Strive For Moreee

3/27/2018
POWER LOWER BODY

Warm Up
  • Leg Curls
50x15, 50x15, 50x15
  • Seated Hamstring Curls
50x15, 50x15


  • Squats
| 3 sets of 3-5 reps
135x5, 185x3, 225x3
295x4, 305x3, 305x3
(+20lbs in a month)
  • Hack Squats
| 2 sets of 6-10 reps
90x10, 140x5, 180x5
250x9, 270x7
(+20lbs in a month)
  • Leg extensions
| 2 sets of 6-10 reps
110x10
190x8, 190x8 drop 150x3 drop 90x4
(+20lbs in a month)
  • SLDL (barbell)
| 3 sets of 5-8 reps
275x8, 285x5, 285x5
(Compared to using 100lb dumbbells a month ago)
  • Lying leg curls
| 3 sets of 6-10 reps
110x10, 110x10, 110x6
(+20lbs in a month)
  • Standing calf raise
| 3-4 sets of 6-10 reps
180x9, 180x8, 200x6
  • Seated calf raise
| 2-3 sets of 6-10 reps
90x8, 90x8, 90x8


Great workout today. Was good to look back at my power lower body days about a month ago and see damn near every lift go up about 20lbs since then. Definitely highly motivated to see what I can bust out over this next month to look back and compare to.

Strength is up. Weight is up. Feel great today.

Finally back up over 300 in squats :)
 
Also noticed today he dehydration feeling is serious on SD. I know I’m not dehydrated I drink 2 plus gallons a day (have an active job as well so on my feet my whole shift).

One thing I’ve found to tremendously help me the last two weeks especially on day like today for power lower body when I get halfway through my workout I’m drained. Literally just feel dead. I’ve been mixing up a bottle of Gatorade, children’s Pedialite, and a scoop of EAA and sipping it throughout the workout or when I feel like the energy is crashing and it legit brings me right back up and feel like a million bucks within a few minutes. EAA have always been a part of my Intra Shake. The Pedialite is new and Gatorade is hit or miss. Usually just on Power days. Always just go by how I feel if I need the quick carbs or not.

Also have been consuming some Pedialite post workout as well along with glutamine and creatine.

Preworkout is just L citrulline, glutamine, creatine, and SD. No need for anything else IMO.
 
3/28/2018
BACK AND SHOULDERS

  • T Bar Rows
| 4 sets of 8-10 reps
180x12, 180x12
360x10, 370x9, 370x9, 370x8
  • ISO Lateral Front Lat Pulldown
| 3 sets of 8-12 reps
110x12
180x10, 200x9, 200x8
  • Dead stop Dumbbell Row
| 3 sets of 8-12 reps
65x9, 65x9, 60x10
  • Close Grip Pulldown
| 2 sets of 12-15 reps
70x15
85x15, 100x13
  • ISO Cable Low Row
| 2 sets of 15-20 reps(per side)
25x15, 25x15
  • HS Shoulder Press
| 3 sets of 8-12 reps
90x12
140x12, 160x8, 160x6+1+1 drop 90x6
  • Upright rows
| 2 sets of 12-15 reps
70x15, 80x12
  • Side Laterals
| 2 sets of 12-20 reps
7.5x20, 7.5x20
  • Machine Rear Delt Flyes
| 3 sets of 12-20
70x30, 80x25, 90x20
(Switch it up a bit)
  • Shrugs
3 sets of 12-15
230x12, 180x15, 180x15
  • Rope Crunches
3 sets of 12-15

Nothing special to report today. Workout was solid. Upped SD to 20mg pwo and didnt notice too much of a difference compared to 10mg except higher BP and muscles seemed to look fuller. Pump has been awesome so hard to tell if that increased either. All in all successful day.
 
3/29/2018
CHEST & ARMS

CHEST ACTIVATION
  • Cable Flyes
3 sets of 6 (6sec ecc hold)


  • Incline Dumbbell Press
| 4 sets of 8-10 reps
40x10, 40x10,
75x10, 80x10, 85x7, 75x8
  • HS Decline Press
| 3 sets of 8-12 reps
90x10
180x10, 180x10, 180x8+1
  • Cybex Incline Press
| 3 sets of 12-15 reps
70x13, 70x12, 50x15
  • Incline Dumbbell Flye SS close grip push up
| 2 sets of 15-20 reps
17.5x20/6, 17.5x20/8
  • Cambered Bar Curls
| 3 sets of 8-12 rep
17.5x18 (dumbbells)
60x10, 60x10, 60x8
  • Seated hammer curls
| 2 sets of 12-15 reps
22.5x12, 22.5x12
  • Spider Dumbbell Curls
| 2 sets of 15-20 reps
20x10, 12.5x15
  • HS Seated Dip
| 3 sets of 8-12 reps
200x12
230x12, 250x8, 250x8
  • Overhead Rope Ext
| 2 sets of 12-15 reps
25x15, 30x17
  • Unilateral Pushdown
| 3 sets of 15-20 reps
5x16, 5x15, 5x15

30 min walk home afterwards. Pretty solid workout. Shorter rest periods on these hypertrophy days really make a difference. Need to build up muscular endurance a bit. Maybe use a tad bit lighter weight and aim for the top end of the rep range for sets.
 
