MuscleAddict83's Bodybuilding Journey

[MuscleAddict83]

Man, I slammed through my arms and shoulders session. 39 sets in 39 minutes! I'm up to 206. I don't think I've lost too much definition, but I'm going to take a set of progress pics on Saturday and adjust my diet if I feel its needed. However, that's still only a gain of 10lbs from my lightest a few weeks ago and I'm eating a LOT more carbs than I was then. Still having a little trouble with my bicep weights, but I got closer to dialing them in appropriately. Here's what happened:


6/11/2014
Wednesday, 5:17 AM - 5:56 AM (00:39)

Pushdowns
(1) 5:17 AM 80 x 12 reps
(2) 5:23 AM 80 x 12 reps
(3) 5:23 AM 80 x 12 reps
(4) 5:23 AM 80 x 12 reps
(5) 5:23 AM 80 x 12 reps

Cable Low Pulley Straight Bar Curls
(1) 5:18 AM 80 x 12 reps
(2) 5:22 AM 80 x 12 reps
(3) 5:22 AM 80 x 12 reps
(4) 5:22 AM 80 x 12 reps
(5) 5:22 AM 80 x 8 reps

I made these a little more challenging by leaning at the waist. This made them more like incline barbell curls and the contraction at the top was crazy painful! I'll be doing them like this from here on out.

Kneeling Overhead Rope Extensions
(1) 5:25 AM 80 x 12 reps
(2) 5:34 AM 80 x 12 reps
(3) 5:34 AM 80 x 12 reps
(4) 5:34 AM 80 x 12 reps
(5) 5:34 AM 80 x 12 reps

Incline Dumbbell Curl
(1) 5:26 AM 17.5 x 12 reps
(2) 5:34 AM 17.5 x 12 reps
(3) 5:34 AM 17.5 x 12 reps
(4) 5:34 AM 17.5 x 12 reps
(5) 5:34 AM 17.5 x 10 reps

Dips
(1) 5:36 AM 206.2 x 9 reps
(2) 5:44 AM 206.2 x 9 reps
(3) 5:44 AM 206.2 x 9 reps
(4) 5:44 AM 206.2 x 9 reps
(5) 5:44 AM 206.2 x 9 reps

Chin Ups
(1) 5:37 AM 206.2 x 7 reps
(2) 5:43 AM 206.2 x 7 reps
(3) 5:43 AM 206.2 x 7 reps
(4) 5:43 AM 206.2 x 7 reps
(5) 5:43 AM 206.2 x 6 reps

Dumbbell Rear Lateral
(1) 5:50 AM 20 x 12 reps
(2) 5:50 AM 20 x 10 reps
(3) 5:50 AM 20 x 9 reps

Face Pulls
(1) 5:51 AM 50 x 12 reps
(2) 5:51 AM 30 x 12 reps
(3) 5:51 AM 30 x 9 reps

Seated Dumbbell Press
(1) 5:53 AM 35 x 12 reps
(2) 5:55 AM 35 x 12 reps
(3) 5:56 AM 35 x 10 reps

All sets were done with 35lb plates. This is actually a little tip from Tony Freeman. Puts an entirely different feel on the presses and I think it better stimulates the medial head than dumbbells.

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[MuscleAddict83]

Did a video log of the workout this morning. May do this a little more often.

ROUND 1
http://youtu.be/OSLefXN5Sn4
http://youtu.be/OSLefXN5Sn4

ROUNG 2
http://youtu.be/qx2BdAaso2Q

ROUND 3
http://youtu.be/TjkDiCpEduw

ROUND 4
http://youtu.be/G85QTNLezkA

ROUND 5
http://youtu.be/yezdEbDOgys

Here's the workout summary:

6/12/2014 RPOF-CALVES, HAMS, QUADS
Thursday, 5:14 AM - 6:16 AM (01:01)

Seated Leg Curl
(1) 5:14 AM 80 x 12 reps
(2) 5:14 AM 80 x 12 reps
(3) 5:14 AM 80 x 12 reps
(4) 5:14 AM 80 x 12 reps
(5) 5:14 AM 80 x 10 reps

Standing Calf Raise
(1) 5:14 AM 180 x 12 reps
(2) 5:14 AM 180 x 12 reps
(3) 5:15 AM 180 x 12 reps
(4) 5:15 AM 180 x 12 reps
(5) 5:15 AM 180 x 8 reps

