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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: April 14, 2016, 04:32:42 pm »
Week 107
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Thursday - 04/14/16

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 12
135 x 8                                  >> Was nervous/slight adrenaline for 435. Felt like I had 455 in me.
185 x 5                                  >> No hype up for it.
185 x 3
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1
365 x 1
405 x 1
435 x 1 PR
385 x 5 PR

Bench Press
135 x 8
185 x 5                             >> 275x1 (PR) the spotter helped a tiny bit, fucking retard. I told him hands off.
225 x 3                             >> Would have gotten it alone for sure.
245 x 1
275 x 1
245 x 5 PR
225 x 6
185 x 5 (paused)

Incline DB Bench
75's x 8
75's x 8
75's x 8

Hack Squat Calf Raise
Some warm up sets
Some heavy weight to failure for 3 sets

-= Study Log =-

Mike Myers Network+ Exam Guide
Finished Chapter 10 of 21

FlashCards Deluxe - Chapter Notes
Chapter 10 notes done (58 cards)

FlashCards Deluxe - Quiz Questions
Learned 119 of 283 cards

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbFV33sWTtk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbFV33sWTtk</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1sl2EuMspI" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1sl2EuMspI</a>

435 wasnt a true max at all. Didnt hype up for it. I was nervous though and therefore a bit adrenalized but i could have it it without adrenaline as well. It was very little.

Both PRs. I hit 385x5 on monday as well, but it knees were caving in on last rep of it. This is more solid for sure. On my phone so ill update this post with the full workout tmrw

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: April 14, 2016, 09:50:29 am »
^ Hey thanks I'll try em out! I never tried neutral grip DB shoulder press before. Only standard grip, which works out my tris way too much to the point where my delts never grew but my tris would overtake them. Same with bench presses, chest never grew. So for the past few years i've taken the tris out of the equation as much as I could: no OHP, just lateral raises, and wide grip benches. I finally have pecs and delts now. Tris are still growing anyway lol.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: April 13, 2016, 06:26:49 pm »
I stated earlier that i would have liked to do upright rows because i felt like i could progress on them indefinitely (and db shoulder presses just workout my tris too much), but i wouldnt do them due to them wrecking people's shoulders apparently

i found this vid though! I'll give these a shot:

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SnVJDt7jts" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SnVJDt7jts</a>

basically do a DB upright row with some external rotation

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: April 13, 2016, 05:24:55 pm »
wtf man

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: April 13, 2016, 01:41:57 pm »
Quote from: Raptor on April 13, 2016, 01:04:37 pm
Haha... what, exam questions revealed?

Yea, exam questions from previous exams. Many are re-used. Even if zero were re-used, it would still help me with the types of questions being asked. This god damn book is 700+ pages!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: April 13, 2016, 11:53:21 am »
Week 107
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Wednesday - 04/13/16

-= Study Log =-

FlashCards Deluxe - Quiz Questions
Learned 119 of 283 cards

Will read another chapter later today and update. Learned a bunch more practice questions. I got ahead of myself now; the practice questions I know the answers to, I haven't even read about those sections yet in the book.

Thinking of adding more practice questions if I can find some more (free) practice tests online. I want to get up to 500 questions. Chances are maybe 2% of those will be on the actual exam, but hey the exam is only 90 questions! That's a free 10 questions I get correct.

Maybe that site raptor linked me to has braindumps?! I just found out what braindumps were.

Edit: ended up not reading a chapter. did go back over my quiz questions though.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: April 12, 2016, 03:37:25 pm »
Week 107
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Tuesday - 04/12/16

-= Workout Log =

Weighted Pull ups
BW x 5                      >> 60sec rests.
+35lbs x 3
+60lbs x 7 PR
+50lbs x 5 PR
+40lbs x 4 PR
+30lbs x 4 PR
+20lbs x 5 PR

Lateral Raises
35's x 5                             >> 60sec rests.
40's x 3
45's x 1
50's x 1
45's x 13 PR
45's x 7 PR
45's x 5 PR
40's x 7
40's x 5

Cable Rows
180 x 5                          >> 2min rests.
200 x 3
220 x 1
240 x 1
230 x 6 PR
220 x 5 PR
230 x 4 PR

Short ROM Dragon Flags
6                >> 60sec rests.
5                >> I can do reps with bent knees, feet touching the bench now!
5                >> But don't forget, bent knees = shorter ROM since feet are closer to bench.

