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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 27, 2016, 09:35:38 am »
Week 117
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Saturday - 06/25/16

-= Workout Log =-

Seated Cable Rows
180 x 5                     >> 2min rests.
200 x 3                      >> These were very hard.
220 x 1
240 x 1
220 x 8
220 x 8

Lateral Raises
40's x 5                    >> 60sec rests.
45's x 3
50's x 6
45's x 6
40's x 6

Weighted Pull ups
BW x 5                            >> 60sec rest.
+40lbs x 6
+40lbs x 5

Rear Delt Incline W Flyes
40's x 5                     >> 60sec rest.
45's x 8
45's x 6

Negative Dragon Flags
5                  >> 60sec rest.
5

Lifted before breaking my fast, so my strength was terrible. Did 2 sets of everything instead of 3, like a mini deload. Did 3 sets of lateral raises since they sucked and I wanted more stimulation in them.

I weigh almost 190 before breaking my fast now! Not the usual ~193. I got pretty cut. Starting to get more vascular as well.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 25, 2016, 08:58:27 am »
Week 117
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Friday - 06/25/16
193.6lbs

-= Workout Log =-

Bench Press
45 x 15             >> 2min rests.
95 x 8                >> This felt good!
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 4

Seated Calf Raises
90 x 5                  >> 45sec rests.
115 x 12 PR
115 x 7 PR
115 x 7 PR

Incline DB Bench Press
80's x 10            >> 2min rest.
80's x 5

Standing Calf Raise Machine
495 x 16                 >> 45sec rests.
495 x 8
495 x 7

I miss squatting :(
Went to a doc. Knee effusion in the joint and behind the patella. Concerns him that my knee swelled up the next day after playing, rather then pretty quickly. He says it's probably a slight meniscus tear, which is what i suspected. Tells me to ice it and take ibuprofen to get the swelling down. Ok but that's not my main concern. My main concern is that next time I play basketball, how do I know it won't swell up the next day again? Got referred to some sports medicine doctors. They better be able to answer that. But I have a bunch of crap going on with my insurance right now and it's extremely annoying getting it all sorted out.

Got X-rays taken as well. Smooth bones he said, or something. Basically no jagged edges that may be cutting into things.

I still can't squat. My knee is way better than before, but when I bend down all the way there's some pain on the medial side. Maybe by Mon or Thu I can squat and RDL.

I was 193.6lbs this morning, but I feel that it's because I don't have much glycogen in my quads n gluten from no squats/RDLs. Either way, I'm cutting until I get veins on my lower abs.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 23, 2016, 09:46:16 am »
Week 117
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Wednesday - 06/22/16

-= Workout Log =-

Weighted Pull ups
BW x 5                            >> 60sec rests.
+25lbs x 3                      >> Missed my last 75lb pullup workout.
+50lbs x 1                      >> So of course my strength immediately drops from x8 to x5.
+75lbs x 5
+75lbs x 2
+75lbs x 2
+75lbs x 2
+75lbs x 1
BW x 6
BW x 6

Lateral Raises
40's x 5                    >> 60sec rests.
45's x 3
50's x 8
45's x 8
45's x 6

Seated Cable Rows
185 x 5                     >> 2min rests.
210 x 3                      >> Getting pretty tough. PR is 240x8.
215 x 8
215 x 3
215 x 8

Rear Delt Incline W Flyes
40's x 5                     >> 60sec rests.
45's x 8
45's x 5
45's x 3

Negative Dragon Flags
5                  >> 60sec rests.
5
5

So out of rhythm from missing my first two workouts last week. Came into the gym and didn't feel like lifting at all. But not because I'm demotivated! I just... didn't feel like it. No interest. As if I wasn't a lifter lol. Anyone else experience that when they miss a couple workouts in a row?

BW before breaking my fast is 192.6lbs. Pretty good! I think it's around 194.5lbs in the mornings.

