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| IronMass Forums BECOMING A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH Workout Logs Discuss BECOMING A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH in the Bodybuilding Science forums; CONSISTENCY. DJ told me that this was something I lacked a long time ago. I agreed and still do. However, it took me a good while to really see the ... |
09-10-2008, 10:51 AM
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Recipes: 1 Rep Power: 50   |  BECOMING A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH CONSISTENCY. DJ told me that this was something I lacked a long time ago. I agreed and still do. However, it took me a good while to really see the depth of this criticism, as it goes past my lifting life.
I've had it. I want to change. I want to be able to go for a run and not pant like a dog after 100 yards. I want to not have to avoid going to a pool. I want to take off my shirt and feel like the shit. I want to walk up to a group of girls and not worry if I smell like Marlboros. I want a GPA good enough to keep my scholarship. I want all these things. And I try for them. I want them so bad and they're right in front of me and I just can't seem to grab them. I'll plan it all out, write a training program up, figure our a nutrition plan, see progress and ****ing quit. For no reason other than "I was tired that day," or "I wanted a Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger." I've had it. I want to feel good all day, all the time, not just a few certain moments when I'm plowing down fast food or puffing on a Marlboro 27. So here is my plan. I WILL, NO DOUBT, 100 ****ING PERCENT ACHIEVE EVERYTHING I WANT IN THIS WORLD. GOALS Short Term (before the end of first semester) Standing OHP: Equal or greater than body weight ATG Front Squat: 250 Deadlift: 315 Bodyfat: Low enough so that I'm not afraid to take off my shirt Quit smoking cigarettes. Long Term (before the end of freshman year) Bench: 275 Parallel Squat: 365 Deadlift: 365 Stay lean. Stay off smokes. These will be mine. No excuses. TRAINING I've written myself a bastardized WS4SB that I'm gonna stick with. It's not so much a powerlifting program as it is a program I designed to hit weak areas, weak lifts, and bring up lagging body parts. Monday: Upper Body A (emphasis on pulling) Speed Bench Barbell Rows Decline Bench Band Assisted Pull Ups or Eccentric Pull Ups Barbell Curls Tuesday: Lower Body A (emphasis on squat) ATG Front Squats Good Mornings Lateral Lunges Box Jumps Calves Thursday: Upper Body B (emphasis on pressing) Standing OHP DB Rows CGBP Close Grip Pulldowns Lateral Raises Friday: Lower Body B (emphasis on deadlift) Power Shrugs Deadlifts GHR/Hypers Cable Pull Throughs Lunges Calves NUTRITION I love CKD. I love the concept. I hate training on it when I haven't carb loaded. I don't need a lot of carbs to perform well. I believe I'm lucky enough that my genetics allow for my body to run just fine off of fats. So I plan to keep carbs low except for around my training sessions. Roughly 100g of CHO divided between the two meals before my training plus simple carbs in my PWO shake seems to do the trick just fine. I won't post up an elaborate meal plan. I'm simply going to track calories, eat wholesome and keep macronutrient ratios in check. IGNITION Since my tonsillectomy, I have lost strength, lean mass, my ability to recruit my CNS and my general will to persist. I sat down tonight to right a new log about my college life and somehow got a wild hair up my ass to make myself get my shit together. So thanks, IM. You've gotten my engine roaring. So crank up the volume and watch this mother****er take off.
__________________ Accomplishment tastes better than cheesecake.  Stats(/goals): Age: 18 Weight: 193 BF%: 19%/8% Max Lifts B: Poop S: Pee D:  Status: Gaining back strength and size after tonsillectomy My Training Log |
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09-10-2008, 05:33 PM
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 36 | Re: BECOMING A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH Whoa, danman... nice energy and dedication there. Looks like you have a good foundation started and a great plan. I look forward to watching your updates and your progress. I have to say many of us (myself included) have had this line of thinking and realization. DJ is right, consistency is key. Only change up the plan at regular intervals or if something is plainly not working, and only after careful consideration. Put in place a plan that will work, then work the plan. I am always impressed when I see folks do what they don't want to do (or would rather not be doing) because they know the results they will get. (And not just in lifting and body building -- in all aspects of life...) I think I am most impressed because I have been there and stayed consistent and put in the hard work and have seen it bear fruit, and I've also been on the other side of this and bailed on workouts or ended them early or not given my all. And yes, I've seen the results that brings. (Check my IMPC updates for an example...  )It sounds like you may also benefit from FOCUS in addition to consistency. Even your brief list above could see overwhelming given the demands life will have of us all and then trying to change everything at once. Granted, quitting smoking doesn't take up a lot of time to do (unless you are doing hypnotherapy or some other something...), but making time for your workout AND making time to prepare mindful meals AND making time for consistent attention to schoolwork AND and and and ... it quickly adds up and creates an environment for burnout and overwhelm. That is where focus and keeping your eye on your goals is extremely important. Most of us who suffer from setbacks such as this or who are constantly trying to change and improve areas of our lives get stuck in a perfection quicksand of sorts where we feel we need to do everything perfect and often over the top with effort, dedication, etc. Which is great, except for when I try to do seven of these things at once and everything suffers. I wish I had more time to continue this line of thinking because it would be helpful for me as well... I'm sure others will chime in (and I'm sure everyone is happy this post isn't going to be ten feet long... lol...) BTW, your post worked me up -- I'm literally fired up now and think I'm going to blast shoulders on my lunch break!
