Ice's Journal

ice2003 · 09-01-2008, 10:43 PM

Well folks, I decided to start this thing back up. I haven't done much this entire year. I have been trying to gain weight for awhile now, but it's just not happening. I am now working 2 jobs and going to school full time, so lifting is hard to get in. I work for the department of pharmacology and toxicology at uofl and I work 3rd shift at UPS. I usually get in bed around 5-530 am, so anything more than 5 hours of sleep and I'm lucky. Anyways, here are my past 3 workout days. Weight was 190.2 today.

8/25/08

Traditional Deads
245x8
295x6
335x4
405x5 PR

CG Chins
bwx5
bw+25x9
bw+25x6
bwx7

DB 45 Hypers
60x14
60x12

abductors
210x20
210x16

adductors
155x18
155x14

Hanging abs
2 sets

8/28/08

Nautilus leg press
270x8
320x4
360x8
360x6
270x16 All summer I squatted barefooted, which they won't let you do at uofl, so until i get some flat shoes, i will be doing this.

GM's
135x10
145x8
155x8

Incline DB Curls
35x8
45x12
50x8
35x15

RG EZ Curls
70x10

DB Side Bends
75x20
80x15

8/30/08

Supine BB Bench
165x8
195x5
225x2
225x2 help on 2
165x14

EZ Sculls
85x12
95x10
100x6

Seated DB Press
50x10
55x6
40x8

R DB Flys
20x12
20x12

ice2003 · 09-05-2008, 05:13 AM

9/1/08
Weight = 189.4

Traditional Deads
245x8
295x6
335x4
405x5....5th rep was tough to lockout....really felt it in the traps.

CG Chins
bwx5
bw+25x9
bw+25x6
bwx10

BB Rows
135x8
155x8
155x8

Abs
x2 sets

This was labor day, so my gym was closed, and thus I had to skip my hip work and 45 hypers.

9/4/08
Weight = 188.0 :-(

Incline DB Curls
35x8
45x13
50x8
35x15

Nautilus Leg Press 45
270x8
320x5
360x9
360x7
270x17
I don't like the nautilus version at all. For some reason, I can only do half the weight I can do on a cybex.

GM's
135x12
145x10
155x8

DB Hammer Curls
45x12
45x9

DB Side Bends
80x18

Seated Calf Raises (DC style)
90x12
110x10

Auzzie · 09-05-2008, 06:36 AM

All the best with it mate!!

ice2003 · 09-05-2008, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Auzzie

All the best with it mate!!

Thank you. Any advice from anyone is welcomed and appreciated.

ice2003 · 09-07-2008, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ice2003

8/30/08

Supine BB Bench
165x8
195x5
225x2
225x2 help on 2
165x14

EZ Sculls
85x12
95x10
100x6

Seated DB Press
50x10
55x6
40x8

R DB Flys
20x12
20x12

9/7/08

Supine BB Bench
155x8
185x5
205x2
225x3 help on 3
225x2

Incline BB Bench
135x16

I suck at bench.

EZ Sculls
90x12
100x8
70x16

Seated DB Press
50x9
55x8

R DB Flys
20x13
20x13

I was pushed for time today. Weight was 189.4.

Auzzie · 09-07-2008, 10:15 PM

Post up your current diet mate, often a halt in weight gain is diet related,
So post up yoru stats ie. age, height, weight, body fat % and try and include a detailed macro nutrient break down of all you meals,

ice2003 · 09-08-2008, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Auzzie

Post up your current diet mate, often a halt in weight gain is diet related,
So post up yoru stats ie. age, height, weight, body fat % and try and include a detailed macro nutrient break down of all you meals,

