The Fightbeat Training Log...

[Buddy Rydell]

...as mentioned in the other thread. Here we can keep track our weekly training so that others have a notion of what we do on a regular basis.

In a bit, I'll list what I've done this week thus far. There'll be two entries, one will be The Regular Workout, and the other will be Greasing The Groove! It'll also keep me from getting lazy! :lol:

[LOK]

Maybe I'll join in too Buddy!

[Buddy Rydell]

Ok, Sunday was my first workout day of this week, so I did the following:

1. Squats
1(set)*6(reps) with 135lbs
1(set)*6(reps) with 225lbs
1(set)*6(reps) with 315lbs
1(set)*5(reps) with 405lbs (I caught the bar on the holding pins that stick out from the side of the squat rack and almost lost my balance, so I racked the weight rather than do a working set which would have been 10 reps)
1(set)*6(reps) with 425lbs (I thought I'd go up 20lbs since my old training partner was spotting me, and I didn't go all the way down but rather 3 inches above parallel.)

2. Seated Calf Raise
1(set)*15(reps) with 135lbs (I'm guessing the contraption that I sit on weighs about 45lbs.)
1(set)*15(reps) with 225lbs

3. Weighted Chinups
1(set)*6(reps) with bodyweight (warmup)
1(set)*10(reps) with bodyweight and 25lb weightvest
1(set)*10(reps) with bodyweight and 25lb weightvest

4. Hanging Leg Raises (hanging from chinup bar)
1(set)*10(reps) with bodyweight
1(set)*10(reps) with bodyweight

5. Bench Leg Lifts
1(set)*15(reps) with bodyweight
1(set)*20(reps) with bodyweight

6. Shoulder Throws(My own invention)
1(set)*15(reps) with 50lbs
1(set)*15(reps) with 105lbs
1(set)*15(reps) with 150lbs

7. Leg Extensions (Haven't done these often recently)
1*10(60lbs)
1*10(120lbs)
1*6(180lbs) I could have done more, but the pad that goes around the front of your instep and frontal calf was worn away and the bar was digging into my shin...piece of crap machine.

*Shoulder throws are hard to explain. If any of you has ever done a judo throw, a shoulder throw, it's the same type of movement but done with a pulldown machine. It works the hip flexors, abdominals, and pretty much all muscle groups to a greater or lesser extent.

That was Sunday's workout. I generally have 10-15seconds rest between sets, but my back was a bit sore between my second-last and last set, so I sat down for a minute.

Short and sweet! :dunno: :lol:

[Buddy Rydell]

Day 2: Monday's Workout

First I warmed up by doing 10 chinups with my bodyweight.

1. Standing powerpresses ( I do these and it's kind of a pushpress, using the legs but not a great deal. It works your whole body when you have to hold the weight overhead. I take it from the squat rack.)

1*6 (115lbs---I know, low reps, but it's hard on the wrists for me.)
1*6 (155lbs)
1*10 (195lbs---and at the conclusion of the set, I racked the weight, took a deep breath, grabbed it back, and raised it to the top position, held it for 5 seconds, and then lowered it fairly slowly...4-6 seconds on the way down.)

2. Rotator Cuff Raise(protects the rotator cuff and tightens it.)
1*20reps(10lbs each arm---to be abbreviated: e.a.)
1*15reps(10lbs e.a.)

3a. Incline Barbell Press (supersetted with upright rows)
1*50reps(45lbs)
1*50reps(45lbs)
3b. Upright Rows
1*25reps(50lbs)
1*25reps(50lbs)

4a. Barbell Bench Press(supersetted with lateral raises)
1*50reps(45lbs)
1*50reps(45lbs)
4b. Lateral Raises
1*20reps (15lbs e.a.)
1*20reps (15lbs e.a.)

5a. Decline Press (supersetted with Bent Over Laterals)
1*50reps(45lbs)
1*50reps(45lbs)
5b. Bent Over Laterals
1*20 (15lbs e.a.)
1*20 (15lbs e.a.)

And that's the first two days of my workout. I recently changed the routine so that it starts on Sunday rather than Monday. I do high reps for the bodyparts in which I don't want to gain mass.)

[Buddy Rydell]

I will post today's workout tonight because I haven't done it yet. :lol:

[LOK]

I didn't really do Jack Sunday.. some chins but didn't really keep track

Monday- Ran my one mile, 4 sets of 5 chins, 100 pushups

[Buddy Rydell]

I thought you were running the mile everyday, LOK?

Regardless, I will post today's workout tonight. I've already done a set of 8 and a set of 9 chinups.

[LOK]

yeah man.. every day

I said "didn't do Jack"

I should have said "besides my mile"

I do that 7 days a week

I thought you were running the mile everyday, LOK?

Regardless, I will post today's workout tonight. I've already done a set of 8 and a set of 9 chinups.

[Buddy Rydell]

Well, today I greased the groove:

Chinups:
1. Set of 8 bodyweight
2. Set of 9 bodyweight
3. Set of 9 bodyweight
4. Set of 9 bodyweight
5. Set of 9 bodyweight

And now I will do a few 12 oz curls on the couch with my wife in honour of her birthday and since she can't drink, I must have a few extras for her. :lol:

EDIT: DAMN, she asked me to get the 100 for her birthday so I'm committed, guys.
6. 8 reps with bodyweight
7. 8 reps with bodyweight
That makes 60 total. I'm getting the 100 tonight!

[Buddy Rydell]

8. 9 reps with bodyweight
9. 9 reps with bodyweight

22 left!

[Buddy Rydell]

10. 1 set of 8
11. 1 set of 4...damn, I am fading. I've been banging them out pretty regularly.
That means 10 to go! :bears: :bears: :bears: :bears: :bears: :bears:

[Buddy Rydell]

12. 4 reps....Jesus, You really do start to fade down the stretch, or at least I am because it is my first time.

[Buddy Rydell]

Sorry Lokster, I couldn't get 100, I had to get 101!!!
100 for Natasha and 1 for our son, whose 29th week is today!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :bears: :bears: :bears:

[LOK]

Awesome Buddy!

for me, today was pretty mellow..

100 pushups,
50 chins x10
1 mile run (on the eliptical today) about 7 min mile pace

then.. some handstand, walking on hands,

a couple minutes of the eliptical on hands.. *this one I'm really still working on, it is pretty fricken hard*


that's about it for today.. plus some back bridging... these REALLY help my lower back that has been bothering me a bit lately

[Buddy Rydell]

Wrestler's bridges?

50 chins x10 chins? That would be 500 chins dude...and that would be bullshit! :lol:

[Buddy Rydell]

Geez, my hands are a bit swollen today, and I have the occasional shooting pain going up my biceps! :lol:

[LOK]

yeah.. wrestlers Bridges and gymnastic bridges (on myhands) also..

my lower back has been bothering me since the weekend and the bridges really help out

I meant to type 5x10.. 50 chins.. not 500:lol:

Although I would like to work up to 500 chin sundays.. once I can do sets of 50:lol:


Wrestler's bridges?

50 chins x10 chins? That would be 500 chins dude...and that would be bullshit! :lol:

[Buddy Rydell]

I'm a bit sore from yesterday and I DEFINITELY won't be doing weighted chins today. I'll probably skip biceps and back altogether today, and instead get'em tomorrow. I'll only do deadlifts for back today. Geez, I'm feeling it!:lol:

[Buddy Rydell]

I didn't do dick today. I went out for lunch and had no workout at all. My arms and back are just simply too tired.

[Tyler Durden]

I didn't do dick today. I went out for lunch and had no workout at all. My arms and back are just simply too tired.

Sounds like you need a rest :popcorn:

[Buddy Rydell]

Sounds like you need a rest :popcorn:

Yep, after doing 100 chins, LOK takes a rest also. It's not a situation where your body will recover because it is a very intense workout.:dunno:

[LOK]

for yesterday, easy day

100 pushups - 25x4
50 chins 10x5

1 mile run

some handstands, walking on hands and elipitical on hands

bridging

[LOK]

here is a short clip of my eliptical on hands

http://media.putfile.com/Eliptical-on-hands-1

[Tyler Durden]

here is a short clip of my eliptical on hands

http://media.putfile.com/Eliptical-on-hands-1

:lol: wtf

[LOK]

yesterday for me

1 mile run

100 pushups
50 chins

elipitcal on hands for a bit

[Buddy Rydell]

here is a short clip of my eliptical on hands

http://media.putfile.com/Eliptical-on-hands-1

Dammit, I can't see it at work. I'll have to wait until I'm at home. Does it work, LOK? How many teeth do you lose? :lol:

[LOK]

Dammit, I can't see it at work. I'll have to wait until I'm at home. Does it work, LOK? How many teeth do you lose? :lol:

lol no teeth lost yet..

I'm just starting to get good at it..

another week or so I will start doing my normal 1 mile a day runs.. and 1 mile a day on my hands.

[Buddy Rydell]

I did two sets of 10 in the chins today at work. I'm headed to the gym at lunch, and I'll detail my workout afterwards. :clap:

[Buddy Rydell]

Deadlifts
1*10(135)
1*10(225)
1*4(335) (*WTF? I did 10 with 315 last week, no problem. Obviously this is where my grip strength needs work, so...*)

Deadlift Grip Hold
1*25 secs (holding 225 on the Olympic bar)
1*30 secs (again, 225)
1*39 secs (225)
*This is a new exercise and I will do it to improve my grip and get my deadlift going up again. I'm actually a bit embarrassed. I used to do 405 for 8 reps.

One-Arm Dumbbell Extensions
1*30(30lbs e.a.)
1*30(30lbs e.a.)
Very easy. I could have gone heavier, but my grip was turned to mush by the deadlift holds. :lol:

Hanging Knee Kicks
1*15 (bodyweight)
1*20 (bodyweight)

E-Z Bar Curls
1*10(65lbs)
1*10(85lbs)...obviously my grip was still crap.

Leg Curls
1*25(50lbs)
1*10(70lbs)...nice and light, no problems.

