Well darlin’ get me drunk and it half comes back.
Most people think I’m from Cali now because I talk slow and relaxed like I’m high or something.
Tonight was my first night of a couple of weeks of lighter weight, higher volume deloading after the meet.
I kicked my freaking ass. Part of it may have been due to the blood donation. Ddot thinks not but 1 pint of blood at 120lbs is not the same as a pint of blood at 195lbs.
Regardless, the high volume wrecked me. I started getting confused with anything over 5 reps.
Warm up 5 minutes elliptical and a few minutes mobility stuff.
Leg extensions:
This was special because I didn’t know where to find it or exactly how to use it. Court wasted no time mocking me.
60x15
45x2x15
This was just light to get my quads warmed up
Front squats
45x5
95x2x12
95x2x9
95x1x6
I haven’t done front squats in a dogs age but my form quickly sorted itself out. However, I was sucking wind.
Incline dumb bell bench superset with incline flies
DB bench
30x1 10
30x1x7
25x1x10
20x1x20
DB flies
20x1x10
20x1x7
17.5x1x10
12.5x1x10
If I went much lower I’d have broken out the pink dumb bells. I’ve never done flies before.
Reverse grip press downs/ Straight bar press downs/ push ups
RGPD
20x3x12
SBDP
20x3x12
Push ups
1x9
1x5
1x3
Man this was hard but it was fun trying something different. I’m in again Friday morning (because I’m a heathen) to do day two.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
Leg extensions:
This was special because I didn’t know where to find it or exactly how to use it. Court wasted no time mocking me.
[/quote]
It’s not my fault you’re challenged. Ddot had a good chuckle too, so don’t put it all on me.
[quote]Court wrote:
ouroboro_s wrote:
Leg extensions:
This was special because I didn’t know where to find it or exactly how to use it. Court wasted no time mocking me.
It’s not my fault you’re challenged. Ddot had a good chuckle too, so don’t put it all on me.[/quote]
I’m pretty sure he was just laughing near me, not at me.
My spazziness with the leg extension is why I’m lucky I’m cute.
[quote]Free2Be wrote:
JoeGood wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
Court wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
My ears were burning with this thread.
All y’all’s balls will be mine, some day.
And I totally get the “let down” after a meet. Part of me is totally hyped for the next meet; part of me just wants to sit in the corner with a box of Samoas.
Do you really say “all y’all”? Like do people actually say that or that just a stereotype like all of us Canadians live in igloos? Serial question.
I say “y’all” and “all y’all” and “fixin’ to” as an tintentional affection and sly wink to my time spent in Oklahoma.
The fuckers in Oklahoma really do say “y’all” and “all y’all” and “fixin’ to”.
In my part of the country “y’ll”, “all y’all” and “fixin’ to” are all proper grammar.
“He needed killin” is also a valid defense in a court of law.
Yep, I was raised in OK and you should have hear me back then…holy shit. Ya’ll wanna coke, what kina coke ya want?[/quote]
Oh yeah, to a good southern boy all soft drinks are “cokes” so you do have to ask what kind afterwards.
I never thought I had much of a southern accent until I was badly proven wrong.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
Free2Be wrote:
JoeGood wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
Court wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
My ears were burning with this thread.
All y’all’s balls will be mine, some day.
And I totally get the “let down” after a meet. Part of me is totally hyped for the next meet; part of me just wants to sit in the corner with a box of Samoas.
Do you really say “all y’all”? Like do people actually say that or that just a stereotype like all of us Canadians live in igloos? Serial question.
I say “y’all” and “all y’all” and “fixin’ to” as an tintentional affection and sly wink to my time spent in Oklahoma.
The fuckers in Oklahoma really do say “y’all” and “all y’all” and “fixin’ to”.
In my part of the country “y’ll”, “all y’all” and “fixin’ to” are all proper grammar.
“He needed killin” is also a valid defense in a court of law.
Yep, I was raised in OK and you should have hear me back then…holy shit. Ya’ll wanna coke, what kina coke ya want?
