Borrachos first journal

[borracho]

I have been lurking on the forums for a while now...and finally decided to start posting. I have been lifting on and off for a while now, never really seriously though...sorta seems everytime I start making good progress, something happens in life to where I stop...well, NO MORE!

A few stats...I am 24, 6'1, 240lbs. I used to be about 285lbs...and then I started riding bikes with my dad and watching what I ate...and widdled my fat ass down to the thin figure I have now.

My goals: get a respectable power:weight ratio...I am not too image oriented (yet), I would just like to improve on my strength..for the time being.

Since I am in school and study groups interfere with any regular workout schedule, I just sorta "wing it"..which probably hasnt helped. I am also trying to get out of the mind set that I have to go to the gym every day....
sssoooo...
Let it begin today. I am going to the gym in a while for an arm/shoulder workout...and at the end of the day I will sum up my eating for the day.

edit: since this is right before finals (and before I head back home) I will have a screwy schedule as far as lifting...trying to get the most out of my monthly membership as i can before I leave for christmas break...

[borracho]

Shoulder/Arm workout:

DB press

30lbs x 15
40lbs x 12
50lbs x 10 (stopped b/c of left shoulder pain)

DB lat raises
25lbs x 10
25lbs x 10

curlbar curls
60lbs x 12
60lbs x 8
80lbs x 7
80lbs x 7
80lbs x 5
80lbs x 5
60lbs x 8

curl machince (dont know wtf the correct name is, but its a seated machine and you are doing it @ a preacher angle).

90lbs x 8
110lbs x 5
110lbs x 4

skull crushers
45lbs x 15
50lbs x 10
65lbs x 6 (stopped b/c shoulder was hurting)

tricep push down
90lbs x 12
130lbs x 14
140lbs x 10
100lbs x ??? (went to failure more than 5 less than 20...)

And then I ran a mile on the treadmill...alternating between walking @ 3.8 mph and sprinting for15 minutes total.

felt good, except for shoulder...its been messed up since may, and it was actually mostly healed until recently, slightly bummed about that.

Food today:
Morning:
Two eggs scrambled, ~3/4 cup hashbrowns and 1 tortilla..1 cup of coffee
2 hours later- protein shake ~600 cals, 40G protein, and had a handful of oats...drank before workout.

after workout shake was ~400 cals and 30ish gm protein
2 hours later had a 8oz beans, 1 chicken breast, and a tortilla.
I will finish up today with some more chicken most likely...and call it a day..

[borracho]

Back workout:
Hammer strength machine
warm up set with 45s/side
125lbs/side:3 sets of 8,7,6.
then i did a drop set to failiure

Seated cable rows
12x100lbs
10x120lbs
8x135lbs
6x150lbs
5x180lbs
4x180lbs

shrugs (very minimal resting beween)
14x80lbs
8x80lbs
8x80lbs
10x70lbs

[Nikkiwomang]

I'm just excited to see someone from Albuquerque....pretty sweet

[borracho]

I'm just excited to see someone from Albuquerque....pretty sweet

yea...i noticed that yesterday...on the thread about myspace...gave me a little grin.

[Nikkiwomang]

yea...i noticed that yesterday...on the thread about myspace...gave me a little grin.

well welcome.

[borracho]

Chest workout:
Flat BB bench:
10x135lbs
8x155lbs
6x175lbs
5x185lbs
2x205lbs
Incline DB bench
9x50lbs
8x55lbs
5x60lbs
5x60lbs

Flat DB bench
8x60lbs
6x70lbs (followed by a bit longer rest...~3.5 min)
6x80lbs
4x85lbs
the last set tottally winded me. Overall..I wasnt in it today..I think that I have overtrained for the last two weeks bc I am leaving for christmas break and I dont know where I am going to be working out at home...plus I wanted to get my moneys worth out of the gym...even if it was not really to my physical benefit..anyway...physics final tomorrow so I am OUT!

[WBBIRL]

Nice workouts, good like with your goals!

