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bader85's 2012 Contest Transformation Log

Yeah doing a super job in here Bader. Hope you kill the rack pulls tonight.
I only started them last week and never felt so good after a lift then I do with them !

Go KTS big man ;)
 
Man everyone's lovin up Bader now! Ima have to be mean to him too now to balance it all out!



Lol :)


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Nulli secundus - second to none

Honi soit que mal y pense - evil be to him who evil thinks.

People usually fail when they are on the verge of success, so pay as much care to the end as the beginning: Then there will be no failure - Lao Tzu
 
Well, CS... I'm quite the awesome guy in RL.. some EFers can attest to that.. so being mean to me just makes you a big dick.. LOL. ;)
 
Yes but I must bring balance to the force....


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Nulli secundus - second to none

Honi soit que mal y pense - evil be to him who evil thinks.

People usually fail when they are on the verge of success, so pay as much care to the end as the beginning: Then there will be no failure - Lao Tzu
 
*snort* Hahaha. Bring balance, young one.. just know what side you stand on.. for when you strike me down. I will be more powerful than you can ever imagine.
 
Long ass day. Shitty ass back workout. Busy all day tomorrow with meetings. I'm on my phone so can't post workout. I'll get to it tomorrow night. Tomorrows going to have to be a rest day cause I'll have no time at all. But I'll see what I can do. The wife's been sick so trying to take care of her too. Bleah

CS. I talked to my buddy. I'll msg you tomorrow mate.

Love you all. Night. :rose:
 
bader85 said:
*snort* Hahaha. Bring balance, young one.. just know what side you stand on.. for when you strike me down. I will be more powerful than you can ever imagine.
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Aw man I'm always the padewan....


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bader85 said:
Long ass day. Shitty ass back workout. Busy all day tomorrow with meetings. I'm on my phone so can't post workout. I'll get to it tomorrow night. Tomorrows going to have to be a rest day cause I'll have no time at all. But I'll see what I can do. The wife's been sick so trying to take care of her too. Bleah

CS. I talked to my buddy. I'll msg you tomorrow mate.

Love you all. Night. :rose:
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Thanks bro... :)


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Colstreamer said:
Aw man I'm always the padewan....


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Got to start somewhere lol ;)
 
LetsGrow said:
Got to start somewhere lol ;)
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Is it true if I tie bricks to my ankles and hang from a chin up bar for 30-60 minutes a day I'll stretch and grow taller?


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Nulli secundus - second to none

Honi soit que mal y pense - evil be to him who evil thinks.

People usually fail when they are on the verge of success, so pay as much care to the end as the beginning: Then there will be no failure - Lao Tzu
 
Colstreamer said:
Is it true if I tie bricks to my ankles and hang from a chin up bar for 30-60 minutes a day I'll stretch and grow taller?


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Nulli secundus - second to none

Honi soit que mal y pense - evil be to him who evil thinks.

People usually fail when they are on the verge of success, so pay as much care to the end as the beginning: Then there will be no failure - Lao Tzu
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Try it and find out. Looking forward to your report haha.
 
Colstreamer said:
Is it true if I tie bricks to my ankles and hang from a chin up bar for 30-60 minutes a day I'll stretch and grow taller?


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Nulli secundus - second to none

Honi soit que mal y pense - evil be to him who evil thinks.

People usually fail when they are on the verge of success, so pay as much care to the end as the beginning: Then there will be no failure - Lao Tzu
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Lmfao trust you CS! Let me know if this works it's no fun been a short arse!!
 
dmk777 said:
Lmfao trust you CS! Let me know if this works it's no fun been a short arse!!
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Aye why aye lass I can dee that y'knaa!


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Colstreamer said:
Aye why aye lass I can dee that y'knaa!

PS you can get in Thorpe park for free and pay half price bus fares when you're short.....
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Here's my backworkout for 3/5/12.. even though it fuckin sucked:

WU elliptical 5 mins

Cable Pulldowns, alternated wide grip and underhand grip.
100 x 15 wide
100 x 15 UH
120 x 12 wide
120 x 12 UH
140 x 8 120 x 4 wide
140 x 7 120 x 5 UH
120 x 9 110 x 3 wide
120 x 8 110 x 4 UH

Man.. my strength seems way down on this.. I was doing 180's easy a month ago.

One Arm DB Rows:
45 x 12
55 x 12
60 x 12
65 x 12
75 x 12 (straps)
85 x 12 (straps)

Was pretty happy about that.. might be PR for reps

Close Grip Seated Cable Row:
120 x 12
140 x 12
160 x 12
170 x 12
160 x 12
150 x 12


Hammer Strength High Row? Kind of a Pulldown motion from a high set position.. can't remember exact name.
80 each arm x 10
70 x 12
70 x 10
55 x 12
55 x 12
55 x 12

Really squeezed and slow movement, tried to get the lat to really pop.

Rack Pulls:
225 x 5
255 x 5
315 x 3
315 x 1
255 x 3

Man... how shitty is that! My grip was good, I seriously just couldn't explode up.. my lower back needs to get stronger. Weak sauce...

All in all.. I was DRENCHED in sweat.. there was maybe a square inch on my entire shirt that wasn't dark and wet with sweat..

Maybe since I can't hit the gym today I'll do some more kenpo or plyo tonight.. but I don't know if I'll feel up to it.. I'm exhausted from all these meetings today.
 
No worries bro everyone has off days. Just got to keep going back at it.
 
obsessedwliftin said:
Am I the only one confused here? Lmao! And I normally keep up. :worried:
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Donna ought to be able to translate... ;) lol!


