Retired Army 2.0

[RetiredArmy0513]

Red is from over a month ago, Black is today


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[zacharykane]

Looking fuller and thicker! You're making progress so don't beat yourself up! :headbang:

 

[RetiredArmy0513]

Got back into the blast phase of Fortitude again, leg day. Felt good to get back at it and the 3 day rest was probably needed. Was kind of pumped was watching Rhoden win, he’s the same age as me and he is the reigning Mr. O. It was refreshing to see and he looks like he’ll be a better ambassador to bodybuilding than Phil. Now it’s time for me to step up my game and keep grinding and get this physique looking like something better than the hot mess it is right now



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[RetiredArmy0513]

Day 2 of load phase. Arms
Starting off like this
Deadlift 1x10 225
Bench 1x10 205
Bicep curl 1arm 1x10 55
Dips 1x15
Machine shoulder press 1x10 140
Legs all 1x25
Squats 135
Leg press 280
Seated calves 90
Leg extensions 155
Lying ham curls 90
Off tomorrow I’m going to attempt to install 2 toilets in my house[emoji15]wish me luck


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[RetiredArmy0513]

Muscle round leg day, I really pushed it today, legs are already red and feel like they’re on fire.

Hack squats 4x6 370
Leg press 4x6 430
Seated calves 3x20 160
Leg extensions 4x8 210( going up to 225 4x6 next time)
Lying ham curls 4x6 140
Upper body tomorrow


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[RetiredArmy0513]

Felt great today for upper body workout, went up in most everything Dead Lodge I’ll go up 10 lbs next week
Deadlifts 4x6 225
Bench 4x6 225
Bicep curl 1 arm 55 pounds
Dips 4x10
Seated lateral raises 4 x10 90
Abs
Off tomorrow


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[RetiredArmy0513]

Last 2 days have been load phase
Today was arms and went like this
Bench 1x10 215
Seated rows 1x10 160
Barbell bicep curls 1x10 100
Dips 1x20
Abs
And did the high rep 1 set on legs
I started taking Evogen Lipocide IR on Monday, liking it better than the Blade pills I was taking. About 1 more month and I start my journey with my new coach. Tomorrow I’m going to do muscle round for legs, go to the VA for my dr appt and get my lithium levels checked with bloods so off day on Friday!


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[RetiredArmy0513]

Muscle round leg day, I finished my workout in maybe 45 minutes if that got to my VA appt, did my bloodwork and left.
Hack squats 4x8 320
Leg press 4x8 640
Seated calve raises 3x20 160
Leg extensions 4x8 210
Lying ham curls 4x8 140
Went up a little bit with the leg press and squats by 10 pounds. Felt good and I’ll be bs k at it Saturday


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[RetiredArmy0513]

Still going at it did muscle rounds for arms today. Felt good, a little shoulder soreness I something Ive been used to for years and years
Bench 4x6 225
Deadlift 4x6 235
Dips 4x12
Abs
1 arm bicep curls 4x6 55 pounds
Shoulder machine 4x6 160
Not going to update on my load days for awhile, I don’t even know if anyone looks at this stuff [emoji23]
My next muscle round day will be Thursday




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[RetiredArmy0513]

Great leg day today, went up in everything, legs feel like jelly
Hack squats 4x6 325
Let press 4x6 700
Seated calve raises 3x20 180
Leg extensions 4x6 225
Lying ham curls 4x6 150
Tomorrow is my anniversary and kids for s dance convention this weekend so no lifting until Monday!
This was honestly the best workout I had in a long time


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[RetiredArmy0513]

Muscle rounds upper body
Deadlifts 4x6 225
Bench 4x6 225
Shoulder press machine 4x6 140
Dips 4x10
1 arm seated bicep curls 55lbs 4x6
I think the only thing I will change for next week is the dips and put a 25 lb weight on me
Coaching session with AJ inching closer, 2 more weeks, I have been taking the Evogen Lipocide and I must say it works well. I sweat my ass off even if I’m just walking around outside for a period of time, post workouts I’m a sweaty mess!!


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[RetiredArmy0513]

Muscle round leg day
Hack squats 4x8 330
Leg press 4x8 650
Seated calve raises 3x20 180
Lying ham curls 4x8 150
Leg extensions 4x8 225
I am getting pumped to start up with my new coach, put a lot of money into it and I am going to give it a go and be totally committed to it and whatever he throws at me. This is my last time I’m going to try for this, if I fail I won’t be thinking of competing anymore, it would just be to stay fit and look like a really well put together 40 something year old. 2 more weeks till go time with AJ


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[tripleOT]

Doing great buddy. Hard work always pays off. Keep that foot on the throttle.