Hammer Curls (Done as a giant set, no rest)
1*6(15s)
1*6(30s)
1*6(45s)
I could have done more, but I had to change and drive back to work. I know I could curl at least the 60s for 8-10 reps with a bit of effort. Maybe I'll start working biceps regularly again. Normally I don't because I do lots of chinups of different types.

I'll have to do Shrugs, Weighted Chins, Power Cleans, Reverse Toe Raises, and the plate-loaded gripping machine at home tonight. I just plain ran out of time.:dunno:

[Kaliber44]

here is a short clip of my eliptical on hands

http://media.putfile.com/Eliptical-on-hands-1

dude i don't think you read the instructions. you're upside down!

[LOK]

lol... just a lil somthing different. I only do it at home, I would like to get on one at the gym like that and see what they say:lol:

dude i don't think you read the instructions. you're upside down!

[Buddy Rydell]

lol... just a lil somthing different. I only do it at home, I would like to get on one at the gym like that and see what they say:lol:

Just saw it for the first time. My computer has been on the fritz today, so I got nothing done. Damn, LOK, you sho' do look SEXY like that. Now we know where Hanzy is, he watched the video and now he's travelling to your hometown to propose to you! :lol: :lol:

[Buddy Rydell]

Time to start a handstand pushup thread. I just tried to do one, and my balance was all screwed up. I had a hard time getting up and against the wall. I was actually doing a handstand for like 3 seconds while trying to get my feet balanced against the wall.

I wound up getting halfway down about three times. It felt weird after a long time of not having done them. I plan on trying them about 5 more times today. If I can get one full one without slipping, I'll be happy.

That was another concern. Slipping and falling. It's like when I started chinups. All the stabilizer muscles have to toughen up first! :clap:

[LOK]

Buddy, the HSPU is a little akward at first but you'll get it quick (with wall anyway)
I still use the wall, I can't wait until I can do it without the wall but for now I need it

[Buddy Rydell]

Through no choice of my own, I almost wound up getting one without the wall. :doh:

[LOK]

lol

I'm really trying to master handstands.. I practice them daily.. one of my goals is to walk a football field on my hands.. I'm getting better at it but not that good yet!

I am up to 30 or so HSPU on the wall

Through no choice of my own, I almost wound up getting one without the wall. :doh:

[Buddy Rydell]

lol

I'm really trying to master handstands.. I practice them daily.. one of my goals is to walk a football field on my hands.. I'm getting better at it but not that good yet!

I am up to 30 or so HSPU on the wall

30 CONSECUTIVE handstand pushups?

[LOK]

yeah, but using the wall


30 CONSECUTIVE handstand pushups?

[LOK]

for this past weekend,

I did my normal mile a day deal

I did my chins on Saturday 10 sets of 10

some HSPUs some pushups, some hanging leg raises and some ab wheel roll outs

[LOK]

today for me..

1 mile run (inside on elpitical)

50 chins
100 pushups

couple sets of back bridging
couple sets of hindu pushups
couple sets of handstand pushups (on wall)

2 sets of 25 of hindu squats

[LOK]

yesterday

1 mile run
some elipitcal on hands
back bridging
wall walking
3 sets of 10 HSPU
100 pushups
50 chins
3 sets of 25 hindu squats
2 sets of 30 burpees

[Buddy Rydell]

Well, 40 posts into this thread, and Tyler has not posted a single workout. He wanted to keep track of workouts and progress, yet he hasn't added anything thus far. :dunno:

C'mon, Tyler. Let's see those workouts posted! :clap: :clap:

[LOK]

Well, 40 posts into this thread, and Tyler has not posted a single workout. He wanted to keep track of workouts and progress, yet he hasn't added anything thus far. :dunno:

C'mon, Tyler. Let's see those workouts posted! :clap: :clap:

lol

man.. I was just thinking I really need to step up the intensity Buddy..

I gotta rig up some dumbells in a backpack cuz I dont have a weighted vest, then I could do weighted chins

have you tried doing your chins holding onto towls over the bar instead of the bar? I hear that's tough

[Buddy Rydell]

lol

man.. I was just thinking I really need to step up the intensity Buddy..

I gotta rig up some dumbells in a backpack cuz I dont have a weighted vest, then I could do weighted chins

have you tried doing your chins holding onto towls over the bar instead of the bar? I hear that's tough

That would be tough, and like it is too tough for me right now. I want to develop my grip, and having a towel slide around would just decrease the traction. You could do it for awhile, but as you said before, when are you going to do that in real life?

The closest would be wearing gloves. You're not likely to climb anything by wrapping a towel around it and then gripping the towel with your hands. That's just not common. More likely, you'd use gloves.

[LOK]

That would be tough, and like it is too tough for me right now. I want to develop my grip, and having a towel slide around would just decrease the traction. You could do it for awhile, but as you said before, when are you going to do that in real life?

The closest would be wearing gloves. You're not likely to climb anything by wrapping a towel around it and then gripping the towel with your hands. That's just not common. More likely, you'd use gloves.

with the towels, you put the towels over the bar and grip on the towels, as in they are hanging vertically.. you grip them like that.. does that make sense?

[Buddy Rydell]

with the towels, you put the towels over the bar and grip on the towels, as in they are hanging vertically.. you grip them like that.. does that make sense?

No no, I understand what you're saying. You're making the exercise harder by having to grip the towel, which is wrapped around the bar but not fastened to the bar with tape or anything.

The towel will slip and move around. Your grip has to be harder to compensate. Sounds good, but I couldn't handle it yet. :dunno:

And as I said, you don't always have a towel around like when you're at work, for instance.

[LOK]

No no, I understand what you're saying. You're making the exercise harder by having to grip the towel, which is wrapped around the bar but not fastened to the bar with tape or anything.

The towel will slip and move around. Your grip has to be harder to compensate. Sounds good, but I couldn't handle it yet. :dunno:

And as I said, you don't always have a towel around like when you're at work, for instance.


nah.. not wrapped around.. drapped over.. like you are hanging it on the bar to dry

http://www.beastskills.com/OAC%20towel.jpg

[Buddy Rydell]

nah.. not wrapped around.. drapped over.. like you are hanging it on the bar to dry

http://www.beastskills.com/OAC%20towel.jpg

Use a thick towel, I guess. Gripping the bar would be more effective in my opinion, but I guess your idea is a change of pace to shock the muscles...particularly the gripping muscles?

[LOK]

Use a thick towel, I guess. Gripping the bar would be more effective in my opinion, but I guess your idea is a change of pace to shock the muscles...particularly the gripping muscles?

all I know is that looks hard as hell

let alone with ONE HAND:lol:

[Buddy Rydell]

Well, the handstand pushups have made things interesting when it comes to working shoulders. :lol:

Last week I got 10 or so reps with 195...I can't remember exactly.

This week I did 11 reps with 205 in the standing power press, no problem. :lol: :lol:

Then I thought, what the hell---toss 225 on the Olympic bar, so that is four 45lb plates and the Olympic bar.

It looked like I was tossing it up, it was so easy. Then I held it for 5 secs, and then lowered it back down to my shoulders slowly for a count of at least 5 on the way down.

Yep, handstand pushups are pretty great!:clap: :clap: :clap:

[LOK]

Well, the handstand pushups have made things interesting when it comes to working shoulders. :lol:

Last week I got 10 or so reps with 195...I can't remember exactly.

This week I did 11 reps with 205 in the standing power press, no problem. :lol: :lol:

Then I thought, what the hell---toss 225 on the Olympic bar, so that is four 45lb plates and the Olympic bar.

It looked like I was tossing it up, it was so easy. Then I held it for 5 secs, and then lowered it back down to my shoulders slowly for a count of at least 5 on the way down.

Yep, handstand pushups are pretty great!:clap: :clap: :clap:

that's what I'm sayin Buddy!

I had not actually shouldered in a while.. I went to my buddy's gym..

185 (a plate and a quarter) was like nothing.. honestly.. I could have done 30-40 reps

205 (plate and 35) an easy 15

225 (2 plates) prolly did like 12...

I was suprised.. that is all from HSPU's

But.. I guess if you consider my weight.. (currently 196- down from 210) and I do lots of HSPU's.. that's good weight

[Tyler Durden]

Well, 40 posts into this thread, and Tyler has not posted a single workout. He wanted to keep track of workouts and progress, yet he hasn't added anything thus far. :dunno:

C'mon, Tyler. Let's see those workouts posted! :clap: :clap:

I already did this for 5-6 months every day, it was deleted......I'm not doing that shit again. I'll post an exercise clip tomorrow if that will help :dunno:

[LOK]

I already did this for 5-6 months every day, it was deleted......I'm not doing that shit again. I'll post an exercise clip tomorrow if that will help :dunno:

yeah! what are you doing in it? Benching? :bears:

[Buddy Rydell]

I'll post a clip when I can do 25 handstand pushups. I'll have a specific goal for each clip I do. For example, pressing 315 over my head, doing chins with a 50lb vest, squatting 500.

I plan on posting goals as soon as I acomplish them. :clap:

[LOK]

I'll post a clip when I can do 25 handstand pushups. I'll have a specific goal for each clip I do. For example, pressing 315 over my head, doing chins with a 50lb vest, squatting 500.

I plan on posting goals as soon as I acomplish them. :clap:

cool Buddy,

I'm with you, I wont post any more until I get something good!

[LOK]

training log for me for yesterday... (wed)

1 mile run
3 sets of hindu squats
3 sets of HSPU
10 sets of 5 chins
100 pushups - 4x25

[Buddy Rydell]

Shit, did I forget to post yesterday's training?

I did 3 sets of 10 in chinups
I did 3 sets of 3 in handstand pushups

and then there was my gym workout:

Standing Power Presses
1*6(125lbs)---a light warmup
1*6(165ls)
1*11(205lbs)

Rotator Cuff Raises
1*20(10lbs)
1*20(10lbs)

Incline Presses
1*50(45lbs)
1*50(45lbs)

Upright Rows
1*30(45lbs)
1*35(45lbs)

Bench Presses
1*50(45lbs)
1*50(45lbs)

Lateral Raises
1*20(20lbs)
1*20(20lbs)

Decline Presses
1*50(45lbs)
1*50(45lbs)

Bent Over Laterals
1*20(20lbs)
1*20(20lbs)

See, I'm hardly a powerlifter. I tone everything except for the heavy compound movements in which I want to build strength. :lol:

[LOK]

Shit, did I forget to post yesterday's training?

