The Ultimate Journal 3.0

[JuniorMint6669]

PLEASE RECOMMEND TRICEP EXCERCISES

that is all,
thank you,
;)

[Coke]

...well besides the one and two arm pushdowns, there are one and two arm db extensions, dips, close grip bench presses, and skulls to name a few for the tri's - good luck!

[Teufelhund]

lol, wow - Cocoa named all of my favorite Tri exercizes. He even got them in the right order...

[aka23]

my heaviest tricp pushdowns (two handed) were 90x8 followed by 85x8. I agree they seem very light, compared to everyone else on this board. I dont know why. I do not do anything else specifically for triceps, though i am looking for suggestions.

You may be doing the triceps extensions on a station with a single pulley (like lat pulldowns). Many people do triceps extensions at stations with a double pulley, which cuts the resistance of the stack in half. CoCoa has a good list of alternate triceps exercises. Some more can be found at http://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/ArmWt.html#anchor122387

[Saint Patrick]

two arm db extensions

x2

[JuniorMint6669]

...well besides the one and two arm pushdowns, there are one and two arm db extensions, dips, close grip bench presses, and skulls to name a few for the tri's - good luck!
Thanks cocoa, and everyone else. Next push workout ill do some extensions :) Heading out to the gym right now for pull, ill update when i get back :)

aka: you are right about me doing them on a single pully station. i dont really care about the low weight, being strong at tricep pushdowns is not one of my main goals ;)

[JuniorMint6669]

4/24/04
Pullup: bwx6 bwx5 bwx5
DB Row: 55x8 60x6 65x6
HS Shrug: 370x8 370x8 370x8
BB Curl: 65x8 75x6
Behind the back wrist curl: 80x20 80x15 80x15


These felt very strong, though i could not get the desired reps out. I was shooting for 6 per set. I was close though, hopefully next week.
I havent done these in a while, felt good
Grip has improved since last workout and did not cause me any problems. These were pretty easy.
I havent done these in a long time either. Pretty weak. Ive always been pretty weak at isolation movements, not that im too concerned about that.
I got a lot more reps out than i was expecting to. Ill increase weight next time.

A girl at the gym was wearing a shirt that said "I LOVE SEX". ****ing attention whore. Maybe Im just bitter because i didnt order that "I <3 MY PENIS" shirt i saw in maxim. Maybe I will order that shirt hahahahaha

[Saint Patrick]

lol @ attention whore. That's horrible that she needs to wear a shirt like that for the sake of getting attention.

[Dedicated]

Hahahahahahaha.

[JustinF]

weighted dips= teh ace.


Nice work.

[Coke]

Good session, moving on strong with those shrugs dude.

[JuniorMint6669]

st patty/dedicated: i agree :nod:
justinf: i havent done weighted dips in a while, thats not a bad idea though... thanks :)
cocoa: :cool: thanks mang



4/25/04
Cleans from hang: 45x8 55x6
Full Cleans: 65x6 95x6 115x4 135x6 145x6 155x4 165x1 175x1 185x0* 135x5

*holy ****ing crap man. hahahahahahah. on the way up(or maybe down, i have no idea), 185 hit me in the chest and knocked me on my ass. It was pretty funny, but it could have been bad. I was using rubber plates, and they bounced right over my shins (didnt touch me). Could have crushed me knees. Scary ****. Man.
Otherwise, these felt good lol.
The power was out at my normal gym, so i had to go a little bit farther to the nicer gym. It was pretty empty there. They moved around a lot of their machines and LOST their glute ham raise. I was pretty pissed, so i didnt do my normal workout, and did a lot more power cleans than normal. I still need to learn form on this.

[JuniorMint6669]

4/26/04
BW squatsx15 superset with
pushupsx15 superset with
25 jumping jacks superset with
20 crunches
(repeated 3 times)

[JuniorMint6669]

4/27/04
Close grip Bench Press: 175x6 165x6 155x6
Wide grip Decline Bench: 135x8 145x8 155x8
Pec Dec: 70x8 80x8 90x8
2hand overhead db extension: 35x12 40x8 50x8 50x6
Lateral Raise Machine: 115x8 90x15
Windmills: 2.5s, 5s, 2.5s

I havent done bench in a while, becase of my shoulder. But ive been feeling good lately, so i thought id give it a go. I moved my heavy set to the front of my worksets, which worked out very well. I dont know why i dont do that with all my excercises (*note to self). Ah well, these are still light but they are better than nothing and better than last time
Very good chest pump. These are much lighter than normal, but thats because it came after flat BP.
Easy
First time ive done these. I started out light to work my way up. These felt real good. I really like these. Plus i look cool while doing them ;)
First set was hard, and i dont know why. It was easy last week. Im thinking about going much lighter, higher reps with these. Or maybe getting rid of them completely in favor of more side lateral raises while doing windmills
Shoulders were pretty tired already, but these felt good.

