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[Primemuscle]

Legs - what else?

Squats, 3 sets of 25 reps @ bodyweight
Toe touches, 3 sets of 25 reps
Extensions, 3 sets of 25 reps
Kickbacks, 3 sets of 25 reps

I felt like I needed and wanted to do something to keep the blood flowing to my legs, especially the knees. The last couple of days my bum knee has been sore. I am not about to cave in to it. It actually feels a bit better today, so the exercises worked.

Hopefully, the hitting the gym is on the near horizon. Today my wife got the stint removed because she no longer needs dialysis since her kidneys have recovered to where they were before the acute kidney failure. It looks like this chapter in our lives is done, thank goodness! I won't miss the trice weekly trips to the hospital nor will Margie. This really frees up a lot of time for both of us. She still needs to do labs pretty often and see her doctors on a regular basis, but that's small potatoes compared to were we've been these past few months. Now I have no excuse besides sheer laziness for not making it to the gym.

[njflex]

Legs - what else?

Squats, 3 sets of 25 reps @ bodyweight
Toe touches, 3 sets of 25 reps
Extensions, 3 sets of 25 reps
Kickbacks, 3 sets of 25 reps

I felt like I needed and wanted to do something to keep the blood flowing to my legs, especially the knees. The last couple of days my bum knee has been sore. I am not about to cave in to it. It actually feels a bit better today, so the exercises worked.

Hopefully, the hitting the gym is on the near horizon. Today my wife got the stint removed because she no longer needs dialysis since her kidneys have recovered to where they were before the acute kidney failure. It looks like this chapter in our lives is done, thank goodness! I won't miss the trice weekly trips to the hospital nor will Margie. This really frees up a lot of time for both of us. She still needs to do labs pretty often and see her doctors on a regular basis, but that's small potatoes compared to were we've been these past few months. Now I have no excuse besides sheer laziness for not making it to the gym.

good jay...we need u back here more ..

[njflex]

delt day

fr press135/155/164/175
side laterals drops 30/25/15 sets 8-10 x3 sickpump.......
rear laterals seated x3 20/25/30
front raise curl bar overhand grip 50/60/70 premade bar

shrugs chest machine
2 plates x25/3plates x20/4 plates x15/5 plates x12

calves
standing calf raise x5

forarms wrist curls reverse cable  superset with weight rope rolls

[Wez]

Thursday Delts/Traps

25mg D-bol/50mg Var

Reverse Pec Deck 5X20
DB side Laterals 5X20
DB presses 4x15
DB Shrugs 4X10

[njflex]

Thursday Delts/Traps

25mg D-bol/50mg Var

Reverse Pec Deck 5X20
DB side Laterals 5X20
DB presses 4x15
DB Shrugs 4X10

nothing crazy on this one...i did something like this last workout or so,no drops oe supersets...i did a good superset last shoulder day last wk..

[Wez]

nothing crazy on this one...i did something like this last workout or so,no drops oe supersets...i did a good superset last shoulder day last wk..

In the middle of both in laws dying 5 days apart. Very tough time for my Wife and I. Doing what I can.

[njflex]

In the middle of both in laws dying 5 days apart. Very tough time for my Wife and I. Doing what I can.

,,sorry to hear man...all i could say.

[wild willie]

my condolences wez.

[Wez]

Thanks guys....appreciate it.

[Donny]

my condolences wez.

X2.... sorry to read it Wez.

[Primemuscle]

In the middle of both in laws dying 5 days apart. Very tough time for my Wife and I. Doing what I can.

Sad news. Seems at times like life keeps throwing curve balls at us when we least expect it. Take care of your wife, first and foremost.

[Primemuscle]

Gearing up for Monday when I plan to hit the gym and resume/resurrect my old weight bearing workout of times past. So tonight I repeated Thursday's routine.

