Phate's Journal

P.s. is your quick reply box real small?
Nope normal size, I just don't like to go so wide, plus its easier to read when it isn't in totally wide colums I think.

heres a back picture:


I don't have any before pictures of my back, but you can take my word that those bumps and lines weren't there, it was pretty much just flat. Now there seem to be lines and small bumps in the back, thanks to row's and deadlifting I think? I was happy at seeing progress in my back though.
ALSO. Tonight I will be starting my new routine:
A:
Weighted push ups
Chair Dips
skull crushers
weighted crunches
weighted sit ups
obliques

B:
Deadlift
Bent over row
Chins/ Pulls
Bicep curl


C:
Squats
Hack Squats
Good mornings
Military Press
Up right row
lunges?
( any other leg/shouder exercises I can think of)

3 days on, one day off.

This is a change from my previous A/B workout, just added in an extra workout C and some other exercises and instead of 3x a week, 3 days on one day off. So instead of training 3x a week, i'll be training 6x a week pretty much, which i prefer.

Current weight: 153ish
Current goals: Winter Formal is coming up, and I think this is a great time to do a short cut and lose fat so i can fit comfortably into my suit, while lifting hard and retaining w/e muscle i've gained. It will be about a 2 week cut. After the short cut, I will bulk again, but this time bulk smarter. I know people think that gaining 1-1.5lbs is good, while others advised me to even increase calories, but to me thats no good. I will be only in a slight surplus, and hope to gain no more than .5lbs a week. We'll see how it goes.

Also, after reading "bulking for endomorphs" i've learned that endo's are sensitive to carbs. and i am used to eating A lot of bread. I am serious, some days I've had more than 8+ pieces of bread. I lower my bread intake as best as i can, and try to keep them limited to specific meals; such as breakfast and pre/post workout.

Later tonight will be my first session trying this new routine, so i'll post it then.

Peace
 
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Lookin' good man. So did you decide against doing NROL?
 
Lookin' good man. So did you decide against doing NROL?

Whats NROL?

But yea, even though there weren't really any compounds in Session A, it was a pretty god damn great work out i think.

Weighted Push ups[30lb]
3x20

Chair dips
2x8
1x7
1x6

Skull Crushers
4x9

Weighted Crunches
3x25

Weighted 30 degree sit ups
3x25

Oblique side crunches[ each side ]
3x20

After todays session my triceps were probably like WTF!?!? I shocked them with presses..then dips..then skull crushers..after i finished those 3 my triceps were pretty damn pumped and tired. It felt really good changing my workout, it was boring just doing FBW. Hopefully things will continue to go smoothly...oh yea...had tuna + apple for Post workout meal..
 
Damn phate that backs starting to come along nicely huh. You look like you have a REALLY similar build to me.

hehe really? Maybe, but yea. I was wondering if i had made any improvements in my back, so i decided to take a picture. An when i looked at it, I was like where the hell did those lines and bumps come from, they weren't there couple months ago. It's not a huge change, but its definetly progress. I guess that dead lifting and rows really did help, even though i wasn't using insane heavy weights, the 9+ rep gave me some good progress.

Thanks for all the support...
 
Squats
3x10

Military press
2x6
1x4
1x2

Up right row
4x8

Lunges[weighted][each leg]
3x10

Calve raises[weighted]
4x10

Notes
-Went ass to calves on my squats, could actually feel my ass muscles being worked LOL. Though it was alot more challenging, and could only get in 3 sets.
- Trying to keep my lifts like Military press, rows heavy to minimize losses
- Next time, will put some more weights in a backpack and then do lunges, these lunges seemed more like conditioning type exercises rather than muscle building.
 
Thanks Sparrow.

Okay guys, I have my SAT subject test today, as you know its going to be a standby test. hope everything goes smooth and wish me luck!!!
 
30lbs, i can go higher but I don't otherwise i get back pain. The highest I went was 60lbs and I did 3 sets of 8

Something else to add..

Am I over training my triceps? I'm doing around 11 sets for triceps, and after im done with the 3 exercises my triceps are DONE, i can barely feel them and they are sore. Too much or is it fine?
 
30lbs, i can go higher but I don't otherwise i get back pain. The highest I went was 60lbs and I did 3 sets of 8

Something else to add..

Am I over training my triceps? I'm doing around 11 sets for triceps, and after im done with the 3 exercises my triceps are DONE, i can barely feel them and they are sore. Too much or is it fine?

11 sets for triceps are too much, Phate.


HEY! WHat the HECK is UP. I have to get caught up on the youngmans journal! Off to read...baby!



This is Protein powder you should be drinking...... with a happy face!


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11 sets for triceps are too much, Phate.


HEY! WHat the HECK is UP. I have to get caught up on the youngmans journal! Off to read...baby!



This is Protein powder you should be drinking...... with a happy face!


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Haha that protein looks like puke. Nice job on the training phate man
 
If 11 sets for the tricep's are too much I can lower them to 9 sets ( do 3 sets on dips/skullcrushers instead of 4 )
 
Can you get access to two parallel bars? Any type (wood, steel, strong plastic, hard rubber, etc), that would support your weight plus weight a reasonable degree? I mean just two separate parallel bars? When I first started in my goal, I had a cloths bar hanging in my car, and one day I looked at it and got a bright idea (HEHEHE), it was telescoping and came apart and was about 8ft when fulling extended. I separated them into two 4 foot sections, and created my own paralllel bars for dips (they were suprisingly strong (steel), and used it for many months until I got my dip station. It cost about 10 dollars at walmart (I know, LOL.......hey but it worked and gave results....what else matters?)


I dont know the TYPE of chairs you are using, but if you put your feet on a third chair in front of you, and use the rear two for your arms (of course), you could put a weight in the crouch area for added weight later when the exercise becomes easier without weight over time. Just a thought.
 
deadlift
4x12

bentover row
4x9

pullups
1x9
2x5
1x3

narrow curl
4x10
 
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