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yes for someone who wants to do it all drug free.

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Trust me, I have wasted a LOT of cash on trying stuff that didn't do squat for me, except maybe give me diarreah or a rash. :r That is why I get psyched when I stumble onto a product that actually seems to work for me. :)

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Squat n Deads tonight. Squats were definitely lacking. Had a decent round of pulls. Cardio = FML.

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Keep rocking that cardio Frank. We'll get you into a spin class soon :ze

Chest/arms for me today. Flat and incline bench, curls and dips. Was only a week off, but still felt odd going back this morning. Definitely feeling stronger though.

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Made 100 push-ups this morning. Feel pretty good about it. Going to try and stay here for a while .... until it feels a little less like death for the last 20. :D

In the next few days - cardio. Time to pull out the ancient Schwinn airdyne and get R ready.

Notice a difference in the way I look and feel. Upper body definition is .... well there are hints of some. :D

Cardio, diet and ultimately some more significant weight loss is next on the agenda. 240 this morning.

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I bought a big ass bottle of BCAA's. It says to take 6 a day between meals. What's the best way to break these up in relation to my workout? A couple before lifting, a couple after, and then a couple later in the day sound alright?

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:wo

On training days I go with 5grams in the a.m, 5grams during the workout, 5grams after. Non-training days 3-5 gram servings spread out through the day. Honestly it's up to you though, whatever seems to work best. Play around with it, sometimes I actually take more during the workout seems to help with the later sets.

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I only take mine in the AM and Pre-Workout. Aside from that, your protein shakes should be supplying you with what else the body needs.

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Ps. Trying the Jack3d again. We'll see how it goes this time around. I still feel that Trac Xtreme by MHP is my ish.

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If I come you'll have to be on stand-by with a fire extinguisher from my legs rubbing together!

Dont underestimate planned time off Pete, does wonders.

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:r :r

Believe me, I don't. that's why I make sure and take it every two-three months. If nothing else, it's a week where I get to catch up on my sleep...

Deads and squats this morning. Definitely getting into the swing of things.

Frank, if I want to use the progressions you gave me, but continuing to squat and dead on the same day, can I just offset the weeks, i.e. week 1 dead/light squat, week 2 dead/week 1 squat, etc? Or do I need to make different adjustments?

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Pete I squat and deadlift on the same day and do not alter my training. Unless you plan on taking a day to dedicate to pulling specifically or hamstrings for that matter, just keep em together. Just squat, then deadlift. Only thing that is different is I really dont warm up on the deadlifts. After warming up for squats then squatting you're already warmed up plenty. I set up the deadlift bar with 225, then 315, then 405 1 rep each time then begin my workload for deadlifting. The single reps are more to get my grip and form in order more than anything else.

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Hmm, might have to try that. I always start off with 5 mins on an eliptical or other cardio machine for initial warm-up. Then what I've been doing lately is dead, then squat. I do more warm-up sets for the deads. On a 1RM day, will normally do 135x5, 225x3, 275x1, 315x1, then 345/355x1 or wherever I feel I can pull that day. After that is done, I'll squat, doing 45, 135, 225, 315, then from there. I usually try not to do 1RM for both on the same day - it's too much for me and I feel my performance on the second exercise is hurt by the effort I expend with the first. If I am going for a squat 1RM, I will go easier on the dead, but still do it first, laying off after a 275x5.

I've had knee problems in the past, and the squat seems to put more pressure on it, so I like to dead first so I am fully warm when I start squatting.

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Getting back to the gym tonight after 10 days of unplanned time off - between being sick and life getting in the way.

Looking forward to just moving around.

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I might need to just shut it down for a week :td My shoulder is just not having any kind of activity. Even between icing, heating, pain pills, and stretching I still can't seem to get it to feel better. Sleep is miserable because I'm used to sleeping on that side. :(

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Took a small (maybe a week or a bit less) break due to my elbow hating me and some shoulder weirdness. Back to normal today (actually, lifting helped my elbow, oddly enough) and reupped my gym membership another 6 months... I'm set til May now!

:noon

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Great shoulder workout tonight followed by an unplanned rack of ribs as a protein supplement. Those are low fat, right? :) I'll hit the cardio hard tomorrow morning to make up for it!

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Just wait until you're my age Son, and both shoulders hurt every night. :r

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Ugh thanks Pops. Stuff to look forward to :rolleyes:

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Did the 100 push-ups again today.


And I curled 1200 Pounds!

50 reps with the 12 lb weights. :D