 

[RetiredArmy0513]

Got in a late workout today, kind of messed up my groove but had to take care of the dad responsibilities and drive them around to dance and all that stuff. Just wasn’t feeling it today but did the workout
Bench 4x6 225
Dips 4x10
1 arm seated bicep curls 4x6 55
pulldowns 4x6 160
Abs
Shoulder press machine 4x6 140
Being out for almost 20 hours on Saturday probably didn’t help either, but went to the Notre Dame game and my 25th high school reunion, and seeing how some of these people aged and looked like they were 9 months pregnant put a smile on my face



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[RetiredArmy0513]

Did my muscle rounds yesterday and today, today was legs. I didn’t change any weights from the week before so everything was the same. Wednesday or early Thursday I will get my diet, training and supplement protocol from AJ. I’m going to eat kind of shitty this weekend, ain’t gonna lie. I know what’s in store for me the next 6 months. On another note it’s slightly raining, snowing, hailing , partial sunshine, thunder and lightning and winds in excess of 40 mph all in the span of an hour. Sometimes I question my sanity of living in Chicago area.


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[gungalunga]

Did my muscle rounds yesterday and today, today was legs. I didn’t change any weights from the week before so everything was the same. Wednesday or early Thursday I will get my diet, training and supplement protocol from AJ. I’m going to eat kind of shitty this weekend, ain’t gonna lie. I know what’s in store for me the next 6 months. On another note it’s slightly raining, snowing, hailing , partial sunshine, thunder and lightning and winds in excess of 40 mph all in the span of an hour. Sometimes I question my sanity of living in Chicago area.


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Yeah...the weather can be crazy.....but where else ya gonna get a good Italian beef?

 

[zacharykane]

Man that weather was just insane! A little bit of every season and weather condition in the course of an hour...

Did my muscle rounds yesterday and today, today was legs. I didn’t change any weights from the week before so everything was the same. Wednesday or early Thursday I will get my diet, training and supplement protocol from AJ. I’m going to eat kind of shitty this weekend, ain’t gonna lie. I know what’s in store for me the next 6 months. On another note it’s slightly raining, snowing, hailing , partial sunshine, thunder and lightning and winds in excess of 40 mph all in the span of an hour. Sometimes I question my sanity of living in Chicago area.


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[RetiredArmy0513]

Did my last Fortitude training for a while. The workouts will be a bit different for the next 6 months. Going to train calves 3xs a week, 15 min cardio 5x a week before working out Abs 5xs a week and then back and bis, chest and tris, shoulders and some leg and just legs another day. For my diet dorm AJ, very reasonable, I need to get a food scale this weekend, going to do everything exactly how he laid it out. Lots of OTC supps, a lot of stuff for gut health such as ultra flora restore and some others, some liver aids, kidney supps, and half of them I already have. On my end I have to eat, train, sleep and listen. Starting on Monday, I have to go shopping for some stuff this weekend and grill some chicken on Sunday for 3 or 4 days


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[zacharykane]

Amazon has some quality food scales for very reasonable prices, I just picked up another one for like $12 for when I'm on the road for work.

Really excited for you to get rolling with this and see what kind of progress you make! When you get your split nailed down let me know and we'll plan some workouts together.

Did my last Fortitude training for a while. The workouts will be a bit different for the next 6 months. Going to train calves 3xs a week, 15 min cardio 5x a week before working out Abs 5xs a week and then back and bis, chest and tris, shoulders and some leg and just legs another day. For my diet dorm AJ, very reasonable, I need to get a food scale this weekend, going to do everything exactly how he laid it out. Lots of OTC supps, a lot of stuff for gut health such as ultra flora restore and some others, some liver aids, kidney supps, and half of them I already have. On my end I have to eat, train, sleep and listen. Starting on Monday, I have to go shopping for some stuff this weekend and grill some chicken on Sunday for 3 or 4 days


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[RetiredArmy0513]

Today I started my new diet and training, will take some time to get used to for sure but it went pretty smoothly. Waking up and drinking 16 oz Alkaline water with a 1/2 squeezed lemon and a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar. Faster cardio for 15 minutes, Diet is 6 oz chicken twice a day breakfast is peppers, onions 4 oz of 96% lean ground beef and 2 whole cage free eggs, bone broth 2xs a day, 6 oz lean ground beef with 5oz of sauerkraut, kimchi, will switch off. Egg whites with a slice of avocado last meal.
Did Back and biceps today, took a little longer than normal, but it probably be like this for a few weeks until I get used to the workout.
Started off with wide grip pull-ups 3 sets of, pulldowns 4x12 140, wide grip seated rows 4x10 120, rack chins 2 sets till failure
Biceps were a circuit standing cable curls, preacher curls, standing barbell curls, standing DB hammer curls 15,12,10,8, those really made me work, was gassed after, tomorrow going to do legs and Wednesday off


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