I’m going to hit the 24 fitness tomorrow and do some of my ugly stuff.
- because I’m an attention whore and
- because those folks need an example of ugly lifting.
- Rates are really good right now and I may join.
Your latest thread title reminds me of one of my favorite drummers-- Bernard “Pretty” Purdie:
Everybody ought to have a little air in their high hat!
I prefer more to love. Doubt if you get to fat status, I’d love to give you this 15 lbs i have to shed before Feb.
[quote]barryjenkins00 wrote:
I prefer more to love. Doubt if you get to fat status, I’d love to give you this 15 lbs i have to shed before Feb.[/quote]
And I’d love to be able to take it from you. Eating is the most boring activity I can think of…
unless one is starving, of course.
Maybe, Too Ugly to be Weak?
No PR Day
1-2-2010
Power cleans
worked up to 225x1,1,0,0
Clean plus Overhead Press
worked up to 175x1
185x3 (Clean and Push Press)
Anderson Squat
worked up to 365x1 (easy)
Close Grip Bench Press (paused)
135x10
185x8
205x6
225x4,3
Front Squat
worked up to 275x1
Tricep Pushdowns (strict)
100x8
Triceps machine
110x8
50x8 (right arm only)
HS Isolateral Row
worked up to
3 plates + 25 x5
Hammer curls
60’s x8
Straight curls
55’s x 8
No membership for me there at 23 hour Fit. Too hard to stay focused.
Damn, that’s a hell of a session, Tony!
It was a nice volume session for sure. But since I kept the intensity down except for a couple of things I feel ready to do some more reasonable training tomorrow. Thought I’d be sore but I’m not so much.
I’m foregoing the 500 sumo I had planned and doing 475 for three singles instead and then deficit conventional deads.
Overhead pin press I’m bringing down to 255 or 260, get two or three singles and may follow with some full range dumbell presses for reps.
We’ll see how that feels instead of maxing out.
Never fail to inspire, tony.
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
No membership for me there at 23 hour Fit. Too hard to stay focused.[/quote]
Now, what could be distracting there? Really…I’ve never been to one.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
No membership for me there at 23 hour Fit. Too hard to stay focused.[/quote]
Now, what could be distracting there? Really…I’ve never been to one.[/quote]
They have so much equipment that I tend to get too excited and try it all out. The 2010 resolutioners are in right now as well so accessing things I need to use (as opposed to wanting to use) is problematic. Plus the eye candy.
Better to train at home or at my funky old folks gym.
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
No membership for me there at 23 hour Fit. Too hard to stay focused.[/quote]
Now, what could be distracting there? Really…I’ve never been to one.[/quote]
They have so much equipment that I tend to get too excited and try it all out. The 2010 resolutioners are in right now as well so accessing things I need to use (as opposed to wanting to use) is problematic. Plus the eye candy.
Better to train at home or at my funky old folks gym.[/quote]
Easy there Albino…some of us make resolutions too.
And eye candies are good, something else to blame for a missed lift other than “my frame”
2010-1-4
Overhead Pin Presses (Pin 14 - forehead, normal grip - pinkies 2" inside power ring))
140x5
155x3
170x3
185x3
200x2
215x1,1,1 (PR +10 lbs for normal grip)
190x4 (missed on 5th rep, middle all mushy)
Sumo Day
135x5
225x5
315x4
385x3
435x1
475x1,1,1 (PR + 2 sets)
Deficit DL (6" box)
385 5x2 sets (PR + 20lbs)
Chest Supported Rows
225 6,7
Hang Clean and Press (1 clean 1 press)
165 3x3
Dips
BW 15x3 sets
Diamond Fatman Pushups
BW x never less than 10 (at 3 successively lower heights)
Just right on the lower body work. Got a yen to do clean and presses. Felt invigorated on this workout rather than tired out.
On pin presses I usually take a wider grip with my pinkies on the power rings. I decided that moving to my normal grip might carry over better to a full range attempt. I lose poundage on the bar, but it does good things for the upper mid back traps and triceps.
385 on DDLs was pretty fast. I’m going to 405 next time. If a 6 inch box doesn’t get me off the floor fast what else is going work? I know, I know - bands.
Excellent work going on here DCA. The deads are just flat out impressive dude.
If only I’d known sooner the one solution to everything…
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
Excellent work going on here DCA. The deads are just flat out impressive dude.[/quote]
Thanks, but I expect Meat is gonna rip me one when he sees my sumo vid.
Great lifting Tony. Are you wide sumo or semi-sumo?(I can’t see the video here at work) I’ve found a semi-sumo works best for me. I find workingout at home to have many less distractions as well.
[quote]ecogenx wrote:
Great lifting Tony. Are you wide sumo or semi-sumo?(I can’t see the video here at work) I’ve found a semi-sumo works best for me. I find workingout at home to have many less distractions as well.[/quote]
Wide sumo. Semi-sumo might as well be conventional for me. I’m afraid to put my feet any wider because I can drop the bar on my toes. I could easily place my feet past where the plates start and have considered loading 25’s as the first plates with 45’s thereafter just to try it out.
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
[quote]ecogenx wrote:
Great lifting Tony. Are you wide sumo or semi-sumo?(I can’t see the video here at work) I’ve found a semi-sumo works best for me. I find workingout at home to have many less distractions as well.[/quote]
Wide sumo. Semi-sumo might as well be conventional for me. I’m afraid to put my feet any wider because I can drop the bar on my toes. I could easily place my feet past where the plates start and have considered loading 25’s as the first plates with 45’s thereafter just to try it out.
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I found the wider stance made my hips and knees ache. Thanks