[JustinF]

Wow! Lucky break on those cleans! That coulda been a mess!!

Nice sessions.

[JuniorMint6669]

Seriously man haha. Thanks :)

Im heading out to portland RIGHT NOW. Ill be gone until friday. Ill be checking out the 24 hr fitnesses while im up there, so workouts should still happen. Ill update when i get back.

[clvmike19]

Let the 120/120 begin :D

[Alke]

WHOA! never saw no one trying to catch 185 in the chest, glad you not hurt man.

I got pinned by a hand dolly before LOL, when I was a beer delivery guy, I was walking a dolly cart full of beer and slipped in the snow. the dolly came down on top of me, pinning me under it. The handles were the only thing keeping it from slicing me into like four different sections. I was a little smaller then, doubt I could fit under a dolly cart now LOL.

a wonder I am still alive all the near death/funny **** that happens to me.......

[JuniorMint6669]

clvmike: it has begun :D

kenn: yea man, thanks. it was pretty scary. doesn sound as bad as yours though! dam hahaha. im not laughing at you hahahahahah ;)


no updates because **** has been hittin the fan... im back from portland, i have a few workouts i need to type up, ill do that later. gnite

[Stephen Riddington]

Are you planning to move to Portland???? If so, are you sure you're not Luke from the show, The OC. I ask because on the show, Luke moves to Portland from OC. :D

[JustinF]

:spam:

[JuniorMint6669]

CANADIANhomer: Well... yes... i didnt want to bring it up, but since you found me out, i wont deny it! Im luke from the OC!! w0rd. OK not really ;) I am seriously considering moving to portland though. It will probably be a few months before I decide for sure, I want to get as much of my car paid off while the rent is still free

justin: thanks for the bump. i started looking for my journal and page 3 and had to work my way backwards :p

[JuniorMint6669]

Portland Workout

4/28/04
Chinup: bwx5 bwx4 bwx3
BB Row: 145x8 145x8 145x6
HS Shrug:
DB Curl: 35x8 35x5
Wrist curl:

I didnt have my chalk and the bar here wasnt knurled at all. This made my grip not so fun.
Grip was being a pain again
They didnt have a HS shrug machine and my callouses were about to fall off so i didnt bother with a BB
???? i dunno
skipped because i was feeling lightheaded, didnt have proper pre workout meal. im not even sure i ate anything

The gym in portland was pretty nice. There were a lot of really fit girls there, which was a nice change.
All of portland seemed really cool actually. Nice people, beautiful scenery. The weather was perfect, which i know wont always be the case, but its still nice to know its not always raining there.
I drove up to washington where the legal gambling age is 18. I lost a little at poker, and then lost a lot playing pai gow. I guess it was a good lesson for me. I always figured paigow was a good deal because the house has such a small advantage (less than 4%). But over time that advantage amounts to something... ill stick to skill games I guess:nod:

[JuniorMint6669]

5/1/04
Conventional Deadlift: 255x6 245x6 265x6
Leg Press: 470x5 495x5 520x5
Calf Press(on leg press machine): 520x12 520x15 520x12 520x12
Ab Machine: 90x15 90x15 90x10
Slow Cleans: 45x8 65x8 85x8
Front Squats: 45x8 65x8 85x8

I messed up the order of the weights, but it turned out okay. My math skills are starting to suck. These felt really solid though. I was pissed off and in my zone. I need to get pissed off before every workout.
My knee hurt in the middle of the second set, pretty bad. I continued after a 5 second break, and everything is ok.
Easy
Easy
Easy
First time ive ever done front squats. I like being able to go all the way to the floor. 85 did feel pretty heavy though, which is kinda depressing. Oh well, its still fun.

My quads and calves are still sore from this workout.... 3 days later...

[JuniorMint6669]

5/2/04
Db Bench: 70x8 65x8 60x8
HS Bench(per side): 45x8 55x8 60x8
Pec Dec: 80x8 100x8 90x8
Overhead DB Ext: 45x8 55x8 50x8
Lateral Raise Machine: 90x15 90x12 90x6
Windmills: 2.5s, 5s, 2.5s, 5s

The last rep or two on each of the sets felt wobbley, so ill probably repeat these weights next week. The early reps all felt solid though. I was pretty happy.
easy
felt really good. my chest is visually making nice improvements, finally. its very noticeable when doing this excercise in a wife beater.
my new favorite excercise. this is gooooooood stuff. thanks guys
easy
shoulders have been feeling great lately, thanks to these, im guessing.

