EME's 2006 Log - The Road to Big, Ripped, and Shredded - Page 6

**romanaz** · 08-17-2006, 07:30 AM

looking good man !

**EME** · 08-17-2006, 02:38 PM

Hey DF Thanks Bro!

Well, I'm not really back to where I was pre-tear yet, but definitely coming along. By the end of the year I should be pretty close hopefully, and

be ready to back on stage next year.

I'm still around.... I still check in every day and keep an eye on things, I'm just crazy busy these days. I'll send you a PM when a get a few minutes and let you know what's been going on.

Thanks again DF!

- EME

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Originally Posted by DarkFalcon

Damn impressive bro! :clapping: Besides some fine tuning your pretty much back to where you were pre injury! Certainly provides a lot of inspiration to those suffering potential BB ending injuries.

And yes we miss you around here bro.

**EME** · 08-20-2006, 08:21 AM

Hey Everyone,

Today was a major milestone in my pec tear recovery.

97 Muscle came over to our gym to train with me today. I was feeling good so I decided to very carefully test what I could do on bench since I had a reliable spotter.

Until today, I had not gone above 145 on bench press since my tear last December. I have only been back in the gym for 10 weeks now, so I have been taking my weights up very slowly on my chest exercises.

When I first returned to the weight room, I was doing only the 45 lb bar, and I was shaking while doing it.

I started off with my normal 135 lbs and did 10 easy reps.
So I went 145 and did more very easily.

Since 97 was with me, I decided to increase the weight by 10 lbs per set, and see how it felt. If I felt the tendon get tight, or pull at all, I would stop my rep immediately.

So I took the weight up to 155 and got 10 reps easily.

165, 10 easily.

At this point I decided to sets of 5 and continue on, so I wasn't pushing too hard.

175, 5 easily.

185, 5 easily

195, 4 easily.. and could have gotten 5... but there was just a tiny bit of pressure.

Since the weight still felt really light, I decided to do 1 rep sets, with 97 watching very closely for any sign of a problem to grab the weight if necessary.

205, 1 rep easily.

215, 1 rep easily.....

AND.........

225, 1 rep SUPER EASILY.... nothing too it. I seriously barely even felt the weight.

- Understood, that isn't that much weight under normal circumstances.. but considering that I could barely do just the bar for reps in June.... I was ecstatic at the progress!!

I didn't think I'd be pressing 225 again until December!

Now that I have a feel for what my body can handle... I'm going to drop back down to my light work sets and continue to progress slowly.

I'm not going to suddenly jump up to training with 200 + now.. but it's nice to know that my body is capable of it again.... and quite easily actually.

Also.... I followed up my 225 bench with Dumbbell Presses for the first time since the tear. I decided to do it right and I went over to the exact bench where it tore... and laid down and started pressing. I guess I needed to go over and give it punch back in my own way. The Dumbbell presses felt great, and I had no problems at all with them.

Oh... I almost forgot....... we took the video camera to the gym to video Kendra's posing practice today, so 97 shot some video of me at the end of my workout.

Click the link below to see first hand how things are coming along!

Michael - Gym Vid - Aug. 19th 2006

Thanks again for all the support and encouragement!

- Michael

Psychoholic · 08-20-2006, 08:29 AM

Up a little late (or early) aren't you?

**EME** · 08-20-2006, 08:37 AM

Working as usual bro.

I've got a lot going these days! LOL

- EME

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Originally Posted by Psychoholic

Up a little late (or early) aren't you?

Psychoholic · 08-20-2006, 08:39 AM

I completely understand.

Good job on the speedy recovery, I was pretty sure you'd recover quickly, but the extent of your recovery probably wasn't in the scope of what anybody thought was possible. Keep on fighting the good fight man.

**EME** · 08-20-2006, 04:15 PM

Thanks for the encouragement!

- EME

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psychoholic

I completely understand.

Good job on the speedy recovery, I was pretty sure you'd recover quickly, but the extent of your recovery probably wasn't in the scope of what anybody thought was possible. Keep on fighting the good fight man.

Trick D · 08-20-2006, 04:48 PM

Damn man, I haven't checked in with you for a long time. I'm glad you are getting along great. Keep up the great gains!

**davtown** · 08-26-2006, 12:52 AM

Wow, great news on the bench strength! I'm also glad to hear that your ego isn't overcoming your senses and that even though you know your body is capable of 200+ pressing, you're still going to work at a reasonable pace. Not that I expected your ego to overtake you, but for most people I would.

