Pumping Iron with Zemekone and Icehog3

[GreekGodX]

After 3 months of olympic lifting and multiple ligament injuries, I'm going back to hypertrophy based training.. Nothing major happened but felt like I needed to switch things up.

Today was legs and I got the biggest pump in them in a long time. Hitting them with multiple exercises and in different ways they definitely responded. Hoping to make some big gains :tu :ze

[icehog3]

Get big(ger)!, Son! :tu

[MarkinAZ]

Felt good to take the weekend off and simply relax. Up early at 04:35 for a great 45min walk with the dawg, and then to the garage:


Standing reverse curls x4/8reps
Standing bicep curls x4/8reps
Standing french press x4/8reps
Standing upright row x4/8reps
Standing press x4/8reps


Today was legs and I got the biggest pump in them in a long time. Hitting them with multiple exercises and in different ways they definitely responded. Hoping to make some big gains... :ze

Good wo Christos...

[bonjing]

question for you guys; Am I hurting myself by doing full body everyday? I feel good so far and have been doing this routine for about 2 months now. Its basically full body on Monday and Tuesday. Wed it's full body with a focus on shoulders and and tri's. Thursday its full body with focus on back and bi's. Friday full body with focus on chest and legs.

An example would be Wed:

Flat bench DB press
Cable pull downs
db shoulder press
db lat raises
db reverse flys
db front shoulder raises
db preacher curls
cable curls
reverse curls
hammers
cable rope pull downs
squats

I definitely feel stronger, and I figure if I'm not doing anything negative to my body I'll keep this up until I need surgery in a few months. I just need to throw in some cardio and stop eating so damn much.

[icehog3]

It may produce results in the relatiove short term, Greg, and sounds like it has. As some point you will get overtrained and/or stagnant, and I would suggest moving to a split routine at that point.

[Adriftpanda]

question for you guys; Am I hurting myself by doing full body everyday? I feel good so far and have been doing this routine for about 2 months now. Its basically full body on Monday and Tuesday. Wed it's full body with a focus on shoulders and and tri's. Thursday its full body with focus on back and bi's. Friday full body with focus on chest and legs.

I definitely feel stronger, and I figure if I'm not doing anything negative to my body I'll keep this up until I need surgery in a few months. I just need to throw in some cardio and stop eating so damn much.

Recovery is just as important as exercise. So letting your body rest is a must. Muscles need to rest in order to grow and working them everyday will not help them heal. You won't experience maximum strength gains that way either.

If you do decide to continue to do full body training, I suggest you break it up and do it nonconsecutive days, that way you are not over training.

[jdakine]

Finally got back into the gym last night for Chest & triceps. Felt good to work out, however I realized I have a tooth acke. Off to the dentist in a few hours:(

[Adriftpanda]

Hyde pre work out was put to use today for a heavy back day.

wide grip pulls ---- close grip lat pull downs
chin ups 3x10
T-Bar row 4x6
Hammer strength single arm pull downs 4x5
DB row ---- bent over flys

So my take on Hyde: 400 mg of caffeine, and of course our beloved 1,3 dma and a few other extracts that I have no idea what it means.

Focus and energy 8/10
Strength 7.5/10

It was right around $34, for 40 or so servings. I decided to go with the watermelon flavor, not too bad but I like the sour taste more. I usually take new pwo on a empty stomach to get the "full effect." Within 5 minutes, I felt the tingles setting in. Once I started training, the pump felt pretty damn good. Overall, it's a good pwo but that being said, it was just one day. I will give another report tomorrow. I did exactly one scoop, I may add a little extra tomorrow.

Oh, almost forgot, there is another pwo out there as well called Mr.Hyde, this is just Hyde.

[icehog3]

Sounds like another one to try.....Just for future reference, 3 of the flavors are $29.95 at FitRX.com, Huy.

[Adriftpanda]

Thanks Tom, but after shipping, it comes out to be exactly what I pay. Plus I like to support my local shop. Unless it comes to protein.

[icehog3]

Thanks Tom, but after shipping, it comes out to be exactly what I pay. Plus I like to support my local shop. Unless it comes to protein.

Totally understand on supporting your local store, Huy. FitRX has some good prices and sales on protein, and if you sign up for their e-mails, you usually get at least one free shipping code every month. :)

[Adriftpanda]

Shoulders early today.

BB upright row 4x5
seated db press 4x6
db lat raises 8x10
cable lat raises 4x8
rope slams 3x30 seconds

2nd day on Hyde. Focus and energy was 100% there. Strength, felt pretty damn good on first two exercises. Put up 85lb db on presses with no spot. After the two exercises, it just went down hill. Have legs tomorrow, may take it light even thought I wanted to do heavy all week. My lower back is still not up to par.

[Genetic Defect]

One of these days I'll get back into the gym.

[icehog3]

One of these days I'll get back into the gym.

Me too....tomorrow. :)

[Genetic Defect]

Me too....tomorrow. :)

Not that soon for me, but it will happen. :tu

[GreekGodX]

question for you guys; Am I hurting myself by doing full body everyday? I feel good so far and have been doing this routine for about 2 months now. Its basically full body on Monday and Tuesday. Wed it's full body with a focus on shoulders and and tri's. Thursday its full body with focus on back and bi's. Friday full body with focus on chest and legs.


I learned this very quickly especially doing Olympic lifts. No way you will be able to sustain this for a long period of time. Your nervous system will crash and that is the worst feeling in the world. You aren't allowing for recovery and that is very important if you want to reap the benefits from lifting.

[RobR1205]

My legs are about to explode. Front and back squats today. Along with clean and jerks.

[Ender]

11 hours at work today. Didn't want to go to the gym at 7p. My gym partner said f this I'm going home. I still went. Chest day sucked without a spotter.

[Adriftpanda]

One of the most frustrating things for me... taking a pre sup and then not even going to the gym!

On the way to the gym yesterday to do legs, got a call that I need to be home for a delivery. Ughhh, made a U-turn back home... 4 hours later it was leg time.

Front squats 5x5
Hack squats 5x5
DB lunges 4x10
Single leg lying curls ---- box jumps 4x6

Today was chest, but just made it simple and focused much more on the upper pecs

Incline BB 3x5
Incline db flys 3x 8,6,6,4
flat db flys 3x6
weighted dips 4xfailure

and threw in some abs

Not sure if I'm feeling the Hyde, Tom.

[icehog3]

I know that "take the PW and something somes up" moment, Huy! :r

OK, I get to skip the Hyde,, thanks for the tip.

Chest day today, felt strong. Started a new cycle of PH yesterday, see if it makes a difference in a couple/few weeks.

[Adriftpanda]

I know that "take the PW and something somes up" moment, Huy! :r

OK, I get to skip the Hyde,, thanks for the tip.

Chest day today, felt strong. Started a new cycle of PH yesterday, see if it makes a difference in a couple/few weeks.


PH?

[icehog3]

PH?

Prohormone.

[MarkinAZ]

Haven't reported-in in a couple of days. WO on Wed 04/03 and Fri 04/05 in the early AM following a great walk with the dawg:

Standing reverse curls x4/8reps
Standing bicep curls x4/8reps
Standing french press x4/8reps
Standing upright row x4/8reps
Standing press x4/8reps

Taking the WE off and back in the garage on Monday...


question for you guys; Am I hurting myself by doing full body everyday?

Greg, rest is key and WO everyday is simply nutz! Muscles need some down time to recuperate and rebuild. I'm currently WO 3 days a week on M-W-F in the morning with TU-TH-SA-SU off. When I return from Vegas on the 19th, I'm considering giving two days of rest in-between WO sessions and bumping-up the sets from x4 to x5. Something I'm considering at this time...


Prohormone.

Tom, we love you brother! Read this:

http://www.muscleandstrength.com/articles/prohormones-dont-start-down-road.html (http://www.muscleandstrength.com/articles/prohormones-dont-start-down-road.html)

...and stay off the PW:tu

[Ender]

On the way to the gym yesterday to do legs, got a call that I need to be home for a delivery. Ughhh, made a U-turn back home... 4 hours later it was leg time.

