IronSlade: Slade gets skinny!

IronSlade · 02-12-2008, 04:32 PM

Well guys I figure now is as good a time as any to restart my log. Since I have moved on to the cutting phase of my plan, I changed the title on in.

Anyways, this week I am in Orlando for work but luckily there is a Gold's Gym not too far away. I was going to join it for $47 for the week, but then remembered that my gym is a member of IHRSA and so is Golds, so I got the week membership for only $23! I was pretty excited about that.

I am trying very hard to stick to my diet plan here, but its tough when you are not able to cook and also are eating with a group every night who like to try a ton of different places. Luckily as long as we hit steak places, I will be ok. Going to Vito's Chop House tomorrow, and I have always loved it in the past so I am looking forward to that one. Anyways I am able to avoid the junk, not get desserts, but eating on my normal time table is out and there is just no way to get enough clean calories in during the day here.

I went and tried out the gym this AM and it was fine, just learning to deal with the new equipment, locations, etc. The worst part is not knowing any of the people to get a spot, etc. I tried to get one on my last set this morning and the guy was a tool and tried to help give me a lift off after we discussed NOT doing that and then he pushed it too far out which screwed me all up. I was doing bench and was planning on doing 315 for a triple, but was luckly to get the first one up after he had shot it to hell. I quit after the second one when the jerk grabbed the bar. "Thought you needed help"

Anyways did Chest:

BB Bench
225x10
265x5
295x3
315x2 (see above)
225x8

Pec Deck Flyes
135x10
147.5x10
160x10

BB Incline Bench
135x10
185x10
225x8
225x8

Calf Raises
185x10
200x10
215x10

The gym had one of those old machines where you are bent over and has the pad on your lower back/butt to lift the weights, I have not had access to one of these in a long time. I am going to use it a lot this week.

Abs Machine
BW+80 x 10 (3 sets)

Anyways, after all that, thanks for checking back in, now lets see if I can't get this thing moving.

trivial · 02-12-2008, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IronSlade

The gym had one of those old machines where you are bent over and has the pad on your lower back/butt to lift the weights, I have not had access to one of these in a long time. I am going to use it a lot this week.

The donkey calf machine, isn't it? I used to LOVE that machine...damn I wish my gym had one....

claire · 02-13-2008, 06:55 AM

I'm in. Good luck with the diet. I find it hard to eat healthy when eating out. I'm leaving for my cruise next week and plan on packing some healthy snacks. Definitely bringing low carb wraps, almonds, protein cookies and protein powder. Everything is marinated or smothered in crap.

You still did great on the bench. It is so hard to find a good spotter.

ILIEKFUDE · 02-15-2008, 11:35 AM

slade where you at boieeee

Big Sky Guy · 02-15-2008, 02:26 PM

He must be out eating somewhere

IronSlade · 02-16-2008, 06:32 PM

Sorry guys for the lack of updates, I am down here in sunny Orlando FL right now and my access to the computer is limited. Since I have not really wanted to try and do the log from my PDA, I have been skipping out on it. But rest assured that I have been training and will be catching it up as soon as I can when I get home.

But thanks for checking in!

And yeah, I was out eating again. I have added it up and since Monday, I have eaten 84 oz of fillet mignon, and 36 oz of other steak plus assorted chickens and other animals. The eats are good down in the sunshine state.

CK · 02-17-2008, 03:22 PM

and in... hope your having a good trip, glad you found a gym!

IronSlade · 02-17-2008, 08:16 PM

Well, I am just getting back from FL so I have a lot to catch up on my log...

But throw in some heavy drinking and I don't exactly remember all of my workouts... Well, thats not really true, I did do some drinking, but even without it, if I dont do the log that same day, then the numbers, etc just kind of disappear from my head.

I did manage to get a full week of lifting in with the exception of legs. I did not want to train them really hard and then have to walk around the convention center all day, and I am not the type to try and train them just a little, I either do it or not, so I did not.

The only real highlight in my lifting this week was that I did full deadlifts for the first time in years. I have been planning to do them, probably would have waited until I got home but then realized that I neglected to bring my straps to FL with me and since I couldnt go heavy, I went with the full range of motion.