DarkFalcon · 08-26-2006, 02:53 AM

Cool vid bro, like the music.

Pretty amazing recovery on your bench.

**davtown** · 09-07-2006, 09:15 PM

Hey! Any updates?

**EME** · 09-08-2006, 03:49 PM

Nothing too major to report. Still moving along well.
Weight is up about 21 lbs since starting training again 12 weeks ago.

The next several weeks are going to be extremely busy so I'm focusing on maintaing for 3-4 weeks then hitting it hard beginning in mid October.

I'll have more to update then.

Thanks for checking!

- EME

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Originally Posted by davtown

Hey! Any updates?

**DJSTARER** · 09-08-2006, 04:58 PM

nice. is the pushing/pressing all good? Or are you still holding back a bit?

Josie · 09-11-2006, 01:37 AM

Hey sorry I haven't logged in in a while

You're looking good dear!

how do you feel it's going the come back I mean , harder or easier than you expected?

**NewSpawn** · 09-11-2006, 02:08 AM

hey eme....glad to see ur progress is steadily climbing. okay....225 is heavy and for u to be able to do that with ease is fantastic...... in the vid you are looking very good. ur fricken chest has come back nicely. congrats on a job well done brother.

**EME** · 11-01-2006, 01:52 AM

Hey Everyone,

Happy Halloween!

Sorry for the long time between posts. Things have been crazy busy lately.
But, I have been staying with my recovery and training.

It's now been almost 11 months since my full pec tear and surgery, and 5 months since I've been allowed back in the weight room.

I am now up 30 lbs in 20 weeks since hitting the weights again.

Here are some pictures taken tonight of me at 192 lbs. This is just 9 lbs shy of my heaviest weight ever ( which happened to be the week I tore my pec ).

Arms are still lagging behind everything else in recovery. I attribute this to the fact that I can't train with anywhere near the weight I used to train with yet.

A lot of my previous arm development came from secondary growth from my powerlifting training. The reduction in my current training weights just isn't pushing my arms yet. But, they will come around.

As you can see from the bottom picture, everything else is filling back out nicely, and I'm very pleased with the job my surgeon did. I really can't tell much, if any, difference between the torn pec and the non-injured side.

8 lbs to go to hit 200! ( Bring on the BAD ASS MASS! )

- Michael

08-20-2006, 08:21 AM	#153
EME Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,265 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 51	Hey Everyone, Today was a major milestone in my pec tear recovery. 97 Muscle came over to our gym to train with me today. I was feeling good so I decided to very carefully test what I could do on bench since I had a reliable spotter. Until today, I had not gone above 145 on bench press since my tear last December. I have only been back in the gym for 10 weeks now, so I have been taking my weights up very slowly on my chest exercises. When I first returned to the weight room, I was doing only the 45 lb bar, and I was shaking while doing it. I started off with my normal 135 lbs and did 10 easy reps. So I went 145 and did more very easily. Since 97 was with me, I decided to increase the weight by 10 lbs per set, and see how it felt. If I felt the tendon get tight, or pull at all, I would stop my rep immediately. So I took the weight up to 155 and got 10 reps easily. 165, 10 easily. At this point I decided to sets of 5 and continue on, so I wasn't pushing too hard. 175, 5 easily. 185, 5 easily 195, 4 easily.. and could have gotten 5... but there was just a tiny bit of pressure. Since the weight still felt really light, I decided to do 1 rep sets, with 97 watching very closely for any sign of a problem to grab the weight if necessary. 205, 1 rep easily. 215, 1 rep easily..... AND......... 225, 1 rep SUPER EASILY.... nothing too it. I seriously barely even felt the weight. - Understood, that isn't that much weight under normal circumstances.. but considering that I could barely do just the bar for reps in June.... I was ecstatic at the progress!! I didn't think I'd be pressing 225 again until December! Now that I have a feel for what my body can handle... I'm going to drop back down to my light work sets and continue to progress slowly. I'm not going to suddenly jump up to training with 200 + now.. but it's nice to know that my body is capable of it again.... and quite easily actually. Also.... I followed up my 225 bench with Dumbbell Presses for the first time since the tear. I decided to do it right and I went over to the exact bench where it tore... and laid down and started pressing. I guess I needed to go over and give it punch back in my own way. The Dumbbell presses felt great, and I had no problems at all with them. Oh... I almost forgot....... we took the video camera to the gym to video Kendra's posing practice today, so 97 shot some video of me at the end of my workout. Click the link below to see first hand how things are coming along! Michael - Gym Vid - Aug. 19th 2006 Thanks again for all the support and encouragement! - Michael __________________ PhysiqueFXonline - Online Nutrition and Training with Michael and Kendra Elias: www.MichaelandKendra.com Team Molecular Nutrition Creative Director FAME Media Group / World Natural Sports Organization Editor-In-Chief FAME Magazine www.FAMEWorldTour.com