Wow, that would be almost impossible for me. Great discipline.:tu

[MarkinAZ]

Tom, we love you brother! Read this:

http://www.muscleandstrength.com/articles/prohormones-dont-start-down-road.html (http://www.muscleandstrength.com/articles/prohormones-dont-start-down-road.html)

...and stay off the PW:tu


Meant to say "PH", but you knew what I meant!

[icehog3]

Back today, kept it simple....T-bars, BoRs, Cable Rows and pullups.

Mark, I appreciate the sentiment, My Brother. I can find an article with an opposing view for each article, but I get that you are looking out for me. Hell, bacon is bad for you, vodka is bad for you, cigars are bad for you....I am batting .000 anyways, Brother. :) :r

[MarkinAZ]

Back today, kept it simple....T-bars, BoRs, Cable Rows and pullups.

Mark, I appreciate the sentiment, My Brother. I can find an article with an opposing view for each article, but I get that you are looking out for me. Hell, bacon is bad for you, vodka is bad for you, cigars are bad for you....I am batting .000 anyways, Brother. :) :r

...:tu

[DBall]

Actually started toying around with some pre-workout stuff (asked the guy at GNC for some samples). I've been afraid to try a whole dose, but that will probably change soon... tried 1MR, pump-HD, something else and have some x-pand stuff as well (all sample packets).

Definitely makes me feel more focused...

[bonjing]

Thanks for the tips guys :tu I'll slow it down this week. Unfortunately my schedule/workout partner keeps me going Wed-Fri. So with a change in routine will this work?

Mon full body with eliptical, Wed shoulders and tri's, Thurs back and bi's, Fri chest and legs.

[icehog3]

Looks doable to me, Greg. :tu

[Adriftpanda]

Last week was a heavy load. This week is for reps and explosivness. Decided to take everything down about 35-40% lower.

Incline bb press 4x10-12
Flat db flys 4x10-12
Hammer strength incline 4x10 with partial reps the last 2 sets
Cable decline presses 4x12-15

Felt good today, so decided to throw in a few sets of skull crushers and db kickbacks.

[icehog3]

Douchebag kickbacks? :)

Arms and abs today for me, heavy heavy heavy. Twas to be a leg day, but I have a game tonight, so legs will wait until Wednesday.

[GreekGodX]

Leg day for me :)

[Adriftpanda]

Douchebag kickbacks? :)

Arms and abs today for me, heavy heavy heavy. Twas to be a leg day, but I have a game tonight, so legs will wait until Wednesday.

Yes! Named if in honor of you, sir db :)

You mean to tell me we aren't on the same cycle this week? :(

[icehog3]

Yes! Named if in honor of you, sir db :)

You mean to tell me we aren't on the same cycle this week? :(

Nope, work training last week put me off your cycle. :r

[Adriftpanda]

Partner had work today, so I went solo. It's not a big deal since I'm going lighter this week.

Chin ups ---- bent over bb row 4x10
close grip lat pull downs 4x12 with a drop set
T-Bar row 4x10 with a drop set
db row 4x10
reverse cable flys 4x12

[icehog3]

Back on cycle. ;)

Bent Over Rows
T-Bar Rows
Pull-ups
Abs

[jdakine]

Been MIA of late, but made it in tonight for chest and triceps. Found out the hard way that an infected tooth and gym don't go hand in hand. Talk about pounding!!! After four days of antibiotics and ibeprophen all is back to normal.

2 year old root canal decided to upset my schedule, lol. I can laugh now, but wasn't laughing last week. Good to be back:tu

[icehog3]

Glad you're back and better, Jay. :)

[MarkinAZ]

Was gonna return on Monday and decided to rest the right arm a couple of more days. Bumped the Assault up to 24g:

Standing reverse curls x4/8reps
Standing bicep curls x4/8reps
Standing french press x4/8reps
Standing upright row x4/8reps
Standing press x4/8reps

Gonna start a two day rest period in between WO sessions, so my next session in the garage will be on Sat prior to traveling to Vegas for the week...

[Adriftpanda]

Welcome back Jay.

Shoulders today. Felt pretty nice today, woke up late so had to take my pw on a empty tank.

Behind neck smith machine presses 4x10
Arnold presses 4x8
Side lat raises 8x10
BB upright row ----- bb shrugs 5x10
DB front raises ----- db shrugs 4x10

Finished off with a couple triceps exercises.

[Ender]

Back and shoulders was a little rough today with my rotator cuff acting up. It hasn't hurt like this in a long time. Have no idea what I did to bother it. Rested all weekend but woke up Monday with it hurting just to turn on a light switch.

[Adriftpanda]

Back and shoulders was a little rough today with my rotator cuff acting up. It hasn't hurt like this in a long time. Have no idea what I did to bother it. Rested all weekend but woke up Monday with it hurting just to turn on a light switch.

Ouch. I had the same problem earlier this year. Went away after about 2 weeks. Lighter workload and ibuprofen helped me. Hoping for a speedy recovery.

[icehog3]

My left rotator cuff has been shot for 6 months, Andrew. I had an issue with the right one maybe 9 years ago, and it eventually healed without surgery. This one seems a bit more serious, but I am still hoping it will heal in time...of course, I continue to lift heavy anyway. :r

[Adriftpanda]

Leg day, yahhh

That was not fun.

5x10 squats
5x10 hack squats
5x20 walking lunges
5x10 single leg lying curls

[icehog3]

Cycle!

Squats
Leg presses
Leg Curls

[Adriftpanda]

Zumba or cycle class tomorrow? Your choice.

[icehog3]

Zumba or cycle class tomorrow? Your choice.

Shoulders. :(

[Ender]

Shoulder is feeling little better today. Been in a bad mood all day today so when my gym partner said "lets go to best buy then to the pub" a reply from me was unnecessary. Thank goodness they still have Founders Breakfast Stout. Man, do I ever feel guilty though.

[Genetic Defect]

Shoulder is feeling little better today. Been in a bad mood all day today so when my gym partner said "lets go to best buy then to the pub" a reply from me was unnecessary. Thank goodness they still have Founders Breakfast Stout. Man, do I ever feel guilty though.
FBS fixes all :D

[icehog3]

FBS fixes all :D

I'll have to rub some on my rotator cuff.

[Genetic Defect]

I'll have to rub some on my rotator cuff.

Aren't you cute.:r

[icehog3]

Aren't you cute.:r

Really???

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa73/icehog3/Shack2.jpg (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/icehog3/media/Shack2.jpg.html)

[Adriftpanda]

You scare baby

http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt346/hnguyen14/crying-baby.jpg

[DBall]

Went to GNC after trying some PW samples, guy told me to try M5... what the hell. I got some and will test it tonight. Anyone else try this before?

[icehog3]

Is that "MS" for Millenium Sport, Dan?

[DBall]

Is that "MS" for Millenium Sport, Dan?


Nope... it is a 5.. something by Cellucor:

http://store.bbcomcdn.com/store/prodimage/prod_prod570070/image_prodprod570070_white450px.jpg

[RobR1205]

Had my official weigh-in today. Started during the summer of 2011 at 6'0" and 155 pounds. Today, I'm the same height but 198 pounds! Very happy to no longer look like a string bean!:D

[Adriftpanda]

Never heard of it, but Cellucor stuff has never done anything for me and they are always overpriced

[icehog3]

I have never tried it, Dan, nor any other products from Cellucor.

[Adriftpanda]

Back and a little chest today.

Flat db press 3x10
Machine flys 3x10
Pull overs 4x8

Wide grip pull ups ---- close grip row 4x8
High row machine 5x8

[icehog3]

Shoulders today, and it was not pleasant

Standing military press
Seated military press
Hammerstrength press
Barbell shrugs
Abs

Tomorrow I am off the gym after 8 straight.