I worked up to 275x5 and did that for a couple of sets. I could have gone to 315, which is where my grip starts to go very quickly, but I decided to stay where i was and see how it felt after doing those. Surprisingly, I was fine and never had any pain from doing these. So it appears that IS is making a bit of a comeback here.

Other than that I did not really make any progress this week, but did maintain the status quo. I did pretty much the same workout as last week, which of course no one could refer back to if they wanted, since the board is gone

I will relate one funny story from the trip. First the background: I was nervous to travel with too much gear so I made a nice tren and test blend to coast on while I was gone (40mg Test/80mg Tren) But not wanting to rely totally on that I also shot up 600mg of Test/150mg Tren prior to leaving. I only say that because I am not one prone to angry outburst, but I guess that booster dose pushed me a bit closer. So, I was in line at airport security and the line went up to a point and split in to 2 lines right before you put your stuff through the x-ray machines. And a couple of dudes come walking by everyone and go get in the further x-ray line where no one is yet - remember usually the person at the front of the line was going to the next open station, but apparently these guys decided it was 2 separate lines and they were going to wait in the one with no line. So I am fuming but biting my tongue here - obviously its not 2 lines, why else is everyone over here and no one in the other "line" - and lo and behold here comes another guy trying to walk by to get in the "short line." I have had enough so I yell out: "Hey what are you gonna do, cut in line?" But he is just ignoring me. So I say it again, with no response. I decide that this dude was definitely not going to get in front of me. So I cut him off and ask loudly enough for the whole queue to hear "What makes you think you can cut ahead of all these people waiting their turn?" I am now blocking his way so he finally has to respond, but the dude trys to get past me! So I ask him "You must think you are better that all of these people here, is that right?" The guy is getting a bit uncomfortable now and looks back at the line so I keep on with it and pointing to the second guy in line I ask the man, "You think you are better than this guy right here?" The cutter is mumbling "no...I don't, I just..." So I asked him, you must be special then, are you royalty?" When he said no, I told him that all of the rest of us in line would appreciate it if he would go take his place up at the back of the line. And at that point he did, about as quickly as he could. I was feeling pretty proud of myself, until I turned around to find that the 2 TSA guys who were now standing on either side of me were not as please with me as I was. It also turned out that while I was busy yelling at the guy, the line had moved on but that because of me, no one was wanting to go past us, so I was holding up the whole show. The TSA guys had me follow them, and I was sweating it, because as mentioned before, I had also brought my little test blend with me. But then they just brought me to x-ray machine and metal detector and had me run my stuff through and go on to the gate. So no problems for me.

I made sure to keep it a bit more low key the rest of the trip.

trivial · 02-18-2008, 03:15 AM

Oh man, that stuff pisses me off, Lol. At least he will think twice the next time.

Dragon Wolf · 02-18-2008, 05:15 AM

I'm in! Good luck with the cutting phase!

CK · 02-18-2008, 08:55 AM

oooo so proud of you, I say something ALL the time, especially when I have the kids with me and they butt in front, but I say something loudly to the kids, like "Yup, kids some people are rude and are not considerate of other people, but you guys know it is extremely rude to butt in a line" at which point they usually turn around, apologize like they didn't know what they were doing and go back LMAO.... LOVE IT.

Glad you made it through!

kook · 02-18-2008, 03:29 PM

Sounds like you had a good time down there IS, that was that big homebuilders/construction show right?

Funny story bro! I hate those people, good thing it didn't get you flagged

Kabeetz · 02-20-2008, 04:34 AM

One of my clients just went to the same event down in FL.

Line cutters suck I often pop a coronary just trying to deal with people in day to day life.

Great, great, great work getting the lifting done on vacay, I admire that.

IronSlade · 02-20-2008, 05:52 PM

Well, guys, sorry for no updates, I got sick coming home from FL, its those dang airplanes I tell you, recirculating that diseased air.

I felt better today so I hit the gym. And did legs:

Leg Press
350x10
440x10
530x10
620x5
710x5
760x2 PR!!

I probably could have done the 760 more, but I let the second one come down too fast and it messed me up, I got it up but re-racked it.