Leg Extension
(1) 5:25 AM 80 x 12 reps
(2) 5:25 AM 80 x 12 reps
(3) 5:25 AM 80 x 12 reps
(4) 5:25 AM 80 x 12 reps
(5) 5:25 AM 80 x 12 reps

Lying Leg Curl
(1) 5:26 AM 70 x 12 reps
(2) 5:26 AM 70 x 12 reps

Glute Ham Raises
(1) 5:26 AM 205.7 x 5 reps
(2) 5:26 AM 205.7 x 3 reps Almost had four
(3) 5:26 AM 205.7 x 1 reps

Seated Calf Raise
(1) 6:10 AM 90 x 12 reps
(2) 6:10 AM 90 x 12 reps
(3) 6:10 AM 90 x 12 reps
(4) 6:10 AM 90 x 8 reps
(5) 6:10 AM 90 x 6 reps

Sissy Squats
(1) 6:12 AM 205.7 x 12 reps
(2) 6:12 AM 205.7 x 12 reps
(3) 6:12 AM 205.7 x 12 reps
(4) 6:12 AM 205.7 x 12 reps
(5) 6:12 AM 205.7 x 12 reps

Calf Presses
(1) 6:13 AM 270 x 12 reps
(2) 6:13 AM 270 x 12 reps
(3) 6:13 AM 270 x 12 reps
(4) 6:13 AM 270 x 12 reps
(5) 6:13 AM 270 x 12 reps

Good Morning
(1) 6:13 AM 95 x 12 reps
(2) 6:13 AM 95 x 12 reps
(3) 6:14 AM 95 x 10 reps

Walking Barbell Lunges
(1) 6:15 AM 95 x 12 reps
(2) 6:16 AM 95 x 20 reps
(3) 6:16 AM 95 x 4 reps

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[MuscleAddict83]

Here's this morning's video log.
http://youtu.be/jnpmwhGQO2o

Here's the summary:
6/13/2014
Friday, 5:54 AM - 5:59 AM (00:05)

Cable Crossovers
(1) 5:54 AM 60 x 12 reps
(2) 5:55 AM 60 x 12 reps
(3) 5:55 AM 60 x 12 reps
(4) 5:55 AM 60 x 12 reps
(5) 5:55 AM 60 x 12 reps
(6) 5:56 AM 60 x 12 reps
(7) 5:56 AM 60 x 12 reps
(8) 5:56 AM 60 x 12 reps
(9) 5:57 AM 60 x 8 reps
(10) 5:59 AM 60 x 8 reps

Deadlift
(1) 5:55 AM 165 x 5 reps
(2) 5:55 AM 205 x 5 reps
(3) 5:55 AM 245 x 3 reps
(4) 5:55 AM 265 x 5 reps
(5) 5:56 AM 305 x 5 reps
(6) 5:56 AM 345 x 6 reps
(7) 5:56 AM 365 x 1 reps
(8) 5:57 AM 385 x 1 reps
(9) 5:57 AM 405 x 1 reps
(10) 5:58 AM 425 x 1 reps

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[IronSoul]

I couldn't get the video to play. It kept timing out. But great work and volume. Interesting combination you did there.

 

[MuscleAddict83]

Maybe try it again sometime. Several others have gotten it to work.

Had fun on the lake yesterday!
http://youtu.be/qi04cyO5Ec8

 

[MuscleAddict83]

Well, I wasn't feeling the v-log today, but it was a killer workout. I switched things up a bit. Instead of supersetting a tricep exercise with a bicep one I did a truer form of preexhaust with a isolation tricep exercise followed by a compound. Boy did that mess with my strength!!! Had to reduce all my sets quite a bit, but man are my arms fried!!! Here's what I did:


6/17/2014 DIRPOF - Triceps, Biceps, Calves
Tuesday, 4:59 AM - 5:42 AM (00:42)

Pushdowns
(1) 4:59 AM 60 x 12 reps
(2) 4:59 AM 50 x 12 reps
(3) 5:00 AM 40 x 12 reps
(4) 5:00 AM 30 x 12 reps
(5) 5:00 AM 30 x 12 reps Heavy Stack, Rope Attachment, Facing Away