Just turned 21 on the 6th. 6'0" 189.4 this morning. BF% around 11-12.
I have gotten much better results by not counting/worrying about macros. I eat alot of everything. I was eating close to 4000 kcals a day and still not gaining, but barely. I started working the 12-4 am shift at ups and I lost 7 lbs, but strength stayed. I eat 50g protein in every meal, and then as much cho as i can get in, with fat around 15-20g. I drink a weight gainer shaker pwo, and during the late hours at work. I use to eat only cho for breakfast, pre, during, and pwo, and vibrous veggies the rest of the day, but that caused puffiness/swelling, which i believe was due to the short, intermittent insulin bursts. My BF% has gone down a bit, and strength stayed the same, with cho in every meal. Every once in awhile i will throw in a no cho day.
protein comes from chicken, tuna, steak, ground beef, turkey, protein shakes, eggs, etc. CHO comes from 100% whole wheat bread, fruit, oats, 100% whole wheat bagels, kashi bars and such, etc. Fats from olive oil, eggs, nuts, anpb, etc. What it boils down to is having trouble getting all my meals in because of my schedule. Thatr is why i bought the weight gainer, but it is not helping.

Big Machine · 09-08-2008, 10:59 AM

Ice...what are your goals? How long have you been training? Are you on the belt at UPS? If so, you are constantly moving/working and really need to throw back a solid shake during that 12-4 shift. Take a closer look at your cal intake and you may find its not as high as you think if you are still dropping weight.

matt1990 · 09-08-2008, 05:15 PM

Interested in seeing were this is going man. Following along bro and Welcome to the af board broski (sorry thats late, but hey

)

Matt~

ice2003 · 09-08-2008, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big Machine

Ice...what are your goals? How long have you been training? Are you on the belt at UPS? If so, you are constantly moving/working and really need to throw back a solid shake during that 12-4 shift. Take a closer look at your cal intake and you may find its not as high as you think if you are still dropping weight.

I would like to be around 220 one day. I am always seeking to gain strength. Yes, I'm on the belt. I am unloader, and I do drink a weight gainer shake during the shift. Thanks for the input.

ice2003 · 09-08-2008, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matt1990

Interested in seeing were this is going man. Following along bro and Welcome to the af board broski (sorry thats late, but hey

)

Matt~

Thanks!

Auzzie · 09-10-2008, 02:41 AM

In a nut shell if you’re not gaining you’re not eating enough..
I'd also log what you eat every day, as eating is just as important as training is.

Also once on paper you might find you aren’t eating as much as you thought.

Not sure if you included it or not, but how much sleep are you getting?

ice2003 · 09-10-2008, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Auzzie

In a nut shell if you’re not gaining you’re not eating enough..
I'd also log what you eat every day, as eating is just as important as training is.

Also once on paper you might find you aren’t eating as much as you thought.

Not sure if you included it or not, but how much sleep are you getting?

Well, I just got home from work, and it is almost 4 on the dot. I am about to eat, and then get a shower. I have to get up at 9 am, So today, I will get around 4 hours. I RARELY see more than 5 hours of sleep. I know this is terrible, but that's how life is for a college student with 2 jobs.

ice2003 · 09-10-2008, 09:22 PM

9-9-08
189.0

Traditional Deads
245x8
295x6
345x4
405x5
5th rep was easier but still took about 4 seconds to get up.

CG Chins
bwx5
bw+25x10
bw+25x5
bwx9
My back was completely shot after this.

Pendlay Rows
155x8
155x6
Haha

DB 45 Hypers
75x12
75x10

Abs
2 sets to failure

ice2003 · 09-16-2008, 05:15 AM

9/11/08
Weight= 189.4

Incline DB Curls
35x8 wu
45x13
50x7
35x13

45 Nautilus Leg Press
270x8 wu
330x4 wu
370x7
370x6
290x15

GM's
135x12
145x10
155x8

RG EZ Curls
70x10
70x10

Seated Calf Raises (DC style)
90x13
110x10

DB Side Bends
80x20
85x17

9/13/08
Weight=189.0

Supine BB Bench
155x8 wu
185x5 wu
205x2 wu
225x3 again, slight help on 3
225x2

Incline BB Bench
145x13

EZ Sculls
90x12
100x8
80x14

Seated DB Press (full ROM)
50x10
55x7
40x9

R DB Flys
20x14
20x14

I'm going to start alternating workouts now. I won't lift again until Saturday due to tests, reports, and papers this week.

ice2003 · 09-22-2008, 02:38 AM

9-18-08

Sumo Deads
245x8
295x6
345x
405x

I did not get to finish my sets because I was rudely interrupted by some old man who works in the gym, who told me that I could not do deadlifts in the there anymore. I hate that gym more and more each day. I don't know what I am going to do now. I was feeling good too.

