MonStar's Journal: Time to Get Serious

[MonStar]

Okay. I am going to get VERY VERY serious. I am going to continue to have a social life, lol, but I am going to make sure that I get into the habit of not f*cking things up with absolutely no sleep, too much alcohol, etc. Really going to try hard not to f*ck things up this time around. Even though it might be a little difficult.

I am today starting an prohoromone cycle. So I have attached a few before pictures. These are taken today, right around 1:00 in the afternoon. I weighed 220 lbs. this morning on my gym scale. Holding some water, and I am also feeling very soft in my midsection so I really just plan on tightening everything up in the next month with the help of Dermabolics S1+, etc.

Basically going to be following a very simple push/pull/legs split. Throwing in some Westside style principles actually. Going to pick one exercise where I pyramid up in weight and shoot for failure on a few sets. And then I am going to follow that up with some assistance work overall. Going to change the first exercise pretty regularly so I am not doing the same old thing all the time.

Wish me luck guys! :

[MonStar]

Tuesday, 4-6-2004

Diet:
- orange juice
- Powerade during workout, whey protein afterwards
- 2 Balance Gold bars
- 1/2 turkey & cheese sandwich
- 1/2 turkey & cheese sandwich, mixed fruit
- cheeseburger
- mixed nuts
- 1/2 peanut butter sandwich

I would guess about 3,500 calories today. Give or take.

Sleep: 9 hours.

Weight: 220 lbs.

Back/Biceps

CG Cable Pulldowns
170x10, 185x10, 200x10, 215x8.5, 185x11

T-Bar Rows
270x5, 270x5, 270x5, 270x5, 270x5, 270x5

DB Shrugs
100x8, 100x8, 100x8, 100x8

Standing BB Curls
135x4, 135x4, 105x7, 105x7

Hammer Curls
30x36

Good workout today! Really beat the f*ck out of my lats completely. I am definitely going to be trying to up my volume now that I have started S1+. We'll see what happens. Going to really try and change things up. Eat up big time, and really just focus on a lot of calories, a lot of volume, and a LOT of strength/size gains. This is my first PH cycle so I don't want to screw things up. T-bar rows today really beat the hell outta' my lats, ouch.

S1+ application I kind of struggled with my first time. This morning I used it and sprayed it 5 times on my chest and let it set in. Then I read the prohoromone FAQ from Avant Labs and it says to use rubber gloves and rub it for a few minutes, and then let it dry for 10-15 minutes after that. It also says to scrub the area first with soap before applying it. This is all coming as news to me but I am glad that I read this when I did. So far I have noticed nothing, I am hot, but it's probably the usnic acid. Not really lethargic which is nice. I am really trying to focus on eating a lot more than I have been eating. Just because I don't want to cut my gains short on my first PH cycle. I think I made a good choice with S1+, the reviews are about 95% extremely positive, and the side effects seem minimal. I am really hoping for some serious strength gains. I would love to pull 600+ conventional style. Damn that would be insane.

Want to note today that I feel extremely, extremely flabby. Cheated/binged the past 2 nights on my diet---so it's no surprise how flabby I feel. But I guess I just really didn't expect to feel THIS bad. It's amazing how much bodyfat you can put on in just a few days. I mean 3 nights ago, I felt so friggin' lean. Now tonight I just feel bloated, and bla. Anyway, I am hoping to make some serious progress on S1+. Both in hardening up some and my strength/size. My bodyfat % though is just honestly ridiculous, considering its April and warm weather is practically here already.

[S. Fever]

You will be fine with the routine. Just be sure to post where you feel weaknesses with your lifts and I can offer you feedback about where you want to emphasize on your main lifts. Don't increase how much you eat too much. Try to eat the same as you did BEFORE S1+. You don't want to give credit for gains to S1+ when it was actually your diet. And you don't want to give credit to your diet if it was actually S1+. Keep things the same, use the S1+ and see how it works out for you.

