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Zach Trowbridge

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Zach's "Open Challenge" Blood & Guts Journal
« on: November 05, 2007, 12:14:07 PM »
From this thread: http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=170135.0

Training Split:
Day 1: Delts/Traps/Triceps/Abs
Day 2: Back/Rear Delts
Day 3: Chest/Biceps/Abs
Day 4: Quads/Hamstrings/Calves

Sunday: off
Monday: on
Tuesday: on
Wednesday: off
Thursday: on
Friday: off
Saturday: on

Delts/Traps
Barbell Press – 1x15*, 1x12*, 1x8-12
Seated Lateral Raise – 1x12*, 1x8-10
1-Arm Cable Lateral – 1x20*, 1x8-10
Dumbbell Shrug – 1x12*, 1x10-12
Triceps
Cable Pushdown – 1x15*, 1x12*, 1x8-12
Lying EZ-Bar Extension – 1x15*, 1x8-10
1-Arm Reverse Pressdown - 1x10-12
Abs
Crunch – 3x20-25
Reverse Crunch – 3x10-15

Back/Rear Delts
Reverse Grip Pulldown – 1x15*, 1x12*, 1x8-12
Or
Dumbbell Pullover – 1x15*, 1x12*, 1x8-10
Barbell Row – 1x12*, 1x8-10
Hammer-Strength Row – 1x8-10
Overhand Seated Cable Row – 1x8-10
Reverse Pec Deck – 1x8-10
Bent Dumbbell Raise – 1x8-10
Hyperextension – 1x8-10
Deadlift – 1x8*, 1x8

Chest
Incline Barbell Press – 1x12*, 1x10*, 1x8*, 1x8
Seated Hammer Strength Flat Press – 1x10*, 1x6-8
Incline Dumbbell Flye – 1x10*, 1x8
Cable Crossover – 1x10-12
Biceps
Incline Dumbbell Curl – 1x10*, 1x6-8
EZ-Curl Barbell Curl – 1x10*, 1x6-8
1-Arm Machine Preacher Curl – 1x6-8
Abs
Crunch – 3x20-25
Reverse Crunch – 3x10-15

Quads
Leg Extension – 1x15*, 1x12*, 1x10-12
Leg Press – 1x12*, 1x10-12
Hack Squat – 1x12*, 1x10-12
Hamstrings
Lying Leg Curl – 1x10-12*, 1x8-10
Stiff-Leg Deadlift – 1x8-10
Single-Leg Lying Leg Curl – 1x8-10
Calves
Standing Calf Raise – 1x10-12*, 1x10-12
Seated Calf Raise – 1x10-12

Starting measurements:
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 169 lbs
BF %: 10.5% (using 4-site skinfold)

Pics attached below.  I must seriously be high for posting these - very embarrassing for me.

First week: 10/28 - 11/03

10/29
Delts/Traps
Barbell Press – 45x15*, 75x12*, 105x10
Seated Lateral Raise – 15x12*, 25x10
1-Arm Cable Lateral – 2.5x15*, 7.5x10
Dumbbell Shrug – 50x12*, 70x12
Triceps
Cable Pushdown – 60x15*, 80x12*, 110x12
Lying EZ-Bar Extension – 70x15*, 90x9
1-Arm Reverse Pressdown - 20x8
Abs
Crunch – 25, 22, 15
Reverse Crunch – 15, 15, 15

10/30
Back/Rear Delts
Reverse Grip Pulldown – 75x15*, 105x12*, 135x12
Barbell Row – 115x12*, 165x9
Hammer-Strength Row – 60x10
Overhand Seated Cable Row – 90x10
Reverse Pec Deck – 120x10
Bent Dumbbell Raise – 25x10
Hyperextension – 20x10
Deadlift – 185x8*, 225x8

11/1
Chest
Incline Barbell Press – 65x12*, 95x10*, 120x8*, 140x9
Seated Hammer Strength Flat Press – 55x10*, 80x8
Incline Dumbbell Flye – 30x10*, 45x8
Cable Crossover – 25x10
Biceps
Incline Dumbbell Curl – 20x10*, 30x8
EZ-Curl Barbell Curl – 50x10*, 75x9
1-Arm Preacher Curl – 25x10
Abs
Crunch – 25, 25, 20
Reverse Crunch – 15, 15, 15

