Chest

Well, my last workout was... I guess good. I say that with a little ambiguity because, as I stated on my post Wednesday, I was thinking of changing things around. I do pec deck followed immediately by incline press.

I decided to stay with this 1 more week and see how much I could press on incline. I haven't moved the weight on that because I hit the pec deck so hard. I made great gains on the pec deck, lifting 150lbs 5Xs, but again, no progress on the incline press. I added 20lbs but I could only move the stack halfway. Perhaps it is my ego, but not progressing more on the incline press hurts me a little. I want to push more!

So, I will definitely switch it around next week and do incline press, followed by pec deck. With that said, my chest is looking good so I am happy with my progress.

My workout was good; it just stuck with me a little that I couldn't lift the added weight on the incline. I tried to concentrate and did go through the whole workout feeling good, but damn it... Oh, well.

Today, shoulders and arms.

1980 Mr. Olympia DVD

I ordered the 1980 Mr. Olympia DVD from MikeMentzer.com. I've read that this was one of the biggest fixes in the Mr. O contest history, and this is why Mike Mentzer decided to retire. Mike was obviously very outspoken and thrashed the muscle magazines and supplement makers. He stated that they misled bodybuilders by advocating training methods that where not very effective and would make bodybuilders 'need' supplements just to recover. Was this why Mike was cheated? Was he cheated?

I'll write more once I see the DVD. I can't wait to receive it.

Get the DVD here:
http://www.mikementzer.com/checkout/catalognew.asp

From the site:

The journalistic reports - in every magazine - which followed the contest, indicated that it was fixed. Each stated that Arnold was far from his best shape - while Mike Mentzer had reached a pinnacle! It seemed that the entire world of bodybuilding was in agreement - except the judges! Many concluded that other competitors at the '80 "O" were better than Arnold, too.

Progress - Weight

Progress is coming along nicely. I went from doing leg presses on a machine that yo lie down on to a machine that you're seated in. I was able to do 1 set of 24 repetitions with 355 lbs. I did so many reps because I wasn't sure how much weight I could use. Now that I know, I'll adjust and use more weight. I used 105 lbs for leg extensions and 90 for leg curls; and that was also too light.

As far as my weight, I'm not loosing pounds, but I'm gaining muscle. I weigh the same amount but can see a difference in the way my clothes fit. I'm not following any special diet yet. I should, as I'm sure this would accelerate my weight loss.

I missed a couple of posts, but I'm not going to write something for every single workout. I'll just update as I go along and feel that I've hit a new milestone or have something more interesting to add.

Until then, HIT it hard!