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paj_mccarthy's mass journal - Jan. 7 2007 3:47:24
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paj_mccarthy
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I have been training for 4 years, although you wouldn't really know it to look at me. My current stats are:
Legs - 22"
Arms - 14"
Shoulders - 49"
Chest - 44"
Waist - 32.5"
5'9" - 166lbs
My best lifts are:
Bench : 113kg
Squat : 140Kg
Deadlift : 140Kg
I have a decent diet plan that seems to be working. 3 weeks in and I've put on weight, not all lean, but every lift is going up so I'm happy. My routine is fairly simple (two days a week):
Day 1
Squat (4x8)
SLDL (3x8)
Bent over rows (3 x 8)
Strict ez bar curls (2 x 8)
Day 2
Flat bench press (4 x 8)
Military press (3 x 8)
Strict Skullcrushers (2 x 8)
Abs
As you can probably tell, I like to keep things simple, few exercises, but with great intensity. Each week I aim to increase the weight for each exercise. If not I'll add a rep or two to the previous week until I can handle a heavier weight. Progression, it seems, is the key to gaining size for me. Over the last few years I didn't progress my weights, and guess what....I didn't grow for ****.
My goal is to bulk until I hit 15" on my arms. This will be very hard for me, my arms are very stubborn, despite being fairly strong. So, I could be bulking a while!
My body type - ectomorph.
My previous routine of 5x5 didn't do much for me, despite eating a tremendous amount of good foods and bulking up to 190lbs, I hardly put on any lean mass. I had more chins than a Chinese phone book. Having cut that off, I am now trying this new fairly simple routine, and the first few weeks have already seen an 8kg increase on the bench press. Happy days!
I'm determined. This time...I'ma f*ckin grow.
Watch this space
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal - Jan. 7 2007 3:52:21
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03 / 01 / 2007
Bench press - 90 x 8, 90 x 6, 80 x 7(grr)
Military press - 50 x 8, 45 x 8, 45 x 6(grr)
Skullcrushers - 42.5 x 8, 42.5 x 8
Good workout, fairly happy with the weights. They go up from here!
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal - Jan. 7 2007 3:52:48
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ill be watchin mate good luck 
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal - Jan. 7 2007 3:55:01
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paj_mccarthy
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06 /01 / 2007
Squats - 100 x 8, 100 x 8, 100 x 8, 100 x 8
SLDL - 90 x 8, 90 x 8, 90 x 8
Bent over rows - 40 x 8, 50 x 8, 50 x 8
Bicep curls - 35 x 8, 35 x 8
Good session, 45 mins, all targets hit, all weights will go up next week.
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal - Jan. 9 2007 22:00:36
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09 / 01 / 2007
Nuts workout, I'm knackered! Just about to go and eat a horse...but thought I'd write down the numbers.
New PB on the bench! loving that!
all in KGs...
Bench - 92.5 x 8, 90 x 6, 80 x 7
Military Press - 50 x 8, 50 x 6, 45 x 8
Skullcrushers - 40 x 8, 42.5 x 6
I did the skullcrushers with stricter form this week which is why the weights have gone down.
Both bench and Military press are up!
According to the one rep max calculator...92.5 x 8 should equate to a 115kg one rep max, I can finally bench 1.5 times my weight!! Been trying to do that for years!
Time for some munch
I'll upload some pics soon :P
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal - Jan. 11 2007 20:56:28
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paj_mccarthy
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grrr computers ...i'll fix it after footy later
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal now with 3 week progres... - Jan. 11 2007 23:48:28
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Fixed it pics should be working now...
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal now with 3 week progres... - Jan. 12 2007 23:57:41
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12/01/2007
Good workout, missed out a set on the SLDLs 'cos of lack of time.
All weights in KGs
Squats - 110x8, 110x8, 110x8, 110x5
SLDLs - 95 x 8, 95 x 8
Bent over rows - 52.5x8, 52.5x8, 52.5 x 8
Bicep curls - 37.5x8, 37.5x8
Squats up 10kg, SLDLs up 5kg, Bent over rows up 2.5kg, curls up 2.5kg
Squats were bloody hard, to the point where I couldn't do the last set, weights are up owww!!
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal now with 3 week progres... - Jan. 13 2007 0:30:26
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Good luck with the bulk mate. Do you have an eventual weight you'd like to reach in mind?
Have you considered pyramiding your sets up in weight down in reps?
You do look leaner in the second picture, could be the lighting?
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal now with 3 week progres... - Jan. 13 2007 12:23:24
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Thanx Paul.. I don't really know what weight I want to reach, I'm not much of a planner!! I think I'll reassess my physique as soon as I hit 13 stone. I'll compare my pics at 13 stone with those I took at the beginning and see if I like the changes. If I do I may continue to add a few lbs. I find it bloody hard to put on muscle, so any increase in muscle mass is a big thing for me!
I have never tried pyramiding before. Have you had good gains with that then?