[MonStar]

SF- Yeah I know what you're saying man. I am not going to drastically increase my calories too much. At first I honestly wanted to use S1+ as an excuse to pig out everyday, but I really want to drop some flab so that's definitely not going to be what I am doing. I am going to be a little bit more flexible with my diet though. I am not going to try THAT hard to eat perfectly clean, etc. But I know what you're saying about determining where the gains are coming from. I am going to push myself in the gym though, just because I want to see how the S1+ affects my recovery time, etc. Like I said in your journal about my training---I am going to pick a lift and go extremely heavy with it. Then use the rest of the exercises basically as assistance work. That first exercise is going to change though very regularly, along with my assistance work. Again, just a push/pull/legs split. I am going to take a rest day after 2 or 3 days of training, depending on how I feel, my schedule, etc. But I'll probably never train 4 days in a row.

[MonStar]

Wednesday, 4-7-2004

Diet:
- MRP + 2% milk + banana
- tuna sandwich
- 1/2 peanut butter sandwich
- 4 breaded chicken strips
- 1/2 banana, apple sauce
- 6" tuna salad & cheese sub, dry roasted peanuts
- MRP + 2% milk + Cool Whip

Way too much f*cking Cool Whip tonight, damnit. Pretty much ate a 1/2 container in all. Which comes out to like 500 f*cking calories. F*ck. Today I would estimate probably around 4,000 calories. Roughly.

Sleep: 8 hours.

Weight: 220 lbs.

Legs/Abs

Box Squats
135x10, 225x10, 315x6, 365x3, 405x1, 445x1!, 275x8

Leg Presses
860x4, 860x4, 860x4, 860x4

Nautilus Lying Leg Curls
140x20, 140x20

Smith-Machine Calf Raises
180x20, 180x20, 270x8, 270x8

Nautilus Crunches
220x4, 220x4, 220x4, 220x4, 220x4, 220x4

Wow. My workout today in the gym honestly kicked my f*cking a*s. I really am trying increase my volume now that I am on my 2nd day of S1+. I know its soon but I really want to push myself while I am on my first prohoromone cycle. Really hoping for some damn good results. Hit a huge box squat PR today, so I am probably going to hit box squats again when the cycle is almost over and see what I can do. We'll see what happens.

Like I said, this workout kicked my a*s all over the place! I have never been so exhausted. Maybe the volume was a bit more, myself I am just not in that great of shape when it comes to leg workouts. Especially leg workouts that involve heavy squatting. Used box squats today as my main lift. The box is about 11-13" it's really hard for me to tell. Its right about what parallel is for me, or just a tad lower. Hit a really really nice PR today with 445. And damn 445 was friggin' intense. Halfway up with 445 I got a VERY strange feeling. Basically the feeling like you're going to sh*t and throw up at the same time. No exaggeration at all, I am not sure what causes that feeling either. Oh well, nice PR for me.

All of my assistance work today I was just exhausted. Leg presses my friggin' quads were already drained. Leg curls I was f*ckin' exhausted there too. Decided to do 20-rep sets basically just for the hell of it. Calf raises were nothing special. Crunches, bla... they're crunches, boring. Overall workout was very good, though.

Today overall I think that I feel good. But lethargy is starting to get to me. Whether it's from the usnic acid or the S1+ it's really starting to sink in. And cutting out the ephedrine all at the same time really kicked me in my balls I think. My S1+ application is getting better though, so that's good. I just wear a rubber glove on one hand and spray it into my cupped hand and then rub it on. I am so anal though I am always so afraid that I am going to lose some. Whatever. Still trying to get over this godd*mn cold/cough/flu thing I have. It's better today, but still not as good as I would like. Going to most likely take off tomorrow. Maybe do some cardio, I havn't decided yet.

[jgriffith]

You're a beast, what can I say. I'll be watching this closely to see how it works out for you. Good luck bro :

[stencil]

Everything ok, M? Haven't seen you around in a bit.

[Iain]

Be good to hear from you Monstar, you're the only person that reads my journal and I miss you.

(cries of 'Be a man you wiener' background)

Ok, ok - it'd be good to hear from you Monstar and talk about beer and women.

[MonStar]

LOL, sorry guys, I am posting at a better forum now. I'll PM you with the link.

[benman2002]

Originally Posted by MonStar

LOL, sorry guys, I am posting at a better forum now. I'll PM you with the link.

oh no..im really sorry to see you go

[jgriffith]

I sense a bit of sarcasm there benman....

[Iain]

I am sorry to see you go Monstar. Good luck.