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« on: November 15, 2011, 08:54:51 AM » |
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« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2011, 07:17:52 AM » |
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Can't wait to see it.
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« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2011, 06:05:05 PM » |
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Wes: Although they are both very individualistic, I'll be quite interested to see your off-season training AND diet regimens.
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« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2011, 08:50:10 AM » |
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Thanks guys!!  I was gonna post it last week....had a great week of training but missed Saturday due to personal obligations,so I`ll start it up later today....though this week is screwed up due to the holiday........as far as training goes anyway!  Monty,my off-season and pre-contest regimens from now on are gonna` look pretty similar (if i can stick to it). No "bulking up" crap for me or powerlifting or power eating......just gonna` try to bring up weaker areas and get a bit bigger if possible. After doing 3 contest this year,and losing 8 inches on my waist in the process.........no more fucking around drreaming of someday weighing 220 pounds ripped! LOL  I`ll go into the "8 inches off the waist" story also. 
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« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2011, 09:00:04 AM » |
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Can only train 3 X this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday so I`m gonna` take it easy and kind of just get a decent pump and burn.
Killed myself last week also,so I guess an easy week is a good thing before I get serious this coming Monday.11/22/11Quads,Hamstrings,Calves,Abs:Quads:Leg Press: 2 plates a side-20 reps 3 plates a side-15 reps 4 plates a side-15 reps 5 plates a side-15 reps Leg Extensions: 90-12 110-12 130-8 Super-Set:{Lying Leg Sled: 2 x 15 with 10 plates {Unilateral Leg Extensions: 2 x 20 reps I do the unilateral extensions one leg at a time .....obviously,but when I fail at 12 reps with one leg,I go right to the other leg for 12,then right back to the previous leg for 8 more and so on.
I usually did these alone pre-contest for 30 or more total reps and I feel it really helped out my quad seperation which has always been a weak point for me.
They look much better in person than in my pics though,for some odd reason. Hamstrings:Seated Leg Curls: 10 plates-20 reps 12 plates-15 reps 11 plates-15 reps Lying Leg Curls: 7 plates-12 9 plates-8 + 7 half reps 7 plates-12 Calves:Leg Press Calf Raise: 6 x failure Abs:Rope-Crunches: 12 plates-3 x failure
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« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2011, 09:14:08 AM » |
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11/23/11
Chest,Back,Traps,Lower-Back:
Chest: Dumbell Inclines: 55-12 70-8 70-8 70-8
Flyes: 45-15 55-12 55-12
Seated Bench Press Machine: 7 plates-10 8 plates-10 9 plates-10 60 seconds rest between each set
Crossovers: 5 plates-15 6 plates-12 4 plates-20
Back: Pulldowns (to throat area): 10 plates-15 13 plates-12 11 plates-12
Cybex Seated Row Machine: 10 plates-12 8 plates-15 8 plates-12 very little rest between sets......in fact,I don`t rest very long ever as a rule, unless going heavy or doing the "big" exercises
Dumbell Pullover: 70-12 70-12
Straight-Arm Pulldowns: 4 plates-15 4 plates-15
Traps: Dumbell Shrugs: 70-20 90-15 90-15
Lower-Back: Hyperextensions: 2 X bodyweight - 20 reps
only took me around 40 minutes to complete this...light weight,but I was tired and really need a light week
Todays Meals:
Meal # 1: 1 scoop whey in water - pre-workout
Meal # 2: 1 scoop whey in water - post-workout
Meal # 3: 5 whole eggs 3 small baked potatoes (cut into fries and baked in the oven after spraying with Pam) coffee
Meal # 4: chicken breast whole wheat pasta in tomato sauce
Meal # 5: chicken breast 1 cup of cottage cheese
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« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2011, 09:27:04 AM » |
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No "bulking up" crap for me or powerlifting or power eating......just gonna` try to bring up weaker areas and get a bit bigger if possible. After doing 3 contest this year,and losing 8 inches on my waist in the process.........no more fucking around drreaming of someday weighing 220 pounds ripped! LOL  Losing that much off the waistline is a lot of work; despite what some of the tards/trolls here claim. I also believe that the old mantra, "Gotta bulk (get fat) in order to gain quality size" is an antiquated idea. Everybody is different, but I fail to see how gaining sloppy weight "helps" anyone build muscle. Your body is only capable of building so much muscle so fast, regardless of how much you train and/or feed it. Consume enough of the right organic matter - micros & macros - that you need to maximize gains...THAT'S IT!! Unless you turn to PED's, you cannot exceed your physiological threshold no matter how much more you train & eat.