11/3
Quads
Leg Extension – 60x15*, 100x12*, 140x12
Leg Press – 230x12*, 345x12
Hack Squat – 140x12*, 200x11
Hamstrings
Lying Leg Curl – 80x12*, 105x8
Stiff-Leg Deadlift – 185x10
Single-Leg Lying Leg Curl – 40x10
Calves
Standing Calf Raise – 175x12*, 235x12
Seated Calf Raise – 70x10

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Re: Zach's "Open Challenge" Blood & Guts Journal
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2007, 02:59:22 AM »
Good work man.  Should be interesting to see how this goes for you.  :)

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Re: Zach's "Open Challenge" Blood & Guts Journal
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2007, 11:35:03 AM »
Second week: 11/04-11/10

11/05
Delts/Traps
Barbell Press – 45x15*, 75x12*, 105x12
Seated Lateral Raise – 20x12*, 30x8
1-Arm Cable Lateral – 5x15, 10x10
Dumbbell Shrug – 50x12*, 75x10
Triceps
Cable Pushdown – 70x15*, 90x12*, 120x12
Lying EZ-Bar Extension – 70x15*, 90x10
1-Arm Reverse Pressdown - 20x12
Abs
Crunch – 25, 25, 25
Reverse Crunch – 15, 15, 15

11/6
Back/Rear Delts
Reverse Grip Pulldown – 90x15*, 120x12*, 145x10
Barbell Row – 115x12*, 165x10
Hammer-Strength Row – 65x15
Overhand Seated Cable Row – 105x12
Reverse Pec Deck – 125x8
Bent Dumbbell Raise – 25x12
Hyperextension – 25x8
Deadlift – 185x8*, 235x8

11/8
Chest
Incline Barbell Press – 65x12*, 95x10*, 120x8*, 145x10
Seated Hammer Strength Flat Press – 55x10*, 82.5x8
Incline Dumbbell Flye – 35x10*, 50x9
Cable Crossover – 25x11
Biceps
Incline Dumbbell Curl – 25x10*, 35x6
EZ-Curl Barbell Curl – 55x10*, 80x10
1-Arm Preacher Curl – 30x7
Abs
Crunch – 25, 25
Reverse Crunch – 15, 15

11/10
Quads
Leg Extension – 60x15*, 100x12*, 140x13
Leg Press – 240x12*, 355x12
Hack Squat – 200x12
Hamstrings
Lying Leg Curl – 80x12*, 105x9
Stiff-Leg Deadlift – 190x10
Single-Leg Lying Leg Curl – 45x8
Calves
Standing Calf Raise – 175x12*, 240x12
Seated Calf Raise – 70x12

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Re: Zach's "Open Challenge" Blood & Guts Journal
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2007, 03:45:20 PM »
Third week: 11/11-11/17

11/12
Delts/Traps
Barbell Press – 55x15*, 85x12*, 115x8
Seated Lateral Raise – 20x12*, 30x10
1-Arm Cable Lateral – 5x15, 12.5x10
Dumbbell Shrug – 50x12*, 75x12
Triceps
Cable Pushdown – 70x15*, 90x12*, 130x12
Lying EZ-Bar Extension – 70x15*, 95x8
1-Arm Reverse Pressdown - 22.5x8
Abs
Crunch – 25, 25
Reverse Crunch – 15, 15

11/13
Back/Rear Delts
Dumbbell Pullover - 40x15*, 55x12*, 70x9
Barbell Row – 120x12*, 170x12
Hammer-Strength Row – 80x14
Overhand Seated Cable Row – 120x15
Reverse Pec Deck – 60x15 (changed brand of equipment)
Bent Dumbbell Raise – 30x8
Hyperextension – 25x12
Deadlift – 185x8*, 245x8

11/15
Was not able to make it to the gym for Chest/Biceps/Abs - family commitments

11/17
Quads
Leg Extension – 80x15*, 120x12*, 160x8
Leg Press – 270x12*, 380x12
Hack Squat – 210x12
Hamstrings
Lying Leg Curl – 80x12*, 105x9, 3 rest-pause reps
Stiff-Leg Deadlift – 205x10
Single-Leg Lying Leg Curl – 45x8
Calves
Standing Calf Raise – 195x12*, 255x11
Seated Calf Raise – 75x9