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal now with 3 week progres... - Jan. 13 2007 14:26:27
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Good luck with the journal mate i'm trying to bulk to, never thought eating could be such a chore any chance of seeing a sample menu of want ur eating...
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal now with 3 week progres... - Jan. 14 2007 22:13:41
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Occy I'll post my diet up tomorrow evening when I get back from work....
Although at the moment I think it will change because I'm getting some bad ass acne from Prolab N-Large mass gainer...So I'm gonna have to stop taking that and have a rethink
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal now with 3 week progres... - Jan. 15 2007 20:18:14
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paj_mccarthy
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Right Occy - here's my diet (I wouldn't copy it, it's not great!)
8:15am - 150g Oats in Water, Scoop of whey, Banana all blended together
10:30am - 150g Oats in milk, scoop of whey
12:30 - Lunch (this varies it will usually be 1 can of tuna and two jacket potatoes and salad / chix and brown rice and veg)
3:00pm - 150g Oats in milk, scoop of whey
6:00pm - Dinner (Usually chix / fish with rice / potatoes and vegetables)
7:30pm - Training (I sip on a dextrose and protein shake about 50g dextrose and 50g whey)
8:15pm - PWO (I'll rinse the rest of the shake)
10:00 - 150g Cottage Cheese and a couple of slices of wholemeal bread with olive oil spread
After this if I'm hungry I munch milk / maybe another shake / whatever I fancy (I'm an ectomorph so I don't necessarily need to watch what I eat!)
I hope this is useful Occy!
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal now with 3 week progres... - Jan. 15 2007 22:17:09
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Nice one mate i can highly recommend looking at toxic toffees bulking diet on the nutrition forum i think its a sticky if you haven't already done so. It shows you where you have to be calories, carbs, protein etc. Its a hell of a lot of food but i tell you what if you do manage to do it or get close to it, boy does ur weight shoot up!!! good gains as well.
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal now with 3 week progres... - Jan. 16 2007 0:33:43
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15/01/2006
I've changed my Chest / Tris / Shoulder routine to concentrate less on my chest and more on my weaknesses (Shoulders and Tris)
Had a stonking workout tonight...Loving it baby!
Close grip bench press - 60x8, 70x7, 65x7
Military press - 55x5 (I'll do 8 reps of these soon), 50x8, 50x8 (Getting better, up on last week)
Skullcrushers - 42.5x8, 45x8 (Up on last week)
Things are looking UP. Weighing in at 172lbs. Seem to be gaining quite well at the moment.
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal now with 3 week progres... - Jan. 16 2007 21:01:20
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The weight is piling on...probably too fast!! Just weighed in at 174lbs!!
Time to get fat baby!
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal now with 3 week progres... - Jan. 17 2007 23:23:56
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17/01/2007
Squats - 8x112.5. 8x112.5, 8x112.5, 8x112.5
SLDLs - 8x95, 8x95, 8x95
BOR - 8x55, 8x55, 8x55
Curls - 40x8, 40x5 (+ 1 Cheat rep) will try to get up to 8 next week.
Good workout....Squats up 2.5k, SLDLs up 2.5k, BOR up 2.5k, Curls up 2.5k....lovin it
I'm hungry
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal now with 3 week progres... - Jan. 22 2007 0:01:07
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Right have decided to mix things up a bit...
My new diet!
New diet plan
8:00 - Weetabix x 5
Pint of milk with 1/2 scoop whey
10:30 - Chicken or tuna sandwich (maybe pitta bread)
Salad, peppers, tomato etc. bit of mayo perhaps :p
13:00 - Tuna Jacket Potato or Chicken or another fish or whatever other nice protein portions are on offer from cantene!
Rice / potatoes / chips (1 day a week!!)
Salad
15:30 - Chicken or tuna sandwich (or pitta bread)
Salad, peppers, tomato etc.
17:30 - Weetabix x 2, Coconut milk, One scoop whey, Water / Milk (blended - I'll experiment with the ingredients)
19:30 - A protein source (meat / fish) with rice / potatoes / pasta and some vegetables
22:00 - Cottage cheese with a couple of slices of wholegrain bread
Might munch some stuff after this if I get hungry....
What do you think to that?!! Gotta be able to put on some mass from that diet!
Less oats (none), less mass gainer (none), less whey (1 1/2 - 2 scoops a day) and more real food. The protein powders don't agree with me, I'm talking spots...and what's more the toilet gets brutally punished. 
Too much info....  oh well we're all friends here huh
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RE: paj_mccarthy's mass journal now with 3 week progres... - Jan. 22 2007 23:45:37
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22/01/2007
Good workout baby!
Military Press - 8x52.5, 8x52.5, 5x52.5
Close grip BP - 8x65, 7x65, 7x65
Skullcrushers - 8x45, 7x45
Abs
All weights up again, we'll have some of that!! Getting heavier...New diet has more calories coming from proper foods so should give me better gains (from what I've been reading on some topics on this board!)...I'll post progress pics in 3 weeks again. Hopefully at around 180lbs.
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