Project's Adventure to Swoll City!!

**projecthatch92** · 11-04-2009, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by aild54

Haha, I don't know who's boobs you've been looking at that are golden and perfectly cooked. And I definitely don't want to know why they were covered in hot sauce.

Killer workout, Phil. Do you get more of a bicep pump when you do bis with back?

Oh man absolutely. I feel like my arms are going to explode. I obviously can't/don't do as much weight if I just did arms alone, but I love the feeling.

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Originally Posted by mikeh40+

did`nt cook enough chicken what the hell were you thinking

bet those arms were pumped as hell after the back workout ,, almost did the same but skipped biceps yesterday ,, maybe today i`ll do bis and tris,,

I know I know, rookie mistake.

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Originally Posted by Cork

If you were worried about the holidays messing with your contest prep (Xmas and New Years), then start a week or 2 early. When you asked when I was starting my prep, I said 16 weeks, it's because I have 2 weekend trips planned that I know I won't be able to hold my diet as needed.

Plan ahead and on your comp day you won't be saying "I wish had 2 more weeks."

Yeah I hear ya. I decided to go with 12 weeks since my metabolism is pretty much a bunny rabbit on crack. And I also don't wanna be starting my diet before finals. So 12 weeks has me starting right after finals week, which works out great because I'll have a whole month to train and diet, away from the distractions of school. I'll also be going to Denver to visit my brother who tore his ACL and is having surgery done, but I already have a gym pass and I told him we'll need to make multiple trips to costco lol. Thanks for the advice though, hopefully this will workout!

pixil · 11-05-2009, 12:07 AM

Make me some chicken please sir. !!

**mikeh40+** · 11-05-2009, 08:52 AM

just a reminder for ya bro

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**projecthatch92** · 11-05-2009, 03:15 PM

Thanks for the reminder guys lol. Just cooked me 2 lbs of ground turkey. Should hold me over for a day or two.

I'm having a hard time with squats again, i don't know why. It's just hard for me to get comfortable with the movement, and the weights. It's almost as if my form is different every week. I did squats last night with my heels on some 5 lbers. Don't know if this helped or hurt me, oh well. If you guys have any suggestions I'm willing to try 'em out. I know I can squat more than the numbers i'm currently putting up.

BB squats
225x10
245x10
255x8
225x10
135x10

Leg press (total # of plates)
8 plates*12
8 plates*12
10 plates*8
6 plates*10 (drop set)
2 plates*12 (drop set)

Lying ham curls
200x12
200x12
220x10

One leg quad extension
85x12
85x12
85x12

Dynamic calf stretches

aild54 · 11-05-2009, 05:28 PM

Where are the SLDLs!?

**projecthatch92** · 11-06-2009, 12:04 AM

Tomorrow in my hypertrophy day

So, I can't stand this medium weight for good reps shiit. I need to train balls to the walls, that's what got me here, so that's what I'm going to keep doing.

BB military press
95x15 warmup
135x12 warmup
155x12
175x10
185x8

Lateral raises
35x12
40x10
40x10

One arm reverse pec deck
175x12
180x12
185x10

DB front raises (done together)
40x10
40x10
40x10

Reverse lateral raises (head leaning on incline bench)
35x12
40x10
40x10

BB shrugs
245x15
275x12
275x12
295x10
185x15 (drop set)

Straight bar skullcrushers
75x12
85x11
95x8

Kneeling rope pushdowns
100x12
110x10
110x10

One arm cable pushdowns
50x12
55x10
55x10

aild54 · 11-06-2009, 07:32 AM

Those military presses were heavy as ballssss.

**projecthatch92** · 11-06-2009, 10:33 AM

But they felt soo good though. I used to love doing them with DB's, but not I hate doing them with DBs, and prefer BBs. Its really weird lol

Speaking of weird, I'm breaking out like mad on my rear delts and the back of my triceps, I have no idea why. I'm not even on anything either!! My roommates keep telling me to quit taking steroids.

**mikeh40+** · 11-06-2009, 10:46 AM

lol,,, maybe your FINALLY hitting puberty ,,,,,

aild54 · 11-06-2009, 10:46 AM

Did you change what position you sleep or sit in? That could make those areas sweat more.