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« Reply #7 on: November 24, 2011, 05:34:52 AM » |
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Losing that much off the waistline is a lot of work; despite what some of the tards/trolls here claim. I also believe that the old mantra, "Gotta bulk (get fat) in order to gain quality size" is an antiquated idea.
Everybody is different, but I fail to see how gaining sloppy weight "helps" anyone build muscle. Your body is only capable of building so much muscle so fast, regardless of how much you train and/or feed it. Consume enough of the right organic matter - micros & macros - that you need to maximize gains...THAT'S IT!!
Unless you turn to PED's, you cannot exceed your physiological threshold no matter how much more you train & eat.
Throw in being 56 years old and it gets even harder! 
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« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2011, 05:45:55 AM » |
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Throw in being 56 years old and it gets even harder!  Funny; it doesn't seem to bother Robby Robinson. Now, put your tampon back in and get to work!  Happy Thanksgiving, Brother!!
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« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2011, 03:50:44 PM » |
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Funny; it doesn't seem to bother Robby Robinson. Now, put your tampon back in and get to work!  Happy Thanksgiving, Brother!! LOL  Hope you had a great holiday my friend!
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« Reply #10 on: November 25, 2011, 04:09:59 PM » |
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Today is the last of the easy workouts...back to business 6 days a week starting on Monday.11/.25/11Shoulders,Biceps/Triceps,ForearmsShoulders:Pre-Exhaust Super-Set:{Cybex Seated Lateral Machine: 50-2- 70-15 90-12 {Cybex Seated Press Machine: 3 plates-15 5 plates-12 7 plates-10 Behind The Back Laterals: 15-20 20-15 30-12 6-Ways: 2 sets to failure using the 5 pound dumbells. Got these from watching a youtube video by John Meadows.............thou ght I`d try them and boy were they tough to do strictly Here`s a link to the exercise,just hit his shoulder training and look for 6 -ways: http://www.youtube.com/user/mountaindog1#p/c/1F60A60A3E4E2E83/8/E-cCXkSi7IQFace-Pulls: 3 x 15-20 with 6 plates (30 second rest periods) Biceps/Triceps:Super-Set # 1:{Cybex Preachers: 50-12 60-12 70-10 + 6 half reps from the bottom {Pressdowns: 5 plates-20 7 plates-15 6 plates-16 Super-Set # 2:{Cable Curls: 8 plates-12 7 plates-10 6 plates-10 {Bent-Forward Cable Extensions: 6 plates-20 7 plates-15 8 plates-12 Did these more like a Giant-Set..........completed the super-set,waited a few seconds,went again,and so on for all three super-sets.....huge pump with a ton of vascularitySuper-Set # 3:{Hammer Curls: 30-12 25-12 {Seated French Press: 60-15 60-12 Did these the same as above........hardly any rest,just going for a huge pump today.Forearms:Super-Set:{Seated Reverse Wrist Curls: 25-12 25-12 20-15 {Wrist Curls: 3 X 60-12-Rest pause a few secs then 8 more reps Gonna` eat and rest up good,then assault my body 6 X a week,training everything twice weekly.
Hoping to bring up some weaker bodyparts and gain a bit of size where I need it most.....legs,and back.Not gonna` post my diet as I have eaten so much food it would take me a week to type it all out!! 
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« Reply #11 on: November 25, 2011, 04:10:31 PM » |
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LOL  Hope you had a great holiday my friend! I most certainly did!! I ate an ass-load and a half of evil foods, but it really helped my "Black Friday" arm session today. I'm still deciding if I can justify doing this more often.  How was yours?
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« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2011, 04:14:51 PM » |
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I most certainly did!! I ate an ass-load and a half of evil foods, but it really helped my "Black Friday" arm session today. I'm still deciding if I can justify doing this more often.  How was yours? Did exactly the same thing!! Just posted the arm workout. Unfortunately,I don`t think mother nature will allow us to do this too often................tha t bitch!! LOL 
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« Reply #13 on: November 27, 2011, 09:57:13 AM » |
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Maybe it's not mother nature but father time?