[borracho]

Nice workouts, good like with your goals!

thanks

[borracho]

I am thinking that I will take off the rest of the week for the most part until I can get to the gym @ work on monday. I will most likely do something at home tomorrow but I havent been sleeping very well at all since leaving school...those finals screwed me up!

[borracho]

I know...its been damn near a full week.
After finally getting into the gym @ work I did a decent back workout monday and a so-so chest workout tuesday. Wednesday was off cause work was closed due to snow...and today I did a short workout at home. I am having troubles finding a good schedule to follow now that I am back @ work...cant wait to get back to school!

[borracho]

monday (keep in mind this was at my house so for lat pull downs, weight reflected is off from what itd be @ the gym)
back
lat pull downs
75lbs x 12
75lbs x 12
100lbs x 10
100lbs x 10
bent over BB rows
65lbs x 10
65lbs x 10
85lbs x 8
85lbs x 8
bent over DB rows
50lbs x 9
50lbs x 9
tuesday
chest
flat BB bench
120lbs x 12
140lbs x 10
170lbs x 7
170lbs x 6
190lbs x 5
190lbs x 3
flat DB bench
70lbs x 7
70lbs x 5
70lbs x 5

[borracho]

I didnt feel like a sufficiently beat on my chest last time..and I was just sorta angry (ex gf ****) ..ssssooo...I took it out on the bench..or, tried anyway.

Chest
flat BB bench
120lbs x 8
170lbs x 9
190lbs x 5
210lbs x 3
225lbs x 0 (i got over ambitious...what can I say...)
170lbs x 9 FTW
flat DB bench
70lbs x 6, x6

[borracho]

I am thoroughly frustrated with what has happened to my workout after leaving school for break...it has gone to something with some structure to, um, somthing that doesnt..and I can only blame myself (and mother nature) for that. Anywho...heres my work out for Thursday

Shoulders and Biceps

DB military press
20lbs x 14
20lbs x 10
30lbs x 10
40lbs x 10
50lbs x 6
Military BB press
70lbs x 10
90lbs x 9
lateral raises
20lbs x 10, x 2

biceps
curlbar
60lbs x 8
80lbs x 6
90lbs x 2.5
95lbs x 3.5 (lil bit extra rest)
Alt DB curls
30lbs x 8
35lbs x 8
35lbs x 8
I finished the workout off with reverse curls and a set of concentration curls w/40lbs/hand. felt good.

I CANT WAIT to get back into the swing of things @ school.

[borracho]

Back workout from 1/03/07

Back
Pull Downs
75lbs x 12
100lbs x 8, x 3
DB Rows
40ls x 8
50lbs x 8
60lbs x 8
70lbs x 4
70lbs x 6
Reverse flyes
20lbs x 8, x 2
Stiff Leg Dead Lifts (back hurt from sledding so I went easy..plus I am weak @ them too)
60lbs x 8
110lbs x 8
160lbs x 8
180lbs x 7
200lbs x 3
230lbs x 2

edited: for correct year

[borracho]

Workout from 1/4/07
Chest
BB Flat Bench
70lbs x 12
120lbs x 10
170lbs x 7
190lbs x 3
210lbs x 2
190lbs x 3
170lbs x 6
170lbs x 7
120ls x 20
DB Bench
70lbs x 4
70lbs x 7
Dumbbell kick backs
20lbs x 12, x2
skull crushers
50lbs x8


Workout felt good, though I didnt feel strong...shoulder started hurting after I did the first set of 170lbs...def felt it on the 210. Damn this shoulder thing.

[borracho]

shoulder/arm workout from 1/6/07
shoulders
DB shoulder presses
20lbs x 15
30lbs x 10, x2
40lbs x 10, x2
lateral raises
20lbs x 12
20lbs x 10, x2
Biceps
curlbar
60lbs x 12
60lbs x 10, x 3
seated concentration curls
30lbs x 8
30lbs x 6
30lbs x 5
Triceps
skull crushers
50lbs x 10, x 3
DB kickbacks
20bs x 8, x3

[borracho]

Today was sorta special...the garage was >28 degrees F, it was actually 35F..so, it was sorta nice..too bad I didnt get a good nights sleep last night. Oh well..tomorrow is chest day and I am going to get to bed muuuuch earlier for that reason.

