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[Eye of Teh Tiger]

Hi everyone, as of the first of this training journal I'm relatively new to the site. Here's a little bit about my training:

I've been training for about 4 months, however, I just REALLY got into it about 2 months ago, stumbling upon ABC 1 month ago. Some stats:

BF%-Sorry don't know this one.
Weight-150-153(depending on time of day measured)
Height-5'8"
Age: 16

Current Bench 1 RM: 200
Beginning Bench 1 RM: 135
Squat 1 R.M.: 230(gotta work on this, but cant, badly sunburned shoulders!)


A big goal I have set for myself right now, is a bench goal. My goal is to get 250 in bench before the first day of school next year(Last day of school tomorrow). I know I should have a squat goal too, but I dont want to go TOO easy of a goal, and I don't want to make too unrealistic of a goal also, perhaps you guys could come up with a good goal for squats...?


This plans to be a VERY intense summer. I have read and plan to carry out the triceps, forearms, and chest 8 Weeks to... programs. I also would like to get a very good looking back, so I'll be hitting that hard too.

Once we hit Sunday of this week, the program will begin. I'm going to have to come up with a well thought out split, since I should be pretty sore from my workouts! So if anyone wants to offer a good plan while I start to think about it, feel free!

As of now, for the rest of this week, it's going to be undocumented, hardcore, free-form workout. I've got sunburned shoulders,chest,arms,and any other upper body part, so that kinda hurts to work out with.

Questions? Comments? I'm open to anything.

Thanks for the support!

[Eye of Teh Tiger]

Just a post to add this to my favorites.

[Eye of Teh Tiger]

Got my sunday workout done today! It was the first day I've had of a 8 weeks to ... Program. The program was for abs, and boy was I feeling it! [img]/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

It was back/abs/calves day, I did it in that order.
Back
Rocky Pullups:

4x4(4 to the front, 4 to the back)
3x3

Deadlift(slept funny so my lower back felt weird, so I went a bit light, also this is the first time with DLs):

135x8
155x8
185x6

Barbell Pull-Overs:

45x10
55x8
55x9

(I don't think I'm doing these right, as it seems I'm going with low weights, and it also feels more like skullcrushers, but I feel like I'm doing it like in the animation)

Abs:

Leg-Pull-Overs:

25 each leg

Hanging Leg Raises(supersetted by Weighted Situps):

Went to failure.

Weighted sit-ups(10 lbs.)

Went to failure, then to hanging, then back to weighted sit-ups.


I reached failure very quickly on the hanging leg raises, they're so hard to hold for 2-5 seconds with legs nearly straight out. Will need to improve in this area a lot.


Calves:

Stair Calf-Raisers:

Held plates in each hand, went to failure, which was just 16, and then failure second time at 7. I think balancing made it harder, also my forearms started to shake like crazy.

Calve Jumps:

100 reps. I don't know if calve jumps are in the exercise section or not, but I just jump using only my calves, absorb the landing with only calves, then immediately jump again, REALLY GETS A BURN!!!!

Weighted Calve Jumps:

Held 25 lbers in each hand, did 50 reps. Man were my feet/calves burning after this!!




You can tell how well intense my workout was by just looking at the workout sheet I wrote my stuff down on. The writing goes from nice, neat, and legible, to barely legible. Towards the end of my workout, I couldn't even write, I was shaking so much from the pump!

Reponses would be appreciated to some of the questions I had in my workout!

[Tuf]

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Questions? Comments? I'm open to anything.

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Okay, I just have to ask [img]/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] ...did you mean to have your user name and the title of this journal say "teh" instead of "the?"

[Eye of Teh Tiger]

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Okay, I just have to ask [img]/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] ...did you mean to have your user name and the title of this journal say "teh" instead of "the?"

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Hahahah. Yep, it's pronounced like "meh" but with a t. [img]/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Thats some very good progress for only 4 months mate! maybe you will have to up your goal a little if u keep gaining like that [img]/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

[Eye of Teh Tiger]

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Thats some very good progress for only 4 months mate! maybe you will have to up your goal a little if u keep gaining like that [img]/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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Thanks man! You don't think 50 pounds in 3 months is enough?? I really don't feel like I would be able to do better than that!

Also , I've got a question, for you guys. Since I've got the 8 weeks to Bigger Pecs program going on, when would be the best time to try maxing out? Heres my currect split:

Sunday - Calves/Abs/Back
Monday - Triceps/Shoulders
Tuesday - Rest
Wednesday - Hams/Quads
Thursday - Biceps/Forearms
Friday - Chest
Saturday - Rest

[Eye of Teh Tiger]

Todays workout was Triceps and shoulders. Great workout, really felt it at the end:

Triceps

Skull Crushers:
warm up: 25x12
45x9
55x9
60x9

Close Grip Tricep Pushdowns:
Now my workouts are done at home, and something with my pulley system is weird, and I can't fix it, so there's more weight on the thing, than you're actually lifting, since the pulley takes it out.

1 set of 9
set of 7
set to failure
lessened weight, then failure again

Superset of Cable Kickbacks with One-Arm dumbbell overhead Extensions.

3 sets, 9 average reps. I don't know what I had on the kickbacks(read above), but my one-arm dumbbell was actually a ten pound plate(its got a handle), and its a lot harder than it seems. I was surprised by only using 10 lbs, but oh well, still got a good burn.

From my tricep workout, I discovered that my left tricep is weaker than my right, but both are looking very good.

Shoulder workout:

Rocky Presses:

8x65
8x65
10x65(REALLY, pushed myself here)

Plate Upright Rows:

45x10
45x10

FullBarbell Raisers:

45x5
45x1.5(hahah)

Clean And Press:

4x85
3x85

Once shoulders came along, I kind of had to speed up my workout, but I still did get a good tight shoulder in. Training partner had to get going.

[Eye of Teh Tiger]

Oh man, rest day tomorrow.....I DONT WANT TO REST!! I was thinking it was biceps tomorrow so I was getting super pumped up....then I see it's a rest day....what a let down.....

[CheezitMan22]

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Oh man, rest day tomorrow.....I DONT WANT TO REST!! I was thinking it was biceps tomorrow so I was getting super pumped up....then I see it's a rest day....what a let down.....

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You know, if you really dont want, and dont think you absolutely need it, you could do your next workout, then rest two days in a row. [img]/forum/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]