irishdave's bulk journal

[irishdave]

This is the start. Yes it is. I'm new here and I have been looking around at the fabulous journals here and they have motivated me to start writing my own one. Maybe this will help me become more disciplined and stop drinking so god damn much/lifting so damn little. I've started working for the Summer as an intern in my 3rd year of college and have gained somewhat more discipline that I had over the last two college semesters. My diet has improved slightly already and so have my lifts. My main goals are to:
1) gain 20lbs by August 31st 2006
2) gain at least 20lbs on bench, 50lbs on deadlift/squat...woah, I got my work cut out
I plan on trying to get every workout I do up here along with my diet for the weeks.

Current Stats:
Age: 21
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 185lbs (it's not as bad as it sounds, i'll post pics as the journal progresses)
Bodyfat: no idea, probably about 10% - don't care too much either

Lifts on 13 June '06:
Bench: 230lbs~
Squat: 320lbs~
Deadlift: 370lbs~

Goals by end August '06:
Bench: 250lbs+
Squat: 370lbs+
Deadlift: 420lbs+

Wish me luck!

[irishdave]

Monday, 06/12
Some of these poundages may be off by 1lb~ because I am converting from KG to LB.
17:00
Bent-over BB rows:
135 x 10
155 x 8
180 x 6
190 x 5

Forward-grip weighted chins:
BWx8
BW+25 x 5
BW+35 x 4

Military DB press:
35 x 10
50 x 8
55 x 6 x 2

Lateral DB flies:
30 x 10
35 x 7
40 x 7

Front DB Raises:
30 x 10
35 x 8
40 x 6

[Winter]

Welcome.

[irishdave]

Winterlong: Thanks, man

Tuesday 6/13

Squat:
135 x 12
200 x 5
250 x 4
270 x 3
Considering I haven't squatted in about 6 weeks it's not too bad. I think I need to go deeper though, may reduce poundages slightly for next week
Dips:
BW x 8
bw+35 x 5
bw+65 x 5
bw+90 x 4
Last set was pretty damn good, I busted me ass on it. I wouldn't normally train tri's on squat day, but I've decided to start experimenting with training my tris 2x a week instead of one. I bench on Thursday so I should be recovered by then considering I only did dips.

Calf raises:
4 sets on machine

DB curls:
50 x 7 x 2

[irishdave]

Tuesday, 13 June 2006
I get about 4 litres water/day, protein powder I use is USN mass fuel - 600cals per serving, supplements = animal pak and stak 2(only started using recently and find them to give me more energy)
0900 – 4 sausages, two white pudding, 2 toast, 2 glasses oj, bowl fruit-peaches/pear, fried egg white, green tea – 800 cals?
1045 – banana, apple– 200?
1205 – chicken and potatoes, banana – 800?
1500 – 1.5 chicken bacon sambo, apple, 3 biscuits, tea – 800?
1630 – banana, apple, bacon/chicken sandwich(packet says 600 cals), tea (estimated 800 cals?)
1700- banana
1900 – post workout shake (USN shake = 600 cals)
1930 – plate of chicken and pasta – the chicken = 200 cals, pasta roughly 200g = 660cals so roughly 800-900cals
2200 – hamburger (I KNOW I KNOW! Went to video store and saw the chipper, got hungry…)
Any ideas what my caloric intake for the day was? My diet every day is pretty much the same except for the hamburger at night. I want to be intaking about 4500-5000cals(im a hardgainer) to be gaining 2lbs/week me thinks... Any advice is appreciated.

[irishdave]

Wed 6/14
I'm going to rest this evening and bench tomorrow.
I benched last Friday and it went something like this:
Friday, 6/9
Bench:
135 x 10
210 x 4
215(97.5kg) x 3 (nearly 4) - this was quite surprising, I think since I started increasing my intake my energy as increased significantly and I'm getting an extra few lbs than I did before...

Aims for Thursday, 15th June
Bench: 135 x 10, 210 x 4, 215 x 4, trying for 220(100kg) x 2/3...we'll see

[irishdave]

Don't know how I'm going to train tonight. Went out last night and had a few pints and then to Supermac's for curry chips and chicken burger. Damn I barely made it in to work...so tired. We'll see what happens! Bench day today though!

[irishdave]

test

[AngryMuscles]

don't worry on what you eat..as long as it's not snacks. Eat something with meat or protein and you're fine! keep packin on the protein. It is also inevitable that we'll be all tired after work. cut yourself 2-4 hours of recuperating time with 1-2 hour of eating and 1-2 hour resting before hitting the gym. I'm doing that since my work is 8-4 and not counting over times. as much as possible, avoid alcohol beverages. they won't help. gudluck bro!

[irishdave]

I appreciate the advice on the alcohol - I drink way too much at weekends gotta cut it down. My calves are totally ****ed today I look like I shit my pants when I walking around work. It's unbelievably painful, I ahve to stretch before I get out of my chair. I hadn't done calf raises in about a year previous to this...sheesh. Gonna have to go for an hour's sleep after work or I won't be able to drive to gym! Deffo gonna go benching this evening though...have to.

