Growths Journal

[deegee]

whatever the size of your quads you are shifting some good weight there.

[Big john]

looks like you had an impressive leg session m8 nice one

[ExpensiveUrine]

Any tingling sensations in your legs?

[Growth]

if you have good form on squats, the WORST that can happen if you fail is you get pinned. so .. squat away!! :twisted:

yeah, i can just imagine me stuffing it up though lol :grin: I will stick with hacks for a while and return to back squats latter on.

[Growth]

whatever the size of your quads you are shifting some good weight there.

Thanks mate.

[Growth]

looks like you had an impressive leg session m8 nice one

Cheers

[Growth]

Any tingling sensations in your legs?

Nope. I really have no idea what the deal is. Now i wake up and it is sore on the other side of my back, just to the right of the spine this time :?

[jono]

Any tingling sensations in your legs?

Nope. I really have no idea what the deal is. Now i wake up and it is sore on the other side of my back, just to the right of the spine this time :?

doesnt sound too good

[Growth]

doesnt sound too good

No it doesnt. I hate injuries. I wont be going to the physio until next week.

[Growth]

Todays Workout

Arnold Press

13 x 12

16 x 12

28 x 10

33 x 8

33 x 7

33 x 6

38 x 5

Seated Military Press

60 x 8

70 x 7

80 x 4

70 x 7

60 x 8

BB Shrugs SS Lateral Raises

120 x 20 SS 25 x 7

160 x 16 SS 25 x 7

200 x 10 SS 25 x 7

240 x 5 SS 25 x 7

120 x 16 SS 25 x 7

More Lateral Raises (Burn Set)

16 x 8 DS 13 x 8 DS 10 x 8

Good workout today, back was a little sore still so i was careful to really get down low to unrack/move weights around, and not use my back so much. Arnold presses went really well, all my work sets went up at least one rep and i still managed to hit out a new PB on the final set. I am officially dropping MP from my workouts, its so frustrating, i just cannot improve on it, all other lifts are going up and up, but with MP im luck if i cant keep it the same as last week. I think i may give BTN presses a go next time. Shrugs were good too, the lateral supersets were up a rep, i decided on 7 reps to better last weeks but this was far to light, i should have gone for 10 reps or moved the weight up. Got PB on the shrugs and and extra couple of reps on the second to last workset. I also got told that i was lifting to much weight and would injure my back by someone workingout close to me :? Finished of with final burn sets

[deegee]

Not bad for someone not at the top of his fitness. I know when I have an injury of any type it effects my entire workout regime.

[ExpensiveUrine]

Any tingling sensations in your legs?

Nope. I really have no idea what the deal is. Now i wake up and it is sore on the other side of my back, just to the right of the spine this time :?

Right side just above the pelvic region or near the pelvic region?

Quite possibly a soft tissue injury.

That's what I've been having for sometime now. Such a pain in the ass. Almost literally.

[jono]

Todays Workout

Arnold Press

13 x 12

16 x 12

28 x 10

33 x 8

33 x 7

33 x 6

38 x 5

Seated Military Press

60 x 8

70 x 7

80 x 4

70 x 7

60 x 8

BB Shrugs SS Lateral Raises

120 x 20 SS 25 x 7

160 x 16 SS 25 x 7

200 x 10 SS 25 x 7

240 x 5 SS 25 x 7

120 x 16 SS 25 x 7

More Lateral Raises (Burn Set)

16 x 8 DS 13 x 8 DS 10 x 8

Good workout today, back was a little sore still so i was careful to really get down low to unrack/move weights around, and not use my back so much. Arnold presses went really well, all my work sets went up at least one rep and i still managed to hit out a new PB on the final set. I am officially dropping MP from my workouts, its so frustrating, i just cannot improve on it, all other lifts are going up and up, but with MP im luck if i cant keep it the same as last week. I think i may give BTN presses a go next time. Shrugs were good too, the lateral supersets were up a rep, i decided on 7 reps to better last weeks but this was far to light, i should have gone for 10 reps or moved the weight up. Got PB on the shrugs and and extra couple of reps on the second to last workset. I also got told that i was lifting to much weight and would injure my back by someone workingout close to me :? Finished of with final burn sets

nice work. mp is the DEVIL!! :grin:

you really like those spinecrushing shrugs huh. i will never do bb shrugs ever. i did them b4 and i could feel the weight directly on my spine. so yeah..

[Growth]

Not bad for someone not at the top of his fitness. I know when I have an injury of any type it effects my entire workout regime.

