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jdf1972 · 11-19-2008, 05:48 PM

I have to admit this website has inspired me. For the majority of this year I've been down and out as a result of tearing my left pectoralis major and the nasty surgery to re-insert the pec back into my humerus ------> tendon was wired and drilled back into my arm. It took several months just to get my mobility back in my arm.

Late September I discovered this site and was ticked off at myself for allowing the surgery to get the best of me, and was basically sick and tired of feeling weak. I bought some push up handles and 10 lb. dumbbells and got to work. Soon there after I was cranking out push ups to the tune of doing 525 push-ups in the space of 40 minutes. I was taking the 10 lb. dumbbells and doing walking lunges in the parking lot of my condo. I would then shoulder press the 10 pound weights and do sets of 20....soon it was sets of 50.....and then sets of 85.

I went to Sears and bought 25 lb. dumbbells. I did the walking lunges outside and the shoulder presses in my little condo. I started at sets of 20.....soon it was sets of 60!

Screw it. I'm going back ot Sears. (I thought to myself) I bought 45 lb. dumbbells. Again, walking lunges outside, shoulder presses inside. I could give a *uck what the neighbors thought ----> I'm on a mission.

Here we are today and I'm doing standing shoulder presses for sets of 15 to 20 reps with 60 pound dumbbells and for push-ups I wear a 50 lb weighted vest. I can curl 55 lb. dumbbells for 10 reps....I'm back.

In the gym, I will focus on back squats, stiff-legged deadlifts, standing shoulder presses, weighted chin-ups, uprights rows, decline sit-ups, and jumping rope. I do the weighted push-ups in the privacy of my home. I will NOT work a regimented, fixed schedule.

Instead, I will lift when I feel good. I am focusing on high reps to get my lifting endurance back in form. I will start front squats in January....not doing them yet for the obvious reasons

My goal: Learn Olympic lifting

Come mid-February when I'm one-year post-operative I will begin to learn clean and jerks and snatches. I could care less how much weight I'm NOT lifting, as I know form is key. I want strength, I want development, I want to stay focused.

For now on every muscle in my body will be tight. I don't have a girlfriend, and I don't want one. I want to lift and get stupid strong. Forget everybody else, this is about me.

Here I go......

Yesterday (Nov. 18th):
Deep, back squats:
135 lbs. 60 reps (Yes!)
155 lbs. 20 reps
185 lbs. 20 reps
205 lbs. 20 reps
225 lbs. 15 reps (2 sets)
245 lb.s 10 reps

Stiff-legged dead lifts:
135 lbs. for 40 reps (Yes!)
185 lb.s for 10 reps
205 lbs. for 10 reps

Standing shoulder presses (No jerking):
45 lb. bar 60 reps
95 lbs. 30 reps.
115 lbs. 16 reps
135 lbs. 10 reps
135 lbs. 9 reps (2 sets)

Weighted chin-ups:
Bodyweight (152 lbs.) 26 reps
B/W with 25 lbs. 8 reps (2 sets)
B/W with 25 lb.s 6 reps
B/W with 35 lbs. 5 reps

Decline sit-ups:
Failure

On Saturday I will lift even more and better. I will include upright rows to get my trap strength up to where it should be. In a few months I want to be up a few pounds to about 156 pounds in weight and I wanna lift heavier with higher reps. I will be conditioned to learn oly lifting when the time comes.

11-19-2008, 05:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
jdf1972 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 25	Little Johnny gets motivated! I have to admit this website has inspired me. For the majority of this year I've been down and out as a result of tearing my left pectoralis major and the nasty surgery to re-insert the pec back into my humerus ------> tendon was wired and drilled back into my arm. It took several months just to get my mobility back in my arm. Late September I discovered this site and was ticked off at myself for allowing the surgery to get the best of me, and was basically sick and tired of feeling weak. I bought some push up handles and 10 lb. dumbbells and got to work. Soon there after I was cranking out push ups to the tune of doing 525 push-ups in the space of 40 minutes. I was taking the 10 lb. dumbbells and doing walking lunges in the parking lot of my condo. I would then shoulder press the 10 pound weights and do sets of 20....soon it was sets of 50.....and then sets of 85. I went to Sears and bought 25 lb. dumbbells. I did the walking lunges outside and the shoulder presses in my little condo. I started at sets of 20.....soon it was sets of 60! Screw it. I'm going back ot Sears. (I thought to myself) I bought 45 lb. dumbbells. Again, walking lunges outside, shoulder presses inside. I could give a *uck what the neighbors thought ----> I'm on a mission. Here we are today and I'm doing standing shoulder presses for sets of 15 to 20 reps with 60 pound dumbbells and for push-ups I wear a 50 lb weighted vest. I can curl 55 lb. dumbbells for 10 reps....I'm back. In the gym, I will focus on back squats, stiff-legged deadlifts, standing shoulder presses, weighted chin-ups, uprights rows, decline sit-ups, and jumping rope. I do the weighted push-ups in the privacy of my home. I will NOT work a regimented, fixed schedule. Instead, I will lift when I feel good. I am focusing on high reps to get my lifting endurance back in form. I will start front squats in January....not doing them yet for the obvious reasons My goal: Learn Olympic lifting Come mid-February when I'm one-year post-operative I will begin to learn clean and jerks and snatches. I could care less how much weight I'm NOT lifting, as I know form is key. I want strength, I want development, I want to stay focused. For now on every muscle in my body will be tight. I don't have a girlfriend, and I don't want one. I want to lift and get stupid strong. Forget everybody else, this is about me. Here I go...... Yesterday (Nov. 18th): Deep, back squats: 135 lbs. 60 reps (Yes!) 155 lbs. 20 reps 185 lbs. 20 reps 205 lbs. 20 reps 225 lbs. 15 reps (2 sets) 245 lb.s 10 reps Stiff-legged dead lifts: 135 lbs. for 40 reps (Yes!) 185 lb.s for 10 reps 205 lbs. for 10 reps Standing shoulder presses (No jerking): 45 lb. bar 60 reps 95 lbs. 30 reps. 115 lbs. 16 reps 135 lbs. 10 reps 135 lbs. 9 reps (2 sets) Weighted chin-ups: Bodyweight (152 lbs.) 26 reps B/W with 25 lbs. 8 reps (2 sets) B/W with 25 lb.s 6 reps B/W with 35 lbs. 5 reps Decline sit-ups: Failure On Saturday I will lift even more and better. I will include upright rows to get my trap strength up to where it should be. In a few months I want to be up a few pounds to about 156 pounds in weight and I wanna lift heavier with higher reps. I will be conditioned to learn oly lifting when the time comes.