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| IMPC Contestant | Tuesday - Legs ATG Squats - 125x9 125x8 145x8 Calf Raises - 90x25 95x25 100x30ish (forget) Leg Press - 150x2 130x15 NOTES: -If you haven't tried ATG squats (and I'm talking deep, as keep as your knees freaking let you go) I seriously suggest it. My quads and hammies were like "Oh shit!" when I squatted with a mere 125. I thought 125 would be my warmup, lo-and-behold I nearly freaking failed on the second set of 125s. Went slower on the next set, and barely squeezed out that 8th rep. -CRAPPY workout. I could give one million excuses as to why this sucked, but I won't.... Other than the fact that swimming is seriously hindering my performance, especially since I do leg day 30-40 mins after lifting. -Dropped SLDL. Just too spent feeling to go on, and besides, the whole stinking "b-ball" team was in there. No room to do them neways. -Kept throwing up a lil in my mouth over and over again. Xtend still tastes good coming up. -I decided that there was two options for me. 1)I could barely make attendance to swim (75%) and be able to have more energy for lifting or 2)I could continue down my current course, never missing a practice to improve. I decided to take option 2. Even if I can't gain much muslce mass, I feel I owe it to my team to give it my 100%. Therefore, I will continue swimming daily. It's hard to not feel drained when your doing 5 2 hour high intensity cardio sessions... But I'll survive!!! Need my damned AMP for my next workout. At my swim meet I missed my WPIAAL cut by 1 mili-second. Boy does that suck. |
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| IMPC Contestant | Friday - Back/Bi Deads - 190x8 230x6 275x6 DROP SET 255x2 PR+5lbs T-Bar Rows - 105x10 150x8 155x6 PR+5lbs DB Rows - 65x10 70x8 80x6 PR+5lbs Alt Db Curls - 30x10 35x8 40x5 Crossbody Hammers - 30x10 35x4 PR-some reps... kinda EZ-Bar Curls - 65x8 75x4 NOTES: -Back section went great. I did a sloppy job on my last deadlift rep (on the 3rd set) so I did a dropset to ensure that I had envoked good muscle hypertrophy there, and I could increase the weight next week -I was just going to do 75x6 for DB rows, but 70 felt like a breeze so I upped it to 80. -After alternating db curls my bi's were so ridiculously pumped for some reason. This slowed me down a bit on the cross body hammers, also my left elbow was hurting so I went kinda easy on them. -Ez-bar curls didn't move up, but christ my forearms and bi's were pumped by the end of this workout. I will be doing a tri/shoulder/ab workout in about 1 hour. Double workout day because I had no swimming yesterday, and no swimming today, so I'm gonna hit my body hard today and give it the weekend to recover for swimiming. |
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| IMPC Contestant | Friday - Shoulders/Tris/Abs DB Military - 30x12 45x5 45x8 50x4 BB Shrugs - 185x8 205x5 Dips - BWx15 Skullcrushers - 65x10 75x8 EZ-Bar CG Bench - 105x10 115x8 Overhead Tricep Extension - 50x10 55x10 Decline Situps - 5x20 15x20 25x8 20x15 NOTES -Not 100% sure on all the weights. I didn't record anything as I just wanted to do a little cleaning up so to say. I haven't done abs in 2 weeks, so this needed to be done. I didn't do tris on monday (due to a swim meet) so this needed to be done, and I haven't done shoulders at all because my bench was (well still is) broken -The reason why the db military is so screwed is because I did the first 2 sets without a backing (because I thought I couldn't adjust my bench to be able to use it in full military with the dip bar attached - it's stuck there, that's why it's broken) but I rigged up my bench to have a semi-military. With a backing it's much easier, so I could push more weight -Shrugs could have gone heavier but my lower back wouldn't have it. Forearms too. -I did dips but decided to stop, because I didn't want to hit my chest again. -Was able to rig up the rest of the exercises all modified. -Still don't like skullcrushers that much, but eh, whatever. It always feels like it's hitting my left tricep more than my right. |
