Becoming the Iron Lion

[Montego]

Rest day. Just a fasted cardio session this morning (walk).

Training is going ok. With all that's been going on in my personal life I've been feeling pretty fucking beat to shit but this weekend I got some good rest and feel much better physically and mentally.

My knees are holding up well, left knee was a bit painful this past leg day, and my left shoulder is being a cunt but I think I have that figured out and it's an exercise selection issue.

Food has been steadily going up, getting a bit chubby, update pics are somewhere not too far back, but not fat fat.

Starting to think about a plan for next year but I'm waiting on this damn guy I coach who is doing his pro debut to pick a show damn it @Killionb12

 

[REHH]

I had to cut a ton of exercises out, it just gets worse as time goes by

 

[Montego]

Pumps

 

[Multislacking]

Hulk ripping that shirt!

 

[Montego]

Chugging along.

Everything is going well atm besides the shoulder still hurting. PT is helping but I'm really limiting the exercises I'm doing along with load.

Pulling the weight back and using VERY slow eccentrics with a 2 hold on the contraction.

Weight was up to 252 this past week, 27 lbs over stage weight but, I got all the way down to 218 the days prior before I loaded too much and missed the mark a tad.

Still have some abs. Quads are still separated. Just starting to see more noticeable fat gain through the love handles so, this week we pulled back the food a bit.

Following non training day diet every day but, on days I train I replace my first two meals with my pre and post training meals.

Cardio is still regular. 30 minutes of treadmill 5 days a week, 20 minutes 1 day. 30 minute walks 2 days fasted.

Split hot re worked a bit a couple weeks back. I mentioned it but didn't go into detail. It's -

Pull
Chest and delts
Legs
Off
Arms
Delts and chest
Off

The arm and delt days are lower volume but still quite a bit more then I would typically have.

The leg day has rdls now since removing the second pull day took my hip hinge movement from there.

Legs was reworked to be sure this knee doesn't go wacky again. It's -

Glute machine
Seated leg curl ss Adductor
Pendulum Squat (I used a rodgers squat Wednesday and it crushed me)
Single leg hip pree (working out the imbalance on the left leg hopefully)
Bulgarian split squat (imbalance again)
Rdls

20 working sets there.

Back day changed a tad as well -

Seated row (targeting mid back here with a straight bar)
Chest supported row
Seated single arm cable row
One arm Pulldown
Upper back row machine

18 sets there

Chest and delts -
Machine fly/press ss cable lateral
Incline Press
Flat press
Machine press
Pec deck

18 sets there

 

[Montego]

Telmisartan is a game changer.

 

[Montego]

Blood sugar has been below 100 fasted for the past 4 days, excited to finally see that trend.

Been fighting with it for weeks now. We pulled back food a lot the last 8 days and my weight has dropped hard but, the approach we have been taking has worked since these same amounts of food had the BS over 100 a few weeks back.

Taking a little extra time off training this week unintentionally with stuff going on but it was needed honestly. The shoulder started bothering me just doing every day stuff so it needed rest. The left knee was on the verge of issues again so, it needed rest. I was only averaging 4 hours of sleep for the last 20 weeks so, I needed a rest.

Feel scrawny with the food decrease but, I feel very light and good overall. Blood sugar improved. Blood pressure is great since starting the telasmartan 10 weeks ago. Gut is excellent with the regiment I'm using. Muscle will come on over time as it always does but, the body being in a healthy state will dictate that it will possibly be more efficient.

 

[Montego]

Ewww, it's been a long time since I updated

Ran fever for 4 days starting on Thanksgiving. I dropped around 15lbs since I couldn't eat and water intake was shit.

Shoulder is feeling better, had pt today for that.

The last couple weeks have been crap but, we're still here.

 

[Montego]

Crushed training this week finally.

After being sick and getting back on track things are moving along again.

 

[REHH]

I just got over the flu, been spreading like crazy around here last few weeks

 

[maxmuscle1]

Just popping in to say hello Montego and REHH.
Hope you recover quick, the flu sucks. My brother is sick and 2 of the kids. It’s cold as shit so I’ve been loading up on extra C and zinc picolinate (not sure if it works..lol) .

Just getting back to the forum more now , I am brushing up on reading everyone’s log . Saw Killions latest , , Damn Diesel . Did some WORK, Props to you and Him Monte .

Your Looking Huge as Usual! Big Weight!(Ronnie X’s voice)
Max

 

[Push50]

Ewww, it's been a long time since I updated

Ran fever for 4 days starting on Thanksgiving. I dropped around 15lbs since I couldn't eat and water intake was shit.

Shoulder is feeling better, had pt today for that.

The last couple weeks have been crap but, we're still here.

