Jackals Journal - Page 5

Jackal · 21-Aug-03, 08:25 PM

Ahhhh thats it.....man i just called them lawnmower pulls for the longest time...lol

MonStar · 22-Aug-03, 07:19 AM

LOL.

Its okay man, what the exercise is actually called really doesnt matter. Kind of sucks though for us readers because we dont know what youre doing. Keep up the hard work.

Jackal · 22-Aug-03, 10:24 AM

Okay folks, not doing legs today.....

My back has just been out of it and im not going to bother with another half-assed workout like i did on wednesday. Things will definately be back on track Monday. Measured my waist at 38 1/2 inches.

Jackal · 25-Aug-03, 04:56 PM

Day 50

Chest

D-Bell Press: 30x8 30x8 65x5 65x4
Flyes: 45X6 45X5

Triceps

Double overhead d-bell extension: 45x10 55x6 60x4
Close-Grip Bench Press: 85x8 105x4

Ok workout today.......First day of school at the university and it was really hot and humid. Finally back on after 4 days off. My diet has been crap this weekend and it came off track this afternoon, but i weighed in at 191 at the gym.

MonStar · 27-Aug-03, 08:20 AM

Sucks when youre diet is crap doesnt it? I always feel like hell when my diet sucks. Really need to focus on cleaning my diet up 100%, to be honest. It is really getting out of hand. Nice DB press strength, BTW.

Jackal · 27-Aug-03, 07:00 PM

Day 52

Back

Deadlifts: 135x8 135x8 250x6 270x4
B.O. Row: 140x5 145x3
D-bell rows: 62.5x6 65x5

Biceps

21s: 100x6x6x2
Cable Curls: 80x6 90x5

Shoulders

Overhead Press: 40x8 40x8 115x5 120x3
Behind the Back Shrugs: 125x12 175x10 225x8

Ok I did 270 4 times on deadlift and my 1 rep a couple weeks ago was 275..... I might try to 1 rep next week 300. Taking a week off of the back helped me out a lot. Pretty happy, i just wanna hit that 300.

Thanks MonStar on the DB strength.....it gets better and better every time. Diet is really hard to do...but after that man the results show up...Its worth cleaning it up.

BTW my dad gave me the worst haircut ever he just couldnt freaking take a 2 all the way through.....think im going to shave my head bald.

MonStar · 27-Aug-03, 07:20 PM

Good work on the deadlifts Jackal! Nice strength man, very impressive.

Jackal · 28-Aug-03, 03:42 PM

Thanks MonStar...Now if only i could hit the 600's like you have

Did 30 minute moderate cardio today on excercise bike. Didnt do any cardio on Tuesday - i was just to beat from school. Legs tomorrow.

MonStar · 28-Aug-03, 09:30 PM

I got legs tomorrow too Jackal, lets both set some awesome new PR's.

Anyway, dont think too much of my deadlift man, it happened a few months back. I ended up working up to 615 actually. I pulled 500 which was a huge PR for me, then 505, then 525, and then jumped to 555 with wrestling shoes. After that my deadlift confidence was WAY up. So I went for 565, I think, then I know I pulled 6 plates (585) without much of a struggle. Finally I hit 605, and then 615.

Honestly, looking back, I have no IDEA how I did that. I mean the way my lower back has been treating me, I have no idea. Its been f*cking killing me lately. I am not sure what to do. Even though I said I wasnt going to---I think I am going to deadlift tomorrow, lol.

BTW, sorry to ramble on and on.

Jackal · 29-Aug-03, 04:10 PM

Day 54

Legs

Squat: 105x8 105x8 200x6
Leg Curl: 50x8 170x5 140x6
Leg Ext: 90x8 275x5 230x6
Leg Press: 270x5 270x4
Calves on leg Press: 230x12 250x10 280x8

Ok big problems with squats today. I repped 285 a few weeks back but i wasnt even able to rep 265 once today i felt so pissed..... everything else went smooth. Weighed in at 190 and i cant be more happy that i have monday and tuesday off next week from school.

Jackal · 30-Aug-03, 10:22 PM

Ok wasnt able to get into the gym today....had a lot of work but did a couple hours of lawn work.... Went to a friends 18th birthday party....was able to hold out on most stuff

but i had some cake and ice cream

oh well....

Jackal · 31-Aug-03, 02:17 PM

Did 30 minutes on the treadmill today at 4 mph and 9% incline to make up for yesterday........

Ive have already been planning out my bulk but i dont think i will be able to start before january 5th ( canceling gym membership and working out at school, but christmas recess...) The bulk will last at least 4 months so until the end of april....I am thinking it will look something like this:

Day 1: Back/ Shoulders
Day 2: Chest/ Triceps
Day 3: Legs
Day 4: off
Day 5: off

Back to day 1.

I am not going to do any direct work for the biceps like i am doing now. Thinking about doing 5x5 or just 3 heavy sets for 4-6 reps instead of 2 sets for deads, squats and bench. Going to try the carb/protein x3 a day and protein/fat 3x a day meal plan and try to figure osmehting out before i start...Going ot shoot for 55 30 15 carb protein fat for 4000 calories.

Carb - 550 g
Protein - 300 g
Fat - 67 g

Unlike my current journal i think i will post the food im eating in the log everyday unlike the outline sketch of my diet i posted earlier for this log. More specifics of diet will be posted later, just need to figure some things out first.

Any comments appreciated.

Jackal · 31-Aug-03, 06:22 PM

Ok thought i should put this in. Played 2 hours of hard backyard football with some good friends of mine. I was surprised i wasnt out of breath as fast but by the end i was beat. Good workout.

Jackal · 01-Sep-03, 09:56 PM

Gym was closed today so i didnt get any excercise in. Diet wasnt great either... Had a craving for chips cheese and salsa which is like my favorite freakin food thats so not good for me that i used to eat all the time(i havnt in like 3 months). Will do chest and triceps tomorrow and just move everything back a day.

Jackal · 02-Sep-03, 11:31 AM

Day 58

Chest

D-Bell Press: 30x6 30x6 55x8 65x6
Flyes: 45x6 50x4

Triceps

Dips:

Day 58 Day 1
1x12 1x5
1x7 1x4
1x8 1x4

Cable Pushdowns: 130x7 140x4

Was happy with dips today man i was surprised i was able to get 12 on the first set. Thats a lot better than when i first started. Press was good too, moving up to 70 lb d-bells next week. Overall good workout.