I did 3 sets of 10 in chinups
I did 3 sets of 3 in handstand pushups

and then there was my gym workout:

Standing Power Presses
1*6(125lbs)---a light warmup
1*6(165ls)
1*11(205lbs)

Rotator Cuff Raises
1*20(10lbs)
1*20(10lbs)

Incline Presses
1*50(45lbs)
1*50(45lbs)

Upright Rows
1*30(45lbs)
1*35(45lbs)

Bench Presses
1*50(45lbs)
1*50(45lbs)

Lateral Raises
1*20(20lbs)
1*20(20lbs)

Decline Presses
1*50(45lbs)
1*50(45lbs)

Bent Over Laterals
1*20(20lbs)
1*20(20lbs)

See, I'm hardly a powerlifter. I tone everything except for the heavy compound movements in which I want to build strength. :lol:

good stuff Buddy! I like your High Reps :bears:

[LOK]

for me yesterday..

50 chins
100 pushups
3 sets of HSPU

practice hand walking

1 mile run

working on Planche

[Buddy Rydell]

Planche? :dunno:

Well, today is my Friday workout. Lots of fun stuff planned today...along with my handstand pushups and chinups.:clap:

[LOK]

Planche? :dunno:

Well, today is my Friday workout. Lots of fun stuff planned today...along with my handstand pushups and chinups.:clap:

yeah.. I'm adding it to the training..

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YvbLSgWMJec

[Buddy Rydell]

That's nice, but I can't see youtube from work! :lol:

[LOK]

That's nice, but I can't see youtube from work! :lol:

lol

it's basically doing a pushup without your feet on the ground.

I think this will take me a while.. not as long as the one armed chin maybe but a while

http://www.beastskills.com/splanche.JPG

[Buddy Rydell]

lol

it's basically doing a pushup without your feet on the ground.

I think this will take me a while.. not as long as the one armed chin maybe but a while

http://www.beastskills.com/splanche.JPG

Holy crap, I can already HEAR my rotator cuff tearing in half! :lol:

Well, today's workout was good, but I ripped a callous open on my right hand doing deadlift holds! :doh:

Deadlifts
1*6(135lbs)
1*6(225lbs)
1*6(335lbs)...I actually pulled the weight about 4-6 inches above waist height to get it onto the squat rack because I wanted to use the same weight for deadlift holds(basically holding the weight at the top of a deadlift for as long as you can to improve grip strength).

Deadlift Holds
1*10seconds(335lbs)
1*15seconds(335lbs)
1*7seconds(335lbs...I died on this set)

Chinups (just to wear out the grip)
1*(8+3) (bodyweight...I had planned to do 11 like usual but my grip conked out, so I had to jump back up right away and get 3 more) :lol:

One-Arm Dumbbell Extensions
1*35reps(30lbs e.a.)
1*25reps(30lbs e.a.)

Leg Curls
1*15reps(50lbs)
1*15reps(70lbs)

That's it for the gym as I had to hurry back.

Just chins, handstand pushups, leg raises, and regular pushups left throughout the day. It's a good day! :clap:

[LOK]

I think getting the planche will be hard but awesome once achieved

[Tyler Durden]

yeah! what are you doing in it? Benching? :bears:

Yeah funny guy, I did at the end for you :lol:

I did more reps with 50's than I thought I could do, since I laid off for more than a year :dunno: 3 weeks into it :blobbox:

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[Buddy Rydell]

What's with the video effects, Ty? You afraid Lok is gonna hunt you down and bring a suitcase of dildoes with him? Is that someone else's face superimposed over your body?

[Tyler Durden]

What's with the video effects, Ty? You afraid Lok is gonna hunt you down and bring a suitcase of dildoes with him? Is that someone else's face superimposed over your body?

That was Tyler Durden you idiot :laughing:

[Buddy Rydell]

That was Tyler Durden you idiot :laughing:

You superimposed Brad Pitt's face over your body? Jesus, that's the gayest shit I ever heard of, dude. :lol:

[Tyler Durden]

You superimposed Brad Pitt's face over your body? Jesus, that's the gayest shit I ever heard of, dude. :lol:

Well, I thought it was funny :lol:

The background music is from Fightclub too, somethings go unappreciated I guess :laughing:

[Buddy Rydell]

Well, I thought it was funny :lol:

The background music is from Fightclub too, somethings go unappreciated I guess :laughing:

Nah, it's all good. I guess you were being witty, but I was setting up my new computer so I wasn't paying too too much attention.

Now I'll have to superimpose Jack Nicholson saying "I feel pretty" while I hit the weights. :lol:

[LOK]

that was the gayest thing ever, wtf tyler? are you ok man?

[LOK]

as for me yesterday,

1 mile
50 chins
200 pushups

planche training,

3 sets of 10 hspu
.25 mile on hands on elipitcal
someburpees
100 bodyweight squats


from now on I am doing a least 100-200 squats a day after my burpees..

[Tyler Durden]

that was the gayest thing ever, wtf tyler? are you ok man?

What's gay about it, since you are the authority on this :dunno:

You can say it was dumb, I won't argue that......I personally was cracking up when I made that. You do realize my moniker is from that movie, Right? :lol:

Maybe I shouldn't make fun of your stroke anymore :laughing:

[LOK]

What's gay about it, since you are the authority on this :dunno:

You can say it was dumb, I won't argue that......I personally was cracking up when I made that. You do realize my moniker is from that movie, Right? :lol:

Maybe I shouldn't make fun of your stroke anymore :laughing:

ok, it was dumb.. :lol:

I don't think you really made fun of my stroke.. :dunno: I just don't get that, I mean to me.. people that make fun of something like that... it shows your true colors, I have not really noticed you doing though so.. so your alright by me

[Tyler Durden]

ok, it was dumb.. :lol:

I don't think you really made fun of my stroke.. :dunno: I just don't get that, I mean to me.. people that make fun of something like that... it shows your true colors, I have not really noticed you doing though so.. so your alright by me

Well, not sure how serious I should be posting me exercising for a bunch of dudes, naw wut I mean :dunno:

Besides, me and you are the only ones who posted videos at least :clap: Both videos were dumb, wouldn't you agree :laughing:

[LOK]

Well, not sure how serious I should be posting me exercising for a bunch of dudes, naw wut I mean :dunno:

Besides, me and you are the only ones who posted videos at least :clap: Both videos were dumb, wouldn't you agree :laughing:

agree, but hey, I could have put up the one's where I was learning and falling face first off the eliptical:lol:

[Buddy Rydell]

agree, but hey, I could have put up the one's where I was learning and falling face first off the eliptical:lol:

I'd like those ones more. :lol:

I have to get the ol camcorder out of mothballs, or maybe I can convince the wife to buy a new digital one to record stuff. I can say it is to record all our baby moments! :clap:

[Tyler Durden]

agree, but hey, I could have put up the one's where I was learning and falling face first off the eliptical:lol:

It was still effective :bears:

[Buddy Rydell]

No weights today, but it is a chinup and handstand pushup day along with a bit of cardio. Tomorrow is squat day.

[LOK]

No weights today, but it is a chinup and handstand pushup day along with a bit of cardio. Tomorrow is squat day.


I'm doing extra miles today.. maybe in the 4-5 range and I'm also doing my 100 chins.. only done 30 so far:lol:

the bodyweight or Hindu squats are now a part of my daily.. as well as burpees

[Buddy Rydell]

I'm just doing my 5 sets of 11 in chins along with the handstand pushups. Natasha will be watching so I'll do a few extra this week. :lol:

[LOK]

for today, did my 100 chins,
200 body squats,
100 pushups
100 dips

one mile run

bridging, stretching..

[Buddy Rydell]

Squats
1*10(135)
1*10(225)
1*10(315)
1*8(425)
1*3(455)

Hanging Leg Raise supersetted with Hanging Knee Kicks
1*10(bw)
1*10(bw)

Deep Lunges
1*10(45 each leg)
1*10(45 each leg)

Shoulder Throws supersetted with Cable Crunchdowns
1*15(25)
1*15(50)

Seated Calf Raises
1*15(135)
1*10(225)...weird, I felt like I could barely do it. I must be bushed from the heavy squats!

Leg Extensions
To be done tonight! :clap:

[LOK]

today I don't get my workout in until tonight

hope to do my running outside as it's warm here today:bears:

[Buddy Rydell]

Went for a little walk earlier. It's not big cardio, but I only slept for 6 hours last night and usually I sleep eight...so I'm gonna chill and then get up early tomorrow and maybe do a bit more cardio.

[Buddy Rydell]

Light cardio today, I tweaked something in my sternum from squatting 455 for 3 yesterday, so I just walked for 20 minutes on the treadmill at the gym.

Also I've done chinups, but they go in another thread. :dunno:

[LOK]

last night

Ran my mile outside "pushing the jogging stroller" :)

5 minutes of elipitical on hands

5 sets of 10 HSPU

50 chins
some weighted one's.. DAYUM that was hard:doh:

3 sets of back/wrestlers bridge

[Buddy Rydell]

Well, tomorrow is shoulder day. I'm gonna take it easy for the rest of the night and go to bed early and rest up. :clap:

[LOK]

today it was warm but kinda windy, I did my run inside..

1 mile inside on elipitical
1 mile on hands

3 sets of 10 hspu (this time on weights so I can go deeper)
50 chins
100 pushups

some bridging before bed

[Buddy Rydell]

I'm probably 3 or 4 weeks away from pressing 315 over my head. To tell you the truth, I don't even know how much I can get right now, but my guess is 225 for 10 today or 215 for 15. I'm getting geared up for the big push, so we'll see where things sit at the end of today.