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Basketball / Re: NBA Finals Memes
« on: June 22, 2016, 09:54:18 am »
these are so freaking good

love curry playing PS

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 21, 2016, 09:37:26 am »
Week 117
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Tuesday - 06/21/16

-= Workout Log =-

Bench Press
45 x 15             >> 2min rests.
95 x 8                >> Failed 2nd rep of last set. Good thing I didn't use weight clips. Really would have been stuck.
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 5
225 x 5
225 x 1

Seated Calf Raises
90 x 5                  >> 45sec rests.
115 x 10 PR
115 x 7 PR
115 x 7 PR

Incline DB Bench Press
80's x 11            >> 2min rest.
80's x 6

Standing Calf Raise Machine
495 x 12                 >> 45sec rests.
495 x 8
495 x 7

Lifted before work. Still not okay to squat, even RDLs felt weird with just the bar so I didn't risk it. Foam rolled the legs a bunch. Quads, IT bands, calves, glutes. Getting pretty cut. Bicep veins finally came out today. I'll cut till I get the lower ab veins. Halfway through ramadan and it went by pretty quick.

Also finishing up my summer semester this weekend, I got myself a head start on a lot of the work and I'm happy I did that. No pressure at all. Decided by next two certs will be ITILv3 Foundations and (ICS)2 SSCP. I'll put them both on my resume right now with a little (in progress) thingie there to show I'm still striving for stuff.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 21, 2016, 09:32:05 am »
Quote from: adarqui on June 20, 2016, 05:20:36 pm
Quote from: Dreyth on June 19, 2016, 12:07:14 pm
Knee felt much better this morning. Walked to class but even walking makes it get restricted a bit. Damn, maybe I need an entire day off of no walking? I wonder what the actual underlying cause of the fluid is though. And maybe it's not fluid, but its swelling of tissue. I have to figure this out.

see a doc?

ya try a few days of barely any movement, just hang out at home nerding it up.. and ice the hell out of it.

yea scheduling an appointment today. havent tried ice, but hot baths reallllly help it out. im a bit against ice, in fact. rather have good blood flow to flush out whatever needs to get out, and to bring in more nutrients

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 19, 2016, 12:07:14 pm »
Knee felt much better this morning. Walked to class but even walking makes it get restricted a bit. Damn, maybe I need an entire day off of no walking? I wonder what the actual underlying cause of the fluid is though. And maybe it's not fluid, but its swelling of tissue. I have to figure this out.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 19, 2016, 12:06:15 pm »
Week 116
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Saturday - 06/18/16
De-load

-= Workout Log =-

Seated Cable Rows
180 x 5                     >> 2min rests.
200 x 3                      >> Screwed up the weight. Was supposed to do 215 but didn't notice.
220 x 1
240 x 1
235 x 6

Lateral Raises
40's x 5                    >> 60sec rests.
45's x 3
50's x 6

Weighted Pull ups
BW x 5                            >> 60sec rest.
+35lbs x 10
BW x 6

Negative Dragon Flags
10

Rear Delt Incline W Flyes
40's x 10

Really bummed about my knee. Did lots of foam rolling today and felt just 1% better. I mean, even when my knee is well enough to squat again (which never caused it pain -- good), that doesn't necessarily mean I can play ball again.

And the bad thing about playing ball is... how can I tell when I'm ready to play? 2 games ago I played ball and my knee felt fine. The next day it swelled and went away the day after, and I could squat before it was totally gone even. Last game my knee felt fine again, hadn't been swollen for a few days. But this time it got VERY swollen and it's still not great, 6 days later.

I have to actually play and wait until the next day to see if it's okay. Guess I should see a physical therapist. Maybe I can find some promotion and get a free xray of it too, can't hurt right. Like how I got free xrays of my spine that other time.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 17, 2016, 09:52:24 am »
Week 116
Quote
Thursday - 06/09/16

-= Workout Log =-

Bench Press
45 x 15             >> 2min rests.
95 x 8
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 4
225 x 4
225 x 3

Incline DB Bench Press
80's x 10            >> 2min rest.
80's x 5

Bench PR is 250x5 and this makes me angry. I lose strength pretty quickly if I miss a workout.

