[GeorgeT]

Originally Posted by MikeNYY420

^ I wanna have an earth shattering body slam. It'll be like a fight to me and if I lose I'll take it like I'm a bitch and just got my ass kicked. The two things that threaten my manlyness is someone my age out lifting me and losing in hand to hand combat. That **** sucks!!

George your benching about the same as me and I'm going "**** **** gotta bench more damn." Hahah I guess I have to be the best.


Thanks for being here Mike, George and azn(Would write more of your name but I can't remember it long enough to hahahh.) Oh well you know who I'm talking about.

haha, i do the same alot it keeps me out of the whole "im to tired to lift today" mentality, im trying to beat our varsity center need to crack 265 . i tried competing against your deads but i can't touch that LOL.

[MikeNYY420]

Originally Posted by aznsyndicate609

It is definitely possible for a person who is 120 to beat a person that weights 220 if they're really good. Hell, I pinned my other friend in under 10 seconds and he weighs 200 and I'm 135ish.
5% was just an estimate, I really don't know. But it's not nearly as useful as technique, but it certainly is useful.


Hah, it's all good, just here to help ya.
Some nasty numbers you putting up there, keep it up. Improving fast as hell.
Good job on developing the horse shoe shape, it's not easy getting that. Luckily, it was pretty easy for me. I actually don't remember not having it. Haha.

I think strength and technique are just one of those comparisions that can't be made side by side. They each have they're advantages. Just like in a fight if you're bigger and stronger it's easier to resist other people's moves and do yours with more force and power. You do need at least some technique or strength becomes useless, it's how you use what you know. IMO

Yeah some things come easy for me like biceps lats and leg definition come easy to me and others not so easy like triceps, chest, and abs.

Originally Posted by Freak

Mike you are doing awesome. Very consistent and just as important.. you have goals. Keep it up bro.

Thanks Brent, great to see you back here! Goals really push me right now I'm most after the DB bench and deads.

Originally Posted by mikeh40+

mike,
your work outs are just amazing, your dedication each and every time you train is very inspiring, you remind me of myself at your age, except your much more dedicated at that age and it took me until i was in my 20`s to get to that level, you da MAN!! You have nothing but good things ahead of you in your bodybuilding/power lifting training, and your just getting started so to speak, and yes the desire to out best the competition is defiantly a male ego thing, and its what separates the boys from the men, and YOU my man are defiantly not a boy!!! Props Buddie, you continue to amaze me..
mike

Thanks Mike, it means a lot. I'm trying to stay dedicated while stay managing to keep up with my life. I'm doing a pretty good job of that recently with off days on the weekends and lifting with the wrestling team during the week at school. I can't wait till I'm older I really hope I can go far with this.

Thanks again Mike

Originally Posted by GeorgeT

haha, i do the same alot it keeps me out of the whole "im to tired to lift today" mentality, im trying to beat our varsity center need to crack 265 . i tried competing against your deads but i can't touch that LOL.

I hate those days where I'm thinking "Oh no I'm gonna be tired day" That's why I bought N.O. Xplode so I can do it when ever I need to. Plus I can usually psyche myself up pretty well especially on deadlift day. 265's gonna be tough but if you keep at it you can, I added 100lbs in my first year of benching and 100 in the last 6 months to my deads! They go up fast if you are consistent.

And speaking of deads here we go----

Back

Deadlifts
45lbs-15
135lbs-10
225lbs-10
330lbs-4
335lbs-2
340lbs-1
325lbs-3

Mmmm I love deads haahh

Chins
BW-15
+8lbs-5,4

Barbell rows
110lbs-10
125lbs-8
135lbs-7
140lbs-6
145lbs-5

GMs
95lbs- 9
100lbs-10
105lbs-10


I heard that good mornings hurt the spine and my lower back's been hurting today so I might do a different exercise for loweer back. What do you guys suggest for strength?

I cracked 340! Just need 350 by Thanksgiving like I've been saying for a while and I'm happy. 365 by Christmas is reasonable too. My barbells rows are increasing nicely, I remember at the end of August I was doing 105.

