Feb 4, 2022
Leg press - 8@180lbs, 8@360, 8@450, 8@450, 8@450
Seated leg curl - 10@ 125, 8@135, 7@135, 7@135
Seated calf raise - 15@90, 15@120, 15@130, 15@130
Standing calf raise - 12@150, 12@140, 12@140, 12@140
DB front raise - 7@25, 7@25, 8@25, 8@15
DB side raise - 10@15, 10@15, 8@20, 8@20
Cybex delt machine - 9@95, 10@85, 10@85, 10@85
Not a bad Friday…
Feb 6. 2022
Single arm preacher - 8@20lbs, 6@30lbs, 4@30lbs, 6@25lbs
Hammer curl - 10@20, 9@20, 10@25, 10@25
Cybex bicep machine - 8@40, 8@60, 7@60, 7@60
DB row - 8@70, 10@70, 10@80, 7@80
Lat pulldown - 10@80, 8@120, 8@130, 8@130
Seated row - 8@90, 8@140, 9@155, 8@155
Standing calf raise - 15@140, 15@140, 12@140, 13@140
I think it was a preety good day, shoulder still being a bit of a pain in the ass though…
Feb 7, 2022
Bent bar pushdown - 10@70lbs, 8@110lbs, 8@115lbs, 8@115lbs
Rope pulldown - 8@40, 7@60, 8@60, 6@60
Single arm cable pulldown - 8@25, 7@25, 10@20, 10@20
Nautilus incline press - 8@90, 10@130, 10@150, 10@160
Nautilus overhead press - 10@90, 8@140, 4@140, 6@140
DB flys - 8@20, 8@25, 8@25, 8@25
Standing calf raise - 15@120, 14@140, 14@140, 14@140
Felt good today, stonger…
Feb 8, 2022
Leg press - 8@180lbs, 8@450lbs, 8@520lbs, 8@520lbs
Seated leg curl - 10@110, 9@140, 6@140, 5@140
Seated calf raise - 25@90, 13@140, 12@140, 11@140
Standing calf raise - 17@110, 15@110, 13@90, 12@90
Front raise - 10@15, 8@25, 8@25, 6@25
Lateral raise - 10@15, 10@20, 10@20, 9@20
Cybex delt machine - 10@90, 10@90, 10@90, 10@90
In my groove now…fucking shoulder though…
Feb 9,2022
Single arm preacher - 8@20lbs, 3@25lbs, 6@25lbs, 6@25lbs
Hammer curl - 8@20, 10@25, 6@30, 6@30
Cybex bicep machine - 8@35, 8@60, 7@65, 7@65
Seated cable row - 10@90, 9@145, 9@155, 9@160
Lat pulldown - 8@85, 7@130, 7@135, 6@135
DB row - 8@70, 8@80, 8@85, 9@85
Whew, caught up on posting my log and notes I wrote down. I think I need to rest a little more between heavier sets, I do better. Think I’m going to cut shoulder off…
Feb 10, 2022
Bent bar pushdown - 9@70lbs, 10@105lbs, 6@120lbs, 7@115lbs
Rope pulldown - 8@40, 5@65, 6@60, 5@60
Single arm pulldown - 8@25, 9@30, 7@25, 7@25
Nautilus incline press - 8@90, 8@150, 8@160, 7@170
Nautilus overhead press - 8@90, 6@140, 5@145, 7@145
DB press - 8@25, 8@45, 8@45, 8@45
Really good day. Switching to DB press for awhile, get some free weight work in for chest. So didn’t do the Epic fly deck. Read somewhere on here that DB press is a great lift to add some size to chest. Time will tell. But again, happy to see my numbers coming up for sure.
Glad to see you started a log.
Are you doing any band work to stretch out/ warm up your shoulders before lifting?
Do you plan on incorporating any compound movements like deadlifts, overhead press or squats?
Andrewgen_Receptors, sorry man for the slow response brother. Got busy. Yes, I’m stretching out pretty good before every lift day for sure. Shoulder is getting a little better, working it but definitely watching my form and taking note of the pain. Taking today off, Feb 13, 2022 and get some things done around the house we need to do. I have to be careful because I can easly become a gym “rat” in terms of going everyday. Not good. I always notice a strength gain every time I take a day or 2 off. Going to post last 2 days in log. Definitely getting stronger again. The Test C has been a game changer.