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| IMPC Contestant | Monday - Chest/Tris Flat BB Bench - 100x12 120x10 140x8 160x4 PR-2 reps!!!!! Incline BB Bench - 100x10 11x8 125x6 Dips - BWx10 BWx10 BWx7 BWx6 Overhead Tricep Extension - 50x10 60x8 PR+5lbs EZ-Bar CG Bench - 85x10 95x8 105x7 PR+5lbs NOTES: -Pissed with bench -Pissed with incline -Pissed with barbells... can't wait for my spinlock dumbells. The incline was just killing my front delts. -Dips felt good, but arms were STILL sore from friday, so that made dips (well and bench) real diffucult -One red... damn I hate reds... and only 2 greens.... (insert random swear words here) Leg workout is moved to wednesday because I have a meet tuesday (and one thursday). It BETTER be good |
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| IMPC Contestant | Wednesday - Legs ATG Squats - 95x10 115x8 135x8 155x7 PR+10lbs Calf Raises - 90x25 95x35 100x52 PR+20repsish Leg Press - 130x15 150x10 170x20 PR+10lbs kidna Hamstring Curls - 95x10 110x10 125x10 NOTES: -Decent workout. Wasn't going to do it because I was so whipped after swiming, AMP helped me out nicely. -Those 20 reps on leg press were so hard. I groaned each single one. Good though, legs felt like jello. -Didn't do SLDL because my back is already toast. The curls felt real good tho. |
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| IMPC Contestant | Friday - Back/Bis Deads - 195x8 235x6 280x5 PR+5lbs T-Bar Rows - 110x10 135x8 160x7 PR+5lbs DB rows - 65x10 75x8 85x7 PR+5lbs Alt Db Curls - 30x10 35x8 40x7Rx5l DROPSET 30x2l PR+1rep to my right arm lol Hammer Curls - 25x10 35x5 EZ-Bar Curls - 65x8 75x4 DB Curls DROPSET - 30x3 just thought I'd say LOL NOTES: -My grip is HORRIBLE. I have to remember to do my damned gripper training. I couldn't hold 280 for more than 2 reps w/o re-gripping (letting it rest on the ground for a second at most while letting go and gripping again)..... the bar was wet tho (my garage is leeking through the roof) so that didn't help. -I love T-Bar rows.... -I wanted those 40's to go up on the alternating db curls so badly.... the right arm obeyed BUT DAMN YOU LEFT ARM DAMN YOU. -I loved the db curl dropset at the end. 30lbs felt like my deadlift. SO HEAVY. I'm going to start doing gripper/ab work on sundays. If I don't do this, can someone please kick me in the nuts, hit me with a stick, or something. I always forget and neglect these crucial things.
__________________ If you even dream about beating me you'd better wake up and apologize - Muhammad Ali |
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| IMPC Contestant | Monday - Chest/Tris Flat BB Bench - 100x12 120x10 140x8 160x3 PR-3reps Flat DB Bench - 50x10 65x0 55x8 Incline BB Bench - 95x10 110x8 Incline DB Bench - 55x6 Dips - BWx10 BWx10 BWx9 BWx7 PR+2 reps Overhead Tricep Extension - 50x10 55x8 PR-5lbs EZ-Bar CG bench - 95x10 110x6 PR+5lbs NOTES: -Screwed up workout again. The detail will follow.... -I've been off of creatine now since Wednesday (this was my last time taking it, 2g in the morning) and strength and weight are down a bit. -BB Bench just felt funny.... The 140 felt heavy but I got all the reps... The 160 I could have pushed 1 maybe 2 more reps, but decided to stop. I wanted to do DB Work.. I ALMOST got up that 65, and it's always the first liftoff rep that's the hardest... There were no 60s in the gym so I went with the 50s, even though I didn't get many reps with them. -On the incline BB set, I tweaked my already screwed up left shoulder just a bit so I backed off and went to DB. -Dips went nicely, except I hate the dip machine at the school. It's a pain in the ass. My shoes get caught on it sometimes. -Went heavy on the EZ-Bar cuz I was pissed at such a disappointing workout. I guess that's how the cookie crumbles. GOOD NEWS FOR HYBRID!! They're supposedly opening a nice gym up real close to my house in january or february.... If they are, I'm returning my weights I got for christmas and getting a gym membership!!! (Also if they have good freeweights there... there's gyms around here, just with no freeweights )Also next thursday I will be 7 day off creatine, and I will start taking Kre-Alkalyn 7000 from Myochem. I will make a log on it of course, as they gave me a whole bottle for free!!!
