Bulking Slowly

[The_Chicken_Daddy]

So you're not adding bodyfat and your weight is going up.

So you must obviously be noting muscle increases then? Have your measurements changed?

[Maki Riddington]

Thats one thing I never do is measure myself. I find it to be somethig that can put a damper on my progress because I get too caught up with it.

My legs seem to be thicker as does my chest.
I'll post some pics in a month or so so you can see my progress from 195 to the present.

[Mystic Eric]

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[Maki Riddington]

Ok, it was leg day today since my fiances family is in town I cut my leg workout short.

This is how it went:
145x5 (slow tempo)
175x5 (same tempo)
225x 3 (pausing at the bottom)
275x2
315x2
320x2
325x2
335x2

I felt pretty good after this. Next week my goal is to hit 340x2.

I finished off with two sets of leg extensions at 70x10 just using my left leg since it's lagging quite a bit.

My weight was 206.5, but that's at night.

[Maki Riddington]

Had a good back and bicep day and my food intake was saticfactory.

I slept 10 hours today. I can tell that this high volume **** is taking it's toll on my body.

[Anthony]

Wow, I didn't realize how much progress you've made until I read this. Great work Maki, keep it up!

[Maki Riddington]

Thanks Anthony!!

I weighed in at 204 this morning.
So far I know my cals are in between 2500-3000 cals. I'm zig zagging them.

I had a poo workout today. I went up 5 pounds more for my flys.
But I still felt tiered overall.
I couldn't nap either.

I changed my chest workout.
2 sets decline dumbbell presses
2 incline cable flys
4 sets of flat dumbbell flys
2 sest of incline dumbbell presses

I need to work on my chest so that is why I have a variety of exercises.
Hopefully when I post some pics down the road ya'll can see the difference in my chest.

[Mystic Eric]

I see that you're trying to "shape", "tone", and add "definition" to your chest while isolating the inner, outer, upper, lower, regions of the chest with those exercises

Anyways, those sets are submaximal sets right? That's some volume you've got there!

[Maki Riddington]

Yup those are submax sets.
I weighed in at 209 this afternoon.

My chest and triceps are so sore!!!!!
I also strained a muscle in my neck. I was in so much pain this morning when I woke up. This usually happens once in awhile. It must have been due to those damn tricep kickbacks.
I'll be fine in a couple days.
I was debating whether I should go out for 10 cent wings tonight but I won't. I'll stay home instead and burn some more CD's.

[Mystic Eric]

Holy crap! You're putting on weight so quickly! How much has your fat % gone up?

And btw, ya, tricep kickbacks are sooooo "intense"

[Maki Riddington]

You'll see when we workout, I'm fat but not as bad when we first worked out.
I'm pushing for a pound a week so I'm hoping next week I'll be 205.

[Maki Riddington]

212 this morning. WTF!!!!!!!!!!
I'm starting to get a gut.
Oh well that means my cutting this summer will have to be strict!!!
Legs tonight. I only got 4 hours sleep and I have a 12 hour day today at work.

I'll see if I can lift heavy tonight.
Stay tuned.

[Mystic Eric]

WTF?? you're putting on like 5 pounds a week!!!!

[Maki Riddington]

Ok, so I had a leg workout ahead of me.
I had my pre workout shake which consisted of 40 grams of whey and 30 grams of carb up.
I had a insulin spike going into my workout as I was yawning in overdrive. I was pretty sleepy but I prepared myself for the squat session.

I started at:
225x2
275x1
315x1
325x1
335x1
345x1
350x1
360x1

Ok, now I decided I would use a rating system this workout. This is how it goes. I use a scale between 1-10 to decide when I should stop. 10 being the most difficult and 1 being a lift I could do in my sleep. I told myself that once I felt I had reached a 7 on the scale I would call it quits. That is why I stopped at 360. I may be using singles but they aren't my maxes so I'm fine.

I then did my calves for 3 sets and mleg extensions for two sets of 10. My legs are tiered. I'm gonna have my shake, shower, play some vids (NHL 2K) and have a beer, some chicken breasts and garlic mashed potatoes. Then it's off to bed.

Next week I want to hit 370. This isn't a PB I'm just regaining my strength back from my CKD diet.
400 ATF would be a PB.

[Maki Riddington]

Did my back and triceps last night.
I think I did about 10 sets for my back and 3 sets for my triceps.

Started doing some static holds as well which were piss poor aweful.

I'm going home for the long weekend today and my buddy is trying to bait me to go to a free kegger tonight. If I do I'm gonna miss my work out tommorrow morning.
I'm gonna do my best to stay home tonight and rent some playstation games.

My weigh in is tommorrow morning.
205 hopefully.

[Maki Riddington]

It's Monday evening and I'm munching on a turkey sandwich.
I had a nice long weekend at my moms and pops place. It was comprised of sleeping and playing medal of honor, allied assult.

I weighed in on Friday morn at 212 and later on weighed in at 217 that night. I didn't drink that much water so I it was due to some water retention.
I had a decent chest and shoulers workout that morning. The volume wasn't that high though.

I'm starting to gear up for my leg session tonight.
Hopefuly I can squat a tad heavier this session. I hope my restful weekend pays off tonight. There was no partying this weekend. So far so good.

