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Saint Laurence Attended 2001 to 2005 Illinois United States
When I Started:
Jan, 2002
How I Started:
I got into sports in high school, starting lifting to increase my strength in wrestling and track, and have not looked back since. I love to work out, if I don't do some type of lifting every day I feel horrible. Lifting weights and working out is one of the best improvements to my life that I have ever made.
Why I Love It:
The pump, the feeling of accomplishment after a tough workout, thinking of new ways to punish a muscle group, the look, respect from others-especially women. There's just something about lifting weights, so basic, so primal. I don't know what I would do if I could not lift weights anymore. There is really nothing like it.
I'm kind of a dork: I'm the kind of guy that gets excited over a new Muscle and Fitness, or deciding/creating a new workout routine...I mean I get pretty psyched just thinking about Leg Day
How I Stay Motivated:
Magazines help alot, I love to read Muscle and Fitness, FLEX, Men's Fitness and Men's Health...various articles and photos help me persevere. Seeing progress, in lifts and in the mirror. Getting compliments from other friends/lifters/girls. When people say "that's not normal, that's sick, etc" that's what keeps me going.
BB Accomplishments:
Nothing yet, maybe in two years or so I will enter a contest, my accomplishments now are just new PR's on lifts and increased aestheticism
Benching 315lbs.
Deadlifting 405lbs. (Romanian)
Close-Grip Bench 245lbs.+
Arms: 14.5 unflexed, 15.25 flexed
Ideally, I would like to be 200-215lbs. with 10% bf or less. Of course I would like to see strength and size increases to go along with the weight gain. Repping 365lbs. on the squat, 275lbs. on the bench, 405lbs. on the deadlift, 225lbs. on the military press and 145lbs. on the barbell bicep curl are all things I would like to do in the next 10-15 months.
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Why I like this video: I love watching this video before lifting' nothing can get me more pumped to work out than watching the greatest bodybuilder ever.
The best of Kevin Levrone
Played: 56
Why I like this video: One of my favorite bodybuilders: just a sick chest/shoulders/arms tie-in. Truly one of the un-crowned Mr. Olympias.
Ronnie Coleman - Leg Workout (He is the Best Ever)
Played: 41
Why I like this video: It gets me very motivated to trash my Quads.
Tom Platz - No Easy Way Out Played: 62
Sergio Oliva and Frank Zane from GMV BODYBUILDING Played: 38
Today was shoulders..Hooray! Started with Seated Db Shoulder Presses with 90's and got 7 (after a warm-up). I probably could have gotten 8-10 with a spotter, but I train alone; I also do not do the knee-up thing to get the DB's up, I simply Power Clean them, sit back down and rep it out,...
This was my Leg (Quad) workout for today:
Leg Extensions: 3sets x 30-50 (warm-up)
Smith Squats: 135 x 15, 225 x 8, 275 x 5, Working: 335 x 10, 345 x 5, 345 x 3, 345 x 3
Leg Press: 540 x 15, 630 x 10, 680 x 6, 680 x 6 w/5 drops
Hack Squat: 315 x 10, x 12, x 12, x 11 w/2 drops
(2 min. rest for...
sorry for the late reply mate, did check out your blog and apply a similiar approach to my routine now. Im glad that your coming along nicely duirng this time of the year. stay fit
gotta give your blog entry -double pits..chesty a shout out man. great read. you sound motivated which in turn motivates. keep pushing hard man. I already did bi's & cardio today, but I'm taking your routine tomorrow. can't wait.
