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I wana post my COVID restart pic I am faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat, but I am not sure if wife will mind, I was not comfortable in the past posting in case some locals are on, I try to be incognito  but at this point my ass is soooo fat that no one should recognize me 

Any word from LA fitness?

Thursday July 2

Start: 5:10pm Finish: 6:15pm

Db Curl

1. 20x16 warmup
2. 40x10 not much improvement 
3. 40x11 1 Rep higher but hard
4. Dropset 20x14 tiring 
5. 40x10
6. 40x12 2 reps higher
7. 40x13 Hammer tired weak

COC

1. 1 x 8 in hard
2. 1 x 10 in T x 10 out -all hard
3. 1 x 12 in T x 12 out
4. 1 x  11 in, T x  14 out
5. 1 x 8 in > T x 12 in > 1.5x 2 in 1 out

Cable band sideways (rotator work)

1. 30x15 improvement but right still hurts
2. 30x16 def easier but def harder on right
3. 30x15 2 Rep higher than last time 

Bentiver Tricep single DB extensions

1. 20x16 arm extension with dumbbell flat towards ceiling towards back
2. 20x16 was 13
3. 40x6 DB angled like hammer position extended backwards. Very hard right now, I wish I had 30lbs setup
4. 20x6

Power press System

1. C4 x 14 poor pump today
2. T1 x 13
3. T1 x 15
4. T3 x 4 knee assisted fucking hard at my bodyweight
5. T2 x 5 hard and too tired

Lateral DB

1. 20x20 better form and easier than last time
2. 20x20
3. 20x20 tired hard
4. 15 x 22 burnout

Power press System

1. C2 x 16 best yet right shoulder hurts damn still fuck
2. C2 x 13 tired ending now

 

I wish I knew where I could get something like this and a few more 1" bolts... and then all I'd need is 1" hole standard plates (which aholes on facebook are now selling for 2 dollars a pound):

Next up are my dumbbells I got these years ago (for a good price too 120CAD, impossible today). They are red McCoy standard 1" hole plates. Whoever built this, cut some kind of threaded barbell piece that's treaded inside and uses heavy duty 1" ID fine threaded bolts (home depot only carries up 3/4" ID broad threaded bolts, rods and nuts)

I donated these a few years ago but asked for them back now during COVID and they gave them back to me, at one point these were featherweight for me now too heavy after all my strength loss

I love their look and I am considering repainting them after years of use.

This is the 'gym':

So now that I needed to be creative, I tried disassembling them and lower their weight (20lbs, 40lbs) but the bolt is long and fail to work:

 

 

 

So I went to home depot and only thing I could find that was 1" ID and 1" in width was plastic PVC fitting of sorts for piping:

 

So then I solved that problem like so:

So since my log is not that interesting with a restart I am going to show some pix, maybe even of my fat ass.

First of all my ghetto gym

Power Press Complete Pushup Training System:

This is what I use for chest training, allows you to go deeper and to not cheat, as well as to always have a consistent position or angle

Tuesday June 30 2020

Start: 6:09pm
Bathroom Break: 6:50pm back 6:58pm
Finish: 7:30pm

Warmed jumping Jacks

Cable band sideways

1. 30x14
2. 30x15 added set
3. 30x15 added set
4. Db lateral raises
5. 20x19 need higher plates
6. 20x19 was 16
7. 20x 3 + 40x4 was 20x 18 too hard need 30lbs
8. 20x 3 + 40x4 was 20x18 same

Chest (Floor Power Press)

1. C2 x 12 was 8
2. C2 x 12
3. C4 x 8 was c4 x 6 last first attempt on this one
4. C4 x 12
5. C4 x 12

COC (Captains of Crush)

1. T x 15 in
2. T x 16 out

Cable band sideways

1. 30x14

Chest (Floor Power Press)

1. C3 x 9 was 7
2. C3 x 9
3. C3 x 12 forced it hard

Half Facepulls (single hand combined band pull from door)

1. 30x18
2. 30x15 tired

Db front raises

1. 40x10 hard but focused
2. 40x8 super hard drop set follows
3. 20x16

Bathroom break

Chest (Floor Power Press)

1. C1 x 11 pain in right

Single arm angled Cable band fly / press (both sides performed per set)

1. 30x15
2. 30x12
3. 30x15
4. 30x 8 dead tired 

COC

1. 1 x 8 out - very hard had to cheat a bit

Jumping Jacks

Shadow boxing in mirror

Lateral db

1. 15x16 super slow and controlled without stopping contraction or pausing
2. 15x18 same

Db curls (slow and pause on high peak contraction. Each Rep)

1. 20x8
2. 20x13 same but Hammer angle

Face pull with band and double handles

70x18 I was scared for my face and could hardly focus lol, getting smacked by that tension of the band...

