2012 Comp Season

Training Over 35 Lifter
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Soon as yawl start shaving you’ll be there, Wilson.
Steve, since you work out at home do them outside. That way you can dump them if you want and nothing gets in your way. First couple of times you do them are more getting use to the movement than the weight.
Thanks Scott, really trying to work the legs more than I was. Suppose to be the secret of the big throws.
John, I may do one if it’s local but I don’t want to get fully involved with anymore sports right now. I tend to jump in whole hog (go overboard?) and I can see myself foresaking other training to improve my powerlifting. I’ve given some thought to hitting some swim meets but there too don’t wanna mess up my extremely well planned, thought out, scientifically designed, and precisely executed training program.

Yesterday

Long day at work after the holiday. Got home in time to get some throws in with my newly acquired,quite by accident, 20# shot. Thing feels big as a bowling ball. Finished a 1500m swim well after sunset.

Today

Bench
135,
225x10
275x8
315x5x5

SMITH,THE MAN’S MACHINE, Inclines
90,180wu
240x10
260x5x5

cable xovers
60x8x3

stand cable flyes (low to high)
45x12x3

cgb
225x8x4

Tri pushdown
130x12x3

That time of year again. Got all the werewolf, vampire, and assorted monster DVDs lined up. Wife love’s them and sees about 10 minutes of a movie. Buries her face in my chest every time there’s a scary part (I hide mine in the pillow:)

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Keep pounding away Harry… BTW bought my first razor yesterday…

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I tend to do the same with my activities, go all out. That’s why I stayed away from Highland Games as long as I did. Powerlifting is easier for me to avoid, since in the realm of powerlifting, I’m weak as a, uh, well I’m not very strong. I’d probably start playing volleyball again before I did a powerlifting meet. I better go find that kitten quick. (naps are better than too many passions.)

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although napping is a fantastic thing to be so passionate about

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Love your new clan name! Great pictures from the games, and I’m very jealous of those legs. With legs like that it’s hard not to look good in a skirt. Your training is off the charts Harry, you are an inspiration sir.

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[quote]hel320 wrote:
SMITH,THE MAN’S MACHINE[/quote]

Very, very funny.

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I really like the training you do. One of my fav. logs (not those kind haha) to look into.

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Thanks Dz, Ms Snap, and Scott. Only clan would take a half Cajun, half German, DZ.
Been real busy lately. Going through a strange period. My training’s going really good lately, kinda scary good. Can’t wait to get to the gym, having great work outs, ready to do it again the next day. Showing some growth, too, which surprizes me, being mauture and all. Either several of my work shirts have shrunk through the shoulders or I’ve grown some. Not doing anything different I can think of. Just going with it and see where it all leads.

10/14
Press from rack (strict MPs all)
45,95,135wu
155x8
175x6
195x5
205x4
225x3
245x2
265x1

BTN press
135x8
155x6
175x5
195x4
205x3
225x2,2,2

rear delt raise
30x12x4

lat raises
35x12x3

wide grip upright rows to forehead
115x10x3

ez curl
70,80x10
90,100x8

alt hammer curls
50x8x3

10/15

Front squat
95,115wu
205,225x5x4

Squats
225x8
395x5x3

walking lunges
135 down/back, 3 trips

Romanian Deadlifts*****
135wu
225x6
275x6x5

bent row
225x8
245x6
275x4 (little cheating)

hypers w/35# 3x max

**** I can do SLDLs til the cows come home. Read up on Romanians so said what the hell. Stuck my ass out, bar more to front. Piece of cake. Now when I get DOMS it’s usually the worst 2 days after the lifting. Next day, walking my route, oh shit, my hamstrings up near the gluts started screaming, all from a little different angle. Keeping these suckers. Hurt so good.

10/16
Nice swim after work. Zydeco band at the Knights of Columbus. Good time. Of course, the family continued their long term refusal to allow me to sing.