[Maki Riddington]

Monday night, leg time.

Here's how it went.
225x2
315x1
365x1
380x1

One set of lunges with 30 pound dumbbells.
On my second set my knees didn't feel that stabilized so I stopped mid way through.
I then did 2 sest of 12 reps of leg extensions with 120 pounds.

I think I'm gonna take a break from these singles.
I'm going to back off the weight and give my body time to adapt.

[Maki Riddington]

Well I'v been lazy on updating my journal.

Wednesday I did my back and triceps.
I did 9 sets for my back. I've started doing two handed dumbbell pullovers for my last couple sets.

My triceps 3 did 3x6 sets of incline skull crushers.
And i set of cable press downs.

Nothing special.

Friday I only got 2 hours sleep so I skipped my workout and napped in the afternoon to catch up on some sleep.

I weighed in at 210.5. It looks like I 'm holding steady at this weight. Mind you I can't expect a steady increase when my cals aren't above 3000. Once I get a tan and trim my leg hairs I'll post some pics. You should be able to see a difference from last time I was 210 which was last summer.

Today I'll be doing my chest, shoulders and biceps.

[The_Chicken_Daddy]

What's your split man?

btw looking forward to 'dem pics

[Maki Riddington]

Thanks CD.

My slit is as follows:

Monday
Legs

Wednesday
Back
Triceps

Friday
Chest
Biceps
Shoulders

I'm gonna start putting in static holds on my back day.

[The_Chicken_Daddy]

Seems to be working well for you man!

[Maki Riddington]

I had a killer back and tris workout on Wednesday.
One of the trainers commented on how much bigger I look at the same weight as I was last year (especially my chest). So I've dropped some fat and replaced it with muscle. Yehaaaaa!!!!

My fiance also told me that my buddies roomate said I was way bigger, he was suprised by the size of my legs.
My mom just says I'm fat.

I weighed in at 213.5 this morning.

I think I got amonia poisoning??
My roomate and I shampooed the carpets yesterday and he had a brilliant idea to put amonia in the shampooer.
Now I'm sick and I got nil sleep last night. My liver is killing me and I've been coughing and sneezing like crazy. Not to mention the fever I have.

He on the other hand was worse off. He was vomitting like crazy his eyes were super red and was couging really bad. He should have gone to emergency.
I think I'm gonna have to go see the doctor today. It feels like my lower right area is bruised.
My workout may be skipped, if I feel up to it I'll do less volume and sleep a lot tonight.

Next week I'll be meeting Eric to workout with him.

[Mystic Eric]

Man, go to a friggin doctor's. I don't understand why people don't go to the doctor's when they are sick. Your liver hurts, you have a fever... you're ******* ill man!

Btw, how can you be meeting with me? According to Prince, we're the same person!

[Mystic Eric]

Btw again, why didn't you stop your idiot roomate when he added amonia to the solution?!?!?!


The following is taken from http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mmg2.html

"What immediate health effects may result from ammonia exposure?

Most exposures to ammonia are by breathing the gas. Even with very short or low-level exposures, most people will notice the pungent odor and experience burning of the eyes, nose, and throat. With higher doses, coughing or choking may occur. Severe exposure can cause death from throat swelling or from chemical burns to the lungs. Skin contact with ammonia containing liquids may cause burns. Contact with rapidly escaping ammonia gas from a leaking pressurized cylinder can cause frostbite injury. Eye exposure to concentrated gas or liquid can cause serious corneal burns or blindness. Drinking a concentrated ammonia solution can cause burns to the mouth, throat, and stomach.

What is the treatment for ammonia poisoning?


There is no antidote for ammonia poisoning, but its effects can be treated and most people do recover fully. Persons who have experienced serious signs and symptoms (such as severe or persistent coughing, tearing eyes or running nose) may require close medical observation for several hours.

Are any future health effects likely to occur?


After a single, short exposure with rapid recovery, no delayed or long-term effects are likely to occur. After a severe exposure, symptoms may progress over 18 hours. Following is a list of some signs and symptoms to watch for. If any of them occur, seek medical care.

What tests can be done if a person has been exposed to ammonia?

There are no specific blood and urine tests that can indicate recent exposure to ammonia. Generally, the severity of burns is the best indicator of the seriousness of the exposure. Blood tests and a chest X ray may be done to evaluate possible lung injury, but testing is not needed in every case.

If ammonia contacts the eyes, the doctor may put an orange dye in the eyes and examine them with a magnifying lamp."

[Maki Riddington]

Thanks, I slept good this morning and last night and I feel 95% better.

My fever, cough and runny nose are all gone.
My liver isn't hurting either.

I did a quick chest and bicep workout yesterday even though I wasn't feeling good.

Dumbbell Flyes
75x6 *** Next week my goal is 80x6
65x6

Incline Press
75x8
65x7

Incline Cable Flyes
50x6
50x6

Machine Press
130x8
150x6

As you can see my strength dropped quite rapidly after my first set.
For biceps I did:

Dumbbell Hammer Curls
50x6 + 25x5
40x6

Reverse cable Curls
90x10
95x10

Again my strenght dropped quite rapidly even though my rest periods are all under 90 seconds.