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[Young Gotti]

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Monday

Flat bench 6 sets
Decline hammer strength superset with underhand bench 4 sets
Peck Deck 2 sets
Ez bar behind head extension 4 sets
Rope extension 4 sets
Underhand extension 4 sets

Pretty good workout. Strength has dropped a bit in the last month but form felt smooth. Triceps wouldn't get a pump though, not sure why. I did have someone talking my ears off while doing triceps but that shouldn't have effected the sets themselves, who knows. All in the all the workout was what I expected it to be. Nothing mind blowing but not an awful workout by any stretch.

[Dzone]

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Good job!

[BABY1]

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Pretty good workout. Strength has dropped a bit in the last month but form felt smooth. Triceps wouldn't get a pump though, not sure why. I did have someone talking my ears off while doing triceps but that shouldn't have effected the sets themselves, who knows. All in the all the workout was what I expected it to be. Nothing mind blowing but not an awful workout by any stretch.

Do something to get rid of them next time. Grab your phone and say "hello", let one rip, growl, or whatever. You dont need distraction during your time

[Young Gotti]

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Tuesday

Basketball

Really good workout, really bad performance haha. I couldn't hit a shot if my life depended on it. However the running and the competitiveness was up there. There was times on defense when we got the ball back I felt like I needed a few seconds to regroup because of how the other team was moving the ball so well.

Worst part was sleep, last night I was up every hour on the hour. I never sleep good on basketball night for whatever reason. I started drinking chamomile tea and taking 5 htp before bed on those nights but last night it didn't help. I also drank my intra workout on the way home from basketball so I was going to the bathroom all night which was awful. Today is going to be a long day, hopefully I can get a 2nd wind for the gym.

[Young Gotti]

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Do something to get rid of them next time. Grab your phone and say "hello", let one rip, growl, or whatever. You dont need distraction during your time

well we were sort of making fun of the gym guy who thinks he has a shot to play in the nfl still at age 40, which I'm all for because the guy says some hilarious stuff but I do it before I start my workout or after my workout....during it throws things off

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Wednesday

Deadlift superset with rope pulldown 3 sets
Deadlift 2 sets
T bar row 4 sets
DB curl superset with low cable rope row 4 sets
BB curl 4 sets
Single arm cable curl 4 sets

Jump rope superset with high cable close grip row

Once I woke up yesterday I was Ok but the last hour of work I was tired. My workout wasn't the heaviest or most intense. I tried to make it better with supersets and doing more volume so it was an enjoyable workout but wasn't any monumental lifting performance. Taking 200mg of caffeine and still yawning while at the gym isn't usually the best feeling for an intense workout. Either way I got through it and was happy I went.

[Young Gotti]

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Saturday

Side lateral raise 4 sets
Face pull 4 sets
Standing shoulder press 4 sets
Ez bar high row superset with reverse incline fly 3 sets

Did some extra conditioning style things on Saturday. The shoulder aspect of the workout was solid and I enjoyed it. But I was playing a little with the fitness ladder thing for footwork. Also got a step piece and did the toe taps and did some toe taps around the box. Also did it all with weights in the hand or a medicine ball in hand. All in all I was happy with the workout. I've said it before but it's been a lot of fun switching up the training style to fit basketball. Instead of the typical bodybuilding style training, doing the other things has revamped my routine and made it more fun.

[BABY1]

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Toe tappin sounds fun! lol Try skipping around the gym or court. Lookin great here!

[Young Gotti]

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Monday

Hammer strength press 8 sets
Peck Deck 4 sets
Dips 4 sets
Underhand extension 4 sets
Rope Extension 4 sets

I was curious to see if I did more isolation work and less heavy work on the tris if it would help my shot in basketball since everything came up short last week. I can't do this every week but I figured I'd experiment for a week. If it doesn't help I may skip jump rope on Mondays just to see. The workout was fun though, I long have said the hammer strength machines gives me a much better stretch and squeeze than normal bench or presses.

