Deserve Victory - The Ongoing Battle of and for the Bulge - Page 5 - JP Fitness Forums

hard_rox · 03-16-2006, 04:52 AM

Hang tough, Gabe. Access to this new gym will open up a world of opportunity with increasing your leg strength. Get into a rhythm and plow forward.

Deserve · 03-16-2006, 06:37 AM

Thanks Greg. I'm feeling better about it today. I'll change out the music on the MP3 player into something a little angrier and attack tomorrow morning.

I looked in the mirror this morning and decided my body is shaped better than it every has been. I'm still breathing, and I can push the swing longer than my kids want to ride in it. Anything else is lagniappe.

K-Court · 03-16-2006, 10:44 AM

Mirror seems to be a theme this week.

Sounds like you've got some perspective, Gabe. That is a good thing!

Mahler · 03-16-2006, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deserve

I looked in the mirror this morning and decided my body is shaped better than it every has been. I'm still breathing, and I can push the swing longer than my kids want to ride in it. Anything else is lagniappe.

Gabe,
Nice to see you're using all the mirrors. The one about pushing the kids in the swing says it all.

Deserve · 03-17-2006, 07:15 AM

As promised I hit it hard. I changed out the music on the MP3, spent a few extra minutes stretching the hips and hit it hard. Wow! Today the legs popped. By the end of the sumo's I had replaced the weights I thought I lost. Or to put it in another way. I went up 20 lbs with good form. I didn't see the same gains in the RDL's but I still increased 10 lbs. I even managed to add 15 secs the planks.

A little sweat does good things. My muscles are taxed and I like it! Thanks everyone for keeping me moving forward. It would be so easy to stagnate. I've still got some pent up aggression. Maybe I could find some ab work and hit it again this afternoon.

3/15
Workout B

Superset 1
Sumo Squat 1 x 8 @ 115, 1 x 8 @ 125, 1 x 8 @ 135
Plank 3 @ 75 seconds

Superset 2
Snatch Grip Romanian DL 3 x 8 @ 125
Neutral Grip Shoulder Press 3 x 8 @ 40

Superset 3
Hammer Curl 3 x 8 @ 25
DB Wood chop 2 x 8 @ 30, 1 x 8 @ 35

BFG · 03-17-2006, 08:53 AM

way to go mr motivator :-) thats given those weights a good kick in the pants!

K-Court · 03-17-2006, 09:46 AM

Sweetness, Gabe. Nice going.

Iamjennmedic · 03-17-2006, 01:03 PM

Very cool Deserve!! Planks kick arse!! I do them for two minutes but it took a while to get up to that, three at 75 secs is killer!! nice going..

Buk · 03-17-2006, 02:17 PM

Nice work, now you need to keep at least that level of intensity from here on out.

Deserve · 03-17-2006, 02:39 PM

Thanks everyone for the kind words. The log has been huge for providing energy.

Buk you hit it on the head. It's time to up the intesity level. I think I have discovered my inner switch. That's something ya'll can help me with is looking at the intesity and hammering me when I slip.

Jen...Me and planks are old friends. Abs are my one strong point since most of the time working them hard requires limited weights.. I'm going to go for another 15 secs on Wednesday. After all the retreat is coming and I have to be in mullet hunting form.

ninja · 03-17-2006, 02:42 PM

Git R Done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mahler · 03-17-2006, 08:59 PM

Gabe,
Damn good workout. Sweat is good.

Deserve · 03-20-2006, 12:49 PM

Gents today was a good day. I really focused on R&R this weekend and it translated welll into the gym this morning. Given that I was listless, and down this week does anyone think that maybe an issue was overwork and a taxed CNS? It's any idea I was toying with. One other thing that I think helped was that I spent some time stretching from S2B since it worked so well on Friday.

3/20

Workout A

Superset 1
Close-grip Bench Press: 1 x 6 @ 145, 2 x 6 @ 150 (went up)
Chinups: 3 x 6 @ BW

Superset 2
Dips: 3 x 8 @ BW
80 degree incline DB Curl: 3 x 8 @ 25

Superset 3
DB Single Arm Preacher Curl: 1 x 8 @ 2o, 2 x 8 @ 25 (went up)
DB Lying Tricep Extension: 3 x 8 @ 30 (went up)

Mahler · 03-20-2006, 04:18 PM

Gabe,
Great job. Improvements in three exercises. I like the look of those bench presses.

Deserve · 03-21-2006, 07:22 AM

Minor issues aside my body has really responded to the new atmosphere. When you say it out loud it sounds "duh" but having the heavier weights and better equipment are plateau busting. I've got a week and a half left of Beach Muscles. I'm thinking NROL because I'll be due to start after the summit but I'm still debating where to go next. I am enjoying the heavy weight/low rep scheme I'm on now. So some of that would be a good thing. I also want to get the legs going since that is a weak spot.

Deserve · 03-22-2006, 09:17 AM

I had a good work out today. I managed to keep my intensity level up but maybe not my concentration. I mis added the weights on the RDL's and did lower than previous. The good news is that my form was solid where as before it had a tendency to slip. The only concerning thing is a pain in my groin that appears to have developed since I've started doing significant leg work a week or so ago. I'm pretty well versed in these kinds of things so I'll monitor it and get it checked out. I plan on starting my cut next week going into the retreat. I need to get into mullet hunting form.

3/22
Workout B

Superset 1
Sumo Squat 3 x 8 @ 135 (more total weight)
Plank 3 @ 75 seconds

Superset 2
Snatch Grip Romanian DL 2 x 8 @ 120, 1 x 8 @ 130
Neutral Grip Shoulder Press 3 x 8 @ 40

Superset 3
Hammer Curl 2 x 8 @ 25, 1 x 8 @ 30 (went up)
DB Wood chop 2 x 8 @ 30, 1 x 8 @ 35

Deserve · 03-27-2006, 06:37 AM

I didn't get a chance to log on Friday so I am combining it with today's. Overall I am making steady upward movement. The Friday workout didn't see me make any weight gains but I managed to do all sets at the higher weight.

3/24

Workout A

Superset 1
Close-grip Bench Press: 3 x 6 @ 150
Chinups: 3 x 6 @ BW

Superset 2
Dips: 3 x 8 @ BW
80 degree incline DB Curl: 3 x 8 @ 25

Superset 3
DB Single Arm Preacher Curl: 3 x 8 @ 25
DB Lying Tricep Extension: 3 x 8 @ 30

Deserve · 03-27-2006, 06:45 AM

I felt good today. I was really hitting the sumo's so it felt good. I'm making a point to steady eat. I want to finish this routine strong and put on some beef. One thing that I think I need to be careful of is working to hard to fast. I'm starting to find myself with more aches and pains than usual. The ache of the day is in the middle of my shoulder.

Along the sames lines I'm planning on finishing Beach Muscles of Friday. I'll take a week off doing cardio and stretching, maybe some abs and then head to the summit. The summit should fire me up and I'll start something new then.

3/27
Workout B

Superset 1
Sumo Squat 2 x 8 @ 135, 2 x 8 @ 140 (went up)
Plank 3 @ 75 seconds

Superset 2
Snatch Grip Romanian DL 3 x 8 @ 125
Neutral Grip Shoulder Press 3 x 8 @ 40

Superset 3
Hammer Curl 1 x 8 @ 25, 2 x 8 @ 30 (more sets @ higher weight)
DB Wood chop 2 x 8 @ 30, 1 x 8 @ 35