[Ender]

8 days straight?!!! Rest well earned. Hell, throw in a little nip of tequila while you're at it.:tu

[icehog3]

8 days straight?!!! Rest well earned. Hell, throw in a little nip of tequila while you're at it.:tu

Deal! ;)

[MarkinAZ]

Bumped-up the sets per routine this morning in the garage and feeling good:

Standing reverse curls x5/8reps
Standing bicep curls x5/8reps
Standing french press x5/8reps
Standing upright row x5/8reps
Standing press x5/8reps

In addition, upped the Assault to 25g which paired nicely with the extra set per routine. Don't know if I've mentioned this or not, but the raspberry/lemonade flavor taste great, and contrary to some of the reviews I've read in the past, the powder dissolves completely. In essence, I dump the 25g of Assault powder into 12oz of water and stir for approximately 40 seconds or more. Yeah, you get a little sediment on the bottom, but its nothing that a little swirling can't take care of once you reach the bottom. To date, no post jitters, crashing, headaches, blah, blah, and blah...


Had my official weigh-in today. Started during the summer of 2011 at 6'0" and 155 pounds. Today, I'm the same height but 198 pounds! Very happy to no longer look like a string bean!:D

Contratulations Robert! Had my first weigh-in yesterday with Weight Watchers. 5'11" and 246 lbs. Goal is to lose some weight and git it down to 210 lbs:tu

[Adriftpanda]

Back to doing heavy this week. Partner didn't tell me he was going out of town for a short trip so I was stuck doing chest today. Luckily I have some friends there to give me a spot. Heavy day, felt very very good. I was down to about 1/2 scoop of Mesomorph, so I decided to throw the rest in, along with Hyde. Yes, it was amazing. Lol

Flat bench 3x5
Incline db 3x5
Decline bench 3x5
Hammer strength incline 3x6

Weighted dips
Reverse grip tri pull down

[Ender]

My shoulder is a lot better today. I'm very surprised that it got better so soon. Even incline should press today didn't bother me.

[icehog3]

Heavy back today, got a great lift in.

Barbell rows to 335
Super-wide barbell rows to 265
T-Bar rows to 295
Wide calbe rows to 290
Close grip cable rows to 260

[jdakine]

Tonight was legs and biceps. The bicep routine was fine, legs going to be a little soar the next few days, gotta love doing legs:)

[Adriftpanda]

This how you feeling brother?

http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt346/hnguyen14/075D5146-0BE0-41F5-BB28-510F287C0D0A-8474-0000041D05744E66_zps62bb561f.jpg

[icehog3]

Shoulders and Tris this morning, after a tough hockey game late last night. Feels like the prohormones are really kicking in.

[Ender]

Chest and Tris today. Props to my gym buddy that denied my request to skip the gym for the pub and a cigar.

[Adriftpanda]

Did back on Tuesday. Went heavy again and damn did it feel good.
Tom, I take back what I said about Hyde. It was no effing joke this time around, I don't know if it was me waiting a few hours after I ate to consume Hyde or what but I swear, it felt like I could lift up a house.

Bent over bb rows 3x5 225lb
T-Bar row 3x5 4 plates (heaviest I've ever done)
Wide grip lat pull downs 4x6
reverse cable flys 4x5

Took yesterday off for my bachelor party...

Legs today with the fiance. She impressed me with squating 135 5x

Squats 8x8
hack squats 5x10
db lunges 5x8
single leg lying curls 5x8

[icehog3]

Good stuff, Huy! :tu

I skipped yesterday after a bout with insomnia Wed. night. Heading in for a heavy back workout shortly.

[icehog3]

Heavy back today, got a great lift in.

Barbell rows to 335
Super-wide barbell rows to 265
T-Bar rows to 295
Wide calbe rows to 290
Close grip cable rows to 260

Upped the ante a little today:

Barbell Rows to 345
T-Bar rows to 315
Cable Rows to 310
Pull-ups

[Adriftpanda]

Nice going Mr.Hog

Kept it simple and short today. No pwo today for me, it was not fun...

Flat bench 3x5
Flat db flys 4x8
decline hammer strength 4x8

high row machine 4x8
reverse flys ---- seated single arm rows 4x8
wide grip pull ups 3x15

[MarkinAZ]

Back from working in Vegas for a week, which means back out in the garage to pump:

Standing reverse curls x5/8reps
Standing bicep curls x5/8reps
Standing french press x5/8reps
Standing upright row x5/8reps
Standing press x5/8reps

Feeling good with 27g of Assualt...

Kept it simple and short today. No pwo today for me, it was not fun...

Just be careful on how much Hyde you injest Huy:tu

[icehog3]

Chest day....strength was just not there today. Hit some different angles to get a decent workout anyway, but getting frustrated with the chest days recently.

[MarkinAZ]

Chest day....strength was just not there today. Hit some different angles to get a decent workout anyway, but getting frustrated with the chest days recently.

I'll give you 5 points for working out today Tom:D

[icehog3]

I'll give you 5 points for working out today Tom:D


:D

[Ender]

Darn Huy, 8x8 squats. Thats insane!! How do you walk out of the gym after that?

[icehog3]

Skipped the gym today, too many high ABV beers and Black Russians on the hockey team outing to the Blackhawks game last night. Will either double it up after court tomorrow morning or train on my schedued off day on Tuesday. Feel like a slug this morning. :r

[Adriftpanda]

Darn Huy, 8x8 squats. Thats insane!! How do you walk out of the gym after that?

I did 10x10 the other week. That was insane. My legs were shot for at least 3 days. I think I spent a good 45 min just on the squat rack.

[Adriftpanda]

Skipped the gym today, too many high ABV beers and Black Russians on the hockey team outing to the Blackhawks game last night. Will either double it up after court tomorrow morning or train on my schedued off day on Tuesday. Feel like a slug this morning. :r

I felt the same way Thursday... I know the feeling, and guess what? That's why I'm going today hahah

[icehog3]

I felt the same way Thursday... I know the feeling, and guess what? That's why I'm going today hahah

I feel ya, Broham. :)

[Adriftpanda]

Shoulders today, decided to lower my Hyde intake today. Still had a nice workout.

DB presses 4x 8,6,6,6 (got it up to 85lb today)
BB upright row ---- db shrugs 4x8
Cable delt raises ---- db side raises 4x6
DB front raises ----- db shrugs (to failure for 4 minutes with little rest time)

[icehog3]

Good workout, Huy! :tu

[Adriftpanda]

Back day, felt blah...

Did deads, and after that I was dead.

Deads 4x5
T-Bar 4x8
High row 4x6
Wide grip pull downs ---- chin ups 3x8

[icehog3]

Skipped another day, but it's OK. I have 3 games in 4 nights, and will be hitting the gym 3 of those 4, so one extra day off won't kill me.

Better day tomorrow, Huy. :tu

[MarkinAZ]

Back day, felt blah...

No excuses Huy;)

Skipped another day, but it's OK. I have 3 games in 4 nights, and will be hitting the gym 3 of those 4, so one extra day off won't kill me...

Nothing wrong with an extra day of rest Tom. You'll probably kill those weights today:D


In the garage this morning:

Standing reverse curls x5/8reps
Standing bicep curls x5/8reps
Standing french press x5/8reps
Standing upright row x5/8reps
Standing press x5/8reps

Although I don't know about the rest of you, I really enjoy having some music rocking out while working out. It appears that my daughter transferred my radio out onto the patio and didn't return it last night. Gotta have the music going you know?:ze

[icehog3]

Working out just isn't the same for me without some Rock'n'Roll, Mark, I am with ya. My iPod finally crapped out after 7 years last week, and the two days before I replaced it, listening to the Top 40 at the gym, were brutal. :r

[mosesbotbol]

Gyms don't rock the music that loud that now that everyone has ipod.

[MarkinAZ]

My iPod finally crapped out after 7 years last week, and the two days before I replaced it, listening to the Top 40 at the gym, were brutal. :r

Ouch!:D...I think Top 40 is basically a PsyOps conspiracy tool put into place by the Illuminati myself;)

[jdakine]

Was up early this morning, so went in and did shoulders and upper back. Was out in Hana with my wife over the weekend, so just catching up.