Calf Raise
350x20
440x15, x15

Leg Extension Machine
180x10
190x10
200x10

Leg Curl Machine
180x10
190x10
200x10

I was planning on doing BB lunges but wussed out.

Ok, and now for the diet update: Here is a shocker, and it may be also partly from being sick, but I weighed this AM and am down to 208.5!! That's 20lbs. I am actually not thrilled about this, I was hoping to only cut to 200 at the most, mentally, I have trouble being under 200, just some adversion to "being small" I guess. But seeing where I am now, I am not just 8 lbs out, so this is not good news. I guess its easy to have delusions of grandeur until the diet hits, but when reality sets in, its frustrating.

BiggT · 02-20-2008, 06:34 PM

Good job on the leg press PR, and cool to see you lift on vacation. Sometimes I feel like the only nut job whose first order of business on vacation is to find a gym.

IronSlade · 02-21-2008, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BiggT

Good job on the leg press PR, and cool to see you lift on vacation. Sometimes I feel like the only nut job whose first order of business on vacation is to find a gym.

Thanks Bro. Yeah I knew I could not take a week off, and really I enjoy it too much to skip for a week either. I am glad I was able to find a good one. And the calf machine I like was a great bonus.

IronSlade · 02-21-2008, 04:23 PM

Today I went in and did Chest:

DB Flat Bench
60's x 10 (warmup)
85's x 10
100's x 10
110's x 6

Pec Dec Flyes
160x10
190x10
205x10

Decline Bench
225x10
315x10
315x10

Saw and old friend and wasted the rest of my time talking instead of lifting. But I was ok with what I did get done.

02-12-2008, 04:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
IronSlade Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,203 Rep Power: 3511	IronSlade: Slade gets skinny! Well guys I figure now is as good a time as any to restart my log. Since I have moved on to the cutting phase of my plan, I changed the title on in. Anyways, this week I am in Orlando for work but luckily there is a Gold's Gym not too far away. I was going to join it for $47 for the week, but then remembered that my gym is a member of IHRSA and so is Golds, so I got the week membership for only $23! I was pretty excited about that. I am trying very hard to stick to my diet plan here, but its tough when you are not able to cook and also are eating with a group every night who like to try a ton of different places. Luckily as long as we hit steak places, I will be ok. Going to Vito's Chop House tomorrow, and I have always loved it in the past so I am looking forward to that one. Anyways I am able to avoid the junk, not get desserts, but eating on my normal time table is out and there is just no way to get enough clean calories in during the day here. I went and tried out the gym this AM and it was fine, just learning to deal with the new equipment, locations, etc. The worst part is not knowing any of the people to get a spot, etc. I tried to get one on my last set this morning and the guy was a tool and tried to help give me a lift off after we discussed NOT doing that and then he pushed it too far out which screwed me all up. I was doing bench and was planning on doing 315 for a triple, but was luckly to get the first one up after he had shot it to hell. I quit after the second one when the jerk grabbed the bar. "Thought you needed help" Anyways did Chest: BB Bench 225x10 265x5 295x3 315x2 (see above) 225x8 Pec Deck Flyes 135x10 147.5x10 160x10 BB Incline Bench 135x10 185x10 225x8 225x8 Calf Raises 185x10 200x10 215x10 The gym had one of those old machines where you are bent over and has the pad on your lower back/butt to lift the weights, I have not had access to one of these in a long time. I am going to use it a lot this week. Abs Machine BW+80 x 10 (3 sets) Anyways, after all that, thanks for checking back in, now lets see if I can't get this thing moving.

02-15-2008, 11:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
ILIEKFUDE Livin the good life. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Wicked Pissa-Ville Posts: 1,965 Rep Power: 28234	slade where you at boieeee __________________ "Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency; we are winning." READ MY LOG YOU S.O.B.'S

02-16-2008, 06:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
IronSlade Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,203 Rep Power: 3511	Sorry guys for the lack of updates, I am down here in sunny Orlando FL right now and my access to the computer is limited. Since I have not really wanted to try and do the log from my PDA, I have been skipping out on it. But rest assured that I have been training and will be catching it up as soon as I can when I get home. But thanks for checking in! And yeah, I was out eating again. I have added it up and since Monday, I have eaten 84 oz of fillet mignon, and 36 oz of other steak plus assorted chickens and other animals. The eats are good down in the sunshine state. __________________ Slade Stats: Height: 6'1'' Weight: 205 BF: 11% Current Best Lifts: Bench: 335x4 Leg Press: 720x5 Rack Pulls: 405x? Have laid off these for now. IronSlade's Log: Slade Gets Skinny

