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I've had the stones, Charlie, they think mine were caused by chronic dehydration. Never used to drink water....now I make sure to have a least a few bottles a day. Haven't had them since (a few years now), except once when I tried the Animal Pack anti-inflammatory packs....one of the supplements in that started them forming almost immediately, so obviously I backed right off that. Inflammation hurts less than stones. I hope you get yours figured out soon, not just getting rid of the current ones, but finding out your cause and preventing them from returning.

Third day in a row that I felt like I had almost no endurance. Skipped the legs and did shoulders and bis. Actually got a pretty good bi workout, but hoping I can figure out why the sudden energy shortage.

It's not a tumor! :D

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Hope it works out, Charlie.

Everyone's favorite, leg day.

Leg extensions to warm up 3x15/20
Squats 6x5
Stiff leg deads 4x5-6
Lying leg curls 5x12-15
Leg extensions 5x10-15 (did these nice and slow, and damn did was it painful)

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No pain, no gain, Huy. :tu

Back at in in the A.M.....or at least the very early P.M. ;)

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Thx, Huy! Nice leg day!

Do work, Tom.

Early chest day for me with a little bit of tris. Felt really weak and didn't have the best lift but still got in there and did as much work as i could. Some days its just about getting under the bar. :)

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Indeed, Charlie. Unfortunately for me, getting older, it's like that more days than it used to be. ;)

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Pulled a double ytrdy ... chest/tris in the morning and back/bis in the evening.

About to head off for some shoulders here in a bit. :)

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Well that wasn't a very good shoulder workout :/

Between yesterday's double and the fatigue from my stone I think I need an off day.

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Doubles will do that, Charlie. Nice workout yesterday!

Back, pullups-bent over rows-cable rows today.

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Copy cat!

Had a good back day, kept it simple and heavy.

Wide grip pull down 5x8
Bent over bb rows 6x8
Seated row plate loaded 5x10 w/drop set
Pull ups 5x10

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Good work fellas!

Good news, per the CT scan, the stone is nearly to my bladder so I should be able to pass it soon! :)

Legs today ... DLs up to 455 and a bunch of leg press and machine kick backs

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Another double today ... DLs & legs this morning ... arms and cardio tonight :)

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Keep it up, Charlie! :ze

Shoulders and arms today, I was gassed after two late nights of hockey and work in a row, so the workout was just OK. Off tomorrow, I need it.

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Chest and some side delts

Incline bb - 2x4 heavy set, 3x8-12
Incline DB 4x8-12
Cable flies 3x10
Cable presses 4x12-15

DB side delt raise 4x10
Cable side delt raise 4x8-15

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Breast and a side, nice goin', Huy! :D

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Nice work gents ...

Heavy back day today ...

DLs up to 135x10 / 225x10 / 315x7 / 405x5 / 455x1
Close Cable Rows - 3x10 @ 280
Lat Pulldowns - 3x8 @ 320

Shrugs were feeling strong ... worked up to 3x5 @ 500 / 1x3 @ 550 / 1x10 @ 405 / 1x25 @ 315 ... my traps are sore LOL

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Great workout, Charlie! :tu

Breast day today. Weights are going up, shoulder feeling more stable. Good stuff.

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Hit dem titties, Tom!

Shoulders and arms for me today. T'was a good one. :)

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Good deal, Charlie....I am off to hit back shortly.

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Hit a 345 squat today and 330 bench the other day. 2016 is off to a good start.

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Nice job, Ken, that's a nice bench.

Back today, a little lighter as I concentrated on holding the contraction at the top of the rows.

Bent Over Rows 205, 235, 265, 285, 235, 225
T-bar rows 250, 270, 295, 270, 250
Cable Rows 4 sets @ 260
Wide Overhand Pulldowns 4 sets @ 200

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Nice job, Ken, that's a nice bench.

Back today, a little lighter as I concentrated on holding the contraction at the top of the rows.

Bent Over Rows 205, 235, 265, 285, 235, 225
T-bar rows 250, 270, 295, 270, 250
Cable Rows 4 sets @ 260
Wide Overhand Pulldowns 4 sets @ 200

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Nice job, Ken, that's a nice bench.

Back today, a little lighter as I concentrated on holding the contraction at the top of the rows.

Bent Over Rows 205, 235, 265, 285, 235, 225
T-bar rows 250, 270, 295, 270, 250
Cable Rows 4 sets @ 260
Wide Overhand Pulldowns 4 sets @ 200

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No technology workout update.

The only time I enjoy cardio is when I am outdoors on a trail. So Thur thru Sat I spent at least two hours a day hiking trails.

Sat and yest I got nice circuit workouts with 3 sets each
preacher curls
tricep press
behind the head press
seated rows
pull downs
decline press
incline press
calves
fly machine
leg curls
leg extensions
squats machine
5 min warm up and warm down all done in 46 mins.

The gym attendant says she doesnt know if I am in a race or hate being in there.

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36 sets in 36 minutes (excluding wu and wd) is pretty crazy, Michael, good for you. :tu

I asume you're using moderate weights relative to your strength to do that?

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Thanks Tom!

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46 min? That even possible? Lol

Good work guys.

International back day, I may hit some squats.

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Oh yeah still no heavy weights for about 3 to 4 more weeks. Ive done the injury route with a torn biceps and extreme tendonitis too. That was before I started training people. But just because I go light doesnt mean I let the intensity lag.