Oh yeah, to a good southern boy all soft drinks are “cokes” so you do have to ask what kind afterwards.
I never thought I had much of a southern accent until I was badly proven wrong.[/quote]
I think you guys should post something in which we can hear your voices. There’s just something about southern accents that can make anything sound good.
FWIW, I think the ‘he needed killin’ defense should be allowable here.
Oh yeah, to a good southern boy all soft drinks are “cokes” so you do have to ask what kind afterwards.
Yep! Wanna coke? What kin ya want?
I don’t do it anymore.
I never thought I had much of a southern accent until I was badly proven wrong.
I think you guys should post something in which we can hear your voices. There’s just something about southern accents that can make anything sound good.
FWIW, I think the ‘he needed killin’ defense should be allowable here.
Ha. Maybe I’ll post something in my page. I might not have much of one right now though. Too sober!
[quote]Free2Be wrote:
Oh yeah, to a good southern boy all soft drinks are “cokes” so you do have to ask what kind afterwards.
Yep! Wanna coke? What kin ya want?
I don’t do it anymore.
I never thought I had much of a southern accent until I was badly proven wrong.
I think you guys should post something in which we can hear your voices. There’s just something about southern accents that can make anything sound good.
FWIW, I think the ‘he needed killin’ defense should be allowable here.
Ha. Maybe I’ll post something in my page. I might not have much of one right now though. Too sober! [/quote]
Do you have a training log over in the other section? Do you do strongman?
[quote]Free2Be wrote:
JoeGood wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
Court wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
My ears were burning with this thread.
All y’all’s balls will be mine, some day.
And I totally get the “let down” after a meet. Part of me is totally hyped for the next meet; part of me just wants to sit in the corner with a box of Samoas.
Do you really say “all y’all”? Like do people actually say that or that just a stereotype like all of us Canadians live in igloos? Serial question.
I say “y’all” and “all y’all” and “fixin’ to” as an tintentional affection and sly wink to my time spent in Oklahoma.
The fuckers in Oklahoma really do say “y’all” and “all y’all” and “fixin’ to”.
In my part of the country “y’ll”, “all y’all” and “fixin’ to” are all proper grammar.
“He needed killin” is also a valid defense in a court of law.
Yep, I was raised in OK and you should have hear me back then…holy shit. Ya’ll wanna coke, what kina coke ya want?[/quote]
When I moved to OK and my friends said, “Let’s go get a Coke!” they looked at me like I was an alien when I said I’d rather have a whatever brand name.
Where in OK were you? I have family in Poteau, and spent seven years in Norman.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
Free2Be wrote:
Oh yeah, to a good southern boy all soft drinks are “cokes” so you do have to ask what kind afterwards.
Yep! Wanna coke? What kin ya want?
I don’t do it anymore.
I never thought I had much of a southern accent until I was badly proven wrong.
I think you guys should post something in which we can hear your voices. There’s just something about southern accents that can make anything sound good.
FWIW, I think the ‘he needed killin’ defense should be allowable here.
Ha. Maybe I’ll post something in my page. I might not have much of one right now though. Too sober!
Do you have a training log over in the other section? Do you do strongman?[/quote]
I have a training log in Training Logs. It is me starting over basically. I did one strongman contest.
Had a bunch of injuries and am basically healthy after a few years. I think the log is called Lanky Mo Fo Better road back…
Don’t laugh at my numbers!
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Free2Be wrote:
JoeGood wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
Court wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
My ears were burning with this thread.
All y’all’s balls will be mine, some day.
And I totally get the “let down” after a meet. Part of me is totally hyped for the next meet; part of me just wants to sit in the corner with a box of Samoas.
Do you really say “all y’all”? Like do people actually say that or that just a stereotype like all of us Canadians live in igloos? Serial question.
I say “y’all” and “all y’all” and “fixin’ to” as an tintentional affection and sly wink to my time spent in Oklahoma.