Glad you are feeling better brother. I lot of bugs being passed around out there.


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[Montego]

Legs! Went great. Picking back up where we left off.

Glute machine -

180*16
180*15
180*14

Seated leg curl (new machine, techno gym piece) as Adductor -

170*13 - 280*16
170*11 - 280*14
170*8 - 280*13

Rodgers squat -
5pps*17
5.5*14
5*14 drop 3*12

Iso squat press -
5 plates * 15
5*13
5*12 drop 4*7, 3*90 2*12

Split squat -
60*11
60*10
60*10 drop BW* Fail

Sldl dead stop on mid shin rack
405*9
315*12
315*10

 

[Montego]

Rest

Legs are fucked.

Got down to 15 degrees at work tonight with 40mph wind gusts. Working outside sucks at times lol.

I have pt tomorrow so I Probably won't train until Monday with the holiday coming up and having to work both days.

New year I'll be going into a proper cycle and continue to push with hopefully a healthy healed body.

 

[Montego]

Rest again.

Merry Christmas everyone!

 

[ironlion]

Merry Christmas

 

[Montego]

Trained push yday

Went pretty well. It was the first pressing focused push day I've had in about 3 weeks and today the shoulder isn't nearly as bad as expected.

PT thought I was having issues because of a weak infraspantus but, after working through it, it's my labrum. It's not torn but, it's got something going on with it. Will continue to keep getting work done on it.

Legs was today. Strong for being off a good while still. Pr's on the rodgers squat, seated Curls, Adductors and Glute bridges.

I'm rather close to my strength before prep stsrted so things are going well.

 

[Montego]

Pulllll.

Good session. Starting to hit the upper limits of strength atm, good news, will be starting a cycle very soon.

Seated cable row 4 sets

Machine neutral grip row 4 sets

Single arm Bb row 3 sets

Hammer strength hi row 3 sets

Upper back row 4 sets

Thrashed now.

 

[Montego]

Back is fucking fucked.

Sore all over, especially upper back.

Push later today

 

[Montego]

Push last night was rough in a good way. Tested the shoulder a bit more and it held up.

Techno press ss cable laterals
4 super sets 15 rep goal, 2 drops on last super set

Incline hammer press (this isn't a the typical hammer Incline, it's fucking heavy somehow but looks identical)
4 sets 12 rep goal

Hammer dip
3 sets 12 rep goal

Body master chest press
3 sets 12 rep goal, 1 set to 10 with 1 drop

Pec deck
3 sets 20 rep goal

Went well as I said, today was legs. Always rough.

Glute machine
3 sets 15 reps

Seated hamstring curl as Adductor
4 sets of 15-20

Rodgers squat
3 sets of 12, 1 set of 10 with a drop

Single leg press
3 sets 15, 1 set 15 3 drops

Bulgarian split squat
3 sets as many as possible

Sldl
3 sets 12

Dead.

 

[Montego]

Slept 12 hours today, couldn't get enough it seems.

The 72 hour work weeks are wearing on me physically and mentally but, it's going to have to work.

No training today and back to it tomorrow.

Hope all is well with everyone!

 

[Montego]

Week is going well.

Holding a bit of water from starting the gh and increased doses but, it'll fall off.

Strength is climbing again and I'm starting to touch weights I haven't used before with better form and tempo then before.

The volume is still killer but, given my strength is the best it's been, probably ever, I'll keep riding it out.

Gonna start getting pics of my log book again so it's easier to follow along.

 

[Montego]

Pull day.

Need the thickness!

 

[REHH]

72hr work week? How do you even train ….damn that’s brutal

 

[Montego]

72hr work week? How do you even train ….damn that’s brutal

Wake up at noon
Drink gut shake
1230pm eat meal 1
Shower
145pm train
330 pack food
Shower
5pm leave for work
Work from 6pm to 6 am
Get home at 630am
Shower
Sleep at 645am

Repeat

 

[maxmuscle1]

Wake up at noon
Drink gut shake
1230pm eat meal 1
Shower
145pm train
330 pack food
Shower
5pm leave for work
Work from 6pm to 6 am
Get home at 630am
Shower
Sleep at 645am

Repeat

Dedicated for life …that is the way of this lifestyle! Monte always Trains and has large musculature. Kicking Ass !! Wish you didn’t have to work so many hours but I’m right up there with you . I rarely get to sleep , 5hrs is normal . Can’t imagine if I had 7-8hrs a day !

Max

 

[Montego]

Post push day pics and a post arm day pic.

 

[Montego]

Pull from today.

Tightened things up a touch but still progressing.

Back is improving!

 

[Montego]

Push stuff

 

[REHH]

Your a machine!