I wasn't happy about missing Thursday's Chest/Biceps workout, but I had to stay home with my 2-month old son, as I couldn't get a sitter and the gym doesn't take kids under 6 months.  Other than that, so far everything seems to be humming along nicely - up to 173 as of today, so 4 lbs total gained in about 3 weeks.  Strength is moving up pretty consistantly as well, at least in the bigger lifts like incline press, barbell press, deadlift, leg press, etc.  I've set personal goals for each of the biggest lifts for each bodypart to hit by the end of 12 weeks:

Shoulders - Seated Barbell Press 135x10
Triceps - Skullcrushers 115x8
Back - Barbell Row 200x8, Deadlift 295x8
Chest - Incline Press 185x8
Biceps - Barbell Curl 100x10
Quads - Leg Press 500x12
Hamstrings - Stiff-Leg Deadlift 255x8
Calves - Standing Raise 300x12

Any input on how realistic those look at this point?

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Re: Zach's "Open Challenge" Blood & Guts Journal
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2007, 01:10:24 PM »
Fourth week: 11/18-11/24

11/19
Delts/Traps
Barbell Press – 55x15*, 85x12*, 115x9
Seated Lateral Raise – 20x12*, 30x10, 10 partial reps
1-Arm Cable Lateral – 7.5x15, 15x6
Dumbbell Shrug – 55x12*, 80x12
Triceps
Cable Pushdown – 80x15*, 100x12*, 140x12
Lying EZ-Bar Extension – 70x15*, 95x8
1-Arm Reverse Pressdown - 22.5x8, 3 negatives
Forearms
Rope Twist - 10x5, 15x3

11/20
Back/Rear Delts
Stiff-Arm Pulldown- 40x15*, 70x12*, 100x15
Barbell Row – 135x12*, 185x8
Hammer-Strength Row – 90x11
Overhand Seated Cable Row – 135x11
Reverse Pec Deck – 70x15
Bent Dumbbell Raise – 30x9, 9 partials
Hyperextension – 30x12
Deadlift – 185x8*, 255x7

11/21
Chest
Incline Barbell Press - 70x12*, 100x10*, 125x8*, 150x8
Seated Hammer Strength Flat Press - 65x10*, 90x5, 1 rest-pause
Incline Dumbbell Flye - 35x10, 55x6, 1 negative
Cable Crossover - 25x12
Biceps
Incline Dumbbell Curl - 25x10*, 35x6, 2 rest-pause
EZ-Curl Barbell Curl - 55x10*, 85x8
1-Arm Preacher Curl - 30x8

11/24
Did not perform Quads/Hams/Calves workout - knee injury

Goddamn it, I wasn't able to do legs today like I wanted to because my dog ran straight into the side of my left knee and folded it in a way that the knee shouldn't be folding.  Tried a couple sets of leg extensions to see how it felt and it's really really weak.  I'm nervous about how it'll hold up doing leg presses right now, so I figured I should just take the day off and let it rest.  Won't do me any good if I just end up making things worse.  God, I hate missing workouts.

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Re: Zach's "Open Challenge" Blood & Guts Journal
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2007, 01:37:44 PM »
I've been too lazy to post all of the last 2 weeks worth of workouts, but suffice it to say that for the most part everything's still moving upward.  I've put 20 lbs on my bench press since I started (140x9 on 11/1, 160x6 on 12/13), and 20 lbs on my ez-bar curl (75x9 on 11/1, 95x6 on 12/13).  Those are probably the most significant increases so far I think, percentage-wise.

My back's been hurting a bit though, since I've been trying to go to heavy on deads at the end of a back workout (I know, 265 sure as hell isn't very heavy, but it is for me after like 6 other exercises), so I tweaked it getting sloppy a week or so ago.  Haven't done deads, SLDL's, or leg presses since.  Kind of sucks, but hey, shit happens.  Today's the end of the 6th week, so I'm at the halfway mark.  The week of christmas I'm assuming that I probably won't work out at all since I'll be on vacation, so I won't count that as part of the 12 weeks.  I will probably take progress pics on Jan 1 just to see if anything's changed visually or not yet.

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Re: Zach's "Open Challenge" Blood & Guts Journal
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2007, 07:59:58 AM »
"open challenge" of what?


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Re: Zach's "Open Challenge" Blood & Guts Journal
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2008, 05:58:16 PM »
You're pretty strong for your size.
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Re: Zach's "Open Challenge" Blood & Guts Journal
« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2008, 05:33:22 PM »
Damn man.... pics really arent bad
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