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Nulli secundus - second to none

Honi soit que mal y pense - evil be to him who evil thinks.

People usually fail when they are on the verge of success, so pay as much care to the end as the beginning: Then there will be no failure - Lao Tzu
 
LetsGrow said:
On your own owl lol. Wouldn't worry though cs is an idiot Lmfao :p
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Thanks man. Always nice to know who your mates are......


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Nulli secundus - second to none

Honi soit que mal y pense - evil be to him who evil thinks.

People usually fail when they are on the verge of success, so pay as much care to the end as the beginning: Then there will be no failure - Lao Tzu
 
Bader mate, if that was me I'd be pleased as punch with that workout man! :evil:


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Nulli secundus - second to none

Honi soit que mal y pense - evil be to him who evil thinks.

People usually fail when they are on the verge of success, so pay as much care to the end as the beginning: Then there will be no failure - Lao Tzu
 
bader85 said:
Here's my backworkout for 3/5/12.. even though it fuckin sucked:

WU elliptical 5 mins

Cable Pulldowns, alternated wide grip and underhand grip.
100 x 15 wide
100 x 15 UH
120 x 12 wide
120 x 12 UH
140 x 8 120 x 4 wide
140 x 7 120 x 5 UH
120 x 9 110 x 3 wide
120 x 8 110 x 4 UH

Man.. my strength seems way down on this.. I was doing 180's easy a month ago.

One Arm DB Rows:
45 x 12
55 x 12
60 x 12
65 x 12
75 x 12 (straps)
85 x 12 (straps)

Was pretty happy about that.. might be PR for reps

Close Grip Seated Cable Row:
120 x 12
140 x 12
160 x 12
170 x 12
160 x 12
150 x 12


Hammer Strength High Row? Kind of a Pulldown motion from a high set position.. can't remember exact name.
80 each arm x 10
70 x 12
70 x 10
55 x 12
55 x 12
55 x 12

Really squeezed and slow movement, tried to get the lat to really pop.

Rack Pulls: Nah bro like this, remember your already warmed up man.
225 x 5 225x2
255 x 5 225x2 now get your straps out for the next sets.
315 x 3 315x3
315 x 1 315x3
255 x 3 315x3 even if you have to do singles get these last 3 in. Hate me and cuss me but get these bitches in bro!

Man... how shitty is that! My grip was good, I seriously just couldn't explode up.. my lower back needs to get stronger. Weak sauce...
Yikes bro, rack pull is not explosive, rather steady acceleration like a freight train staring out. Your scaring me here bro, would like to see a vid of your doing them. Dont wanna see you get hurt on these.

All in all.. I was DRENCHED in sweat.. there was maybe a square inch on my entire shirt that wasn't dark and wet with sweat..

Maybe since I can't hit the gym today I'll do some more kenpo or plyo tonight.. but I don't know if I'll feel up to it.. I'm exhausted from all these meetings today.
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Still a good workout bader. Cant have it all right now bro, then it wouldnt be any fun man!:evil:
 
I guess explode isnt the exact right word to be using, zed. I'm not yanking my body up or anything. It's the initial pull I'm referring to.. Just couldn't get it off the racks for the acceleration.

No worries on injuries. If there's one thing I don't do.. Is use too much weight to lose any kind of form.

Hopefully in a week or two i'll get those numbers up..
 
bader85 said:
i guess explode isnt the exact right word to be using, zed. I'm not yanking my body up or anything. It's the initial pull i'm referring to.. Just couldn't get it off the racks for the acceleration.

No worries on injuries. If there's one thing i don't do.. Is use too much weight to lose any kind of form.

Hopefully in a week or two i'll get those numbers up..
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boom!!
 
bader85 said:
I guess explode isnt the exact right word to be using, zed. I'm not yanking my body up or anything. It's the initial pull I'm referring to.. Just couldn't get it off the racks for the acceleration.

No worries on injuries. If there's one thing I don't do.. Is use too much weight to lose any kind of form.

Hopefully in a week or two i'll get those numbers up..
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you will ,i have confidence in you.
 
Me too!

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RADAR said:
you will ,i have confidence in you.
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Good to see you back, brother. :)

Thanks guys. I was upping my weights every workout so I think I hit a stall point on the new routine. Just gotta break through it. I still am noticing my body leaning out more... Pants are fitting looser. Ooh we're past the fifth so I'll get new measurements.
 
Bwahahahaha!!!!! ..|.., lol
 
You know what Bader ! I've hit a bit of a wall too let's blast past this together 1 big deal breath before we hit it and knock that dam wall into the middle of next week !!!!
 
I couldn't go my am cardio past two days on the account that my legs have not been working. will be good for tomorrow though.
 
Lol. It'd funny my wife came in last night when I was mid stretching in the tub. Haha. Thank god it's a large tub cuz if I couldn't soak it would be days before I would recover. I think that Epsom salt really helped a lot. Thank god I got a lot of it! :D
 
Epsom salt definitely soothes muscle. Twice a week soak is ideal. Glad you can do that to heal up fast, LG. no one near me has a big tub. So I only get to soak in the hot tub at the gym every so often. Maybe I'll smuggle some Epsom salt in.. Heh
 
bader85 said:
Epsom salt definitely soothes muscle. Twice a week soak is ideal. Glad you can do that to heal up fast, LG. no one near me has a big tub. So I only get to soak in the hot tub at the gym every so often. Maybe I'll smuggle some Epsom salt in.. Heh
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I would do it. If anything you are adding value to the hot tub by adding it yourself. Talk about being selfless and helping others. :D
 
LetsGrow said:
I would do it. If anything you are adding value to the hot tub by adding it yourself. Talk about being selfless and helping others. :D
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Absolutely, they should be paying you for the idea too..... :) ....and the salts....