Finishing off with Jumping Jacks and dancing to the beats lol 

 

So so far, what I'm noticing is one week later, my muscles are 'waking up', lactic acid has been bad on everything I barely touched on. For instance the jumping jacks and dancing around literally made my calves and quads sore yesterday and today I'm a bit better. So I have to get through this newbie restart phase.

Also for anyone curious currently on my little 'cruise', there's no need to run anything more, even though I'm tempted to hop on tren but i'm in such shit shape as is...

• T400 1cc a week
• Mast-E 200 1.5cc a week
• 20mg var morning or preworkout (some days skipped)
• 20mg stanolone preworkout
• 200mg caffeine preworkout
• invicerate morning and/or preworkout (the yohimbine is contributing to major bloat so i dont like that)
• The other day i did throw in albuterol preworkout one pill instead of invicerate... debating what to do

Also since I am restarting I am considering throwing in ipamorelin/mod-grf and cardarine... im fat as fuck...

 

Well you're way ahead of the game lol, good job on the progress man, damn COVID

This was yesterday's workout.

One thing I've realized is not only did I get weaker, and I'm getting my ass kicked by lactic acid, my endurance is a hell of a lot down and I'm not even on tren haha...

This workout I was able to push through a bit on some stuff more than last time, it's too soon to be like omg gains, but I think it's just mind-muscle memory. Even though it's been nearly 4 months... I've trained for years that it should all come back.. it usually goes... strength first, mass next, physique/look last.

Monday June 29

Start: 750pm Finish: 845pm

DB curl

1. 40x10 was 8
2. 40x10 hard
3. 40x10
4. 40x10
5. 40x10 self assisted

COC

1. T x 14 in
2. T x 14 in, 8 out
3. 1 x 11 in, T x 12 out
4. 1 x  8 in, T x  14 out

Lateral DB

1. 20x20 was 15
2. 20x20 was 15
3. 20x15 was 13
4. 20x15 was 13

Cable band sideways (rotator)

1. 30x12 hard on right side real bad but better than last time
2. 30x13
3. 30x13

Bentover Tricep single extensions

1. 20x16 was 13
2. 20x16 was 13
3. 20x13
4. 20x6

Facepulls with two handle band stuck in door

1. 30x20
2. 45x28 not really right hard to feel or make challenging tried sitting too. Scares me to get smacked in face
3. 45x20 tried wide stance standing wirh pause felt better
4. 45x 12

COC

1. 1 x 8 in slippery from sweat
2. T x 16 in slippery

Kai green style DB rows

1. 40 x 14
2. 40 x 12

 

This was Friday, then I took two days off lactic acid was bad, still got lactic acid on chest today from this workout:

Oh yes all of these exercises are one DB at a time, because I am limited with equipment...

I'll take some pix of what I'm working with to make this thread interesting as this is indeed pretty damn boring doing a restart, at least before it was nice to see me progressing and struggling and progressing but here it's a complete boring restart with mediocre equipment and exercises....

 

Friday June 26 2020

Start: 640pm Finish: 750pm
 

Cable band sideways

1. 25x13

Db lateral raises

1. 20x13
2. 20x16
3. 20x18
4. 20x18

Chest Floor apparatus

1. C2 x 8
2. C2 x 12
3. C2 x 12
4. C2 x 14
5. C2 x 15

Cable band sideways

1. 25x12
2. 25x12
3. 25x12
4. 30x12 hard

Db lateral raises

1. 20x19 getting ezz like it's worthless

Chest Floor apparatus for pushups

1. C3 x 7
2. C3 x 9
3. C1 x 13

Db front raises

1. 20x18
2. 20x14 getting tired
3. 20 x 12 too ezz like air need new middle plates

Cable band sideways

1. 30x8
2. 30x8 super hard and my right is poop

COC (Captains of Crush)

