tiger04’s workout journal

Beginning to lose motivation when it comes to lifting. Things are going well with the lifts; my motivation seems to be waning. At times, my motivation peaks and then it seems to drop at an instance. I don’t know what to do to regain it. I am seeing muscle gains; my weight is stagnant or dropping. Atm, I can’t tell which. Any suggestions as to how I can improve my motivation? Thanks!

Decided to post my leg routine. Nothing special!

BW squats 3×10,15
BW lunges 3×12
Iron crosses 4×10, 12, 15

The rep range varies. Try the lower range first. If its not enough then move to the next rep range.

what up? nm going on here. still hitting them weights hard. making progress esp. in the pecs and legs. been doing bw squats and lunges for the wheels; different of pushups. as for my back i’ve been doing rows w/ DBs. seeing cuts in the legs; pecs are getting fuller as i continue with the pushups. also, seeing muscle gains each time out; no weight gain. is this good or bad? my routine is beginning to get stagnate. ne ideas? btw, keep in mind, i use bw and DBs only, thx!

Have been on 5×5 for ~2 mos. I have been enjoying my progress; the routine; number of workout days gets tedious. Any advice? Want to take some time off; my body says one thing; the mind says another. What should I do? Thanks!

Have been on 5×5 for ~2 mos. I have been enjoying my progress; the routine; number of workout days gets tedious. Any advice? Want to take some time off; my body says one thing; the mind says another. What should I do? Thanks!

Have been on 5×5 for ~2 mos. I have been enjoying my progress; the routine; number of workout days gets tedious. Any advice? Want to take some time off; my body says one thing; the mind says another. What should I do? Thanks!

Having a difficult time setting my goals. I know what I want to accomplish; gauging my progress has been difficult. Have been doing bodyweight workouts for about 2 mos. hings are moving along smoothly. Legs have seen some growth esp. in the quads, chest and upper back. Any advice or suggestions?

Still liffting here. Just changing my routine ftm. Nothing much going on here. Just doing bodyweight (BW) routines until I can get back to the gym. Seeing progress in the pecs. Wanted to know should I contine with the pushups. Been doing regular and inv. pushups. The pecs are growing. As for the back, I do supermans; I hit the legs by doing squats and lunges. Does anyone have ne advice on whether I should stick with my current routine or change; if I change, ne ideas on what I should and how I go about doing so? Keep in mind I train at home without weights (just using my own weight).

Decided to BB BP today. Took a bit of prodding and whatnot. Plus, the benches were all in use. We only have three benches for flat bench for BBs; one for incline. I had to wait for a bench. In doing so, this is what I did.

Machine Shoulder Military Press 2×6x90; 2×6x100
Machine Chest Press 2×6x100; 2×6x110
BB BP 1×5x45;1×3x65;1×6x65;1×5x65
Machine Incl. BP 3×5x60
Pec Dec 2×5x110; 1×3x140
DB Hammer Curls 1×8x25;2×8x30
DB Shrugs 2×10x35;2×10x45
Hanging Leg Raises 2×10x170
Bicycle Kicks 2×10x170

My comments:

Two things, no power from the base, legs, shoulders. Second, not sure where to place the bar when benching. Let me give more detail about this one. I mean that I don’t put the bar in the same place twice when benching. First time out, I go mid-chest; next few times I go just below the pecs. Also, think I just maybe too tall for BB BP.
Any advice, comments, suggestions?

Managed to do four sets today, on all lifts exc. one, one arm rows. I did four sets on the following exercises in no order, lat pulldowns: 90×6, 100×6,110×6; 120×6, military press: 90×6, 100×6, 110×6; 120×6, one armed rows, 50×6, 60×8, 60×4(was going for 6 reps; couldn’t seem to get them last few out); 45×8(was a burn out set), rear delts 2×90x6, 100×6, 110×5.
Also, did ab crunches, 2 sets of 90×6; 100×8.

My thoughts on the workout:
Things went better than expected. Don’t know where I found that extra energy; man, did it help! As for the workout, it couldn’t have gone better, imo! The military press was shocking, didn’t think I could manage the weight I did. Went hard; pushed that weight, even though my shoulders said otherwise. Mind you I did this after hitting the rear delts. My arms and shoulders felt dead, lol!

The one armed rows went ok; it didn’t seem as though I rlly hit the back muscle like I would if I had of done seated rows. Just my opinion though! Next week, think I will try to go back to seated rows; Idk b/c of time constraints and classes. Might take next wek off. We’ll see! My back felt as though it got punished, BIG TIME! Felt as though the rear delts rlly hit the lats hard esp. as I upped the weight and changed the angle of the grip on the machine.

Any thoughts, comments, suggestions for change, etc.?