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Colstreamer said:
Absolutely, they should be paying you for the idea too..... :) ....and the salts....


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Make a little royalty money off it.
 
Colstreamer said:
Aye why aye lass I can dee that y'knaa!


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Lmfao I just found this now. Just so you know I do not speak like that I'm a posh geordie!!!
 
Workout 3/7/12
Bis/Tris

WU elliptical 5 mins

Warm up 15 pound curls and tricep kickbacks 2 x 20

I did a bunch of supersets, I'll try and remember everything but I'm pretty sure I'll leave something out.

EZ bar curls SS EZ bar skullcrushers (I don't know how much the bar weighs, 35?)
55 x 15, 55 x 15
65 x 12, 65 x 12
65 x 12, 65 x 12

One Arm Concentrated Curls SS Seated Tricep Extensions
30 x 12, 55 x 15
30 x 10, 55 x 15
25 x 10, 55 x 15

Drag Curls SS Laying Tricep Extension
50 x 15, 50 x 12
60 x 15, 60 x 12
60 x 15, 60 x 10

Hammer Strength Iso Curls SS Hammer Strength Iso Tricep Ext
30 x 15, 40 x 15
40 x 12, 40 x 15
35 x 15, 40 x 15

Cable Preacher Curls SS V-Bar Tricep Pushdowns
55 x 15, 75 x 15
65 x 15, 90 x 15
75 x 13, 110 x 15
70 x 15, 130 x 12

Standing Overhead Cable Curls (arms wide like a T, curl towards head) SS One arm Tricep Pushdown Underhand gGrip
15 x 15, 15 x 12
15 x 13, 15 x 10
12.5 x 14, 12.5 x 12
12.5 x 12, 12.5 x 10

DB Hammer Curls stripset 15-20 second rests
35 x 10
30 x 10
25 x 10
20 x 10
15 x 10
15 x 10

15 mins sauna

My bis were the most pumped I've ever felt them. Skin tearing it seemed.. but sadly it didn't look all that impressive with no defintion. Tris were great and pumped too.. I couldn't reach up to my ears to adjust my earphones.. people were looking at me funny if I was trying to switch a song on my armband cause I couldn't reach across my body to touch the screen on my other arm. Felt good about todays workout.

Oh yeah.. I weight 255 again.. wtf? Man I wish I could get BF tested to make sure I'm going the right direction..

I might go into a carb cycling diet soon, I'm kind of fed up being fat and that's the only way I know how to melt it off. We'll see.. bleah.
 
Normal bar for Ez curl weighs 15 lbs and the thicker racier duty one weighs 25.
 
bader85 said:
Workout 3/7/12
Bis/Tris

WU elliptical 5 mins

Warm up 15 pound curls and tricep kickbacks 2 x 20

I did a bunch of supersets, I'll try and remember everything but I'm pretty sure I'll leave something out.

EZ bar curls SS EZ bar skullcrushers (I don't know how much the bar weighs, 35?)
55 x 15, 55 x 15
65 x 12, 65 x 12
65 x 12, 65 x 12

One Arm Concentrated Curls SS Seated Tricep Extensions
30 x 12, 55 x 15
30 x 10, 55 x 15
25 x 10, 55 x 15

Drag Curls SS Laying Tricep Extension
50 x 15, 50 x 12
60 x 15, 60 x 12
60 x 15, 60 x 10

Hammer Strength Iso Curls SS Hammer Strength Iso Tricep Ext
30 x 15, 40 x 15
40 x 12, 40 x 15
35 x 15, 40 x 15

Cable Preacher Curls SS V-Bar Tricep Pushdowns
55 x 15, 75 x 15
65 x 15, 90 x 15
75 x 13, 110 x 15
70 x 15, 130 x 12

Standing Overhead Cable Curls (arms wide like a T, curl towards head) SS One arm Tricep Pushdown Underhand gGrip
15 x 15, 15 x 12
15 x 13, 15 x 10
12.5 x 14, 12.5 x 12
12.5 x 12, 12.5 x 10

DB Hammer Curls stripset 15-20 second rests
35 x 10
30 x 10
25 x 10
20 x 10
15 x 10
15 x 10

15 mins sauna

My bis were the most pumped I've ever felt them. Skin tearing it seemed.. but sadly it didn't look all that impressive with no defintion. Tris were great and pumped too.. I couldn't reach up to my ears to adjust my earphones.. people were looking at me funny if I was trying to switch a song on my armband cause I couldn't reach across my body to touch the screen on my other arm. Felt good about todays workout.

Oh yeah.. I weight 255 again.. wtf? Man I wish I could get BF tested to make sure I'm going the right direction..

I might go into a carb cycling diet soon, I'm kind of fed up being fat and that's the only way I know how to melt it off. We'll see.. bleah.
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Good call gj.
Biceps are a small muscle group and they do get stiimulation elswhere too. Just pat attetion to over training bro.
Lookin pretty dam good bader.
Bro I keep tellin you it just dont happen overnight LOL.
 