__________________ - Discipline means doing within, not doing without. "Nothin' to it but to do it!" *Currently rebuilding in phase one...   Last edited by Midnight_Lifter : 09-10-2008 at 06:18 PM. |
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09-11-2008, 08:41 AM
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Recipes: 1 Rep Power: 50 | Re: BECOMING A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH Thanks bro. It's appreciated. I agree with the focus part... It definitely is necessary. I'm just so sick of this shit. Today was my first step and it went well. Went to all my classes, been doing homework, even managed to squeeze in a concert with a girl. 
__________________ Accomplishment tastes better than cheesecake. Stats(/goals): Age: 18 Weight: 193 BF%: 19%/8% Max Lifts B: Poop S: Pee D: Status: Gaining back strength and size after tonsillectomy My Training Log |
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09-11-2008, 04:28 PM
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 116 | Re: BECOMING A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH We all have our vices. I smoke on occasion, chew every day, and smoke pot 2-3X per week. Keep some things to make you happy, but understand a vice is not just a thing you do which is bad or you are a slave to... it's an escape, pleasure or enjoyment... and if you have built nothing to escape from.... well... then it is no vice at all is it? To reward yourself for good things, you must make good things first.
__________________ My philosophies on training: "Extreme training yields extreme results" "Just because you can, does not mean you should" "The best program is the one you are not doing" Penn State Powerlifting-181 lb weightclass PGA Professional of America Current Stats: 474 Squat 601 Deadlift 320 Bench Goals for next training cycle: 500lbs squat and a total over 1400 in competition  |
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09-11-2008, 07:48 PM
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| The Old Moderator  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 203 | Re: BECOMING A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH People who don't maintain consistency in their training are literally wasting their time.
__________________ Don't forget to periodize  Best BP 507 lbs *competitive* Best Squat 705 lbs *competitive* Best DL 650 lbs *competitive*  Guns don't kill people, men who come home early do.  My workout log http://www.ironmass.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6247 |
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09-15-2008, 05:43 AM
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 0 | Re: BECOMING A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH SUP DAN! Why would you be embarrassed about going to a pool? lol What I've come to realize is that thoughts I have about other people's perception of me are most likely not true. This kind of behavior has led to me avoiding certain things/situations and it's just an unhealthy way of thinking, because where is the proof that people would think that what you have to show, say, etc. is stupid or something to laugh at? And even if people DO HAPPEN to see you in a negative way, well then, screw them! lol I hear how a lot of students their freshmen year don't do very well due to them taking classes or the amount of homework for granted and procrastinating, etc. I do not think there are many techniques to getting in the groove of things other than just doing them. One thing you can do is do something small and break your hw/studying down into smaller chunks, rather than looking at everything you have to take care of and saying "this is overwhelming" and giving up. And the nice thing about this is that once you start, you will find motivation to keep going until you are through with the material. With actually doing good (or is it well, lol) in classes and being able to absorb the material, one thing you can do (which seems like a pain in the ass but it is a solid approach) is to pre-read the stuff that you will be lectured on in class. Read through the section/chapter in the textbook before going to clas after looking through your syllabus to see what material will be covered in class. Of course you will probably not be able to grasp all the information, but the nice thing about this is that when class starts, you will know what questions to ask, the stuff you were not sure of will be clarified, and the lecture will be like a second review so the information will really crystallize in your mind! This sounds a bit cheezy, but with everything you do, have a positive outlook and always know that you can do it. It is like that quote by Henry Ford: "Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're probably right.". So thoughts affect actions. Finding a bunch of quotes from different people of the past on goals, success, happiness, etc. can also be motivational! All that stuff that you said you can't do, don't treat it as an option, treat it as something you HAVE to do. Also realize that everything that you are not happy with - it is because it is YOUR fault, not someone else's like the teacher or a busy schedule. Realizing this is important (not saying that you don't, but just kind of explaining all this as a reminder) because if you get in the habit of blaming others, you will really not get very far. Even if something does happen to not really be your own fault, you just have to tell yourself that it is no big deal and find a way to overcome it. Does this make sense? lol, I sometimes have a bit of troubling of putting my thoughts into words so they sound clear. Oh and remember, if you start going back to your old habits now that you've written all this stuff down, you'll look like a tool  |
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09-23-2008, 02:54 AM
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Recipes: 1 Rep Power: 50 | Re: BECOMING A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH Monday, 9/22: Upper Body A Standing OHP 45x10 95x3 105x1 115x1 120x1 120x2 (lol) Decline DB Press 45x6 50x6 55x6 60x6 Eccentric Chinups (10 second eccentric) x1 x1 x1 Dips x5 x5 x3 DB Side Laterals 15x10/10 15x10/10 15x10/10 - - - Felt great being back in the gym. Bought nicotine gum so I haven't smoked since. I feel amazing.