WG Pullups
bwx5
bw+25x9
bw+25x5
bwx8

RDL's
275x9
285x8

Machine Rows
155x10
170x8
155x20

Hanging Abs
2 sets

Hip Abductors
210x20

Adductors
155x20

9-20-08

I had to lift in my garage, where I can't do much.

Strict BB Curls
45x12
70x8
90x11
100x6
65x20

BB Hack Squats
205x8
255x6
300x15 PR
300x 13

DB Hammer Curls
50x9
50x8

Big Sky Guy · 09-22-2008, 03:56 PM

You were pullin well too bro! Looks like gym shopping time!

09-01-2008, 10:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
ice2003 AF Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 48 Rep Power: 2729	Ice's Journal Well folks, I decided to start this thing back up. I haven't done much this entire year. I have been trying to gain weight for awhile now, but it's just not happening. I am now working 2 jobs and going to school full time, so lifting is hard to get in. I work for the department of pharmacology and toxicology at uofl and I work 3rd shift at UPS. I usually get in bed around 5-530 am, so anything more than 5 hours of sleep and I'm lucky. Anyways, here are my past 3 workout days. Weight was 190.2 today. 8/25/08 Traditional Deads 245x8 295x6 335x4 405x5 PR CG Chins bwx5 bw+25x9 bw+25x6 bwx7 DB 45 Hypers 60x14 60x12 abductors 210x20 210x16 adductors 155x18 155x14 Hanging abs 2 sets 8/28/08 Nautilus leg press 270x8 320x4 360x8 360x6 270x16 All summer I squatted barefooted, which they won't let you do at uofl, so until i get some flat shoes, i will be doing this. GM's 135x10 145x8 155x8 Incline DB Curls 35x8 45x12 50x8 35x15 RG EZ Curls 70x10 DB Side Bends 75x20 80x15 8/30/08 Supine BB Bench 165x8 195x5 225x2 225x2 help on 2 165x14 EZ Sculls 85x12 95x10 100x6 Seated DB Press 50x10 55x6 40x8 R DB Flys 20x12 20x12

09-05-2008, 05:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
ice2003 AF Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 48 Rep Power: 2729	9/1/08 Weight = 189.4 Traditional Deads 245x8 295x6 335x4 405x5....5th rep was tough to lockout....really felt it in the traps. CG Chins bwx5 bw+25x9 bw+25x6 bwx10 BB Rows 135x8 155x8 155x8 Abs x2 sets This was labor day, so my gym was closed, and thus I had to skip my hip work and 45 hypers. 9/4/08 Weight = 188.0 :-( Incline DB Curls 35x8 45x13 50x8 35x15 Nautilus Leg Press 45 270x8 320x5 360x9 360x7 270x17 I don't like the nautilus version at all. For some reason, I can only do half the weight I can do on a cybex. GM's 135x12 145x10 155x8 DB Hammer Curls 45x12 45x9 DB Side Bends 80x18 Seated Calf Raises (DC style) 90x12 110x10 __________________ McCain/Palin 08' My Journal: http://www.afboard.com/forum/trainin...s-journal.html

09-08-2008, 10:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
Big Machine Looking for my yoke. Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Prairies, Canada Posts: 1,336 Rep Power: 431719	Ice...what are your goals? How long have you been training? Are you on the belt at UPS? If so, you are constantly moving/working and really need to throw back a solid shake during that 12-4 shift. Take a closer look at your cal intake and you may find its not as high as you think if you are still dropping weight. __________________ "As long as you are going to be thinking, think big." Donald Trump "I floss my teeth with colored dumbbells." Big Machine "Be real. Don’t be fake. Be smart. Don’t waste your time. Find that spark inside you and make it the biggest fucking fire around. Let it burn out of control." Bulldog

