Thanks Anuj. I see your knowledge base is growing. :)

Anyways, I'm gonna take a break from my journal. New goals, ect. If anyone has questions about anything I did in this journal, feel free to ask away here.

Maybe somewhere in the future I'll come back to this journal and continue. For now, I'm finished! :D

Right now I'm going to CUT down some bodyfat...

thanks for those kind words 0311.......so what are you gonna be doing if ur not gonna continue this journal???

I'm going to keep my journal alive to help keep me from becoming bored. I've got 12 hours a day to kill, 4 days a week.

I won't post my actual routine because I'm working with Ironaddict still. I've been with him for 6 weeks so far, and learned A LOT. Metaphorically speaking, I was basically driving in 4th gear until he showed me that I had another gear to shift with.. Now I'm flying down the freeway! :D

Anyways, it was brought to my attention that I have VERY good genetics lol, so I'm happy. Ok, here's my experience thus far.

The first week moving from what i was doing in the journal (westside) to the moderate volume (bodybuilder style) workouts nearly killed me. :D Picture having a powerlifter's mentality busting out 1 RM's hard and fast to doing something like DB presses for 4 sets or going from a 1 RM squat with a 3-5 rep heavy drop set to doing 4 sets of 6 squatting! I was given strict rest periods and TUT to follow which didn't help LOL! My first set of DB presses featured me using the 110's and pressing them almost at the speed of light. Probably took me 6 seconds to hit 10 reps.

After the first week, everything really slowed down. To be honest with everyone, it was VERY difficult for me to slow down my reps. Powerlifting for so long pretty much completely erased my mind-muscle connection. All I cared about for the past year was being fast and lifting heavy. Luckily, the second week went MUCH better, and I re-established my bodybuilder mentality I lost through the course of strength training.

After a deload week (a gift from God), I moved onto a strength phase of training which I'm very comfortable with. So that's where I'm currently at now. I came into this wanting to lose some chub and continue gaining strength. So far that's exactly what I'm doing! I actually gained A LOT more mass after six weeks since I increased my protein/carbs (being consistant!) while losing some chub. The workouts themselves act as cardio for me since I'm coming from 1 RM's and long rests between sets. It's actually a "no brainer" for me gaining mass since doing 1 RM's won't pack on the pounds LOL. Everyday is a challenge.

SOOOO, I'll be updating this bitch with some progress albiet a new RM or losing some bodyfat.

As always, comments/questions shall be entertained. :arg:

Today's workout was fucking terrific. Going back in this journal I always had some issues with deadlifts. Mainly due to my reliance on using straps and being a pussy. Today I nailed 455 for 3 sets of 3 reps easily only using a belt/chalk. I think it used to fuck me up dicking around with straps bent down for so long vs. what I do now -> Getting some chalk on my hands, grabbing the bar, and busting out my reps. New PR (3x3) for me!

Really glad to hear you're making some great gains! Congrats on the deadlift, 455 for a 3x3 is pretty impressive (and motivational :D).

awesome! :) i will be tuned in as always sir

Awesome numbers. Always an inspiration to lift heavier.

hahah glad you said it, cause I wasnt going to. j/k thats some serious wieght, makes me not so happy with my performance last night.

Wow some good wieghts there, good f'n job

Thanks guys!

Nothing new or unusual to report this week other than getting behind in my eating... Which is very easy to do. I bought NBA2K7 for my xbox360 so my son and I can have something fun to do on my days off. Fun game! Made me miss a few meals. :D

Only things worth noting is my 3 board press shot up to 365 x 3 reps, which kicks ass. I used to do 4 board presses with 365 for 3-5 reps, so to drop another 2 inches down and nail 365 for a ON MY OWN triple is motivating!!

Next week will have some high numbers with the box squat and regular flat bench which will be my two ME exercises to hit some triples with.