__________________ Accomplishment tastes better than cheesecake. Stats(/goals): Age: 18 Weight: 193 BF%: 19%/8% Max Lifts B: Poop S: Pee D: Status: Gaining back strength and size after tonsillectomy My Training Log |
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09-23-2008, 03:35 AM
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| resident degen  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, CA
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 221 | Re: BECOMING A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH Go get some Kodiak and quit smoking. Worked for me at least a dozen times. Powerman makes an incredibly important point...if you're inconsistent, you really are just wasting time. I've seen this first hand(I was sick, obv not my fault) but if you stop training for a month/2 months/whatever you lose everything you built in the previous 6. Keep after it man. For the love of everything holy, don't lose your scholarship, you'll hate yourself if you do.
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Recipes: 1 Rep Power: 50 | Re: BECOMING A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH Quote:
I just got the Equate Nicotine gum at Walmart and it's workin fine haha. Pretty cheap in comparison too.
__________________ Accomplishment tastes better than cheesecake. Stats(/goals): Age: 18 Weight: 193 BF%: 19%/8% Max Lifts B: Poop S: Pee D: Status: Gaining back strength and size after tonsillectomy My Training Log | |
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09-23-2008, 04:18 AM
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 187 | Re: BECOMING A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH Oh no, you lost strength? Go all out now man!!
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| eating more folate... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: State College, PA
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 116 | Re: BECOMING A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH just a thought: OHP may not be the best press move for going that heavy at first.
__________________ My philosophies on training: "Extreme training yields extreme results" "Just because you can, does not mean you should" "The best program is the one you are not doing" Penn State Powerlifting-181 lb weightclass PGA Professional of America Current Stats: 474 Squat 601 Deadlift 320 Bench Goals for next training cycle: 500lbs squat and a total over 1400 in competition |
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__________________ Accomplishment tastes better than cheesecake. Stats(/goals): Age: 18 Weight: 193 BF%: 19%/8% Max Lifts B: Poop S: Pee D: Status: Gaining back strength and size after tonsillectomy My Training Log | |
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09-23-2008, 06:36 PM
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| eating more folate... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: State College, PA
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Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 116 | Re: BECOMING A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH puts an emphasis on smaller muscles. More prone to injury.
__________________ My philosophies on training: "Extreme training yields extreme results" "Just because you can, does not mean you should" "The best program is the one you are not doing" Penn State Powerlifting-181 lb weightclass PGA Professional of America Current Stats: 474 Squat 601 Deadlift 320 Bench Goals for next training cycle: 500lbs squat and a total over 1400 in competition |
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10-07-2008, 05:31 AM
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Recipes: 1 Rep Power: 50 | Re: BECOMING A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH Monday, 10/6: Upper Body (emphasis on pulling) Yates Rows 45x10 95x10 95x10 135x6 145x6 155x6 155x6 Barbell Shrugs 155x8 + static hold 155x8 + static hold 155x8 + static hold Lat Pull Downs 90x12 105x10 105x10 EZ Bar Curls 40x8 40x7 40x8 + slow eccentric - - - Workout felt really good in the lats. Always remember to pull from your elbows, not your hands...
__________________ Accomplishment tastes better than cheesecake. Stats(/goals): Age: 18 Weight: 193 BF%: 19%/8% Max Lifts B: Poop S: Pee D: Status: Gaining back strength and size after tonsillectomy My Training Log |
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