Diary of dswithers

That is a high total cholesterol; what was the breakdown in LDL and HDL? I have been on Lipitor for 3 years with no observable side effects, other than cost. While statins are somewhat controversial as to their true functionality and are expensive, personally, I would tolerate a high degree of side effects to reduce the risk of a heart attack.
 
There are some disenting opinions on the effect of cholesterol and cholestrol lowering drugs with respect to the risk of cardio vascular disease:



etc...

I am not sure who to believe, but I tend to be very skeptical of the AMA/Drug companies in general, especially given their tendency to completely reverse their position every decade or two.
 
Saturday 11/21/09
BW: ???? couldn't find my scales, my wife moved them to make room for the new puupies to sleep in our bathroom, but where did she put them????

ATG Squat: 135x8, 225x5, 275x5, 305x5 (hope to keep adding 5 pounds a week to these, should be able to IF not injuries, short term goal 315x5, long term goal 405x5)
Seated Dumbell Press: 50'sx12x2
Lying Triceps Curling bar extensions: 90x12x2
SL DeadLift: 135x12,225x8,295x6
Hanging Leg Raises with 10 pound dumbell between feet: 12x2
Stretching

Sunday 11/15/2009
Rest and babysit puppies:)
 
Monday 11/23/09
BW: ? Still haven't found my scales

Leg Extensions: 170x12
Seated Leg Curls: 130x12
The campers are on the abductor and adductor machines again, try again later

Leg Extensions: 255x12
Seated Leg Curls: 130x12
Adductor Machine: 115x12
Abductor Machine: 95x12

ATG Squat: 135x12, 225x12

Adductor Machine: 115x12
Abductor Machine: 95x12

Wide grip pullups: BWx6
Dips: BWx12 - less pain in the left shoulder than last week

Flyes 20'sx12
Stadning OH Press 95x12

Flyes 20'sx12
Stadning OH Press 95x12

Barbell Row 135x12, 185x12

Stiff Legged Good Mornings 45x12 I haven't done these in a while, I'll start out light and work back up, I think these will help my sqauts since my lower back seems to be the weak point

Shortened session today, I have to get to work and I am behind schedule

Stretching
 
Thursday 11/26/09
BW: ?

Wide grip pullups: BWx7
Dips: BWx12

Leg Extensions: 170x12
Seated Leg Curls: 135x12
Adductor Machine: 115x12
Abductor Machine: 95x12

Leg Extensions: 260x12
Seated Leg Curls: 135x12
Adductor Machine: 115x12
Abductor Machine: 95x12

ATG Squat: 135x12, 225x12

Standing Military Press: 95x8, 115x6, 140x3x2, 115x8

Lying Curling Bar Triceps Extensions 90x12
Hammer Strength Lat Pulldown Machine: 3 plates + 10 on each side x12

Lying Curling Bar Triceps Extensions 90x12
Hammer Strength Lat Pulldown Machine: 3 plates + 10 on each side x12

Incline Situps with 30 pound dumbel beghind head 12
Stiff-Legged Good Mornings 55x12

Incline Situps with 30 pound dumbel beghind head 12
Stiff-Legged Good Mornings 55x12

Stretching
 
Saturday 11/28/09
BW: ????

Wide grip pullups: BWx6
Dips: BWx12

ATG Squat: 135x6, 225x5, 275x5, 310x5 (next week 315x5?)
Seated Dumbell Press: 50'sx12x2
SL DeadLift: 135x12,225x8,315x3,275x6
Hanging Leg Raises with 10 pound dumbell between feet: 12x2
Stretching
 
wow, awesome military press..whenever i see 135+ on there, i love it.
squats are strong too now, as well as sldls.
whats your goal on squats?
 
Sunday 11/29/2009
BW 217.0

External Shoulder Rotations 10 pounds x 15 reps x 2 sets
Eliptical 20 minutes strength level 7
Stretching
 
Proteinboy said:
wow, awesome military press..whenever i see 135+ on there, i love it.
squats are strong too now, as well as sldls.
whats your goal on squats?
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Short term goal on squats is 315x5, long term 405x5, overall goals:
500/400/300/200 deadlift/squat/bench press/military press
 
Tuesday 12/1/09
BW: 216.0

Wide grip pullups: BWx6
Dips: BWx12

Leg Extensions: 170x12
Seated Leg Curls: 135x12
Adductor Machine: 120x12
Abductor Machine: 100x12

Leg Extensions: 170x12
Seated Leg Curls: 135x12
Adductor Machine: 120x12
Abductor Machine: 100x12

ATG Squat: 135x12x2

Seated Dumbell Press: 50'sx8,55'sx6,60'sx5,65'sx5

Barbell Row: 135x8,185x6,205x5,225x5x2

Stretching
 
Wednesday 12/2/2009
BW ?

