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Knock em dead Frank! :tu:tu

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Hope the meet went well Frank.. :tu

Another upper body day. I'll prob give it another 2 weeks of this before I can start focusing on specific muscles on different days.

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Finally got some weight work in after 8 weeks of trying to get my right elbow to heal. Took a shot of NO and some volumize. Felt okay but the elbow is still stiff......oh well. See what Monday will bring.

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Meet report. I might post the full write up in it's own thread. I've got some videos and pictures. Not sure what to do with the videos. Anyways I'll just give a break down of the lifts, more info to follow.
Squats
#1-600 3 lights
#2-640 3 reds
#3-640 " "
Bench
#1-430- 2reds 1 white, after pressing I threw it right into the rack no lift
#2-445-3 whites
#3-475 stapled 3 reds
Deadlifts
#1-600 3 whites
#2-625 small hitch at top no good 2 reds 1 white
#3-625 totally gassed 3 reds

The meet took ****ing forever. Got to the meet @8:50am and didn't leave until ~7pm. Weighed in a 264.5lbs I finished squatting a 1pm and didn't bench until 4pm. Pulling was a little after 6pm. The meet didn't supply any warm-up equipment and there was no where to sit. Sat on gym equipment pushed into a corner and warmed up on the main equipment. Only being in a few meets so far, this was by far the worst run. Had a lot of trouble getting ramped up to squat early in the morning. Also eating was impossible due to nerves. Every time I ate something I felt sick and my stomach felt awful. I wasn't sure if I had to poo, fart or mystery happenings inside me. Benching felt good. But my 3rd attempt I was tired and felt like crap. Deadlifting was similar. Everything hurts. Taking a few weeks off. Back to the gym to drop some weight, back down to 242 and get stronger.
Happy lifting brothers.

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Post up a link to the videos Frank....I am sure we'd all love to see them brother. It sounds like the meet could have been run much better but either way :tu to you for being such a monster.
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Some great lifts there Frank....sucks that the meet was so poorly run, as the conditions probably brought down your totals, but kudos to you for kickin' ass, and now rest up and come back even stronger. :)

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Good lifts Frank :ze Sorry to hear it wasn't the best experience, but still, great job. Get stronger for the next one. :ss And post up links to some videos for sure!

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Three small things:

1.) I just received an order from bodybuilding.com. My free gift was a tape measure designed to measure body parts (arms and legs). It's real cool, and perfect for measuring stuff like your upper arms.

2.) I've just started running the mile and a half again on Saturday for the Crook County test. I haven't run all winter. Luckily it came right back to me, thank goodness.

3.) I've been looking to get a multi-purpose workout bench for quite a while. I've decided on the powertec multi bench system. It fits my needs in every area, and from all the info that I could get is that It's a well made machine. As soon as I get the money I'll most likely get one. Do any of you guys have any info?

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upper body last night 2 exercises per part with minimal rest periods. I had the energy last night so I went for it.

Sorry Carfish2, I have no info on home gym stuff.

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You'd be better off getting a power rack, adjustable bench and a bar + weights. My personal experience and opinion lead me to say that multi purpose workout equipment like that is a HUGE piece of **** and waste of money.
A Power rack , adjustable bench and bar + weight not only will allow you to get more for your money, but in the long run will allow you to work every body part. And if things turn bottoms up, what I recommended has a higher resale value compared to some worthless whatever the fuk piece of **** you are going to waste your money on.
The costs would be extremely close. Weight + bar and adjustable bench can be purchased anywhere. Cheaper because you can pick it up yourself. Or check craigslist there is usually both on there every week. Power rack's can be purchased online or check local areas. If you shop around, I'm sure, hell I'd bet a paycheck you could save yourself a lot of money.

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Edit if you have any specific questions Catfish feel free to pm me or ask me here. Helped a friend who lives out of town set his home gym up in his garage.

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I've put a hell of a lot of thought into this (more than you would believe). I have a severe height restriction at this point and time in my life. No rack that I've found would work. As far as the quality goes, From all the info that I could gather, It's made to take a lot of abuse. It's a leverage machine so there's no cables to wear out. It's a free weight Olympic plate machine, so it will handle a lot of weight. Finally, I'm satisfied with the exercises it offers. Like I said I've put a hell of a lot of thought into this.

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What's the height restraint?

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79 inches tall

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That's damn short. No way you'd be able to do anything with the bar above your head if you are over about 5' tall. How tall are you?

Back/Shoulders this morning for me. Hang cleans, press, bent-over rows, and pull-up assists. Good stuff.

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Last night was two exercises per upper body part (back, chest, biceps, triceps, shoulders) focusing on slow clean movements with lighter weights.

