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dmw · 11-05-2007, 03:04 PM

I'm going to try to post my stuff here because I've never charted my weights before and I want to track my stuff for a while if I can stick to it (the tracking part, I've been steady on the lifting part for several years.)

Monday, November 5

Deadlifts

5 x 135
5 x 135
5 x 225
5 x 315
2 x 405
1 x 425
1 x 455
1 x 475 (new max)
3 x 405

gregl515 · 11-05-2007, 03:58 PM

WElcome and congratulations on the PR!
What type routine are you following?

What are your goals?

bigDman · 11-05-2007, 04:08 PM

welcome... Strong deadlift

good luck on your training

dmw · 11-05-2007, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by gregl515

WElcome and congratulations on the PR!
What type routine are you following?

What are your goals?

Thanks!

Well, I've made this routine up myself. I just try to be balanced with pushing and pulling. I have a partner most days who's younger and stronger than me and we are on a good run right now where we are trying to get stronger, especially on the 'big three'.

Monday deadlift
Tuesday is centered on flat bench
Wednesday is centered on hang clean and presses
Thursday is squat
Friday we bench and do rows
If I go Saturday I'll maybe do overhead press and lat pulldowns. Most Saturdays I do go. Oh, sometimes I'll do a few rack pulls on a Saturday.

Most workouts are less than 45 minutes.

My goals as I said are to get stronger. I have been on an unending effort to put on weight. I'm 6-4 and weighed 160 10 years ago at age 27. I'm up to 210 and want more.

dmw · 11-05-2007, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by bigDman

welcome... Strong deadlift

good luck on your training

Thank you!

The deadlift is my favorite and probably my best movement- Thursday will show that squats are nothing to write home about for me.

Mahler · 11-05-2007, 05:01 PM

Welcome to the training log forum. You are literally off to a strong start.

dmw · 11-06-2007, 04:56 PM

Tuesday November 6.

Incline bench

5 x 135
5 x 135
5 x 135

Flat bench

3 x 225
2 x 245
1 x 255
1 x 260 (new max)
missed badly 275 (shoulda tried 265)
4 x 225
3 x 225

Skullcrushers

6 x 95
6 x 95

cable crossovers

6 x 70
6 x 70

abs

dmw · 11-06-2007, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Mahler

Welcome to the training log forum. You are literally off to a strong start.

Thank you!

Chris-STL · 11-06-2007, 05:13 PM

Welcome! You are already putting up some nice numbers there, so just keep up the good work!

pjb923 · 11-06-2007, 05:34 PM

Welcome to the forum. I think you will find that keeping your training log here will be great motivation for you. It's great to have a place to post a new PR where you know people will appreciate it.

You have already posted some huge numbers, and I know I'll be back to see what you can do on squat day.

dmw · 11-07-2007, 07:37 AM

Wednesday November 7, 2007

Hang clean and press

warmups with bar
5 x 95
4 x 135
4 x 135
4 x 135

Seated dumbell overhead press

12 x 50s
8 x 60s
6 x 65s

Seated lat pull down

12 x 120
10 x 140
8 x 160

EZ bar curls

6 x 95
6 x 95
6 x 95

seated calf raises

3 sets of whatever was on there

abs

dmw · 11-07-2007, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris-STL

Welcome! You are already putting up some nice numbers there, so just keep up the good work!

Thanks!

dmw · 11-07-2007, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by pjb923

Welcome to the forum. I think you will find that keeping your training log here will be great motivation for you. It's great to have a place to post a new PR where you know people will appreciate it.

Thanks. I definitely thought it was a good idea to start keeping exact track of my workouts and this forum is indeed great for that.

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Originally Posted by pjb923

You have already posted some huge numbers, and I know I'll be back to see what you can do on squat day.

Just promise not to laugh!

Squats are just not as good for me, but I'm working on it.

delcyphr · 11-07-2007, 08:33 AM

Great numbers, dmw! I'll be watching as you advance.

dmw · 11-07-2007, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by delcyphr

Great numbers, dmw! I'll be watching as you advance.

Thank you!

liftintexas · 11-07-2007, 08:55 AM

very impressive numbers.

What's your eating plan, to the extent you have one, look like?

dmw · 11-07-2007, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by liftintexas

very impressive numbers.

What's your eating plan, to the extent you have one, look like?

Thank you.

I used to pack a cooler every day and take it to work - 2 bannanas, 2 yogurts, 2 sandwhiches, 2 cans of tuna. It was the Noah's Ark of food. Stuff I could eat conveniently and small enough that I'd be ready to eat again in two hours.

After doing that for a long time, my appetite has finally increased to the point where I don't feel like I need to force feed myself. Plus, I now have a fridge 20 feet from my desk, so I just keep leftovers from home, sandwhich stuff, and yogurt in it all the time. I just make a conscious effort to eat a lot. My wife does the shopping, so I eat pretty healthy as well.

liftintexas · 11-07-2007, 12:48 PM

Good stuff; thanks for sharing. I think I need to try to increase the amount I'm eating again to see some gains.

dmw · 11-07-2007, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by liftintexas

Good stuff; thanks for sharing. I think I need to try to increase the amount I'm eating again to see some gains.

Yeah, it's that easy, but so hard to actually do. Work, kids, etc. all can make it hard to really make sure you're getting what you need to improve. Luckily my work is such that I can take a break and eat whenever I want. And, my wife is real good about getting sit-down meals for the whole family that are healthy when I'm home.

I used to use fitday.com to track everything and make sure I was eating 3500 - 4000 calories a day, but I feel like I'm probably getting there without having to track it now.

Sorry for rambling, but I could talk about this stuff all day!