My poor wife was up most of the night due to miss communication or a lack of between family in Thailand and Korean airlines. We put my mother in law on a plane back to Thailand yesterday and she didn't show up when she was scheduled. Flight was delayed, but some how they kept telling my wife the flight had arrived on time. Mom finally made and met up with family, all good.

[BHalbrooks]

Glad to hear it, Jay.

Do you guys go to Planet Fitness? They had a special, start for $1, then $10 a month. It's less than a mile from our Apartment, so we figured why not. They're all about Judgement free and ****, which I don't care about. If I can't get as much weight as someone else, who cares? If I went to the Gym with Tom, I'm sure he'd blow me away weight wise, but I wouldn't feel bad about myself for it...

When we've gone, we get stared at constantly. It's really f'in weird. We'll be doing something normal like Squats, stared at. We'll do Burpees off to the side, get stared at. It's like we have a dick hanging off our foreheads... Then you can't make ANY noise. No grunting. I'm all for nobody screaming. But if you're doing like 15 burpees, and you're struggling, I'm going to make a little bit of noise. They have something called a "lunk" alarm, which goes off if you're making too much noise, or dropping weight... Seems like a Gym for self conscience pussies.

[Ender]

Personally, I love it when I'm at the cable system and the guy next to me lets the plates slam down making my ear ring for a few seconds. I agree, there is often SOME necessary grunting involved in weight training. Disciplined breathing through to the last rep usually minimizes it though.:2

[BHalbrooks]

We've seen them talk to people who are just breathing heavy in a normal manner. They were benching a **** ton, and had a normal breathing pattern. The weight slamming I do understand.

[icehog3]

I've never been inside a Planet Fitness, brian.

The days of the hardcore gyms are just about over. The gym I train at now tries to cater to the "fitness" crowd, with tons of cardio machines and personal trainers preaching exercises that seem foreign to us dinosaurs.

Luckily the gym has enough hardcore stuff to keep the lifters happy, and none of us could care less what the others lift, we just help each other to improve. I lift with guys who bench anywhere from 135 to 595, from ages 18 to 65, and we're all supportive and cool to each other.

I grew up when a gym was weights, a heavy bag and a drinking fountain, and the fountain didn't work 1/2 the time. We wore funny looking baggy pants and lifted Volkswagons, and we liked it that way. AC/DC and other 3 chord hard rock blasted through the speakers, and after the workout we would go to Burger King and have 4 bacon doublecheeseburgers each. I kinda miss those days...I definitely miss that metabolism. :lr

[BHalbrooks]

This is the Lunk Alarm, purposely set off (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXP6WaVTJpM)

Gyms as a whole need to calm down on the stereotype I think. I don't know, maybe it's just me. Planet Fitness is a joke. They have a "Free Pizza day" on Fridays.

[mosesbotbol]

The days of the hardcore gyms are just about over.

I grew up when a gym was weights, a heavy bag and a drinking fountain, and the fountain didn't work 1/2 the time. We wore funny looking baggy pants and lifted Volkswagons, and we liked it that way. AC/DC and other 3 chord hard rock blasted through the speakers, and after the workout we would go to Burger King and have 4 bacon doublecheeseburgers each. I kinda miss those days...I definitely miss that metabolism. :lr


Here here! :tu

There's no energy in the weight area in gyms now. No chalk in the air or plates clanking. Seeing people go for max and just show some enthusiasm before their set. Actually, I have fallen out of favor of weightlifting as it is dull at the gym. It's hard to get excited when no one else is.

Pilates is most of gym time and a good use of it.

[Ender]

This is the Lunk Alarm, purposely set off (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXP6WaVTJpM)

Gyms as a whole need to calm down on the stereotype I think. I don't know, maybe it's just me. Planet Fitness is a joke. They have a "Free Pizza day" on Fridays.

Man, that's funny.

[BHalbrooks]

It's almost a Police Siren sound, and the light looks like the Old School type you'd see in Dragnet. I'll take a picture of it whenever we go back there. We're not loud at all, but if they ever say anything to us we're canceling out our memberships and leaving.

[icehog3]

Here here! :tu

There's no energy in the weight area in gyms now. No chalk in the air or plates clanking. Seeing people go for max and just show some enthusiasm before their set. Actually, I have fallen out of favor of weightlifting as it is dull at the gym. It's hard to get excited when no one else is.

Pilates is most of gym time and a good use of it.

Chalk! Yes!

Used to have the break open "smelling salts" for right before a heavy set of squats.

100 rubber plates.

Squat stands that looked like two huge tire jacks.

Now I am getting nostalgic....

[Adriftpanda]

One of the biggest pet peeves of mine is not reracking your weights. The weights looked like someone dropped a bomb all over the place.

Did chest today, felt really nice. Went solo, so couldn't go as heavy as I wanted to but still had some nice results.

Incline db 4x8 (got it up to 95lb)
Flat db flys 4x7
Weighted dips 3x8
Hammer strength presses 4x5 with drops sets

Finished off with some abs

[mosesbotbol]

One of the biggest pet peeves of mine is not reracking your weights. The weights looked like someone dropped a bomb all over the place.

Don't like that one at all. Especially dumbbells. Having to hunt for the other dumbbell is a waste of energy. I reall dislike when people who work at a gym sitting on their rears are not on the floor reracking weights.

[Adriftpanda]

Ohhhh the trainers there were doing the same thing...

[Adriftpanda]

Arms today.

Close grip bench 4x8
Weighted chin ups 4x8
Reverse grip tricep pull downs 4x12
Incline db curls 4x8
Hammer curls 4x6

[icehog3]

Back workout today, dropped the weight but upped the reps.

T-Bar rows to 295
Bent over rows to 295
Cable rows to 240
Pull ups

[jdakine]

Legs and biceps tonight after work.

[icehog3]

Legs and biceps tonight after work.

Me too, in about 20 minutes. :)

[MarkinAZ]

Good morning lifters:ze

Made damned sure I walked my radio in from the patio this morning prior to working out:tu

Standing reverse curls x5/8reps
Standing bicep curls x5/8reps
Standing french press x5/8reps
Standing upright row x5/8reps
Standing press x5/8reps

Bumped the Assault up to 30g and I thinks that's the ticket. Could probably add an additional 5 lbs to the french press, but will wait until next week...

[MarkinAZ]

A little foggy this morning during my early morning walk with the dawg. Rockin out this morning in the garage:

Standing reverse curls x5/8reps
Standing bicep curls x5/8reps
Standing french press x5/8reps
Standing upright row x5/8reps
Standing press x5/8reps

Keep lifting folks...:ze

[icehog3]

Solid heavy back workout yesterday and chest today. Hoping I still have a little juice left for legs and arms tomorrow.

[Ender]

Had a great back day yesterday. Then Christos wanted a cigar....so I may of had a couple breakfast stouts while I waited for him to get there...then may of also had some wine with the cigar. I'm so not disciplined.

[Adriftpanda]

Legs today... It was fun. Nice to be back in a gym where I didn't have to walk around finding matching dbs.

Even though I was gone all last week, still managed to get in the gym.

Hack squats 5x8
Squats 6x8
Single leg extensions ---- walking lunges 3x10
Seated leg curls 4x10

[icehog3]

Strongest shoulder workout in months today, with less pain....shout out to Scott (shilala) for the help.

Seated military press 185 x 21, 205 x 19, 225 x 14, 245 x 8, 265 x 4.
Light close grip military press for reps
Skull crushers to finish off the tris

[Adriftpanda]

225 X 14? Now, that is a freaking beast. I thought my 185 was bad ass :sl

[icehog3]

225 X 14? Now, that is a freaking beast. I thought my 185 was bad ass :sl

OK for an old guy, I guess. :r

[Adriftpanda]

Old is an understatement :)

[icehog3]

Old is an understatement :)

You're not too big for me to put you over my knee, Funny Man. ;)

[Adriftpanda]

Xoxo

[DBall]

225 X 14? Now, that is a freaking beast. I thought my 185 was bad ass :sl
damn... I thought my one rep of 145 was bad ass!

