mix
 
db flat: 55's 3X7
idb press: 47.5's 3X8
db rows: 55's 3X8
pullups: 8,8,4
dips: 12,6,6
 
did one set of pullovers and it bothered my left arm, which has been weird, so i scrapped that and did back work. liked mixing back and chest, at leat much more than just curls or something for biceps...tomrrow ill be doing shoulders and deadlifts...then monday that new routine...weighed myself today, still 143ish

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 

today worked shoulders and lower back
 
deadlifts: 215X8, 245 2X4
shrugs: 185 3X8
seated db press: 45's 2X6, 1X4
arnold presses: 37.5's 3X8
lateral raises: 20's 3X8
 
deadlifts felt good, did slow and didnt use momentum at all...first time i did bb shrugs in awhile again, felt good. shoulders felt ok, not great tho
 

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