In a few weeks I’m going to start doing deads, I really do miss them. Squats, don’t know. Maybe. I have a metal replacement disc at the L4-L5. When I stopped lifting a couple years ago, my deads were 415lbs for 6, and then would do another at 415lbs usually for 5, with belt and straps. Haven’t really tried squats as much. Probably need too.
Dave
Feb 11, 2022
Leg press - 8@360lbs, 8@450lbs, 8@520lbs, 8@520lbs
Seated calf raise - 16@110, 12@130, 14@130, 11@130
Seated leg curl - 8@110, 8@130, 8@130, 6@130
Standing calf raise - 16@130, 15@130, 12@130, 13@130
Front raise - 8@25, 8@25, 8@25, 8@25
Lateral raise - 8@15, 8@20, 8@20, 8@20
Cybex delt machine - 8@70, 9@95, 8@100, 8@ 100
Dropped down 10lbs on seated calf and seated leg curls to make sure posture and ROM was on point. Definitely don’t want to go the ego route and hurt myself. On the leg press I do come down as far as my body will bend to make sure I’m getting the most bang for my lift. I usually could care less what others are doing in the gym because, hey there in there doing something, right. However, pisses me off when a dude is going MAYBE a quarter way down trying impress at 300, 400 or 500lbs and ties the press up for 30min. Fuck…
Feb 12, 2022
Single arm preacher - 8@20lbs, 8@25lbs, 5@30lbs, 6@25lbs
Hammer curl - 8@20, 8@25, 8@30, 7@30
Cybex bicep machine - 8@40, 8@65, 7@70, 6@70
Seated cable row - 8@90, 8@155, 7@165, 6@170
Lat pulldown - 8@80, 8@135, 8@140, 6@140
Dumbell row - 8@80, 10@90, 10@90, 10@90
Cable row felt good, might go up another 10lbs and same on single arm dumbbell row. I use straps on the dumbbell rows and “bitch mitten” as I’ve heard some call gloves, but with my arthritis they do keep my hands warm. The straps are because of the same, ol arthritis and my grip strength isn’t what it used to be…
If you do either, just take it slow. It’s not a race; you have to be the one to take care of your body. I recommend doing them, but doing them smartly is the key.
Just ask to work in and use the same weight with full Range of Motion (ROM). They usually leave out of embarrassment, or they stay there - but you get your workout done.
Nothing wrong with using either. I use straps on any lift that takes tension away from the muscle i want to use because of grip strength. I don’t use gloves because none have ever felt conducive to gripping any better. I will leave a cloud of chalk at a place to keep my hands in working condition though. Tends to not tear my hands up so badly, but it also helps grip a lot… and chalk is very much a flex on newbies whereas gloves aren’t.
If you haven’t tried, you might like using chalk - i bought a $10 brick and it’s lasted me 4 years so far (and its not even half gone)
Good advice, definitely appreciate it. Agree, I need to do deads, I like the full movement, and I feel any of the compound movements definitely add to overall strength. Unfortunately my gym won’t allow chalk. Yeah, I’ll just ask to work in with them, if I can get them off their phones. Shouldn’t be a problem though. Again, man appreciate the advice!
ejones1,
Didn’t look at all your posts, but how did the blast go?? Also, dude, what a freakin’ SOLID transformation man!!! Crushing it!!
I got to live my dreams.
Got so strong I hurt myself.
Got so addicted to the feeling (irrational confidence, the way it made me look) I stayed on for eight months straight.
Damn, see that would be my problem as well. The addiction of the strenght, appearance ect. That’s why Im kind of nervous to do a 12 week blast this summer using only test-c, around 500mg a week. I’m on 200mg a week and shit the physical difference is amazing already. Did you hurt yourself physically as in tears, bones or more severely as in blood work?? Either way man, your beast.
Dave
I tore a muscle in my rotator cuff and a muscle in my bicep.
I wanted to bench 405x1 so bad.
Christ. If you heal, you going to get after it again? Ive had 3 rotator cuff surgeries on my right, and the left is whats been giving me fits now and i know that is whats going on. I did it shortly after getting back intonot this January. Felt so hood on the test i went up and pushed to hard to quickly. Doing pretty good now.
It happened June 2021. I went from not being able to move my arm to benching 350x1.
No. I didn’t have the surgery. Don’t want to make it worse. (I can live with it right now) Taking it very easy from here on out.
Right on. Keep kicking ass brother! We can’t let the young ones have all the fun right!
Were are you? I’m in South Carolina