One thing is for sure: my shoulders are getting worked today! :lol:

[Buddy Rydell]

I was close. :lol:

I'll post my workout in a bit, but the high point was the 225lbs for 9 reps in the standing powerpress. :clap:

[Buddy Rydell]

Grease-the-Groove warmup set of chins---6 quick reps.

1. Standing Power Press
1*6(135)
1*6(175)
1*8(225)
1*1(225----held at the top for 5 seconds, and then lowered agonizingly slowly...at which point I heard a little click and a pop:eeeek: ).

2. Rotator Cuff Raises
1*10(20lbers)
1*10(20lbers)

3a) Incline Presses (supersetted with upright rows)
1*50(45)
1*50(45)
3b) Upright Rows
1*35(45)
1*40(45)

4a) Bench Press (supersetted with lateral raises)
1*50(45)
1*50(45)
4b) Lateral Raises
1*20(20lbers)
1*10(20lbers)

5a) Decline Press (supersetted with bent over laterals)
1*50(45)
1*50(45)
5b) Bent Over Laterals
1*25(20lbers)
1*25(20lbers)

All my high-rep stuff on benches(incline, flat bench, decline) is done really fast and explosively to develop power.

That's it, that's all. I'm gonna rest up for tomorrow, which'll be chinups and handstand pushups...if my shoulder stays fine.:clap:

[LOK]

so.. check it out..

I was doing my 100 chins today and went out to Sams club to buy some steak and other things.. I end up coming home with a full smith machine/squat setup :lol: so much for my bodyweight only training.. I'll be benching, squating and shouldering a lot now on top of my chinning and pushups. :lol: I just couldn't pass it up, great deal!

[Buddy Rydell]

so.. check it out..

I was doing my 100 chins today and went out to Sams club to buy some steak and other things.. I end up coming home with a full smith machine/squat setup :lol: so much for my bodyweight only training.. I'll be benching, squating and shouldering a lot now on top of my chinning and pushups. :lol: I just couldn't pass it up, great deal!

Good for you, dude!:clap:

[LOK]

I haven't filled in my training log in a bit..

yesterday I decided that I was doing ZERO training.. I feel it was time to take a day off.. (well I did do a couple sets of pushups and my daily mile) but nothing else..

my workout is changing quite a bit now that I have re-introduced weights in the mix.

[Buddy Rydell]

I forgot to pop in Monday's training, so I'll pop it in tonight along with today's. I didn't weight-train on Friday. :dunno:

I took the day off and chilled with my wife.

[Buddy Rydell]

I don't have time to put it all in now, but those handstand pushups are definitely helping. I did 12 reps with 225lbs in the standing powerpress. That's an increase of 4 reps from last week. I decided to do only 3 sets because my lungs were gasping for air at the end of the set. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[LOK]

I have been slowly indroducing Burpees,

I am going to start doing these daily..

full ROM Burpees with a pushup,

starting doing decending sets starting at 10 work my way up to 20

[Buddy Rydell]

I have been slowly indroducing Burpees,

I am going to start doing these daily..

full ROM Burpees with a pushup,

starting doing decending sets starting at 10 work my way up to 20

Just be careful you don't get a headrush and pass out. When I do burpees really fast, I get slight headrushes from time to time.:lol:

[Buddy Rydell]

Man, I'm thinking of changing my workout around so that I don't increase my reps in grease-the-groove all the time. We'll see, but it might be smart to maintain the chinups for awhile. Maybe stick to 5 sets of 10 for a bit and then work harder on other things. :dunno:

[Buddy Rydell]

Wednesday
1. Standing Power Press
1*6(135)
1*6(175)
1*12(225)

2a) Incline Presses (supersetted with upright rows)
1*50(45)
1*50(45)
2b) Upright Rows
1*45(45)
1*50(45)

3a) Bench Press (supersetted with lateral raises)
1*50(45)
1*50(45)
3b) Lateral Raises
1*20(20lbers)
1*20(20lbers)

4a) Decline Press (supersetted with bent over laterals)
1*50(45)
1*50(45)
4b) Bent Over Laterals
1*25(20lbers)
1*25(20lbers)

5. Rotator Cuff Raises
1*6(20lbers)
1*6(20lbers)

Yep, I'm on track to nail 225 for 15 next week, which I could probably make into 245 for 10.

I've never done 225lbs for 12 consecutive reps standing, so this is an all-time record already. The sky's the limit! :clap:

[Buddy Rydell]

Monday's Workout
1. Squats
1*10(135)
1*10(225)
1*10(315)
1*4(405)...the bar started to slip off, and I was really going low so I kept it like this. I could have done more, but I want to get really low in the squat.

2. Leg Extensions
1*15(90lbs)
1*10(110lbs)

3a)Hanging Leg Raise supersetted with 3b)Hanging Knee Kicks
1*10(bw)
1*10(bw)

4. Deep Lunges
1*15(45 each leg)
1*15(45 each leg)

5. Seated Calf Raises
1*15(135)
1*10(225)...weird, I felt like I could barely do it. I must be bushed from the heavy squats!

[Buddy Rydell]

Tuesday I didn't get a chance to workout, but I did do 5 sets of 6 handstand pushups. :clap:

[LOK]

Just be careful you don't get a headrush and pass out. When I do burpees really fast, I get slight headrushes from time to time.:lol:

Maaaan...

last night I did my burpees.. as fast as possible.. with a full pushup and a HIGH jump and "slight headrush" is an understatment:lol:

[Buddy Rydell]

Yep, you could pass out and hit your head. Not a great idea for someone who has had a mild stroke. Like I said before, my Great-Uncle had one last year and now he's incomprehensible...AND HE STILL DRINKS! :eeeek:

He drank two 66ers of Rye and had a massive stroke.:clap: :doh:

[LOK]

Yep, you could pass out and hit your head. Not a great idea for someone who has had a mild stroke. Like I said before, my Great-Uncle had one last year and now he's incomprehensible...AND HE STILL DRINKS! :eeeek:

He drank two 66ers of Rye and had a massive stroke.:clap: :doh:


lol.. it's all good Buddy.. the stroke is water under the bridge and happened due to a clot forming while I was sleeping.. I can still push it as hard as anyone

lol @ "pass out"

if I passed out.. lol lol lolololo

[Buddy Rydell]

So how's the Smith machine training going? You trading in all your bodyweight training for plate-loaded training on a fixed track? :lol:

[Buddy Rydell]

Well I guess we know how the Smith machine is going now. It's going to someone else's house! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[LOK]

Well I guess we know how the Smith machine is going now. It's going to someone else's house! :lol: :lol: :lol:

it quickly made me realize that the way I train now isthe way for me

[Buddy Rydell]

Well, the road to 315 is being put on hold for now. I am just too busy with baby preparations and work to really give it my all at the gym. Looks like I'm gonna have to revamp my training methods and switch it up a bit. Although the chins and handstand pushups can stay, the other stuff is taking up too much time and energy.

Today I did 8 reps with 245lbs in the standing pushpress, but I'm afraid I have to switch gears. I gotta get slim down a bit and that means changing my training and doing much more cardio. Maybe I'll get back into heavy presses later, but right now I gotta maintain.:dunno:

[Tyler Durden]

I predicted this.

[LOK]

i have upped my dailys on pushups to 500.. I think that is realistic..my chins not as mucg

[Buddy Rydell]

I predicted this.

If you knew I was having a baby, then you probably did. Otherwise you're blowing smoke. I'm getting squeezed at both ends: the baby stuff and also work. I'm working towards getting another big promotion this year AND Natasha is starting to keep me awake all night because the baby is keeping HER awake all night.

Don't get me wrong; I don't mind. I can't wait to meet him, but after increasing my weights in the squat, powerpress, and deadlift for the last 6 months, the gains were bound to plateau eventually.

So I'll regroup, build my chinning and handstand pushup strength, and then start another building phase after this one-month maintenance phase is over....or maybe I'll keep concentrating on cardio. :dunno:

As long as I keep improving, that's the main thing for me.

[Tyler Durden]

Not the response I hoped for.

[LOK]

Not the response I hoped for.

How is your training going Tyler?

[Buddy Rydell]

He doesn't want to talk about his training because he's afraid it will be deleted again and thus be a waste of time in his opinion. :dunno:

[LOK]

He doesn't want to talk about his training because he's afraid it will be deleted again and thus be a waste of time in his opinion. :dunno:

I think his training consists of 12oz curls

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/62/204498862_1f288e3c64.jpg?v=0

[Tyler Durden]

How is your training going Tyler?

It was going real well until the Superbowl :old: When Manning threw that reception :lol: I threw my arm up in the air (I was hammered) I guess it was too relaxed and came out of socket a bit. It was an old injury about 10 years ago. I stopped for a few weeks. Felt like a tear in the back of my shoulder. Went to the doctor and he was telling me the front part of my shoulder was overdeveloped compared to the back of it, he is right.....I neglected to work that part of it. I am back on my routine now, seems to be OK. Only minor discomfort on incline presses, everything else is like it was :blobbox:

[Buddy Rydell]

Maybe so, Lok, but there's no denying that's a sweet-looking tanktop he's wearing. Looks flexible too! Ty's the man! :lol:

I revamped the ol' squat routine so that my ass goes almost all the way down to the floor, and I use no weightbelt. It'll take awhile to get my weight in the squat back up to the same weight I used with a weightbelt, but it'll strengthen my core. New plan of attack which will give me better health overall. I'm doing front squats, regular squats, lunges, and leg extensions.

Plus, I did two sets of 17 and 1 set of 20 in the chinups. Life is good.

[Tyler Durden]

I think his training consists of 12oz curls

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/62/204498862_1f288e3c64.jpg?v=0

Only slightly heavier than that when I was doing rehabilition :lol: Can't be too safe :nono:

[Buddy Rydell]

It was going real well until the Superbowl :old: When Manning threw that reception :lol: I threw my arm up in the air (I was hammered) I guess it was too relaxed and came out of socket a bit. It was an old injury about 10 years ago. I stopped for a few weeks. Felt like a tear in the back of my shoulder. Went to the doctor and he was telling me the front part of my shoulder was overdeveloped compared to the back of it, he is right.....I neglected to work that part of it. I am back on my routine now, seems to be OK. Only minor discomfort on incline presses, everything else is like it was :blobbox:

Crap, sorry to hear that, dude. I hope it gets better. You know what develops the back of the shoulder besides rear delt raises? Chinups, especially the wide-grip ones!!! :clap:

[Tyler Durden]

Crap, sorry to hear that, dude. I hope it gets better. You know what develops the back of the shoulder besides rear delt raises? Chinups, especially the wide-grip ones!!! :clap:

I'm doing reverse flies on an incline, I can really feel it back there, never did that exercise before.

