Finally, I begin my journal!

[rustilldown]

Very nice workouts bro. Only thing that I can see that might need attention is get your bent over bbl row right in line with your bench. That way much less concern with shoulder issues.
Looking dam good in here bro.
Good luck and best regards.

Thx bro I will work on it ! Next workout I'll push the limit and see what I can actually do on the barbell row for a comparison. Today's workout. 20 minute jog to the gym.. Legs starting to Chaffee while running, was a good little run. I'm pretty exhausted now i just messed around in the gym I can't even recall exactly what I did. Basically a bunch of assistance work. I'd love to list them all but I am in need of a nap lol. Went hard non the less. It's only day 2 on the prop/mast but Hott damn my libido is taking off. This can not be placebo I know this feeling. And I feel a great sense of well being. ! -Mike. May hit some weights In my basement later I feel very driven. I have a squat rack, bench, oly bar and about 405 pounds may hammer out some deads since I have chalk.

 

[rustilldown]

Update. Extreme sense of well being. I have not stopped grinning for hours lol here are some updated pics.View attachment 56753View attachment 56763
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Starting to fill out my shirts a little nicer. Come on bring on the gains!! Going for an early valentines dinner... Not actually looking forward to it I have been eating so well with no urges to cheat. Damn oh well I'll do my best. Feel like I have a permanent
Pump going

 

[RADAR]

Ohhh! I see some abs comming along, BTW its ok to have a Cheat every now and then, it helps keep you sane and keeps the diet on track, I do it as a reward for all my hard work!

 

[rustilldown]

Ohhh! I see some abs comming along, BTW its ok to have a Cheat every now and then, it helps you sane and keeps the diet on track, I do it as a reward for all my hard work!

Good point radar : ) dinner last night was wild rice 8oz steak topped with pecan and crumbled goat cheese ( this was friggen UNREaL.)!! Had one light beer. Only one I'll have during this month cycle. The keg has become my new favorite place to eat so long as they continue to serve that pecan crusted steak. Today will be a dungeon workout. Downstairs I'll be squatting and Deadlifting. No upper body work everything up there is in need of a break. Will update a little later. 3rd inject was right glute, think I may have grazed a nerve as it was slightly uncomfortable but no pain and feels good to go.

 

[zedhed]

Good for you bro, glad youre getting "that feeling".
LOL grazed a nerve, bro there will be no doubt in your mind if you do...believe me.
Good luck bro and keep at it man!

 

[rustilldown]

Today's workout . Squats 2x warm up
225x5
245x5
275x5
295x4(poo)
315x3
315x2
315x2
225x8
225x6( even though I hit 315 for 3 last time this time I felt way more solid, if that makes sense, posterior chain feels great.)

Deadlifts
No warm up squats were enough
315x5
365x5
365x5
405x1 ( hell ya . )
225x10

3 sets stiff legged deads with 50 lb dumbbells.

10 grams bcaa then went and ran 6 flights of stairs a few blocks away.
Still feeling great -Mike

 

[rustilldown]

Just hit the basement for 4 more sets of squats. 185x5
275x3
275x2
295x1
Will probably go down a little later for a few more. Legs feel massive.

Arnold is talking about the results of his weekend training sessions in the countryside near Munich. He and a few training partners would load up a car with weights and drive out to the woods to train. They limited themselves to one exercise, like squats, and did them all day. Arnold once squatted for three hours, performing 55 sets.

Soon, he made the trips to the country a regular thing. He started bringing girls out to cook for him. They would train in the open air, swim naked in the lakes, have sex, and then train some more (sort of makes you wonder what the hell you've been doing with your life, doesn't it?).

The next week, they would bench all day or do rows. The idea was to surprise the body and shock it into growth. In Arnold's mind, if ten sets of bench presses were good, then twenty would be even better. (Pssst! Hey, you! Yeah, you sitting there at your computer with that copy of "Heavy Duty II" on your shelf. Don't even say it! Is this training scientific? No. Logical? Not a bit. Would Ayn Rand approve? Probably not! Did it help build the most admirable physique in the history of bodybuilding? Yep.)

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_article/sports_body_training_performance/resurrecting_the_oak_part_ii_more_lessons_from_arnold

 

[rustilldown]

225x10
245x5
275x5
315x1
That's all for today, legs are SWOLE

Here is wife squatting bombs with me View attachment 57003

 

[dmk777]

Great log !, numbers coming along really well too, I can see in the pics your getting some great size on your back is defo more noticeable .
And btw the pecan steak sounds right up my street I think I will try that

I love 5x5 it's the best thing I ever done thanks to Zed I love reading others progress too it's an amazing programme.

Oh yeah that anxiety feeling you mentioned were you loose concentration I get days like that too normal when I'm over doing it its a good sign to rest IMO ,

Keep up the hard work

 

[rustilldown]

Great log !, numbers coming along really well too, I can see in the pics your getting some great size on your back is defo more noticeable .
And btw the pecan steak sounds right up my street I think I will try that

I love 5x5 it's the best thing I ever done thanks to Zed I love reading others progress too it's an amazing programme.

Oh yeah that anxiety feeling you mentioned were you loose concentration I get days like that too normal when I'm over doing it its a good sign to rest IMO ,

Keep up the hard work

Thanks for the kind words bud. I'll have to say lately I have strayed away from the 5x5 cause of a new training partner but I am diving right back into it here right away he can either put up or do his own thing . Truthfully so long as I give 100 percent in the gym I always am satisfied, BUT the 5x5 program seems to keep my muscles Denser than doing a typical split... And I feel euphoric after moving heavy ass weight ! Zed is a very wise man
-Mike