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4/29 Update

Nothing's changed... my left shoulder is still hindering me from training heavy and effectively in certain movements. I cannot even perform side lateral raises without slight pain. For shoulders I am able to perform front raises (I prefer a straight bar) and believe it or not, bent over lateral raises for the rear delts! I also perform several sets of dumbell shrugs.
For chest it's decline presses, machine presses, pushups and cable flys.

Legs are fine and I am experiencing awesome workouts, same with upper back and arm workouts. My temporary solution to the pain and inflamation is my own early morning cocktail of a strong cup of coffee and 3 Aleve gel-caps! I also use the DMSO intermittently.
As my longterm readers know, I am not a big fan of most nutritional supplements and herbs. There are a few staples like whey protein , meal replacement drinks and fish oil but the rest of the wide blue ocean of nutirtional supplements, save your hard-earned money and eat a well-balanced diet instead!

I am going to right an article on Men's health (over 40!). There are a couple of supplements I personally use and recommend for men to prevent prostate problems and to prevent or treat ED (impotence). Look for this article to appear here over the weekend.

Update 4/23

It's been over a week since I last posted my workouts.... All of my workouts with exception of chest workouts are going well. My leg, back, and arm workouts are great. My chest workouts require an extensive warm-up period to get blood flowing into my shoulders. My left shoulder is not as sore as it was but it still smarts when I attempt most chest exercises..... A homemade remedy I am using. I purchased some DMSO from a rural feedstore... this is a solvent that is a transdermal agent.... it allows medicines to be drawn into the skin and spills directly into the injured area. I crushed up 40 full strength aspirin tablets, about 30 motrin tablets and mixed them in this DMSO solution in a spray bottle. I spray the injured area with this twice per day and it is working! Honestly I am not sure how dangerous this is and DO NOT recommend it. I am trying it for a very short term basis to alleviate some of the pain and swelling.

I am unable to perform any incline movements, not any dumbell flys (flat nor incline)..... I can perform push ups and decline presses. My typical chest workout nowadays is:

Pushups (pushup bars or 2 medicine balls for a deep stretch at the bottom): 4 sets of 20 reps
Decline Barbell Presses: 135 lbs for 4 sets of 15 reps (2 sets close grip and 2 sets wider grip)
Standing Cable Flys: 3 sets of 12-15 reps

Monday 4/12 (Chest/Push Day)..My last post!

Chest:
Decline DB Press: 65 lbs x 15 reps, 70 lbs for 3 sets of 12 reps
Push-ups between Medicine Balls: Bodyweight for 3 sets of 12 reps
Dips: Bodyweight for 3 sets of 12 reps (Wide hands, elbows wide, feet in front, chin on chest)

Tricep Pressdowns: 70 lbs for 3 sets of 12 reps
Lying DB Skullcrushers: 25 lbs for 3 sets of 10 reps
Side/Front Db Raises: 15 lbs for 3 sets of 12 reps (ea. direction)

NOTE: Due to my shoulder injury greatly affecting my workouts (I have a torn muscle that sits underneath my rear deltoid of my left shoulder).... and the growth of my insurance business (I recently got my insurance license and sell Health and Life Insurance.... do you need affordable health insurance? Look me up: http://www.insphereis.com/ktaylor)...I decided to take a hiatus from daily postings of my workouts. I do not plan to have microscopic surgery but I do plan to have some deep tissue work done by a capable massage therapist).
Thanks for visiting this site and good luck in your health/fitness goals! God Bless!
Kirk Taylor

Sunday 4/11...Legs!

Leg Extension (Nautilus)....120 lbs for 3 sets of 12 reps
Leg Press: 450 lbs for 4 sets of 15 reps
Hack Squat: 275 lbs for 3 sets of 15 reps
Smith Machine Calf Raise: 185 lbs for 2 sets of 20 reps
Standing Calf Machine: 4 sets of 12 reps
CARDIO: Stationary Bicycle...15 minutes

** TOMORROW: Chest/Shoulders/Triceps

Friday..4/9 ....Back/Biceps

Seated Cable Rows: 135 lbs for 4 sets of 12 reps
Hammer Strength Iso-Pulldowns (underhand): 185 lbs for 4 sets of 8-9 reps
Supported Rows (chest resting on bench): 70 lbs for 3 sets of 12 reps
1-Arm cable curls: 35 lbs for 4 sets of 12 reps
Incline Db Curls: 30 lbs x 10 reps, 32.5 lbs for 3 sets of 8 reps

**Tomorrow (Saturday).... REST DAY...Sunday (4/11)....Legs

4/8....Push day!

Today was painful. My left shoulder (underneath my rear deltoid) is causing me problems while performing any and all chest exercises. What is puzzling is that it only hurts when I am lowering the weight to my chest (eccentric contraction), not raising the weight. Another thing that puzzles me is that once i am warmed up and having performed 3-4 sets, the pain dissipates.

A1)Flat DB Flys: 45 lbs x 12, 50 lbs for 3 sets of 12...immediately followed by:
A2)Decline Barbell Press: 135 lbs for 4 sets of 10 reps (shoulder-width grip)
B) Diamond Pushups: bodyweight for 3 sets of 15 reps
C) Standing Cable Flys: 3 sets of 10 reps
D) Tricep Pushdowns: 130 lbs for 3 sets of 12 reps (straight bar)
E1) Lying EZ Bar Skullcrushers: 75 lbs for 3 sets of 10 reps
E2) Standing DB Lateral Raises: 20 lbs for 3 sets of 12 reps

**TOMORROW: Back/Biceps

4/7 Legs!