Dips
(1) 5:05 AM 207.1 x 9 reps
(2) 5:06 AM 207.1 x 9 reps
(3) 5:06 AM 207.1 x 9 reps
(4) 5:06 AM 207.1 x 9 reps
(5) 5:06 AM 207.1 x 6 reps

Cable Low Pulley Straight Bar Curls
(1) 5:09 AM 80 x 12 reps
(2) 5:09 AM 80 x 12 reps
(3) 5:09 AM 60 x 12 reps
(4) 5:09 AM 60 x 10 reps
(5) 5:09 AM 60 x 8 reps

Chin Ups
(1) 5:09 AM 207.1 x 5 reps
(2) 5:09 AM 207.1 x 5 reps
(3) 5:10 AM 207.1 x 5 reps
(4) 5:10 AM 207.1 x 5 reps
(5) 5:10 AM 207.1 x 4 reps

Kneeling Overhead Rope Extensions
(1) 5:28 AM 60 x 12 reps
(2) 5:28 AM 60 x 12 reps
(3) 5:28 AM 60 x 12 reps
(4) 5:28 AM 60 x 10 reps
(5) 5:28 AM 60 x 8 reps



Dips

(6) 5:28 AM 207.1 x 9 reps
(7) 5:28 AM 207.1 x 9 reps
(8) 5:28 AM 207.1 x 9 reps
(9) 5:28 AM 207.1 x 9 reps
(10) 5:28 AM 207.1 x 6 reps


Incline Dumbbell Curl
(1) 5:28 AM 15 x 12 reps
(2) 5:28 AM 15 x 12 reps
(3) 5:28 AM 15 x 12 reps
(4) 5:29 AM 15 x 10 reps
(5) 5:29 AM 15 x 6 reps



Chin Ups
(6) 5:29 AM 207.1 x 5 reps
(7) 5:29 AM 207.1 x 5 reps
(8) 5:29 AM 207.1 x 5 reps
(9) 5:29 AM 207.1 x 5 reps
(10) 5:29 AM 207.1 x 2 reps



Face Pulls
(1) 5:41 AM 30 x 10 reps
(2) 5:41 AM 30 x 10 reps
(3) 5:41 AM 30 x 10 reps
(4) 5:41 AM 30 x 10 reps
(5) 5:41 AM 30 x 10 reps
(6) 5:41 AM 30 x 10 reps
(7) 5:41 AM 30 x 10 reps
(8) 5:41 AM 30 x 10 reps
(9) 5:41 AM 30 x 10 reps
(10) 5:41 AM 30 x 10 reps

Standing Calf Raise
(1) 5:41 AM 160 x 10 reps
(2) 5:41 AM 160 x 10 reps
(3) 5:41 AM 160 x 10 reps
(4) 5:41 AM 160 x 10 reps
(5) 5:41 AM 160 x 10 reps
(6) 5:41 AM 160 x 10 reps
(7) 5:42 AM 160 x 10 reps
(8) 5:42 AM 160 x 10 reps
(9) 5:42 AM 160 x 10 reps
(10) 5:42 AM 160 x 10 reps

The pump was stupid painful! I've made a change to my cycle as well. I had a little dienolone left and had been using 30mg/day for the last few weeks until it ran out last night. So, I've decided to add my SD in a little early. I was planning on waiting a month because I wasn't sure how my hernia would handle the weight lifting. But I'm confident now that I think it is time. Took 10mg last night before bed (2300) and took another 10mg this morning preworkout (0415). I'm going to keep this dosing schedule. Should make for a fun next few weeks! This is what my new stack looks like:


DAILY DOSING
~ 80mg/day Test E
~ 50mg/day Trest A
20mg/day SD

 

[MuscleAddict83]

40 sets in 42 minutes. Arms are fried. I'm actually glad tomorrow is leg day. This weekend was a long one. Thank God for preworkouts. Definitely needed some stims today to get me going! Anyways, the pumps from these workouts are nuts, and my arms are starting to fill out, which has got me really excited for November! I changed my workouts up again. I've got workout ADHD. Actually, the other day I was looking through some old volume workouts and came across an Arnold one that I used my freshman year of college. Back then I had no clue what I was doing and was taking every set to failure so workouts would be 2-3 hours long, but I managed to put on 40 newbie pounds that year and there wasn't too much fat. Anyways, I'm back at it and with supersets, short rest periods, and sub-failure sets I'm getting great stimulation and workouts under 45. It felt weird only repping 25lb dumbbells for shoulder presses at the end, but as you can tell from that last set it was more than heavy enough! Felt great having doing close-grip bench again as well. I'm getting stronger with this style of training too. My pushdowns have increased by 20lbs per set from the last session.