Back Extension Rear Delt W Flyes
35's x 5                >> 60sec rests.
40's x 10
40's x 6 PR
40's x 5 PR

-= Study Log =-

Mike Myers Network+ Exam Guide
Finished Chapter 9 of 21

FlashCards Deluxe - Chapter Notes
Chapter 9 notes done (33 cards)

FlashCards Deluxe - Quiz Questions
Learned 65 of 283 cards

Great workout! I'm on the heavy side right now, but it's like all the carbs went straight to my muscles. I was looking cut as shit at the gym for my weight.

Doubled the quiz questions that I know. It was pretty damn easy because I have been reading more chapters, and many of the quiz questions pertained to them. I found another resource with an extra ~100 quiz questions to add. I'll probably add them once I've finished the entire book already. I plan to finish the book in ~10 days. After that I'll spend a week reviewing and studying the stuff I don't know well, and doing a shit ton of quiz questions (which are all taken from practice tests online).

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: April 11, 2016, 09:41:41 am »
Week 107
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Monday - 04/11/16
199.6lbs

-= Workout Log =-
De-load

ATG Squat
135 x 8                                >> 3min rest.
135 x 8                                >> Hit my goal of 385x5! That's about equivalent to 405x3.
185 x 5                                >> I was hyped up from music though (but no adrenaline, just anger).
185 x 3                                >> Also I was nearly 200lbs. So maybe that's why I could get that extra rep in.
225 x 3                                >> Next immediate goal is 385x5 with no hype up, and at under 195lbs.
275 x 1
315 x 1
365 x 1
405 x 1
385 x 5 PR
335 x 8 PR

Bench Press
45 x 20
95 x 8
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
235 x 3

Calf Raise Machine
495 x 10

-= Study Log =-

Mike Myers Network+ Exam Guide
Finished Chapter 7 of 21
Finished Chapter 8 of 21

FlashCards Deluxe - Chapter Notes
Chapter 7 notes done (31 cards)
Chapter 8 notes done (37 cards)

FlashCards Deluxe - Quiz Questions
Learned 33 of 283 cards

Edit: Just realized my backup sets used to be with 325lbs, not 335lbs. That makes 335x8 a PR! I feel I'll even get to 335x10 later this month, awesome.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: April 09, 2016, 11:51:58 am »
Week 106
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Saturday - 04/08/16
195.4lbs

-= Study Log =-

Mike Myers Network+ Exam Guide
Finished Chapter 5 of 21
Finished Chapter 6 of 21

FlashCards Deluxe - Chapter Notes
Chapter 5 notes done (26 cards)
Chapter 6 notes done (43 cards)

FlashCards Deluxe - Quiz Questions
Learned 33 of 283 cards

Planning to study 3 chapters today. And learn about 20 more quiz questions.
Might cut it to 2 chapters. Feeling slightly burnt out.

May get a really light squat/bench/RDL session in.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: April 08, 2016, 09:17:14 pm »
Week 106
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Friday - 04/08/16

-= Workout Log =-

Cable Rows
180 x 5
200 x 3
220 x 1
240 x 1
225 x 10

Lateral Raises
35's x 5                             >> 60sec rest.
40's x 3
45's x 1
50's x 1
45's x 12
45's x 6 PR

Pull ups
BW x 18 PR              60sec rest.
BW x 7 PR

Short ROM Dragon Flags
6

Back Extension Rear Delt W Flyes
35's x 3
40's x 10

-= Study Log =-

Mike Myers Network+ Exam Guide
Finished Chapter 3 of 21
Finished Chapter 4 of 21

FlashCards Deluxe - Chapter Notes
Chapter 3 notes done (17 cards)
Chapter 4 notes done (31 cards)

FlashCards Deluxe - Quiz Questions
Learned 33 of 283 cards

Awesome workout. It's nice to PR on a deload day. Leave the workout feeling very refreshed.

Also doubled up on my chapter reading. I have a lot of cards to go over now since it's still in the beginning of the spaced repetition and they've started to pile up!

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Strength, Power, Reactivity, & Speed Discussion / Re: Fixing the Good Morning - Squat
« on: April 08, 2016, 06:02:37 pm »
Post your squat form

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: April 08, 2016, 09:47:54 am »
Week 106
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Thursday - 04/07/16

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 8                                >> 3min rests.
135 x 8                                >> ~10x3 fuck it.
185 x 5                                >> Hit 385x4 at least. That's not as good as 380x5 imo but close.
185 x 3                                >> Hope to squeeze in another easy squat day on Saturday, then reap the benefits Monday!
225 x 3                                >> Monday I'm going to add in higher rep squats again.
275 x 1
315 x 1
365 x 1
405 x 1
385 x 4 PR
385 x 2
375 x 3
365 x 3
365 x 3
365 x 3
365 x 3
365 x 3
365 x 3
365 x 3