[Buddy Rydell]

Yep, pretty much any new exercise, done correctly, will make you feel it in a new way. :clap: Good to hear you're getting more complete shoulder development.

[Tyler Durden]

The mere idea of having a kid has changed you.

[Buddy Rydell]

You think? :lol:

I've always been one to make jokes, but I know a fair bit about training as well. Still, this is the first real smack on the face that told me, "You're an adult now!" Marriage didn't do it because Natasha and I are so happy together, gray hairs didn't do it because I don't have a lot of them, but having a baby, a tiny child that will depend on me for everything...let's just say that really drove home the realization that I'm an adult, so I better be a really good one since I always wanted to give my kids a really good life. :dunno:

[LOK]

You think? :lol:

I've always been one to make jokes, but I know a fair bit about training as well. Still, this is the first real smack on the face that told me, "You're an adult now!" Marriage didn't do it because Natasha and I are so happy together, gray hairs didn't do it because I don't have a lot of them, but having a baby, a tiny child that will depend on me for everything...let's just say that really drove home the realization that I'm an adult, so I better be a really good one since I always wanted to give my kids a really good life. :dunno:

:bears:

I'm excited for you Buddy.. nothing better in the world!

[Buddy Rydell]

Yeah, although I still have my irreverernt sense of humour, I'm getting to be not quite my old cruel self. :lol:

I guess kids have that effect on me. I'm great with kids, having been a teacher for so long at a private school where you really have to connect with the spoiled ones to get them to do their work. :dunno:

[Buddy Rydell]

Well, I have made the transition to not wearing a weightbelt for any of my lifts. It's gonna take about 4-6 weeks to get my poundages back to what they were with the belt, but it will be worth it in the end. My core is tighter, my abs are sharpening up, and as soon as I can run again, I will (Christ, I really nailed my foot off the basement stairs). :doh:

[Tyler Durden]

Ty Ty Ty. This is a perfect chance for me to air this example. You think that flyes and isolation exercises are the best way to go. For me, they are clearly not. Different philosophies, different tastes. You're no more wrong than Reed is (your training philosophy and interests and REED's taste in music).

Bottom line, I bust on you and we have a few laughs, but anytime you want to start a thread in the Training and Conditioning forum, you know I'd be open to contributing to it and not just trying to ruin it for you.

So in that vein, let's keep this thread for rap music enjoyment. If a person doesn't enjoy rap music, they shouldn't post in it and they are free to start their own thread. :dunno:

I know how precious your rap thread was so I brought it here :rolleyes:

I most certainly did not say the exercises I did were the best way to go, I said they were best for me :nono: In fact, you guys wanted me to do benching and other exercises instead, I explained I do not do them and then you went on about making fun of baby weights.... so you are a complete hypocrite on your soap box.
:bears:

[Buddy Rydell]

I know how precious your rap thread was so I brought it here :rolleyes:

I most certainly did not say the exercises I did were the best way to go, I said they were best for me :nono: In fact, you guys wanted me to do benching and other exercises instead, I explained I do not do them and then you went on about making fun of baby weights.... so you are a complete hypocrite on your soap box.
:bears:

I capped on you because you started up arguing with me. REMEMBER? :lol: You can turn it whatever way you want, but I was being cool with you, and you were, in turn, trying to get an argument going. I tell you what: argue all you want because it's all good, but I wouldn't have teased you if you didn't show that you wanted to start up in the first place. :dunno:

[Buddy Rydell]

There's a common thread though, Ty. You started pecking and being a bitch in this forum, so LOK and I teased you. In TAAA, I'm talking about rap, and then once again you look to get in a pissing contest and you start whining again. That's ok. I'm not really interested in that, but whatever floats your boat! :lol:

Thing is though, if you start this up, we're probably not gonna talk too much about serious topics because it'll always revert to teasing and oneupmanship. If you want it that way, cool. If not, cool too! :dunno: :clap: :lol:

[Tyler Durden]

I capped on you because you started up arguing with me. REMEMBER? :lol: You can turn it whatever way you want, but I was being cool with you, and you were, in turn, trying to get an argument going. I tell you what: argue all you want because it's all good, but I wouldn't have teased you if you didn't show that you wanted to start up in the first place. :dunno:

Yeah, and I was getting you guys pumped up and motivated, and using you to make myself do the same.....then you fizzled :lol: You guys wanted me to do YOUR exercises but I wasn't having it because I was doing what was right for me :clap:

[Tyler Durden]

There's a common thread though, Ty. You started pecking and being a bitch in this forum, so LOK and I teased you. In TAAA, I'm talking about rap, and then once again you look to get in a pissing contest and you start whining again. That's ok. I'm not really interested in that, but whatever floats your boat! :lol:

Thing is though, if you start this up, we're probably not gonna talk too much about serious topics because it'll always revert to teasing and oneupmanship. If you want it that way, cool. If not, cool too! :dunno: :clap: :lol:

I said ONE thing to jab at Reed and you cried......then Reed and TFK went on and on for a couple pages afterwards and not a PEEP about your precious thread :rolleyes:

[LOK]

Yeah, and I was getting you guys pumped up and motivated, and using you to make myself do the same.....then you fizzled :lol: You guys wanted me to do YOUR exercises but I wasn't having it because I was doing what was right for me :clap:

lol @ "getting you guys pumped up and movitated" :lol: :laughing:

I can honestly say that TD, I like you and all but you are in NO way PUmping me up or motivating me:laughing:

[Tyler Durden]

lol @ "getting you guys pumped up and movitated" :lol: :laughing:

I can honestly say that TD, I like you and all but you are in NO way PUmping me up or motivating me:laughing:

So you were bullshitting on our little bet :stir:

[LOK]

So you were bullshitting on our little bet :stir:

what was our bet?

all I know is I train 7 days a week and have for a long time now.. my motivation is much more than talking here:lol:

[Tyler Durden]

what was our bet?

all I know is I train 7 days a week and have for a long time now.. my motivation is much more than talking here:lol:

The bet/challenge I made to you guys. I guess you were talk. Do you really have other motivation than me LOK?

[LOK]

The bet/challenge I made to you guys. I guess you were talk. Do you really have other motivation than me LOK?

I don't remember betting anything.. you just were saying let's see who keeps it up:lol: for me as I have said here many times, it's a lifestyle, I just like to exercise and will always do it so it's kinda weird to say "lets see who keeps it up" :lol:

[Buddy Rydell]

lol @ "getting you guys pumped up and movitated" :lol: :laughing:

I can honestly say that TD, I like you and all but you are in NO way PUmping me up or motivating me:laughing:

Yep, that's gotta be the weakest shit that he's come up with yet. "I'm trying to motivate you by arguing with you for no reason!" :lol: :lol:

[LOK]

Yep, that's gotta be the weakest shit that he's come up with yet. "I'm trying to motivate you by arguing with you for no reason!" :lol: :lol:

:lol:

[Tyler Durden]

I don't remember betting anything.. you just were saying let's see who keeps it up:lol: for me as I have said here many times, it's a lifestyle, I just like to exercise and will always do it so it's kinda weird to say "lets see who keeps it up" :lol:

Yeah, it's real weird to see if you will keep working out and don't quit for awhile. I guess having a training log isn't weird......but only if I do it.

[Tyler Durden]

Yep, that's gotta be the weakest shit that he's come up with yet. "I'm trying to motivate you by arguing with you for no reason!" :lol: :lol:

That WOULD be a reason Sherlock :lol:

[Buddy Rydell]

Dude, that's quite possibly the dumbest shit you;ve ever said on here. :laughing:

[Tyler Durden]

Dude, that's quite possibly the dumbest shit you;ve ever said on here. :laughing:

Not specific. The part of you making a log you couldn't stick to?

[Buddy Rydell]

For awhile there, you didn't post in here for some time. LOK and I still did, so I kept up on the threads him and I posted in. And if you didn't have the wherewithal to post, you obviously weren't interested. :dunno:

LOK and I kept posting about our training, but we didn't detail everything. I told him I am dialing my poundages back up, but now I am doing my exercises without a weightbelt in order to strengthen my core (abs, intercostals, obliques, serratus and lower back).

Heck, we talked by phone about it. My exercises haven't changed at all, but I smashed my foot badly last week so I couldn't jog. Now I'm back to jogging everyday, and I still do my weights, chinups, one-arm chins, and handstand pushups.

Other than my foot being jacked up, my other training stayed on track. :clap:

[LOK]

For awhile there, you didn't post in here for some time. LOK and I still did, so I kept up on the threads him and I posted in. And if you didn't have the wherewithal to post, you obviously weren't interested. :dunno:

LOK and I kept posting about our training, but we didn't detail everything. I told him I am dialing my poundages back up, but now I am doing my exercises without a weightbelt in order to strengthen my core (abs, intercostals, obliques, serratus and lower back).

Heck, we talked by phone about it. My exercises haven't changed at all, but I smashed my foot badly last week so I couldn't jog. Now I'm back to jogging everyday, and I still do my weights, chinups, one-arm chins, and handstand pushups.

Other than my foot being jacked up, my other training stayed on track. :clap:

well, I will say I have not kept as good a LOG as I should.. I just never feel like writing everything down. But I will say on a positive side... I am seriously getting close to being in the best shape of my life. I have run every single day and I am feeling GREAT! doing pushups daily, MAD crunches/situps daily, chinups Daily and running Daily. .