My hormone regiment has changed to 1g of test/week and 20mg of SD/day.


6/23/2014 Arnold - Arms, Shoulders
Monday, 5:05 AM - 5:47 AM (00:42)

Close Grip Flat Bench
(1) 5:11 AM 95 x 12 reps
(2) 5:11 AM 95 x 12 reps
(3) 5:11 AM 95 x 12 reps
(4) 5:11 AM 95 x 12 reps

Barbell Curls
(1) 5:12 AM 60 x 12 reps
(2) 5:12 AM 60 x 12 reps
(3) 5:12 AM 60 x 12 reps
(4) 5:12 AM 60 x 10 reps

Pushdowns
(1) 5:19 AM 100 x 12 reps Vhandle light stack facing toward
(2) 5:19 AM 100 x 12 reps
(3) 5:19 AM 100 x 12 reps
(4) 5:19 AM 100 x 12 reps

Dumbbell Curls
(1) 5:19 AM 30 x 12 reps
(2) 5:19 AM 20 x 12 reps
(3) 5:20 AM 20 x 12 reps
(4) 5:20 AM 20 x 10 reps

French Press
(1) 5:30 AM 65 x 12 reps
(2) 5:30 AM 65 x 12 reps
(3) 5:30 AM 65 x 10 reps
(4) 5:30 AM 65 x 6 reps

Cable Low Pulley Straight Bar Curls
(1) 5:30 AM 80 x 12 reps
(2) 5:30 AM 80 x 12 reps
(3) 5:30 AM 80 x 10 reps
(4) 5:30 AM 80 x 10 reps

Kneeling Overhead Rope Extensions
(1) 5:39 AM 80 x 12 reps
(2) 5:40 AM 80 x 12 reps
(3) 5:40 AM 80 x 12 reps
(4) 5:40 AM 80 x 10 reps

Reverse Flyes
(1) 5:40 AM 20 x 12 reps
(2) 5:40 AM 20 x 12 reps
(3) 5:40 AM 20 x 12 reps
(4) 5:40 AM 20 x 12 reps

Face Pulls
(1) 5:46 AM 40 x 12 reps
(2) 5:46 AM 40 x 12 reps
(3) 5:46 AM 40 x 10 reps
(4) 5:46 AM 40 x 8 reps

Seated Dumbbell Press
(1) 5:47 AM 25 x 12 reps
(2) 5:47 AM 25 x 12 reps
(3) 5:47 AM 25 x 8 reps
(4) 5:47 AM 25 x 3 reps

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[danielrh]

Been reading through your work MA83 and that is an amazing amount of work you are doing in a short period of time. I am finding it very interesting to see what you are doing and will continue to follow. Keep up the good work and best of luck come November.

 

[MuscleAddict83]

Thanks for chiming in and following. I'm really interested as well since I haven't trained this way in so long. My body is obviously responding to the drastic change in stimulus, but I'm really interested to see how it equates to new growth and physique enhancement.

 

[Turbolag]

Wow man, that's a ton of volume! How do you feel after all that??

That's impressive dude!

 

[MuscleAddict83]

It feels good when I'm done. It doesn't wipe me out like you think it might. But you know you've put in the work. I'm basically nonstop for around 45 minutes. And by the end, I've forced so much blood into the tissue that I look like a balloon about to pop!

 

[MuscleAddict83]

Man, been almost a year since I posted in here. I'm three weeks out from my next comp! Just finishing a dry run of my water manipulation procedure:

Depletion: 3 days carb depletion, normal water (1.5-2 gallons), normal sodium
Fill & Spill: 36hrs carb up (1500g), 3 gallons water, normal sodium
Get Dry: Carb depletion, normal day's water in 6 hours, no sodium

203 was my lightest depletion weight, 210 was my weight after carb up.