[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
Indeed it sounds like its time for something new. Time to shake it up! What in particular is wrong with your appearance?[/quote]
It’s all good. I’m just being a dumbass.
[quote]nlmain wrote:
Joe commit to something and do it.
if you want the abs you don’t eat/lift like a powerlifter.
if you want the max results than you won’t see your abs.
deal and move on. abs are overrated anyways. give me a good set of shoulders that look like they can throw some heavy weight around anyday.
On the other hand I need to switch it up once in a while myself too. When is your next meet? I say take a month to do some crappy complexes - enough until you want to puke and you are begging to go back to some heavy lifts again. This will help you lose the extra fluff and remind you why love the barbell so much.
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I need to get back on the conditioning wagon more than anything I think. Part of it is just me being a dumbass.
I’m doing conditionning for the next 4 weeks and then I’m throwing it out the window happily.
W3-C5-W2-D4
Squats
5x135
5x185
3x205
3x235
3x265
1x290* wraps
1x310
1x310
3x205
3x185
20x140
Depth was still an issue but it was a bit better than it has been lately. I’d really like to hit 320 in Sept.
Very nice work Joe…I am sure you will blast 320 out of the water!!
Day 1
Wide Grip Bench
5x135
5x185
5x205
5x215
3x220
CGB
8x135
8x165
6x185
V-bar Pulldowns
12x175
12x195
12x210
BB Shrugs
12x135
12x235
12x235
12x245
T-bars Rows
13x45
13x90
13x135
Standing EZ Curls
12x70
12x80
10x90
I’m begining to think I will pressing more with a wide grip than I do right now. Will be interesting to see.
I’ve pushed my grip out to having my index finger an the rings which, I believe, is the widest legal grip for comps.
Consistently over 300 is cool. Bench is looking solid.
Sounds like its time to make a change Joe, even if it just for a little while.
I did a high-rep, bodybuilder workout for a while this spring, and even though it wasn’t really my thing, the change was good for me, and I felt rejuvenated when I started 5/3/1 for the first time afterwards.
we lost our sixteen year old calico cat Thursday to cancer. My wife is distraught and it happened one year and one day after her father died on cancer.
She is a wreck and if my biopsy on Thursday is bad I’m not sure how I’ll keep her held together.
I’m lifting four days in a row so I have fri-sun to let the skin heal. Given this I’m trying to use calories to keep me performing without the normal rest days.
Good luck buddy.
Tough stuff, good luck Joe
My sympathies Joe, hope all goes well this Thursday
Dang Joe, my best to you and your family. Best wishes on you biopsy.
Sorry about the bad news Joe and good luck for the biopsy.
That is alot of losses to the Big C in a short amount of time. I hope that you have some family and friends support to help you assist your wife to deal with the situation.
As for your biopsy, I think you’ll be fine. You don’t seem super worried about it.
Sorry about the cat Joe - we lost our dog over the winter, and my wife was heartbroken.
Best of luck for the biopsy.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
That is alot of losses to the Big C in a short amount of time. I hope that you have some family and friends support to help you assist your wife to deal with the situation.
As for your biopsy, I think you’ll be fine. You don’t seem super worried about it.[/quote]
I’m not worried about it. I work with doc and they think it is cancer but that it just needs to be removed and to ahve a cautionary PET scan.
Mostly I’m worried that any result other than just a skin discoloration will really upset my wife.
W3-C5-W3-D2
Deads
5x135
5x185
5x240
3x270
9x300
2x335
1x365
1x390
3x9x225
Squats to a 12" Box
8x135
7x185
6x205
3x225
The 390 pull was an epic grind but I got it locked out.
congrats on the 390 pull take some time off and you will feel better in the gym and it will give your wife some quality time also… I think you may just need a break.