[Tyler Durden]

For awhile there, you didn't post in here for some time. LOK and I still did, so I kept up on the threads him and I posted in. And if you didn't have the wherewithal to post, you obviously weren't interested. :dunno:

LOK and I kept posting about our training, but we didn't detail everything. I told him I am dialing my poundages back up, but now I am doing my exercises without a weightbelt in order to strengthen my core (abs, intercostals, obliques, serratus and lower back).

Heck, we talked by phone about it. My exercises haven't changed at all, but I smashed my foot badly last week so I couldn't jog. Now I'm back to jogging everyday, and I still do my weights, chinups, one-arm chins, and handstand pushups.

Other than my foot being jacked up, my other training stayed on track. :clap:

My thread had every single thing I ate, every single rep, whenever I increased pounds, and every extra round I did every single day of the week for 4 months, LOK would remember. There is really no comparison, this is an abortion of a thread and you have been whining how you are going to change your routine almost the very next day I challenged you :lol:

[Buddy Rydell]

The fisherman casts the line in...and reels in zilch. Good try and good night, Ty. :lol:

[Tyler Durden]

:flip:

[LOK]

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII see..

TD, YOU meant "lets see who keeps it up" as in the LOG!!!

I thought you mean "keep it up" as in the TRAINING:doh:

[Tyler Durden]

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII see..

TD, YOU meant "lets see who keeps it up" as in the LOG!!!

I thought you mean "keep it up" as in the TRAINING:doh:

Training log, you have poop on and for the brains :lol:

[LOK]

Training log, you have poop on and for the brains :lol:

:doh:

oh well.. I'll admit my training log entries have been kinda weak.. but I like training.. I dont like wrting everything..

[Tyler Durden]

:doh:

oh well.. I'll admit my training log entries have been kinda weak.. but I like training.. I dont like wrting everything..

The nice thing about it, you can go back and see where you are slacking or where you need to step it up, alot of people plateau because they don't realize how they are lying to themselves little by little. If you ALWAYS make yourself write everything down, right away you know that set you took off, or that exercise you left out, or that rep you didn't get. You can tell yourself little white lies here and there and hurt yourself after awhile without even realizing it, at least that is what I learned from my "log" awhile back.

[LOK]

The nice thing about it, you can go back and see where you are slacking or where you need to step it up, alot of people plateau because they don't realize how they are lying to themselves little by little. If you ALWAYS make yourself write everything down, right away you know that set you took off, or that exercise you left out, or that rep you didn't get. You can tell yourself little white lies here and there and hurt yourself after awhile without even realizing it, at least that is what I learned from my "log" awhile back.

what is funny and ironic is when I was a trainer for a living I was very big on making clients keep logs, training and eating logs.. lol

but.. you know I guess I let myself off of it beacause it's not like I do complicated things. I don't do 3 day splits, or splits for that matter.. I don't do crazy reps, schemes of set etc..

I run 7 days a week, I chin and pushup 7 days a week for the most part.. some times I'll take a day and not do any chins or pushups.. but that is rare. I never take a day off from running
so.. I started a while back, before this fightbeat log, I was keeping one at home on paper.. but I stopped.. I kinda felt it was silly you know?

I do agree it's cool to look back.. when I'm banging out tons of chins or whatever it'd be cool to look back at say "wow.. I could only do 3 then!!"

oh well

[Tyler Durden]

what is funny and ironic is when I was a trainer for a living I was very big on making clients keep logs, training and eating logs.. lol

but.. you know I guess I let myself off of it beacause it's not like I do complicated things. I don't do 3 day splits, or splits for that matter.. I don't do crazy reps, schemes of set etc..

I run 7 days a week, I chin and pushup 7 days a week for the most part.. some times I'll take a day and not do any chins or pushups.. but that is rare. I never take a day off from running
so.. I started a while back, before this fightbeat log, I was keeping one at home on paper.. but I stopped.. I kinda felt it was silly you know?

I do agree it's cool to look back.. when I'm banging out tons of chins or whatever it'd be cool to look back at say "wow.. I could only do 3 then!!"

oh well

Yeah it was cool, then some fucker deleted mine :flip:

Nice when you can look at the front page and see what you could only do, then go to the last page and see all that you accomplished. I did alot of different types of cardio and split routines, also kept food diary and was alawys trying to find new foods. For the training that You do, I guess it makes sense not to bother.

[LOK]

Yeah it was cool, then some fucker deleted mine :flip:

Nice when you can look at the front page and see what you could only do, then go to the last page and see all that you accomplished. I did alot of different types of cardio and split routines, also kept food diary and was alawys trying to find new foods. For the training that You do, I guess it makes sense not to bother.

yeah, my training is pretty simplistic.. lol.. some say boring. I find it to be very Zen. I have come to LOVE my mile. I'm going to try and do it for time at the track this weekend

the pushups and chins just keep increasing.. tryin to keep up with Buddy. he's a monster

[Tyler Durden]

yeah, my training is pretty simplistic.. lol.. some say boring. I find it to be very Zen. I have come to LOVE my mile. I'm going to try and do it for time at the track this weekend

the pushups and chins just keep increasing.. tryin to keep up with Buddy. he's a monster

Buddy motivating you?


:popcorn:

[Buddy Rydell]

Well, time to dust off the ol' threads for another day. :clap:

Today is sets of 19 in the handstand pushups although I'll try for 20 per set. I have to do some groceries, running, and hit the gym. :clap: :clap:

Pitter patter, up and at'er, boys! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[LOK]

Buddy motivating you?


:popcorn:


:lol:


well.. not really.. I'm movitated already.. but I do like sharing and comparing notes with my fellow fightbeaters..

Buddy is the man, I talk to him in real life..

how is your training going TD? I just hear you talking trash to us but never have anything postive to say or ever really talking about yoru training

[Buddy Rydell]

It's good to chat with others, particularly LOK. He has a lot of training interests in common with me, and talking about training definitely gets me fired up. Even Ty gets me going a bit when he talks about training. The arguing about training isn't really my bag, but I'll indulge pretty much anybody who wants to talk training. :dunno:

How is that training going, Tyler? You meeting all your short-range goals?

[LOK]

It's good to chat with others, particularly LOK. He has a lot of training interests in common with me, and talking about training definitely gets me fired up. Even Ty gets me going a bit when he talks about training. The arguing about training isn't really my bag, but I'll indulge pretty much anybody who wants to talk training. :dunno:

How is that training going, Tyler? You meeting all your short-range goals?

the thing about TD I noticed is he doesnt come share ideas or add anything positive.. he just talks trash for no reason:dunno:

[Buddy Rydell]

I guess he's really trying to motivate us that way then. :lol:

[LOK]

I guess he's really trying to motivate us that way then. :lol:

I don't get it... you know Buddy?

I can't believe you and I are the only ones here that really talk about exercise on a BOXING board:dunno:

[Tyler Durden]

the thing about TD I noticed is he doesnt come share ideas or add anything positive.. he just talks trash for no reason:dunno:

Saying how strange I am, saying that I say the dumbest shit I've ever said on here, that I said the weakest shit ever, this was just in the past day when there was no reason for it. I made a video that all you had to say was how gay I was..... I guess you guys were being positive :clap:

[Tyler Durden]

I don't get it... you know Buddy?

I can't believe you and I are the only ones here that really talk about exercise on a BOXING board:dunno:

You guys were not even posting in this thread until I came back in here, think about that :popcorn:

[LOK]

Saying how strange I am, saying that I say the dumbest shit I've ever said on here, that I said the weakest shit ever, this was just in the past day when there was no reason for it. I made a video that all you had to say was how gay I was..... I guess you guys were being positive :clap:

Strange is not bad TD..

and admit it.. the video was kinda gay cuz you were afraid to show yourself so you put some celeb face over yours

it's all good man.. just share your workout.. you dont have to freak out on us

[Buddy Rydell]

Saying how strange I am, saying that I say the dumbest shit I've ever said on here, that I said the weakest shit ever, this was just in the past day when there was no reason for it. I made a video that all you had to say was how gay I was..... I guess you guys were being positive :clap:

Dude, it's a little late to play the injured party. You try to get arguments going all the time. :lol:

I could just as easily go back through your posts and pick out a lot of stuff you said about me EARLIER than the posts you mention above, but there's no point in getting into an argument particularly when you'll just try to spin your way out of it. :dunno:

The "I was arguing with you to motivate you" line was seriously weak shit, and if you weren't trying to spin that or argue further, you'd admit it to yourself. If you want to blame us for mocking you after you tried to get us into arguments, then you go ahead. Even YOU know it's not that simple, I suspect. :lol: :lol:

[Buddy Rydell]

You guys were not even posting in this thread until I came back in here, think about that :popcorn:

Are you sure IandI isn't an alias of yours? :lol:

[Tyler Durden]

Strange is not bad TD..

and admit it.. the video was kinda gay cuz you were afraid to show yourself so you put some celeb face over yours

it's all good man.. just share your workout.. you dont have to freak out on us

It was CLEARLY supposed to be funny, at the very least humorous. You could not see my face at that angle tard :lol: It made no difference if I put a face over mine or not. You have no spatial conception :kick:

[Tyler Durden]

Dude, it's a little late to play the injured party. You try to get arguments going all the time. :lol:

I could just as easily go back through your posts and pick out a lot of stuff you said about me EARLIER than the posts you mention above, but there's no point in getting into an argument particularly when you'll just try to spin your way out of it. :dunno:

The "I was arguing with you to motivate you" line was seriously weak shit, and if you weren't trying to spin that or argue further, you'd admit it to yourself. If you want to blame us for mocking you after you tried to get us into arguments, then you go ahead. Even YOU know it's not that simple, I suspect. :lol: :lol:

I asked for it, I am not playing injured :rolleyes: I exposed your hypocrisy, nothing else :dunno:

Unlike you guys, I did it to get a slight motivation and when I make a bet......I keep it. If I tried to kiss ass like you do, there would be ZERO extra incentive for me. Simple really :dunno:

[Tyler Durden]

Are you sure IandI isn't an alias of yours? :lol:

:popcorn:

[LOK]

It was CLEARLY supposed to be funny, at the very least humorous. You could not see my face at that angle tard :lol: It made no difference if I put a face over mine or not. You have no spatial conception :kick:

ok.. I guess it was just strange to me.. not funny.. just weird

[LOK]

anyway..

back on Topic..

so what are you doing these days TD? Training wise.....

