Young Gotti's Journal

[Young Gotti]

Re: Young Gotti's Journal

Saturday

Side lateral raise 5 sets (last set drop set)
Reverse incline DB fly 5 sets
Standing shoulder press 5 sets (last set drop set)

Another good workout. Saturday is becoming my favorite workout each week. I fell asleep super early Friday night so I felt good and recharged Saturday morning in order to crush the weight. I was able to go pretty heavy across the board and worked up a nice sweat even in a cold gym.

I need to weight myself again to see where I'm at. I look more lean but I have constant bloat in my upper stomach and the hunger pangs are somewhat back. They come and go during the day and it's usually right after I eat. If I fast then nothing I'm good but once I eat it triggers. My upper stomach has indentions of abs but sticks out further than I would like it so with a shirt on you can see the upper stomach sometimes pushing through the shirt.

[Young Gotti]

Re: Young Gotti's Journal

Monday

Incline Bench 4 sets
Decline bench 4 sets
Decline hammer strength superset with hammer strength press 4 sets
Close grip press 4 sets
Rope extension 4 sets
V bar palms in extension 4 sets

The plan was to go in and focus on my lower peck. I haven't done anything decline in awhile and figured I should change it up a bit and hit the lower pecks. I now remember why I don't do much of decline bench. The bench is too big for me, so when I lock in my legs and then unlatch the bar I need to pull it forward rather than just getting into the bench position. Its rough and the weight needs to stay low so I can pull it forward and then slam it back to rerack. But it's a change either way so hopefully my pecs will notice the change and react to it a bit.

[Young Gotti]

Re: Young Gotti's Journal

Tuesday

Basketball

First time playing basketball during the week with my new shift. I didn't know how it would workout since I'm a freak for 8 hours of sleep and when basketball ends it would be cutting it close. Luckily I got out in enough time to get into bed for 8 hours, I didn't really fall asleep super fast but it wasn't that bad. Usually basketball nights I don't sleep very well but it was better than usual. My legs hurt today which I take as a good sign. Lots of running and cardio is always a bonus.

[Young Gotti]

Re: Young Gotti's Journal

Wednesday

Didn't go to the gym had some family things to deal with. Probably needed a rest though, my legs were super sore from basketball.

Today I'm going to do a combo of legs and back just to catch up, probably a little fast paced workout routine. We will see what happens.

[Young Gotti]

Re: Young Gotti's Journal

Thursday

Squat superset with pull ups (3,6,9,12,15,3,3,3)
Box jump superset with chest pad t bar row (12,9,6,3)
DB side step superset with close grip pulldown 3 sets
Standing calve raise superset with straight bar pulldown 3 sets

The numbers next to the first couple exercises are how many reps I did. My supervisor at work does crossfit and was telling me how they go from 3 reps up to 21 reps on certain days. I tried it with squats and pullups, the squats I was able to do but by the time I hit 15 pullups I was toast, I was barely moving and thought it was a waste to do quarter reps, then I increased the weight and did a few sets of 3. Overall the workout was good for missing the day before. Had a nice sweat going the whole time, hit the muscles I wanted to.

[Young Gotti]

Re: Young Gotti's Journal

Saturday

Side lateral raise 5 sets (last set drop set)
Reverse incline fly 4 sets
Standing shoulder press 5 sets (last set drop set)
Facepull 3 sets

Staying on the routine for shoulders, didn't feel like I didn't go as heavy as normal but maybe that was in my head. I wasn't as amp'd to go to the gym but still felt like I had a solid workout. Shoulders def have a more round appearance over the last few months, even before I got a pump I noticed that look a lot better. Hopefully this will continue.

So every winter I find my new workout shoes for the year and hold on until april so they dont' get trashed all winter. Today sort of marks the day to bring them out. I also let myself enjoy the weekend holiday of food and what not, so today also marks a more strict diet. Not that I'm not strict but now it's time to buckle down even more for the summer.