[AngryMuscles]

bro, it's worth it. afterwrds, you'll have big..if not..strong calves. you'd be doing pound for pound calve exercises without problems. Do not neglect your lower extremities like most people do in gyms. It totally attributes to your overall strength and growth. If you're looking for something interesting, try banding your seated calf machine. that oughta **** you up real good.

gudluck with your bench.

keep us posted

ass to grass ayt

[irishdave]

lol **** I mean I am real bad today. If I was ANY Worse I wouldn't be able to walk. Not looking forward to drive home from work. Best of luck yourself too. Talk to ya tomorrow

[irishdave]

Yesterday started off really bad. All day I resembled John Wayne just after dismounting as I walked around the office. My calves were ****ed. But after work I went home and got 2 hours nap and I was flying it.

Diet:
0900 – 3 sausages, fried egg, hash, two toast, 2 oj
1100 – pint milk, banana, apple
1215 – lasagne + two potatoes and 9" pepperoni pizza
1500 – crispy bacon sandwich, apple, tea - animal pak+stak2
1700 - fell asleep
1900 - wake up, banana
2030 - protein shake, bowl pasta + chicken pieces
2200 - 6 chicken goujons, and 9" pepperoni pizza....I KNOW! IM CHEATING! I'm gonna be a fat mess if I don't clean my diet. At least I'm gaining weight though.



Bench:
135 x 12
200 x 4
220 x 3 - very nearly 4
This wasn't bad benching considering I only got back into training recently. That's a few lbs increase from last weeks max effort set.

Dips:
BW x 8
BW+35 x 6
BW+65 x 5
BW+90 x 5 (deep set, really satisfied after this one)

Machine flies:
3 heavy sets on machine

Short training session as I was tired enough after the sleep. This whole week I have been really fatigued - I think I am overusing the sauna/steamroom/jacuzzi in the gym. Going to lay off them next week. Might train this evening if I have the time but my calves are too sore to be doing heavy deads so I might just isolate my shoulders with BB shrugs and mili presses.
Peace.

[AngryMuscles]

impressive bench and dips, bro!

don't your shoulders bother you when doing dips?? mine does

[irishdave]

My left shoulder is a little sore today actually, nothing major though.
I doubt I'll be able to do much really, I might give a shot at some military presses later on. How about yourself are you going to train today?

[AngryMuscles]

it's 9:28 pm here.

I'll be hitting bench/shoulder/tri tom
and legs/abs/calves on sunday

it's friday here..i'm in the philippines bro

[mister69]

welcome bro

[irishdave]

This morning's weight was: 187lbs. ~2lb increase from last week. Probably only gained a half lb/1lb in reality. I won't bother weighing myself again until next weekend. I really need to be at 189-190lbs by next Monday if I'm going to keep on target.

I did a fair bit of drinking Friday night but I eased off it Saturday night. I will only go out one night this weekend, probably Saturday night. Going to keep beer consumption a minimum. It really kills my motivation, and I didn't do a tap of training over the weekend.

Today, plan is to get as much food into me as possible at work and then hit the gym about 5pm.

Going to try for...
Bent-over BB rows:
135 x 10
155 x 8
185 x 6
195 x 5

Forward-grip weighted chins:
BW x 8
30 x 5
40 x 5

Military DB press:
40 x 10
55 x 8
60 x 6 x 2

Lateral DB flies:
30 x 10
35 x 7
40 x 7

Front DB Raises:
30 x 10
35 x 8
40 x 6

Should be able to add 5lbs to working sets on rows and chins...I'll post tomorrow the comparison.

[Winter]

Nice work bro.

[irishdave]

It didn't go as well as I had predicted. I had to leave out a few final work sets towards the end of the workout, I was well spent after the rows and chins. I didn't get enough sleep really and also last night I only got about 5-6 hours. Might just go to bed early tonight and train tomorrow instead of taking Wednesday off.

Monday 19/06
Bent-over BB rows:
135 x 8
155 x 6
202 x 6
202 x 5 - I found these last two sets quite hard, I had to cheat a bit after 3rd reps. I am definitely even slightly stronger than last week though.

Forward-grip weighted chins:
BW x 8
35 x 4
45 x 3 - totally spent after the rows with the lack of sleep, lack of food during day

Military press:
90 x 10
145 x 6
155 x 5

Lateral DB flies:
35 x 8
45 x 6

Front DB raises:
35 x 8
40 x 7

Felt shattered after that! Might be a good idea to take tonight off and instead of Wednesday.

BW this morning: 189lbs.

[AngryMuscles]

pretty strong, I must say.

did you cheat shrug your bent rows, bro???

[irishdave]

They were strict for the first 4 on the first set of 202, but after 3rd rep on last set I was cheatin a bit. 202 is such a weird number to be using, but I had to because of the gym being so busy. I should get 5x2 of 200 next week. Going to squat tonight I think, depending on how I feel, but definitely tomorrow if not tonight. Going to add 5lbs to squat work sets

[irishdave]

Tuesday 06/20

Deadlift:
135 x 10
220 x 8
310 x 4
355 x 3 (NEW PB)

Weighted dips:
BW x 8
45 x 6
90 x 6 (NEW PB)

DB Curls:
40 x 8
50 x 7

BB Curls:
I can't compute weights as I was using some type of shorter Oly Bar than normal because gym was busy.

[Vegas]

Congratulations on the personal records dude. Making gains is always the best motivator.

[irishdave]

Thanks, dude. It is definitely a motivator alright, boss! Gonna take tonight off as usual and hit the bench on Thursday.