Legs:

Squats, 3 X 25 @ bodyweight
Leg extensions, 3 X 25
Toe touches, 3 X 25
Kickbacks, 3 X 25

My wife commented that my legs looked skinny. Guess she's feeling better!

Currently weigh 195 lbs. standing 5' 10 3/4" with not much fat around my middle thanks to the testosterone and HCG injections. Never-the-less, I am soft, soft, soft and this has to end.

[Donny]

Gearing up for Monday when I plan to hit the gym and resume/resurrect my old weight bearing workout of times past. So tonight I repeated Thursday's routine.

Legs:

Squats, 3 X 25 @ bodyweight
Leg extensions, 3 X 25
Toe touches, 3 X 25
Kickbacks, 3 X 25

My wife commented that my legs looked skinny. Guess she's feeling better!

Currently weigh 195 lbs. standing 5' 10 3/4" with not much fat around my middle thanks to the testosterone and HCG injections. Never-the-less, I am soft, soft, soft and this has to end.

nice to see squats in there even if bodyweight. i used to do leg extensions first pre-exhaust style. worked good.

[njflex]

leg day''

continuing punishing supersets 4th leg workout in row nice change and my knee flareup has healed nicely,the leg press at the gym is angled and not much room for foot placement so in think my knees took a load of it,,but i used it yesterday ....glutton i guess lol

leg press superset with hack squats 'plates'3/4/5/6 and hacks 2/3/4/5 reps 10 x10

walking lunges 50 lb dbells and extensions 195/195/205/205 x3

hams
sldl and superset leg curls 135/185/235/245 and curls 140 lying 'girl jumped on between so i let her keep it lol'so i did seated then 180/195/195

calves
leg press and standing toe position out heels touching

sore today ...

[wild willie]

leg work:



squats  3 sets

leg press 3 sets

leg extensions 3 sets

hyperextensions 4 sets

seated calf raises 4 sets

[Primemuscle]

nice to see squats in there even if bodyweight. i used to do leg extensions first pre-exhaust style. worked good.

I do leg extensions first as both pre-exhaust and warm-up when I am using added weight. It doesn't seem necessary with just bodyweight, at least not for me.

[njflex]

I do leg extensions first as both pre-exhaust and warm-up when I am using added weight. It doesn't seem necessary with just bodyweight, at least not for me.

i've done extensions heavy at 1st did other movements and came back with light single leg squeeze holds for higher reps to finish..

[Primemuscle]

i've done extensions heavy at 1st did other movements and came back with light single leg squeeze holds for higher reps to finish..

Since the knee surgery, I've been doing extensions single leg. Otherwise, my good knee will compensate for the bum one and the development will be uneven.

[Donny]

went to the Gym did 45 mins bike, last night hard interval. I love it when it gets hard. so afterwards came the creme de la creme  ....

Dips 4Max superset with Close grip pull ups 4x max
Barbell rowing 4x8-10 with push ups using push up bars 4Max
Upright BB rows 3x10
Flat bench flys 3x8

just felt like doing chest+back today. Working tonight and it will be full Monday nights always are and Holiday time starts soon here. still on a positive note...will be lots of Girlies needing my Attention...Dirty Job but someone gotta do it...

[Donny]

one woman in the Gym is a School teacher about 31/32. Nice Body a bit plain but i like intelligent women. She writes to me on whats app... i have kept it very civil in my Messages. she always asks when iīm there and last night i wrote i would be in the gym doing Training about 12 noon here. she came a bit later as i finished but wrote last night she wanted to Train together. I want to do it Guys but i donīt know... She is straight but is ok if you know what i mean... funny i seem to attract women with intelligence. Last one was also intelligent... like how she spoke, you know pillow talk.

