pmartinez78's 1st BP run

pmartinez78 · Post by **pmartinez78** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:07 am

hey welcome back. ya, you're right. it is getting intense but I'm loving every minute of it. I'm really looking forward to workout #6 to see if i could get that weight up.

scump · Post by **scump** » Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:40 pm

good to see you guys still pushing through!

hitting all your targets...

like i said dont underestimate the GLP! dont worry, i done the same thing lol

just keep on pushing and make sure you hit those 1 rm maxs! make sure to have plenty of rest prior too.

Muoio117 · Post by **Muoio117** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 2:26 pm

pmartinez78 wrote:hey welcome back. ya, you're right. it is getting intense but I'm loving every minute of it. I'm really looking forward to workout #6 to see if i could get that weight up.

Yup, I feel the same way. I always look forward to the next workout because I know at least something will improve.

RobRegish · Post by **RobRegish** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 3:52 pm

That really is the right outlook.

You know, deep down something will improve. Whether it be absolute strength, an EDT block or a static hold.

Ideally, all 3

pmartinez78 · Post by **pmartinez78** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 6:13 pm

Sorry for the lack of updates guys. Had a lot of thing going the last few days but I did get my workouts in. Thanks guys for checking in.

Anyways, here are my last two workouts.

Thursday -10-21-10

GLP Workout #3 Lower body:
10x120
8x160
6x175
4x190
4x205
4x215

EDT 1
RDL (175) 6,6,6,6 <--(changed from SLDL to RDL cuz I wasn't feeling the SLDL)
Hack Squats (115) 6,6,6,6

Static holds
Cable crunches (95) 2x10 seconds

Today's workout:
GLP WO #4 Upper body:
10x135
8x195
6x210
4x225
2x240
2x260

EDT 1
Decline DB bench (75) 8,8,8,8
Pullover (70) 8,8,8,8

EDT 2
BB curls (85) 8,8,8,8
Overhead DB ext. (75) 10,10,10,10

Static holds
Decline BB bench (235) 2x10 seconds

I was kinda worried about today's workout cuz yesterday was my wife's b-day so I ended up drinking some. I didn't feel like I gave it my 100% but I managed to push the weight I set out to do.

RobRegish · Post by **RobRegish** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:40 pm

Great work!

Looks like you nailed everything... even with a late night under your belt

pmartinez78 · Post by **pmartinez78** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:25 am

Here's yesterday's workout. Workout felt great. Yesterday was national chest day so I had no problem getting the equipment I needed which was awesome.

GLP Workout #4 Lower body:
10x120
8x175
6x190
4x205
2x215
2x235

EDT 1
RDL (175) 8,8,8,6
Hack Squats (115) 8,8,8,6

Static holds
Cable crunches (105) 2x15 seconds

RobRegish · Post by **RobRegish** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:09 pm

Looks like you nailed everything!

Fantastic man.. very happy for you

pmartinez78 · Post by **pmartinez78** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:03 pm

Ya I hit every workout hard. Now that I understand the BP more and got some numbers to work with, my 2nd round of the BP will be even more intense.

RobRegish · Post by **RobRegish** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 4:39 am

Right there - that's the beauty of BP... refinement. As you learn more from run to run it just keeps getting better and better.

Nice work. You're progressing, learning and refining - exactly as I'd hoped

pmartinez78 · Post by **pmartinez78** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:58 am

Yes, that's exactly what I'm doing. I'm already game planning my next round of the BP which will start on Dec 19th. Anyways, here's my last workout:

GLP WO #5 Upper body:
10x135
8x200
6x220
4x235
2x250

EDT 1
Decline DB bench (80) 6,6,6,6
Pullover (705) 6,6,6,6

EDT 2
BB curls (90) 6,6,6,6
Overhead DB ext. (80) 8,8,8,8

Static holds
Decline BB bench (235) 2x15 seconds

This last workout felt pretty good except the 2x250 set felt heavier than usual. Kinda made me wonder if I'll be able to push the 280lb max rep on Monday. I tried not to think about it much but I'm going to make sure I'm physically and mentally ready for that day. I'm going to take a 2 day rest before and make sure my calories and carb intake are high that day.

As for an update on my stats, I started off at 161lbs and I weighed in at 166.6 this morning. It doesn't look like I recomped some more but I don't feel like I gained any fat even though my diet hasn't been all that clean. I'll find out if I gained or lost bf on Monday. I was at 11.7% bf when I started. I've already had 3 people tell me that I look bigger and fuller which is awesome.

scump · Post by **scump** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:11 am

dude i felt the same going from workout 5 to workout 6... insert a extra rest day and ready to have your mind blown away. I had no idea where the strength came from hey, but its definitely there.

how funny your feast starts on christmas day

pmartinez78 · Post by **pmartinez78** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:23 am

scump wrote:dude i felt the same going from workout 5 to workout 6... insert a extra rest day and ready to have your mind blown away. I had no idea where the strength came from hey, but its definitely there.

how funny your feast starts on christmas day

That's good to hear. I was hoping I wasn't the only one feeling this way. I will be taking the extra day just to make sure I'm ready to go.

As for feast starting on Christmas day, I actually planned it that way. My cruise phase ends on Nov 27. Then I have two weeks free in which I'm still trying to figure out what to do in that time frame. After that, I'm taking the week off so I can start famine on the 19th of dec. After famine, I'll spend the whole weekend eating tamales and turkey and who knows what else. lol..

RobRegish · Post by **RobRegish** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:26 pm

Great work and great feedback!

When people notice enough to comment, you know you're doing something right