MAKING MY TATTOOS BIGGER

APRIL 12
JUIJITSU 1 hr.

APRIL 13
Log Cleans 135, 155, 175, 185, 205 x 1 At home in my training shed.
(Got the 205 up to chest but want it to be more convincing so will try it again next week. Will skip the 185 there too to save energy.)

Military Press in the power rack: 165, 175, 185, 195 x 5 (195 was pretty rough but got it. More than I expected to get here. Getting stronger!)

Bottom Position Bench Press in the power rack: 245, 265, 275 x 5
(Really tough start with the 245. Couldn't get the groove right but finally found the sweet spot and off we go!) (Bottom position is a dead start from the safety pins just above the chest. No bounce, rebound or negative lowering from the top then back up again. It either goes up or not like this. Builds HUGE power out of the sticking point.)

ARMS all 5 x 8 -10
ROLLING THUNDER 2" thick revolving handle Cable Curls 110 - DB Extensions 60
(The thicker handle revolving bring the forearm, grip into play as well here.)

Standing leaning over Concentration Curl 95 - Dips with Bodyweight only
Incline DB Curl 60 - Pressdowns 110
1 Arm Preacher Curl machine) 100 - Skull Crushers 225 also called Laying Extensions. Did them with the smith machine to concentrate on the triceps more and for safety.

Worked a Bicep exercise then a Tricep exercise oppositely or antagonistically. Working one while the other rested. Same as the CHEST/BACK work outs done earlier in this blog.

Standing Wrist Curl held as if doing shrugs at thigh level) 255 (lower arm flexor muscles)
Reverse Curl 195 (lower arm extensors )
5 x 12 for forearms here.

Arms taken from an old article on how AH NOLD did it. (Yeah I know, But Ah - Nold is still Ah - Nold! ) But with a few touches of my own. **KEY POINT** Take the info and make it fit YOU.
Heavier than most too. Thanks to my armwrestling background. (There was no such thing as a "light isolation exercise" for arms there/then. We did every arm exercise as hhard and heavy as possible because you had to to keep ahead in that sport!)

SHOCK DAY! (a good idea to use to shake up your training from time to time) Instead of my usual big, basic, multi joint/muscle lifts style.
WOW! Haven't done a lot of direct arm training til today. Arms were throbbing after that!
Did some light arm stretching afterward to drain out the lactic acid and save from muscle cramping.

Fealt really strong today all around. So my training is paying off. Making my tattoos bigger too! (1 on my left arm and 1 on my chest. But wait, tattoos could be seen as disturbing to some viewers :-P BLAAAAAAAH!)
-JEFF