Workout 3/8/12
Chest

Wu 5 min elliptical

Rotator stretches, ballistic stretches

Decline BB bench press:
95 x 10
115 x 10
165 x 12
175 x 12
175 x 12
175 x 12
175 x 12
175 x 11
165 x 11
155 x 12
135 x 15

Incline 30 degree DB press:
45 x 12
45 x 12
45 x 10
40 x 11
35 x 12
35 x 12

Pec dec flies. Fst-7 style squeeze and 30 second rests
75 x 12 x 8 sets

Squats:
95 x 12 x 4

Man tren sweats are drenching me now...

I'm really filling out. Delts are rounding out. Traps are more separated.
 
bader85 said:
Workout 3/8/12
Chest

Wu 5 min elliptical

Rotator stretches, ballistic stretches

Decline BB bench press:
95 x 10
115 x 10
165 x 12
175 x 12
175 x 12
175 x 12
175 x 12
175 x 11
165 x 11
155 x 12
135 x 15

Incline 30 degree DB press:
45 x 12
45 x 12
45 x 10
40 x 11
35 x 12
35 x 12

Pec dec flies. Fst-7 style squeeze and 30 second rests
75 x 12 x 8 sets

Squats:
95 x 12 x 4

Man tren sweats are drenching me now...

I'm really filling out. Delts are rounding out. Traps are more separated.
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Awesome brotha! How the legs doing? They leaning out yet like you want?
 
I haven't measured yet. But they feel tighter and quads are coming out more. Also my dress pants are fitting a lot better around the thighs. I take it as a good sign. My love handles still suck ass.

My chest is already sore from yesterday as well as my tris a bit. Feeling good. Shoulders and traps today in a couple hours. Love it.
 
Looking amazing in here Bader. You know I forgot to measure before so now it sucks that I don't know how I'm progressing only by other people comments I know,,

Great job on the dress pants ;)
 
dmk777 said:
Looking amazing in here Bader. You know I forgot to measure before so now it sucks that I don't know how I'm progressing only by other people comments I know,,

Great job on the dress pants ;)
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Hehe. Dress trousers? I wear some pretty fancy pants. ;)
 
If you've made it this far I would definetely say you're getting there,Keep it up. All that work will sneak up on you and "BAM" one day you're there!
 
Workout 3/9/12
Shoulders/Traps

WU 5 min elliptical

Rotator cuff stretches, ballistic stretches.

Side lateral DB raises. 15lbs x 30, 12.5lbs x 20 no stop. Mmm good burn already.

Wide Grip Upright BB Row: (this one's for you Zed)
65 x 12 WU
95 x 12 WU
135 x 10
155 x 5
175 x 3 reps x 10 sets. :evil:
135 x 10

Hammer Strength Iso Shoulder Press:
50 each arm x 12
60 x 12
70 x 12
80 x 12
90 x 12
100 x 8, 90 x 4

Reverse DB Flies on incline bench:
25 x 12
25 x 12
25 x 12
25 x 12
20 x 12
20 x 12
20 x 12

Side Lateral Raises DB:
25 x 12
20 x 12
20 x 12
20 x 12
15 x 12
15 x 12
15 x 12

Hammer Strength Sled Shrugs:
315 x 12
315 x 12
315 x 12
385 x 12
385 x 12
385 x 12

Elliptical HIIT cardio. 20 mins total
4 sprints all out at resistance 16, got up to about 120rpm each time for 30 seconds then fully recover til next sprint.
Each time I was done sprinting I was about ready to puke, grueling and totally out of breath.. Felt great. :evil:

Sauna for 15 mins.

I'm tired.
 
bader85 said:
Workout 3/9/12
Shoulders/Traps

WU 5 min elliptical

Rotator cuff stretches, ballistic stretches.

Side lateral DB raises. 15lbs x 30, 12.5lbs x 20 no stop. Mmm good burn already.

Wide Grip Upright BB Row: (this one's for you Zed)
65 x 12 WU
95 x 12 WU
135 x 10
155 x 5
175 x 3 reps x 10 sets. :evil:
135 x 10

Hammer Strength Iso Shoulder Press:
50 each arm x 12
60 x 12
70 x 12
80 x 12
90 x 12
100 x 8, 90 x 4

Reverse DB Flies on incline bench:
25 x 12
25 x 12
25 x 12
25 x 12
20 x 12
20 x 12
20 x 12

Side Lateral Raises DB:
25 x 12
20 x 12
20 x 12
20 x 12
15 x 12
15 x 12
15 x 12

Hammer Strength Sled Shrugs:
315 x 12
315 x 12
315 x 12
385 x 12
385 x 12
385 x 12

Elliptical HIIT cardio. 20 mins total
4 sprints all out at resistance 16, got up to about 120rpm each time for 30 seconds then fully recover til next sprint.
Each time I was done sprinting I was about ready to puke, grueling and totally out of breath.. Felt great. :evil:

Sauna for 15 mins.

I'm tired.
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Keep doing those wind sprints like that and the fat will melt right off bro.....I may add them in a couple weeks when I'm sub 10% to keep the fat coming off
 
I like it on the elliptical. Real easy on my knees but I still go all out, make no mistake. I'm leaning over the machine gasping for air after each sprint.. I really like doing quick HIIT sessions. That and stairs and I'm thinking the fat will keep coming off. 6 more weeks or something like that? I gotta bust my ass I I want any abs this time. Sub 15% would be awesome. :)
 
Oh yeah so I remember it's your fault that I couldn't walk wed morning lmao;) I took a leaf outa your book and done the stepper thing @ my gym it near killed me lmao when I got off my legs where like jelly and when I was talking to the instructor she said on yeah the setting work backwards 1 hardest 10 easy I was on level 3 for 20 minutes and the next day I was walking like John Wayne!! Haha. Going to try again this wk ;)
 
When it comes to cardio I always hated running, probably because I had to do it all the time in the army, now I can't run thanks to my foot condition so I just hit the bag, and my aerobic capacity has never increased so quickly. I think the most important thing with cardio is that you enjoy it. Otherwise you won't put in 100% and you'll find excuses to skip it.


