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02-02-2007, 03:49 PM
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Gender:  |  So the last two reps didn't count and the proper course of action is to carry over. If you miss it for one or two more workouts then I'd recommend cycling back to 130, not 135, assuming that you keep getting the same number of reps and don't actually end up doing less which is a whole nother story (just hypothetical stuff). On the alternate format I was only suggesting that you take out chins if you keep having problems, not switching to the every other workout format I mentioned. |
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02-04-2007, 08:23 AM
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Gender: | Monthly State of the Body Address Monthly State of the Body Address Well. It has been exactly one month since the beginning of my Rippetoe journey and it is time to address the state of my body and look at the progress made... Neck: 16 --> 16.5 Chest: 45.5 --> 47 Waist: 38 no change L-Arm: 14.0 No change R-Quad: 23 No change L-Quad:23 No change R-Calf:15 --> 15.5 L-Calf: 14 --> 15 Weight: 195lbs (+ 7.5lb) I have gained weight since I began, and I've lost fat. Which I assume is why the changes in measurements don't appear to be as great as the change in the mirror. Most of the new muscle appears to be through the back, in the butt, and on the legs. My quads n thighs now no longer go straight down, they have a sweep to them. I have muscle right above my knee, and my legs look really different. This is a new thing. My back is showing new muscles, I can flex my stomache and actually see muscle moving about, my ass now actually holds my pants up (huge thing!), and I've gained enough padding in my traps to actually rest the bar on (when I started it was sitting right on a vertabrae). Overall I'm happy. Diet and rest will remain my key focus. Lifts... Squats: 75 --> 150lb (+75lbs) Bench: 115 --> 150lbs (+35lbs) Dead: 225 --> 255 (+30 lbs) Pendlay: 115 --> 140lbs (+25lbs) M. Press: 75 --> 100lb (+25lbs) Very, very pleased when it comes to the strength gains I have made in 30 days. |
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02-04-2007, 08:49 AM
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Gender: | Pics from today, batteries died before I could do legs. Will get batts and post the hairy chickens soon.   Not looking for comments (nothing good to say lol), just posting for completion of my record keeping. Still in shock I'm posting pics with no shirt on the net  Last edited by RabidRabbit; 02-04-2007 at 09:18 AM. |
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02-11-2007, 11:53 AM
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Gender: | The good news is I'm not dead and I've got three articles submitted to journals & conferences. Bad news is I missed two workouts, lost 7 pounds, averaged about 5 hours of sleep and the healthiest thing that passed through my lips was probably the 40 or so coffee that kept me conscious. I did however get a lot of backlog worked through as I did nothing but work all week and made a lot of deadlines. Kind of sad how easy I fell off the workout wagon, but I'm glad it happened just so I could see how the best laid plans can fall to shit so easily. Got back in the gym today... and took it easy... Squat: 3x5 @135 M. Press: 3x5 @ 95 Rows: 3x5 @ 135 P. Chins: 2x8 @ 60lb assist Worked hard on squat form and went real, real low. Felt good. |
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