[Saint Patrick]

I'm a fan of OH DB ext's as well.

Nice deads btw.

[Stephen Riddington]

Great sessions, and I'm sure you have zero problems picking up chicks in Portland. You should be able to outpoint Mike with all the lovely ladies ambling around the gym. :D

[Coke]

Nice efforts...you sure have been on and real consistent bro! - :thumbup:

[JuniorMint6669]

patty: thanks. conv deads are moving along nicely. im thinking i may be built for pulling conventional instead of sumo. it just seems more natural. we'll see once i get into the bigger weights though, if/when my progress slows/stops

homer: hahaha thanks. i dont really wanna outpoint mike. id be much happier if i could be with the one special girl. but if that doesnt happen... then yes, im gonna win 120/120 :)

cocoa: thanks man! you're right, ive been feeling in my zone for a while and its helping me be consistant! all your guy's support helps out too

[JuniorMint6669]

5/4/04
Pullup: bwx4 bwx5 pulldown: 190x6
DB Row: 60x6 70x6 65x6
HS Row: 55x8 65x8 60x8
Treadmill: 5 minutes
BB Curl: 65x8 75x8 70x5
Wrist Curls Behind Back: 90x15 90x15 90x15

Eh im very inconsistant on these. Im not sure why i would be weaker than last week, i dont think im gaining weight. Oh well
Good. Strong. Not too easy.
Easy
I was eyeing a cute asian girl last workout. Tonight was only the second time ive seen her at my gym. In the spirit of 120/120, i decided to approach her. And what better way to do that than walk on the treadmill next to her? pwhahahah she cant run away that way. anyway... we talked for 5 minutes (+1). Shes from thailand. They have arranged marriages there. That was the end of that :) But her name is the same as my last name! How bizarre is that. Just imagine if she got married to me... her name would be... get this... Bowling Bowling... i wish i was making this up...
These were stronger than before, maybe because of the extra time in between.
Easy. Too easy.

very good workout.

120/120
other-3
total-3

[clvmike19]

Hahahahaa nice 120 update :D Good approach! Next time hit her up for teh digits!

[Coke]

...lol, nice try with the Thailand chick - Good workout session man.

[JuniorMint6669]

:p thanks guys. thai chicks are hot. plus they've got some seriously good eats. and have you guys ever had thai ice tea? mmm.

[JuniorMint6669]

5/5/04
Hang Cleans: 45x8 65x8
Full Cleans: 65x8 95x6 115x4 135x2 155x6 145x6 135x6
Glute Ham Raise(bw+): 10x5 30x5 20x5
Front Squat: 45x6 65x6 95x6 115x6
Calf Raise: 280x8 250x12 250x10
Ab Machine: 90x15 90x15 90x15

Warm Up
The first 4 reps of 155 felt hard, but the next 2, as well as 145 and 135 felt pretty easy. The bar just seemed to float up. Either I finally got my form down, or I need more warm up sets. Still felt good. I mean it literally felt like it was floating.
I havent done these in about two weeks because of the power outage last week. Felt decent, but i was having a hard time keeping a 25 and a 5 on my chest. itd probably be easier to hold 3 10s. Next week ill be doing 35, so it wont matter.
I want to start doing these for real weight, so I guess ill start working up to whatever my real weight is.
Easy. Im switching to some higher rep work for calves and abs
Easy, see above.

[Saint Patrick]

Thai Ice Tea is teh r0xoRz

[Coke]

...hope you get to feeling better, great you got some work in Mint.

[MixmasterNash]

Dude, you have to marry her.

[Dedicated]

Heh that's funny about the thai chick, the whole name thing lol.

[JuniorMint6669]

(edit to previous workout: im feeling better, so i posted comments)

patty: yea. have you had it with tapioca balls in it? Theres something sexy about an asian girl sucking balls through a giant straw. Im not sure what it is....

cocoa: thanks cocoa, i am feelin better

mixmaster/dedicated: hahaha i know its pretty hilarious. I was thinking about marrying her JUST because of the name thing. It really is that funny hahaha. But arranged marriages... and her mom and dad are in thailand... hahahhaha ok *plans roadtrip to thailand*

[JuniorMint6669]

I pulled the punching bag out and played with that for 20-30 minutes. It felt good to punch something, anything, again. I was planning on doing buddy carries with my bro or sis but both of them are outta the house for the night. I might do some pushup/bw squats/jumping jacks later before bed.

