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02-Aug-04, 01:49 PM
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#76
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Location: Lancaster, PA
Age: 37
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I feel your pain, man. Nothing worse than backsliding on lifts. But it could be one of a hundred things that threw you off for a session: lack of sleep, crappy diet, etc.
Just use it to motivate yourself for your next bench session.
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03-Aug-04, 09:28 AM
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#77
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Location: Ohio
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LEGS, Tuesday, August 3, 2004
Squat 6 x 190 lbs, 6 x 200 lbs, 5 x 210 lbs
Calf Raises 15 x 175 lbs, 15 x 185 lbs, 15 x 195 lbs
Straight Leg Deadlifts 6 x 105 lbs, 6 x 115 lbs, 6 x 125 lbs
Wall Sit 1 minute 15 seconds
Notes: First time ever I couldn't finish all 3 sets on my squats. Looks like there will be challenges from now on in that area. Straight leg deadlifts felt light, so as usual, I'll be bumping up the weight again on them. The wall sit was painful lol, so much burning at the end of a good workout. |
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05-Aug-04, 11:26 AM
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#78
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BACK/SHOULDERS, Thursday, August 5, 2004
Deadlift 6 x 195 lbs, 6 x 205 lbs, 6 x 215 lbs
Military Press 6 x 70 lbs, 6 x 80 lbs, 5 x 90 lbs
Hyperextensions 15 x 30 lbs, 15 x 30 lbs, 10 x 30 lbs
Front Dumbbell Raise 6 x 15 lbs, 6 x 20 lbs, 6 x 20 lbs
Forearm Lay 1 minute 15 seconds
Notes: Deadlift doesn't feel too bad. First 2 sets felt "light" which makes me glad, lots of room for improvement. I was SO close to getting 6 x 90 lbs on the military press, couldn't finish it off though. Seem to be stuck at 20 lbs as my max. on front DB raise...25 lbs is just too darn heavy to move up to at once. A good overall workout, feels great! |
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05-Aug-04, 11:54 AM
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#79
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Detroit Barbell - Michigan
Age: 29
Posts: 7,261
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Originally Posted by gcs118
CHEST, Monday, August 2, 2004
Bench Press 6 x 130 lbs, 5 x 140 lbs, 1 x 150 lbs
Dumbbell Incline Press 6 x 40 lbs, 6 x 45 lbs, 2 x 50 lbs
Dumbbell Flyes 6 x 25 lbs, 6 x 30 lbs, 6 x 30 lbs
Notes: WHAT THE ****?!?!? Last week I did 6 x 130, 6 x 140, 5 x 150. I'm so goddamn pissed off right now. ****ty day...****. |
Nothing more frustrating than that buddy. I heare ya.
Think about that all week, and then next time, be real fired up. I had this happen to me 4 weeks ago:
Bench PRess
Week 1 195 x 4, 3, 3
Week 2 195 x 3, 3, 2 (something like that) WENT BACKWARD
Week 3 195 x 4, 3, 3
Week 4 195 x 6, 4, 4 LOL suddenly my muscles decide to grow or strengthen hehe.
It's weird man. COulda been your nutrition, maybe not enough water, not enough sleep, you weren't mad enough when lifting, who knows.
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"Strength Gains are the Key to Muscle Growth".
"You will miss some and you will make some but what happens with these sets WILL determine your future strength."
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05-Aug-04, 02:08 PM
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#80
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Ohio
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Thanks Firehawk, I do intend to go all out against that bench press in a few days here. I'll be ready to whoop it's butt this time!
PS - Sorry guys for the language used in that chest day post, I didn't realize it was that bad when I posted : / |
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05-Aug-04, 02:31 PM
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#81
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Southern Illinois
Age: 25
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Don't worry. We all have our days. 
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Failure is not falling down, it is not getting up again.
The moment you tell yourself you can do it, you can.
