DocColossus 3.0

[DocColossus]

Originally Posted by Rich Knapp

Bummer on cardio. I hate it when you have to piss like a race horse shortly after ya start.

Yeah that does suck! As for tonight I think it may have had to do with my upset stomach, because it did it again before I took my end of day rectal abuse protein cleansing lol.... Then it went away...

Sh*t thing is now I have to make up for it with additional cardio throughout the week... Additional 5 minutes over the course of 3 more sessions....

[DocColossus]

One Handed seated Bicep Curl: 80x10,10,10,10.
Two Handed Seated Bicep Curl: 155x10,10. 140x10,10.
Hanging Dumbbell Curl: 40x10,10.

Dips: 45lb assistance: 10,10,10.
Uni-Tricep Pressdown: 45x10,10,10.
Rev-Uni-Tri Pressdown: 25x10,10,10,10.

Torso Rotation: 140x10,10,10.
Cable Crunches: 100x15,15,15.
Oblique Cable Side Bends: 45x10,10,10.
Low Back Extension: 160x10,10,10,10.

Elliptical: 30min, 130HR (made up additional 5min from yesterday)

Sauna: 13min, 170-180degrees Fahrenheit.

Threw back 2 scoops MonsterPump and 1 scoop Jack3d PreWO (my usual PreWO concoction)... Good session. Shower couldn't come soon enough!

[DocColossus]

Strive Seated Overhead Press: 265x12,12,15,15.
Dumbbell Lateral Raises: 50x10,10,10,10.
Rear Delt Fly: 130x10,10,10,10.

Cable Shrugs: 100x10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10,10 (10x10)*
*2 second pinch at the top of each rep. 100lb each hand.

I had an appointment this morning, so I packed my gym clothes up (so I wouldn't have to train in my suit haha), got to the gym, got all changed up and BOOM: no damn gym sneakers. Had to train in socks the whole session, so since I wasn't about to do my cardio in dress shoes or in my socks I thought I'd save my core and cardio/sauna session for a second session later on...

So, back to the gym in a few hours for me I guess...

[DocColossus]

Other half of today's workout:

Low Rows: 305x12,12,12,12.
Lat Pulldown: 275x10,10,10,10.

Torso Rotation: 140x10,10,10
Low Back Extension: 160x10,10,10.

Elliptical: 30min, 143HR.

[Abaddon]

good stuff Doc. Keep smashing it buddy.

[DocColossus]

Originally Posted by Abaddon

good stuff Doc. Keep smashing it buddy.

It's still hard not dead lifting at all, or really benching for that matter either... Tough adapting to the "normal" people routine....

[ricka182]

Originally Posted by DocColossus

It's still hard not dead lifting at all, or really benching for that matter either... Tough adapting to the "normal" people routine....

Will you ever be able to workout like you used to, or at least do the same excersises with lighter weights?

[DocColossus]

Originally Posted by ricka182

Will you ever be able to workout like you used to, or at least do the same excersises with lighter weights?

No point in that... The workouts were designed for increasing power, not endurance, which is now what I'm doing...

Trust me man, dead lifts followed by heavy rack pulls and ending with a sledgehammer-power clean combo would be awesome haha...but wouldn't get me where I'm headed, just be a detour that could cause further injury.

The way I see it is I still do a minimum of 250lb for my overhead presses, a minimum of 600 for my bar shrugs, a minimum of 275+ for my bench, and if/when I do, a minimum of 405+ for my dead lifts... So my bare minimums are (by and large) stronger than most other peoples heaviest weights... it's just tough wrapping my head around sitting on a machine and doing arm curls or standing at a cable unit and doing pressdowns... I was into isolation work for years before training for strength, and I used to love it, but now it's just foreign to me...

My arms are getting bigger than they've ever been, shoulders are rounding out nice, core is trimming up and leaning out, and my cardiovascular endurance is getting better everyday... In every way-shape-and form I'm doing the right thing for my body the way I'm training now, just feels unfamiliar is all....

[ricka182]

I hear ya Doc.. I'm mixing up isolation and compounds now. I've done Iso workouts before and loved the size, definition, and endurance it brought. I just wanted to get stronger. As you said, your minimums are over my maxes but that will change over time. Once I hit my goals, I'll push a little bit over, then concentrate on endurance and definition..

[DocColossus]

Originally Posted by ricka182

I hear ya Doc.. I'm mixing up isolation and compounds now. I've done Iso workouts before and loved the size, definition, and endurance it brought. I just wanted to get stronger. As you said, your minimums are over my maxes but that will change over time. Once I hit my goals, I'll push a little bit over, then concentrate on endurance and definition..

That's just it bud, over time....slowly and progressively