[quote]hel320 wrote:
Feeling shame from the night before I went straight to the gym after work
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Shame can be a great motivator.
I very rarely miss workouts because of the crushing guilt I feel afterwards which means I end up not being able to enjoy the time I took off anyway!
Nothing shameful about your weights though. A 265 lb strict press is awesome.
Happy Holidays Harry. You’re (still) the man, don’t try to make us all feel better with these supposed lapses of human-ness.
Was watching “Surviving the Cut” last night on netflix. A documentary about special forces and the second episode was about the PJ’s and I thought about you. Thanks again for your service Chief, I appreciate the hell out of ya!
Thanks Colin, means a lot to me. I really miss those days. Well, most of them.
Very long week. We got all the packages and letters delivered last night though. The Post Office has a lot of problems but when it gets down to it the carriers usually get the job done.
Left work and went sraight to the gym. Left there so late Santa was comin in the gym as I was going out. Dude should seriously work on the abz.
Eatin chicken wings in bed, sippin on Guinness Black Lager, watchin 1951 version of Scrooge when another Christmas arrived. Boys called, family from PI send texts, alls good in the world.
Hit the gym this morning, did some chest but mainly had coffee and Krispy Kreme donuts with the owner. Did lay in the sauna for a good sweat. Off to visit relatives soon and gorge but had to stop by and wish all of you a MERRY CHRISTMAS. Hope everyone has a great and safe day.
Merry belated Christmas Harry.
Thur, 8 Jan
Bench
135,225 wu
275x10
295x8
315x7
335x5
incline bench (smith)
180,200x10
250x8
Straight arm flyes
20,25x10
30x8x2
Standing cable flyes
(High to Low)
45x10x2
(low to high)
40x8x2
CGB
225x10x3
sng db seated Tri ext
75,80x10
85x8
Fri
Squat
135,225wu
315x8x3
Dead
135,225,315wu
405x5x5
Bent row
225x8x3
Face pulls
90,100,110x12
bb shrugs
315 x max x 3
Sat
CG hang snatch
135,155,175x3
hang clean
135,185,225,245x3
press from rack
135x10
185x8
205x6
225x5
rear delt raise
35x10x3
hammer curls
45x8x3
reverse curls (ez bar)
70x10x3
Sun
1500m swim
DAMN Harry! Thats a LOT of work. A lot of GOOD work! Glad you survived the holiday season and I hope you and your family have a safe and happy 2012.
Keep your head down Harry. I hear y’all are in for some stormy weather down there.
Pulling 405 5x5 after squats is beastly.
You only benched 335x5, hang cleaned 245x3 and deadlifted 405x5x5 after squats and walking 6+ miles a day at work?? I expected more.
Happy New Year-
that is a shit ton of work
Thanks all. Really miss talking (typing) with yawl. Already gettin invites to some highland games and have 5 T&F meets I’m already commited to competing in. Toying, playing, rolling over, the idea of trying to fit in the US Highland championships this year in Greenville, SC. Good news, they go by 5 year increments so I wouldn’t have to compete against any 40 year olds (won’t use the Y word.) The other news is only 2 guys have signed up so far in my class. 1 has won the US championships several times and the other holds the world record in the sheaf and is near WR in a couple of other events. Lot more will be signing up soon. Sounds almost too fun to pass on.
I need to jump more. I’m convinced the key to our diminishing throwing distance as we age is not so much strength but the ability to move the implements explosively (F=MA, Mr Newton’s 2nd law if I remember correctly). My legs are still strong but my ability to jump high now officially sucks. Lack of use, lack of practice. lack of fast twitch?. So, I do 20 vertical jumps every other day before work. Trying to explode rather than just move upward slowly. We’ll see if it works.
Last night, after 11.5 hour day
Bench
135,225 wu
315x5x5
db incline bench
55,65,75x10
85x8
str arm flyes
20,25x10
30x8x2
stand cable flyes
(High/Low)
45x10x2
(low/high)
40x8x2
Overhead ez curl Tri ext
80,90,110,120x8
Tonight
Social engagement. Thought about heading out to the gym but as I’m now finishing my third Guiness black lager I think I’ll nix that. Guess I’ll sit back and see how yawl voted in the primary up there Steve.
Awesome stuff Harry…
jumping is a great way to build power
nice work Harry.
right now my knee is a bit banged up-
but I LOVE to squat then jump after
or do some power cleans/big pulls then jumps
Great work Harry.
I got an instructional DVD done by one of the local Highland clubs (Eastern Idaho Scottish Games) that they did with a local Pro named Ryan Stewart. Since this is the first real instruction that I’ve received, I can see many many things that I was doing wrong - and therefore many things I can do to be farther away from where they land. I am really hoping to throw and judge alot this year. Judging is a fun way to make gas money, get lunch and a free shirt, and find new people to drink whiskey with. We’ll see how this hip gets along.
Harry, Mitt wasn’t my first choice but I’m not unhappy he won. I’d take any of the GOP candidates over Obama.
Its a sign of an educated and refined gentleman when he uses Guiness as his recovery method.
Here Here make mine a black and tan.
That sounds like an amazing schedule Harry. Promise your fans some video!
As an average Joe, there’s only one fast twitch muscle that I can depend on these days. Drat.
Thanks Matty.
Hadn’t tried the jumps after the lifts before, Kevin. Gave it a try today. Oh, yeah. Don’t know if it’ll improve my jumps but Tree, Andy, and gym owner Mike thought it worthy of rolling on the floor and laughing.
mj, amazing what a little form can achieve. Learn the form, then make it smoother, faster.
Steve, I’m to about to the same point as the guy who said, “don’t care what their party is, if they’re and incumbant, I’m voting against them.”
Joe, I think you may have hit on a deload program I can handle.
Dude, I pretty much like the whole line of Guiness. First time I had though, was at a pub in Alconbury, UK and they served it room temp. Wasn’t real fond of it that way.
Gonna try this year punny.
Came home tonight to an email inviting me to 2 indoor T&F meets at universtity of the South, Sewanee. Both next month. Would mean only throwing the shot and haven’t thrown this year. Haven’t done an indoor meet since back in the day so I’m thinking about it.
Damn, I don’t post often but when I do I get internet diarrhea.
Tonight
Squat
135,225wu
275x10
315x6
365x5
385x4
10 jumps or a reasonable facsimile of. Made lift off at least
Dead
135,225,315wu
365,385,405x5
Bent row
225x8x3
Face pulls
90,100,110x12
db pop up shrugs
80 x max x 3
Tomorrow, try to hit all your threads.