10/17
Bench
135wu
225x15,15,12,10,10,10

SMITH,A TRUE MAN’S MACHINE and COMPANION, Inclines
90,180wu
240x10
260x5x5

cable xovers
60x8x3

standing cable flyes (med)
45x12x3

cgb
225x8x4

Tri pushdown
130x12x3

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[quote]hel320 wrote:
Thanks Dz, Ms Snap, and Scott. Only clan would take a half Cajun, half German, DZ.
Been real busy lately. Going through a strange period. My training’s going really good lately, kinda scary good. Can’t wait to get to the gym, having great work outs, ready to do it again the next day. Showing some growth, too, which surprizes me, being mauture and all. Either several of my work shirts have shrunk through the shoulders or I’ve grown some. Not doing anything different I can think of. Just going with it and see where it all leads.
…

[/quote]
Tell the missus to stop using hot water and hang dry them, or, stop slipping in that vitamin “T” in your coffee.

seriously though, you must be going thru puberty all over again, nothing else explains it. Couldn’t be the outstanding training sessions and all around bonhomie you display…

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You and that damn Smith Machine. I bet if everyone raved about it, you wouldn’t touch it with a 50’ caber thingy. Whatever floats your boat, I guess, at least it looks like the damn thing is working for you. Great work in here.

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what a busybusy week-

really good work.

RDL-s are hard as hell on me too.

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[quote]hel320 wrote:

My 3rd oldest brother’s wife’s sister’s grandson works the front desk of the gym. Super kid, love’s the weights, in his second year of college and studying to be a nurse anesthetist. [/quote]

My wife is a CRNA. It is a great field.

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[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
You and that damn Smith Machine. I bet if everyone raved about it, you wouldn’t touch it with a 50’ caber thingy. Whatever floats your boat, I guess, at least it looks like the damn thing is working for you. Great work in here.[/quote]

Everything has a time and place. My new place has a lot of things, but no Smith machine, which I kind of miss, as it is a great place for everyone who just wants to do curls to stand :wink:

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Boy oh boy what a busy training week. As I rememeber your the smaller brother so of you sing your bigger borthers are going to hold you down. I guess I’m out of luck on finding me a clan. I 'spect there aint to many Welsh clans and all…

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Great training in here again and as usual.

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Saw a guy curling in Smith: the Man’s Machine. It was a bizarre sight. Didn’t really work, but he did it anyway.

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[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
You and that damn Smith Machine. I bet if everyone raved about it, you wouldn’t touch it with a 50’ caber thingy. Whatever floats your boat, I guess, at least it looks like the damn thing is working for you. Great work in here.[/quote]
Sorry bout that, cap’n. I’ll just get back in formation with the rest. Thanks for the input.

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[quote]hel320 wrote:

[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
You and that damn Smith Machine. I bet if everyone raved about it, you wouldn’t touch it with a 50’ caber thingy. Whatever floats your boat, I guess, at least it looks like the damn thing is working for you. Great work in here.[/quote]
Sorry bout that, cap’n. I’ll just get back in formation with the rest. Thanks for the input.[/quote]

You know I was just teasing.

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So what’s your plan for off season training? So far I’m seeing some killer lower body days, shoulder days, and chest days. A bit of body building stuff in with all that, together with the swimming. No dynamic lifts. No mention of throwing. I remember a comment you made (can’t remember where), something to the effect of leg strength is essential, which fits in with what you are doing. I have to agree in that whenever my squat increases, everything else important does too. Other work like dynamic lifts, bench, plyos, etc. can tweak the results a little, but the bottom line is: Did your squats increase?

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[quote]jjackkrash wrote:

[quote]hel320 wrote:

[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
You and that damn Smith Machine. I bet if everyone raved about it, you wouldn’t touch it with a 50’ caber thingy. Whatever floats your boat, I guess, at least it looks like the damn thing is working for you. Great work in here.[/quote]
Sorry bout that, cap’n. I’ll just get back in formation with the rest. Thanks for the input.[/quote]

You know I was just teasing. [/quote]

And they say, “You don’t tug on Superman’s cape,
You don’t spit into the wind
You don’t pull the mask off that ol’ Lone Ranger
And you don’t mess around with Mr. hel320’s Smith Machine.”