Well, bulking time is finally here! Today didn't go as smoothly as
planned, but I managed to make it through the day. The negatives concerning meals
were plentiful :(, specifically: 1) No flax seed oil, so I am using Canola Oil
for now, 2) My mom made me eat Special K and OJ in the morning, so I couldn't
have my morning meal (I did manage to get my scoop of whey in though), 3) Did not have time to cook the skinless, boneless grilled
chicken, and 4) I had to ref a soccer game from 6:00-7:30, so I ate a protein
bar as opposed to my 6:30 meal, and my 7:30 meal took place at 7:45. However,
everything else went smoothly, as did my training, which looked like the following:
The session took 57 minutes, which is a little too high. But,
I improved on what I did from last week, so I was happy overall. Tomorrow, I have
tennis from 4-6, so I will be moving my postworkout drink to 6:15, move my
6:30 meal to 3:30, eat my 5:30 meal at 6:45, and my 7:30 meal at 7:45. With that said,
there will be no mistakes tomorrow, so I'm off to grill my chicken right now.
Goodnight everyone :).
Today went smoothly. My legs workout was great; I feel like my
legs are going to be the body part that explodes during this bulking cycle.
Hopefully my lats will follow suit. Here's what I did in the gym:
Wednesday - Legs
Squats (4-6): 225x7, 225x7, 225x7
Stiff Leg Deadlifts (6-7): 185x6, 185x8
Step Ups (4-6): 45x6, 45x5
Leg Extensions (6-8): 187x9, 187x8, 187x6
Leg Curls (6-8): 120x9, 130x8
Standing Calf Raises (6-8): 234x8, 234x8, 234x8
It was definetely a quality workout. And, my diet waas in check
today. So, I look forward to another good day tomorrow. Cya then.
Overall a good workout. Also, my diet was good as well.
Before I sign off for the night, I just wanted to say that everyone who
perished during 9/11/01 are in my thoughts....
Sorry I did not get the chance to update yesterday. However, I
was going to update before I went to my high school football game, except some
kid was threatening to fight me at the game. Of course, this would have not
bothered me that much, but I had been told by multiple people the kid was
bringing a knife. So, I had some other things on my mind. In the end, we
didn't end up fighting because I wasn't looking for a fight, and I don't need
to prove myself to a bunch of kids who all know I would win regardless. But,
if he keeps on giving me shit, I will try to hold off from snapping as long as
possible, for two reasons. Maybe he will get some sense and back away, but if
he doesn't, when I do wind up snapping, I will unleash all the anger I had stored
from holding back. I'll be sure to keep you all posted on what happens.
Now, let's get to my workout yesterday:
Friday - Shoulders/Traps/Abs
Seated DB Press (4-6): 50x9, 55x5, 55x5
Military Press (4-6): 95x6, 95x5
Lateral Raises (6-8): 20x8, 20x8
DB Shrugs (5-7): 95x7, 95x6, 95x5
Cable Crunches*: 130x8, 120x7, 120x7
Leg Lifts*: 0x10, 0x8, 0x7
*=Done ROB style, with 20 seconds in between each set.
Overall a good workout. I am still disappointed that my
DB Press is not where it was before I started Max-OT in general (before I was
doing 60x7/8), but I guess it's because I have slowed down the downward portion
of the movement. Otherwise, I am very happy with my lifts, especially my
95 pound DB Shrugs. I use really slow form on all shoulder/trap exercises, and
to still be able to shrug the 95s is great (hence the 20s on lateral raises).
See everyone tomorrow...
A great workout today. I have decided to only do back on
Saturday, thus emphasizing my lats, which are, IMO, one of my weak points. So
far this technique has worked well, since last week my lats were sore for the
first time I can remember. My only complaint today was that my rear delts were
still sore from yesterday, although I do not have any exercises that primarily
work the rear delts, which I purposely did since they get worked a lot on back
day. This may have affected my V-Bar Lat Pulldowns for about a rep or so.
But, I was able to move up in deadlifts, so that made my day:
Saturday - Back
Bent Over BB Row (5-7): 145x8, 145x7, 145x6
Weighted Pullups (6-8): 25x5, 25x5
V-Bar Lat Pulldowns (6-8): 150x7, 150x6, 150x5
Deadlifts (4-6): 235x8, 235x8, 240x6
Like I said, a good workout. I am also enjoying the mental
break from my diet this weekend. Next week, I will slightly modify my diet.
I am contemplating eating *gasp* cereal in the morning (Special-K) instead of
the 7-grain bread, and possibly taking out some of the plain rice cakes for
whole wheat bread. I am getting kind of tired of downing 9 tasteless rice
cakes a day. I'll be sure to let you guys know of any changes though. Next week
starts the real, real week of bulking ;). Cya then.
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or MYNAMEIZGREG@hotmail.com with any
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