[JustinF]

:spam:

[Coke]

...damn mang, pulled out the ole punching bag - :thumbup:

[Stephen Riddington]

Dude, if you have anger issues, try punching the bag while yelling "Serenity NOW!!!!" I'm sure, it'll hit the spot.

[JuniorMint6669]

lol thanks guys. Serenity now, eh? Must be a canadian thing :p Ive been thinking about getting back into fighting again... but too many stupid little injuries. Case in point: my wrist hurts like a mutha today, and i wasnt even going all out yesterday. Ah well. Maybe if I ease my way into it, everything will be ok.

[JuniorMint6669]

5/7/04
Bench Press: 180x5 170x6 160x6
Decline Bench: 140x8 160x6 150x8
Pec Dec: 80x8 100x8 90x8
Skull Crusher: 25x8 45x8 45x8 55x5 45x8
Windmills

Hmmmm couldnt get 6th rep on 180. 6th rep of 170 was haaaaaaaard. I had to use some leg drive to get it locked out = scary
Wow pretty hard. I dont like doing these right after benching. Im going to re-arrange my routine to put this on my other push day.
Harder than I expect. This is the same weight as last time, so I dunno why its harder this time.
First time doing these. Im not sure if i like these or not. I have a hard time keeping my elbow perpendicular to the floor, so im not sure if my form is staying consistant. 55 was unbelievably heavy, compared to 45. I dont understand haha. Oh well.
I was kind of in a rush, but i stayed a few minutes late to do these. I did some more lateral raises with the 5s because i didnt do them on the machine

I went to the gym in the morning, to get it outta the way before work. Mistake. I dont like working out so early. I was still tired. I was in a rush. Bleh. This workout was not bad, but it certainly could have been better. I also think boxing last night wore my shoulders out. Plus the wrist problems. Damn... i sound like a whiney bitch. Anyway..... yea... thats all :)

[Dedicated]

What do you hang your punching bag on? I swear I tear down my roof everytime I put mine up lol. I have one, and I have bag gloves, I just can't find a good spot for it lol. BTW it prolly affected your workout I agree, that and you said you aren't used to working out early = not an optimal workout.

[JuniorMint6669]

I actually have one of those standing ones, that you fill with water. It works alright, but moves after a while. I got it because i didnt know where i would hang a heavy bag... they do have stands that you can get though. Id probably look into that. I think i saw one at Big 5 for 50-80$. Or maybe hang it in the garage?

[Dedicated]

I'll look into the stands thanks.

[Stephen Riddington]

lol thanks guys. Serenity now, eh? Must be a canadian thing :p Ive been thinking about getting back into fighting again... but too many stupid little injuries. Case in point: my wrist hurts like a mutha today, and i wasnt even going all out yesterday. Ah well. Maybe if I ease my way into it, everything will be ok.

Actually "Serenity Now!" is how Frank Constanza (George's dad in Seinfeld) yells to ease his anger. There was an episode on that, one of the funniest.
Can't wait for the Seasonal DVDs.

[JuniorMint6669]

Sein..feld? Must be a canadian thing :p jk mang :D

[Coke]

Looks like a good session dude and that is all that matters, keep it up!

[JuniorMint6669]

cocoa: thats what im saying mang

5/8/04
Chinup: bwx6 bwx5 chinup grip pulldown: 190x4 190x1 190x2
BB Row: 145x8 145x8 145x8
HS Shrug: 360x8 380x7 360x8
DB Curl: 35x8 35x8
DB Hammer Curl: 20x12 25x5
BB Wrist Curl: 90x15 90x12 90x15
DB Reverse Wrist Curl: 15x25 20x25 25x12

Pretty decent chinups.. the chindowns... ok well i wasnt sure if the pulldown machine was accurate or not. On the first set... i started pulling myself up off of the seat... so im guessing the machine isnt accurate. I raised the seat up so that i could lock my knees under the pad so i couldnt float and did another rep. Then I went over to a different pulldown machine and tried that one on 190. Those two reps were pretty easy, comparitevly speaking. Ill start using the more accurate machine in the future.
Fairly easy.
Grip failed midway in all sets, but i picked it up immediatly and continued. WOOOOOO these felt good.
Last reps were haaaaaaaaaard. As always.
Once the pump gets going... i have a hard time doing full ROM reps. Im not sure, maybe thats a good thing.
Easy.
New, im hoping this will strengthen my wrists and prevent future pain from benching,etc.

Really good workout. :)

[Chicker]

Whew, just reading that made me sweat. Good job!