Back workout 1/8/07
Lat Pull Downs
Behind neck Infront of neck
50lbs x 10 50lbs x 10
75lbs x 10 75lbs x 10
100lbs x 10 100lbs x 6
100lbs x 9 100lbs x 7

DB rows
50lbs x 10
50lbs x 10
65lbs x 9
70lbs x 7
80lbs x 4
Reverse flies
20lbs x 10, x 2

I then wrapped it up with some ab work...decline crunches with 45lbs on my chest..felt really good bc i havent done anything for my stomach in a few weeks now...at least not with weights.

[borracho]

It was a gooooood night! Garage was ~40degrees, dog didnt try and rape my ear with her loving tongue....good stuff. Though, I didnt meet the ever elusive 225lbs on the bench, again. Next time.

Chest workout
BB Flat bench
120lbs x 12
170lbs x 5
185lbs x 7
185lbs x 5
205lbs x 2
190lbs x 5
200lbs x 2
215lbs x 1
220lbs x 1
225lbs x ........0
Decline BB
170lbs x 6
170lbs x 5
flat DB
50lbs x 7, x2
60lbs x 5

...and that was it. I was reeeaally wanting that 225...the 220 went up so easily (sorta..) I thought the 225 woulda gone up as well. oh well. I felt great after....prolly a lil too much work but its my last chest workout at home before I go back to school and hit up the "real" gym.

[borracho]

woo hoo! I am still sore from that chest workout! I just got in some more muscle milk...chocolate mint flavor, and, ya know...while its sorta gay sounding, its pretty damn good...muscle milk is the ****! Since being back home for the break, I hadnt really noticed any increase in my weight, I seemed to be holding @ 238lbs...since it had been a week/week and a half...I weighed myself last night, and I now weigh 241..probably 1/16th of it is muscle, right?

[KevinStarke]

Workouts are all looking great man, high volume which is rough. You'll nail 2 plates next time man the only reason I think you missed it is because you did too many sets/reps before the 225. I've heard muscle milk tastes pretty good, havn't tried it myself. I mix milk and ON 100% Whey (Vanilla Ice Cream) in the blender it just tastes like vanilla milk which I can actually stomach.

[borracho]

yea...I know I could have done it had I gone straight for it instead of leading up to it with the 210, 215, 220...oh well.
It aint worth it if you dont work for it.

[KevinStarke]

Very true

[borracho]

well i did a shoulder, SLDL, and half an arm workout last night. I say half becuase at some point I (re)injured my shoulder, or, maybe just pulled it. Either way it feels loose in the joint and cramped up really badly so I stopped. Icant find my note pad with the stats from the workout at the moment but I will post that up as soon as I locate it...it wasnt impressive either way.

[borracho]

I consider myself decent at math...not so spiffy when it comes to in-depth, algebra intense calculus stuff, but, as far as basic addition, counting, I am good to go. Well...as it turns out, that may not be the case as far as counting weights goes.
At home, I am not using the standard 45#, 35#, and 25# plates that would be found in a gym...instead I am using 25lbs, 10#, 5#, and 2.5#, and the bar is ~20#. In any event, last time I did my chest workout I couldnt put up the 225, well, I tried it again tonight and discoverd that I was off by 10lbs, making it 235 instead...and I think that 10lbs easily made it undoable (for me, anyway). Anyway..that made me sorta happy.

Chest workout (yes, again.)

decline BB bench
70lbs x 15, x2
120lbs x 12, x 2
170lbs x 10
190lbs x7
205lbs x 3
205lbs x 2
Flat BB bench
170lbs x 7
205lbs x 2
235lbs x 1/4 (this is when I realized I had 235 instead of 225)

and then I did some declined/weighted crunches