RAGEN's Training log (new)

dapack · 03-12-2009, 05:22 PM

true, also how much you retain afterwards is a big component, at least for me. tried 5 different ph's in the past year, personally tren xtreme is the best out of what i tried, at least for size. if i remember correctly, at work so do not have my book, i think i gained around 14 lbs in 8 wks with retaining 8lbs, i was pleased with that. strength exploded, but afterwards almost went back from when i started the tren xtreme, so disappointed with that, but strength is not a priority for me.

RAGEN2008 · 03-12-2009, 08:10 PM

Finished traps and rear delts this afternoon.

And.... another personally best in lifting.

Did one arm shrugs with cable machine stack, 200 pound 1st set, added weight to stack, 220/240/270.

Did shrugs on the smith machine, 225/315/405, got 8 reps with 405 but my grip kept giving out.

Best lift for rear delts, did the rear delt flys on the machine.

190/225/265/ 295 full stack got 6 reps, pretty happy with that since it is made to be a fly/ rear delt machine.

Had a really nice pump, shoulder and traps looked nice and big under the shirt. I think I'll break 200 pounds body weight by this weekend, I am right on the edge.

dapack · 03-12-2009, 08:16 PM

i tried the one arm cable shrugs, it was a nice change, going to add them in my trap rotation.

RAGEN2008 · 03-12-2009, 08:40 PM

Yea throw a lot of weight on them, they work awesome and no bars or weights to get in your way and the cable keeps nice constant tension on um.

RAGEN2008 · 03-13-2009, 01:26 PM

Hurt my tricep, again........

I was doing skull crushers with 135. It was my 5th total set so I was warmed up. On my 8th rep I felt a hot sharp flash in my elbow. It's not swollen or bruised. Think I just strained it a bit.

I'm going to limit the weight on the movement since when I go heavy I feel it a lot in my elbows. I think I'll convert to more dips and push downs and maybe try some close grip bench stuff.

Pretty pissed since the other spot that was bugging me in my tricep was finally feeling better. Finished up with seated dumbbell curls and one arm preacher curls on the curl machine.

I did forearms yesterday.

Saturday and Sunday are off days so hopefully it is better by then. Either way I am going to go lighter weight until it is better. This bunk tricep sh*t is really annoying me already.

dapack · 03-13-2009, 02:14 PM

been running into that prb to with skullies. took them out of my rotation for now, hurts to much. i am sticking with close grips, pushdowns, and dips for the time being, though dips hurt today. took close grips out for awhile and def noticed a bad difference, will never do that again, will always have close grips in the mix for at least a little bit of work.

RAGEN2008 · 03-13-2009, 05:10 PM

Yeah, the problem is I am going up fast in what I try to lift. I don't think my joints and tendons and stuff are 100% used to the weight. Today is the 2nd month I have worked out since I started jan 13th - march 13th.

I think I am going to only go real heavy on big compound moves, and on solo muscle moves where a lot of isolation is used I am going to use medium weight and stick to 10-12 slow, hard contraction reps.

It would be nice if I had an experienced bodybuilder to also go over technique with me also. Learning to lift and trying to go hard and heavy and always working out alone is a little tuff.

Main this is now I know it's not worth the possible injury to go max weight on isolation moves. I'll do safe lifts like pushdowns and dips for triceps. I don't know if I can do close grip benching with my bad wrist, it isn't very flexible

dapack · 03-13-2009, 05:39 PM

u just started h-drol to so if the stuff is any good more weight will be put on the joints, just a little bump in the road, this happens to me about ever couple of mnths, just try to work through it and use a little more caution.

RAGEN2008 · 03-15-2009, 03:26 PM

Yea I'll just watch what exercises I go real heavy on. Skull crushers put a ton of force right on the elbows at that angle. I'm gonna ace wrap my elbows till I buy some good quality sleeves.

dapack · 03-15-2009, 03:51 PM

how do you do ur skullies. i switched for awhile doing them inclined, set about 45 degrees, and that seemed to take a little of the pressure off my elbows

RAGEN2008 · 03-15-2009, 03:59 PM

I do them flat or at a slight decline.

dapack · 03-15-2009, 04:01 PM

give it a try with inclines, at least for me it helped with my elbows

RAGEN2008 · 03-15-2009, 06:32 PM

I'm gonna go easy with triceps and pressing for a week or so to make sure my elbow heals from the strain.

dapack · 03-15-2009, 06:37 PM

sounds like a plan, no need to make matters worse

RAGEN2008 · 03-16-2009, 11:01 AM

Up and ready to hit the gym at school, elbow is slightly sore but I am not going to do any pressing today is a flys and peckdeck machine day. Going to maxout the machines and see if I can get someone I know to do a little video to add on the forum.

I gained weight, but I lost body fast so even though I am close to my starting weight I am leaner and gaining.