I love doing deads, the guy in my school's weight room told me he didn't want me going that heavy in there cuz I might get hurt. Sucks but cool at the same time, I told him I'll be doing 400 at the end of the year and he's like well not in there you're not haha. He's cool though.

PEace guys

[mperk]

Hey buddy - awsome workouts - great to see the progress! Keep pounding down the chow and you'll hit your goals in beastly fashion!

Major props!

[aznsyndicate609]

Awesome job on hitting 340, bro. You'll definitely hit 350 by Thanksgiving, I know you got it in you.
About the good mornings, you can replace them with hyper extensions if you have it at your gym.

[MikeNYY420]

^ I used to do hyperextensions but that didn't help much with strength. I hope I hit 350! That'd be awesome.

Thanks Mperk, I've been eating like crazy today and yesterday both.

[aznsyndicate609]

Hm, there's this exercise, I don't know what it's called, but it's sort of like doing deadlifts on a cable machine.
Put it on the lowest cables and use a rope.
Face your back to the rope and grab the rope under your legs and walk forward a few steps.
For the movement, keeping your arms straight throughout the movement. The movement is similar to a deadlift.
The start position is you're standing straight up while holding the rope under your legs, then go down like you're doing good mornings and get that stretch in your back.
Hope this makes sense, unless you already know this exercise.

[KM]

Your log is ****ing awesome. I'm starting up mine this week, looks like we should get this teen section rolling.

[MikeNYY420]

Originally Posted by aznsyndicate609

Hm, there's this exercise, I don't know what it's called, but it's sort of like doing deadlifts on a cable machine.
Put it on the lowest cables and use a rope.
Face your back to the rope and grab the rope under your legs and walk forward a few steps.
For the movement, keeping your arms straight throughout the movement. The movement is similar to a deadlift.
The start position is you're standing straight up while holding the rope under your legs, then go down like you're doing good mornings and get that stretch in your back.
Hope this makes sense, unless you already know this exercise.

Hmm, I'll look into that, it sounds useful and worth a try.

Originally Posted by KM

Your log is ****ing awesome. I'm starting up mine this week, looks like we should get this teen section rolling.

Thanks bro, I'll be checking your out too. WE should also try to post some new threads, I'll do my best to do that.



Alright guys first day of wrestling today... What can I say, I'm try it eat 1 1/2 cups of oats, 2 cups of WG pasta, 2 turkey burger, and 8 oz of chicken. I didn't get in a PWO meal today (where's the smiley that kills himself?). Practice is ****ing AWESOME, I mean this is such a fun sport, I'm so glad I'm playing. I was actually beating this kid that had wrestled for a few years todya and it's my first day. I just overpowered him.

We're doing weigh ins and bf caliphers on Friday, finally a bf test!!! Can't wait to see what I'm at.

Now on a lifting note...

CHEST

Barbell press
175lbs-9
180lbs- 7+2 force reps
185lbs- 4+2 force reps
190lbs-1+2 force reps

DB press
70s-6 (my chest was dead and I was waiting for the incline bench.

Incline press
115lbs-10
120lbs-7
60s (DB)- 5,4

Incline flies
25lbs-11
30lbs-6,5


PRACTICE

5,4,3,2,1s- well in short I needed an inhaler - which has catabolic steroids in it!!!

First time doing a school sport and once my body stops throbbing I'll tell you guys more about it.

[aznsyndicate609]

Hey, bro, I'm glad you enjoyed practice and giving wrestling a shot.

My season didn't even start yet, we're doing pre season practices. I'm so excited for the season to actually start since it's my first year, too. I thought I wouldn't like it but I'm actually really enjoying it, too.

[MikeNYY420]

^ Yeah like I guess the coaches were saying I'm stronger than the other guys in there and that I should have an easier time after I learn technique. But now doing it I see that while technique is important strength is HUGE.

I wrestled a kid that out weighted me by like 7lbs so not a lot but he had been wrestling for like 5 years. Well I know 3 move a take down sprawl and half nelson. And I guess I got 2 points on him and he got none on me so I won. I was just letting him get me on the ground then I'd stand up with him kind of on me then get him down and try to pin him.

So Strength is as important as technique IMO until you get to actual matches with guys that know what they're doing and sare stronger too. Then technique becomes more important.