It's been one bear of a month and it looks like I get to start over. Or maybe get my @$% back in gear is more appropriate. Gotta get the weight back up too - I ended up at a low of 159 - not good at 6'0" so I've got a lot of work to do (currently back up to 168 with a goal of 185 to 190). Obviously I'm not going to need to lose any weight. I think, instead of going back and starting Hyp 1 again, I'll go to Hyp 2 and eat tons of food in the process. I think a program with my variation it is going to do much more for my motivation and keeping my head in the game. So - thanks again, hope all is well and off we go back to the gym tonight.
Todd
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Dip 6*3 just body weight
Swiss Ball crunch 3*12 just body weight
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I went significantly lower in load than I may have normally done, due to the layoff and the perceived loss in strength. I could have done a heavier load for the first superset. The nice thing is that I am feeling some DOMS in the chest area. I think my biggest challenge is going to be eating. At this point I am eating as much as I can, and as clean as I can. So we'll see. I need to go back and re-read some nutrion stuff, but I know I need to eat A LOT right now. Looks like Chocolate milk and meat will be staples, along with eggs and cheese. Normally I would take a creatine supplemnt, along with the fish oil and multi, but O.N. has the pre-load creatine stuff that I wanted to try out. Probably not gonna do much beyond the creatine monohydrate powder, but I got 41bs for $20, so I thought I'd check it out.
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Built up a great sweat with this workout. I'm also starting to fee last nights work. I could have used a little more of a load on the dynamic lunge, but everything else was pretty accurate. I really stuggle w/ form on deads so lower weights make it easier to concentrate on form first. I like the variation on the crunch, it really added a element of challenge to a regular reverse crunch. Looking forward to Worout C.......
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This workout has a stealth difficulty to it. Obviously the chin ups are a challenge. The first two sets weren't bad. The last one was a bitch. The chek press, and the towel curls were really tough, even at what seemed like low loads. I'm sure I'll feel it in the next 24-36 hours.
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Dip 2*25 just body weight
Swiss Ball crunch 3*12 just body weight
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I knew this would be an interesting workout, given the high volume of reps per set. Looks like on both supersets I'll be able to increase the load next time. Maybe not a whole lot on the incline dumbell press - but I will still go up there. the real bear of this workout was the dips. that movement is obviously an area that I need to pay close attention to when I work - failure comes quick at reps that high.
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Wnet and did some spinning for about 20minutes and managed an 11 mile ride. Not sure what that means. It wasn't terribly difficult and I had to do something on Thursday.....
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Talk about a humbling workout. I mean you've got to be kidding me. The chinups alone, in that configuration will make you question yourself. Made it through 20 straight on the first set and failed. Obviously the second set was done in pieces. The barbell press gave me some confidence, but it was tough too. The second superset was a bear too - mostly because of the chek press. I choose to go with lower weights there simply because I was hit hard from the first superset. It was a good idea.
At the halfway point I'm feeling pretty good and ready to really push the envelope. I lost a lot of weight in my hiatus (down into the 150's at 6' - not good at all) I've, since starting Hyp II, gotten back up to a morning weigh in of 177 - not to bad and about 8 to13 pounds off(short) of my goal weight. Obviously a portion of that gain has been fat that I'll need to trim. My thought is to go to fat loss III as soon as I get done with hypII. That should put me in good form for the summer. We'll see.
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The first superset felt kind of light to start and got somewhat heavier at the very end, telling me that I probably could have done a heavier load. The second superset was good - maybe I could have added about 5lbs per exercise. I felt like I could have added weight on the dips. Looking forward to getting through the rest of the program and going to FL III, to trim it all out by summertime.
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Dynamic Lunge 6*3 @90lbs
Step up 6*3 @50lbs Ea hand
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Pretty good workout. I may have been able to go 10-15lbs heavier per exercise. I'll have a good template to work from, next time I cycle through to Hyp11.
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Wide grip lat pull down 6*3 @100lbs
Dumbell Chek press 6*3 @30lbs
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Dumbell curls with towels 6*3 @30lbs
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Upper Russian Twist 3*12
Gonna 86 the last week. I've got about a month before a trip to the beach, and with all the eating I've been doing - I developed a small bit of a gut that I'd like to knock out with FLIII. I went from a low of about 159 up to apprx 175 over the course of HYPII. We'll see if I can lean it all out a little more starting this week.
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Deads 4 * 10 @ 85 lbs
Exp Pup 4 * 10
BSS 4 * 10 @ 15 EA hand
Two Point Rows 4 * 10 @ 30lbs
Well I was having a blast, sweating my butt off and then on the last deadlift I came up with a snap, crackle, and a pop in my right lumbar area. Needless to say, standing and walking was not fun, and sleeping even less so. also - I didn't make it to the second giant set, although I painfully finished the last three exercise in the first. It's been a little tough to get around today, but I am, with some considerable stiffness and some dull to moderate aching. Hopefully I can get some good rest tonight and this will work itself out and allow me to not miss a bunch of time. I was jacked up for this program - and maybe I let form slip on that last rep. I've never heard that sound coming out of my back before and have really never had any back issues, so I guess I'm not sure how concerned I should be at this point.
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Thanks Club - Two days post incident I'm feeling pretty good. Very little if any pain, and the stiffness is all but gone. I' think I'll give it another day or two and get back on the horse.
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