RAGEN2008 · 03-16-2009, 04:33 PM

Elbow is still sore, made a video of a couple sets. Teacher messed up a few times so some of my better sets got wasted lol.

Did some flys on the machine since my elbow is still sore, full stack a few times, went up to 345 pounds.

Did the other fly machine full stack 200 pounds, did 20 reps one set.

Did the seated bench machine, full stack it's 250 I think, did a couple sets of 12.

RAGEN2008 · 03-17-2009, 03:31 PM

back part 1 upper back.

Did some seated chins on the pull down machine, 135/190/220/250 pounds.
seated rows on the machine 250/295/315/295/295
seated rows on the cable deal, went light elbow hurt doing this, 3 sets of 100 pounds.

Doing lower back and abs this afternoon in class.

RAGEN2008 · 03-18-2009, 11:02 AM

Did lower back last night, back extensions on the machine, full stack 200 pounds, few sets of 12, one set of 35 or 40 reps.

RAGEN2008 · 03-20-2009, 03:21 PM

Yesterday was shoulders. My elbow is still sore a bit but I got a few sets in worked up to 4 45's and 2 25's on the smith for 8 reps and did some shrugs.

Today I did arms, did a bunch of light sets rope pull downs on triceps since I still feel it in my elbow. Did seated preacher curls on the machine one had at a time.

dapack · 03-20-2009, 04:25 PM

looking good, dont u miss being in ur early 20s and being able to put ur body through hell. it was like soon as i hit 30ish it was all down hill, LOL.

RAGEN2008 · 03-20-2009, 05:17 PM

My body is doing pretty good considering how much I've beat on it over the years. 3 breaks in my right arm, crushed left wrist, broken shoulder, broken ribs, broken pelvis, broken hip, collapsed lung, ruptured kidney, liver and intestines.

A 70 mph crash into a truck on a motorcycle will do wonders to you lol.

Tuff day today. My grandma died when I went to see her. I was holding her hand while she went.

When you ever doubt how tuff the human body and spirit is, my 83 year old grandmother lived 24 days straight without water, food or an IV. I'm still kinda in shock, it's just weird when people close to you die.

dapack · 03-20-2009, 05:53 PM

sorry to hear about that, 83yrs, hope i live to see that. got into a few motorcycle wrecks myself, nothing a long ur lines though. let me guess it was the trucks fault?

RAGEN2008 · 03-20-2009, 06:17 PM

Ehh I would blame it on the dummy riding the bike

RAGEN2008 · 03-23-2009, 04:40 PM

Chest day.

Well I am starting to bench more now that my tricep is getting better, the elbow is still a little sore but benching didn't bother it.

Inclines 135x10, 185x8, 225x8
Flat 225x8, 275x8, 315x6, 335x2
Machine flys 295x10, 305x10, 325x10, 325x8

Benching wasn't too bad since I haven't worked on it much since the bunk tricep injury.

My weight is weird, I'm gaining and losing at the same time, my weight is about the same but I am getting leaner. It's either the pills or I need to up my calories a bit.

dapack · 03-23-2009, 08:38 PM

my guess is the supp, time to start another fun week :) dont know about you but last week kick my arse

RAGEN2008 · 03-24-2009, 10:48 AM

I don't know, I workout hard, but really my soreness levels since UI started are much lower. Instead of feeling that hardcore bruised feeling in the muscles, I feel more like I've had a day or two of rest to heal up so the soreness is just barely noticeable.

Today is back day, upper in the morning, lower this afternoon. Tomorrow is my grandmothers funeral and leg day but I am not sure if I will make it to the gym or not.

RAGEN2008 · 03-24-2009, 01:49 PM

Upper back.

Seated chin ups 190x8, 235x10, 265 x8 295x8 295x8 new bests 1st time trying whole stack.

Seated row machine 265x10, 295x12, 305x10, 305x10

Seated row machine other grip handles, 100x10 135x12, 135x12 stretch sets

Elbow is still sore a bit so I skipped the wide grip chins which I felt a lot last time. Later this afternoon its dead lifts.

Strength is up a good amount considering I moved up to the full stack on chins and repeated my previous set in reps.

BTW 295 is 100 pounds more than I weight, BW + 100 pounds, not bad for a newbie

RAGEN2008 · 03-26-2009, 11:22 PM

Shoulder and traps today, also did triceps and biceps since I missed Wednesday legs. Doing legs tomorrow.

RAGEN2008 · 03-27-2009, 01:19 PM

Legs today.

2 sets leg extensions and leg curls to warm up.
Squats on smith with 2 plates, 4 plates, 6 plates, 8 plates and 10 plates.
2 sets on the leg press
2 more sets on the leg extensions and leg curls
4 sets calves

10 plates is the most I've tried so far, time for a lifting belt.

**prime52** · 03-27-2009, 01:48 PM

i thought 10 plates each side lol