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Colstreamer said:
When it comes to cardio I always hated running, probably because I had to do it all the time in the army, now I can't run thanks to my foot condition so I just hit the bag, and my aerobic capacity has never increased so quickly. I think the most important thing with cardio is that you enjoy it. Otherwise you won't put in 100% and you'll find excuses to skip it.


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Bag work is great cardio....do u hit the heavy bag or the little boxing bag thing, I don't know the its called lol
 
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Bag work is great cardio....do u hit the heavy bag or the little boxing bag thing, I don't know the its called lol
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The little bouncy one you mean? There's the speed bag and the floor to ceiling ball. :) both good cardio but heavy bag is where you can push yourself the most.


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Colstreamer said:
Heavy bag all the way bro.
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Yeah the speed bag....the loud annoying one that I hear when I'm lifting lol, never really noticed it before until started using tren lol, its a good thing I can control it cause I'd be a f'ING dick if I couldn't....if only people knew what I was actually thinkn :evil: Lmao
 
Workout 3/12/12
Back

5 min Elliptical WU

Pendlay Rows
95 x 10
135 x 10
155 x 10

Close Grip Cable Lat Pulldown
90 x 12
110 x 12
130 x 12
120 x 12
110 x 12
100 x 12

One Arm DB Rows:
65 x 12
65 x 12
65 x 12
65 x 12
65 x 12

Wide Grip Seated Cable Row:
90 x 12
110 x 12
130 x 12
150 x 12
150 x 12
150 x 12

Was pretty tired and my grip was really sore today, my wrists/elbows got really sore. I'm lowering my AI dosage to see if that helps, seemed really weak in the joints.

Weighed 251, but not noticing much difference in my fatty areas.
 
^^ I was thinking the same thing. Good lookin WO.

Bader's too hard on himself. :)


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Workout 3/13/12
Bis/Tris

WU 5 min elliptical

WU 12.5 lbs DB bunch of curls...

EZ bar curls:
45 x 10 wide grip
45 x 10 close grip
55 x 10 wide grip
55 x 10 close grip
65 x 10 wide grip
65 x 10 close grip

Drag Curls:
60 x 12
70 x 12
80 x 10
90 x 10

Incline DB curls:
15 x 12
15 x 12
15 x 12
15 x 12

Tricep Seated DB Ext:
45 x 12
65 x 12
65 x 12
65 x 12

Tricep Rope Pushdown:
70 x 15
85 x 12
95 x 12
90 x 12
85 x 12

Spinning class 1 hr.. umm.. wow? drenched in sweat.. did maybe like 1000 squats total on a bike while spinning? There wasn't a dry spot on my shirt.. it made me feel disgusting.. my shirt probably weighed about 5 pounds from all the sweat. Talk about a quad and calf workout.. ouch.

Yeah.. my elbows are super stiff, felt like bone on bone of those tricep ext. I could of went way higher but elbows were killing me.

Gonna sleep well tonight.. shit.
 
Looks like my shirt after kickboxing. :) I can usually find a small dry patch right at the bottom along the hem where it overlaps the top of the trousers. :D


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bader85 said:
Workout 3/13/12
Bis/Tris

WU 5 min elliptical

WU 12.5 lbs DB bunch of curls...

EZ bar curls:
45 x 10 wide grip
45 x 10 close grip
55 x 10 wide grip
55 x 10 close grip
65 x 10 wide grip
65 x 10 close grip

Drag Curls:
60 x 12
70 x 12
80 x 10
90 x 10:evil: WOW nice number here bro!

Incline DB curls:
15 x 12
15 x 12
15 x 12
15 x 12

Tricep Seated DB Ext:
45 x 12
65 x 12
65 x 12
65 x 12 very nice bro

Tricep Rope Pushdown:
70 x 15
85 x 12
95 x 12 nice numbers again man!
90 x 12
85 x 12

Spinning class 1 hr.. umm.. wow? drenched in sweat.. did maybe like 1000 squats total on a bike while spinning? There wasn't a dry spot on my shirt.. it made me feel disgusting.. my shirt probably weighed about 5 pounds from all the sweat. Talk about a quad and calf workout.. ouch.

Yeah.. my elbows are super stiff, felt like bone on bone of those tricep ext. I could of went way higher but elbows were killing me.
Did you lower your AI dose yet bro, From what to what?

Gonna sleep well tonight.. shit.
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Dam nice job bader. Looking good all the way bro.:evil:
 
I was doing 15mg Aromasin (liquidstane from Chemicalneed) ED. Last dose was Monday. I skipped Tuesday and still haven't dosed today. Wondering if I should continue waiting a day or two? If anything maybe go to EOD instead of ED. But I still am feeling quite dry in the joints today.

I'm feeling like shit? I STILL have a sore throat for like, 3 weeks straight? Remember last time I mentioned it? I'm really achey today, and have a dull headache? Odd it keeps happening. I had a full blown migraine saturday. Blood pressure maybe? I'm taking N2Guard. Bleah, just sucks having this nagging weird feeling all day like I'm not 100%. Hmm.

Rest day today, thank goodness, but I think the wife and I might go do a kickboxing class at the gym for 45 mins.

My legs are dead today, that spinning class whooped me good.