3/30/2018
LOWER BODY HYPERTROPHY

WARM UP
  • Leg Extensions
3 sets of 15
50x15, 50x15, 50x15
  • Seated Leg Curls
3 sets of 15
50x15, 50x15, 50x15



  • Squats
| 4 sets of 8-10 reps with 80% of normal 3-5 rep max
135x10, 185x3, 185x3
235x10, 235x10, 235x9, 235x8
(+10lbs & more working reps)
  • Platz Hack squats
| 3 sets of 8reps
90x8
180x8, 200x8, 210x8
(Fckking BRUTAL on quads)
  • Leg Press
| 2 sets of 12-15 reps
(Machine taken so skip)
  • Leg extensions
| 3 sets of 15-20 reps
70x15(1 sec ecc hold)
50x15(2 sec ecc hold)
50x20( rep out)
  • SLDL Deadlift (barbell)
| 3 sets of 8-12 reps
225x12, 225x9, 225x9
  • Seated Leg Curls
| 2 sets of 12-15 reps
90x15, 110x12
(+20lbs)
  • Lying leg curls
| 2 sets of 15-20 reps
70x15, 70x15
(+20lbs)
  • Standing Calf Raise
|. 3 sets of 10-15 reps
120x13, 140x10, 140x10
(+40lbs)
  • Seated calf raises
|. 3 sets of 15-20 reps
50x16, 50x15, 50x12 pause 4 pause 4

Gear is definitely starting to peak. First set of squats I could have damn near jumped off the floor each rep. Following sets decreased quickly but pump was great. Had to slow down a bit to avoid puking but other than that I’m happy with the results of today and beginning of week 3 on cycle. Weight is gradually increasing as well.
 
Looking solid, FODF! You have boulder shoulders. What's your weight now?
Woke up at 208 this morning... sadly I’m comparing myself to the beginning of December when I finished up last cycle leaner and about 14lbs heavier haha. Never content. That whole month off from being sick and shit in feb-March really took a big toll on my body. Thanks tho bro I’m definitely busting my ass yet again.
 
4/1//2018
POWER UPPER BODY

  • Standing T Bar Rows
| 3 sets of 3-5 reps (strict controlled reps)
180x10, 180x10
270x5, 360x5
470x5, 490x5, 500x4
  • ISO Lateral Front Lat Pulldown
| 2 sets of 6-10 reps
90x10, 180x6
230x6, 250x6
  • Dead stop Dumbbell Row
| 2 sets of 6-10 reps (lb per side)
70x6,
80x6, 90x6
  • Incline HS Presses
| 3 sets of 3-5 reps
90x10, 90x10
140x5, 180x3
270x5, 280x4, 280x3
  • Decline Press Machine
| 2 sets of 6-10 reps
90x6, 180x6
250x6, 260x6, 270x6
  • Shoulder Press (dumbbells)
| 3 sets of 6-10 reps
25x10, 45x6
65x6, 70x6,
75x4 drop 55x5 drop 30x9
  • Cambered bar curls
| 3 sets of 6-10 reps
22.5x8 (dumbbells)
80x6, 80x6, 80x6
  • Standing Hammer Curls
|. 2 sets of 6-10
37.5x6, 40x4+2
  • Skull Crushers
| 3 sets of 6-10 reps
80x6, 90x6, 90x6
  • Overhead Rope Ext
|. 2 sets of 6-10
50x6, 57.5x6 (too heavy)
  • Shrugs (machine)
| 3 sets of 6-10 reps (3 second concentric hold)
290x6, 290x6, 290x6
  • Rope Crunches
3 sets


Felt strong as F**K today!! Literally every single major lift compared to last weeks Power Upper Body went up a decent bit in weight and reps. Still a bit shocked how quickly strength is climbing. All in all good workout. Gonna keep pushing lots of food, resting properly, and moving weight !
 
