Outstanding lift today!!
My maxes:
Shrug: 2x5@495 and 4@545
Standing calf raise: took it easy so I could really burn my legs tomorrow so rep'd at 450 and final set at 500
Tricep extensions: final circuit did 2x8@205 and 5@220
Incline press: final circuit 3x5@360

Tomorrow I'll probably mix in some Military Press with my lower and core blasting.

Watch your scrotum! Do NOT blow out your scrotum with these lifts (get a hernia). One of my working buddies had his a-hole pooch out. He is a big guy (290 lbs) and had gone all the way down with some very heavy weights (squatting) and had to get carried to the ER. He had to have hemorroid surgery. His a-hole just turned out.

Another guy I work with......a young guy.....(35 years old) is the Highlander champion (here) and is trying for the strongman championship. He weighs about 360 and is NOT fat. He may have a 40 inch waist. He has all the "stones" and 660 lb. anchor chain and farmers walk special dumb bells and stuff. He is freaking MASSIVE and is as strong as 4 very strong men. He lifts cars and shaZam!. And throws beer kegs with water in them and shaZam!. His arms are like 26-28 inches around. He is freaking massive. He is trying to slim down to 330 lbs. and shed bodyfat. I will send you to a website if you want. I will see him tomorrow. He works in a different department across the way from me. Watch those testicles!!!

p.s. He works out with weights too.........with some weight lifting freaks....FREAKS...........they push heavy trucks uphill and s h i t,
they are just f%$king lifting FREAKS............but careful freaks.......... 

did 5x5@1300 today, need to figure out a new weight arrangement to add more weight
Military press I just did a lot fo 80~% @ 225
and burned my triceps down again.

Tomorrow is 100% off.

I generally don't go all the way down (ass to ankles) for squats but still break 90 degrees at the knees.

I think I'm going to get my AFPA-CPT cert.

WooHoo, legs tomorrow!!!!
Kinda lame workout today, but yesterday I got some bad food at Arby's and ended up puking my guts out in the middle of the night so me blood sugar was pretty well f%&ked all day.

SO, long story short...Im a really hard gainer.  Like really hard.  I did a little self study and realized diet plays a huge role as well as genetics. 
  I decided to combat this with a little diet training before my actual ream physical training starts.  after all getting big is all about diet.  RIght now im on the see food diet.....Im finally really hungry every 3 hours. 
  Ive been doing a little bit of training to keep from developign nothign but fat.  In the last 6 weeks Ive gained 10 lbs.  I was so happy to finally see 180 come back up on the scale.  This was taken after just wakign up, after pooping, and naked.  So there werent any variables.  lol. 
That gain  was just off eatign more and better and a touch of exercise every night.  So maybe im not that hard of a gainer...Just gotta be smarter.
Its getting cold out.  Time to find an indoor facility.  Someplace with a quarter mile track would b nice. Im going to start a sprint routine on my "off days".  IT wont be too hard on me.  I did it for 6+ years.  Yay For diet!! lmao. 

1410 leg press today 2x8.

Yeah, I'm on the see food diet also.  People are generally appalled at how much I eat.

Quote from: spc on November 02, 2008, 09:39:52 PM
1410 leg press today 2x8.

Yeah, I'm on the see food diet also.  People are generally appalled at how much I eat.

BUT terry you gotta eat to make muscle, which from what your typing, im assuming thats the plan

i'm actually trying to trim down the fat around my middle and generally tone up and get stronger. i'm not looking to really bulk up per se.

I definetly am.  I was at 170 6 weeks ago.  181 now.  about a 2 years ago I was at 195 got super sick for 4 months and muscle atropy set it.  Hell not even 4 years ago i wieghed in at 205-208.  My goal is to get back to 205 or more.  230 would be nice.

Time to hit the rack so I can be well-rested for the morning.  It's an upper body blast day tomorrow so I'll be throwing Mil Press, Incline Press, Tricep Extension, Shrugs and Lat Pulldowns into the mix.
I'd like to get to about 290ish and even off there with~ 20 inch arms. 

and you get back into the service, and theyll have to custom tailor your bdu's

I've seen guys up to about 350 that fit into un-tailored fatigues, dress greens are a completely different story though.

I weighed in at 267.2 today.  The test booster is definitely in full swing, I'm irritable, strong as hell, confident, and at any given time about 2 seconds from humping anything that moves.  I've been taking the cheap GNC brand thermogenic for the last 4 days and already noticing a little trimming up in my face and abdominal measurement.  My arms are pretty damn solid at just over 18(left) and dead on 18.5(right) chest is a hair shy of 49.  I've set a few new goals as I met old ones: 4 rep max @ 595 for shrugs(I'm actually pretty close to this)  8 rep max @1530 for leg press (very close on this)  5 rep max @ 450 for incline press (this is the one I'm furthest from)

I'm waiting for a couple more weeks or so to replenish savings before I hit the 'go' button on paying for the CPT program.

Kaizer: any recommendations on which organization to go through to get my CPT??  I plan on doing the strength training program shortly thereafter so preferably one wiith a good reputation in that area.

For the programs, Florida has a very reputable one. Now you can only get a doctor of physical therapy and no longer a certification. Sad but true. I am glad I did it old school and got the courses out of the way while they were cheap. I think there are physical therapy assistantships available, but they are pretty rare. Good luck and let me know if you google something good.

a serious question. if i'm looking to trim fat and gain muscle tone and not exaclty "bulk up" what should i be doing? as far as my supplement regime a and type of workout. i'd rather have raw strength than size. 

Thermogenics are a pretty safe bet for shedding a few pounds, but they aren't a miracle drug they just help to boost the effect of proper diet and exercise.  Dren is pretty popular as are the hydroxycut variants, but be careful as they are loaded in caffeine.  If you have a friend that does bio-chem research there's a product that used to be pretty widely used by the name of clenbuterol, but it's not entirely legal for human use.  Ephedrine is available as a 'bronchiodilator', but you would need huge doses to get the effect of the ephedrine of olden times and it would end up being pretty costly.

my only fat per se is around the midsection. with the workouts i've been doing and the supplements ( i use xzyience but may try another alternative in a few weeks when the xzyience is gone) i've noticed a change in muscle tone in my arms and back but not in the midsection where i'd like it.

FLutter kicks, planks both front and side, supine bycyles, sprinting,  hanging legs raises both front and side.  They all work your abs very nicely with no wieghts.  If you do the sprint, lock your torso in place to bring the abs into play and to run with proper form.  They are meant to resist movement and stabalize the body while in motion..  Remember that.   

thanks.  i know that a strong core is essential to good health. maybe i should lay off the beer.  i really have though, i dont' drink as much and when i do, it's light beer.