Ha, I'm the same way. It's weird how sometimes you just prefer one over the other.

**projecthatch92** · 11-06-2009, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by mikeh40+

lol,,, maybe your FINALLY hitting puberty ,,,,,

Well I hope not, since I'm already balding, I thought I was past puberty!

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Originally Posted by aild54

Did you change what position you sleep or sit in? That could make those areas sweat more.

Ha, I'm the same way. It's weird how sometimes you just prefer one over the other.

Nope. Always sleep the same way. Butt naked in the fetal position.

**projecthatch92** · 11-06-2009, 11:06 AM

Oh yeah, I'm feeling super DOMS in my traps right now, hasn't happened in awhile

**projecthatch92** · 11-06-2009, 02:48 PM

Just realized I have a digital camera here in my office at work. Looks like this bad boy will be going home with me tonight to get some pictures snapped yay!!

aild54 · 11-06-2009, 05:29 PM

I hateee getting DOMS in my traps. It reminds you how much you use them, though.

**projecthatch92** · 11-06-2009, 10:44 PM

Took some pictures today. Realized I need to work on my posing, it's quite easy when you're doing it in the mirror because you can adjust yourself, as opposed to just looking at the camera lol. Don't mind the awkward faces, and the awkward angles, I need to find a better place to do this to get some full body shots. And the leg shot is horrible. here we go.

Tried moving my hands up higher, but need to make sure they're even

to my legs

**mikeh40+** · 11-06-2009, 11:18 PM

ya got some nice size there phil,, could ya maybe smile or something next time? lol..

**projecthatch92** · 11-06-2009, 11:26 PM

forgot to mention these pics are at 216ish.

I'm just tryin to take after you mike lol. I know the pics aren't too great, but anything strike you as good or bad? I love constructive criticism

**mikeh40+** · 11-07-2009, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by projecthatch92

forgot to mention these pics are at 216ish.

I'm just tryin to take after you mike lol. I know the pics aren't too great, but anything strike you as good or bad? I love constructive criticism

you have a great upper back/delt proportion, nice peak on the biceps, and your chest looks like it has some nice size, but its hard to tell with your arms in the double bicep post since it flattens out the chest,
only thing i see is quads, your close to how mine look, i think our body structure is pretty close, oh and your calfs your not showing any pics of so cant say much on those,,,

**projecthatch92** · 11-07-2009, 01:24 AM

yeah I'll try and start posting pics every other week or so since I found a camera I can use. I still need to work on my posing. I also need to find a spot where I can get some full body shots. It's kind of hard when you don't have a tripod. Thanks again mike!

**projecthatch92** · 11-07-2009, 01:33 AM

forgot to post my leg hypertrophy routine from tonight, twas a good one!

45* hack squat
1 plate*15
2 plates*15
3 plates*15
4 plates*12

Leg extensions
115x15
115x15
115x15

Seated leg curls (slow reps with a full stretch, and a tight squeeze at the bottom)
85x15
85x15
100x15

SLDL (here you go chris!!)
135x12
135x12
135x12

Front squats
135x12
135x12
135x12

DC dynamic calf stretch (these are wicked awesome)

**mikeh40+** · 11-07-2009, 07:30 AM

nice work out phil, bet the lactic acid buildup was painful on the high reps, nice work !!

aild54 · 11-07-2009, 10:33 AM

Like Mike said, the only thing I would bring up would be your quads. You look brolic as hell, though, man!

On a side note, if I were you, I would put it in this order...
Front squats, SLDL, hack squat, leg curls, then calves. Leg extensions are really hard on your knees, plus, front squats annihilate your quads, in the best way.

Don't get me wrong, if it's working, keep on doing it, but I'm all about putting the compounds in first.

**projecthatch92** · 11-07-2009, 10:38 AM

Hey thanks Chris.

I always try and do front squats first, but Friday nights seem to be the night to crowd around the squat racks and do curls, shrugs, deads, squats, **** pushups, etc. I only had an hour as well since I worked all day, so I did everything else first. But to be honest, I kind of liked doing front squats last, gives a killer burn.

