Cycle 7 (issit my last?)

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2 Sep 2008 Tues

it's been a hetic 2 wks for me.
my block of flats underwent major upgrading
from the govt & was busy with packing,
unpacking, shifting, cleaning up. it's worse
than any workout i had.

but i'm back for cycle 7, lost 5 ibs or 2.5 kg
no choice, suck it up & go again.

revamped some ex again, dropped some db
work, added some new ex. this may be
my last workout in a gym till dec.
(officially retrenched end of sept
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enough whining, here's e workout

wk 1 day 1 (15s)
1) front squat: 100 ibs
2) lying leg curls: 30 ibs
3) standing calf raises: 200 ibs
4) incline bench press: 110 ibs
5) reverse lat pulldown: 70 ibs
6) front military press: 75 ibs
7) barbell shrugs: 125 ibs
8) ez bb curls: 60 ibs
9) skullcrushers: 60 ibs
10) deadlifts: 170 ibs (10 + 5
cause din use straps, palms calluses
just keep forming up)

side lateral raises: 7.5 kg

it's a slow start but i'll try. hope i get
a job else can kiss my sport goodbye.
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(hotterdog @ Sep. 03 2008,12:53)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">1) front squat: 100 ibs

3) standing calf raises: 200 ibs

10) deadlifts: 170 ibs (10 + 5
cause din use straps, palms calluses
just keep  forming up)</div>
Front squats and calf raises are starting to get interesting...

For your deadlifts, you might want to try holding the bar closer to your fingers, rather than up in the palm. You don't get quite so much callus that way. Try here...
 
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(TunnelRat @ Sep. 03 2008,10:06)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE"><div>
(hotterdog @ Sep. 03 2008,12:53)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">1) front squat: 100 ibs

3) standing calf raises: 200 ibs

10) deadlifts: 170 ibs (10 + 5
cause din use straps, palms calluses
just keep forming up)</div>
Front squats and calf raises are starting to get interesting...

For your deadlifts, you might want to try holding the bar closer to your fingers, rather than up in the palm. You don't get quite so much callus that way. Try here...</div>
erm, tunnelrat, if e grip is closer to e fingers
ie. right where end of fingers reach won't the
grip be even be weaker?

&amp; in this case does it mean i gotta revised
all my deadlifts poundages?

why would front squats &amp; calf raises be an
interesting combo?
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4 Sep 2008 Thurs

wk 1 day 2 (15s)
1) front squat: 110 ibs
2) lying leg curls: 30 ibs
3) standing calf raises: 200 ibs
4) incline bench press: 110 ibs
5) reverse lat pulldown: 70 ibs
6) front military press: 75 ibs
7) barbell shrugs: 135 ibs
8) ez bb curls: 65 ibs
9) skullcrushers: 60 ibs
10) deadlifts: 180 ibs

today much better, better recovery &amp; stamina.
e only thing tat pissed me off was i shared
the squat rack with couple guys.

but they din had any gym etiquitte (not say
it's a must) to unload e weights at least.
cause they're taller than me, so i had to
unload plates, shift e pins down, load &amp; set
everything back again.

they had 2 person, i had 1. damn, some ppl
really have no manners... btw, their squat
form was damn awful, butt sticking way out
&amp; 1 of them was acting as coach... sheesh.
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Good work dog! I hear you about the gym ettiquette. Good thing I have a nice home gym or I would be in jail by now.

Gonna watch this log for a while to see how you do with squats and deadlifts in one day. It looked like no other real low back work so you should be fine but as the weights go up we shall see how the CNS holds up.

I considered doing both in one day but I too would remove my rowing movements if I did.
 
actually wildman, I can still manage squats &amp; deadlifts
all e way till prob my 5s where I only do deadlifts twice
a wk instead of 3, squats i'll go all e way.

of course if there're dog days, i'll adjust accordingly.
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5 Sep 08 Fri

tunnelrat, i did try e gripping method
but did me no good so I'm going back
w straps. i'm working my lower back w
deadlifts not my forearms.

i'm starting to do direct forearm work
at e end of workouts, starting with 15 kg x 15 x 2
to train them up.
 
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(hotterdog @ Sep. 04 2008,10:38)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">
I'm going back w straps. i'm working my lower back w deadlifts not my forearms.

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I agree that deadlifts are primarily a back exercise. However, I've found that they improve my grip considerably as well.

I've been using a pronated grip (palms in, both hands) for as long as I can. This has helped to increase my grip strength.
Only when the weights get up past 85% of my 1RM have I been switching to a mixed grip. However, after watching the video of the guy with a torn biceps,  
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 I think I may use straps instead of a mixed grip...!
 
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(TunnelRat @ Sep. 05 2008,9:57)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE"><div>
(hotterdog @ Sep. 04 2008,10:38)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">
I'm going back w straps. i'm working my lower back w deadlifts not my forearms.

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I agree that deadlifts are primarily a back exercise. However, I've found that they improve my grip considerably as well.