02-17-2008, 08:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
IronSlade Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,203 Rep Power: 3511	Well, I am just getting back from FL so I have a lot to catch up on my log... But throw in some heavy drinking and I don't exactly remember all of my workouts... Well, thats not really true, I did do some drinking, but even without it, if I dont do the log that same day, then the numbers, etc just kind of disappear from my head. I did manage to get a full week of lifting in with the exception of legs. I did not want to train them really hard and then have to walk around the convention center all day, and I am not the type to try and train them just a little, I either do it or not, so I did not. The only real highlight in my lifting this week was that I did full deadlifts for the first time in years. I have been planning to do them, probably would have waited until I got home but then realized that I neglected to bring my straps to FL with me and since I couldnt go heavy, I went with the full range of motion. I worked up to 275x5 and did that for a couple of sets. I could have gone to 315, which is where my grip starts to go very quickly, but I decided to stay where i was and see how it felt after doing those. Surprisingly, I was fine and never had any pain from doing these. So it appears that IS is making a bit of a comeback here. Other than that I did not really make any progress this week, but did maintain the status quo. I did pretty much the same workout as last week, which of course no one could refer back to if they wanted, since the board is gone I will relate one funny story from the trip. First the background: I was nervous to travel with too much gear so I made a nice tren and test blend to coast on while I was gone (40mg Test/80mg Tren) But not wanting to rely totally on that I also shot up 600mg of Test/150mg Tren prior to leaving. I only say that because I am not one prone to angry outburst, but I guess that booster dose pushed me a bit closer. So, I was in line at airport security and the line went up to a point and split in to 2 lines right before you put your stuff through the x-ray machines. And a couple of dudes come walking by everyone and go get in the further x-ray line where no one is yet - remember usually the person at the front of the line was going to the next open station, but apparently these guys decided it was 2 separate lines and they were going to wait in the one with no line. So I am fuming but biting my tongue here - obviously its not 2 lines, why else is everyone over here and no one in the other "line" - and lo and behold here comes another guy trying to walk by to get in the "short line." I have had enough so I yell out: "Hey what are you gonna do, cut in line?" But he is just ignoring me. So I say it again, with no response. I decide that this dude was definitely not going to get in front of me. So I cut him off and ask loudly enough for the whole queue to hear "What makes you think you can cut ahead of all these people waiting their turn?" I am now blocking his way so he finally has to respond, but the dude trys to get past me! So I ask him "You must think you are better that all of these people here, is that right?" The guy is getting a bit uncomfortable now and looks back at the line so I keep on with it and pointing to the second guy in line I ask the man, "You think you are better than this guy right here?" The cutter is mumbling "no...I don't, I just..." So I asked him, you must be special then, are you royalty?" When he said no, I told him that all of the rest of us in line would appreciate it if he would go take his place up at the back of the line. And at that point he did, about as quickly as he could. I was feeling pretty proud of myself, until I turned around to find that the 2 TSA guys who were now standing on either side of me were not as please with me as I was. It also turned out that while I was busy yelling at the guy, the line had moved on but that because of me, no one was wanting to go past us, so I was holding up the whole show. The TSA guys had me follow them, and I was sweating it, because as mentioned before, I had also brought my little test blend with me. But then they just brought me to x-ray machine and metal detector and had me run my stuff through and go on to the gate. So no problems for me. I made sure to keep it a bit more low key the rest of the trip. __________________ Slade Stats: Height: 6'1'' Weight: 205 BF: 11% Current Best Lifts: Bench: 335x4 Leg Press: 720x5 Rack Pulls: 405x? Have laid off these for now. IronSlade's Log: Slade Gets Skinny

02-18-2008, 03:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
trivial heart like a maniac Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 3,486 Rep Power: 42010	Oh man, that stuff pisses me off, Lol. At least he will think twice the next time. __________________ Funny bodybuilding tees, tanks and hoodies at www.wittystees.com My log: Countdown to Hurricane Bay

02-13-2008, 06:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
claire Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,099 Rep Power: 30238	I'm in. Good luck with the diet. I find it hard to eat healthy when eating out. I'm leaving for my cruise next week and plan on packing some healthy snacks. Definitely bringing low carb wraps, almonds, protein cookies and protein powder. Everything is marinated or smothered in crap. You still did great on the bench. It is so hard to find a good spotter.