[kimpy225]

good luck with the cutting and everything
stay :strong:

[JuniorMint6669]

Hey ladies. Thanks for stopping in. :p

[JuniorMint6669]

Yesterday I did more punching and throwing elbows. I like throwing them 'bows when im close. Ive never hit a person with them, though id imagine it would hurt. I also gave my sister (120ish) a piggy back ride for a while. I was doing sprints with her on my back. Was pretty easy thanks to all the farmers walks i was doing. I was trying to get my dad (240) or brother (220) to let me carry them, but they were both being too lazy to get outta the house.
Today I went to the gym and did legs/lower back. Ill update later tonight.

[Chicker]

Sounds like fun! I want a piggy back. lol...I'd probably break my brother's back.

[JuniorMint6669]

Come on over and ill give you a piggy back :) You'd break your brothers back? WTF? You're awfully tiny, so he must be too?

[JuniorMint6669]

5/10/04
Conventional Deadlift: 275x6 255x6 235x6
Leg Press: 480x5 530x5 505x5
Calf Press(on leg press): 530x15 530x15 530x15
Ab Machine: 90x15 90x15 90x11
Front Squat: 45x8 65x10 85x10

Surprisingly easy. I think my conv deadlift 6 rep max has surpassed my sumo deadlift 6 rep max, and isnt showing signs of slowing. Im pretty happy. My knees and shins got pretty ****ed up though, heh
Easy. No knee problems.
Very easy. I need more weight or more reps. Im not sure which. Maybe both- next week.
Felt a good burn about midway through the second set on through the 11th rep of the third set. Couldnt get anymore.
Easy. Im still enjoying these quite a big because i can go ass to the grass. But I need to find another similar move to do because right now im front squatting twice a week. Maybe ill jump squat(light) one day and front squat (moderate) the other day.

Almost perfect workout. Hit everything i wanted to hit. I played pool earlier in the day, that was fun. And did anyone watch that mini and sacto game tonight? Damn, what a nail biter. Good stuff.

[JustinF]

Nice work JrMint!

[Coke]

Nice effort man, you've found your own groove - :thumbup:

[clvmike19]

Nice leg press and DLs. Keep pimpin!

[Chicker]

Come on over and ill give you a piggy back :) You'd break your brothers back? WTF? You're awfully tiny, so he must be too?

Well, he's 6'7, but only 150 lbs. So yeah, I guess you could say he's tiny. I wasn't serious about breaking his back, but he couldn't carry me around like a feather or anything.

Anyway, good work out! Yay!

[JuniorMint6669]

justin: thanks d00de
cocoa: i have indeed found my groove! i really have been feeling it lately... im happy
mike: thanks man. ill keep pimpin, dont worry bout me. worry bout yourself, foo ;) jk man. haha
haeter: Hah! he's puny. I'd break him, then carry you around like a feather :p

[Saturday Fever]

And did anyone watch that mini and sacto game tonight? Damn, what a nail biter. Good stuff.

:(

[JuniorMint6669]

5/11/04
DB Bench press: 70x8 65x8 65x8
Decline Bench press: 140x8 155x8 150x7
Pec Dec: 80x8 100x8 90x8
Overhead Db Ext: 45x8 60x8 55x7
Windmills
Tricep Pushdowns: 50x12 55x12
Farmerwalk (per hand, in meters): 75x50m 75x50m 75x50m 75x25m 75x25m 75x25m

Pretty solid, not easy though. The last reps were very tough, with triceps taking over heavily.
I have a hard time doing these after doing a compound, i may drop them. im not sure yet. Felt okay, but last reps were kinda cheated, using some back arch to get it locked out.
Easy. W0rd.
These were pretty hard. I jumped 5lbs from last week. Depth was hard to get into, and out of. Ill repeat the weight next week.
2.5s and 5s. easy
Some more work for triceps, because, why not? Light and easy. I plan on keeping it that way.
These were hard. But **** that **** man. I was zonin'. I told myself I was gonna do it. And I did. This was a PR for me. And I hit my desired distance. So im happy :)

another great workout :)

[Stephen Riddington]

Great workouts!! :)

[JuniorMint6669]

SF: and the lakers won tonight, dont you love the playoffs :D
CAHomer: good to see ya back! thanks man! :)

[Coke]

Doing great bro, fine effort...wonder if them Lakers will pull it off - they have a lot of haters now days, lol.

[JustinF]

nice chest session mang.

