Winterlong's Log

[luquillo78]

Good workouts Winter. And I noticed you're gaining weight, congrats. Keep it up.

 

[Winter]

Good workouts Winter. And I noticed you're gaining weight, congrats. Keep it up.

Thanks bro.
Yeah, my weight has been shooting up drastically. I'm actually now 190lbs. I've gained 16lbs since Jan 1st. I'm very satisfied with myself.

On another note, I might be going off CEE after this week which is a bummer.

 

[adidamps2]

4 lbs a week...wow!! thats really really good. although how much is lean wt and how much is "not so lean wt"? careful not to gain to fast also..4lb should be good...how long do you plan to bulk for??

 

[Winter]

4 lbs a week...wow!! thats really really good. although how much is lean wt and how much is "not so lean wt"? careful not to gain to fast also..4lb should be good...how long do you plan to bulk for??

I'm not sure how much "not so lean weight"(lol) I gained so far, but not as much as muscle, that's for sure. I'm planning on bulking until the end of feb, but slowly decrease the amount of carb intake 2weeks before the end of feb. I'm in a pickle right now - I want to look really good for the beach this summer because I promised myself that I'd look good & I'm trying to impress this girl you see... hahaha. The reason I DON'T want to stop bulking is that my lifts have skyrocketed as you can see and I'm putting on a lot of clean weight, which I'm very proud of.

I need to go get my BF checked ASAP before I cut down.

 

[adidamps2]

yea im cutting right now but i havent noticed to much of a strength loss in the gym yet...i would keep your carbs up on work out days and lower them on non work out days...and remember to keep the "greens" high on the list of things to eat. so even when dropping carbs dont drop the veggies...esp the greens.

 

[Winter]

So you're saying I should keep my carbs almost as high or even just as high as I would keep them during a bulk on my workout days? Yeah, I try my best to eat them veggies, but I can't seem to make them taste any good lol. Any recipies?

 

[adidamps2]

on work out days i just consume all my carbs early in the morn and pre/post work out...after that its all veggies. and as far as veggies go, i just choke them down or use a salad dressing if i have a salad...and i stirfry a lot..

 

[tman55]

So you're saying I should keep my carbs almost as high or even just as high as I would keep them during a bulk on my workout days? Yeah, I try my best to eat them veggies, but I can't seem to make them taste any good lol. Any recipies?

ever try juicing them a couple times a day?

 

[Winter]

ever try juicing them a couple times a day?

I just tried Vander's Tuna w/ Apple Juice shake and man, that wasn't pleasent. If I can't even down tuan w/ apple juice, I can't think of anyway of chugging down blended veggies lol.

 

[Winter]

on work out days i just consume all my carbs early in the morn and pre/post work out...after that its all veggies. and as far as veggies go, i just choke them down or use a salad dressing if i have a salad...and i stirfry a lot..

The only prob. I have with dressing is the extra cals/fats/carbs in there that I don't want, but I'll probably end up looking for a fatfree dressing.

 

[mister69]

olive oil and vinegar is good stuff on a salad

 

[Winter]

olive oil and vinegar is good stuff on a salad

Good call. I forgot about those. What I usually do nowadays is go to Wendy's and get their side salad that only has veggies and pour a small chili into it and eat it like that. Its actually quite good and a good source of protein/fiber.

 

[Winter]

January 31st
Back
Rack Pulls on 8" box - there wasn't a smaller one at my gym.
135x10
225x8
275x5
225x8
245x5
**I was testing out these pulls. My grip was terrible. Everytime I would try to pick up the damn bar, it would slip around. I felt a bit of tension after doing them, but nothing spectacular.

Seated Rows
170x10
185x8
200x8
**These were easy. Going to bump up weight next week again.

Chest-Supported T-Bar Rows
105x10
125x8
145x7
**These were pretty easy as well. Going to bump weight again next week.

Wide Grip Pulldowns
120x12
155x10
165x8
**Last two reps for the last two sets were pretty difficult.

Biceps
Preacher Curls
55x12
75x10
95x8
**These felt real good. My arms were really tense/pumped after these.

Hammer Curls across chest
30x10
35x8
40x6
**Didn't feel much tension after these as I did with the preachers.

I had a good workout today.

 

[adidamps2]

i find rack puls work better with hvier wt...give it a few more shots...it took me a couple of work outs to get use to them.

 

[tman55]

nice lifting

 

[Winter]

i find rack puls work better with hvier wt...give it a few more shots...it took me a couple of work outs to get use to them.

I think I was holding it in correctly. I forgot to hold it like my deadlift grip - one foward, one back. Meh.

 

[adidamps2]

screwie grip can cramp your style on those lifts deffinetly...

 

[pullinbig]

January 31st
Back
Rack Pulls on 8" box - there wasn't a smaller one at my gym.
135x10
225x8
275x5
225x8
245x5
**I was testing out these pulls. My grip was terrible. Everytime I would try to pick up the damn bar, it would slip around. I felt a bit of tension after doing them, but nothing spectacular.

Seated Rows
170x10
185x8
200x8
**These were easy. Going to bump up weight next week again.

Chest-Supported T-Bar Rows
105x10
125x8
145x7
**These were pretty easy as well. Going to bump weight again next week.

Wide Grip Pulldowns
120x12
155x10
165x8
**Last two reps for the last two sets were pretty difficult.

Biceps
Preacher Curls
55x12
75x10
95x8
**These felt real good. My arms were really tense/pumped after these.

Hammer Curls across chest
30x10
35x8
40x6
**Didn't feel much tension after these as I did with the preachers.

I had a good workout today.

may as well throw in another posterior core movemnt on this day. gms, pull thrus, ghr, reverse hypers, 45° hypers, etc.... 3 mid/upper back movements may be overkill.

still a nice looking session. nice #s.

 

[Winter]

may as well throw in another posterior core movemnt on this day. gms, pull thrus, ghr, reverse hypers, 45° hypers, etc.... 3 mid/upper back movements may be overkill.

still a nice looking session. nice #s.

Forgot all about hypers. I'll try fitting those in next week. I'm planning on adding in some pull throughs on leg day to hit the hammies a bit more. & Imma work glutes leg day too.

My gym doesn't have the reverse hypers machine.

Thanks for the input though.

 

[Winter]

February 1st
Shoulders
Dumbell Press
60x12
65x10
70x8
75x6
**The last set kinda got me a bit annoyed. I was able to put up 75s for 8 last time. I think its because my forearms are a bit sore from yesterday so the grip wasn't there.

Front Plate Lifts
35x10
45x10

Lateral Raises - Machine
125x12
135x10
145x8
**These were pretty easy. I'm thinking about stopping this workout for a bit and come back to them later.

I stopped shoulders here because they were acting up a bit and I didn't want to hurt them.

Triceps
CG Bench Press
115x12
135x8
155x6
**Dropped 2reps on each of the last 2 sets. I don't know what the problem was today.

Tricep Pushdowns w/ V-Bar
125x15
145x12
165x10
185x7
**These were feelin real good. I'm going to max out the machine next week for 6-8reps.

Overall I had an okay workout. Nothing too special.