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07-Aug-04, 11:23 AM
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#82
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LEGS, Saturday, August 7, 2004
Squats 6 x 190 lbs, 6 x 200 lbs, 6 x 210 lbs
Calf Raises 15 x 185 lbs, 15 x 195 lbs, 15 x 205 lbs
Straight Leg Deadlifts 6 x 115 lbs, 6 x 125 lbs, 6 x 135 lbs
Wall Sit 1 minute 15 seconds
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07-Aug-04, 11:51 AM
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#83
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Jax. Florida
Age: 21
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good clean sets, looks like your ready to move up in weight.  :
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07-Aug-04, 01:39 PM
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#84
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Location: Ohio
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Originally Posted by LifterMike
good clean sets, looks like your ready to move up in weight. : |
Yes sir. I decided in my lifts to move up in smaller increments each week, say 5 lbs for each set instead of 10 lbs, just so I can continually progress and move up (hopefully) each time. I'm excited though, within a month I should be at 225+ on both squats and deadlifts...2 45s, that'll be nice. Thanks for the support. |
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07-Aug-04, 02:45 PM
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#85
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Location: Ohio
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I've decided that I need to gain weight. Not a lot, just 10 lbs. For some reason I'm down to 152 or so. I wanna be at least 160. I've been eating a lot more, and a lot more bad stuff as well, over the past few days and it's hard to gain weight! haha...what a complaint. |
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07-Aug-04, 06:46 PM
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#86
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Southern Illinois
Age: 25
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What kinds of food are you going to eat in order to gain? Your work-outs are looking great!!
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Failure is not falling down, it is not getting up again.
The moment you tell yourself you can do it, you can.
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07-Aug-04, 08:05 PM
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#87
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Lancaster, PA
Age: 37
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Originally Posted by gcs118
I've decided that I need to gain weight. Not a lot, just 10 lbs. For some reason I'm down to 152 or so. I wanna be at least 160. I've been eating a lot more, and a lot more bad stuff as well, over the past few days and it's hard to gain weight! haha...what a complaint. |
Looking very strong on those squats. Imagine what a little meat on those bones will do for your strength. 
Have you figured out how many calories it'll take to gain the weight? |
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08-Aug-04, 01:14 AM
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#88
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Location: Ohio
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I don't really plan to have a set diet, I find that too restrictive. For example, even when I'm not hungry, I'll have say a granola bar, applesauce and a glass of milk or something, just for some extra calories. And yeah, at the bday party I went to I had a slice of cake...and then at the movies I bought a box of outrageously priced candy and I haven't done that in years. Guess I'm just trying to pick up extra calories when I can. Hopefully in a couple weeks I'll be where I want to be.
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08-Aug-04, 10:40 AM
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#89
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Location: Ohio
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CHEST, Sunday, August 8, 2004
Bench Press 6 x 130 lbs, 6 x 140 lbs, 3 x 150 lbs, 4 x 115 lbs
Dumbbell Incline Press 6 x 40 lbs, 6 x 45 lbs, 4 x 50 lbs
Dumbbell Flyes 6 x 25 lbs, 6 x 30 lbs, 6 x 30 lbs
Push Ups 10, 7, 5
Notes: Very tiring workout. Glad my bench has improved since last time, as it should have, but still not where it was. I was surprised at how well I did at DB incline press. Got 5 with a spot, missed 6th. And I need to remember to start on 30 lbs for flyes! I always forget to do 3x6x30lbs. Push ups show just how tired I was, usually I get 12-20 lol. |
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09-Aug-04, 10:51 AM
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#90
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Location: Ohio
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BACK/BICEPS, Monday, August 9, 2004
Deadlift 6 x 205 lbs, 6 x 215 lbs, 6 x 225 lbs
Hyperextensions 15 x 30 lbs, 15 x 30 lbs, 9 x 30 lbs
Bent Over Rows 6 x 100 lbs, 6 x 110 lbs, 4 x 120 lbs
Barbell Curls 6 x 70 lbs, 6 x 75 lbs, 5 x 80 lbs
Forearm Lay 1 minute 15 seconds
Notes: Couldn't wait the extra week the see 2 45s on each side of the bar for deadlifts. First time on any lift to see 225 Albeit at this weight it's starting to get pretty heavy lol. Hyperextensions wore me out bigtime. I'm pretty sure I could have finished the BOR's but on the set with 120 lbs I had an extra wide grip just to try it....definitely much harder. And saving BB curls for last was great...it felt so light! haha |
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