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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 25, 2015, 09:29:26 pm »
Fucking quit that gym

brb only two squat racks
brb no bench presses wtf?
brb no free barbells lying round
brb only two barbells in the gym are in the squat rack
brb squatters, deadlifters, benchers, curlers, and shoulder pressers all have to share the same two racks

getting my $283 back. found another gym near my home. 15min walk away for $40 a month. can't believe i found that price in my expensive neighborhood. no basketball but its a garage looking gym and has two benches and two squat racks. doesnt look crowded. its also not a chain gym, looks like all the lifters are pretty serious there and know each other. ive never lifted in an environment like this before and i'm sure i'll like it. i have a 4 day pass that ill be using starting monday and ill check it out. oh, and the plates are all round too. good for deadlifting.

last thing: i can't wait to start lifting. damn, everytime i get this feeling where i cant wait for my next workout, i make consistent gains for a few months. i'll be playing a little catch up to get back to where i was but thats fine!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 24, 2015, 02:43:19 pm »
Week 78
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Thursday - 09/24/15

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 8                                >> 3min rests.
185 x 5                                >> This felt easier than I thought it would.
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1
365 x 2
315 x 5
315 x 3
315 x 3

Lunch break workout. I'll finish up after work.

Hate this damn gym. Only two squat racks... and that's where we're also supposed to bench! It should be quiet after work though.

Also it's all octagonal plates. Deadlifting will be a pain I'm sure. It's freezing in there too. Time to buy some long sleeve shirts for lifting.

But you know what, I got used to every gym I hated in the beginning. This is a convenient spot for me and cheap, so I'll get over it and enjoy it  :derp:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 22, 2015, 01:43:56 pm »
Found a Blink Fitness a 10min walk from my job. $283 for the entire year if I pay up front. That's less than a dollar a day. And I get access to all locations in NYC. I can go lift on my lunch break and after work... thank goodness. This will shorten my days and I won't have to rely on the security guard at the YMCA being there. I might get a new job soon, but that's fine. There's another location about a 10min bike ride away from my home.

There's no basketball court there but whatever. I barely play anymore anyway. Maybe in the future I'll re-sign for a gym with a court if I really want to play. Or I can sign up for the NYC Parks rec centers for like $150 a YEAR or whatever it is, they have courts across the city

 :lololol:

Now I can finally be as consistent as possible again!

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 21, 2015, 08:31:49 pm »
so don't lower the weight, add rest. get to 8-10 quicker.

yeah i should probably do that for a while until i can get 3x8.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 21, 2015, 01:53:50 pm »
i bet that if you add an extra minute to your squat rests you'd get to 3x5 quicker.

Definitely, but those backup sets are supposed to be sets of 8-10. i was at like 8 8 6 before i went down. im too hardheaded to lower the weight though. It'll just kill my motivation tbh

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 21, 2015, 11:18:15 am »
Week 78
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Tuesday - 09/22/15

-= Workout Log =-

Seated Cable Rows
140 x 5                            >> 60sec rests.
180 x 3
200 x 3
180 x 12 PR
180 x 10 PR
180 x 8 PR
160 x 8 PR
140 x 12 PR

Lateral Raises
30's x 3                            >> 60sec rests.
35's x 2
40's x 1
35's x 10
35's x 8
35's x 6
30's x 8
30's x 6

BW Pull Ups
BW x 10                         >> 60sec rests.
BW x 4                           >> I should do more sets.
BW x 4
BW x 4
BW x 4

Ab Pulldowns
95 x 5                          >> 60sec rests.
115 x 12
115 x 8
115 x 6

Rope Face Pulls
? x 12                     >> 60sec rests.
? x 12                     >> Can't remember what weight I used.
? x 12

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 18, 2015, 09:45:41 am »
Week 77
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Thursday - 09/17/15
189lbs

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 8                      >> 2min rests.
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1
355 x 2
315 x 4
315 x 4
315 x 3

Bench Press
45 x 15                          >> 2min rests.
95 x 8                            >> Not sure what happened on 2nd set.
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
205 x 6
205 x 1
205 x 5

Deadlift
235 x 3                          >> Almost failed. This was harder than last week's.
335 x 1
375 x 2

DB Incline Bench Press
70's x 12                       >> 60sec rests.
70's x 5                         >> I have no idea why the first set was so easy.

Back Extensions
50 x 15                       >> 60sec rests.
50 x 8
50 x 8

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 17, 2015, 09:31:08 am »
Week 77
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Tuesday - 09/15/15
189lbs

-= Workout Log =-

Weighted Pull Ups
BW x 5                                     >> 90sec rests for weighted sets, 60sec rests for BW sets.
+25lbs x 3
+50lbs x 5
+50lbs x 4
+50lbs x 3
BW x 7
BW x 4
BW x 3

Lateral Raises
30's x 3                            >> 60sec rests.
35's x 2                            >> These are done in non-stop fashion now.
40's x 1                            >> The last two sets have a little external rotation thrown in.
35's x 10
35's x 8
35's x 6
30's x 8
30's x 6

Seated Cable Rows
140 x 5                            >> 60sec rests.
180 x 8
180 x 8
180 x 8
160 x 10
140 x 10

Ab Pulldowns
95 x 5                          > 60sec rests.
115 x 12
115 x 6
115 x 5

Cable Lateral Pulldowns
160 x 5                        >> 60sec rests.
140 x 6                        >> These feel weird at my gym. Don't like them at all.
120 x 8

Rear Delt Incline DB Y-Flyes
15's x 10                                >> 60sec rests.
15's x 10
15's x 10

Lateral Raises
25's x 15              >> Just a finisher. Non stop reps.

