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4th January 2006
Day 7

today was volume day. waht i mean is, the weight must be kept constant and the sets must be 4 and reps for each set have to be 10. That means for every exercise, i did 4 sets of 10 reps i.e. 4x10

Barbell Back Squats
60x10

Decline Dumbbell Bench Press
52x10

Lat Pull Down
50x10 This was too light. I am going to have to increase the weight next time by 10

Parallel Bar Dips
Body Weight x 8 I am pretty horrible at this exercise. But, in the hope of maintaining perfect form, i lost some of my strength. The very fist rep was killing. I had no idea it would be so tough

Alternate Arm Seated Dumbbell Curls
14x10

Tricep Press Downs
22.5x10

today's workout was great. my entire body was beautifully pumped. i am gonna take tomorrow as a rest day. no cardio. no weights. no abs. perhaps some intense stretching, but nothing else.

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I don't like the parallel bars, they aggrevate my collar bone. I use the bars that are angled outward, it's much better for me.

I also noticed you're doing quite a bit of cardio. Maybe somebody else can comment on this as well, but if your goal is to bulk, then shouldn't you minimize your cardio? You don't really want to burn fat until your cut cycle right? I'm not cutting up your routine, but I'm on a bulk cycle now too and this could help me as well.

i have no problem Kane in explaining you why i am doing cardio. I think a lot of people will agree with me on this that Cardio + Weightlifting is not equal to Bulking.

Your probably thinking that i have just contradicited myself. Your wrong (in that case). i am not justifying my cardio. yes, cardio will definitely be a major setback for gains. but, i am willing to do that because i have (like many many other great lifters) come to stage where i am pretty satisfied with all my muscles except a few: in this case, my abs. no, i am not looking for a classic 6 pac - i am far away from that.

due to my Judo conditioning, i have very hard abs (although they don't pop out like biscuits). my only wish is to reduce my waist size to 30-31" from 32". as soon as that happens, i am going to stop doing cardio completely. oh, and btw, i also do cardio because i have heard that its the most basic form of training and also because its very good for the blood flow (cardiovascular system).

i hope i have answered all of your doubts / worries.

thanks