[icehog3]

Day off for me today, back to the gym manana.

[jdakine]

Did legs and biceps last night after work. The exrta four sets of squats I did is still making me feel like I just finished. Felt gooood.................

[icehog3]

Good deal, Jay! :tu

[GreekGodX]

Strongest shoulder workout in months today, with less pain....shout out to Scott (shilala) for the help.

Seated military press 185 x 21, 205 x 19, 225 x 14, 245 x 8, 265 x 4.
Light close grip military press for reps
Skull crushers to finish off the tris

225 X 14? Now, that is a freaking beast. I thought my 185 was bad ass :sl

Huy I think you are focusing on the wrong part. I think the fact that Tom did 245x8 and 265x4 after the 14 reps is way more impressive.

Good work, Pops :tu

[Adriftpanda]

Shoulders today, it was fun.

[icehog3]

Thanks, Son. :)

[MarkinAZ]

Had to travel to Santa Ana this morning for a meeting, so I got the dawg up a bit early at 04:00 for our walk, and then in to the garage for the usual:

Standing reverse curls x5/8reps
Standing bicep curls x5/8reps
Standing french press x5/8reps
Standing upright row x5/8reps
Standing press x5/8reps

Should mention we "tree'd" a racoon this morning during our walk. He (the racoon) stopped about 8' up in a "Y" area of the tree. We moved to about 10' from that "Y" and observed. That racoon was just staring down at us with its "bandit looking face." What a great looking animal. Nonetheless, and with great resistance from the dawg, we con't on our walk:)

[icehog3]

Back today, decided to go (relatively) light and make it a rep day.

T-Bar rows 225 X 25, 23, 21 19, 18, 15, 13, 11 (shortened rest period between every set)

CG Cable rows, 240 in similar fashion

Barbell Rows, 225 in similar fashion

Abs to finish.

I was pumped like crazy and soaked by the end.

I was preaching to a youngster in the gym yesterday about not going heavy every workout, cycling in some rep days....so I figured I better practice what I preached. :r

[Adriftpanda]

Back and chest day for me, this whole week has been a funky schedule so since it's Friday, just had to throw in chest... haven't done chest in a while.

[icehog3]

Back and chest day for me, this whole week has been a funky schedule so since it's Friday, just had to throw in chest... haven't done chest in a while.

Why, did something unusual happen in your life this last week?






:lr :noon

[Adriftpanda]

A little :)

[MarkinAZ]

EeeeeeeHaaaaaawwwww! Blue grass tunes playing on the local college station this morning in the garage:

Standing reverse curls x5/8reps
Standing bicep curls x5/8reps
Standing french press x5/8reps
Standing upright row x5/8reps
Standing press x5/8reps

Able to add new weight to the reverse curls this AM, and decided to add weight to the other routines come next workout session.

Assault Recon and Creatine arrived the other day. So the creatine has now been added to the pre and post workout liquids and tracking same. Dosage for Recon is 40g and will be sticking with that to see how that rides for post workout.

Regarding WeightWatchers, have dropped from 249 to 239 during the last two weeks, so the weight is taking a positive direction.

You guys have a great Sunday as its time to shower/shave and we're heading out to see Oblivion with Cruse and Freeman. Looking forward to this flic.

And, a big :hb to you Tom:tu Hope you'll be able to locate at least a couple of decent smokes from the humi to enjoy...:rolleyes:

[icehog3]

Thanks, Mark! I started off my birthday with legs and arms, I really know how to celebrate, eh? :lr

[Adriftpanda]

Chest and abs today.

Decided to make it a rep week, felt good though. Nice pump and all around good lifts.

[icehog3]

Shoulders, traps and abs today....not a bad workout after hockey and celebrating last night.

[Ender]

Back shoulders and biceps today. Not looking forward to it since I took too many days off.

[Adriftpanda]

Did back today, energy and focus was just not there. Too much on my mind. Still did it... now back to work. :sl

[Ender]

Same here Huy. Just moped my way through it. Then came home to mow grass with a mower that wouldn't start. After killing my already tired shoulder I have up and paid the kid next door to do the yard.

[MarkinAZ]

Workout morning in the garage:

Standing reverse curls x5/8reps
Standing bicep curls x5/8reps
Standing french press x5/8reps
Standing upright row x5/8reps
Standing press x5/8reps

Bumped-up my weights in biceps, french curls, upright row, and std press. The body was telling me it was time to start pushing it into a new level:tu

Have a great Wednesday everyone...

[Adriftpanda]

Long day today at the gym.

Shoulders and legs, and somehow I even managed to get deads in. I am beat, and I have work tonight too YAY!!! I will not be in the mood to deal with crappy players and dealers tonight.

[Adriftpanda]

Chesty day. Kept it to 3 exercises but did 6 sets. Light week over! Looking forward to next week.

[jdakine]

It was back day.
Cable pull downs 5 sets each wide and narrow
Cable pulls 5 sets
Dead lifts 4 sets
30 minutes cardio

[icehog3]

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[Adriftpanda]

Damn it! I just bought stuff yesterday. Thanks for looking out Sir Tom.

Chest day, went heavy but just couldn't get much going on flat.

[icehog3]

Back day for me, rotator cuff was barking, so I kept the rows (relatively) light.

[jdakine]

Shoulder day for me this morning. I think my thick scull is finally going to call the doc and schedule an appointment for the left shoulder. Mucle getting stronger, joint not able to handle and feels week.

[RobR1205]

Finally back in the gym after being in the hospital with meningitis for a week. Getting back to my original strength before getting sick slowly but surely

[icehog3]

Finally back in the gym after being in the hospital with meningitis for a week. Getting back to my original strength before getting sick slowly but surely

Kick some arse, Rob! :tu

[RobR1205]

Kick some arse, Rob! :tu

Finally put up 300 on the bench, so I'm freakin thrilled. Maybe the week off helped me recover...

[DBall]

Put up 245 on bench for one (weighed 150 at the time)... I think I took a little too much of my pre-workout drink... :r

For the last couple months, my wife has been going with me every time (so every 2 or 3 days as she couldn't get back into teaching Zumba for a while). She's been loving it and getting much stronger (we just do strength... she does her cardio at other times)... she put up 125 on bench as her 1RM!

[icehog3]

Lotsa good benching going on around here! :D

[RobR1205]

Lotsa good benching going on around here! :D

I should change my name to Forrest Gump, because I'm always on the bench (ba dum dum) :r

[MarkinAZ]

Shoulder day for me this morning. I think my thick scull is finally going to call the doc and schedule an appointment for the left shoulder. Mucle getting stronger, joint not able to handle and feels week.

Sounds like a plan Jay. Better safe than sorry...

Finally back in the gym after being in the hospital with meningitis for a week. Getting back to my original strength before getting sick slowly but surely

Good to see you in great health Rob and back in the gym...

Lotsa good benching going on around here!

...:tu

Breakin out a good sweat in the garage this morning:

Standing reverse curls x5/8reps
Standing bicep curls x5/8reps
Standing french press x5/8reps
Standing upright row x5/8reps
Standing press x5/8reps

Its warm out this way in SoCal, so stay extra hydrated today my friends...:ze

[icehog3]

Chest day for me, all the benches were occupied with doucherods, so I improvised some sh!t with dumbbells and cables and got a great lift in.

[Remo]

Chest and arms last night, I slacked last week and paying for it today (a bit sore) back and shoulders tonight unless my workout gets interrupted by @sshats like last week :sl

[MarkinAZ]

Chest and arms last night, I slacked last week and paying for it today (a bit sore) back and shoulders tonight unless my workout gets interrupted by @sshats like last week :sl

...:tu

[jdakine]

Legs and biceps this morning for me. Had a good work out, nice salad w/chicken and a RASCC before I get ready for work. It's starting off as a very good day:)

[Adriftpanda]

Missed yesterday's session, decided to do back and shoulders today. Felt great

[icehog3]

Legs and abs today. Good one again. :tu

[MarkinAZ]

Missed yesterday's session, decided to do back and shoulders today. Felt great

You're not in sync Huy, its leg day;)

[Adriftpanda]

Legs and abs today. Good one again. :tu

You're not in sync Huy, its leg day;)


I know :( we haven't been on the routine in weeks!