02-15-2008, 02:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
Big Sky Guy Gone Fishin Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: MT Posts: 1,256 Rep Power: 19664	He must be out eating somewhere

02-17-2008, 03:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
CK I will again and better! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oh Canada Posts: 2,532 Rep Power: 23626	and in... hope your having a good trip, glad you found a gym!

02-18-2008, 05:15 AM	#10 (permalink)
Dragon Wolf Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,698 Rep Power: 2650	I'm in! Good luck with the cutting phase! __________________ MY LOG

02-18-2008, 08:55 AM	#11 (permalink)
CK I will again and better! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oh Canada Posts: 2,532 Rep Power: 23626	oooo so proud of you, I say something ALL the time, especially when I have the kids with me and they butt in front, but I say something loudly to the kids, like "Yup, kids some people are rude and are not considerate of other people, but you guys know it is extremely rude to butt in a line" at which point they usually turn around, apologize like they didn't know what they were doing and go back LMAO.... LOVE IT. Glad you made it through!

02-18-2008, 03:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
kook next stop 350kg Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,458 Rep Power: 17601	Sounds like you had a good time down there IS, that was that big homebuilders/construction show right? Funny story bro! I hate those people, good thing it didn't get you flagged

02-20-2008, 04:34 AM	#13 (permalink)
Kabeetz Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.Y. Posts: 6,205 Rep Power: 71947	One of my clients just went to the same event down in FL. Line cutters suck I often pop a coronary just trying to deal with people in day to day life. Great, great, great work getting the lifting done on vacay, I admire that.

02-20-2008, 05:52 PM	#14 (permalink)
IronSlade Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,203 Rep Power: 3511	Well, guys, sorry for no updates, I got sick coming home from FL, its those dang airplanes I tell you, recirculating that diseased air. I felt better today so I hit the gym. And did legs: Leg Press 350x10 440x10 530x10 620x5 710x5 760x2 PR!! I probably could have done the 760 more, but I let the second one come down too fast and it messed me up, I got it up but re-racked it. Calf Raise 350x20 440x15, x15 Leg Extension Machine 180x10 190x10 200x10 Leg Curl Machine 180x10 190x10 200x10 I was planning on doing BB lunges but wussed out. Ok, and now for the diet update: Here is a shocker, and it may be also partly from being sick, but I weighed this AM and am down to 208.5!! That's 20lbs. I am actually not thrilled about this, I was hoping to only cut to 200 at the most, mentally, I have trouble being under 200, just some adversion to "being small" I guess. But seeing where I am now, I am not just 8 lbs out, so this is not good news. I guess its easy to have delusions of grandeur until the diet hits, but when reality sets in, its frustrating. __________________ Slade Stats: Height: 6'1'' Weight: 205 BF: 11% Current Best Lifts: Bench: 335x4 Leg Press: 720x5 Rack Pulls: 405x? Have laid off these for now. IronSlade's Log: Slade Gets Skinny

02-20-2008, 06:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
BiggT Powered By Milk! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MI/PA Posts: 535 Rep Power: 26119	Good job on the leg press PR, and cool to see you lift on vacation. Sometimes I feel like the only nut job whose first order of business on vacation is to find a gym.

02-21-2008, 04:23 PM	#17 (permalink)
IronSlade Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,203 Rep Power: 3511	Today I went in and did Chest: DB Flat Bench 60's x 10 (warmup) 85's x 10 100's x 10 110's x 6 Pec Dec Flyes 160x10 190x10 205x10 Decline Bench 225x10 315x10 315x10 Saw and old friend and wasted the rest of my time talking instead of lifting. But I was ok with what I did get done.