Believe it or not, my quads have actually come along way. I appreciate the comments.

**JakeVendetta** · 11-07-2009, 12:23 PM

Project just wanted to compliment you on your military press. You have a strong ass military press, and your looking beast. Keep up the good work. If i had to critique anything i would say you need to bring up your legs a little.

aild54 · 11-07-2009, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by projecthatch92

Hey thanks Chris.

I always try and do front squats first, but Friday nights seem to be the night to crowd around the squat racks and do curls, shrugs, deads, squats, **** pushups, etc. I only had an hour as well since I worked all day, so I did everything else first. But to be honest, I kind of liked doing front squats last, gives a killer burn.

Believe it or not, my quads have actually come along way. I appreciate the comments.

It's all good. Gotta do what you gotta do, and what works for you.

**JakeVendetta** · 11-07-2009, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by JakeVendetta

Project just wanted to compliment you on your military press. You have a strong ass military press, and your looking beast. Keep up the good work. If i had to critique anything i would say you need to bring up your legs a little.

Just realized Mike and Aild already said this :-/

**projecthatch92** · 11-07-2009, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JakeVendetta

Project just wanted to compliment you on your military press. You have a strong ass military press, and your looking beast. Keep up the good work. If i had to critique anything i would say you need to bring up your legs a little.

Thanks Jake. I give credit to Layne's power routine. That really boosted it up. What's weird for me is that strength from DB military and BB military don't directly correlate with each other. Before I started doing Layne's routine, I was able to press 85 and 90 lb dbs for solid reps. With Layne's routine I did 8 weeks of 5x5 on BB military press, and now after that I struggle with the DB movements, even though I was still doing the DB presses on the hypertrophy day. I seem to be able to better isolate my front delts with the BB though, so I think I'll just stick with that. Sorry for the word vomit

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Originally Posted by JakeVendetta

Just realized Mike and Aild already said this :-/

No that's fine. I only have myself to blame for neglecting to train my legs when I got into working out. I can proudly say that the Dungeon helped me overcome my fears of doing squats and leg press, and I have gotten much better gains overall from this for obvious reasons.

The more people that tell me my legs are weaksauce, the more motivation I get in the gym to push for those extra couple of reps and extra 10 lbs. Thanks for stoppin by Jake.

**mperk** · 11-08-2009, 01:04 PM

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But they felt soo good though. I used to love doing them with DB's, but not I hate doing them with DBs, and prefer BBs. Its really weird lol

Speaking of weird, I'm breaking out like mad on my rear delts and the back of my triceps, I have no idea why. I'm not even on anything either!! My roommates keep telling me to quit taking steroids.

Hey man try "Hibiclens" with a long handle soft bristle back scrub brush 2 times a day. It's a surgical soap so you have to go to a giant pharmacy or order it on line, but it works like magic - dries out the skin and kills any bacteria. Best stuff I've tried!!! BTW - I bet your are breaking out because your natty test is maxing out with all the heavy lifting you are doing... a good thing!

Pics look great - very thick my man - great size on the upper body & looks like you have kept the BF relatively low on this bulk. Arms and delts are looking massive - be great to see those after you cut! legs look great too - nice thickness. I'm going against the grain here and will suggest that you start off a few weeks of legs with heavy ass leg extensions. Wrap your knees or wear a knee brace, but IMO those will really bring out the tear drop!

Good work, dudeski!

**projecthatch92** · 11-08-2009, 01:08 PM

I'll have to look into that. It's really weird, and quite painful actually. Tried popping them but nothing happened, just got more red and made my eyes water lol. I'm thinking about maybe going to the university doc and just seeing what he has to say about it.

**mperk** · 11-08-2009, 03:03 PM

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I'll have to look into that. It's really weird, and quite painful actually. Tried popping them but nothing happened, just got more red and made my eyes water lol. I'm thinking about maybe going to the university doc and just seeing what he has to say about it.

Man I had the exact same thing! they wouldn't pop - just became hard. Some ended up being scars because I was too agressive. i got a script for erythromycin gel - it's topical and just goes on the area affected. That seemed to help a lot too. You just have too much test bro! hahahahha