[JuniorMint6669]

Thanks guys! Yea cocoa. Most people are either laker lovers or haters, everyone's got an opinion on them ;)

Yesterday was an off day. Worked late so didnt do any kind of off day cardio... i know i know... slacker. But my shoulders were sore, so i didnt want to do any punching. And the gym is so far away... 3 minutes may not seem like a long way to you guys... but at 10:30 at night, it is :)
Today is... pull day! I WILL be going there after work tonight. At 10:30. Yikes. Ill post it tonight or tommorow.

[Chicker]

O0o0o0o0o0o, pull day. lol..I feel like I'm missing something, I have leg days, arm days, back days, yada yada yada...you have pull days...punch days...You'll have to fill me in after work tonight....if I haven't already read your entire journal in search of the explanation.

Edit:

Whoa, I read earlier pages, I'm now qualified to write your biography...muwahahahaha...lol...sorry...I'm in an ultra weird mood.

[JuniorMint6669]

chicker: My workout schedule goes like this: push, pull, rest, legs, push, rest, pull, legs, rest, repeat. or something like that.
Push days include all of the pushing muscles, triceps, shoulders, chest.
Pull days include all of the pulling muscles, traps/upper back, lats, rear delts, biceps.
My leg days are lowerback and legs.
I like to work all of the muscles that work together on the same day, focusing on compounds and paying less attention to isolation movements. For example: bench press uses chest, shoulders, and tricep. Ill do this first as well as other compound movements, and then finish my workout with isolation stuff for chest and triceps.
edit: my rest days i try to get some form of activity in, and lately ive been doing some punching. Ive been thinking about getting into competitive fighting, but i dont really have the time to train, or the time to deal with the injuries.
for additional cardio, ill do farmer walks after one of my normal weight sessions. I try to do these on the workout days before my rest day, so i have extra time to recover.

hahahah dont read TOO much of my journal. You might learn too much about me... ;)

[JuniorMint6669]

5/13/04
Pullup: bwx6 Pulldown: 200x6 190x6
DB Row: 65x6 70x6 65x6
HS Row: 60x8 65x8 60x8
BB Curl: 65x8 70x7
EZ Curl: 45x8 55x5
BB Wrist Curls: 90x15 90x15 90x15
DB Reverse Wrist Curls: 25x15 25x15 25x15 30x15

First 5 were easy. Really had to dig deep for the 6th rep. Pulldowns were easier.
Good. Easy. Etc.
Easy
I felt some elbow pain that i didnt like so i switched to...
I havent used the ez bar before, but i didnt really like it much. Ill probably go back to using the cambered bar instead.
easy
easy.

I also ran on the treadmil for a little bit. My lungs and heart are okay for running, but my legs arent. Shins and calves started giving me pain almost immediatly. Nice. LOL. Guess i need to work back up to a decent amount of running, if thats what i want to do

[Coke]

Good session Mint, nice and thorough but maybe a little too easy this time around, lol...

[aka23]

I also ran on the treadmil for a little bit. My lungs and heart are okay for running, but my legs arent. Shins and calves started giving me pain almost immediatly. Nice. LOL. Guess i need to work back up to a decent amount of running, if thats what i want to do

I also often experience shin/calf pain when running, although it usually does not begin for more until 20+ minutes. Many experts recommend that beginners start out at lower intensities to prepare their body/joints for the stress of running. For example you might start out with a fast walk, then in later sessions work your way up to a slow jog, and finally faster runs or sprints. As speed increases, so does the stress on your legs. When sprinting, portions of your legs may experience the stress of more than 4x your body weight.

[JuniorMint6669]

cocoa: thanks mang. maybe you're right, and it was a little too easy. I determine the weights that I am going to use the week before I do them. So sometimes if I make strength gains greater than what i expected, i will have a pretty easy workout, like last night. But next week ill be bumping all of the weights 5 pounds, so it should be more difficult :)

aka: youre right, i should probably start at a lower intensity. I was just trying to feel it out. Running doesnt really fit into any of my main goals, yet i want to be able to sprint across a parking lot without feeling worn out. Wow I 4x body weight... thats just crazy :) thanks for the reply and stopying in :)

[JuniorMint6669]

For personal reasons, i am going to withdraw myself from 120/120. Sorry fellas. ;) But ill still be watching those of you that play. Those of you that PLAY. Get it? ;)
Im still alive, still working out. Lotsa stuff going on right now, too much on my plate. Ill update workouts when I get a chance. :)

[JuniorMint6669]

5/15/04
Cleans: 160x6 150x6 140x3 140x3
Glute Ham Raise(bodyweight+): 15x5 35x5 20x5
Front Squats: 95x6 115x6 125x6
Calf Raise: 250x12 250x10 200x10
Ab Machine: 85x15 95x15 90x15

