12wk Shred-a-thon

[RickO'Shea]

Yeah the cravings I get are down right mean. Like right now Fruity Pebbles Cereal sounds awesome...and earlier the only thing I could think about was Walmart Brand "indulgent trail mix". Somehow....I have managed to skip those and just fat tuna and spinach. I'm going nuts though.

That's cool about the video. I'm going to be making another progress video/supplement video. Will be ordering a whole mess of stuff from needto and orbit. Again thanks for the support...I don't think ill make you karma, but its still appreciated.

 

[RickO'Shea]

Time to crush some damn weight! I'm going to hit the legs hard today! I got my proam this saturday and i need some springs so got to give the wheels time to rest. I'll lift and train till wednesday then take thursday and friday off.
Lots of front squats leg press and squats today. I think i'm going to go a little heavier today.

Kill that shit!!!!!

 

[RickO'Shea]

Today was perhaps the greatest lifting day of all time for me.

Got to the gym Pretty amped. Knee was feeling good (which is always a good sign). Hit the elliptical for a quick 10min warm up.
Got a great sweat on. I like getting really hot so I workout in full sweats and shorts and t-shirt. Plus I wear all black for a "F**K off" look.

Did a little dynamic stretching then hit the legs burly hard.

Front Squats
1X15@45lbs
1X12@65lbs
1X10@85lbs
1X8@105lbs
1X6@125lbs These felt really good. I started doing these as per Zed's instructions and my knees are getting stronger.

Leg Press
THIS IS WHERE I WENT "HULK STRONGEST THERE IS MODE!!!!" AND DIDN'T STOP TILL THE END OF THE WORKOUT!
1X15@225
1X12@315
1X10@405
1X8@495 (I was making some serious noise...cause I'm not a strong kid and this was a lot for me!!!!)
1X6@585 (SHIT YEAH!!!!) KEEP KILLIN THAT SHIT!!!

Squats
1X15@135
1X12@155
1X10@175 (pretty much that's like a pr for me. The knee still felt really good!)
1X8@205
1X4@225 (I was very happy with this and at this point the knee was getting thrashed.

RDL's
1X15@135
1X12@135
1X10@175
1X8@225
1X6@225 I really like RDL's the feel sooo damn good.

Hamstring Curl Machine
1X15@8
1X12@10
1X10@12
1X8@14
1X6@Max Wow I was walking so funny after this, but the pump in the hammy's were awesome!!!

I was feeling so good, and still had vats of energy so I decided to go ahead and take out my anger on my shoulders and traps

Seated Military Press
(I haven't really ever done these with a barbell so it took a while to find a starting point)
1X15@45
1X15@65
1X15@85
1X15@95
1X12@115
1X10@135
1X8@145
1X4@155 I really enjoyed this exercise. It was much easier on my shoulders than normal Military press with dumbells!

Cable Front Raises
1X15@20lbs
1X12@30lbs
1X10@40lbs
1X8@45lbs
1X5@45lbs
HOLD UP!!! IT WAS AT THIS POINT THAT I REMEMBERED THAT ZED WANTED THE SAME WORKOUT AS FRIDAY! NO LIE, I WAS PRETTY WEARY OF THE CHALLENGE, BUT TOOL WAS BLARING IN THE BACKGROUND AND I JUST THOUGHT TO MYSELF...."F IT! I'M HERE TO STOMP THE OLD ME BACK INTO OBLIVION WHERE I CAME FROM." AND IT WAS ON!!!

Side Raises with Dumbells
1X15@25lbs
1X12@35lbs
1X10@ 40lbs (pr! veins through shirt visible!!!)

Shrugs
3X50@50lbs I go volume on shrugs it seems to be the only thing that works for them

Dumbell Bicep Curl
1X15@35lbs
1X12@40lbs
1X10@45lbs I am giddy about how easy this shiz is going up! It did kind of put some strain on the wrist bone though.

Tricep Pushdown
1X15@80
1X12@90
1X10@100

Hammerstrength Rows
1X15@90lbs
1X12@135lbs
1X10@225lbs

Hammer Strength Chest Press
1X15@90lbs
1X12@155lbs
1X10@225lbs

Decline Sit0up
3X15@45lbs

I missed my calvs, but dude, I was pretty damn spent. I hadn't eaten anything since 10pm last night so I was very impressed I was able to push through with everything.

I am sooooooo hungry for some damn walmart trailmix now though!!!!
HULK STRONGEST THERE IS!!!!

 

[moya]

good work pushing through, but primo or not, all that on an empty stomach is a bad idea if you want to keep your muscle...
you are strong... pretty sure hulk isnt quite the strongest one in this comp though...

 

[bader85]

I think you're allowed some trailmix, Rick'o. In fact.. eat maybe 10 to 20 donuts, and candy.. hell.. go nuts!

Hehe just jokin bro, you know i love ya. Pics are looking awesome and your workout for today was sick, no lie.

 

[RickO'Shea]

HAHAHAHHA it's like a thing I amp myself up with. I'm a comic book nerd, and Hulk is my favorite. I aint lyin to myself, you got me beat on strength anyday. Mighty Mouse for sure. Well it's just like fasted cardio for me. The whole workout took an hour and twenty min. I was sweatin like a pig. I eat a ton. The only thing I do have on my side is good discipline and knowledge of proper nutrition.

Bader-dood, I want some damn trail mix and German pancakes soooooo damn bad.
Oh well.....I got some Spinach, Eggs, Grapefruit, and Almonds screamin my name.

Got some sick new sups ordered too!
Omega Sports Ultima
JET FUEL PYRO
and SHIFT from PES. Stoked to actually have something to rev me up other than TOOL! hahahaha!!!!

 

[moya]

under an hour and a half is good time for all that... ive been picking up my pace a little, but the tren does slow my cardio a bit, hard to catch my breath...
i will have to look up those supps...
im only on the juice right now... supposed to start the need2slin next week, hoping it gets here soon...

 

[RickO'Shea]

I was actually thinking about running the same Tren you are, but I've heard it does kill the cardio. Plus after today's workout, I was feeling good with being able to push through with just the stuff I have. So I've decided to just stick with that, plus the sups. I haven't been on anything except gear cause I ran out of everything else like a week and a half into this. Haven't had the money for anything else.

I've heard some absolutely amazing things about the ULTIMA, you should check it out man. It's a Non Stim Pre workout, that has just an absolute money ingredient profile.
I've Used Alpha t-2 and loved it, and Shift is like the exact same thing but for cheaper......and made by the same company.

JET FUEL PYRO is a thermo, which I love, and also had an excellent ingredient profile.
I'll start taking all of these after the ProAm next saturday.

 

[zedhed]

RickO have you considered any kind of mental testing for yourslef? THIS IS FUGGIN INSANE MAN! This is way more then US Army Ranger Training in any given day!
JUST DONT burn yourself out RickO. That is my concern with you bro. And you shoud have some lean beef at least 3x/week. If it were me I would have like....hmmmm.....say maybe 10lbs per sitting?
Nah, really I would be dead from a dam heartattack!
When youre done with Vball, you might consider Triathelete.....

 

[RickO'Shea]

I would love to eat more beef, but it just sits in me funny, kind of tears me up.
Mental Testing? Like an IQ test? It's 143.

I don't know man, I just get in a Rhythm and the only rest I get is changing weight. Which is either 20-30 seconds for plates or 2 seconds for a pin adjustment. I just Air drum like a tool, sing to myself, and do work.

I can swim for days. I can't run for shit though man...