Bench Press
45 x 15                                >> 2min rests.
95 x 8                                  >> Think I've hit 265x1 a long time ago. Max is probably 270.
135 x 5                                >> Screwed up my breathing on 2nd set BAD, weight went straight down to my chest lol.
185 x 3                                >> Had to do a paused rep to get it back up. Nearly failed!
225 x 1
265 x 1
245 x 3
235 x 1 (paused)

Romanian Deadlift
225 x 3                  >> 2min rests.
275 x 1
315 x 1
365 x 6
365 x 4
365 x 2

Incline DB Bench Press
75's x 8
75's x 8

Calf Raise Machine
450 x 5                        >> 45sec rests.
495 x 15                   >> Dropped a little.
495 x 10
495 x 7

-= Study Log =-

Mike Myers Network+ Exam Guide
Finished Chapter 2 of 21                            >> Just reading the book, about 600 pages.

FlashCards Deluxe - Chapter Notes
Chapter 2 notes done (17 cards)                           >> Taking important notes, reading through them daily based on spaced repetition.

FlashCards Deluxe - Quiz Questions
Learned 21 of 213 cards                           >> Took a bunch of practice questions from the book and online. Learning them all.
Added 70 cards (new total: 283)

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: April 07, 2016, 03:09:13 pm »
Quote from: Raptor on April 07, 2016, 03:04:01 pm
I can give you an invite but... I don't know how well you seed your torrents and I don't want to get banned :D

Oh god I haven't done that whole thing in ages. I don't even know how to use torrents anymore. Or what's safe (in terms of viruses and also in terms of the law) and what isn't. I'll get back to you by next year lol. Till then, my certs will have easily google-able resources  :ibsquatting:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: April 07, 2016, 02:57:59 pm »
Quote from: Raptor on April 07, 2016, 02:38:42 pm
Quote from: Dreyth on April 07, 2016, 12:13:49 pm
Started officially studying for Network+ today. Reading one chapter a day of this book:
http://www.amazon.com/CompTIA-Network-All-In-One-Edition-N10-006/dp/0071848223

It's 20 chapters. Found a free pdf of it. Already took all of the quiz questions in the book and made flashcards out of them and put them on Quizlet. From there I download into my phone into my Flashcards Deluxe app. That app makes use of spaced repetition to learn better, as in faster and with less effort and time (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced_repetition). It'll automatically notify me when I need to study old cards again. Automatically asks me questions that I get correct and less often, and vice versa. I used this app for a huge Cyber Security Essentials midterm I had and I got the highest grade in the class. This was last month. Learned about 165 flashcards in just a week. And some of those flashcards were HUGE. Not one word answers. About 40% of them were  3 to 7 sentence answers. Spaced repetition is the truth!

So I plan to read this whole book in 3 weeks and at the same time know the answer to every quiz question (200+) in those 3 weeks. Then a 4th week of taking practice exams wherever I find them online and reviewing stuff I have trouble with. Then take the official cert exam.

There's a ton of info on this on www.bitspyder.net - the best IT tracker in the world. You need an invite though and it's hard to obtain :D

Interesting! I haven't even used IRC in over 10 years. Who knows how long till I get an invite lol. The network+ study materials can be found just googling. ProfessorMesser.com is a great (free) tool as well. But I can read much faster than he can explain things to me. I tried the vids for a while but went back to reading.

I may need that site for future certs though! can someone get me an invite  :ninja:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: April 07, 2016, 02:20:59 pm »
Quote from: adarqui on April 07, 2016, 01:58:37 pm
nice!

ya.. i'm a HUGE fan of spaced repetition/flash cards. Most effective and efficient way to drill stuff into a brain IMHO.

Can't believe I didn't learn about it way back when. If i were a professor, I would have digital flash cards and stuff already set up for my students to study from, and tell them about spaced repetition apps. People criticize flash cards for studying saying it only helps with memorization and not learning. Well you know what? Mark the card correct if you learned it then. Not just if you could spit the info back. That's what I did for my cyber security essentials midterm. A "correct" answer to a flash card was an entire comprehensive explanation.

Forgot to add: I'll be taking notes while reading the book of course! I'll turn the notes into flashcards. There is no "wrong answer" for these. Rather, I will read through each note 3 times (takes 5min total) before its spaced further and further apart. This will help me still remember say, chapter 4 stuff while I'm currently reading chapter 17. In essence I'm always learning new material but reviewing at the same time.

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