Oh yeah, and I slept like SHIT. I felt exhausted and ready for bed, got in bed.. then tossed and turned for 2 hours.. fell asleep, then woke up about 6 seperate times, still tossing and turning. UGH. I think the dull headache is partly from lack of good sleep. I even double dosed my sleeping aids and still didn't sleep well.

Anyone have some homemade 'make you feel super good and full of energy' remedies? I'm ready to try everything...

I get to see my chiro next weekend.. So that makes me happy, but I need to find a chiro around here that's cheap without insurance.
 
bader85 said:
I was doing 15mg Aromasin (liquidstane from Chemicalneed) ED. Last dose was Monday. I skipped Tuesday and still haven't dosed today. Wondering if I should continue waiting a day or two? If anything maybe go to EOD instead of ED. But I still am feeling quite dry in the joints today.
Stay off it and see how you feel. As long as you dont get any gyno your g2g. (itchy, puffy, sensitive nipps)

I'm feeling like shit? I STILL have a sore throat for like, 3 weeks straight? Remember last time I mentioned it? I'm really achey today, and have a dull headache? Odd it keeps happening. I had a full blown migraine saturday. Blood pressure maybe? I'm taking N2Guard. Bleah, just sucks having this nagging weird feeling all day like I'm not 100%. Hmm.
Go to Walgreens and get your own BP cuff bro. They arent that expensive and then you have a good one to use whenever your on cycle. Those in store ones are a joke, never in calibration.
I am thinking that you are have sides from the tren or test, but most likely the tren. So your choice is do the best you can with it or go off. Sorry man thats just the way it is and I know it sucks.
But this seems to be consistent from cycle to cycle for you.
Nap any time you can bro.

Rest day today, thank goodness, but I think the wife and I might go do a kickboxing class at the gym for 45 mins.

My legs are dead today, that spinning class whooped me good.

Oh yeah, and I slept like SHIT. I felt exhausted and ready for bed, got in bed.. then tossed and turned for 2 hours.. fell asleep, then woke up about 6 seperate times, still tossing and turning. UGH. I think the dull headache is partly from lack of good sleep. I even double dosed my sleeping aids and still didn't sleep well.
Beleive it or not something that works for me is a cup of plaine black tea. IDK why but it does. Sleep is an issue that most bros on cycle face. Sorry not to have any real help for you here bro.

Anyone have some homemade 'make you feel super good and full of energy' remedies? I'm ready to try everything...

I get to see my chiro next weekend.. So that makes me happy, but I need to find a chiro around here that's cheap without insurance.
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Good luck man. Hope you get to feeling better soon.
 
zedhed said:
Good luck man. Hope you get to feeling better soon.
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Thanks Zed, appreciate the input my man.

I don't remember feeling this shitty last year on Tren.. I'm only going 50mg more than last year a week. I'm taking caber 1mg a week. I had some insomnia, but nothing seems like this. I'll back down to 350mg a week.. 100mg EOD and see if things improve. I really think its kind of an exhaustion nagging headache I've got.. when I take naps I feel like shit afterwords, this weird feeling in the back of my head.

I'll find a BP cuff and see where I'm at.

Just odd..
 
bader85 said:
I was doing 15mg Aromasin (liquidstane from Chemicalneed) ED. Last dose was Monday. I skipped Tuesday and still haven't dosed today. Wondering if I should continue waiting a day or two? If anything maybe go to EOD instead of ED. But I still am feeling quite dry in the joints today.

I'm feeling like shit? I STILL have a sore throat for like, 3 weeks straight? Remember last time I mentioned it? I'm really achey today, and have a dull headache? Odd it keeps happening. I had a full blown migraine saturday. Blood pressure maybe? I'm taking N2Guard. Bleah, just sucks having this nagging weird feeling all day like I'm not 100%. Hmm.

Rest day today, thank goodness, but I think the wife and I might go do a kickboxing class at the gym for 45 mins.

My legs are dead today, that spinning class whooped me good.

Oh yeah, and I slept like SHIT. I felt exhausted and ready for bed, got in bed.. then tossed and turned for 2 hours.. fell asleep, then woke up about 6 seperate times, still tossing and turning. UGH. I think the dull headache is partly from lack of good sleep. I even double dosed my sleeping aids and still didn't sleep well.

Anyone have some homemade 'make you feel super good and full of energy' remedies? I'm ready to try everything...

I get to see my chiro next weekend.. So that makes me happy, but I need to find a chiro around here that's cheap without insurance.
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Hey Bader. Sorry to hear your feeling shit still bro,
I had a very similar experience with Deca last year in the throat and headache part went on five weeks it got so bad that my airways started to close. As soon as I stopped Deca I noticed it starting to improve it was a nasty experience enough that I wouldn't touch Deca again.

Hope your feeling better soon bro!
Thinking of you ;)
 
bader85 said:
Thanks Zed, appreciate the input my man.

I don't remember feeling this shitty last year on Tren.. I'm only going 50mg more than last year a week. I'm taking caber 1mg a week. I had some insomnia, but nothing seems like this. I'll back down to 350mg a week.. 100mg EOD and see if things improve. I really think its kind of an exhaustion nagging headache I've got.. when I take naps I feel like shit afterwords, this weird feeling in the back of my head.

I'll find a BP cuff and see where I'm at.

Just odd..
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caber made me feel like shit when I was taking it, I dont even use it now and i'm fine but that may not be the case with you
 
bader85 said:
Thanks Zed, appreciate the input my man.

