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supercell · 04-01-2008, 06:48 PM

Today is Friday 4th January 2008

DAY 9

Weight this morning was 14st 4.5lbs

I have now received my supplements from M.P for my diet with some interesting additions to the mix for my show prep.

These have now been introduced as of yesterday and will be the finishing touches to my diet and supplementation over the next 8 weeks.

Today was shoulders and triceps and the session was very productive.

We hit side laterals first this week, done again with palms facing back and leading with the little finger. We did 4 sets (3 warm ups and then 1 work set which was a drop set)
We then went onto shoulder press with Dbells and did 4 sets here working up to 55kgs for the last set.
The last exercise was rear delts on the pec machine and again we did 4 sets (2 warm ups and 2 work sets)
Triceps was started with tricep pushdowns where we did 4 sets (3 warm ups and 1 work set). Finally we did overhead tricep ext with the EZ bar doing again 4 sets working up to 70kgs for the final set.
It was a great workout and we finished both bodyparts within 60 mins. The pump was fierce and the weights lifted were very respectable.

One thing I commented on (and also Steve, the owner) was how much bigger Nytol was looking. He looked really full, wider across the shoulders and thicker front to back. I asked his weight and I think he's put on around 8lbs in the last 3 weeks of training together which is fantastic.
He is certainly benefiting from the more frequent training sessions and the slightly higher volume. And I am benefiting from slightly less volume and heavier lower reps (6-12 instead of 10-15) so its a win win situation for both of us.

Nytol is a big tall guy who is 6'1" with a 32-33" waist and weighing just shy of 18st he looks fantastic and his conditioning isn't too shabby either with visible abs.

So I think I can safely say that the training is working for both of us and that was the intention when we started training together 3 weeks ago.

Another thing I have noticed is how my appetite seems to have increased over the last few days. This I see as a good thing as it means things are going in the right direction and visibly things are changing from this time last week. My strength is also improving week on week and although this never really mattered to me, it does now and as Nytol said today, the competitiveness is good and is what pushes us on to improve week on week.

Having never felt like this before when I train, its really refreshing and has given me a whole new purpose in the gym and now instead of training filling me with apathy it now feels me with anticipation and a real need to improve each time.

So all is positive and good in my little world at the moment.

James

04-01-2008, 06:48 PM	#267 (permalink)
supercell Middleweights...You bloody sure? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kent Posts: 1,341	Re: James Llewellin's 'Arnold Classic' preparation thread Today is Friday 4th January 2008 DAY 9 Weight this morning was 14st 4.5lbs I have now received my supplements from M.P for my diet with some interesting additions to the mix for my show prep. These have now been introduced as of yesterday and will be the finishing touches to my diet and supplementation over the next 8 weeks. Today was shoulders and triceps and the session was very productive. We hit side laterals first this week, done again with palms facing back and leading with the little finger. We did 4 sets (3 warm ups and then 1 work set which was a drop set) We then went onto shoulder press with Dbells and did 4 sets here working up to 55kgs for the last set. The last exercise was rear delts on the pec machine and again we did 4 sets (2 warm ups and 2 work sets) Triceps was started with tricep pushdowns where we did 4 sets (3 warm ups and 1 work set). Finally we did overhead tricep ext with the EZ bar doing again 4 sets working up to 70kgs for the final set. It was a great workout and we finished both bodyparts within 60 mins. The pump was fierce and the weights lifted were very respectable. One thing I commented on (and also Steve, the owner) was how much bigger Nytol was looking. He looked really full, wider across the shoulders and thicker front to back. I asked his weight and I think he's put on around 8lbs in the last 3 weeks of training together which is fantastic. He is certainly benefiting from the more frequent training sessions and the slightly higher volume. And I am benefiting from slightly less volume and heavier lower reps (6-12 instead of 10-15) so its a win win situation for both of us. Nytol is a big tall guy who is 6'1" with a 32-33" waist and weighing just shy of 18st he looks fantastic and his conditioning isn't too shabby either with visible abs. So I think I can safely say that the training is working for both of us and that was the intention when we started training together 3 weeks ago. Another thing I have noticed is how my appetite seems to have increased over the last few days. This I see as a good thing as it means things are going in the right direction and visibly things are changing from this time last week. My strength is also improving week on week and although this never really mattered to me, it does now and as Nytol said today, the competitiveness is good and is what pushes us on to improve week on week. Having never felt like this before when I train, its really refreshing and has given me a whole new purpose in the gym and now instead of training filling me with apathy it now feels me with anticipation and a real need to improve each time. So all is positive and good in my little world at the moment. James __________________ James Llewellin - A proud member of Team M.P To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - Sports Supplements tailored for You www.jamesllewellin.com