[Buddy Rydell]

I asked for it, I am not playing injured :rolleyes: I exposed your hypocrisy, nothing else :dunno:

Unlike you guys, I did it to get a slight motivation and when I make a bet......I keep it. If I tried to kiss ass like you do, there would be ZERO extra incentive for me. Simple really :dunno:

Kiss ass? :lol: Keep making those casts, fisherman! :clap:

What bet did you keep? :dunno:

I'd have to agree though; you're simple...REALLY! :lol:

[Buddy Rydell]

anyway..

back on Topic..

so what are you doing these days TD? Training wise.....

He ain't doin' :shit: ! :lol:

[LOK]

i started doing 50 chins daily min.. plus my min of 1oo pushups daily

[Buddy Rydell]

50 chins daily? Are they 10 sets of 5 or the other way around?

[LOK]

50 chins daily? Are they 10 sets of 5 or the other way around?

5 sets of 10 6 days a week, 10 sets of 10 on sundays

my pushups are going 4 sets of 25 daily but I think I will soon move them to 4 sets of 50 daily

[Tyler Durden]

anyway..

back on Topic..

so what are you doing these days TD? Training wise.....

I laid it out here before.

Gradually building on cardio but had to practically stop because of my shoulder. But my shoulder is perfectly fine now, so basically I am back to cardio since last week :cheer:

[LOK]

I laid it out here before.

Gradually building on cardio but had to practically stop because of my shoulder. But my shoulder is perfectly fine now, so basically I am back to cardio since last week :cheer:

what are you doing for cardio?

[Tyler Durden]

what are you doing for cardio?

Shadow boxing
Heavybag
Speed bag
Jump rope
Cobra Reflex bag


I can't jog because of the snow on and off here(supposed to snow Sunday :notallthere: ), but will start when this weather gets right. Probably in a few months I will go back to the gym and start traing for amateur boxing, incorporating the above in with the addition of sparring. Depending how my money is sitting, I may just take out jogging all together and use get an eliptical :dunno:

[Irish98]

5 sets of 10 6 days a week, 10 sets of 10 on sundays

my pushups are going 4 sets of 25 daily but I think I will soon move them to 4 sets of 50 daily

I've been doing 5 sets of 10 chins, 3 days a week. The last couple of Sundays, I've done 10 sets of 10 in addition to that. I want to gradually add more chins per week now that I can crank them out pretty easily.

If I want to do 300 chins in a week (up from 250), I can either:

1. Do 5 sets of 10, 4 days a week and then 10 sets of 10 on Sunday or

2. Do 4 sets of 15, 3 days a week and then 10 sets of 10 on Sunday

Which do you think is better? I'm sure it's something I have to try out for myself but I'd like some opinions.

[LOK]

I've been doing 5 sets of 10 chins, 3 days a week. The last couple of Sundays, I've done 10 sets of 10 in addition to that. I want to gradually add more chins per week now that I can crank them out pretty easily.

If I want to do 300 chins in a week (up from 250), I can either:

1. Do 5 sets of 10, 4 days a week and then 10 sets of 10 on Sunday or

2. Do 4 sets of 15, 3 days a week and then 10 sets of 10 on Sunday

Which do you think is better? I'm sure it's something I have to try out for myself but I'd like some opinions.

Awesome Irish:bears: :bears:

I'd say of your choices.. .if it were me I'd go with 5 of 10 4 days a week

that's awesome man.. you are a chinning machine!:bears:

[Buddy Rydell]

Geez, I-98 is taking it to a new level. That's amazing! I poke along with mine, but you guys are turning on the afterburners. Now I gotta get amped up and take my game higher. This means war! :lol:

[LOK]

Geez, I-98 is taking it to a new level. That's amazing! I poke along with mine, but you guys are turning on the afterburners. Now I gotta get amped up and take my game higher. This means war! :lol:

Buddy.. you may think I'm nuts.. but I think I'm gearing up for my new plan

500 pushups daily
100 chins Daily
200 hspu daily

and my run daily

what do you think?

[Buddy Rydell]

When doing that many chins, make sure to warm up your rotator cuffs with some rotator cuff raises. Be REALLY warmed up, Irish. More sets with less reps will make your chins more explosive, so don't be afraid to do more sets with less reps. That's my rule of thumb anyway. I sprained my ankle a bit today so I can't get my run on, but I ran for over an hour on and off today. I can still do chins though, and I'm gonna do a bunch of lesser-rep sets because I'm starting to feel my rotator cuff get a bit dicey.

More sets, less reps, and you protect your shoulders.:clap:

[Buddy Rydell]

Buddy.. you may think I'm nuts.. but I think I'm gearing up for my new plan

500 pushups daily
100 chins Daily
200 hspu daily

and my run daily

what do you think?

The pushups I can see.
The HSPUs I can see.
The chins would be amazing if you can keep it up, but just be careful because that's really high-level stuff. Try to keep your chins as explosive as possible so you can develop good pulling force and acceleration. :clap:

[LOK]

The pushups I can see.
The HSPUs I can see.
The chins would be amazing if you can keep it up, but just be careful because that's really high-level stuff. Try to keep your chins as explosive as possible so you can develop good pulling force and acceleration. :clap:

yeah.. I'm thinkin the chins will be the hard part..

I have been doing 50 daily for the last few days.. 5 sets of 10 and that seems fine.. the only thing that gets sore are my forearms..

[LOK]

I also have implemented crunches.. I have been doing only about 200 daily but plan to increase them as well

[Buddy Rydell]

The chinups are really filling out my forearms. I'd say they are the bodypart that has grown the fastest other than my quadriceps because I've been squatting double my bodyweight for reps. I'm gonna do some chins today and keep'em going fast. I know I can get 50 but I usually get more, at least 5 sets of 15. :clap:

So it's not that far to 100 per day for me but I'd need to add some low-rep sets for the time being.

The way I see it, if Will Smith can do 4 sets of 50 in preparation for "I AM LEGEND", I can at least do more than I'm currently doing. :dunno:

[LOK]

The chinups are really filling out my forearms. I'd say they are the bodypart that has grown the fastest other than my quadriceps because I've been squatting double my bodyweight for reps. I'm gonna do some chins today and keep'em going fast. I know I can get 50 but I usually get more, at least 5 sets of 15. :clap:

So it's not that far to 100 per day for me but I'd need to add some low-rep sets for the time being.

The way I see it, if Will Smith can do 4 sets of 50 in preparation for "I AM LEGEND", I can at least do more than I'm currently doing. :dunno:


awesome Buddy,

I just think that if Hershel walker can do 1500 pushups and situps a day, so can I

[Irish98]

Thanks for the feedback, fellas. I was leaning toward the first option, anyway. Hopefully, someday I'll get to the level you guys are at.

Buddy, thanks for the advice about warming up the rotator cuffs. I'm definitely going to do that now that I'm adding more chins to my routine.

[Buddy Rydell]

Seriously, warming them is crucial. It's better to have them warmed up with a bit of exertion than be doing great and hear something pop. You're doing awesome though.

You actually motivated me, with my sprained ankle, to do a warmup set of 5, and then 5 sets of 10. I exploded over the bar because I was doing less reps, so I learned that endurance, in doing more chins, can set up really fast chins when I'm used to doing more in total.

Keep it up and sometime perhaps we'll all post vids of this stuff! :clap: :clap: :clap:

[LOK]

A new thing I added..

old school.. we'd call 'em Suicides or in school "the shuttle run"

this REALLY gets your heart going

[Tyler Durden]

A new thing I added..

old school.. we'd call 'em Suicides or in school "the shuttle run"

this REALLY gets your heart going

I'm all ears :dunno: Sprints?

[Buddy Rydell]

A new thing I added..

old school.. we'd call 'em Suicides or in school "the shuttle run"

this REALLY gets your heart going

We did the shuttle run as part of the Canada Fitness Test. Back and forth, back and forth. I know what it's like.

[Tyler Durden]

We did the shuttle run as part of the Canada Fitness Test. Back and forth, back and forth. I know what it's like.

Thanks for sharing :flip:

[Buddy Rydell]

You're such a child sometimes, Ty. :lol:

Short sprints of 10-20 metres: back and forth about 6-10 times. Start amd stop, start and stop. It tested your ability to sprint, decelerate, and accelerate again. There you go. Now that I have spoonfed the concept to you, do you feel better? :lol:

[Tyler Durden]

You're such a child sometimes, Ty. :lol:

Short sprints of 10-20 metres: back and forth about 6-10 times. Start amd stop, start and stop. It tested your ability to sprint, decelerate, and accelerate again. There you go. Now that I have spoonfed the concept to you, do you feel better? :lol:

Yeah, I asked a fucking question.....thanks for answering, FINALLY :dunno: Sorry to bother you "grown-up". I guess it's like those basketball drills.

[LOK]

I'm all ears :dunno: Sprints?

yeah, Buddy pretty much summed it up

it is used a lot in Bball drills etc..

I do it in my yard with tennis balls.

put a tennis ball out at maybe 10 feet, one at 20 feet, one at 30 feet, 40 and 50 feet

you run to the first, pick it up, back to the fence, run to the second, get it and bring it back.. etc.. etc. until you get them all.

it is done as FAST as possible and really gets your heart beating

[Tyler Durden]

yeah, Buddy pretty much summed it up

it is used a lot in Bball drills etc..

I do it in my yard with tennis balls.

put a tennis ball out at maybe 10 feet, one at 20 feet, one at 30 feet, 40 and 50 feet

you run to the first, pick it up, back to the fence, run to the second, get it and bring it back.. etc.. etc. until you get them all.

it is done as FAST as possible and really gets your heart beating

Thanks :bears: I might try to incorporate that to switch it up sometimes.....

[Buddy Rydell]

Yeah, I asked a fucking question.....thanks for answering, FINALLY :dunno: Sorry to bother you "grown-up". I guess it's like those basketball drills.

