Incredible Bulk

Hi i thought i'd throw my hat into what looks like the members journal area.

Brief time line

started lifting at teen years, got to a reasonable level and at the age of 21 i started a course of sust 500/week and grew like a weed.
I have always been in and out of martial arts throughout my life and took up taekwondo at 23.
Stopped bodybuilding as it was affecting my training, wittled down from 17.5 stone to 12 stone.

Restarted weight training after quitting training and got to the pic in my sig within a small time frame natty.

Started MMA and trained for 9 months, once again stopped weight training in the bodybuilding sense, went from 17 stone to 14 stone.

here are my amatuer non headshot fights

1st fight (i'm the smaller guy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgGU2vJNbBo

2nd fight at SENI in a cage (i'm the guy 1st in the cage)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhjlzxdJM24

Stopped MMA a month ago as i miss bodybuilding and weight training!
I'm looking at piling on as much mass as humanly possible, my aims this year are:

*get back to where i was size wise
*once at previous size, go on a mass cycle and let the fun begin!

ultimate goal is to compete, everything i have trained for has been full bore and i have always wanted to get on stage....and win

I have shoulders/arms that overpower my back and chest by a country mile so my training plan looks like this.

Mon: chest
Tue: back/forearms
Wed: legs/abs
thur:chest
fri: back/forearms

weekend off...

Muscle memory has kicked in fast and currently sitting at

25"legs
17" calves
17" arms
17.5" neck
45.75" chest
34" waist

i'll fire up pics as the journal goes on

Mrdaveyk

no tricep work mate or shoulders?

enjoyed the videos! well done!

Kezz

great vids mate, good luck with your bodybuilding

Incredible Bulk

my arms and shoulders overpower my back and chest, they will get worked through the heavy compounds enough + i will throw in an odd exercise now and again.

last 2 workouts:

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monday: chest

smith incline bench press
1 x 7 95kg (not including bar)
1 x 6 90kg
1 x 5 90kg

DB Incline bench
1 x 5 50kg
1 x 10 40kg
2 x 8 40kg

db flys
1 x 6 30kg
2 x 6 28kg
1 x 6 26kg

machine press
3 x 10 77kg

tricep pulldowns
3 x 8 35kg

weight 98.5kg

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new guy joined our company, he competed at the the EFBB portsmouth show in the first timers so its good to see another bodybuilder in my area.

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back/forearms

chins 9,6,5

medium grip pulldowns
1 x 10 77kg
1 x 7 84kg
2 x 7 77kg

bent rows
4 x 10 72kg (had to use smaller oly bar @ 12kg)

deadlifts
1 x 10 92kg
2 x 6 132kg (taking it easy still)

close grip pulldown
2 x 8 77kg

db shrugs
1 x 8 35kg
1 x 6 40kg
1 x 6 35kg

reverse ez bar curls
3 x 10 35kg

assorted db wrist curls

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quit my membership at the gym, sick of the lack of dumbbells, poor leg training facilities and figured it was best doing it now to give me the jolt to join a better gym.

Incredible Bulk

legs/abs

hamstring curls(machine)
1 x 10 77kg
3 x 10 84kg

leg extensions
1 x 8 77kg
1 x 8 84kg
2 x 8 91kg

squats
1 x 6 100kg
1 x 6 120kg
1 x 6 130kg ---- pause at bottom
1 x 6 120kg

S.L.D.L (using platform)
3 x 10 85kg

Calve raises
4 x failure 115kg

Sitting calve raise on smith
3 x failure 160kg
1 x failure 140kg
1 x failure 100kg

100 crunches

felt strong as hell today, squats were not at what i could achieve at all.... i was adding 10's to each side thinking that would be enough but 6 were pulled out easy. Didnt want to push my luck with my luck with my back (which was great) so next week will be starting off with 135kg squats.

Incredible Bulk

chest workout/light tri's

incline db press
1 x 8 50kg PB
1 x 6 50kg
1 x 5 50kg
1 x 9 40kg
1 x 7 40kg

db flys
1 x 6 30kg
2 x 6 28kg

incline chest press
1 x 10 77kg
1 x 10 84kg
1 x 5 91kg --- use this weight next time round from start.

skulls (overhead)
2 x 6 50kg PB

Rope pulldowns
1 big drop set going from 35kg----->14kg in 7kg steps

weight 98.5kg

Five-O

Bit disappointed you've kicked the MMA into touch mate, totally stopped training? I thought you were doing well mukka.

d@n

me to, he pulled off a few nice moves in the vids i have seen.

Incredible Bulk

hey guys, i was doing alright and could of carried on but my heart wasnt in to it 100%. I loved it as a hobby but soon got carried away, the real test of how much you love something is when it gets tough and that was during fight prep....

I miss weightlifitng/bodybuilding and the two do not go together at all.

Its something i can say i've done and be proud of fighting in a pucker cage with some of the guys from the UFC and sky sports watching

d@n

keep it for cardio and fun, goodluck with the bbing

Incredible Bulk

cheers, here's 2 pics....

d@n

some good mass, dont know about the shorts though lol

Incredible Bulk

back/biceps

chins 10,5
got 10...just by the skin of my teeth!

wide grip pulldowns
1 x 10 70kg
2 x 7 77kg

bent bb rows
1 x 10 72kg
1 x 8 77kg
2 x 7 82kg

pulldowns to abs with dual handle
3 x 8 70kg

shrugs
3 x 6 40kg

barbell curls
2 x 7 47kg
1 x 7 42kg

weight 99kg

Incredible Bulk

its my sisters wedding this week and with bank holiday it looks bleak for the gym sadly but i'm taking this chance to have a full week off.

been fitted for a suit (much fun) and i ended up with

38" waist (clown pant waist)
46" 'long' jacket (even though i'm 5ft 9)
17.5" neck

d@n

enjoy yourself and dont worry about the gym.