Pumping Iron with Zemekone and Icehog3 - Page 79

Originally Posted by BigFrank:
which prohormone you looking to try Tom?

SUS-500, Frank...I have read mixed reviews, but I have seen a couple friends at the gym who appear to have gotten good strength and size results.

Originally Posted by icehog3:
SUS-500, Frank...I have read mixed reviews, but I have seen a couple friends at the gym who appear to have gotten good strength and size results.

Good luck with that, hope it works out for ya.

Originally Posted by BigFrank:
Good luck with that, hope it works out for ya.

Tried it before, Frank?

Originally Posted by icehog3:
Tried it before, Frank?

That's a negative for that brand. I have tried some prohormones once, I was rather pleased with the results. A little pricey, compared to the real thing.

Originally Posted by BigFrank:
That's a negative for that brand. I have tried some prohormones once, I was rather pleased with the results. A little pricey, compared to the real thing.

My only real choice based on my job. I had good results with 1-AD and 1-TU, and actually bought about 2 years worth right before they were banned, but I have been out of those for quite some time.

Tried NanoVapor for the first time today. I'll reserve judgment for the end of the week. This was my first day back since last Friday -- took the weekend off because (a) I was doing all sorts of work around the house and yard and (b) because the gym was closed. :-)

Chest & Tris
Flat bench: 5 x 5 @ 145#
Incline bench: 10 @ 105#; 8 @ 105# (close); 8,7,6 @ 115#
Dip machine: 10 @ 185#; 8 @ 190#; 6,7 @ 200#; 5 @ 205
Superset 3 circuits to failure of: reverse curls, straight bar press-downs, & one-arm press-downs
Superset 3 circuits to failure of: overhead rope extensions & v-bar press-downs

All in all, a chest & tris day that I was generally happy with. :-) It's only my second week back on incline bench since November and I see improvement over last week. Dips are also getting stronger. Flat bench feels better, too. Arms are also getting big enough to start ruling out some of my shirts; or as DrMS says, "you may not be a large anymore." :-)

If I could only be a more disciplined eater and drop some of this fat.... :-)

Happy lifting to all!

Originally Posted by icehog3:
Bao, hope you are having a great weekend too. :-)

Great weekend indeed...Yesterday was some BP at softball and then 9+ holes of golf! :-)

Originally Posted by The Professor:
Arms are also getting big enough to start ruling out some of my shirts; or as DrMS says, "you may not be a large anymore." :-)

Don't you want to leave the LG shirts in when you get more muscular? I thought that was the rule? :-)

Shoulder work today

Standing OH Press
45x10
65x10
95x5
115x5 2 sets
110x5 - was approaching failure on the 115 and didn't fancy dropping the bar on my head, so I dropped the weight a touch and I think my last couple were technically push-presses, rather than normal presses...

Side Lat/Front Lat/OH Raise
10x10 2 sets

Upright Rows
50x10
60x10
70x5
80x5
90x5 3 sets

and a little abs at the end, 3 sets 15 reps hanging leg raises.

@Pete: My overhead press trick is to do it on the power rack and put the arms up high ... like just below where the bottom of the press is. That way, I can go until failure and if I drop the bar, it doesn't have far to travel (and I can get out of the way). I'll do the same thing for (seated) military presses and for rack walk-outs. :-)

@Bao: But when the seam on a shirtsleeve starts cutting your circulation a little, it may be a sign to change shirts. :-)

Originally Posted by The Professor:

@Bao: But when the seam on a shirtsleeve starts cutting your circulation a little, it may be a sign to change shirts. :-)

Hmm..I was always told that it helps your veins bulge. :-)

Originally Posted by Mugen910:
Hmm..I was always told that it helps your veins bulge. :-)

Sure ...

... if you're trying to shoot up meth! :-)

Originally Posted by The Professor:
Sure ...

... if you're trying to shoot up meth! :-)

no comment.:-)

Ganna try to hit the weights after class.....but seems a combo of moving in and throwing a football around (more so the football I think) caused my tennis elbow to flare up.

Originally Posted by King James:
Ganna try to hit the weights after class.....but seems a combo of moving in and throwing a football around (more so the football I think) caused my tennis elbow to flare up.

ouch. hope it feels better, James. do some leg work or make it a century deadlift day. :-)

Originally Posted by The Professor:
@Pete: My overhead press trick is to do it on the power rack and put the arms up high ... like just below where the bottom of the press is. That way, I can go until failure and if I drop the bar, it doesn't have far to travel (and I can get out of the way). I'll do the same thing for (seated) military presses and for rack walk-outs. :-)

@Bao: But when the seam on a shirtsleeve starts cutting your circulation a little, it may be a sign to change shirts. :-)

Yeah, my only problem is that I don't have a power rack at the gym I was at this morning. They have one of those angled squat racks, so it's not adjustable. Maybe I'll start doing shoulders at the gym at work, where there is a power rack.

Originally Posted by PeteSB75:
Yeah, my only problem is that I don't have a power rack at the gym I was at this morning. They have one of those angled squat racks, so it's not adjustable. Maybe I'll start doing shoulders at the gym at work, where there is a power rack.

That's what I would do. Otherwise, you're gonna keep finding yourself in the position you were today ... of holding back because of little things like crushing your skull. :-)

Started a new workout. Coming off a couple months of heavy lifting (for me anyway) and my body needed a break.

Trainer has me doing 21's. For example bench: 7 chest to mid position, 7 mid position to top, 7 chest to top. Incline DB Flys 7, Incline DB Arnolds 7, Incline DB press 7. Etc...

3 sets each.

Went through the whole body this morning and I'm spent. Will probably break it up into two workouts and rotate them 3-4 times a week for a few weeks