Don't be so pouty, dude. If you had simply googled "Shuttle Run" and "exercise", then you'd probably answer your own question and not show yourself, YET AGAIN, to be such a bitch! :lol:

Let me show you: "Buddy, what is a 'shuttle run' ?" :dunno:

See, Ty? It's possible for you to communicate and ask questions without being an asshole!:clap: :lol: :lol:

[Tyler Durden]

Don't be so pouty, dude. If you had simply googled "Shuttle Run" and "exercise", then you'd probably answer your own question and not show yourself, YET AGAIN, to be such a bitch! :lol:

Let me show you: "Buddy, what is a 'shuttle run' ?" :dunno:

See, Ty? It's possible for you to communicate and ask questions without being an asshole!:clap: :lol: :lol:

I did Hobbit :dunno: Unless I'm on ignore :lol: Sorry I didn't say Tyler says :notallthere:

Lok helped me out, thanks for nothin'.

[Buddy Rydell]

I did Hobbit :dunno: Unless I'm on ignore :lol: Sorry I didn't say Tyler says :notallthere:

Lok helped me out, thanks for nothin'.

Thanks, that's much more mature. As LOK said, I pretty much spelled it out for you. :lol:

[Tyler Durden]

Thanks, that's much more mature. As LOK said, I pretty much spelled it out for you. :lol:

We did the shuttle run as part of the Canada Fitness Test. Back and forth, back and forth. I know what it's like.


That didn't explain shit. I had to give you an emoticon to get your panties twisted to get the answer. Then you said I was a child for giving you an emoticon :rolleyes: Cry me a river Mr. sensitivity.

Lok doesn't let his stature control his emotions, he gave me the answer without going into a tantrum.

[Buddy Rydell]

That didn't explain shit. I had to give you an emoticon to get your panties twisted to get the answer. Then you said I was a child for giving you an emoticon :rolleyes: Cry me a river Mr. sensitivity.

Lok doesn't let his stature control his emotions, he gave me the answer without going into a tantrum.



Tantrum? :lol:

Wow, you are an angry little boy today, dude. Me getting upset, me getting my panties twisted, me crying, me not controlling my emotions, and then me having a tantrum.

Wow, all these accusations reflected nowhere in this thread. (*sniffle-sniffle*). I just don't know how I can handle all this stress and attacks on my stature. Y-y-you BRUTE! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Tyler Durden]

Tantrum? :lol:

Wow, you are an angry little boy today, dude. Me getting upset, me getting my panties twisted, me crying, me not controlling my emotions, and then me having a tantrum.

Wow, all these accusations reflected nowhere in this thread. (*sniffle-sniffle*). I just don't know how I can handle all this stress and attacks on my stature. Y-y-you BRUTE! :lol: :lol: :lol:

I didn't say anything you don't already think about :dunno: Brutal as though it may seem, I have no control over what hand you were dealt. Just reminding you about your deep seeded anger towards God and why your complex makes you act the way you do.....I thought the baby would take your mind off of it, apparently nothing can if that won't.

[Buddy Rydell]

I didn't say anything you don't already think about :dunno: Brutal as though it may seem, I have no control over what hand you were dealt. Just reminding you about your deep seeded anger towards God and why your complex makes you act the way you do.....I thought the baby would take your mind off of it, apparently nothing can if that won't.

Deep-seated, Ty. :lol:

The rest is a cast in the water with a fishing line. Either you're projecting or a horrible judge of character. The angry speech all seems to come from you, dude. :dunno:

Well, goodnight and good try with the rod and reel this evening! :lol:

[Tyler Durden]

Deep-seated, Ty. :lol:

The rest is a cast in the water with a fishing line. Either you're projecting or a horrible judge of character. The angry speech all seems to come from you, dude. :dunno:

Well, goodnight and good try with the rod and reel this evening! :lol:

It's OK, Baron is biting in smacktalk so I'm good for now :lol: Adios....

[Buddy Rydell]

Sounds good. I saw someone was in here so I had to come back. :lol:

So, training is going well, I hope? :clap:

[Tyler Durden]

Sounds good. I saw someone was in here so I had to come back. :lol:

So, training is going well, I hope? :clap:

Slacking lately, been real busy :dunno:

[Buddy Rydell]

I've taken some time off to heal a lingering injury, but I'm still doing chins and handstand pushups. On top of that, I'm working abs by doing leg raises as well. I'm getting back into the weights and running this week.

[Hut*Hut]

Been following Jeff Anderson's 'optimum anabolics' program for the last two weeks. It's based on his concept of 'hyperadaptive cycling', basically you regularly cycle both the load and your protein intake to keep your muscles guessing and stimulate testosterone production.

I've switched round a couple of days to fit in with my boxing training, but basically
Mon Arms
Wed Shoulders
Thu Legs
Fri Back
Sat Chest

Week 1: 3 sets of 6 exercises to failure
Week 2: 4 sets of 6 exercises to failure
Week 3: 5 sets of 6 exersices to failure
Week 4,5,6: 3 sets to 2 reps before failure
Week 7: back to week 1.

So this week is by far the most intense of the program. Very challenging doing 30 heavy sets to failure within the 50 minute time limit.

Protein deprivation cycle begins in week 7 - Im looking forward to seeing if it works as advertised. Can't make any judgements on the program 2 weeks in, but I have gained some muscle and lost some fat and dropped 2% body fat, which is in line with my goals (I started 171, 13% bf, goal in 16 weeks 171 or above at 8% bf) but that probably would have happened doing any decent lifting program. Report back in a few weeks with how Im getting on. :crafty:

[Buddy Rydell]

Been following Jeff Anderson's 'optimum anabolics' program for the last two weeks. It's based on his concept of 'hyperadaptive cycling', basically you regularly cycle both the load and your protein intake to keep your muscles guessing and stimulate testosterone production.

I've switched round a couple of days to fit in with my boxing training, but basically
Mon Arms
Wed Shoulders
Thu Legs
Fri Back
Sat Chest

Week 1: 3 sets of 6 exercises to failure
Week 2: 4 sets of 6 exercises to failure
Week 3: 5 sets of 6 exersices to failure
Week 4,5,6: 3 sets to 2 reps before failure
Week 7: back to week 1.

So this week is by far the most intense of the program. Very challenging doing 30 heavy sets to failure within the 50 minute time limit.

Protein deprivation cycle begins in week 7 - Im looking forward to seeing if it works as advertised. Can't make any judgements on the program 2 weeks in, but I have gained some muscle and lost some fat and dropped 2% body fat, which is in line with my goals (I started 171, 13% bf, goal in 16 weeks 171 or above at 8% bf) but that probably would have happened doing any decent lifting program. Report back in a few weeks with how Im getting on. :crafty:

Sounds interesting, Hut*Hut. Let us know how it goes for you! :clap: :clap: :clap:

Well, today I will hit the weights and also do either my chins or my one-armed chins. We'll see. :popcorn:

[Hut*Hut]

Sounds interesting, Hut*Hut. Let us know how it goes for you! :clap: :clap: :clap:

Well, today I will hit the weights and also do either my chins or my one-armed chins. We'll see. :popcorn:

I will. Im particularly curious to see how the cycle of protein deprivation works because he makes some very bold claims about it in the book and the kind of effect it has on anabolic hormones. He claims that if you continue training hard to the point where the body feels the need to build muscle yet temporarily cut protein intake your body over compensates with hormonal response. Sounds superficially plausible, we'll see. Apparently you'll be able to physically and psychologically feel the difference. I suppose if Im Im walking around with a hard-on 18 hours a day and getting into fist fights at work I'll know it's worked.:clap: Still a few weeks away yet though.

[LOK]

interesting.. I bet he has something there..

[Buddy Rydell]

I'd question it though: stimulating a bit of hormone release would only be useful if it could be continuous. Doing it for a bit at the expense of protein wouldn't be advantageous because you're stimulating hormone release to build muscle. Those two woud seem to be at cross-purposes because when you reduce your protein intake, your muscles catabolize themselves for protein. :dunno:

Still, Hutster should DEFINITELY inform us of the results so that we can know if the application is useful for him. :clap: :clap: :clap:

[Hut*Hut]

I'd question it though: stimulating a bit of hormone release would only be useful if it could be continuous. Doing it for a bit at the expense of protein wouldn't be advantageous because you're stimulating hormone release to build muscle. Those two woud seem to be at cross-purposes because when you reduce your protein intake, your muscles catabolize themselves for protein. :dunno:

Still, Hutster should DEFINITELY inform us of the results so that we can know if the application is useful for him. :clap: :clap: :clap:

well yeah, he says the hormonal spike persists for a period once the protein is returned. So in effect it's advantage is in it's after effect, once high protein is returned. That's the whole point in 'hyperadaptive cycling' as I understand it - your body's reaction to stimulus lags by a few weeks so by tactically cycling various periods of over training/undertraining and under consumption and over consumption of protein you can coax your body into effectively overcompensating during rest periods and high protein periods. They say there's nothing new under the sun - I am pretty skeptical too, but I felt like trying something new so Im giving it a go. The thought of an enormous surge in testosterone sounds like fun in and of its self anyway, doesn't it?:cheer:

I'll do this for the 16 weeks of the program then I'm getting my ass into a proper gym with a power rack and getting back on Rippetoe's starting strength.

[LOK]

I can tell you guys something that REALLY works..

the next best thing to steroids IMO

Body Opus..

it is kinda a modified atkins diet in a way..

I have done this 3 times or so and the results are incredible.. I mean.. enough so that some will think you are on juice.

[Hut*Hut]

cheers LOK, I'll look into that

[LOK]

cheers LOK, I'll look into that

I'll tell you what man.. This REALLY works.. if you follow it and train HARD, I have bet people money on this one.. it works like you won't believe. I thought of it when you said about that plan.. cuz this by playing with the carbs.. depleting and then carbing.. it has an effect on some anabolic and natural processes in your body and the gains are crazy.. each week after we'd "carb up" we were MUCH stronger than the week before

[Hut*Hut]

I'll tell you wh