1. T x 12 in 8 out
2. T x 13 in
3. T x 13 in 9 in
4. 1 x 8 hard + slipping from sweating lol

Chest Floor apparatus for pushups

1. C1 x 7
2. C4 x 6 super hard
3. C4 x 12 focused good
4. C4 x hard

Db front raises

1. 40 x 9 challenging and making me hungry
2. 40 x 9 good good go go

Rear delt single pulls with band stuck in door

1. 30x19
2. 30x18 hard

well im glad at least i got two dumbbells lol either way lactic acid is destroying my right now from just a few workouts so if it opens at least i wont be crying post-workout day with lactic acid as badly haha. Whatever happens... I rather wait it out than be sick for 2 months straight with COVID (knew of two ppl 8+ weeks sick)

On 6/29/2020 at 11:01 AM, Blitz said:

GoodLife issued a statement that they can't move forward with the dates they communicated earlier as they haven't gotten the go ahead from the government in Ontario. I'm sure every other gym advertising reopening was piggy backing off GoodLife intel. Hopefully we get more info soon.

Ya that's what I thought.. Well I just checked the stats and yesterday we had over 600 new infections while for a while we dropped and maintained 300~ new daily infections...but ppl going to malls and beaches and partying is gonna end up the same  effect as the US they're screwed. Dumb ass trump is not giving a damn but boom just like that Texas, Florida and Cali are back to going lock down mode.

Oh and I am trying to find standard weight plates these mofos on facebook and kijiji want anywhere between 2-3 dollars a pound, they're smoking crack! People used to toss that junk out and now they want that much lmao! I wonder if any fitness places open but then again they are like stealerships...

Alright I am going to post my first log in nearly four months! Sadly I won't be doing nothing exciting for a while BUT I'll at least begin my restart! I don't care how bad anything seems.

I went to home depot today for the home made dumbbells to get some kind of spacers. I was exploring a few different ideas to be able to size down the dumbbell from 80lbs down to 40lbs and 20lbs. At 60lbs the bolts go in and there is no movement, but at 40 or 20 the plates wobble as the two bolts that thread through the dumbbell bar hit one another.

I was able to get some 1" ID and 1" length PVC piping, just tested it and works great!

I was unable to find shorter 1" ID bolts at home depot only 3/4" (that's as large as they go). Likewise was unable to get any kind of nuts or treaded rods at that ID size, only 3/4".

Wednesday June 24 Started 6pm, finished 7pm

Db curl

All of them were shit form ooh boy! 40lbs felt like paper before.. now even my form was questionable it felt REALLY tough!

1. 40x8
2. 40x8
3. 40x8
4. 40x8

Lateral db

I am still sadly screwed with my right shoulder  One would think after about 4 months of no gym that I would feel better.. I hope to God some of the training will get blood in there, in between sets I was doing shoulder rotations and it seemed to help.

1. 20x15
2. 20x15
3. 20x12
4. 20x13

Bent Tricep extension

What a weak ass, I used to have horseshoes and could whip more than double the weight on this before... although I rarely still did this exercise any longer, it was always easy for me.

1. 20x14
2. 20x15
3. 20x13
4. 20x6

Cable band sideways

I placed the 25lbs strength band at about  shoulder height inside the door with the stopper it comes with and went sideways. The right suffered.

1. 25x13
2. 25x15

Front raises

I can't do standing shoulder presses, because I will hit the ceiling (I am a tall guy and the ceiling ain't unlimited in a house room lol). Considering I stopped training shoulders all together this actually was maneagable. Mind you I did more than double on these in the past... my shoulders vanished anyways since I stopped training them before even covid due to injury so I'm happy to even start here... I also tried perpendicular raises, I feel that hits laterals a bit too, a bit harder in some way and a bit easier other ways the way that feels so I just varried it up.

1. 20x12
2. 20x13
3. 20x13
4. 20x15
5. 20x14 perpendicular raises
6. 20x12 perpendicular raises
7. 20x12 perpendicular raises

Cable band sideways

1. 25x18 = Threw an in between set to help aleviate how shoulders feel

Cable band rear delt pull

I was trying to figure out how to hit rear delts with what I had at my disposal.. so I used the band in the door and in the air standing pulled it behind me... felt okay not really challenging... I wish I could do seated face pulls with an actual tricep rope but that ain't gonna happen buddy...