__________________ If you even dream about beating me you'd better wake up and apologize - Muhammad Ali |
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| IMPC Contestant | Wednesday - Legs ATG Squats - 95x10 115x8 135x8 160x8-10* see notes PR+5lbs Calf Raises - 90x25 95x35 105x47 PR+5lbs Leg Press - 135x15 155x9(failed, did 2 more reps) 170x9 PR-11reps DROPSET 150x3 Hamstring Curls - 100x10 115x10 130x13 PR+5lbs NOTES: -Mmmm Mmmm on ATG Squats. Although the weight didn't go up much (or as much as I wanted) they felt goood. -I did 8 reps at 160 (felt like I could do maybe 2 more) when I was interrupted by this dude yelling at me to leave... I just yelled back that I was in there for swimming and he left, so I pumped out 2 more before failing on 11. -Leg press musta had bad form or SOMETHING last week. I failed on 155. Then I took a 2-3 minute break and just kept telling myself stuff to pump me up. Managed to do 170 9 times, but i decided to do a drop set just to make sure I toasted my legs more. -Hamstring curls felt good. I checked out the gym today... Although all that was in it was cardio machines, I talked to the manager (real nice guy) and he explained that the weights are on the way. He said there will be a huge DB rack, and incline benchs, flat benches, decline benches, and power racks. Along with this ALL the machines they are ordering are Hammer Strength machines. I've been told that these are great machines, so I am pumped. Membership is a bit steep ($50 a month) but the $150 joining fee is waived for the first 300 members, so that's a bonus. I'm just gonna do a month or two and see how I like it, then perhaps I'll go for the yearly membership.... Seems like it will be good tho, and it's semi on my way to school (moreso than the highschool...) also it opens at 5AM, which is great for me because I like to lift around 5:40.
__________________ If you even dream about beating me you'd better wake up and apologize - Muhammad Ali |
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| IMPC Contestant | Saturday (usually Friday) - Back/Bis Deads - 195x8 240x6 280x7 PR+2 reps T-Bar rows - 115x10 140x8 170x6 160x2 PR+10lbs One Arm DB Row - 70x10 80x10 90x9 PR+5lbs Alt DB Curls - 30x10 35x8 45x2 40x5 DROPSET 30xsomething EZ-Bar Curls - 65x8 75x5 PR+1 rep Concentration Curls - 30xsomething NOTES -I was pissed during this workout. When I was gone at my uncles a car (driven by my friend, with 3 of my other friends in it) got into an accident. One of my best friends younger brother (who's my friend too, he's just 2 years younger) is on life support in a coma right now. That pissed me off (and depressed me) enough for me to go crazy. Ontop of that, some ****ING IDIOTS are blaming my friend (who was driving) for the accident, when it was MERELY AN ACCIDENT. This is really pissing me off. Right now I'm hunting down the people. Already found 2. They're AIM is lit up, and if I see them in real life they are gonna get what's coming to them. -Didn't push dead real hard as my lower back felt funny. -Form wasn't great, but I just wanted to hammer myself. So pissed still.
__________________ If you even dream about beating me you'd better wake up and apologize - Muhammad Ali |
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| IMPC Contestant | Monday - Chest/Tris Flat BB Bench - 100x10 120x8 160x6 140x5 Incline BB Bench - 95x10 110x7 110x4 Dips - BWx10 BWx10 BWx10 BWx9 Overhead DB Extension - 50x10 60x8 EZ-Bar CG Bench - 95x10 120x7 120x4 NOTES: -Don't feel like color coding or saying PRs, I know if I improved, or if I didn't. Just wastes my time. -Changed up my from on Incline to match Dorian Yate's incline. I like it alot more. I used a wider grip (ring finger on the power rings - I like to grip more closed as I feel it hits the chest better for me) and I brought the weight all the way down to my (I believe they're called) clavicles... or are they collar bones? The bones in front of your neck lol. -Hopefully next time on dips I can get full 10s, so I can weight them finally. -Decent workout. I was hoping my change up on bench to put up the 160s earlier would help me break this damn plateau... Guess it didn't... As for the gym I was going to go to.... I went there this morning at 6:40 (don't have morning technical school like I usually do.. still have regular HS later) and there were only 2 cars in the parking lot. I thought, sweet, must be employees, I'll get the whole gym to myself. Turns out they aren't open yet. They got delayed, the machines haven't came, and all the electrical stuff isn't hooked up yet. Oh well. I'll call them tuesday night and see if they're open for my leg workout wednesday. I drove back home and did my workout on my old shitty wobbly bench.