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Lot of work going on in here! Good stuff fellas!

Today was chest for me. And apparently it was "make an even bigger mess than usual in honor of MLK" day for the resolutioners that are still around. :/

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Good work, Men.

Shoulders and Bis for me, tomorrow is leg day.

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Everything was stiff today, not sure why. I wound up benching 245 3x10 but I wasn't impressed with anything I did. Oh well tomorrow is another day. Keep up the great work guys.

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Breast and tris today

Incline DB 4x8+ w/drop
Flat bb 4x4 pause
Incline hammer strength 4x8+

Cable extensions 4x8+
Dip machine 4x8+ w/drop sets
Single arm cable extensions 4x10+

Finished up with some abs

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25 mins on the elliptical and 7 channels of infomercials. Now I feel like I can run a mile or two while telling you everything about pressure cookers, hunting knives, and Chuck Norris' workout machine.

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Had a pretty terrible leg day this morning. I've been trying to get into lifting in the morning but I've yet to have a rly good weekday lift before 7am :/

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I am in training at work, so I skipped it ...no early AM for me, Charlie.

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Had exactly 1 hour! Barely made it lol.

Blasted back today, kept exercises simple, tons of reps

Bent over BB row 6x8+
T bar row (v grip) 5x8-10 w/3 drops
Wide grip pull down 8x8-10

DB curl 4x4-10 pyramid up, 4x10-4 back down

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Very nice, Huy! What PWO did you use today?

Off day from the gym for me, daytime training at work. Back at it manana.

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I just did a scoop of the cellucor C4 50x, it's the newer formula. Not bad for a quick hit of stim, that's about it. Not really worth it unless you plan to stack it with something else.

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Roger, thanks. Think I am going old school with some Hemo-Rage Black tomorrow.

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How'd the Hemo-rage treat you, Tom?

I had a scoop of War Juice and a scoop of Ruckus today ...

Heavy back day ...

Vert Grip Rows (machine) - 1x10 @ 180 / 1x10 @ 270 / 1x5 @ 360 / 3x10 @ 270
Wide Rows (cable) - 1x10 @ 160 / 1x10 @ 200 / 5x5 @ 240
Close Rows (cable) - 1x10 @ 180 / 1x10 @ 240 / 3x5 @ 280 / 1x10 @ 240
Barbell Shrugs - 1x10 @ 135 / 1x10 @ 225 / 1x10 @ 315 / 1x10 @ 405 / 3x3 @ 500 / 1x10 @ 405 / 1x20 @ 315
Dumbell Rows - 3x10 @ 100lb DBs
Lat Pulldowns - 1x10 @ 180 / 3x5 @ 270 / 1x10 @ 180

I think I've reached the end of this strength cycle ... I'm absolutely whipped and beat up and I've put on about 10lbs over the last month of going heavier.

Starting hypertrophy here shortly ... gotta drop this weight and recover a bit :)

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You're a Rowing Machine, Charlie!

Good workout on the Rage, went up to 265 on bench, heaviest since the last injury, and felt good. Should be up to 300 in a couple weeks I would think, but I'll let my body dictate.

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Good day of training.

Legs today.

Warmed up with quad extensions 3x15-20

Front squats 10x5
Pause front 3x3
Smith machine lunges 4x10
Seated leg curls 5x10

Finished up with some abs.

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Nice job, Huy. :tu

Tomorrow is back and a late night hockey game.

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Started a round of hypertrophy today ... and my body was pretty happy about it. That crap burns but my joints thanked me.

Chest today ... 30sec rest between sets ...

Chest Press - 8x10 @ 180
Incline Press - 8x10 @ 90
Decline Press - 8x10 @ 140
Flys - 8x10 @ 100
Isolation Press - 3x10 @ 45/side
Tricep Cable Pulldowns - 8x10 @ 120

As Tom would say ... I was moving lady weights lol

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Strong lady weight back day today, Charlie. :D

T-bar rows 225 @ 4 sets, 250, 270, 225
Barbell rows 225, 245, 265, 225
Pull ups @ 4 sets
Cable rows 4 sets @ 240

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KING OF ROWS!!! :)

6:30am leg session for me about to go down. God I hate lifting in the morning lol

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Aaaaaaand double post

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Ya know I feel great back in the gym and all but damn when I look at the weights I am moving compared to precancer I mean mean pre biceps tear oops pre knee dislocation, Holy crap pre sarcoidosis. Total 14 years of not being able to work out and now I am doing machine bench for only 130 lbs used to be 470 free weights and leg curls of 145 used to be body weight about 265. But I refuse t get discouraged raised the weights and went back to two sets each with 30 second rests between and actually have a pump instead of just an elevated heart rate. So maybe...hopefully I am making progress back to maybe not a 470 bench but would like to see 335 again. I mean hell I am 50 so dont need to impress all the women anymore right?

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Sucks you've had all those setbacks, Michael.
If you want to take away a positive though, you've been given a chance to fall in love with the grind all over again. :)
Some folks just wanna look pretty but nobody gets to a 470 bench without loving to grind.
I'm looking fwd to seeing your updates and watching that weight go up and up and up!
Anyone can get discouraged, not everyone can grind. :)

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I know I will get back to where I need to be. Just a moment to vent and reflect.

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When we get to our age and were serious about lifting, Michael, most of us have had some serious setbacks. What sets us apart from most is that we are still at it. Kudos to you, Sir.