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Log for Hipo Beginners Stack

Arm day today. I did close grip for the first time in ages. Weights were pretty good 135x10, 225x8, 245x6, 275x4, 315x3 The rest of the tricep workout was just 2 sets cables hitting each head. Biceps were 12 sets. 7 were on plate loaded bicep machine, 5 were standing cable curls. Cardio was 20 minutes stair mill.
 
The weekend was filled with 45 minutes cardio each day. One session was 45 minute walk and other session was 45 minute elliptical. This morning I did back. There were no compound movements today. Just 20 sets of isolation movements...not sure why I did that but I did. Cardio was 30 minutes on elliptical.
 
Shoulder day today. My compound movement was standing militaries. 135x10, 185x8, 205x6, 215x3, 225x1 I've done 225 once before but this was much easier. I put it on my YouTube page I linked in here. After that, it was 5 sets side laterals, 5 sets front raises on incline bench, 4 sets rear delts...I lost count of sets, and finished off with 4 sets of agony presses. For those who don't know what that is...I learned this on Isarms. You do a front press and then do a behind the neck press...rinse/repeat. Before my workout, I did an hour of cardio...walked at 3.5 at a 15 incline for most of it...warm down was 10 minutes, flat incline, sped up to close to 4MPH...
 
Ya, I use straps. I'm not training grip strength, I train muscles lol. It may have looked easy but I promise you it isn't. My buddy saw the video and commented how fast I come out of the hole...with that weight, I have to explode lol. And ty for the compliment on the military :)
 
I did arms today. 35 min walk before workout while waiting for my training partner. Workout was pretty vanilla. Nothing special with any exercises....just doing some basic work. I did purchase an elbow brace as that has made a big difference. I didn't wear it for shoulders and doing db rear delts tweaked it but nothing with it on today. After workout I did another 35 min walking. I don't know if steady state, low impact steady state, or hit is best but with low carb....I feel like liss is best option when I have time to do it
 
Chest day today. I rarely get to do chest by myself and at the other gym I go to when I work so I took advantage. The gym has a decline bench so that's what I did for my compound movement. 135x10, 225x15, 275x10, 315x5, 365x1, and 390x1 to finish. My goal was to try 405 but there wasn't anyone trustworthy enough to spot me with that much weight. I know its 15lbs between 405 and 390 but I felt like I could handle that without having to worry about getting help. 5 sets DB incline with 45s....20 reps each set. 5 sets cable flies for flat chest finished my lifting. Cardio was 25 minutes.....half mile run, .10 walk, rinse repeat, and kept increasing MPH with each .1 I ran.
 
Leg day today. The compound movement of the day was deadlifts. I wasn't sure if I was going to do them as I was driving to the gym....my head wasn't in the game. However, I made a last second decision to bring my belt and straps and it turned out to be a good one. 315x10, 365x8, 405x6, 455x4, 515x2 were my lifts. As much as I enjoy doing singles...I decided to go for a double today and try to stick more with 10-8-6-4-2 rep scheme I usually do. I was happy with the lifts overall. 5x15 leg extensions, 5x15 leg curls, and 3x10 calf raises was all for legs. 20 minute walk ended my session.
 
So the weekend was 50 minutes of cardio both days. One day was all walking because legs were sore from leg day. Next session was a run/walk combo. I really like doing that because I feel like I'm getting some HIT in there and still protecting myself. Both days included some core work. This morning was back day. My compound movement of the day was BB Rows. 135x10, 225x10, 275x8, 315x6, 365x4, 410x2 was the rep scheme. I tried to video the 410 set but my video skills were lacking and you couldn't see the weight. The rest of the workout was higher reps....5x15 lat pull downs, 5 sets v grip pull downs, 5 sets v grip pull ups. 25 minute elliptical was my cardio.
 
Today was an interesting day. It was chest day but before I went to the gym I put on a t-shirt that my daughter bought for me last Christmas. I figured the shirt would be super small at this point because it was when she bought it last year. Shockingly, the arms are still short and tight but everything else fits better than every. Why mention this you may ask....because I'd been quietly questioning the purpose of winny in the beginner cycle. I felt like its an over rated compound and I hadn't seen much impact from it. Well, I have to admit I was wrong. With the way the t-shirt fit and the fact that my work belt was looser than ever....I can certainly see the impact that winny has had. For me, its been a subtle but effective leaner...I'm still fearful of what its doing to my bloods but that can be corrected over time after my cycle is completed.

