Author Topic: ratherbebig's training log (Read 111483 times)

ratherbebig · « **Reply #25 on:** November 27, 2016, 08:24:05 AM »

weather isnt good, not good at all

but ive said ill train three times a week and i will!

im preparing for the gym by eating 2 big macs

and then before i will have some greek yoghurt.

looking forward to it!

i will bring some music with me, not sure what kind maybe jazz

ratherbebig · « **Reply #26 on:** November 27, 2016, 11:57:28 AM »

i forgot the music and instead i had to listen to sting

i put on more weight on 3 outta 5 exercises - rows, chest and legcurls. stayed the same on lateral and leg press will increase on tuesday.

ratherbebig · « **Reply #27 on:** November 29, 2016, 09:34:08 AM »

getting ready for todays training!

i prepare by eating kebab and a can of rockstar energy.

today i will exchange machine chest presses for incline smith machine press and put some more weight on the leg press.

ratherbebig · « **Reply #28 on:** November 29, 2016, 02:04:02 PM »

back from the gym had a great workout. incline smith machine presses is the shit and so much harder than the machine presses (no kidding!)

i feel everything is coming together nicely now for massive gains, im probably up 2-3 pounds already in bodyweight

afterwards i had 2 big macs and a can of monster energy. now im full as fuck

ratherbebig · « **Reply #29 on:** December 01, 2016, 03:07:44 AM »

today is gymday!

kinda hard to know what to eat before i hit the gym but i'll have a sandwich and a monster energy. should do the trick.

maybe watch some dorian yates before to get in the mood. C'MON DIESEL!!!

ratherbebig · « **Reply #30 on:** December 01, 2016, 02:00:57 PM »

ok done!

didnt feel like going today. was a little bit sore since last time.

but it ended up beign a great work out! sometimes its like that. first set in the leg press was painful, but then it just got better and better.

GR1982 · « **Reply #31 on:** December 01, 2016, 05:45:29 PM »

Why don't you post your weights, sets, reps? Your actual workouts?

ratherbebig · « **Reply #32 on:** December 04, 2016, 02:03:15 AM »

well when i can do more than 4 plates per side on the leg press, i will let you guys know!

legs like tree trunks!!

GR1982 · « **Reply #33 on:** December 04, 2016, 10:51:39 AM »

I believe different types of squats would be way better than using the leg press as a main movement. Also I feel one needs more then just one exercise for each muscle. You can't be getting enough volume. By what you're doing

ratherbebig · « **Reply #34 on:** December 04, 2016, 02:08:09 PM »

Quote from: GR1982 on December 04, 2016, 10:51:39 AM

I believe different types of squats would be way better than using the leg press as a main movement. Also I feel one needs more then just one exercise for each muscle. You can't be getting enough volume. By what you're doing

i think the leg press is superior to squats as it isolates the quads and maximize the use of the quads and nothing else.

i also think that 1 exercise per muscle group is enough, if its the right type of exercise - for example i doubt someone doing pull ups will not get a great back or someone doing dumbbell presses will not get a great chest.

and as far as volume i do them three times a week where as most people would train legs only once per week.

ratherbebig · « **Reply #35 on:** December 04, 2016, 02:51:43 PM »

done with todays training.

energy wasnt there, still did everything i set up to do which is a good feeling, but it did take quite a bit of work.

ratherbebig · « **Reply #36 on:** December 06, 2016, 12:38:30 PM »

pretty good workout, used a little less weight but more control especially noticable when i do seated leg curls where i squeeze and go slow on the negative.

ratherbebig · « **Reply #37 on:** December 11, 2016, 01:22:29 PM »

had a great workout!

back - pulled tighter than i usually do, elbows close to the body, all the way to the midsection.
then i did some machine lat pulldowns that felt good to, i have some elbow problems but they didnt bother me.

then i did chest, i dont move big weights but i squeeze with my chest muscles. getting slightly stronger there.

then lateral raises, i got a little bit of an energy dip after back and chest so i probably can do better there.

then legs. great tight controlled movement.