[Young Gotti]

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Tuesday

DB row 4 sets
Lat pulldown 4 sets
Meadow row superset with hammer strength low row 4 sets
BB curl superset with rope pulldown 4 sets
Preacher curl machine 4 sets
Rope curl 4 sets

Basketball was cancelled. We couldn't get enough guys. I feel like it's going to be difficult moving forward to get the people we need. A lot of guys have kids who start baseball or they are in adult softball leagues. I'm still hoping to try and play when I can though. I was hoping at least 5 of us would try and play outside when it gets nice out and it's a lot easier to get a game at the park than 10 of your own ppl but we'll see. Anyway I also wasn't sure I wanted to go to the gym. I felt like I was getting a little sick before I left work, sore throat, headache, sort of out of it type feeling. So when I had to change plans I decided to just go with some easier workouts than a deadlift or whatever. I actually had a good workout, it felt like I was there when I didn't have to be and it was low stress.

[Young Gotti]

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Wednesday

Basketball (sort of)

I wasn't to thrilled about missing basketball on Tuesday. Since I used Tuesday as my back day, that would make Wednesday my cardio day. I went to the local rec center and got some shots up by myself. It was enjoyable yet frustrating. I put my headphones in, dribbled around shot the ball, the things you would do as a kid. It was sort of calming to be in my own world however I still can't shoot. The balls kept coming up short but hopefully in the long run the extra session or sessions when it's nice out will help. All in all though I worked up a nice sweat so I was fine with the workout that I got chasing the ball and faking out made up defenders.

[Young Gotti]

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Thursday

Squat 5 sets
Rope pull throughs superset with depressed squat 3 sets
Box jump superset with standing calve raise 3 sets
Inner thigh machine 3 sets
Outter thigh machine 3 sets
Goblet squat 3 sets

Different workout for sure here. I saw something on instagram where ppl were using a pre lowered setting and squatting it up. So I tried it, wasn't really a fan, sort of felt like I was hurting myself as I got set up. Instead of side steps I used the thigh machine which I never use and it was really difficult. The workout was fun though I really enjoyed just doing 3 sets for each exercises and really floating around the gym doing different things.

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Saturday

Side lateral raise 4 sets
Facepull 4 sets
Standing shoulder press 4 sets

Jump rope superset w/ reverse incline DB fly 3 sets
Jump rope superset w/ hack squat press 3 sets
Jump rope superset w/ straight arm lateral raise 3 sets

I knew I had a time crunch when going to the gym Saturday morning. I had a meeting at 10am that I couldn't miss but I figured I'd still have at least an hour to train. I got to the gym and it wasn't even open yet. The guy who opened the gym still got there before 8 which should of given me an hour still but in my mind I was already behind. I worked super fast between sets and it was a really good workout. Maybe the weight wasn't all there but the intensity was really high and then the superset with the jump rope had me breathing pretty heavy.

Sunday

Played tennis for the first time this summer. I stink at it haha but it's another way to get outside and burn some fat without the boring old treadmill style cardio. I also figured the footwork will help with basketball. My legs feel like jello this morning but we may try and play again today if it's nice out.

[Young Gotti]

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Monday

Tennis

Decided since it was the first nice day of the year where I didn't have something go on that I wanted to be outside. So I played some tennis. Worried about if the cardio would be intense enough, I think it was. We started playing a game and I got really into it, chasing down balls and short HIIT style bursts of sprints to get to the balls. It felt amazing, I was breathing heavy and sweating. Only problem is tonight should be basketball and my legs are sore this morning.

[Young Gotti]

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Tuesday

Lat pulldown 5 sets
Chest pad t bar row 4 sets
Rope pulldown 4 sets
BB curl superset w/ close grip low cable row 4 sets
DB curl 4 sets
EZ bar wide grip curl 4 sets

Another night of basketball was cancelled. Unless we start getting more ppl in the group message I'm pretty sure basketball is going to be over with for the summer. Anyway I was super super sore yesterday. My neck/back was so tight I was getting dizzy as the pain wrapped my eye. I was sitting at work doing everything in my power to loosen up the muscle. I didn't know if the muscle was really tight or if it was really sore. I figured it was tight and that's why I went to the gym and did back. I didn't want to push things so I did some movements that I felt like could loosen up my back which it did. At the gym and right after my back felt loose and good. However by 8 or 9 at night my back tightened back up again and I had to pull out the lacrosse ball. I'm pretty sore this morning but not as bad so lets hope everything keeps improving.