My actual workout was pretty good. I walked 45 min on the treadmill while waiting for my partner and then did some core work. The compound movement for today was flat bench. 135x10, 225x20, 275x8, 315x5, 335x1, 365x1, 390x1 was a fail today. The 225x20 is a rep PR for me by 5 reps...so I was pretty happy about that. The downside to doing that was my tris were fried for the remainder of the workout. We did 5 sets incline DB very light. First 3 sets were taking an underhand grip and doing presses with db's very close to each other.....a guy at work suggested it.....works pretty good. Last two sets were one armed presses...again a nice change. 5 sets decline were done with cables...nothing new there.
 
great log and details brother proud of you but everyone goes through the self doubt every now and then and i think about deadlifts and dread and look for ways to get out of it. lol but that's just me with legs in general keep goin brother im watchin you grow
 
rockmfhudd said:
great log and details brother proud of you but everyone goes through the self doubt every now and then and i think about deadlifts and dread and look for ways to get out of it. lol but that's just me with legs in general keep goin brother im watchin you grow
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Thanks a lot brother. I hope everything we spoke about in late summer has improved.
 
Today was arm day. It was a really really crappy workout. My partner was very beat up and unmotivated and I tweaked my right elbow right away. I don't know why my dumbass does hammer curls just because I have an elbow brace on but I did and paid the price. Everything was really high reps today but there was no push...just one of those go through the motion days. Before my workout, I did an hour of walking on the treadmill. I've really been stepping up my cardio quite a bit...which should really help things after I get through the holidays and crappy eating.
 
Today was shoulder day. My training partner and I usually part ways with shoulders and today was no different. He has some shoulder issues and doesn't like to push with presses the same way I do....just the way it goes. I started with seated military. 135x10, 185x8, 205x6, 225x4, 245x1. The shoulder machine I use at the gym closer to home makes the lift off almost like a full rep as opposed to a partial at the gym I use when I go to work....that's why the 245 only went for 1. 5x10 front raises on incline bench, 5x10 face pulls, 5x15 lateral raise machine, and a 1x25 burnout of standing dbs with 45 ended the lifting. 45 minutes on elliptical was my cardio for the day.
 
Today was leg day. I actually got to train legs with my workout partner for the first time in 3-4 months. We decided to do some squats and we both had pretty good days. 315x10, 365x8, 405x6, 455x4, 505x1 finished out squats. I could've done 2 for 505 BUT I thought I was going to do another single...but that didn't happen. No big deal but if I'd have realized that, I'd definitely had gone for a double. No biggie. Partner got a double for 365 which is very good for him. Single leg leg press for 6x10, 3 sets leg curls, 3 sets glutes finished the session. I'm going to do calves tomorrow on my cardio/core day. 30 minutes uphill walk ended the session.

Random thought...I'm thinking next squat day I'm going to start 365x10 and go from there for a push.
 
Just finished last session for a few days. I did an hour of walking, some core work, and calves since I didn't do them yesterday. With the holiday coming up, I'll def be out of the gym for the next few days. I'll take it as an opportunity to rest up a little bit. Hope everyone has a great holiday!
 
I was back at it today and it was chest day. I'm desperate for my workout partner to do incline bench just to change it up but he's chasing 405 big time right now. Flat bench it was and I def reduced the reps I did compared to last week to see how I could do chasing a big number. 135x10, 225x10, 275x8, 315x6, 365x1, 405x1 was a failure. The 405 lift really frustrated me. I was def intimidated by the amount of weight on the bar....that's just a crazy number to me. When it came down, it felt heavy. However, I got a good explosion off the bottom...got it to the part where your triceps take over the lift and I couldn't finish it. That almost NEVER happens to me. If I can get it beyond the bottom sticking point, I can almost always power it up but I couldn't today....and that's why I'm frustrated. The silver lining is that I gave it a strong effort for the first time ever with that weight. 5x15 DB incline, 5x10 decline cables finished the workout. No cardio today because kids are home and wife had to go to work.

Just want to make a quick observation about the cycle. The test and proviron are awesome. I knew the test was great because I used Hipo test on first cycle, but proviron has been a pleasant surprise. There has been some debate about use of proviron or masteron on cycle if you're not low enough body fat for you to see results. My opinion is anything that helps your AI reduce estrogen is a great thing. COULD you be "wasting money" sure, but I'd rather "waste money" and not deal with high estrogen sides than deal with that. The substance that has been tough for me is winny. It is really kicking my butt. Its killing my cardio and it seems to hit me like a pro hormone. I have constant dull lower back pain. I have some deca on hand but I have a few weeks left and I don't think that deca will help with my back pain...if it was knee, I'd try it. Someone suggested to me when I planned out the cycle to do 4 weeks of winny with 75mg per day...I really wish I had listened to that advice. Hipo protocol is 6 weeks at 50mg per day for his cycle which is what I'm doing in order to stay true to his plan. Maybe he will reconsider or maybe its fine and its just MY body's reaction to winny.
 
I have a little over two weeks left. After that, I'll just be doing test/EQ alone until I hit the 20 week mark (but for this blog...I'm done)....then I PCT and I'm done until next fall/winter.
 
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