1. 25x13
2. 25x19
3. 25x18

Cable band sideways

1. 25x13 one more to finish up

COC (Captains of Crush)

Yo... the only things I've been pushing and gripping around has been my mouse and keyboard for work, this is some next level sadness, my grip strength vanished, so as a result I literally went and started with the baby starter ones... not even 1.0 but in time I know this'll come back for me...

 

1. G x 13
2. T x  13
3. T x 18
4. T x 10

Lateral db raises

1. 20x14 - One last one to finish off

I didn't do that video workout tonight, considering how lazy I was this was good nuff of a start. I swear to God my biceps feel like the first time I did bicep curls in college, serious lactic acid, can't fully extend my arm! My traps are also hurting and sore from the lateral raise as it also hits the traps.

I kind of missed the sore feeling, yeah buddy! It's pretty pathetic, but you know what, at least it'll get some of the newb feel out after such a long break when and if gyms reopen, I'd be killing myself with lactic acid every day for a while if gyms reopen, so this is a good way to start myself of.

The plan is... do something along these lines maybe pushups every other day and then in between the leg/ass/core workout videos I am 260+ so... anything with my ass bouncing around is gonna challenge legs, core and ass hahaha!

 

lmao so my ass didn't do any workouts and neither did the wifey since.

However I did an actual dumbbell workout yesterday! It's hilarious I feel lactic acid in my biceps and traps! I haven't felt that since I first lifted in college!

I donated 80lbs dumbbells (home made using 1" plates) few years ago to an old building. I asked and took them back. So first, damn it felt heavy holding 80lbs in both arms, I got weak, I used to throw that stuff around before lol. I took it down to 20lbs  and 40lbs and used those for my workout.

I think I'm gonna do for legs/core that girly video my wife made me do and then for arms/shoulders dumbbells.

I need to find some 2.5, 5 and 10lbs 1" plates for cheap some place then i can transform them up to 100lbs for rows eventually.

I was hoping gyms reopen july 12th but from the looks of it nothing...

For hell of it i'll post workout here later.

Any updates guys? Ain't looking good

Still no feedback from LA Fitness

lol wtf im actually sore with my legs too

So my fat ass is sitting at 260lbs, not muscular, sad sad, and all I keep thinking of is when are gyms reopening, I can't wait anymore.

My butcher where I buy meat, family, wife, everyone is like oh you got fat.. LOL

So wife's been on me to change habits, but frankly she has bad habits herself. But her sister got her convinced to do some online youtube workout video so she did it before yesterday and yesterday. I was gonna do it with her the first day but was tired from all the work too late at night, I saw it and while it's 'for girls' its purely sports/martial arts/gymnastic type bodyweight exercises which I used to do back in the day when I did sports and martial arts so I'm very familiar (some workout videos like p90s have these types too).

So last night I did it and man it was alright, first I surprised myself cardio-wise, second, despite my bodyweight I did it fairly well and actually got a pump lol.

It was effective for core, legs and glutes. My legs were pumped. Also I have that shoulder problem, the planks, pushups, burpees and other things I did actually made my shoulder feel better once I got blood flowing.

So we're doing a 'two week challenge' of this lets hope for some good. I woke up this morning and my legs are actually a bit sore lol.

 

as far as supplements go I started incinerate mornings, 1 pill var and 1 pill stano if i work out, I am on a cruise dose of test and mast.

So lets call this a mild start... hopefully gyms open fast though lol

Just wanted to say thank you to bt I got my order and they included a free incenerate for my fat ass.... Still unsure when gyms will be reopening. Wifes trying to motivate me for us to start some home workouts least cardio. I'm legit depressed how much muscle I've lost and how fat I got lol... When I start again it'll be a complete reset and will be a tough start

 

I wonder with incinerate how it works. It's got yohimbine so I guess empty first  thing in the morning. With food in the mix I think it renders it useless no?

Any updates on dates in ontario

Hmmm

i saw a bunch of posts for fitness365 but I am not near that gym that they’re rebuilding the entire facility and will be reopening with a bunch of covid related rules and safeties etc but no exactdate

nothing from la fitness chain which is what I’m waiting on..

Btrep as always

Just sent fresh email 830pm

8 hours ago, BodyTechPharma said:

Shoot me an email sir I haven’t received anything from you , I responded to everyone promptly.

Hey bro I’m gonna send again, I hope u weren’t referring to this guy thinking’s it me. I always use the same email and have been for the past three years plus. must be Tutanota... I replied to last order email because of the aromasin from last time