I always have a hard time doing these. I need to really work on form. Next week im going lighter, higher reps. Im also going to stand up and reset after each rep. My form gets sloppy. I caught 140 in the chest on the way up after the 3rd rep. That was nice. It was pretty funny.
Not too difficult. Im thinking about switching up the rep range on these. Ive been doing x5 forever
Still getting used to these. Love them, but wrist troubles, not too bad. Hopefully ill get used to that
Weird. im trying to find ROM and weight and rep range that im comfortable with.
easy.

good workout. im still trying to get my new leg routine down, its transforming nicely though

[JuniorMint6669]

5/16/04
Bench Press: 180x6 170x6 165x6
Incline Press: 45x12 65x12 85x12
Pec Dec: 90x8 100x8 90x8
Skull Crusher: 25x8 45x8 55x8 50x8
Later Raise Machine: 90x12 100x10 90x7
Windmills

I got an extra rep out from last week. Word. Ill increase weight next week. Ive been making slow and steady progression on bench again, finally.
My front delts are lagging because of my shoulder problem. I think light high rep should be okay. It felt good, its really light. Looks weak. but whatever.
Easy
Kinda wobbley on 55. Still trying to get used to these. Paying special attention to form.
Easy
Rotators feeling good feeling great.

[rookiebldr]

Nice to see the bench progressing again. word.

[Coke]

Nice and steady climb up is the best way to go...love to see you this way, real consistent efforts! - :thumbup:

[fuzz]

:spam:

[JuniorMint6669]

Thanks guys :) Slow and steady progression is much better than slow and steady regression just a few months ago :) Ill take it ;) Im off to the gym in a few minutes today is pull day. word.

[Dedicated]

85lbs for incline press is good, waaaay better than my incline press:) I can't see how your shoulders are lagging, mine are decent, at least I thought lol, and I press way less!

[JuniorMint6669]

LOL dedicated... bro... 85 lbs BB incline, not DB. I wish mang... i wish...
These were very light and very easy. Much higher rep than i normally would do for any excercise.

[Dedicated]

Oh ok well that explains it hehe. Well I hope your shoulder gets better. I was gonna say 85lbs jeez rofl, junior must be juicing!:D

[JustinF]

Nice work in here as of late minty! Keep it up.

[JuniorMint6669]

Thanks justin! :)

[JuniorMint6669]

5/18/04
Chinup: bwx6 bwx6 pulldown(chinup grip): 190x6
BB Row: 155x8 145x8 145x8
HS Shrug: 340x8 380x7 360x8
Incline DB Curl: 25x8 30x8
Hammer Curl: 25x8 25x10
Wrist Curl: 100x13 100x11 100x10
DB Reverse Wrist Curl: 30x15 30x15 30x15

Pretty good reps for chins. Last rep was squuuuuuuuuuueezed out. And 190 was surprisingly difficult. But still pretty damn good.
I should have a had a lighter first set, like i normally do. But I didnt for some reason and the first set was really difficult. The next to sets were much easier, but they were also lighter.
Im not sure what made me want to do these instead of standing db curls. Im not sure which ill do in the future. I guess these were okay, but nothing special. Light weight because I was trying to feel it out.
Including some partial reps. Once I get a good bicep pump, I cant do full ROM hammers
Difficult, but im sure if was more focused I could have gotten more reps out on each set
Easy

Wowowowow that was yesterday and this morning im sore in my forearms, traps and entire midback. Ouch

[Coke]

...lol, you ought to be sore bro - great workout!

[Stephen Riddington]

Nice session!!! NIce you see that you hitting the gym more consistently.

[JuniorMint6669]

thanks bro's. ive been trying to be real consistant. My brother has been getting in really good shape himself, so its motivating me to keep up with him.

[JustinF]

Nice work Jr.Mint. Do you work out with your bro?

[Dedicated]

Nice workout.

[pruneman]

nice work. consistency is key. :thumbup:

[JuniorMint6669]

Thanks justin, i dont normally work out with him, our schedules conflict most of the time. But we normally get a few workouts together a month. Even then though, our routines are different so we dont see much of eachother. But we do live together, so i see his transformation and its pretty awesome.

dedicated/prunman: thanks for stopping in bro's. Youre right prune, consistancy is the key. Im coming up on 1 year of lifting, and ive been pretty consistant with it and my gains have made me happy.