I've been using a pronated grip (palms in, both hands) for as long as I can. This has helped to increase my grip strength.
Only when the weights get up past 85% of my 1RM have I been switching to a mixed grip. However, after watching the video of the guy with a torn biceps,
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I think I may use straps instead of a mixed grip...!</div>
*glup... wat video?
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(hotterdog @ Sep. 05 2008,12:09)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">*glup... wat video?  
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Steve Jones posted this: Torn Biceps
 
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(TunnelRat @ Sep. 05 2008,2:36)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE"><div>
(hotterdog @ Sep. 05 2008,12:09)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">*glup... wat video?
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Steve Jones posted this: Torn Biceps</div>
827.2 &amp; 959.2 ibs??!?! wtf?!?

ta's some really really really
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strong motherf****er.

but wow, he could have at least
switch grips in between sets.
ta'll put him out for a while...chains too..
wooo hardcore...
 
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(TunnelRat @ Sep. 05 2008,2:36)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE"><div>
(hotterdog @ Sep. 05 2008,12:09)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">*glup... wat video?  
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Steve Jones posted this: Torn Biceps</div>
Holy $hit.

Okay, I'm nowhere near in that mofo's category, but my ratio of bw to pounds lifted is very high....and that video just scared the living $hit outta me...

Maybe I should go back to straps....but I probably won't.
 
8 sep 2008
lunch time cardio
26 mins threadmill 2% incline 3mph/4.8 km/h

1) side lateral raises: 7.5 kg x 15 x 2
2) rear lat machine : 40 ibs x 15 x 2
 
8 Sep 08 Mon

wk 1 day 3 (15s)
1) front squat: 110 ibs
2) lying leg curls: 40 ibs
3) standing calf raises: 220 ibs
4) incline bench press: 110 ibs
5) reverse lat pulldown: 70 ibs
6) front military press: 85 ibs
7) barbell shrugs: 145 ibs
8) ez bb curls: suppose to be 70 ibs
but i screw it up when i curled 80 ibs instead
due to kg conversion (no wonder i had tat electrical
charge shooting down my spine!)

9) skullcrushers: 65 ibs
10) deadlifts: 190 ibs (4 + 11)
tried e overhand grip here but could only manage
4 reps before i had to do it mix grip

felt very tired today, due to insufficient food intake.
prob due to retrenchment end of mth sub-consciously
trying to save $, any of you had this encounter too?
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10 Sep 2008 wed

lunch time cardio 30 mins walk 4.8 km/h
1) side lateral raises: 7.5 kg xc 15 x 3
2) rear lateral machine: 40 ibs x 15 x 3
 
10 Sep 2008 Wed

anybody ever train while without a job?

loss of income = savings on food =
less intake = harder to gain =
gym membership = $

this is really starting to bother me.
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10 sep 2008 wed
wk 2 day 1 (15s)

1) front squat: 120 ibs
2) lying leg curls: 40 ibs
3) standing calf raises: 220 ibs
4) incline bench press: 130 ibs (got stuck at 14 reps, but
i think i got a calculation error, isn't it supposed to be 120 ibs 1st?)
5) reverse lat pulldown: 80 ibs
6) front military press: 85 ibs
7) barbell shrugs: 145 ibs
8) ez bb curls: suppose to be 75 ibs
9) skullcrushers: 65 ibs
10) deadlifts: 200 ibs (13 + 2)
grip slipped

stamina getting better but gotta watch tat food intake
 
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(hotterdog @ Sep. 10 2008,1:56)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">10 Sep 2008 Wed

anybody ever train while without a job?

loss of income = savings on food =
less intake = harder to gain =
gym membership = $

this is really starting to bother me.  
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Not ever without a job completely but on a low income before college and my career.

I ate lots of rice, beans, tuna, milk, whole grain breads, pasta and simple salads with homemade dressing. Gathered up fruit from a neigbors apple tree. Free food! I only bought whole chickens and butchered them up myself. I would cook the whole bird and eat it leftover style over the whole week.

I couldnt afford supplements so I bought powdered milk and added it to my 2% milk for my shakes. I would add a little honey to the shake post workout. A big box of powdered milk was very cheap.

I never ate out and only shopped at the discount grocers, Mr. Moneysworth was a regular haunt. No bags, no carts. Bring your own box to put the groceries in.

On my walks I would gather up cans and bottles for recycling. Toting a bag full of these added a little intensity to the walks.

I set PRs in powerlifting those years. That was my only real hobby back then. I believe it kept me focused and kept my mind off my financial woes at the time.

Hopefully this can be of some inspiration for you. There is little you can do with absolutely no income.

Hopefully you find work again soon and can get this stress off your mind. Good luck.
 
thanks wildman, hope i land a job fast. only 7 working
days left officially!
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12 Sep 2008 Fri
no cardio today, just couple sets for delts

1) side lateral raises: 7.5 kg x 15 x 2
2) rear lateral machine: 40 ibs x 15 x 2
 
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