[icehog3]

It's my birth control, it's got me all wonky.

[MarkinAZ]

It's my birth control, it's got me all wonky.

:D...better get yerself a new Rx Tom;)

[Adriftpanda]

Legs today, yup lots of fun....

[icehog3]

Shoulders and arms today. Just picked one exercise per part and went balls out heavy.

Seated Military Press
Barbell Curls
Skullcrushers

[bonjing]

Benedic has joined me in the gym!

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj40/bonjing_album/IMG_0254_zpsfbabf8ec.jpg


"I challenge Tom!"

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj40/bonjing_album/IMG_0255_zpsb1b203e8.jpg

[Adriftpanda]

Benedic has joined me in the gym!

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj40/bonjing_album/IMG_0254_zpsfbabf8ec.jpg




That has to be the greatest picture ever....

Did chest today, nice workout. Tried to keep everything under 1 minute rest. Had to throw my ego out the door because after the first exercise, all my lifts dropped like 20% from my normal 8-10 rep

[icehog3]

Benedic has joined me in the gym!

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj40/bonjing_album/IMG_0254_zpsfbabf8ec.jpg




Benedic! You're doing it wrong. :lr

Kudos to you for getting in the gym.

Back day today:

T-Bar Rows to 305
Bent Over Rows to 315
Cable Rows to 320
Pullups

Tomorrow is a forced day off as I have the Blackhawks game, partial day of work and a hockey game...but I plan on doing a double on Sunday.

[jdakine]

Chest and triceps tonight.
Flat DB 2x15 each weight increase, then 2x10 last three weight increases
Incline DB 4x15
Skull crushers 5x10
Cable extensions
30 minutes of cardio

Took anti inflammatory 2 hours before my workout tonight, helped a lot with my left shoulder. Go to see the Orthopedic Doc on the 30th, hope find out what is going on or start the process.
Felt good tonight in the gym tonight.

[MarkinAZ]

Sunday morning walk with the dawg and workout in the garage:

Standing reverse curls x5/8reps
Standing bicep curls x5/8reps
Standing french press x5/8reps
Standing upright row x5/8reps
Standing press x5/8reps

Lately, I've been working out, resting two days, working out, etc., but yesterday I got real ancy and said "I'm hitting the garage tomorrow for a big workout." Think I'm gonna return to working out every other day again. It just feels good:tu

Jay, hope that left shoulder is feeling better for ya...

[icehog3]

Sounds like a plan, Mark! :tu

[Adriftpanda]

Staci wanted to go work out today, but since I have work tonight and she doesn't get home till 5, we decided to go early this morning... 5am.

She thought it would be a good idea to take one of my pwo, didn't settle so well with her empty stomach. She threw up half way through her leg workout. Kudos to her though, she did her thing and then went back to the squat rack.

Legs and obliques today. Kept the rest time under a minute, so every set and rep were intense and growling.

[icehog3]

No more PWO for Staci!

Chest day today....my strength on chest seems to be going down every week recently. Not sure if it's the wonky shoulder just getting worse, or my testosterone levels crashing. Wish HGH wasn't so expensive. :r

[DBall]

Bench is getting better for me... put up 235x3 yesterday (still weighing 150)! :noon

[Adriftpanda]

Chest day for me.

And I did not put up 235 x3. Good job Dan.

Flat db press 4x12 (got up to 110s)
Incline bb press 4x8 (got it up to 225)
Hammer strength presses 4x8 (with a drop set)
Cable flys 4x12,10,8,8

Finished off with some arms. Felt pretty good today, maybe it was due to having some carbs in my stomach.

[icehog3]

Did a double today. legs, arms, shoulders. Squats, barbell curls, skullcrushers, military presses, leg curls, preacher curls, pushdowns, shrugs. Strong on everything, chest seems to be my only bodypart going backwards in strength.

[jdakine]

Sunday morning walk with the dawg and workout in the garage:

Standing reverse curls x5/8reps
Standing bicep curls x5/8reps
Standing french press x5/8reps
Standing upright row x5/8reps
Standing press x5/8reps

Lately, I've been working out, resting two days, working out, etc., but yesterday I got real ancy and said "I'm hitting the garage tomorrow for a big workout." Think I'm gonna return to working out every other day again. It just feels good:tu

Jay, hope that left shoulder is feeling better for ya...



Thanks, Mark. I prefer the day on day off routine as well, hope it works out for you.:tu

[jdakine]

Chest day for me.

And I did not put up 235 x3. Good job Dan.

Flat db press 4x12 (got up to 110s)
Incline bb press 4x8 (got it up to 225)
Hammer strength presses 4x8 (with a drop set)
Cable flys 4x12,10,8,8

Finished off with some arms. Felt pretty good today, maybe it was due to having some carbs in my stomach.

Did a double today. legs, arms, shoulders. Squats, barbell curls, skullcrushers, military presses, leg curls, preacher curls, pushdowns, shrugs. Strong on everything, chest seems to be my only bodypart going backwards in strength.

Stong workouts by you both:tu:tu:tu
Day off today, shoulder day tomorrow.

[Ender]

I also had a strong chest day today. May have been the caffeine but felt good to go extra reps then increase weight next set.

[MarkinAZ]

:wo...heck of a good workout in the garage this morning. Reached a milestone wherein I was able to strip off the smaller plates and slap on both 25lb plates to the EZ bar (11lbs) and add 5lbs to all routines except the bicep curls. Here's what it looks like now:

Standing reverse curls @60 x5/8reps new
Standing bicep curls @65 x5/8reps
Standing french press @75 x5/8reps new
Standing upright row @75 x5/8reps new
Standing press @75 x5/8reps new

I've come along way since getting my arse back out to the garage to workout on a regular basis. This is what it looked like on 02/14/13:

Standing reverse curls @35 x4/8reps
Standing bicep curls @35 x4/8reps
Standing french press @50 x4/8reps
Standing upright row @50 x4/8reps
Standing press was added on 03/23/13

On 03/13/13, the Assault pwo was added which has helped immensely with the pumps. The Assault Creatine and ReCon post wo followed on 05/01/13. Its all working out very well and the benchmark has now been set for myself. No looking back, only forwards to reaching a new mark in the next 30 days.

Pump it hard today...:ze

[icehog3]

Great job, Mark! :tu

[icehog3]

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[MarkinAZ]

Excellent walk with the dawg on this Sunday morning, followed by a refreshing workout in the garage:

Standing reverse curls x5/8reps
Standing bicep curls x5/8reps
Standing french press x5/8reps
Standing upright row x5/8reps
Standing press x5/8reps


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Thanks for providing the coupon Tom:tu

[icehog3]

Back day, a bit lower weights with a few extra reps.

Bent over rows to 315
Wide grip pulldowns to 260
T-bar rows to 270
Cable rows to 290
Pull ups (bodyweight) to failure

[jdakine]

It was a back night tonight. Had a really good workout, feel great.
Cable rows
Cable pull downs
DB rows
Dead lifts

I had a guy come up to me today and ask if I was ok, because I have lost weight.

[icehog3]

Glad you're feeling good and looking good, Jay. :tu

Shoulder day today, and my shoulder feels raw. I will either feel better after the workout, or be crippled. ;)

[Remo]

Back and shoulders for me tonight (I hope) missed my workout last night because I was stuck on a call, hit chest and arms on Monday and had a nice workout.

[DBall]

come up to me today and ask if I was ok, because I have lost weight.

:noon Awesome!


Last week when I put up 235 on bench 3 times, I had a guy come over and tell me that was a "real lotta weight for a tiny guy"... :r

[jdakine]

Glad you're feeling good and looking good, Jay. :tu
Mahalo, Tom.
Shoulder day today, and my shoulder feels raw. I will either feel better after the workout, or be crippled. ;)
Wish for the feel better for you. Go see Doc tomorrow.
:noon Awesome!


