bulldog's journal

[bulldog]

This is my first time keeping any sort of journal. Hopefully this will help me to reach my goals and identify my problem areas. First I'll introduce myself though:

I'm an 18 year old student at Auburn University in Alabama. I've been lifting since right after my 15th birthday when I decided I was too skinny (5'10'' at 140 pounds). Six months later I knew I was hooked and loved to workout.. I've been working out ever since.

My stats are:
bis- 16''
chest-40''
quads-23''
best bench-300
best squat-315
best power clean-210

I had always done squats (not as much as bench).. especially in high school but it wasn't until last semester when I started deadlifting. I pulled the crap out of my low back doing deadlifts.. being a moron and lifting way way too much weight. This semester I've just stuck with my upper body routines and doing cardio for legs since it hurts too much to do squats or deads. Maybe in time whatever I pulled will heal (the doctors aren't sure what it is because nothing looks wrong or out of place on x-ray.. so maybe I'm just pinching a nerve they say) and I can start doin lower body stuff again.

Anyhow I've been working out every day this week.. doing upper body stuff. I'll log my lifts after tonights workout.

[bulldog]

Ok, tonight I did:

Bench
Warm up
135x10x2
Sets:
225x10x1
Incline DB
90x8x1
Leg extensions
150x10x2
160x6x1
Leg curls
120x8x1
140x8x1


I don't really have a set workout plan.. I used to do WBB #1 until I pulled my back.. anyway more lifts tomorrow.

[bulldog]

Rotator cuff exercise
45x10x2
Pull ups
BW+15x15x1
BW+15x10x1
Seated rows
150x10x2
DB Hammer curls
45x10x1
DB curls
45x8x1

Shortly after this I did 10 minutes of cardio. Good day today.

[ItalianGalleon]

Hey brad, nice journal. So are you thinking a two day split or what? Also, why do you only do one set of bench?

[bulldog]

actually, I'm kind of experimenting. I want to see what kind of results I get if I do the same muscle groups, but something slightly different every time.

[bulldog]

Good lifts today; maxed out on bench for fun:

warm up
135x10x1
205x1x1
225x1x1
285x1x1

At this point I tried 305... and got it. I'm quite pleased with myself.

rotator cuff exercise
45x10x3
shoulder combo w/straight bar
65x8x1
pull ups
BWx10x3

[Khar]

Hey Bradford...I'm bored why did you go to Atlanta this weekend you f'er. And you need to come work out with me its boring all by my lonesome :(

[bulldog]

mondays workout:

decline bench
135x10x1
185x10x1
205x8x1

bench
245x8x1

incline db
90x8x2

tuesdays workout:

pullups
bw+15x10x3

french press
110x8x2

wide grip lat pulls
160x10x1

close grip lat pulls
170x10x1

curls
45x12x1

hammer curls
45x10x1

[bulldog]

today I did:

french press
90x10x1
this was pretty easy so I went a little heavier

105x10x1

close grip bench
155x10x1

pull ups
BW+20x8x2

wide grip lat pulls
150x10x1

seated rows
150x10x1

I'm definitely going to go back later for some leg extensions and leg curls

[bulldog]

tryin to switch it up a bit this time.. maybe this is something I'll be sticking with:

DB bench
60x10x1
70x10x2

shrugs
90x10x3

wide grip pullups
BWx15x1
BWx8x1

these felt great.. substantially wider than ever before

[bulldog]

Tuesday

French press
105x10x2
95x10x1

leg press
200x10x1
240x10x3

leg extensions
150x10x3

leg curls
140x8x2

[bulldog]

DB bench
60x10x1 (warm up)
80x10x3

wide grip pull ups
BW+15x10x2

shrugs
100x10x2

incline BB
135x10x1
185x8x1

lat pulls (wide grip)
150x10x1
200x6x1

[bulldog]

leg presses
120x12x1 (warm up)
180x10x2
200x10x1
210x10x1

felt good to work my legs after a week

leg curls
130x10x1
130x8x2

french press
95x10x1
95x8x1

rotating DB shoulder press
45x10x2

[bulldog]

today I was going to go to the gym at 10 as usual but some sort of fitness competition was being held so it was closed.. came back tonight and did 30 min of cardio.. I'm surprised I didn't die I never do cardio

[Khar]

Ohhh, did you see the fitness comp at all? Like what they were doing. I was gonna sign up for it but I had classes.

[bulldog]

nah I have no idea what they were doing but if they had cardio of any sort in it I would've been screwed

here's what I did friday

DB bench
80x12x1
80x10x2

my chest hasn't been this sore a good month or so

wide grip pull ups
bw+20x8x2

lat pulls
150x10x2

leg extensions my legs were kinda still sore from running so I eased up on the weight

120x10x2

leg curls
130x10x1
90x10x1

I was pretty dead after this but I'm glad I got my leg work in

[Saint Patrick]

Nice work on the DB Bench.