I don't remember feeling this shitty last year on Tren.. I'm only going 50mg more than last year a week. I'm taking caber 1mg a week. I had some insomnia, but nothing seems like this. I'll back down to 350mg a week.. 100mg EOD and see if things improve. I really think its kind of an exhaustion nagging headache I've got.. when I take naps I feel like shit afterwords, this weird feeling in the back of my head.

I'll find a BP cuff and see where I'm at.

Just odd..
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i wouldnt be surprised if it was from that little bit of extra tren... could be the caber too... though im not gyno prone so i dont use it, just have some bromo on hand and that shit made me vomit the one time i took half a tab...

i just use the do it yourself bp machine inside rite-aid... i take it about 5 times and use the average, but ive always been perfect there...

keep killin that shit...
 
Good input guys n' gals. Thanks.

Last year when I took caber I felt amazing! Can a cycle change in a person so much the second time around? Weird, huh?

Re: Moya. Yep, I'm going to knock it back down to 350 and see if it makes a diff.

I do have a cold or something fierce going on though, and it just yesterday developed. Fever, achey, sore throat worse than ever, bones feel brittle (fever symptom). I'm wondering if it took that long to finally develop after my sore throat, cause every morning for 3 weeks it's been sore, but nothing more than that!

Today waking up my throat is still horrible, and I feel a bit achey still, but not like last night. ugh, was awful.

I'll monitor everything and see what happens in the next day or two. It's chest day today and if I still feel as good as I do right now, I don't see a reason not to work out. If it gets worser than this though, I'll have to take a rest day.

I'll go to rite-aid and pick me up a BP monitor today. Have a good day, everyone!
 
Workout 3/15/12
Chest

Wow.. I think the numbers speak for themselves.. lame lame lame.

5 min Elliptical WU

Decline BB Bench Press:
WU bar x 15
WU 95 x 10
WU 135 x 10
155 x 12
185 x 10
155 x 12
155 x 10
135 x 12
135 x 12
135 x 12
135 x 12
135 x 12

Super lame.. felt sooo heavy today. I noticed my elbows still feel a little dry

Incline DB Presses 30 degree:
35 x 12
45 x 12
45 x 12
45 x 12
45 x 12
45 x 12

Cable Crossovers: fst-7 style, 30 second rests, stretch and flex in between sets
35 x 12
40 x 12
40 x 12
40 x 12
40 x 12
40 x 12
40 x 12

I tried to just do a burnout on the chest press machine, but after I couldn't push more than 40 pounds (seriously) I decided I was already burned out, lol.

Elliptical 15 mins resistance lvl 14. Good sweat.

So yeah.. umm? WTF is going on.. I weight 251ish still.. but my strength has been slowly decreasing.. I'm not at a huge calorie deficit.. I'm not counting exact, but if anything I'm about 2750 cals a day, and my bmr is around 3000+. I'm not carb restricting a ton.. I still get about 150g a day in.. so I don't know why I'm getting weaker.. especially when taking tren?? lol.. lame. Could it just be too low of estrogen and the weak joints at the moment taking its toll? My shoulders felt dry too.

Should I do a deload week or switch it up for a week and do high intensity instead of high volume? Suggestions, I'm open to anything. I'm freaking frustrated.
 
overtraining and undereating comes to mind...I'm only 5'8" and sitting around 172-174 ish and was eating almost that much and still losing weight, and that was up until last week when I dropped my carb intake to 70g/ed and i'm still getting stronger and leaner and i've carb loaded once and it def wasn't a clean carb load lol. Drop your volume down a notch or cut back some on the cardio and increase your calorie intake for a couple days and let your body recover and I guarantee you will feel better and stronger then switch to carb cycling. Sleep could also be an issue cut back your tren dose, its not gonna do you any good if youre not sleeping and your body isn't getting the rest it needs then youre just hustling backwards. This is what I would do but you know your body best.....good luck
 
gymjunkie09 said:
overtraining and undereating comes to mind...I'm only 5'8" and sitting around 172-174 ish and was eating almost that much and still losing weight, and that was up until last week when I dropped my carb intake to 70g/ed and i'm still getting stronger and leaner and i've carb loaded once and it def wasn't a clean carb load lol. Drop your volume down a notch or cut back some on the cardio and increase your calorie intake for a couple days and let your body recover and I guarantee you will feel better and stronger then switch to carb cycling. Sleep could also be an issue cut back your tren dose, its not gonna do you any good if youre not sleeping and your body isn't getting the rest it needs then youre just hustling backwards. This is what I would do but you know your body best.....good luck
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This is great advice right here!
 
Very true on the sleep too, but I will note thay the last two nights I've slept a lot sounder. Still wake up a few times to pee but when I sleep I've been sleeping deep.

I'll carb up a bit. Take a rest day today and hit it hard tomorrow.
 
bader85 said:
Very true on the sleep too, but I will note thay the last two nights I've slept a lot sounder. Still wake up a few times to pee but when I sleep I've been sleeping deep.

I'll carb up a bit. Take a rest day today and hit it hard tomorrow.
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Yeah I'm not sleeping the best either but well enough to make tren worthwhile
 
Workout 3/19/12
Back

So I took a bit longer break than I thought.. but I kind of think I needed it. I'm not going as high as volume in sets, but I'm going heavier.. I think my body responds better to high intensity, failure and dropsets, cause I didn't feel growth that much the past 5 weeks, and I know it takes a while.. but before this I was getting some pretty big results from my previous training method and it was quick. My delts have shrunk as well as my arms, I'll get measurements since it's the half-way mark now.

7 min elliptical WU.

