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This is a picture of the bench I use for DB pressing. Not mine, just pulled it off the net. It’s a pretty slick piece of kit, allows you to get way more range of motion in the lengthened position because your scapulae are free to move. You have to use a lot less weight because it’s a pretty weak position down there. Currently using flat, also inclines (obv).
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@LittleTimeTrouble I've seen those in an old Worlds gym I trained at. How about you post your own machine for us?
Mine is literally the same. I don’t need to take pictures of my gym too, do I?
That. Lots of pics and, until recently, plenty of trekking
@LittleTimeTrouble 1 picture with your phone of the bench at the gym would be nice why not and maybe a pic of you in the mirror after pump lets see your pump with face blurred, you can upload from phone
Probably the bosses.
nice to see you jump into the log finally after being such a contributer in others
bro lookin tight. next time lose shorts, cannot see what we need to see to confirm yo a real manSo, by popular request I am going to put a log up here. I am actually remiss in that I told @gearhead I would do so after getting blood work because I was likely to embark on a nice, gentle massing phase. This is actually now half way into week two…. Oh well.
Basics are I am mid 40s, have worked out for two decades, on regular TRT three years which came before I used any ancillary gear. Some things are going to stay extremely regular during this phase, like diet, PED intake, supplementation and basic activity, so I will post them now and only post more about them if they change, or if I have a non-compliance day, which is exceedingly rare.
Meal 1&4:
12 oz Greek yogurt
1 cup mixed berries
2 T chia seeds
1 T hemp seeds
4 T flax seeds
1 T almond butter
Meal 2 (intra/post):
100g carbs/ 80g protein powdered astronaut food
Meal 3:
5 oz grilled chicken
6 oz banza pasta
3 oz sweet potatoes
1 C cabbage/onion/pepper mix
1/2 c tomatoes (this will change with seasons)
calorie free sauce
Meal 5:
5-6 oz lean meat
6 oz banza pasta
1-2 c vegetables (usually broccoli, cauliflower, etc. this time of year with the greenhouse humming, lots of tomatoes)
Pre bed:
Casein
Supplementation:
N2BM with additions where I think it is lacking for my particular purposes
Krill oil
Cor Omega
Use (may increase or decrease marginally):
300 mg TE
300 mg Primo
175 mg Proviron
All split into every day doses.
3 is gh, split morning and evening
Activity is 3 hikes/walks per day, generally after meals. I live in the middle of the Rocky Mountains at 8000 feet, so flat doesn’t exist here. Total steps are 11k from these.
Pre cycle bloods are good. HOMA-IR at 0.6, total cholesterol at 116, everything else normal.
Looking to put on 8-10 lbs. If that takes 12 weeks, fine, if it takes 16 that is fine too. I will stop either when I decide I feel like shit or when I hit a goal.
I’ll update training and changes as they go. Today is push2 day for the week.
Oh, and here a picture of your gray chest haired hero. Just a normal sized dude, and looking to stay that way but slightly bigger.
Thanks, man.
Ok, second pull session of the week. Still adding a rep or weight from last week
Bent over BB row @225 12, 12, 12
Lat pull @160 12, 11
Cable curl @160 12, 10, 6
Machine curl @80 13, 10
Cable upright row @142.5 13, 11, 10
Cable Y raises @30 12, 11, 10
HS selectorized ab @117.5 18, 12, 7
No missed reps. Felt good. I switched out standing machine laterals for Y raises because I was having some elbow pain. Seems to be going away now.
Bent over BB row @225 12, 12, 12
Lat pull @160 12, 11
Cable curl @160 12, 10, 6
Machine curl @80 13, 10
Cable upright row @142.5 13, 11, 10
Cable Y raises @30 12, 11, 10
HS selectorized ab @117.5 18, 12, 7
No missed reps. Felt good. I switched out standing machine laterals for Y raises because I was having some elbow pain. Seems to be going away now.
Here you go my man. You even got a bonus shot of my granny machine. One of my favorites is to do a few sets of max rep pull-ups, then put it on about 35 lbs assist and try to rep match my max sets until I fail. Very underrated machine.
Looking lean
Awesome setup!
following your log broSo, by popular request I am going to put a log up here. I am actually remiss in that I told @gearhead I would do so after getting blood work because I was likely to embark on a nice, gentle massing phase. This is actually now half way into week two…. Oh well.
Basics are I am mid 40s, have worked out for two decades, on regular TRT three years which came before I used any ancillary gear. Some things are going to stay extremely regular during this phase, like diet, PED intake, supplementation and basic activity, so I will post them now and only post more about them if they change, or if I have a non-compliance day, which is exceedingly rare.
Meal 1&4:
12 oz Greek yogurt
1 cup mixed berries
2 T chia seeds
1 T hemp seeds
4 T flax seeds
1 T almond butter
Meal 2 (intra/post):
100g carbs/ 80g protein powdered astronaut food
Meal 3:
5 oz grilled chicken
6 oz banza pasta
3 oz sweet potatoes
1 C cabbage/onion/pepper mix
1/2 c tomatoes (this will change with seasons)
calorie free sauce
Meal 5:
5-6 oz lean meat
6 oz banza pasta
1-2 c vegetables (usually broccoli, cauliflower, etc. this time of year with the greenhouse humming, lots of tomatoes)
Pre bed:
Casein
Supplementation:
N2BM with additions where I think it is lacking for my particular purposes
Krill oil
Cor Omega
Use (may increase or decrease marginally):
300 mg TE
300 mg Primo
175 mg Proviron
All split into every day doses.
3 is gh, split morning and evening
Activity is 3 hikes/walks per day, generally after meals. I live in the middle of the Rocky Mountains at 8000 feet, so flat doesn’t exist here. Total steps are 11k from these.
Pre cycle bloods are good. HOMA-IR at 0.6, total cholesterol at 116, everything else normal.
Looking to put on 8-10 lbs. If that takes 12 weeks, fine, if it takes 16 that is fine too. I will stop either when I decide I feel like shit or when I hit a goal.
I’ll update training and changes as they go. Today is push2 day for the week.
Oh, and here a picture of your gray chest haired hero. Just a normal sized dude, and looking to stay that way but slightly bigger.
Week two of this block in the books (sorry for starting late.). Today is legs2.
Leg press (cybex squat press) @625 15, 13, 15
Leg extensions (don’t laugh, this GOAT old school leg extension will kill you) @110 12, 12
Smith machine lunge @195 8, 7 per side
Inverse curl (old Westside Barbell assisted Nordic) @42.5 13, 10
Weighted leg raise @15lbs 15, 13, 7
Smith machine calf raises @280 15, 15, 13
Picture of GOAT leg extension which my wife makes me hide away, along with my smith machine, in a storage closet. Seriously, if you have a home gym and come across one of these gen 1 Bodymasters, grab it. They can be had at great prices, and are still some of the best out there. There isn’t even a website address on it lol:
Leg press (cybex squat press) @625 15, 13, 15
Leg extensions (don’t laugh, this GOAT old school leg extension will kill you) @110 12, 12
Smith machine lunge @195 8, 7 per side
Inverse curl (old Westside Barbell assisted Nordic) @42.5 13, 10
Weighted leg raise @15lbs 15, 13, 7
Smith machine calf raises @280 15, 15, 13
Picture of GOAT leg extension which my wife makes me hide away, along with my smith machine, in a storage closet. Seriously, if you have a home gym and come across one of these gen 1 Bodymasters, grab it. They can be had at great prices, and are still some of the best out there. There isn’t even a website address on it lol:
Awesome log right here!!