[Young Gotti]

Re: Young Gotti's Journal

Monday

Decline bench 4 sets
Incline bench 4 sets
Flat bench superset with decline hammer strength 3 sets
Flat bench 1 set (drop set)
EZ bar behind neck extension superset with palms in extension 4 sets
Rope extension 4 sets
DB kickbacks 4 sets

Workout was fine but I'm going to rant a bit. People at the gym are sometimes the worst ppl ever. I walk in the gym and one guy is benching, cool, another guy is going between incline bench and flat bench with his gym back on another flat bench. Why? I'm all about supersetting but he wasn't even doing that, he was just doing 1 set, waiting a minute and then another set on something else all while taking up a bench for a gym back that he doesn't need to have on the floor. He's also one of the worst ppl at the gym so I didn't even want to talk to him and jump into his bench. Another guy was using the hammer strength machine where you put the weights as a dip machine, I know it can hold a lot of weight but I was hoping he broke the posts off by using the equipment like an idiot. I felt like I was in the twilight zone or something. Keep my headphones in didn't acknowledge anyone and just worked

[Young Gotti]

Re: Young Gotti's Journal

Tuesday

Basketball

Played ball last night. I don't know how I feel about my performance. I felt like I made some really nice plays but didn't score all that much. I had some shoe issues. I kept having heel slippage so I tied the shoes super tight which caused my toes to get pins and needles. After I loosened them I didn't feel as secure and somehow my ankle now hurts and one of my toes. I just got these shoes so maybe they need to be broken in but I can't explain how this is happening.

Other than that we usually play 6 guys on a team with one sub. My team didn't have a sub so it was a nice 2 hour straight run. Real nice cardio

[Young Gotti]

Re: Young Gotti's Journal

Wednesday

Deadlift 4 sets
T bar row 4 sets
Lat pulldown 4 sets
DB curl 8 sets
Preacher curl machine 4 sets

I had a rough go of it at the gym. I had a rough day at work with computer troubles and everything else going wrong. I went straight to the gym to let off some steam and in my 3rd set of deadlifts remembered that I had a chiro apt after work. That added to the frustration. Also my new gym shoes which I think are really built for what I do at the gym also aren't fitting me very well. My heel is slipping in them really bad. When I tie them tight the top of my foot feels like it's being sliced by the laces. So I wasn't comfortable, I was frustrated, and tired from basketball the night before. It was not my best day in the gym

[BABY1]

Re: Young Gotti's Journal

Today will be a better day for you

[Young Gotti]

Re: Young Gotti's Journal

Thursday

Squat 6 sets
Box squats 2 sets
Sitting calve raise superset with DB side steps 4 sets
Pull through superset with vertical leg press 4 sets

Another iffy workout. Squats felt pretty good and I went pretty heavy but the shoes just don't fit right. They slip and feel big in the toe, might be a little long but the toebox feels wide. Which is odd because I had the reebok nano's which have a wide toe but I loved them. Last night I was going through my shoes to see if I have something better. The shoes felt better once I got home from the gym as I continued to wear them so hopefully I can break them in. I just didn't feel comfortable enough to do box jumps which was a bummer

[BABY1]

Re: Young Gotti's Journal

I have always found Nike to be more narrow. Maybe they would be a better fit for you?

[Young Gotti]

Re: Young Gotti's Journal

Saturday

Side lateral raise 5 sets
Reverse DB fly 4 sets
EZ bar high row superset with hack squat shoulder press 3 sets
Facepull 3 sets

Decided to change it up a bit. Went lighter and did more reps per set. I like going heavy but it was nice to get the good burn going on in the shoulders. I was hoping to shock the muscle a bit since I've been on the same shoulder type routine for awhile now. The high rows felt good and it's been a really long time.

[Young Gotti]

Re: Young Gotti's Journal

I have always found Nike to be more narrow. Maybe they would be a better fit for you?

could be, I have a pair of nike prestos in case I need them for the gym. The new balance seemed to be better over the weekend but still not great.

I also had a $10 coupon from finishline and just grabbed a pair of sale under armours, cost me $9.98, waiting for them to come in , they may do the trick as I sized down

[Young Gotti]

Re: Young Gotti's Journal

Gotti's Training Journal - Page 67