__________________ If you even dream about beating me you'd better wake up and apologize - Muhammad Ali |
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| IMPC Contestant | Yes, I am still alive!!! Friday - Back/Bi's T-Bar Rows - 125x10 150x8 175x6 DROPSET 160x2PR+5lbs DB Rows - 75x10 85x8 95x6 Alt Db Curls - 30x10 35x8 45x3rx3l(loose form on left) Hammer Curls - 30x8 35x5rx5l(loose form on left) EZ-Bar Curls 65x8 75x5 DROPSET Alternating db curls 30x4 NOTES: -Here's the low down on why I haven't done legs, and why one of my favorite exercises, the deadlift, isn't in this workout. Firstly, Wednesday night (all night) my swim team had a pasta part to get ready for a big swim meet against Shadyside (who the boys team hasn't beaten in over 20 years). I couldn't lift that night as I had to attend that immediatly after practice nearly all night. Thursday was out of the question, as I wanted to kick some ass at my swim meet (the shadyside meet took place thursday). I also didn't want DOMS slowing me down (I'm a sprinter and I flail my legs like a bitch). Besides, I managed to tweak my lower back doing squats last wednesday, and then further the muscle-whateverthehellitis pain by doing deadlifts saturday and then going to laser storm (involves lower back...) -I was just going to repeat all my back exercises weights again because my form wasn't excellent last workout, but I said screw it and just added more. Form was good on T-Bar rows. -However, form was bad on DB Rows. I will redo this weight next week to make sure I'm doing these right -Left arms was weaker than usual today. I used loose form on some of the reps as to help tear the shit out of it. And, what might you ask, did my team and I do at the swim meet? WE BEAT THE SNOT OUT OF SHADYSIDE, THAT'S WHAT WE DID! First time in 20 years the boys have won, and we won by 20 points. We delivered their first section loss in 4 years! OHHH YEAHH! I also made my WPIAAL cut in the 50meter freestyle, slashing off .5 seconds and swimming a 23.93! I was .4 seconds off my WPIAAL cut in my 100meter. It was a great meet. Oh, and if anyone read this and is wondering where my leg workout went.... Well you see I already have really strong legs I squat like 300 ..... (just kidding, I do hear this from people tho sometimes). I will be going to the new gym (THEY TOLD ME THEY SHOULD BE OPEN BY NOW, IF THEY'RE NOT IM BREAKING SOMETHIGN) saturday before I go coach special olympics to get a good workout in. Sadly, no squats.... lower back is getting much better, but I just don't want to risk it. Still a little pain.
__________________ If you even dream about beating me you'd better wake up and apologize - Muhammad Ali |
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| IMPC Contestant | Well.... today I was going to do a leg day. Small problem, however... I went to the gym, and it was open. However.... they had only received some plates, a flat bench, a power rack, and some machines. Not enough to do legs, I could have done alot of squats but my lower back is nearly 100% and I don't want to risk it. They had enough that I decided to switch it up chest/triceps and throw legs in monday. So now my split is changed to: Legs - Monday Chest/Tris - Wednesday Back/Bis - Friday. Still a decent looking split. I will workout chest again on wednesday only because I don't want to have to deadlift with wobbly legs. I don't remember all the weights I pushed, but here is a generalization and all the exercises. Flat BB Bench - 95x10 115x8 165x3 155x3 135x5 Cable Flies - 40x10 50x8 60x8? Incline BB Bench (done in sweet ass power rack - the bar felt too light even though the owner said it was callibrated at 45, so I will record the weighs on the sides added up) 50x10 70x10 100x5 Here's where the workout gets freaky, NO TRICEP MACHINES!! lol Overhead Tricep Cable Extensions - Forget, but 3 sets. Bench dips - Rigged these up weird as hell. Added 45lbs to the last set on my lap (3 sets) CG Bench - 3 sets, forget the weights As you can see, I didn't log anything because I thought all the machines would be there so I would just mainly be trying them out but pushing myself on legs. Very few were there. I went and talked to the owner (I really like him) and he showed me the inventory list that was on the way. He had ordered $430,000 dollars of machines (including cardio). He had everything my heart desired and more. Pull over machines, I BELIEVE a glute ham raise machine, dumbells up to 130lbs, 3 different leg presses (one plate loaded) and a Super Squat machine (not hack, this sounds weird, Imma have to try it out - it is weight loaded). In short, I am AMPED for this stuff to come. Should provide for some crazy workouts. I also decided that once swimming ends I will most likely be gaining a workout partner (as I will go to the gym after school), and I will also most DEFINITLY be doing Spytech Hybrid Strength and Hypertrophy Training outlined at: http://www.spytechonline.com/shsht/index.htm I feel this will destroy me very nicely. I will also eat like a mammoth on it. Workouts 6 days a week building up to overloading, sounds good to me!
