Gusto's Journal

[gusto77]

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Great day of eating. Good shoulder workout. HGH side effect are becoming increasingly noticeable (arm numbness and lethargy following breakfast).

Clean and strict press: 190 x 5, 165 x 8, 155 x 10

Seated Arnold presses: 35s x 20, 40s x 16, 45s x13, 40s x 15

Read delt dumbbell laterals: 4 x 20 (drop set last two sets)

Side dumbbell laterals super set with: 4 x 15- 20
Front dumbbell raises: 4 x 15

Barbell shrugs: 225 x 10, 10, 8 (shoulders were smoked and grip was failing- gh?)

[juiceman]

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Hahah good thing I brought this up cause now Imma buy a processor ASAP like yesturday !!!

[gusto77]

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i see some abs sneaking out man. looking good. i can only eat about 2lbs of chicken a day tops cause it hangs out in my gut forever. steak i can eat 6lbs in a day with no issues whatsoever. here is a secret i learned a couple years ago. cook up whatever kind of meat you need for your meal. cut into chunks and toss into the food processor and pulse it until it is in a pulled pork consistency. it makes it 10x easier to eat and it processes way faster. i have a normal food processor and an oyseter blender that has a food processor attachment and it only cost 40 bucks. i use the blender one way more than my expensive processor cause it is way easier to get in and out

Awesome advice! Like I said one of my biggest challenges coming up in January is going to be packing away the food. I get so tired of eating when I'm trying to bulk up. I'll definitely be doing this. Thanks guns!

[guns01]

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i see some abs sneaking out man. looking good. i can only eat about 2lbs of chicken a day tops cause it hangs out in my gut forever. steak i can eat 6lbs in a day with no issues whatsoever. here is a secret i learned a couple years ago. cook up whatever kind of meat you need for your meal. cut into chunks and toss into the food processor and pulse it until it is in a pulled pork consistency. it makes it 10x easier to eat and it processes way faster. i have a normal food processor and an oyseter blender that has a food processor attachment and it only cost 40 bucks. i use the blender one way more than my expensive processor cause it is way easier to get in and out

[juiceman]

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Damn kk man I have hard time stomaching Chiken and steak that's why I was asking lol. Damn bro sorry to hear that but it does get expensive that's for sure.....

[gusto77]

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How the fuxk do you stomach so much meat in one day or Chiken and eat everyday without barfing ?

Sometimes I do gag pretty badly LOL. And again that's just an exampl of a my daily diet. Many times I just can't stomach chicken anymore and I'll switch it up. I can stomach steak all day long but can't afford to eat three times a day everyday.

[juiceman]

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How the fuxk do you stomach so much meat in one day or Chiken and eat everyday without barfing ?

[gusto77]

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Did arms today. I know it's only been a week and I'm probably just imaging shit but I feel like gh is already working.

Dumbbell curls super set with incline dumbbell skull crushers: 4 x 12-20

Hammer curls super set with revers grip cable press downs: 4 x 12-20

Dumbbell preacher curls superset with diamond push ups: 3 x 12-20 (push ups did 30, 25, 21)

Incline sit ups: 2 x 50

[Chino0823]

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nice log will be taken notes

[gusto77]

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Strength goals following 10 week bulk phase (ends mid march).... I rarely max and some exercises, like flat bench, I can't go real heavy on so many of my goals are to reach certain rep ranges:

Squats: hopefully my knees will hold up and I'll be able to get back up to comfortably repping with 315 for 10 reps

Deadlift: 550.... currently 470

Bent barbell rows: 315 for 6 reps... Currently 280 for 6

Incline barbell press: 315 for 6 reps.... Currently 265 for 6

Clean and strict press: 215 for 6 reps.... Currently 190 for 6 (this will largely depend on if I can get my power clean weight up. I suck at them and right now my form goes to crap at about 205... I got no damn speed)

Some goals are more realistic than others but that's what I'm shooting for. I still haven't taken measurements but I'll have those posted before 1 January

[gusto77]

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Not a great day eating wise. Wasn't bad either, I didn't really cheat but I was running short on food so I had to resort to a few bratwursts (no bread) and triscuit crackers for lunch. Also ate a big bowl of Kashi cereal this evening (I usually try to eat all my starches and fruits before 3 pm). Good back workout today, nice burn and great pump.

Reverse grip seated cable rows: 5 x 15-20 with drop set on last
Wide grip pulldowns: 4 x 15-20 with drop set on last
V bar pulldowns: 4 x 15-20 with drop set on last
One arm dumbbell rows: 3 x 10-12 with 100's
Dumbbell pullovers: 2 x 15
Back Extensions: 2 x 15 <------ only did 2 sets on last two exercises. My low back was tight and throbbing at this point.

[gusto77]

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Bumped up HGH dose again to 4 iu’s and passed the hell out after breakfast, lol. As long as sides remain manageable this is where I’ll stay. Completely checked my ego at the door today and reverted back to a workout I used to do in high school when the gym would be closed and all I had at my house was lighter dumbbells and barbells. Guns keeps suggesting higher volume/ higher rep workouts to me so for at least a few weeks I’m gonna shock it up and switch from my normal low volume/ 6- 10 rep, heavy workouts. Again my ego is telling me to not write down the weights I used today as my chest was smoked about 3 sets into this workout but here ya go (rest between sets was just long enough to let partner do his set):

Flat Dumbbell Fly/ super set with Dumbbell Press: 40’s x 20/ 40’s x 20, 50’s x 16/ 50’s x 18, 60’s x 12/ 80’s x 8, 50’s x 15/ 80’s x 6

Incline Dumbbell Fly/ super set with Incline Dumbbell Press: 30’s x 20/ 30’s x 20, 40’s x 20/ 60’s x 12, 50’s x 12/ 60’s x 6 (total muscle failure!!! Rested 3 minutes), 40’s x 15, 40’s x 12

Barbell Bench Press: 115 x 30, 135 x 15, 135 x 13, 115 x 25

Push-ups (went to do dips and couldn’t hold myself up at this point (forearms were also a little numb… guessing from GH) 3 sets x 30

GHD Sit ups- 2 sets x 24

[guns01]

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Yeh that's what the pt told me although I know 18 years of jumping and overuse is contributing as well.

pick you up some controlled labs orange triad man. it works wonders for cushioning the joints and taking care of your stomach

[gusto77]

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if that's the case then most likely your itb is super tight and causing the knee pain. that's what was my issue haha. our big asses running and doing other things on our knees doesnt help either. glad i dont have to do that stuff anymore. well some of it i miss but the low righta left not so much

Yeh that's what the pt told me although I know 18 years of jumping and overuse is contributing as well.

[guns01]

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I use my rumble roller religiously now. Rolling the ITB area is excruciatingly painful.

if that's the case then most likely your itb is super tight and causing the knee pain. that's what was my issue haha. our big asses running and doing other things on our knees doesnt help either. glad i dont have to do that stuff anymore. well some of it i miss but the low righta left not so much