09-08-2008, 05:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
matt1990 Faithful to the KinG Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: MT Posts: 1,097 Rep Power: 94653	Interested in seeing were this is going man. Following along bro and Welcome to the af board broski (sorry thats late, but hey ) Matt~ __________________ "Whoever acknowleges me beforemen, I will also aknowledge him before my father in heaven. But whoever disowns be before men, I will disown him before my father in heaven." - Matthew 10:32-33

09-10-2008, 09:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
ice2003 AF Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 48 Rep Power: 2729	9-9-08 189.0 Traditional Deads 245x8 295x6 345x4 405x5 5th rep was easier but still took about 4 seconds to get up. CG Chins bwx5 bw+25x10 bw+25x5 bwx9 My back was completely shot after this. Pendlay Rows 155x8 155x6 Haha DB 45 Hypers 75x12 75x10 Abs 2 sets to failure __________________ McCain/Palin 08' My Journal: http://www.afboard.com/forum/trainin...s-journal.html

09-05-2008, 06:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
Auzzie Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 476 Rep Power: 27217	All the best with it mate!!

09-07-2008, 10:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
Auzzie Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 476 Rep Power: 27217	Post up your current diet mate, often a halt in weight gain is diet related, So post up yoru stats ie. age, height, weight, body fat % and try and include a detailed macro nutrient break down of all you meals,

09-10-2008, 02:41 AM	#12 (permalink)
Auzzie Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 476 Rep Power: 27217	In a nut shell if you’re not gaining you’re not eating enough.. I'd also log what you eat every day, as eating is just as important as training is. Also once on paper you might find you aren’t eating as much as you thought. Not sure if you included it or not, but how much sleep are you getting?

09-16-2008, 05:15 AM	#15 (permalink)
ice2003 AF Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 48 Rep Power: 2729	9/11/08 Weight= 189.4 Incline DB Curls 35x8 wu 45x13 50x7 35x13 45 Nautilus Leg Press 270x8 wu 330x4 wu 370x7 370x6 290x15 GM's 135x12 145x10 155x8 RG EZ Curls 70x10 70x10 Seated Calf Raises (DC style) 90x13 110x10 DB Side Bends 80x20 85x17 9/13/08 Weight=189.0 Supine BB Bench 155x8 wu 185x5 wu 205x2 wu 225x3 again, slight help on 3 225x2 Incline BB Bench 145x13 EZ Sculls 90x12 100x8 80x14 Seated DB Press (full ROM) 50x10 55x7 40x9 R DB Flys 20x14 20x14 I'm going to start alternating workouts now. I won't lift again until Saturday due to tests, reports, and papers this week. __________________ McCain/Palin 08' My Journal: http://www.afboard.com/forum/trainin...s-journal.html

09-22-2008, 02:38 AM	#16 (permalink)
ice2003 AF Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 48 Rep Power: 2729	9-18-08 Sumo Deads 245x8 295x6 345x 405x I did not get to finish my sets because I was rudely interrupted by some old man who works in the gym, who told me that I could not do deadlifts in the there anymore. I hate that gym more and more each day. I don't know what I am going to do now. I was feeling good too. WG Pullups bwx5 bw+25x9 bw+25x5 bwx8 RDL's 275x9 285x8 Machine Rows 155x10 170x8 155x20 Hanging Abs 2 sets Hip Abductors 210x20 Adductors 155x20 9-20-08 I had to lift in my garage, where I can't do much. Strict BB Curls 45x12 70x8 90x11 100x6 65x20 BB Hack Squats 205x8 255x6 300x15 PR 300x 13 DB Hammer Curls 50x9 50x8 __________________ McCain/Palin 08' My Journal: http://www.afboard.com/forum/trainin...s-journal.html

09-22-2008, 03:56 PM	#17 (permalink)
Big Sky Guy Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: MT Posts: 2,692 Rep Power: 311494	You were pullin well too bro! Looks like gym shopping time!