DB Pullovers:
50 x 12
70 x 12
90 x 8 dropset
75 x 8

Close grip Cable Pulldowns:
130 x 12
150 x 12
190 x 10 dropset
160 x 10 dropset
130 x 10

One Arm DB Rows:
55 x 12
70 x 12
85 x 10
85 x 10 (this was a little easy, I was expecting to have to dropset the last, so I think I'm going for 100+ lbs next back day)

Wide Grip Seated Rows really squeeze the back on these:
150 x 12
170 x 12
200 x 10dropset
160 x 10dropset
130 x 10

Rack Pulls:
225 x 3 (I meant to only do two, but seriously got caught up with the moment, lol)
275 x 2
315 x 2 w/ straps
335 x 1 w/straps (my back was toast)

So all in all, I felt GREAT on this workout, and I like my numbers, and I felt my lats explode. Like my arms are slightly forward cause my lats are in the way to keep them exactly at my side? :D

I also weighed 244 today.. and umm. wtf? From 3 days of no training and carb loading I lost 7 pounds? Hah, crazy? I don't look feel any less fat honestly, so I sure hope it wasn't muscle.. I didn't feel very weak today on the weights, but it is different not doing so much volume. I'll have to take pics too since we're midway, but seriously.. I don't look a lick different in my serious opinion, I weighed 260 at the start, but I really don't see much different from 16 pounds less at the moment. In fact, I feel smaller and not as muscular. I'm my own worst critic, but I'm really being serious.
 
Also I've decided to go low carb during the week, probably 100g or less. then do carb loads every weekend. Unless someone thinks I should do it more often? Some say every 3 days or so, but that's with like. no carb whatsoever right? I figure 100g won't make me seriously weak or tired, It'll mostly be pre-post workout, and then do around 500-600g on saturday/sunday. Thoughts on this guys?
 
If I were you and you really wanted to benefit from carb manipulation I would do 50g in the am then nothing the rest of the day but say leafy greens and do that for 10 days before carb load (which would be for half a day and simple carbs and no fats). So you would look to consume approx 400-500carbs in that window of time and then drop them again for 10 days, you will enjoy the benefits my friend. Going to take some time getting used to it at first but you will be good to go. During the days with no carbs basically keep protein intake about 2g per body weight and then the rest of your caloric needs from healthy fats. Basically you will be doing keto but you can seriously benefit from it I think.
 
Bader dont worry too much about shrinkage, I always worry my chest seems to be deflating when I start dropping fat, it's cos I get flabby pecs (apparently its common with British men, something about too much warm beer....) as you drop fat you will lose size cos the fat is no longer there to bulk it up.

On another note, what you're saying about your bod responding better to high intensity, that fits your blood type profile. According to mine I should be doing yoga! Not weightlifting and kickboxing...


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Nulli secundus - second to none

Honi soit que mal y pense - evil be to him who evil thinks.

People usually fail when they are on the verge of success, so pay as much care to the end as the beginning: Then there will be no failure - Lao Tzu
 
bader85 said:
Also I've decided to go low carb during the week, probably 100g or less. then do carb loads every weekend. Unless someone thinks I should do it more often? Some say every 3 days or so, but that's with like. no carb whatsoever right? I figure 100g won't make me seriously weak or tired, It'll mostly be pre-post workout, and then do around 500-600g on saturday/sunday. Thoughts on this guys?
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Personally your biggest meal should be breakfast keep carb loading moderate up until after 1 pm ,try that and see hoe its works ,it's all trial & error!
 
RADAR said:
Personally your biggest meal should be breakfast keep carb loading moderate up until after 1 pm ,try that and see hoe its works ,it's all trial & error!
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Mmm love me a big ole breakfast. I pretty much eat whatever I want for breakfast and try to limit carbs in the afternoon. Evening meal is pretty much always lean meat (fish these days) and green veggies.


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Nulli secundus - second to none

Honi soit que mal y pense - evil be to him who evil thinks.

People usually fail when they are on the verge of success, so pay as much care to the end as the beginning: Then there will be no failure - Lao Tzu
 
Good deal guys. Excellent info LG. I'm going to see how I manage.

I guess I get to remind myself that I'm no wanting to lose any of the muscle I've gained. So cutting purely is out of the question. Even if I don't lose a ton of fat during the contest. Lean bulking...

Got a busy day today! Though I'll have my workout in the evening and also doing a spinning class again. I kind of like it. And my legs get tortured. :)
 
Def tightening up there bro! Keep it going.
 
Workout 3/20/12
Delts and traps

5 min elliptical wu

15lbs x 50 lateral raises.. Nice burn

Db seated shoulder press:
40x12
50x10
60x9 dropset
40x10

Hammer mill sled shrugs:
225 x 12
315 x 12
405x 12
495 x 9 grip gave out and no straps but was not too hard other wise

Side lateral raises db:
20 x 12
30 x 12
40 x 8 dropset
25 x 10 dropset
15 x 12

Spinning class 1 hr. jeez.
I found out how to make my wife gag. After I got home I took my shirt off and rung it out in the sink. About two cups of sweat came out. I was going to video it, but figured it might be a little too gross. Lol

As of right now my back is sore from yesterday. Traps are sore from today. And I can barely walk or go upstairs from the spinning class. Love it
 
Bader, lookin trim bro. Def dropped fat, it's noticeable from your starting pics to this one. Don't be too hard on yourself you're doing well. :)
 
Good improvement, morning cardio would make a huge difference, i know everyone hates it but the rewards reap the benefits!
 
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