Addicted much? hope so =P

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Sounds like you're getting burned out from always pushing maximal weight.A cold shouldn't last that long.Injury is around the corner with those dips.

I find going to gym helps me work through my cold, my aunt was sick for like 8-9 weeks, my best friend was sick for 6 weeks and went in for mono testing, it's a hell of a cold... my dad and brother have gotten it, and they have been weeks with it... just a pain in the but and i have done the best out of anyone i have talked to and i am feeling much better now!

The dips are thing >_< i can push 165 (added weight) every other day and not cause injury or burn out on them? I love them because i can push SO hard all the time and never need a spotter, i am very careful with them though! If my shoulders sore i don't lift more then 135 lbs and even then i base number of reps on how i am feeling, They are my all in one of death... =D I want to film me doing them, and some of my crazy push ups, maybe over the xmas break when my girlfriend is home.

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Saturday - Meh i tried my best... it was a decent workout but nothing over the top

Monday - ROID RAGE!!! A trainer walked up to the machine i had been patiently waiting for and just told me i would;d have to wait because they were showing someone... if she wasn't so over weight and knew what she was doing i wouldn't be raging so hard... and she made me wait like 10 minutes while they discussed this guys sad sob story about why he is fat... I WAS PISSED. So i went into my dips fuming! I was on my third set and was ready to load up 3 plates when this chubby girl walks right in front of my onto the dip rack and starts doing crummy leg raises... waited another 5 minutes... I am more then courteous when doing my workouts, yes i occupy machines for a while, yes you may work in as long as you ask, and you let me do my sets between your sets... nope she just stood there like she owned it... My workout other then that was pretty decent, cramped up at the 8 mile mark on the bike but still pulled into 10 miles at 19:13 and had a good over all workout, working on some new fore arm exercises and just starting to feel much bigger, ym gloves are getting much tighter and just feeling good =D My shoulder is slowly starting to feel better and XMAS is COMING!!! Got my girlfriend a pretty sweet little gift =D If she reads this she will smack me but I try to make holidays and special occasions special =D

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Wednesday - Meh, it was a workout, my shoulder was bugging me a lot so not a lot happened.

Friday - Started my christmas holidays and the gym was closing at 5 for there christmas party so i was out the door at 8 am >_< got a solid 4 hour work out in and feel AMAZING! My shoulder was feeling a lot better! My cardio went well, lifts were smooth and almost pain free =D my GF comes home on wednesday so i am prepping for that =D Life is good >_<

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got a solid 4 hour work out in

4 hour workout?? what the hell are you doing in the gym that takes 4 hours??

45-60 mins is all it should take to get your workout in...

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4 hour workout?? what the hell are you doing in the gym that takes 4 hours??

45-60 mins is all it should take to get your workout in...

flat bench
flet bench machine
dips
incline bench
one handed push ups
shoulder press
arnolds
chin ups
cardio (20 minutes)
bicep curls
fore arm curls
vertical rows
cable rows
push ups

core between every workout
30 minutes of stretching throughout the entire workout usually 10 of it to before i start working out

60 minutes work outs barely gets me warmed up >_<

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Just one of those days... iv been in a weird mood lately... kind of the same vibe i had when i was 14... kind of depressing and unmotivated... Its an interesting state and being i am a number of years older and slightly wiser it just feels unhealthy... I have been putting a rather large amount of effort and time into the holidays this year, money is tight so i am using my time as a substitute... but its kind of been squashed... and has made me really want to sleep through the holidays... I don't know... winter is my season, and its coming really late this year, xmas is my holiday and i just want to be left alone... I have a feeling i will be spending the next few months living at the gym...

Sunday - My workout was decent, forgot my lakota on my shoulder and tretched and did a set of dips (unweighted) and my shoulder was actually feeling pretty good, did some decent weights and reps, had great form and am baby the shit out of my shoulder (my way) after 1 1/2 hours i was just not able to be there anymore (mentally) i was just all over the place and needed to settle down. I watch a 14 ish year old kid almost drop a 50 lb cheater bar on his face while doing a shoulder press... i was about to say something but he racked it and walked away... he was like 2 seconds from his arms calapsing...

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I think your shoulder needs a rest from heavy dips.

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flat bench
flet bench machine
dips
incline bench
one handed push ups
shoulder press
arnolds
chin ups
cardio (20 minutes)
bicep curls
fore arm curls
vertical rows
cable rows
push ups

core between every workout
30 minutes of stretching throughout the entire workout usually 10 of it to before i start working out

60 minutes work outs barely gets me warmed up >_<

imo you are way overdoing it and with not nearly enough intensity. if 60 minutes barely gets you warmed up then you need to seriously re-evaluate your training protocol.

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I think your shoulder needs a rest from heavy dips.

I have been trying, i usually only get 2-3 reps, my shoulder starts feeling the itch so i call it early, and have not made a second shot at 4 plates in a few weeks, but that will be soon =D

imo you are way overdoing it and with not nearly enough intensity. if 60 minutes barely gets you warmed up then you need to seriously re-evaluate your training protocol.

Hehe, i am yet to meet a single person who can keep up, i have no recovery issues and push max weights every other day with that workout, plus i add one handed push ups for about 15 reps per hand, and some "man pus" ups >_< which i have been requested to film and youtube... haha it takes me 20 minutes to get to the gym (walking) i am going to get my workout in, its not enough for me to look fit i have to be able to perform =D 6 hours on the mountain is exhausting >_< If you ever wanna check out my workout your more then welcome to =D

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Put a fork in me because i am done haha =D I had a pretty good work out today, 2 hours plus walking time, had a super smooth set 5 reps 185 lbs on the her bell bench, shoulder was feeling great, got 5 reps 3 plates on my dips and shoulder was feeling great, did like 25 man push ups and was feeling super pumped, my hips have been really achy lately and i think its due to the mass climate fluxuation... 10 degree highs and -10 at night seems to be causing me issues... i did a 5 mile sprint on the spin bike in 9:40 which was satisfactory, got me warmed up and my hips moving. Had a friend come with em who is going to school to be a personal trainer, he was not happy with my bench form, and when i tried it his way it felt super weird and powerless, basically P would have smacked him... He commented that i do very "manly" workouts, do lots of bench, dips and aggressive workouts that involve grunting haha >_< no arguments there =D I am now weighing in consistently at 139-140 which tells me i may have gained a pound =D I am starting to feel like a truck, all the cardio has made my legs feel like machines extremely toned machines >_< haha my girlfriend comes home tomorrow night for 3 weeks!!!! i am ecstatic!!!! haha i am almost ready for the holidays, i have been ready the forum "body builder friendly meals" and omfg.... i am picking up eggs and making some of those recipes.... i may even try horse meat... >_< haha