08-20-2006, 08:29 AM	#154
Psychoholic IronMass Donator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 589 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 22	Up a little late (or early) aren't you? __________________ My IMPC Log: http://www.ironmass.com/f37/psychoho...log-13160.html

08-20-2006, 08:39 AM	#156
Psychoholic IronMass Donator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 589 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 22	I completely understand. Good job on the speedy recovery, I was pretty sure you'd recover quickly, but the extent of your recovery probably wasn't in the scope of what anybody thought was possible. Keep on fighting the good fight man. __________________ My IMPC Log: http://www.ironmass.com/f37/psychoho...log-13160.html

08-26-2006, 12:52 AM	#159
davtown OM NOM NOM NOM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,360 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 129	Wow, great news on the bench strength! I'm also glad to hear that your ego isn't overcoming your senses and that even though you know your body is capable of 200+ pressing, you're still going to work at a reasonable pace. Not that I expected your ego to overtake you, but for most people I would. __________________ --Training Journal-- current/goal D: 350/380 S: 280/300 B: 235/260

09-07-2006, 09:15 PM	#161
davtown OM NOM NOM NOM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 2,360 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 129	Hey! Any updates? __________________ --Training Journal-- current/goal D: 350/380 S: 280/300 B: 235/260

08-26-2006, 02:53 AM	#160
DarkFalcon I've got a RAGING clue! Join Date: May 2005 Location: dnyc99's cleaning staff Posts: 11,511 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 299	Cool vid bro, like the music. Pretty amazing recovery on your bench.

09-08-2006, 04:58 PM	#163
DJSTARER eating more folate... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: State College, PA Posts: 4,143 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 116	nice. is the pushing/pressing all good? Or are you still holding back a bit? __________________ 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

09-11-2006, 01:37 AM	#164
Josie Pink Members Join Date: May 2005 Location: Montreal's West Island Posts: 205 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 8	Hey sorry I haven't logged in in a while You're looking good dear! how do you feel it's going the come back I mean , harder or easier than you expected? __________________ http://www.josiestamour.com

09-11-2006, 02:08 AM	#165
NewSpawn Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,223 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 24	hey eme....glad to see ur progress is steadily climbing. okay....225 is heavy and for u to be able to do that with ease is fantastic...... in the vid you are looking very good. ur fricken chest has come back nicely. congrats on a job well done brother.

11-01-2006, 01:52 AM	#166
EME Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,265 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 51	Hey Everyone, Happy Halloween! Sorry for the long time between posts. Things have been crazy busy lately. But, I have been staying with my recovery and training. It's now been almost 11 months since my full pec tear and surgery, and 5 months since I've been allowed back in the weight room. I am now up 30 lbs in 20 weeks since hitting the weights again. Here are some pictures taken tonight of me at 192 lbs. This is just 9 lbs shy of my heaviest weight ever ( which happened to be the week I tore my pec ). Arms are still lagging behind everything else in recovery. I attribute this to the fact that I can't train with anywhere near the weight I used to train with yet. A lot of my previous arm development came from secondary growth from my powerlifting training. The reduction in my current training weights just isn't pushing my arms yet. But, they will come around. As you can see from the bottom picture, everything else is filling back out nicely, and I'm very pleased with the job my surgeon did. I really can't tell much, if any, difference between the torn pec and the non-injured side. 8 lbs to go to hit 200! ( Bring on the BAD ASS MASS! ) - Michael __________________ PhysiqueFXonline - Online Nutrition and Training with Michael and Kendra Elias: www.MichaelandKendra.com Team Molecular Nutrition Creative Director FAME Media Group / World Natural Sports Organization Editor-In-Chief FAME Magazine www.FAMEWorldTour.com