Cheers mate. Yeah i hate nigley injuries such as this, back ones are the worst, even just shifting plates around takes extra effort.

[Growth]

Right side just above the pelvic region or near the pelvic region?

Quite possibly a soft tissue injury.

That's what I've been having for sometime now. Such a pain in the ass. Almost literally.

Yeah i think its the exact sam position, if you feel around your lower back and you feel those two bones of the pelvis, right close to the spine (they almost feel like a small round bone), thats were most of the pain is, then you get the dull aches along your arse and sometimes down the leg too.

I also have been thinking it may well be a soft tissue injury, i went out and bought some soft tissue 'food' today to try to help the healing process.

[jono]

Right side just above the pelvic region or near the pelvic region?

Quite possibly a soft tissue injury.

That's what I've been having for sometime now. Such a pain in the ass. Almost literally.

Yeah i think its the exact sam position, if you feel around your lower back and you feel those two bones of the pelvis, right close to the spine (they almost feel like a small round bone), thats were most of the pain is, then you get the dull aches along your arse and sometimes down the leg too.

I also have been thinking it may well be a soft tissue injury, i went out and bought some soft tissue 'food' today to try to help the healing process.

that does NOT sound soft tissue.

[Growth]

nice work. mp is the DEVIL!! :grin:

Absolutely!!! :grin:

you really like those spinecrushing shrugs huh. i will never do bb shrugs ever. i did them b4 and i could feel the weight directly on my spine. so yeah..

Yeah a few odd looks from people and even like today, someone told me i shouldnt be doing them. There is no discomfort when i do them, i just take a long time to really get set properly and control the weight as best i can, not dropping the weight from the top etc. lol, by the time im ready for my first rep my whole body is red :grin:

[Simo]

Hope u recover soon man, doc told me pain in the legs could mean a disc problem.

[Growth]

Hope u recover soon man, doc told me pain in the legs could mean a disc problem.

Cheers mate.

[Growth]

Todays Workout

Flat Bench Press

60 x 10

60 x 10

100 x 10

120 x 7

130 x 4 DS 60 x 10

Flat DB Press

47 x 8

47 x 8

47 x 8 DS 20 x 10

Weighted Dips

BW x 10

BW+20 x 10

BW+30 x 7

BW+40 x 5

BW+45 x 3 DS BW x 10

SkullCrushers

45 x 8

50 x 6

60 x 5

Tricep Pushdowns (Bar - Single Pulley)

57 x 8

61 x 5

61 x 5 DS Various

Ok. So i jumped on the scales this morning as per usual. No change in weight, still stuck at 92kg. Not too disapointed by this, i have tweeked my diet once again, this time it is sure to result in weight loss. Basically i have changed my first two meals of the day, breakfast and pre workout, to contain only protein and fats, no carbs, then post workout will contain some simple carbs for protein uptake and recovery. Meal 4 will be strictly protein once again, meal 5 will be protein with a little complex carbs, and finally meal 6 will be protein and fat.

Ive noticed a reduction in apparent water weight already from dropping the carbs right down, i dont look as smooth now. i can definitaly tell during workouts that i have had no carbs but judging by todays workout it wont effect my strength to bad.

As for the workout it went okay. I tried to concentrate on getting the reps up rather than going heavy, it worked in some cases. Bench press was up in reps during work sets bar the last one, it felt a bit lighter this week, i hope to make some gains soon on the bench. As for the dumbells i just deceide to keep it light and go for the reps. Dips had really good increases, i dont expect it to go up much from now on though, it was only because i hadnt done it in such a long time that i saw good gains here i think. Just finished with a bit of direct tri work, they were pretty badley fried already but i still managed a PB on skulls. Pushdowns felt very heavy, i was exhausted by now, so i kept it a bit lighter and tried to force out the reps.

[Marcus]

Interesting diet setup bro. Let me know how you get on. How was your energy going into the workout with no carbs in the system?

[sponge]

For 92kg you sure are strong

[jono]

nice work..

[Growth]

Interesting diet setup bro. Let me know how you get on. How was your energy going into the workout with no carbs in the system?

Yeah just thought it needed a bit of a switch up after a week of gaining weight followed by a stagnant week. Energy going into the workout was quite good, i totally forgot in my mind that i was carbless, it wasnt until after the dips when i realised my energy was getting a bit low.

[Growth]

For 92kg you sure are strong

Thanks, i still have a fairly high BF i would imagine. High teens perhaps. If i could get down to say 87-88ish and not lose too much strength i would be happy.