4.5/5!!

music: crowbars new album. pretty heavy shit!

cant wait until tuesday for my next workout.

ratherbebig · « **Reply #38 on:** December 12, 2016, 03:57:03 PM »

here's my new routine, i keep on adding excercises i guess i cant help myself

im trying to work around elbow injury. no direct arm work.

seated rows
machine lat pulldown
smith incline press
smith oh press
machine lateral raises
calf machine shrugs
leg press
seated leg curl

ratherbebig · « **Reply #39 on:** December 15, 2016, 01:49:25 PM »

why cut back

why!

i decided to skip the overhead press today.

did seated rows. some angled lat pulldown machine that felt ok.

had a good incline bench, im about to up the weight on that one.

did lateral raises, went pretty well.

this time into my training the problems with a full body workout hits you, youve done back, chest and shoulders and still have legs left... $:-\$

i did the standing calf raise shrug, feel pretty weird, not sure how beneficial that is... ill probably be better off just doing shrugs once a week with a shrug bar or something even though it would hurt my elbows a little...

then i did three good sets of legpresses, here im about to put more weight on as well.
followed by seated leg curls.

hungry as a mofo afterwards. 1 big mac and 2 cheese and im still hungry.

NaturalWonder83 · « **Reply #40 on:** December 15, 2016, 03:39:55 PM »

Hmm which brand of mac and cheese?

ratherbebig · « **Reply #41 on:** December 18, 2016, 01:49:54 PM »

good workout today, pain in the ass to get to the gym really didnt feel like it

best pump in a month!!

i replaced shrugs calf raise with regular shrugs with weightplates. not going very heavy but squeezing. three times a week i hope its gonna give something.

im actually gonna cook some real food now!

Nether Animal · « **Reply #42 on:** December 18, 2016, 04:41:22 PM »

Any recent pics of your build?

WannaBePro · « **Reply #43 on:** December 18, 2016, 05:57:27 PM »

Quote from: Nether Animal on December 18, 2016, 04:41:22 PM

Any recent pics of your build?

Don't hold your breath. Maybe August 6th he will reveal a fake pic of himself

ratherbebig · « **Reply #44 on:** December 19, 2016, 12:25:07 AM »

Quote from: Nether Animal on December 18, 2016, 04:41:22 PM

Any recent pics of your build?

imagine a white usaint bolt, that should get you an idea.

Nether Animal · « **Reply #45 on:** December 19, 2016, 07:08:38 AM »

Quote from: ratherbebig on December 19, 2016, 12:25:07 AM

imagine a white usaint bolt, that should get you an idea.

I thought you just started training...

ratherbebig · « **Reply #46 on:** December 19, 2016, 11:00:57 AM »

Quote from: Nether Animal on December 19, 2016, 07:08:38 AM

I thought you just started training...

nah this is my comeback, ive been training on and off. mostly off

ratherbebig · « **Reply #47 on:** December 20, 2016, 02:42:45 PM »

good training session today!

strong back
chest is coming up, adding some weight there
adding shrugs 3x week now, light weights really squeezing at the top
added some weight to the leg press as well

overall really good!

GR1982 · « **Reply #48 on:** December 21, 2016, 05:39:48 AM »

I've tried full body stuff before. If I did upper body first I didn't have enough energy to do a good lower body routine and the same if I did lower first I didn't have enough energy for upper. I've always had better results alternating upper body one day and lower body on the next

ratherbebig · « **Reply #49 on:** December 21, 2016, 12:00:46 PM »

Quote from: GR1982 on December 21, 2016, 05:39:48 AM

I've tried full body stuff before. If I did upper body first I didn't have enough energy to do a good lower body routine and the same if I did lower first I didn't have enough energy for upper. I've always had better results alternating upper body one day and lower body on the next

yeah i can see how its not ideal.

what makes it work for me is that i dont go to failure and do very few exercises. but even then after doing back and chest, i cant say i look forward to do legs... ill stick with this for a few months and then evalute it.