Last week when I put up 235 on bench 3 times, I had a guy come over and tell me that was a "real lotta weight for a tiny guy"... :r

Mahalo, Dan.

[icehog3]

Karma, Jay, shoulder feels better after a hard workout...even after cooling off.

Not much the doc can do, been to see him quite some time ago. Most days it's liveable. :)

[jdakine]

Karma, Jay, shoulder feels better after a hard workout...even after cooling off.

Not much the doc can do, been to see him quite some time ago. Most days it's liveable. :)

Glad your feeliing good. I shouldn't type first thing in the morning. I go to see the Doc (Orthopedic) tomorrow morning for my left shoulder. Not sure what to expect, just hope I don't get a :gary

[icehog3]

Good luck at the doc, Jay. :tu

[MarkinAZ]

Last wo was on Sun 05/26 and took a couple of days off due to the inside area of the right elbow in and around the lower bicep and forearm was sore. Was gonna wo yesterday Tues 05/29, but the soreness was still there. Anyways, needed to push through this issue this morning in the garage:

Standing reverse curls x5/8reps
Standing bicep curls x5/8reps
Standing french press x5/8reps
Standing upright row x5/8reps
Standing press x5/8reps

Didn't think I was gonna make it through the rev curls and it took through the 3rd set in the bicep curls before the right arm felt loose and warmed-up. Nonetheless, wo completed and the right arm is stiff and sore:r Time to hit the hot shower...


I go to see the Doc (Orthopedic) tomorrow morning for my left shoulder. Not sure what to expect...

Thinking positive thoughts for you this morning Jay:tu

[icehog3]

Good job, Mark. :tu

Hoping the visit doc went well as well, Jay.

Day off today....my left shoulder thanks me very much. :)

[MarkinAZ]

:D...Thanks Tom. Got an ice bag on the right arm as we speak:tu

[Ender]

Gotta do chest and triceps today. Feeling tired so I'll have to use anger from the Red Wings elimination as fuel.

[bonjing]

Glad your feeliing good. I shouldn't type first thing in the morning. I go to see the Doc (Orthopedic) tomorrow morning for my left shoulder. Not sure what to expect, just hope I don't get a :gary

How's the shoulder Jay?

[Adriftpanda]

Did legs today, yay.

10x8 front squats
DB lunges 3x20
Seated leg extensions 4x10
Lying leg curls 3x12

Not fun.

[bonjing]

Seated leg extensions 4x10


Not fun.

Overheard one of our trainers talking about the leg extension machine and he mentioned that it wasn't "good for you" and he wished that he could have gotten rid of that machine. Any of you guys no why it's bad for you?

[icehog3]

It's hard on the knee ligaments/tendons, Greg. It is basically good for competing bodybuilders who need crazy separation/striation in their quad muscles, but not for your average lifter just trying to gain muscle or functional strength.

Have to get the gym early tomorrow, Hawks Finals tickets on sale at Noon.

[jdakine]

How's the shoulder Jay?

Today's visit took 2 hours to see the Doc, busy office. Currently he stated I have Impingement and Bursitis going on. That's what he can see from the x-ray.
Told me to cut back on some of the upper body wieght training:sl, Not happy. Sending me to his special Physical Theropist and I need to get an MRI done.

Guess my legs workouts are going to increase, along with cardio.

Mahalo for all the support guys, really appreciate it:tu

[icehog3]

Hope you get some relief, Jay. :)

[Adriftpanda]

Overheard one of our trainers talking about the leg extension machine and he mentioned that it wasn't "good for you" and he wished that he could have gotten rid of that machine. Any of you guys no why it's bad for you?

I've also heard, squats are not good for your knees but I still do them. :D

Could have been worse, Jay. Glad you're okay. Just a couple weeks, won't kill you.

[icehog3]

Sitting at work with a bag of ice on my left shoulder. It popped at the gym, really popped, and I am just being cautious. Funny thing is, I have probably 50-60% better range of motion now than I have had in weeks, so I may have actually helped it in the long run....loosened an impingement or broke some scar tissue or something. I think I will have a better idea tomorrow, but am hoping for the best.

[MarkinAZ]

Sitting at work with a bag of ice on my left shoulder. It popped at the gym, really popped, and I am just being cautious. Funny thing is, I have probably 50-60% better range of motion now than I have had in weeks, so I may have actually helped it in the long run....loosened an impingement or broke some scar tissue or something. I think I will have a better idea tomorrow, but am hoping for the best.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you Tom:D BTW, I'm sitting here as we speak with an ice bag on the inside area of my right arm. Good stuff:D Ice and taking the day off in between wo' appear to help...

[icehog3]

Thanks Mark! :D

[Adriftpanda]

Yup, hope it's not anything more than some ice and rest.

Went in a did some back and arms today. elbow felt it while doing some triceps so I called it a day, at least it was my last or 2nd to last exercise. Back felt great though. Gonna take a couple days off to rest this elbow, or just do legs on Monday...

[icehog3]

Yup, hope it's not anything more than some ice and rest.



Rest? When did I say I was gonna rest, Huy? :lr

Glad you got in a good one today. :tu

[icehog3]

Not sure how I am going to feel tomorrow, or if lifting is going to hurt (or even be possible right away), but I have been icing and stretching my shoulder all day, and am able to get my left arm straight up over my head for the first time in almost a year. Could I have broke/fixed my shoulder? :lr

[Adriftpanda]

Back day yesterday, felt pretty good. Elbow was okay. Love the feeling of a sore back.

Today was a push day, had to reduce the weight and the reps due to the elbow. Kept everything under 8 reps. Skipped the tricep as well. Think I will take this whole week off as far as push exercises.

Legs and plyo tomorrow and Friday. Maybe it'll be better come Saturday.

[icehog3]

Scheduled day off today, and have a game late night. Not sure if I am going to take one more day off tomorrow to let the shoulder heal a little more...I am leaning towards that now.

[MarkinAZ]

Think this thread needs a healthy dose of Ben Gay...;)

Last wo was on Sat 6/1 and all week prior to this the right inside forearm and lower bicep had been revealing achiness and stiffness with some dull pain. Took Monday through Wednesday and iced the area twice a day. Was going to take today off as well, but said "screw it" and hit the garage after a good 50min walk with the dawg:

Standing reverse curls x5/8reps
Standing bicep curls x5/8reps
Standing french press x5/8reps
Standing upright row x5/8reps
Standing press x5/8reps

Really needed to push through the pain this morning as the first few sets in the rev curls and bicep curls were tough, but did it. Now, where did I put that bag of ice:D

[icehog3]

Did back today, first time since my shoulder popped out doing it last week. Kept relatively light, and stopped a rep short of failure every set...it was just in my head, didn't want to feel that again. :hn

Barbell Rows to 265
T-Bar Rows to 245
Cable Rows to 240
Pullups (bodyweight).

Good to know I am not injured with a sprain or tear, but a little unnerving knowing the joint is not completely stable yet.

[jdakine]

Good to hear, Tom. Stay healthy my Bruddah.

[Adriftpanda]

Shoulders today. Elbows felt so so, had to keep the reps a little low.

DB presses 4x5
Cable upright rows ---- cable front raises 4x6
DB side raises ---- db front raises 4x6
DB shurgs 4x15 (tried placing the db to the front as well as the side)

[Adriftpanda]

Legs today.

Squats, lunges, box jumps, and all the fun stuff when it comes to legs.

[RobR1205]

Did some pulling today...

Tbar rows 225x8,8,8,8
Lat pull downs 150x12,10,10,8
Spider curls/cable curls superset 115x12,10,8,8/70x10,10,10,10
Snatch 135x10, 155x5 ( hurt my knee )
Seated bicep curls 35x12,10,10,8
Low rows 180x12,10,10,8

Weight: 207:)
Height:6'0"

[icehog3]

Did a double today, legs, shoulders, arms and abs so I could nurse the hangover I know I will have tomorrow. :r

Only fallout from popping my shoulder out last Saturday is that I can't train biceps very intensely, think I must have sprained the tendon that ties in the left shoulder and bicep.