[bulldog]

thanks st patrick.. I'm hoping the DB bench will add more mass. I want to try something besides just BB bench all the time.

I was kind of excited to do legs today because its a nice change of pace from my normal routine. Plus I know training my legs will help with overall growth.

Leg press
90x10x2
150x10x1
210x10x3

leg curls
130x8x2

leg extensions
150x8x2

french press I always loved these
105x10x3

[bulldog]

legs are pretty sore today

DB bench
60x10x1
85x10x2

BB shrugs
225x10x1
275x10x2

pullups
BW+25x8x2

lat pulls
160x8x3

[bulldog]

leg presses
90x10x1
180x10x2
270x10x2

leg extensions
150x10x2

leg curls
140x8x2

[bulldog]

DB bench
60x8x1
100x10x2

I dont know why I didn't try this weight with DB bench earlier is was a lot easier than I thought

shrugs
100x10x2

pull ups
BWx15x1
BWx10x1

inverse close grip lat pulls
170x8x2

[Khar]

Told you that you would be able to put up at least 100s

[bulldog]

yeah.. hopefully when I get in the gym next I'll be able to do like 110s or something like that

today I did some crap at my house -my lack of equipment kinda limits me so all I did was:

BB bench - I wanted to see if my strength stayed the same after going kinda lighter for a month with the DBs for bench

135x10x1
245x1x1
275x1x1
300x1x1

easy. so I guess my strength has stayed the same
I feel like I'm getting a much better workout after switching it up a little

pullups
BWx15x1
BWx10x3

[KeMiKaL]

how much do you weigh now?

And are you trying to gain weight, or cut?

[bulldog]

I'm trying to gain weight, but I'm in no hurry I suppose. My goal is to weigh around 200 lbs by the summer with about 7-10% BF. My diet is okay most of the time I eat chicken, fish, pork, rice, oatmeal, natty PB, and vegetables. Tons of water. I do slip up and have crap food like donuts and candy and stuff. My weight fluctuates between around 178-185 depending on what I've been eating.

Just worked out

BB bench I'm still at home so I don't have heavy DBs

135x8x1
250x8x1

pullups
BWx15x2

BB shoulder press
135x6x1

[ItalianGalleon]

You're shooting for 200? That's what I weigh now; that would be a LOT of weight no you. Gotta love the basement workouts; they bring back memories of benching three times a week and doing buddy curls.

[bulldog]

hahah but hey it got our upper body pretty strong I would say.. you moreso than me

[bulldog]

military press
115x8x1
125x8x2

pullups
BWx15x1
BW+20x8x1

close grip
155x8x1

BB curls
55x55x1

that absolutely killed my arms

[ItalianGalleon]

you did 55x55? are you insane? buddy curl style, or just straight up

also, do you do the military seated or standing. anyway, nice workout, and i think i might come home for easter, so if you're around, ill see you then.

[Khar]

We did it buddy curl styles...It sucked.

[bulldog]

leg press
90x10x1
180x10x1
270x8x1

this is the part where my back hurt a lot.. again.. yay..

lat pulls
90x10x1
160x8x1
170x6x1

pullups
BWx15x1

straight bar curls
95x6x1


time for motrin.. woohoo

[bulldog]

I love working my lats.. today was a good day

bench
135x10x1
255x6x1
235x10x1

french press
115x6x1
95x12x1

pullups
BWx20x1

lat pulls
160x10x1

inverse grip (close grip) lat pulls
170x10x1

[bulldog]

BB preacher curls
75x10x1

DB curls
45x10x1
50x8x2

DB side raises
15x8x2

DB front raises
15x8x2

DB rear delts
15x8x2

upright db rows
15x8x2

BB rows
115x8x2

shrugs
185x10x1
275x10x1

[bulldog]

made it to the gym twice monday and once today

monday:

pullups
BWx20x1
BWx7x1

lat pulls
150x8x2

bench
250x8x1
250x6x2

db incline
90x10x2

dips
BW+35x8x2

BB rows
135x8x2

BB shrugs
275x12x2

tuesday

french press
105x8x2

shrugs
275x12x2

[bulldog]

Bench
250x8x1
275x2x1
225x8x1

db incline
90x8x1
90x6x1

dips
BW+35x8x2

pullups
BW+20x8x2

lat pulls
150x8x1

BB rows
135x8x1

[bulldog]

haven't worked out for a long time but yesterday I did

bench
225x8x2

incline BB
185x8x2

dips
BW+40x8x2

pullups
BW+25x8x2

shrugs
225x8x1
315x8x2

[ItalianGalleon]

Hey brad, where ya been? It's been a while since we've talked, and quite a while since you've updated. What time does school get out for you, and what do you have lined up over the summer?

[Ari]

**** me!