needsize's training journal

[needsize]

15/09/2002 Chest/Calves

My shoulder was really bothering me so I ended up dropping my working weight on my last set of bench, everything else felt alright

Flat Bench
310lbs 2x5 reps, 295x5

Incline Dumbell Press
105's 8,8,7 reps

Incline Flyes
80's x 8, 75's x 8, 65's x 8

Hammer Strength Horizontal Chest Press
2 45's and a 35lb plate per side 2x8 reps with a drop set


Standing Calf Raises
6x15 reps

Seated calf raises
3x15 reps

Finished up with some light/fast tricep work

 

[Japanese machine]

solid routine
solid strength
solid physique.

keep it up!

 

[needsize]

solid routine
solid strength
solid physique.

keep it up!

Thanks bro, you've done pretty well for yourself as well...

 

[CrimsonKing]

damn 80's for flyes!.. im soo weak!

Seriously great stuff keep it coming very motivational. Thanks!

 

[needsize]

damn 80's for flyes!.. im soo weak!

Seriously great stuff keep it coming very motivational. Thanks!

Thanks, I've done the 90's for a couple sets of 8, but my rotator cuff is making it tough right now. Funny though that I've always been strong on flyes but my bench has always sucked (and I do have strong tris)

 

[needsize]

16/09/2002 Back/Shoulders

As my back has been a bit tender lately I decided to go back to more warmup up sets on deads and less working sets, and just concentrate on adding weight each week to those working sets. Shoulder was pretty tender during military press.

Military Press
230lbs 3x5 reps, 200lbs x 8 reps

Deads
405lbs x 5 reps, 455 x 5 reps, 520lbs x 5 reps, 425lbs x 10 reps (I was seeing little birdies flying around my head after that set of ten reps)

Side laterals
45's x 7, 40's x 11, 9, 8 reps with a drop set at the end

Pullups wide grip (just bodyweight, deads wipe me out)
2 x 8 reps

Pulldowns wide grip
2 x 8 reps

Shrugs smith machine
195lbs 10, 10, 8, 8 reps

barbell rows
125lbs 4 x 10 reps

bent over laterals
30's 3x10 reps


Just out of curiousity, when you guys do barbell rows, do you do it with palms up or down. I did 2 sets of each but it was hard to tell what isolated better?

 

[louden_swain]

How do the barbell rows feel? Just keep practicing and you will get the hang of the exercise.

 

[needsize]

How do the barbell rows feel? Just keep practicing and you will get the hang of the exercise.

I'm starting to feel it in my lats much more now, it just looks funny, going from deadlifting that much to rowing such a small amount, but I would much rather go light and get it right.

BTW, is that you in your avatar?

 

[louden_swain]

BTW, is that you in your avatar?

Yes it is!! That photo was taken at Gold's Gym in 1998 when I was 20. I haven't had any updates lately, but I can tell you that my skin tone is very white!!

 

[needsize]

Yes it is!! That photo was taken at Gold's Gym in 1998 when I was 20. I haven't had any updates lately, but I can tell you that my skin tone is very white!!

At 20, jeez, I'm impressed, I was training hard but still a runt at that age!!