[RobR1205]

Rest day :)

[Adriftpanda]

Chest day.

Took awhile to get my elbow warmed up but it felt okay after a few sets.

BB bench press 5x5
Incline hammer strength press 4x6
Flat DB flys 4x5
Incline cable presses 3x8

Finished off using the TRX suspension cables. Been using those the last few training days, and I have to admit, better workout than I thought.

[Adriftpanda]

Shoulders today.

Arnold presses 5x6
Seated lat raises 4x6
Single arm db row ----- single db lat raises 4x5
BB front raises 4x5
DB shrugs 4x12

[icehog3]

Skipped today....two hockey games and insomnia Sunday kicked my arse. Only one game tonight, so back to the gym in the morning.

[jdakine]

Follow the advise of the doctor and still on break. Kinda sucks.......

[icehog3]

Follow the advise of the doctor and still on break. Kinda sucks.......

That's why I use a doctor who is an athlete, Jay. :)

[BHalbrooks]

How's your shoulder, Tom?

[icehog3]

How's your shoulder, Tom?

Crippled, Brian :r ...actually, it works pretty good on everything but biceps now. I think the tendon that ties in the shoulder and bi is sprained, or at least inflamed.

[BHalbrooks]

Sounds awful.

[icehog3]

Sounds awful.

After 35+ years of heavy training, pretty much not understanding "cycling" my weights the first 25+, I am just lucky I can still do it, play hockey, walk, etc. :r

[MarkinAZ]

So, I've been using Muscle Pharm' Re-con for a post workout drink which has been working out pretty good now. The mango/orange flavor taste good and the powder mixes in with water fairly decent after a 60+ second stir. In addition, I've been tossing-in 5gm of Muscle Pharms Creatine blend too.

Question is: what post workout drink have you guys been consuming post workout and has it been working for you?

After 35+ years of heavy training, pretty much not understanding "cycling" my weights the first 25+, I am just lucky I can still do it, play hockey, walk, etc. :r

Smoke two cigars and call me in the morning Tom;)

[icehog3]

Mark, I have just been taking about 25-30 grams of ON Gold Standard Whey and 15 or so grams of ON BCAAs, along with a regimen of specific vitamins and minerals for recovery. I have done some of the mixes in the past, this just ends up being a little less costly for me. I do throw in some CreaCore creatine pre and post workout sometimes as well.

[Adriftpanda]

Mark, I take Isoflex protein for a post workout. Take 1.5-2 scoops of protein (40-50 grams) and through out the day I sip on ON (optimal nutrition) BCAA. As far as vitamins and minerals go, I take glutamine chondroitin.


Had a good back day yesterday, kept it to 4 lifts but we did not keep track of our sets, so I think we ended up doing like 8 sets of t-bar row

T-Bar
wide grip pull ups ---- reverse grip lat pull downs
seated bent over flys

Finished off with a couple sets of biceps, but by then my arms were down.

[Adriftpanda]

http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt346/hnguyen14/503662D9-3C41-4D16-ADC2-92F591DF522D-17541-000006B0F84A1462_zps09b9c871.jpg

[icehog3]

Back day for me, went high reps and low weights with low rest to keep from popping my shoulder.

Wide grip pulldowns to 260
Close grip pulldowns to 260
T bar rows to 250
Bent Over Rows to 245
Pull ups
Dead hangs
Abs

[RobR1205]

Today, I reached a very special personal goal. Two years ago, I weighed in at 155 pounds. Determined to become healthier and more in shape, I began to workout for the first time ever. 2 years, 4 waist sizes, 1 shirt size, and 52 pounds later, I finally reached my goal of weighing over 200 pounds and getting in the best shape of my life. I never thought I'd be able to bench over 225 pounds, now I'm doing 275 for 8. Thanks for all the support motivation this thread has given!

http://i1150.photobucket.com/albums/o609/robertrubiano92/1013715_324031511062488_1172610189_n_zpsa9c67156.j pg (http://s1150.photobucket.com/user/robertrubiano92/media/1013715_324031511062488_1172610189_n_zpsa9c67156.j pg.html)

[icehog3]

Congrats, Rob...awesome dedication and commitment! :tu

[MarkinAZ]

Thanks for all the support motivation this thread has given!

Congratulations Rob:tu Hard work eventually pays off. Although, you will not be seeing any photo's of me anytime soon. Still got a little "baby fat" I'm trying to work off the mid section:r

[MarkinAZ]

Mark, I have just been taking about 25-30 grams of ON Gold Standard Whey and 15 or so grams of ON BCAAs, along with a regimen of specific vitamins and minerals for recovery. I have done some of the mixes in the past, this just ends up being a little less costly for me. I do throw in some CreaCore creatine pre and post workout sometimes as well.

Mark, I take Isoflex protein for a post workout. Take 1.5-2 scoops of protein (40-50 grams) and through out the day I sip on ON (optimal nutrition) BCAA. As far as vitamins and minerals go, I take glutamine chondroitin.

...thank you:tu

[MarkinAZ]

Good amount of heat hanging around in the garage this morning adding to a great workout:

Standing reverse curls x5/8reps
Standing bicep curls x5/8reps
Standing french press x5/8reps
Standing upright row x5/8reps
Standing press x5/8reps

Slight dull pain in the right bicep/forearm area at the beginning of the wo, but worked through that, and now that area is feeling quite good (for the time being):D

[Adriftpanda]

quads and chest today.

squats 10x5

flat bb 5x5
incline bb 4x6
flys 4x6
decline hammer strength 4x6

[icehog3]

Legs, arms and abs today.

Leg Press and curls only for legs as I have a game tonight.

Close grip bench and cables for tris.

Preacher curls and dumbbell curls for bis.

I prefer doing barbell curls, but my shoulder/bicep tendon actually felt OK doing these exercises today, so I am probably going to stick with them a couple more workouts and see if I can heal up some more.

[MarkinAZ]

Still smelling the Ben Gay and Atomic Bomb in this thread:D;)

[icehog3]

Still smelling the Ben Gay and Atomic Bomb in this thread:D;)

Biofreeze, Baby! Bathe my shoulder in it before every workout. :lr

[MarkinAZ]

Biofreeze, Baby! Bathe my shoulder in it before every workout. :lr

...:tu

That dull pain/stiffness is still there in the rt inside forearm/bicep area, but just pushing that issue to the back of my mind and continuing to work through it:

Standing reverse curls x5/8reps
Standing bicep curls x5/8reps
Standing french press x5/8reps
Standing upright row x5/8reps
Standing press x5/8reps

On the plus side, added another 5 lbs to the standing press, which bumps me up to 80 lbs on that routine. Look out Rob. Coming after you bro:banger

[icehog3]

Chest day today, did high reps with moderate weight.

Bench press to 275
Incline bench to 265
Dips +45
Pec Deck

John Cena was in the gym while I was there. He was a douche as usual. His buddy, I think he wrestles under the name "Shamus"(?), seemed like a decent guy.

[MarkinAZ]

John Cena was in the gym while I was there. He was a douche as usual.

Sounds like yer gym needs one of these placed in the window Tom;)

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[icehog3]

Self-appointed douchebags like me are acceptable. Flaming Azzhole Douches like Cena? Not so much. :lr

[MarkinAZ]

Working it in the garage this morning:

Standing reverse curls x5/8reps
Standing bicep curls x5/8reps
Standing french press x5/8reps
Standing upright row x5/8reps
Standing press x5/8reps

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[icehog3]

Back day....kept the weights a little lighter again, still tentative about that shoulder popping out...but it did not. :)

Bent Over Rows to 305
T-bar Rows to 270
Cable Rows to 275
Super-wide Bent Over Rows 205 high reps, no rest
Pullups

No John Cena, that was nice. ;)