genetic freak
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Had my final visit with the cardiologist yesterday and everything looks perfect. Even though my troponin levels were elevated to the point it showed I had a heart attack back in June, the doctor said there is no other sign that shows that and concluded the intensity of my training during prep was high enough that it likely caused the elevated CK (close to rhabdo) and troponin levels, causing my heart to race which gave a false indication of a heart attack.
What does that mean? I have been holding back up to this point. Time to step it up another gear.
RDLs 475 lbs x 9 (I used the kilogram plates, so I had no idea how much weight was on there until I totaled it up at the end. 30 more lbs than last session and an extra rep. Sometimes it is good not knowing how much you are lifting.)
Barbell hack squats 210 lbs x 15 (I was trying something new. My hamstrings and ass get in the way, so I moved on to machine hack squats.)
Hack squats 7 pps x 8 (Patella was not happy when I was done, but it felt just fine with the double ply knee sleeves when I was doing it.)
Kick backs 7 plates x 13
Seated leg curls 130 lbs x 7/110 lbs x 6/90 lbs x 5 (Drop set. I wanted to do a rest pause set, but my hamstrings were pretty smoked by the time I got to 130 lbs.)
Smith Machine sissy hack squats 185 lbs x 17 (I seen Scott Stevenson do these on Muscle Minds and wanted to give them a try. The gym's smith machine doesn't go all the way to the floor, so I was standing on a ply box that wasn't tall enough. I will get a taller box next time and bring the weight down a bit.)
Smith Machine standing calf raises 135 lbs x 25 (Not a lot of weight, but I stand on a 45 bumper and let my heels go all the way to the floor with each rep. Nice and slow. I do not bounce. People ask, how do I get my calves so big, this is how. BTW there are a couple guys at the gym with even better calves than me. What do they do for calves? Exactly the same thing. Stop loading it up and bouncing.)
What does that mean? I have been holding back up to this point. Time to step it up another gear.
RDLs 475 lbs x 9 (I used the kilogram plates, so I had no idea how much weight was on there until I totaled it up at the end. 30 more lbs than last session and an extra rep. Sometimes it is good not knowing how much you are lifting.)
Barbell hack squats 210 lbs x 15 (I was trying something new. My hamstrings and ass get in the way, so I moved on to machine hack squats.)
Hack squats 7 pps x 8 (Patella was not happy when I was done, but it felt just fine with the double ply knee sleeves when I was doing it.)
Kick backs 7 plates x 13
Seated leg curls 130 lbs x 7/110 lbs x 6/90 lbs x 5 (Drop set. I wanted to do a rest pause set, but my hamstrings were pretty smoked by the time I got to 130 lbs.)
Smith Machine sissy hack squats 185 lbs x 17 (I seen Scott Stevenson do these on Muscle Minds and wanted to give them a try. The gym's smith machine doesn't go all the way to the floor, so I was standing on a ply box that wasn't tall enough. I will get a taller box next time and bring the weight down a bit.)
Smith Machine standing calf raises 135 lbs x 25 (Not a lot of weight, but I stand on a 45 bumper and let my heels go all the way to the floor with each rep. Nice and slow. I do not bounce. People ask, how do I get my calves so big, this is how. BTW there are a couple guys at the gym with even better calves than me. What do they do for calves? Exactly the same thing. Stop loading it up and bouncing.)