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« Reply #14 on: November 28, 2011, 07:00:03 AM » |
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Maybe it's not mother nature but father time?
Him too......he can be a relentless SOB!! 
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« Reply #15 on: November 28, 2011, 07:24:59 AM » |
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11/28/11Quads/Hamstrings,Calves,Neck:Quads/Hamstrings:Super-Set # 1:{Unilateral Leg Presses: 2 plates a side -20 reps 3 plates a side -15 reps 5 plates a side -12 reps 6 plates a side -10 reps 4 plates a side -15 reps {Nautilus Lying Leg Curls: 70-20 90-12 100-10 + 5 1/2 reps 80-15 70-20 Just to clarufy,I`m not doing 10-12 plates with one leg.....the machine I use splits into two pieces so one leg is done completely seperated from the other using only one side of the machine.
Here`s a pic.....ours is a bit bigger, and the foot plate alone has to weigh damn close to 200 pounds or so. Super-Set # 2:{Leg Extensions: 90-12 90-12 90-12 70-20 {Seated Leg Curls: 10 plates-20 12 plates-15 11 plates-15 10 plates-20 Stayed a bit light on these.......I`ve got some pain behind my right knee from going heavy on these in the past,so trying not to aggravate it any further.Adductor Machine: 90-20 130-15 110-20 Calves:Cybex Rotary Calf Machine: 6 sets to failure,plus half reps at the end of every set to failure also Neck:Nautilus 4-Way Neck Machine: 1 set 30 reps in each position Only did one set as I haven`t done these in ages.
Pretty good workout,skin tight pump....took about 90 minutes or so to complete.
Stretched quads and hams a little,drank my shake and hobbled out to my car.Todays Meals:Meal # 1: 1 scoop whey in water - pre-workout Meal # 2: 1 scoop whey in water - post-workout Meal # 3: 5 whole eggs 3 small baked potatoes (cut into fries and baked in the oven after spraying with Pam) Meal # 4: 3 whole eggs 6 eggwhites coffee Meal # 5: ground beef patty 1 cup of cottage cheese
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« Reply #16 on: November 29, 2011, 07:08:27 AM » |
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Had to skip todays workout........the starter on my car shit the bed! 
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« Reply #17 on: November 29, 2011, 11:01:33 AM » |
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i love that leg press used to train on that kind,,one now kinda small,narrow and 9 plates per side is most it can handle.i did the dumbell shrug drop u and groink talked about heavy to light 10 rep per set 4 drops 2x around traps were done...
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« Reply #18 on: November 30, 2011, 08:15:17 AM » |
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i love that leg press used to train on that kind,,one now kinda small,narrow and 9 plates per side is most it can handle.i did the dumbell shrug drop u and groink talked about heavy to light 10 rep per set 4 drops 2x around traps were done...
Yup,great machine,especially for one-legged presses. I think anything where you "run the rack" is just freakin` great...brutal,but great. On a sidenote,my adductors are as sore as hell today!!
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« Reply #19 on: November 30, 2011, 08:33:14 AM » |
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11/30/11Chest & Back:Chest:Smith Inclines: 135-12 155-10 190-5 205-1 225-1 235-1 190-8 155-15 Trying to rebuild power on these.....not far from where I was before competing,so I`m pretty happy with them. Our Smith has no counter balance cable and the bar is a thicker than your standard bar........lots harder than using a counterbalanced one.Flyes: 45-12 60-10 50-10 50-10 Crossovers: 4 plates-15 6 plates-12 5 plates-15 Back:Pulldowns: 11 plates -15 14 plates-12 16 plates-10 12 plates-15 Seated Cable Rows: 9 plates-15 11 plates-12 13 plates-10 I used to go a lot heavier on these but I`m trying to make my back do most of the work instead of my biceps and my ego.  Dumbell Pullovers: 70-12 80-12 70-12 Dumbell Shrugs: 70-20 90-12 80-15 Todays Meals:Meal # 1: 1 scoop whey in water - pre-workout Meal # 2: 1 scoop whey in water - post-workout Meal # 3: 3 whole eggs 6 eggwhites 1/2 cup of Cream Of Wheat 1 apple Meal # 4: chicken + brown rice in tomato sauce water Meal # 5: huge bowl of bran flakes,1% milk and artificial sweetener Meal #6: chicken + brown rice in tomato sauce water I was planning on doing some Deadlifts and Dumbell Rows,but we had to hurry a bit as my training partner picked me up and dropped me off back home....she had an appointment afterwards so not much time.