Knee is still messed up. I think it may be okay for monday. foam rolled quads and IT bands and it seemed to help a little bit. i probably can't play basketball anymore... i'll do a week or two of heavy foam rolling, and then play lightly, and see what happens to it.

i plan on squatting 7 times a week when my knee is better. tired of stalling and regressing when i could have been at a 40" RVJ in a couple of months. Every morning monday through friday I want to squat/bench/RDL, working up to a 90% single. then later in the day, do my regular workout after work, 4x a week upper/lower.

That won't heal my knee, but it'll get my strength back up to a consistent 2.25x bw i hope. really annoyed that even after i get my strength back up, my knee still might not be good. i feel slight pain around the MCL area.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 16, 2016, 03:33:16 pm »
Quote from: adarqui on June 16, 2016, 12:38:39 pm
Quote from: Dreyth on June 16, 2016, 10:34:11 am
Got my Security+ certification today  :personal-record: :personal-record: :personal-record:

Now time to focus on finishing this semester in two weeks, i have a ton of work to do.

then i'll go for some other certs. not sure which ones yet. ITILv3 Foundation, Maybe CEH, and then CASP or SSCP if i dont need work experience requirements for it.

congrats man!!! that's good stuff.

:goodjobbro:



As for others certs, I remember people being high on CISSP/GIAC.

CISSP i'll definitely be getting at some point. thing is, they wont certify you until you meet the requirements of having 5 years work experience. so i'm trying to bridge the gap between now and then. A BS counts as a year, and an MS counts as another, so at least that speeds up the process for me. but it's nice to have other certs in the mean time.

As for GIAC there's like almost no study materials available for them. And i dont have the time or desire to pay big money for their training courses.

I'm thinking of ITILv3 Foundations right now, but im not even exactly sure what that is. Certified Ethical Hacker is another one I would like.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 16, 2016, 10:34:11 am »
Got my Security+ certification today  :personal-record: :personal-record: :personal-record:

Now time to focus on finishing this semester in two weeks, i have a ton of work to do.

then i'll go for some other certs. not sure which ones yet. ITILv3 Foundation, Maybe CEH, and then CASP or SSCP if i dont need work experience requirements for it.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 15, 2016, 09:37:54 am »
knee got seriously full of fluid last night. couldn't even bend down all the way

today its still pretty swollen, wouldnt be able to squat today. i squat tomorrow though, hopefully its fine by then

i think i have to start foam rolling my IT band and glutes again

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 14, 2016, 09:46:29 am »
monday - game was okay. lost by about 15. I dropped 16. My team doesn't utilize me enough. i'm definitely more efficient than the other players. I got off to a hot start. i was ehh for the rest of the game though. a few missed open layups where i blew past defenders and dodged one in the air with a pump fake.

before the game i landed my first ever RLR dunk! It's freakin awkward jumping that way, but i had a feeling i would be able to do it. i definitely have to practice it more. i can get way more distance on my dunks verses LRR this way. somehow its tougher to palm the ball RLR for me.

tuesday - didn't lift in the AM like i wanted to. was way too tired in the morning. went back to bed and then woke up for work. my left knee is pretty swollen. this happend after last game too... no way i can squat like this. its not painful at all! it just has water in it or something.

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 13, 2016, 09:56:03 am »
194.4lbs this morning

game later, then lifting. will be having my water and food throughout the game. wondering what to prepare myself. gatorade is a no brainer. prob some chicken nuggets too haha.

edit: damn gotta watch the NBA finals too though... how do i figure all this out.

game while eating food i brought with me.
finals while eating at a bar? which bar...
lift
eat at home
sleep

ok got it lol

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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: Dreyth's New Journal
« on: June 12, 2016, 10:04:27 am »
Got a ton of assignments coming up for my MS degree, so i better take this cert exam next week. shhhhhh i'm going to be stressed.... but my semester ends june 26th

the end of my class today marks the half way point of my MS in cyber security so thats cool  :personal-record:

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