[JuniorMint6669]

5/19/04
Conventional Deadlift: 285x6 265x6 245x6
Leg Press: 485x5 535x5 510x5
Calf Press: 560x15 560x15 560x15
Jumpr Squats: 45x8 45x8 45x8
Abs: Skipped

whoa whoa whoa. first difficult deadlift in a while. It may have something to do with the shrugging done the previous day. Or maybe not. I guess we'll see next week. All desired reps were met, but not easily.
Hmmm Ive been doing these at 5 reps or less forever (as least 5 months). Next week I will be bumping the reps to 8 and lowering the weight. These felt okay though. Just want to switch things up.
Easy
New, I like these. Go atf, then pop up and in the air. The joints will take a while to get used to the impact, so Ill stay low weight for quite a while, but I hope to someday do these heavier.
Skipped these because I didnt feel like waiting for the ab machine. I should have done normal crunches or something, but meh.

[JuniorMint6669]

5/20/04
DB Bench: 75x8 65x8 60x8
HS Bench(per side): 55x8 65x8 60x8
Decline BB Bench: 95x12 115x12 105x11
Overhead DB Ext: 50x8 55x8 55x8
Windmills
Tricep Pushdown: 55x12 55x11

I wouldnt say these were easy, I felt kind of wobbly on the way up. But the reps all went, so I cant complain. Ill give these another go next week at the same weight to see if the stabilizers caught up.
Pretty easy
Light, high rep. But I couldnt squeeze out the last rep. Guess that shows how fatigued i was. Whew.
Easyish
I did 2.5s, 5s, and a few spins with the 10s. 10s were waaaaaaaaay heavier than the 5s, and caused some shoulder discomfort. I didnt push it too far, but a little. I figure my rotator will have to get used to it eventually.
Couldnt get one more rep out. Or actually... I quit early rather than hit failure and look like an idiot. An older lady was checking me out all night. She looked pretty good for her age, milf for sure. But my days with older ladies are long gone...

[JuniorMint6669]

5/22/04
Pullup: bwx6 bwx6 Pulldown: 200x6
DB Row: 65x6 75x6 65x6
HS Shrug: 340x8 380x8 360x8
Camber Bar Curl: 45x8 55x8 65x6
BB Wrist Curl: 100x15 100x15 100x15
DB Reverse Wrist Curl: 30x15 30x15 30x15

Last pullup was tough. Last two pulldowns were tough. Whoa i thought these were supposed to get easier as i lost weight. To be honest, im not even sure im losing weight. But the reps are getting better, slowly.
First two sets were pretty difficult and maybe even a little cheating. Last set was very easy. Not sure why it works that way.
Grip problems on the second two sets. Not too big of a problem, just regripped and continued without much delay.
Im doing these again because they dont cause me any elbow pain. This is the first time Ive done them in months though, so the weight is pretty light.
I didnt like the ROM on some of these reps, so ill repeat the weight next week.
Very easy.

[Saint Patrick]

I wanna see you pull 3 plates. I'm sure you could hit a triple if you pushed yourself.

[JuniorMint6669]

workouts on bottom of previous page

patty: 3 plates is 315 right? Im pretty sure I could triple that too :) Just wait 2 weeks and see me rep it for 6 :)

[Stephen Riddington]

Nice sessions!!!!! Good to see the continued posting of your exercises.

[Stephen Riddington]

***knocks on this journal****

"Anybody home????"

[JuniorMint6669]

homer: hah! so much for posting excercises huh? ;)
homer2: hah! nobody home. :p

Im not sure what's happened. Ive become very unmotivated with my life in general. Im still going to work. Im still working out consistantly. But other than that... I dont know what to do. I have a lot of free time and nothing to do with it.
I was thinking about getting a second job, but because my hours vary so much at my current job, its difficult to find something flexible. It would be great if i could find something that I could do at home with my free time, but I havent found anything like that.
I guess my main goal right now is paying off my car. Ive been making 3x-6x payments per month. At that rate I should have it paid off by the end of the year (assuming I dont move out of my dads place). Then, I would be making enough that it would be easy for me to move out.
Im also looking for hobbies, or just something that I can do that I enjoy. Preferably some physical activity. Ive been to the beach twice this week, and really enjoyed just playing in the water. Thats sort of physical ;) Before this week, I hadnt been in the ocean in several years. Sort of seems like a waste.
*sigh*
I dunno

[Stephen Riddington]

I guess you could always play a drop-in sport. Of play some sport with your buddies for the afternoon. Or play Texas Hold-em online, (highly addictive!!!!).

[Coke]

...where is the M-I-N-T??

[Stephen Riddington]

I believe Junior is in Philly at the moment. Visiting Kimpy.

[Skillz]

Wsup

Costa Mesa? Nice, I liv in Irvine now...Go to UCI...

Just sayin wat up...Nice lookin journal
Peace!