__________________ If you even dream about beating me you'd better wake up and apologize - Muhammad Ali |
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| | #73 |
| IMPC Contestant | Tuesday - Legs (Tuesday because I had a swim meet monday) Leg Press (notch 9)- 135x15 155x10 170x10 180x6 DROPSET 160x5 Calf Raises - 95x25 100x35 105x48 Hamstring Curls - 110x10 120x10 130x12 Leg Press (again) - 155x19 NOTES: -I really don't like our schools "new" leg press machine much at all. They removed the old sled plate loaded one (the one I'm sure everyone else in this world uses) because it's "unsafe". F--- them. I want that one back. Can't wait till the gym around me gets all of it's equipment. -Calf raise form was a bit sloppy. I did 105 again shooting only for peak contraction. I will have to remember to do this next time. After my last set (not recorded) my calves were crazily pumped. -My swim coach (he actually had a few kids lifting w/ me this time for some reason) showed me how to make the hamstring curl machine a bit harder (by lowering the bar thing a bit more down to my ankles) he said it made it harder..... I'm not too sure about that, however, it did give me a massive charlie horse. Maybe that's because I had swim practice that was brutal before hand. -Did an extra 20 rep set of leg press (well attemped 20) because my quads didn't feel totateled enough. I really wish there was a better machine. -I TRUELY wish I could squat. Not only is my form terrible (which I am working on!!!) but my lower back still hurts. I wanna squat. And I never thought I'd say that. -This workout disgusts me. What a P.O.S.
__________________ If you even dream about beating me you'd better wake up and apologize - Muhammad Ali |
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| IMPC Contestant | Wednesday - Chest/Triceps DB Bench - 35x12 45x10 55x8 65x6 Incline BB Bench - 105x10 110x8 115x6 Dips - BWx1- BWx10 BWx10 5lbsx7 Overhead Tricep Extension (back supported) - 50x10 65x5 Tricep Pushdown - 40x10 50x8 60x5 CG BB Bench - 95x10 105x7 105x6 NOTES: -Did this workout at my school as the wrestlers have all slacked off and stopped coming to morning lifting. -Really enjoyed DB bench. My chest not only felt it, but felt fatigued. ALMOST locked out 7. I was on 6 for a good 30 seconds. -I started with too much weight on incline BB Bench. I forgot that I did it differently (as Dorian Yates does it) which is much deeper and past parallel (touching the collar bone I believe it is). I like this way move. Feel more shoulders/chest activation rather than triceps. -Injured my kneck (I believe it's called a stress point or something, it's like a weird reverse headache you get from not breathing enough) only slightly on dips. Once I did it (last rep) I just breathed real heavy and waited a bit for my next set. It's feeling funny now but not bad. -I know pushdowns or pressdowns (cable) aren't the best for Tris but I wanted something in there that wouldn't strain my lower back or neck (by not breathing accidently) that much but still hit my tris decently. -CG Bench was low today. I used BB which might have made a difference. Just mainly I think cuz chest/tris were toasted. -My shoulders and tris were dying at practice.