External Shoulder Rotations 10 pounds x 15 reps x 2 sets

Thursday 12/3/2009
BW: ?

Wide grip pullups: BWx6
Dips: BWx12

Leg Extensions: 170x12
Seated Leg Curls: 135x12
Adductor Machine: 120x12
Abductor Machine: 100x12

Leg Extensions: 170x12
Seated Leg Curls: 135x12
Adductor Machine: 120x12
Abductor Machine: 100x12

ATG Squat: 135x12,225x12

Lying Flyes: 25'sx12
Dumbell Bench Press: 60'sx12

Lying Flyes: 30'sx12
Dumbell Bench Press: 70'sx12 these didn't sdeem to hurt my bad shoulders, but then most of the times I hurt my soulders it didn't hurt until teh next day, we'll see how the shoulders feel tomorrow.

Lying Curling Bar Triceps Ext: 90x12
Barbell Curl 90x12

Lying Curling Bar Triceps Ext: 90x12
Barbell Curl 90x12
 
Saturday 12/5/2009
BW: ?

Slight tweak in the left side of my lower back a couple of hours after Thursday's workout.

Wide grip pullups: BWx6
Dips: BWx12

ATG Squat: 135x8, 225x5, 275x5, 315x5 These felt good, my lower back didn't impede my squating, how long can I keep making a new personnal best by adding 5 pounds every week?

SL DeadLift: 135x12,225x8,275x6 I skipped the last set because these did hurt my lower back pretty badly, better to wimp out a little than risk an injury that set me back a few months

Hanging Leg Raises with 10 pound dumbell between feet: 12x2
Stretching
 
Sunday 12/6/2009
BW: ?

External Shoulder Rotations 10 pounds x 15 reps x 2 sets
Wide grip pullups: BWx6
Dips: BWx12

Military Press: 105x12x2

Hammer Strength Lat Pulldown Machine: 3 plates + 15 on each side x12x2

Decline Dumbell Triceps Ext: 50'sx12
Barbell Curl: 100x10

Decline Dumbell Triceps Ext: 50'sx12
Barbell Curl: 90x12

Seated Calf Raises: 3 plates x 12
Side Bends on 45 degree hyperextension machine: 12 left side, 12 right side
Hyperextensions: 12
Donkey Calf Raises: 3 plates each side x 12
Incline Situps: 30 pound dumbell behind head x 10
Stretching
Today's Cardio: Shovel ~3" of snow off driveway
 
Proteinboy said:
wow..great squat. 315x5! you did it! congrats man. great #.
what did you feel in your lower back that made you stop the rdls?
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Thanks. On to the next goal: 405x5!

I had a feel of a slight strain since a couple of hours after last Thursday's workout. I am sensitive to that because in the past I have strained it bad enough I had to stop squating for a couple of months. I don't want to repeat that. It hurt pretty bad all day yesterday (Sunday), of course it didn't help that I only got 4 hours of sleep Saturday night (I seem to need 7-8 hours to be at my peak). The good news is this morning (Monday) the pain and stiffness is almost gone. I think the light side bends, hyperextensions and stretching I did yesteday helped. I think I need to do those on a consistant basis a couple of times a week.
 
Tuesday 12/8/09
BW: 215.0

Wide grip pullups: BWx6
Dips: BWx12

Leg Extensions: 170x12
Seated Leg Curls: 135x12
Adductor Machine: 120x12
Abductor Machine: 95x12

Leg Extensions: 255x12
Seated Leg Curls: 135x12
Adductor Machine: 120x12
Abductor Machine: 95x12

ATG Squat: 135x12,225x12

Flyes: 30'sx12

Dumbell Bench Press: 60'sx12,75'sx8,80'sx6

Barbell Row: 135x8,185x8x2
 
Thursday 12/10/09
BW: ?

Wide grip pullups: BWx6
Dips: BWx12

Leg Extensions: 170x12
Seated Leg Curls: 140x12
Adductor Machine: 120x12
Abductor Machine: 100x12

Leg Extensions: 260x12
Seated Leg Curls: 140x12
Adductor Machine: 120x12
Abductor Machine: 100x12

ATG Squat: 135x12,225x12

Seated Dumbell Press: 50'sx12
Close Grip Pulldown: 130x12

Seated Dumbell Press: 50'sx12
Close Grip Pulldown: 150x12

Side Bends on 45 degree hyperextension machine: 12 left side, 12 right side
Hyperextensions: 12

Stretching
 
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