[ThinkGreen]

Good lifting. Keep it up!

[ThinkGreen]

ttt

[theNuge]

Thanks man. I'm starting to really like the DE day. The actually skinny bastard DE day consists of basic jump training. I was more interested in going the powerlifting route with my training. Who knows, maybe in five years I'll consider entering in an old fart PL competition .

[Old Man]

Originally Posted by theNuge

DB Hamstring Curls
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20x10
30x12
40x10

That seems like a really light weight, what is Ascendant using? I wanted to try these but I have no idea what weights are reasonable to start with.

[theNuge]

Originally Posted by Old Man

That seems like a really light weight, what is Ascendant using? I wanted to try these but I have no idea what weights are reasonable to start with.

Yeah, it was really light weight. I wanted to start light to get a feel for them and that squatting routine I had just done pretty much wipes out my hamstrings. I'm going to do those again on Tuesday and I'll start with 40 and end on 60 or 70.

[theNuge]

Sunday, June 22, 2008

ME Upper Body

General Notes: I decided to switch up the "Supplemental Lift" this time. So, instead of doing DB Bench Press I did DB Floor Press. This was nice because I didn't get that "too much work" on the chest feeling.

Weighted Push-Ups
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Notes: I matched the same weight as last week but I was using a different backpack and I was using the power rack so I could actually go about 6-8" lower than the Smith machine on the push-up.
BW x 5
BW x 5
BW + 15 x 3
BW + 25 x 3
BW + 40 x 3
BW + 50 x 3
BW + 50 x 3
BW + 50 x 3

DB Floor Press
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50's x 8
55's x 8
65's x 6
65's x 6

Barbell BOR's
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155x10
155x10
155x10
155x10

Pull-Ups
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Notes: I was going to try and do these with the light band but I couldn't even get one on account of fatigue from the BOR's.
3 reps w/ Average Band
5 reps w/ Average Band

Face Pulls
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Mini Band x 12
Light Band x 12
Light Band x 12

Low Pulley Swissball Crunches
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50x10
60x8
60x10
60x10

[theNuge]

I updated my weight on the main page. I now weigh 255. I can't say that all of that is muscle but the majority of it definitely is. I think I put that weight on in about two and a half to three months

[Old Man]

Yeah, the floor press is a great lift. I've never done it with dumbbells though.

[ThinkGreen]

It's fun with dumbells.... sucks doing it without spoters though

[Old Man]

I do it in a power rack.