Changing up my back/shoulder workout. I want more volume and less rest. Maybe this will help put on some size. I'm fiending for a ripped back and capped delts now. My delts are lagging, I need to bring them up.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 15, 2015, 09:47:41 am »
Week 77
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Monday - 09/14/15
190lbs

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 8                      >> 2min rests.
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1
355 x 2
315 x 3
315 x 3
315 x 3

Bench Press
45 x 15                          >> 2min rests.
95 x 8                            >> Crap I counted wrong and did 27 total reps instead of 30.
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
205 x 5
205 x 5
205 x 5

Deadlift
235 x 3
335 x 1
375 x 2

I know I had other workouts before this that I didn't write down, but I've been slacking lately. Haven't lifted in like 10 days so I took it easy today, otherwise I'll get too sore to do my next workout.

I'm in gym limbo right now. My uni can't get a deal with my current gym to give us a cheap membership. I'm relying on this cool security guard to be there everytime I go to get in for free. Sometimes he isn't there. I have to start looking for cheap gyms in the area probably.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: September 01, 2015, 09:59:43 am »
Week 75
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Monday - 09/01/15
193lbs

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 8                      >> 2min rests.
135 x 8
185 x 3
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1
335 x 1
355 x 2
315 x 5
315 x 4
315 x 3

Bench Press
45 x 15                          >> 2min rests.
95 x 8                            >> Crap I counted wrong and did 27 total reps instead of 30.
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
205 x 7
205 x 5
205 x 5
205 x 4
205 x 4
205 x 2

Deadlift
235 x 3
335 x 1
375 x 2

Incline DB Bench
70's x 12                               >> 60sec rest.
70's x 5

Hack Squat Machine Calf Raises
+90lbs x 5
+180lbs x 3
+270lbs x 1
+250lbs x 12
+250lbs x 10
+250lbs x 8

Back Extensions
50 x 12                     >> 2min rest, after first set, 60sec rest after second set.
50 x 15
50 x 12


I just realized I'm weaker than I was back in January.  :highfive:

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: August 31, 2015, 09:27:10 am »
Week 74
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Friday - 08/28/15

-= Workout Log =-

Worked out with my friend again. Squatted 355x3, 315x7. Benched 225x5. Some other shit too.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: August 26, 2015, 09:36:12 am »
Week 74
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Tuesday - 08/25/15
191lbs

-= Workout Log =-

Did a workout with a friend of mine. Went to his gym. Haven't seen him in a while so I said whatever fuck it. Hit back and shoulders very hard. Used machines too... which I hated... but I learned something. The lateral pulldown machine is damn good at ironing out discrepancies between my right and left sides! I've stuck to pull ups on a bar for forever, but my arms were all over the place with this thing. I may incorporate them into my regular workout every now and then.

I also did shoulder presses with the machine. I haven't done any kind of shoulder presses in ages since my tris would take over the movement, but I felt them only in my delts this time. Mostly front delts. I think I may throw some DB shoulder presses back into my workouts if I can maintain most of the tension on my shoulders.

I also did some rear delt flyes. I haven't done these in years. Man they feel good. I should throw these in too!

The workout had a lot of reps with short rest periods and some supersets too. I like working out upperbody this way sometimes. I may start to change my routine.

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best vids ever

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: August 25, 2015, 09:42:08 am »
Can't wait for this new damn iPhone to come out. My 5c is starting to crap out. New iPhone rumored to have 2GB RAM, and it's DDR4 this time. I played around with an LG G4 and a Galaxy S5 but cot damn I hate android now. I used to love it, weird.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: August 25, 2015, 09:40:40 am »
Week 74
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Monday - 08/24/15
191lbs

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 8                      >> 2min rests.
135 x 8
185 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1
335 x 1
355 x 2
315 x 3
315 x 3
315 x 3

Bench Press
45 x 15                          >> 2min rests.
95 x 8                            >> Purposely stopped short before 30 total reps.
135 x 5                          >> This way I won't get crazy sore before next bench workout so I can go all out.
185 x 3
225 x 1
205 x 5
205 x 5
205 x 5
205 x 1

Deadlift
235 x 3                   >> Uh oh lol. I used to be at 5 reps. Didn't expect this to drop this much considering the squat and bench didn't do so badly.

Back Extensions
50 x 12                     >> 60sec rests.
50 x 12
50 x 12

Kept having stuff get in the way. I'd show up to the gym and my guy who lets me in free wasn't there. Then other obligations popping up and not letting me lift. Anyway I should be back on track from this point moving forward... September 1st I should have my regular membership back and not have to rely on this guy letting me in free. So I may miss a workout or two until then if he's not there dammit. He has a steady schedule but sometimes is pulled away from the front desk randomly for other duties.

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