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Today, I had an awesomely sweet workout.  Let me tell you about it.

1. Barbell Bench Press - 225, 235, 245 x 6
2. Incline Dumbbell Bench Press - 80, 90 x 8, 100 x 6
3. Flat Dumbbell Bench Press - 75, 75, 75 x 10
4. Squat - 225, 225, 225 x 6
5. Leg Pres - 400, 450, 590 x 10
6. Push Press - 135, 155, 185 x 6
7. Seated Dumbbell Overhead Press - 50, 55, 60 x 10
8. Close Grip Bench Press - 135, 135, 185 x 8
9. Dips - Bodyweight, Bodyweight, Bodyweight x 10

I was so pumped after the workout that I was barely tired.  I could feel the blood coursing through my veins and the extreme pleasure you get just after an awesome lift or run.  I love Mondays.

I’ve been feeling under the weather for the last 2 days, but still getting my lifts in.  I missed this morning because I was trying to rest and build up my strength again.  Fortunately, I had just enough time tonight to get in my back and biceps lift.

So I’m standing in front of the mirror doing hammer curls, and my biceps were just huge.  They were so pumped that I could hardly believe it.  I had on a pretty loose-fitting shirt (the BSN "The League" one you can get if you order from ********** a certain amount of BSN products) and I noticed something awesome.  When I curled the weight up, I could actually see the veins in my upper arms pressing through the t-shirt.

I’d say that this phenomenon was one of the most awesome things I’ve ever seen in myself in the gym.  I was super pumped and I just wanted to keep lifting because of it.  I need to take some progress pics soon, but I’ve been so busy I haven’t been able to.

I started my supplement stack back up on Monday, and so far I’m pretty happy with the results.  After about a week, I think I can see the results already.  Here’s what I’m taking:

• NO-Xplode: Blue Raspberry - I take 2-3 scoops each time I take it, depending on how jacked up I need to be for the workout.
• Nitrix - This makes me appear more vascular.  I like it, and I think it’s cool.  That’s why I take it.
• Cell-mass - Post-workout nutrition from BSN, it’s tasty and I use it instead of creatine.  When I run out, I suppose I’ll probably just buy some generic creatine instead and see if the effects are the same.
• Protein - Various brands, all whey protein.  Makes me big and I get good calories all day.
• Fish oil - Does good stuff for the body
• Multi-vitamin - Everyone should take this, no matter who they are.

So that’s that.  The moment I started taking NO-Xplode again, my pumps were huge.  I was excited to workout when I got to the gym and I just wanted to go lights out.  That stuff is pretty much like crack for bodybuilders.

After taking a break from posting to this blog over the summer, I’m back at it now that I’ve returned to school.  I had a pretty good summer as far as lifting goes.  Here’s some of the highlights:

• Bench pressed 315 pounds
• Reduced bodyfat to 8-9%
• Increased cardiovascular fitness by bicycling

There were some things that I wasn’t pleased with, though.  Towards the end of the summer, I became lax in my diet and exercise because I was so busy.  Unfortunately, this led to me losing probably 15-20% of my strength in my core lifts and gaining a little bit of body fat.  I’m obviously not happy with these things, but expect them to be rectified within a month.

Today, I restarted an exercise plan that seemed to work well for me the first half of the summer.  It’s the modified Push, Pull, Angle workout from Muscle & Fitness magazine a few months ago (I believe it was the Arnold 60th birthday special).  If you haven’t tried it, I highly recommend it.

I’ve also scrapped and remade my entire eating plan.  There’s a lot of protein, lots of eggs, and very few carbs, so I think I’ll be able to lean down pretty quickly.  The cafeteria schedule here makes eating 6-7 small meals quite easy.  I’m still adjusting things to where I’m happy with them, but that should be done pretty soon.  Right now, it looks like I’ll be having 3 protein shakes a day, with my other two meals consisting of 4 whole eggs, 4 egg whites, and a turkey sandwich.  I may lose a bit of size with this reduced caloric approach, but I’m not worried about that because my muscles got so much bigger over the summer.

All in all, I’m happy to return to Bodyspace after an extended absence.  I’ll be posting up my first pictures next Monday, and every Monday thereafter.