[Primemuscle]

one woman in the Gym is a School teacher about 31/32. Nice Body a bit plain but i like intelligent women. She writes to me on whats app... i have kept it very civil in my Messages. she always asks when iīm there and last night i wrote i would be in the gym doing Training about 12 noon here. she came a bit later as i finished but wrote last night she wanted to Train together. I want to do it Guys but i donīt know... She is straight but is ok if you know what i mean... funny i seem to attract women with intelligence. Last one was also intelligent... like how she spoke, you know pillow talk.

If you are asking us, are you suggesting that you aren't sure you can trust yourself with her? If you believe you can't, then I would say you shouldn't put either of you in that position. If you can just be workout partners and friends (without benefits), then go for it.

Attraction is a mystery. Do you not consider yourself worthy of intelligent women's friendship? Having worked in education for 30 years, I met my share of teachers who I did not consider particularly intelligent. It is a myth that all teachers are intelligent people. Additionally, many lack common sense.

[Primemuscle]

Followed through on my intent to hit the gym today. Not only that, I worked out with free weights, doing my old routine that I have not done since last August. Today I worked arms.

Alternate dumbbell curls, 4 X 12 to 8
Standing triceps pressdowns, 5 X 15 to 8
cable EZ curls, 4 X 12 to 8
Overhead triceps extensions, 4 X 15 to 8
Concentration curls, 3 X 12 to 8
Dips, 3 X 12 to 8
Nautilus forearm machine with 4 stations, 4 X 15 to 12
Reverse EZ curls, 3 X 10 to 6
Nautilus Ab crunches, 3 X 25

Finished in about 45 minutes. Only rested max 1 minute between sets. No cardio today.

Tomorrow I'll work hams and calves.

Earlier today my wife and I took a couple of boxes of Edible Arrangements to the people at the dialysis center. Edible arrangements are basically fresh fruit dipped in chocolate and decorated. The staff there seemed both surprised and appreciative. Afterwards, I took my wife out to a nice restaurant for a long lunch. When we got home, I took advantage of the good weather and mowed the lawn. I will probably crash early tonight.

[njflex]

chest
inc press 135x15/185x10/185x10/195x6,175x6,155x8 3 set drop
fdb press 75x10/75x8.75x7
hammer lower press 2 plates/2.5x10/2.5and 10x10,3plates x6
cable crossovers x3
dips x2 x15 and pushupsx15 superset x2..

tris
overhead rope extensions x4
pushdowns x5
reverse dip/pushdown i use weighted dip machine pad  back to pad and pushdown x3

abs

[Primemuscle]

-Day two. -Arms are crazy sore and I don't care cause it means I worked them real good. I worked hams and calves today. Pretty much halved the resistance from last August when I last did this workout. I stuck to the routine though.

Lying leg curls, 4 X 15 - 8
Standing calf raises, 4 X 15 - 12
Seated leg curls, 4 X 15 - 8
Leg press calf raises, 3 X 15 - 12
Reverse hack squats, 4 X 15 - 8
Seated calf raises, 3 X 15 - 12
Nautilus abductions, 3 X 15 - 10
Nautilus adductions, 3 X 15 - 10
Nautilus ab crunches, 2 X 25

Kept the resistance light, so I should be able to walk tomorrow. I might not be able to raise my arm high enough to brush my teeth in the morning though. 

[njflex]

-Day two. -Arms are crazy sore and I don't care cause it means I worked them real good. I worked hams and calves today. Pretty much halved the resistance from last August when I last did this workout. I stuck to the routine though.

Lying leg curls, 4 X 15 - 8
Standing calf raises, 4 X 15 - 12
Seated leg curls, 4 X 15 - 8
Leg press calf raises, 3 X 15 - 12
Reverse hack squats, 4 X 15 - 8
Seated calf raises, 3 X 15 - 12
Nautilus abductions, 3 X 15 - 10
Nautilus adductions, 3 X 15 - 10
Nautilus ab crunches, 2 X 25

Kept the resistance light, so I should be able to walk tomorrow. I might not be able to raise my arm high enough to brush my teeth in the morning though. 

good jay,,,good to see u back..