4/2/2018
POWER LOWER BODY

Warm Up
  • ISO Leg Ext
30x15, 30x15, 30x15
  • Seated Hamstring Curls
55x15, 55x15



  • HS V Squat
| 3 sets of 3-5 reps
90x10, 180x3, 270x3, 320x3
360x5, 380x4, 390x3
  • Hack Squats
| 2 sets of 6-10 reps
90x6, 140x6, 180x6
270x8, 280x7
  • Leg extensions
| 2 sets of 6-10 reps
110x10
190x9, 210x6 drop 150x5 drop 90x3
  • SLDL (barbell)
| 3 sets of 5-8 reps
225x5
285x5, 295x5, 295x5
  • Lying leg curls
| 3 sets of 6-10 reps
110x10, 130x7, 130x6
  • Standing calf raise
| 3-4 sets of 6-10 reps
200x6, 200x6, 200x6
  • Seated calf raise
| 2-3 sets of 6-10 reps
90x6, 100x6, 110x6


Good workout today. Noticed in my leg workouts lately the teardrop of my quad always just get painfully pumped compared to the rest. Not sure if it’s due to exercise selection, feet positioning, or a combination. Anyways solid workout today. Numbers again up since last weeks lower body power day.
 
3/3/2018
OFF DAY

Probably get to the gym and hit some abs and bit of cardio just to stay right and just the fact I feel like I could really use it to burn some energy today. Weight is still slowly climbing so I’m going to keep my diet where it is for now and see what happens over the next week.

What diet on a training day looks like:
Meal 1: protein pancakes w/ sugar free syrup (preworkout meal)
2f 82c 54p

Meal 2: white rice & 7oz extra lean ground beef (post workout meal)
7f 108c 54p

Meal 3: 6oz chicken, 2 eggs, oats
19d 57c 63p

Meal 4: same as meal 3

Meal 5: 6oz of chicken, 2 eggs, Joseph’s flax, oat bran, and whole wheat flat bread
17f, 17c 65p

PWO Shake:
0f 4c 40p

Snack Throughout Day:
2oz Virginia Peanuts
28f 10c 14p

Daily Totals:
90f 335c 354p
45g fiber
3,600 calories roughly
 
3/3/2018
OFF DAY

Probably get to the gym and hit some abs and bit of cardio just to stay right and just the fact I feel like I could really use it to burn some energy today. Weight is still slowly climbing so I’m going to keep my diet where it is for now and see what happens over the next week.

What diet on a training day looks like:
Meal 1: protein pancakes w/ sugar free syrup (preworkout meal)
2f 82c 54p

Meal 2: white rice & 7oz extra lean ground beef (post workout meal)
7f 108c 54p

Meal 3: 6oz chicken, 2 eggs, oats
19d 57c 63p

Meal 4: same as meal 3

Meal 5: 6oz of chicken, 2 eggs, Joseph’s flax, oat bran, and whole wheat flat bread
17f, 17c 65p

PWO Shake:
0f 4c 40p

Snack Throughout Day:
2oz Virginia Peanuts
28f 10c 14p

Daily Totals:
90f 335c 354p
45g fiber
3,600 calories roughly

No vegetables? :(
 
4/4/2018
BACK AND SHOULDERS

  • T Bar Rows
| 4 sets of 8-10 reps
180x10, 180x10,
270x8
360x8, 380x8,
400x8, 400x8
  • ISO Lateral Front Lat Pulldown
| 3 sets of 8-12 reps
90x8
180x8, 200x8, 220x8
  • Dead Stop Dumbbell Row
| 3 sets of 8-12 reps
70x8, 75x8, 80x8
  • Close Grip Pulldown
| 2 sets of 12-15 reps
85x15,
100x12, 115x12
  • Low Cable Row
| 2 sets of 15-20 reps
110x15, 110x15
  • Shoulder Press
| 3 sets of 8-12 reps
25x10
65x8, 70x8, 65x8
  • Upright rows
| 2 sets of 12-15 reps
80x12, 80x12
  • Side Laterals
| 2 sets of 12-20 reps
17.5x12, 10x20
  • Machine Rear Delt Flyes
| 3 sets of 8
130x8, 145x8, 160x8
  • Shrugs
3 sets of 12-15
230x12, 230x12, 230x12


Great workout today. Strength is still slowly climbing. Pumps are great. Fullness is really starting to set in as well. Have been getting some new compliments from some friends too about putting some size on which is always nice considering it’s only a week or so difference in seeing them. Tomorrow marks the start of week 4.
 
Tomorrow’s start of week 4. Making great progress thus far so going to keep everything the same at this point.