__________________ If you even dream about beating me you'd better wake up and apologize - Muhammad Ali |
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| IMPC Contestant | Friday - Back/Bis T-Bar Rows - 130x10 155x8 180x5 (5th rep sloppy) DROPSET 160x4 NORMAL 160x5 One Arm DB Row - 75x10 85x8 95x8rx7l Alt DB Curls - 20x10 25x8 45x5rx3l (loose 2 reps left) 40x2l 30x2l Hammer curls - 30x8 35x6 (left loose 2 reps) EZ-Bar Curls - 65x8 75x4 NOTES: -Disappointed in the T-Bar rows. To my credit, grip was a bit wider. Felt good tho. I liked doing 4 sets of them, even though I forgot I was goign to do 4 and pyramided the weight up too fast, thus the "NORMAL" 160 set after the 180. -DB rows went good. Question to any who reads... when you do one arm DB rows, which part of the chest do you bring the weight up to? I enjoy bringing it to my opposite pec as I feel peak contraction in the lats, and really make the "muscle to mind" connection so to say. Anyone else do this? Anyone know if this is "bad"? -My left arm is such a pussy. Hopefully doing some "loose" reps (loose form, I let my back swing JUST a little) will help bring their power up to the right. I hope.... Also did some more work with them than the right. I can't stand being able to curl 45x5 perfectly on my right and my left not be able to do more than 2 perfect. -By the time I got to EZ-Bars my bis were tired as hell. Almost failed on the 65s.... I got 5 on the 75, but the rep sucked. In the world of swimming, my guys team got another win against a pretty small team. They only had 6 guys but all 6 were fast. I also made my WPIAAL cut in the 100meter freestyle, going 53.9. I was very pleased with that. Now all I want is to break a team record in a relay, and I will be quite pleased.
__________________ If you even dream about beating me you'd better wake up and apologize - Muhammad Ali |
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| | #76 |
| IMPC Contestant | Monday - Chest/Tris Flat BB Bench - 95x10 115x8 135x8 165x3 Incline BB Bench - 3 sets (did not record) Cable Flies - 50x10 60x10 80x7? 70x6? Tricep Pushdown - 4 sets (did not record) CG Bench - 3 sets Overhead cable extensions - 3 sets NOTES: -I went back to alexanders today. They still didn't have all their machines in, but I was thinking they might not have. I have a bad cold and been feeling achy, lethargic, and my throat hurts like all hell when I sleep so I didn't really feel up to a leg day anyways, chest/tris was good tho. Thank god for AMP. -Didn't record weights... but damn.... cable flies... god I've never felt my chest become stimulated like I do on these. It's insane. I love them so much. They are now becoming a staple in my chest workout. -I talked to the owner again. He hounded me for a membership because I keep using free visitor passes ahhaha. I told him once he gets all his machines, I will join. He said they're coming in today or tommorow, which would make sense as tommorow will be 12 days (he told me 12 days ago they should come in 12 days). Hopefully they'll be set up by Wednesday for a wrecking leg day (and hopefully my lower back will be 100%, it's already feeling quite good) and I can go nuts. Squats will be only at 95 MAYBE 115 lbs, but if he has the sled leg press that's supposed to come... I'll have some fun. I really hope that equipment comes in, so Alexanders can be my only gym. I really like the place, and the people that work there are nice. -There was 6 people in the gym with barely any machinse today!! Luckily they were all doing cardio HAHAHA
__________________ If you even dream about beating me you'd better wake up and apologize - Muhammad Ali |
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| | #77 |
| IMPC Contestant | Wednesday - Legs Squats - BWx10 95x10 115x10 135x10 155x10 165x10 175x7 165x7 135x12 Lying Hamstring Curls - 3 sets (forget the weight) Barbell Calf Raises - 135x20 185x15 205x10 (3 second holds) Squats - 135x20 NOTES: -Alexanders (although I was told would have their equipment) did not yet. They did, however, recieve 1,200lbs of weights (not sure if they are dumbells or plates, or a mix) which is a good sign. I talked to a lady working there and she apologized that all the equipment isn't in yet. It was supposed to arrive monday, but she said it is slowly trickeling in. I didn't want to do all squats (I wanted to do some squats, more leg press) due to my lower back, but my form was good and my lower back felt fine. -I did the squats in their power rack, which I believe is what was called the "Super Squat". It is a barbell but is fixed on a ramp kinda, so that it only goes straigh up and straight down. You also rack the barbell by twisting it. This helps me make sure my form is very good. I really like this power rack for everything. However, I do believe the barbell isn't 45lbs, although the owner of the gym said it is. It feels much lighter. Perhaps because I'm not supporting it as much. -Lower back felt fine. It had a little spasm of pain while I was searching through my car for my water bottle (weird twisting and stuff looking for it) but I think it was just because my lower back was a bit tired. -I couldn't resist squatting till failure. The squat feels SOOO good when done properly, especially in that rack. My neck was bulging get up my last few reps, and I got lots of funny looks from the 3 people in the gym. I know why it's the king of leg exercises. -I want more machines!!
__________________ If you even dream about beating me you'd better wake up and apologize - Muhammad Ali |
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