It's funny when I you're doing slow DB curls on an incline bench with 20lbs and the kid next to you, prob 10 yrs younger and about 70lbs lighter, is jerking his whole body around to toss up 30-35lbs. I swear my calves were bigger than his thighs. :r

Ordered some protein mix from drugstore.com yesterday (Pete their prices were a bit better + cashback)
Can anyone confirm my reading/understanding from bb.com and mags.

• Casein is good for the body first thing in the AM and last thing before bed. Y/N
• Whey is good through the day and/or post workout. Y/N
• Almonds help curb appetite?

Frank, I looked for that workout routine you sent way back and I don't think I can follow that anymore because I'm still rehabing my knee.

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You're just HUGE!! :ze :ze You make all the other bois in the gym look like gurly-men :r

Tom, I think the dyed blonde hair is the funniest part of that picture. Brilliant!

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No man..I meant that those kids are more concerned about the number on the sides or the weights versus lifting right. Some day I want to grow up to be as big as you Pete!

oh and that blonde haired thing freaks me out.

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It's not my fault, being the biggest and the strongest. I don't even exercise...

Best movie of all time.

Seriously though, you should school those little children. It's always the huge guys and the women in my gym using all the little dumbells. Most of the kids don't look past their own reflection in the mirror.

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speaking of which..I was at the gym last week and had this guy (very avg with no muscle definition) do 1 set of curls and then walk over to the mirror and check out the progress :r

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You see the improvement right away, don't you? WTF?!! I must be doing it wrong ;s

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ok let me know what's new and we can tweak it or get you a new one.
I would just get a blend thats 50/50 whey to casien. I just drink whey whenever. Im not that concerned about how fast my body consumes it. I just want the protein.

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I'm somewhere around 5'-10" or 5'-11". Sitting on the bench I will have enough reach room for over head exercises. By the ceiling height is actually closer to 80 inches.

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I'm with Frank on this.. Power rack is an essential piece of workout equipment that a lot of people don't use and they should.

Don, sounds like with you space limitations you would be better off getting a gym membership. :2

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And yes Bao, almonds do curve hunger :)

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too bad I can't stop snacking on them :dr


Frank I'll pm ya :tu

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Thanks a lot, Tom. That picture is going to give me nightmares tonight.

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Hit chest and shoulders yesterday. First time I've done shoulders in awhile and I'm paying for it today. Just hope I don't have to reach anything off a top shelf.:)

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hit chest & tris on Monday (international chest & tris day). hit lats & bis today. I'll probably do shoulders tomorrow and some leg & lower back stretching on Friday.

the slow road to recovery....

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It is. That's why I do back/shoulders on Tuesday and chest/arms on Thursday. Less competition for the benches. Spin this morning for me.

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New PR on bench this morning, 230. Almost missed it, got a little outside my path, but was able to recover. Followed that up with arms, doing 21s and dips. Good stuff.

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I am a weak, pathetic unicorn. Almost cried at how little I was able to do on legs today. Played it safe; but still ... just pathetic. :td

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well at least you can say you're magical :D


I have no excuse...had PT last night and didn't have the energy to hit the gym. If anything I can say I was on the elliptical for 10 min. :td

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Good weight their brother. Keep pushing it.

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Congrats on the PR, Pete. :tu

Hoping my return to the iron will come early next week.

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Beat up on legs today. Leg workouts put a smile on my face :D

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Thanks guys. Good luck Tom. You going to do PT, or just do your own recovery?

Spin this morning for me. I hate leaving class early. Just wish they would schedule them to start at 5:30 instead of 5:45...

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now you're just rubbing it in. :(

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;s Dokk I had to tell some people that actually care. I have no suitable audience for leg workout talk around here. You'll get back to it soon :tu

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I tried yesterday -- machines only. I used to rep 405 deadlifts for fun. I could only hit like 65 (one leg at a time) on laying leg curls for 10. :( Also, my right leg is definitely weaker than my left -- probably a 20-30% difference, especially noticeable working the quads (which were effected by the nerve damage). I'm sure it's just psychological, but I swear the muscles in the right leg have visibly atrophied from the nerve damage. :td

You're right, though ... I'll get back soonish. hopefully things will be good in a month and I can slowly start using free weights again. :)

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Take it slow Dokk...don't want any re-injuring if possible...

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My PT will consist of me lifting Volkwagons, Pete...I will just try not to drop it. :r

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Take your time brother. Don't push it.

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believe me, I will. that's why I'm just sad ... and not limping or worse.

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:tu You can drop it, just don't drop it on yourself. Make sure it hits someone else next time :tf :r

Dead, squats and hanging leg raises for me today. Nothing special, just grinding it out. I've been neglecting my squats and deads of late, need to remedy that.

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I will keep that in mind, Pete! :r

Hoping the doctor releases me to return to the gym later this week.

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I skipped leg day this week. I feel pretty guilty especially because my legs are so little. Christos already gave me grief this weekend. I'll have to make it up somewhere this week.

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Doc cleared me to return to the gym and the ice next week. :)

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:wo