Test 325 Blend @680mg/wk
NPP @450mg/wk
SD 20mg PWO
 
4/5/2018
CHEST & ARMS

CHEST ACTIVATION
  • Cable Flyes
3 sets of 6 @115lbs (6sec ecc hold)



  • Incline Dumbbell Press
| 4 sets of 8-10 reps
42.5x8, 42.5x8
75x8, 85x8, 90x8, 90x7*
  • HS Decline Press
| 3 sets of 8-12 reps
90x8
180x8, 200x8, 220x8
  • Cybex Incline Press
| 3 sets of 12-15 reps
70x15, 70x15, 70x15
  • Incline Dumbbell Flye SS close grip push up
| 2 sets of 15-20 reps
7.5kg x15, 6kg x15/10
  • Seated hammer curls
| 2 sets of 8-12 reps
25x8
27.5x8, 32.5x8
  • Cambered Bar Curls
| 3 sets of 8-12 rep
50x12, 50x12x 50x10+2
  • Spider Curls
| 2 sets of 15-20 reps
20x20, 20x20
  • Skull Crushers
| 3 sets of 8-12 reps
70x10, 70x10, 70x10
  • Overhead Rope Ext
| 2 sets of 8-12 reps
35x11, 42.5x8
  • Unilateral Pushdown
| 3 sets of 15-20 reps
5x15, 5x15, 5x15+5+5+5


Great workout today. Pump was unreal. Had to stop a few times during workout from legit skin splitting feeling. Guess that’s not too bad of a complaint to have though. All in all strength and weight slowly climbing. Today marks day one of week 4 of this blast.
 
4/6/2018
LOWER BODY HYPERTROPHY

WARM UP
  • Iso Leg Extensions
3 sets of 15
50x15, 15, 15
  • Seated Leg Curls
3 sets of 15
50x15, 15, 15


  • Leg Press
| 4 sets of 8-10 reps
270x8, 360x8, 450x8
540x8, 630x8, 680x8
720x6
  • Platz Hack squats
| 3 sets of 8reps
200x8, 220x8, 240x8
  • Power Squat Machine
| 2 sets of 12-15 reps
180x14, 180x13
  • ISO Leg extensions
| 3 sets of 15-20 reps
30x15, 15, 15
  • SLDL Deadlift (barbell)
| 3 sets of 8-12 reps
225x10, 225x8, 225x8
  • Seated Leg Curls
| 2 sets of 12-15 reps
110x12, 110x12
  • Lying leg curls
| 2 sets of 15-20 reps
70x15, 70x15
  • Standing Calf Raise
|. 3 sets of 10-15 reps
140x10, 140x10, 140x10
  • Seated calf raises
|. 2-3 sets of 15-20 reps
50x15, 50,15


First time really doing leg presses in months. Felt pretty damn good though. Back pumps today were freaking intense after power squats. Almost had to skip SLDL but opted to just take longer rest periods. Weights are moving good. Strength is up. Pumps are strong. Another successful workout in the log book.
 
4/8/2018
POWER UPPER BODY

  • Standing T Bar Rows
| 3 sets of 3-5 reps (strict controlled reps)
180x10, 180x10
360x5
500x5, 500x5, 510x3+1
  • ISO Lateral Front Lat Pulldown
| 2 sets of 6-10 reps
90x10, 180x6
250x6, 250x9
  • Dead Stop Dumbbell Row
| 2 sets of 6-10 reps
85x6, 90x6, 95x6
  • Incline HS Presses
| 3 sets of 3-5 reps
90x10, 90x10
180x5
270x5, 280x5, 290x3
  • Decline Press Machine
| 2 sets of 6-10 reps
90x10, 180x6
270x6, 280x6
  • Shoulder Press (dumbbells)
| 3 sets of 6-10 reps
32.5x10
75x6, 60x9, 60x7 drop 32.5x8
  • Standing Hammer Curls
|. 2 sets of 6-10
37.5x8, 37.5x7
  • Cambered bar curls
| 3 sets of 6-10 reps
80x6, 80x7, 80x5+1+1
  • Skull Crushers
| 3 sets of 6-10 reps
40x12
90x8, 90x8, 90x6
  • Unilateral Rope Ext
|. 2 sets of 6-10
15x8, 15x7, 15x7
  • Shrugs (machine)
| 3 sets of 6-10 reps (3 second concentric hold)
290x6, 290x6, 290x6

Decent workout today. Energy was low but still got in and got it done. Forgot to weigh myself so. Anyways. Numbers up on a few exercises so that’s always a plus. Going to start implementing more cardio in to my week probably 20-30min low intensity few days a week and go from there. Diet is staying the same.
 
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