I'm in this lifestyle for life. Despite working 60-70 hours a week I can't stop. I won't stop. I refuse to stop. Obstacles are iust things placed in our path to make us stronger.
November 2021.


Even Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi have days like this. It's completely normal, we're not machines, even when we're doped.Matt88 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 04, 2023 2:12 pm The past several days have been challenging. I've had those days where you just feel like what else could possibly go wrong today? No one said it would be easy. What's important is that when we get knocked down that we get back up again.
Monday April 3rd.
Shoulders, abs
-Standing cable rear delt fly
3 x 15,12,10
-Cable side Laterals
3 x 15,12,10
-Dumbbell Press
3 x 12, 10, 8
- Bent over Dumbbell Rear Delt Raise Pronated Grip
2 x 15, 12, + 10 partial reps after full reps
Was supposed to do Cage presses at the end but my left shoulder wasn't feeling it (old injury) so I just did DB lateral raises to failure at the end of the workout.
-Abs
These pictures was taken last week. Fasted, shortly after waking up.
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Great diary, thank you for keeping it.Matt88 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:54 pm Wednesday
Had a great arms session with a killer pump. I had such an intense pump it felt like my skin was going to start splitting. I've became a fan of EFX karbolyn pre and intra workout. It rly helps with some great pumps and I don't immediately burn through the carbs in it like I do with straight suger from Gatorade.
Drag Curls
3 x 12
Preacher Curls
3 x 10
Hammer Curls
3 x 12
Dual rope pushdowns
3 x 12
Dual handle pushdowns
3 x 12
Dumbbell lying extension
3 x 12
Drink a lot of water, and use Witamin C,rest will do you good.
Nothing motivates like progress and appearance.Matt88 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 22, 2023 1:39 pm Hope everyone has had a great week. My week has been busy but good. Feeling like my old self again and I'm ready to get back to keeping this log going and grinding away
I missed a workout this week so I did chest and back together. It was pretty brutal but overall it was a great workout. I've been seeing some nice progress which is very helpful with keeping gym motivation going.
I had to shave off a little volume due to time constraints but I got like 95% of the workout completed.
Chest
Flat machine Press
3 x 12,10,8 + back off set for 15
DB Incline Bench press
3 x 12,10,8
Flat Bench DB Press
3 x 12, 10, 8
Cable Flies
3 x 15, 12, 10 + top set drop for 15
Back
Plate loaded Pulldown Single Arm
3 x 12, 10, 8
Chest supported T Bar Row
3 x 12, 10, 8, + 15 rep back off set
Cable neutral grip pulldown
3 x 12, 10, 8, + 15 rep back off set
Machine Row
3 x 12, 10, 8
Diet has been difficult lately due to being unwell last week but it's been getting dialed back in. Got just a while longer of 4400 cal a day then we are going to start pulling calories back in order to trim some fat off for summer.
Last weight was 197. I'm rly hoping to hit 200 pounds before we start decreasing calories.
Chicken and rice are still my staples. This coming week I'll get a full day of eating run down posted.
So I tried Euro Pharmacies M1T 10mg pre workout and wow. Just wow. Intensity, mental drive, aggression, strength, etc was all through the roof!! I'm not running it daily but going to run it pre workout a couple times a week for a short time prior to certain workouts. With my GI issues I'm very sensitive to orals causing me GI distress but it was nice as a pre workout thing with my pre workout meal/snack. If you haven't tried m1t then I'd highly suggest grabbing some from PSL. Like other strong orals it is pretty liver toxic so I'd rather just use it occasionally to break through a sticking point which it helped me do.
Still doing 600 Test and 400 Primo a week. Coach had me add in 80mg a week of EP Eurobolan aka Tren Hex. This will let us see how I respond to it and to get my feet wet with it as we start transitioning to a fat loss phase. Coach thinks that I need to lose around 10 pounds to get some abs popping so fingersObviously this is just an estimate and this will give him valuable insight into how I hold my fat etc.
My work schedule is finally going to settle down a bit so starting this coming week and into the following week it should make it a bit easier on me to get my workouts in.
Have a great weekend!