I`m gonna` take tomorrow off and train shoulders and arms on Friday and do Deadlifts and Abs on Saturday.
I hate missing days at it screws up my entire schedule,plus it doesn`t help my OCD either!! 
Not a bad day at all.
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« Reply #20 on: December 02, 2011, 09:50:35 AM » |
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12/2/11
Shoulders,Biceps/Triceps:
Shoulders:
Seated Bradford Press: 65-20 85-15 105-12 115-10 85-15
Behind The Back Laterals: 15-20 25-15 35-10 20-20
Face-Pulls: 4 plates-25 6 plates-15 5 plates-20
Bent-Over Laterals: Triple Drop-Set (no rest) 40-10 30-10 20-10
Biceps/Triceps:
Super-Set # 1: {Low Pulley Cable Curls: 6 plates-15 8 plates-15 10 plates-10 6 plates-12 {Bent-Forward Cable Extensions: 8 plates-15 11 plates-12 9 plates-12 8 plates-15
I do the cable curls in a squatted position with elbows resting on knees..........the extensions are done using a high pulley and a V-Bar for the handle.
Makes for the ideal Super-Set, as I do them on the Crossover Machine so no rest is taken between movements.
Super-Set # 2: {Cybex Preacher Machine: 5 plates-12 7 plates-10 + 5 half reps from the bottom 6 plates-10 5 plates-12 {Pressdowns: 6 plates-20 8 plates-15 10 plates-12 **New PR ** 7 plates-15
Had to use a dippping belt around my waist on the 10 plates set of pressdowns to help hold me down.
Super-Set # 3: {Bent-Over DB Concentration Curl: 1 x 35 -10 {Seated French Press: 1 x 60-15
Damn good workout,fast paced, and decent poundages for a machines only type arm day.
Todays Meals:
Meal # 1: 1 scoop whey in water - pre-workout
Meal # 2: 1 scoop whey in water - post-workout
Meal # 3: Chicken + rice in tomato sauce 2 small bananas coffee
Meal # 4: Ground beef patty 1 cup fat-free cottage cheese water
Meal # 5: 2 chicken breasts 1 cup fat-free cottage cheese water
Meal # 6: 1 chicken breast 1 cup fat-free cottage cheese 1 banana Crystal-Lite
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« Reply #21 on: December 02, 2011, 04:08:57 PM » |
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wes seated lateral's dumbells ,like better than standing can't cheat..last set dropped 3 sets down ,,nice pump after front presses first.nice training log,,,
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« Reply #22 on: December 02, 2011, 04:23:50 PM » |
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wes seated lateral's dumbells ,like better than standing can't cheat..last set dropped 3 sets down ,,nice pump after front presses first.nice training log,,,
Thanks bro,at times I do seated laterals.....great exercise. I switch things up on a constant basis so I don`t get stale or bored.
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« Reply #23 on: December 02, 2011, 04:56:05 PM » |
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Thanks bro,at times I do seated laterals.....great exercise.
I switch things up on a constant basis so I don`t get stale or bored.
me too,,,old hat of set ,rest,breathe,drink ,load weight boring,,
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« Reply #24 on: December 06, 2011, 03:42:18 PM » |
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12/6/11Chest,Back/Traps,Abs:Chest:Dumbell Inclines: 60-12 80-6 70-10 70-10 Flyes: 45-12 60-8 50-12 Crossovers: 4 plates-15 5 plates-12 3 plates-20 Back/Traps:V-Bar Pulldowns: 11 plates-12 14 plates-10 17 plates-6 10 plates-12 Dumbell Rows: 80-10 100-10 80-10 Dumbell Pullovers: 70-12 90-10 75-12 Dumbell Shrugs: 70-20 100-15 80-15 Abs:Super-Set:{Crunches: 3 x failure {Hanging Leg Raises: 3 x failure Todays Meals:Meal # 1: 1 scoop whey protein in water (post-workout) Meal # 2: 5 whole eggs 2 slices rye bread coffee Meal # 3: 1 chicken breast 1 banana diet soda Meal # 4: chicken + rice in tomato sauce small bowl of ice cream diet soda Meal # 5: 5 whole eggs scrambled with cheese 1 banana small bowl of ice cream 
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