Sometimes you have good days in the gym and sometimes bad days in the gym. I have been dragging ass since I awoke this morning. I trained light as I am suffering from fatigue.

Leg Press: 450 lbs for 3 sets of 15 reps, 500 lbs for 1 set of 15
Barbell Squats: 225 lbs for 3 sets of 10 reps
Leg Extension: 110 lbs for 4 sets of 12 reps
Seated Leg Curls: 100 lbs for 3 sets of 12 reps
Standing Calf Machine: 4 sets of 12 reps
Toe Press on Leg Press Machine: 240 lbs for 3 sets of 14-15 reps

**TOMORROW: Chest/Triceps

Back/Biceps....4/6/10

BACK:
Wide Grip Pullups: bodyweight for 2 sets of 10
1-Arm Rows: 50 lbs for 4 sets of 10 reps
Underhand Pulldowns: 135 lbs for 3 sets of 10 reps
Wide Grip Seated Cable Rows: 120 lbs for 4 sets of 10 reps
BICEPS:
Hammer Strength Preacher Curl Machine: 70 lbs for 3 sets of 8 reps, 45 lbs for 19 reps
DB Hammer Curls: 25 lbs for 4 sets of 10 reps

**TOMORROW: LEGS!!!

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today's BACK/BICEPS workout will post late this afternoon

No morning workout... Oly and I are training at 3:30 today (I hate late workouts!), so the workout will post late this afternoon.

Monday 4/5...Chest/Shoulders

CHEST:
A)Decline Bench Press: 185 lbs for 2 sets of 8 reps, 205 lbs for 2 sets of 8,6 reps, 1 set with Close Grip: 155 lbs for 1 sets of 12 reps (burnout set)
B) Flat DB Bench Press: 65 lbs for 3 sets of 10-11 reps, 70 lbs for 1 set of 10 reps
C) Pec Dec Fly Machine: 130 lbs for 3 sets of 12,12, 11 reps

SHOULDERS:
D)Seated Lateral Raise (Life Fitness Machine): 80 lbs for 3 sets of 12,12,10 reps
E1) Rear Delt DB Raises (face down on incline): 20 lbs for 4 sets of 12 reps
E2) Seated DB Shrugs: 50 lbs for 4 sets of 15 reps

**TOMORROW: Back/Biceps/Triceps

Saturday 4/3...Legs!

I am dragging ass this morning.. I am taking the day off tomorrow for Easter.

Leg Extensions (Nautilus): 100 lbs x 15, 110 lbsx15, 120 lbsx12x12
Front Squats (I hate this exercise!): 185 lbs x 12, 205 lbs for 2 sets of 10 reps
Leg Press: 450 lbs for 4 sets of 12 reps
Hack Squats: 275 lbs for 2 sets of 12 reps, 315 lbs for 1 sets of 10 reps
Standing Calf Machine: 3 sets of 12 reps (heavy), 1 burn-out set of 20 reps
Smith Machine Calf Raise: 185 lbs for 3 sets of 12 reps
Seated Calf Machine: 3 sets of 15 reps

MONDAY(April 5): Chest/Shoulders

Friday 4/3 Back/Arms

A)Wide Grip Pull-ups...bodyweight...3 sets of 10
B)Wide Front Pulldowns: 3 sets of 12 reps
C1)Seated Cable Rows: 135 lbs for 4 sets of 12 reps...immediately followed by:
C2)Tricep Pressdowns: 130 lbs for 4 sets of 12 reps
D1)Hammer Strength Iso-Rows: 185 lbs for 12 reps, 205 lbs for 2 sets of 10 reps..followed by:
D2)Lying DB skullcrushers: 30 lbs for 3 sets of 12,11,11 reps
E1)Tricep Extension Machine: 110 lbs for 3 sets of 12,11,10 reps...followed by:
E2)Preacher Curls Machine: 105 lbs for 3 sets of 10,10,9 reps
F)Alternate DB Curls: 32.5 lbs for 4 sets of 8 reps

**TOMORROW: Legs!!!

Thursday 4/1...Aprul Fool's Day workout!

First of all, I want to wish Happy Birthday to my Mom.... she is an April Fool. Happy Birthday Mom!

CHEST:
Bench Press: 185 lbs x 8, 205lbs x 8, 225lbs x 5, 175 lbs x 15
Incline DB Press: 65 lbs for 3 sets of 12,11,11 ...last set--drop set...Incline Flys: 30 lbs x 12 reps
Hammer Strength Iso-Incline Press: 185 lbs for 3 sets of 8 reps
SHOULDERS:
Wide Grip Upright Rows: 60 lbs for 2 sets of 12 reps, 70 lbs for 10 reps...followed by:
Plate Shrugs (holding a 45 lb plate in ea. hand): 90 lbs for 3 sets of 15 reps
Front/Side Db Raises: 15 lbs for 2 sets of 12 reps
Bent Over Rear Delt DB Raise: 15 lbs for 2 sets of 15, 14 reps

TOMORROW: Back/Biceps/Triceps...SATURDAY: Legs, EASTER SUNDAY: REST DAY