The fuckers in Oklahoma really do say “y’all” and “all y’all” and “fixin’ to”.
In my part of the country “y’ll”, “all y’all” and “fixin’ to” are all proper grammar.
“He needed killin” is also a valid defense in a court of law.
Yep, I was raised in OK and you should have hear me back then…holy shit. Ya’ll wanna coke, what kina coke ya want?
When I moved to OK and my friends said, “Let’s go get a Coke!” they looked at me like I was an alien when I said I’d rather have a whatever brand name.
Where in OK were you? I have family in Poteau, and spent seven years in Norman.[/quote]
Very funny culture isn’t it?
I was born in Tulsa, we moved when I was 10 I think.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
Free2Be wrote:
ouro
“I’m just winding you up. I know what I look like. I’m one of the least body conscious people I know.”
Thanks for the winding. You look damn good. Cool.
Just remember dropping a kg or two of water before a meet is easy, it is easy to get that weight back up and carrying the extra kgs everyday will make you stronger. I was not thinking of you going up to 60kgs.
That’s pretty much the advice I got from one of the guys I train with. Go 1-2 kg higher for training and then drop water. I just get paranoid about making weight. We’ve all heard pmpm’s cautionary, spit in a cup, tale.
Now I just need to decide what route to take as far as meets go. I’m thinking I will do the big one at the end of September. My choices are:
1: Do nothing until that meet and train for 6 months
2: Do the Ste. Marie open in Quebec with Dianab June 13. That leaves 9 1/2 training weeks from now till June and 16 from June to end of Sept.
3: Do the Ottawa Open July 18. That leaves 15 training weeks from now to Ottawa and 9 training weeks from Ottawa to the end of Sept.
Since last June I’ve done 2 strongman and 4 pl meets. I think my body would prefer no meets for 6 months but my brain/guts would like a meet midway as a warm up for mental reasons and the high I get from it.
Any suggestions or feedback from anyone would be appreciated.[/quote]
I am going with Court on this one and say Option # 1, do nothing until that meet and train for 6 months.
I’d wager 4-6 weeks off of straight PL training would do you well. Maybe start working towards that September meet in June? Work on putting on a few lbs to assist in your lifting between now and June?
Ouro
Your question…
I think that if you ask yourself what your purpose is then the answer will be obvious.
Do you do it for the competition and to have fun?
Do you do it to get as strong as possible?
Taking joint health in consideration is also a factor in all of this.
I really encourage all of you to read maraudermeats last 3 or 4 pages where he talks about cycling intensity and take it to heart. You don’t want to be a cripple or in constant pain in 5 to 20 years.
EDIT****
You probably do it for both reasons or maybe completely different reasons, but what takes precedence for you is what I’m getting at. That should lead you to your answer… No wrong or right answer here at all!
I hope I don’t get in trouble for doing this, but here is one of the lessons we had in the Lean Eating program the other day…
ETA: I posted a link but you can’t see it without me still being logged in…
crap, let me try something else..
Do You Thrive From Competition?
by the PN Coaching Team
“A competitor will find a way to win. Competitors take bad breaks and use them to drive themselves just that much harder. Quitters take bad breaks and use them as reasons to give up. It’s all a matter of pride.”
-Nancy Lopez
Like all things related to health, fitness and performance, there are very few things that are set in absolutes. Though it?s common for people to label things as ?healthy or unhealthy? or ?good or bad?, there is rarely one right answer to these questions. Too much or too little of anything can be problematic.
For example:
Is coffee a good source of antioxidants or a hormone damaging drug?
Is soy a food for cancer prevention or a potential link to cancer?
Is red wine a longevity elixir or premature aging poison?
Is exercise something that gives you energy or something that takes it away?
Is competition a great way to reach higher levels of health, happiness and performance or signs of a dangerous and unhealthy addiction?
Just like coffee beans, organic carrots or a glass of water, sometimes the question to answer is not ?is this healthy?? but rather, ?is this coming from a healthy place??
Lance Armstrong partially credits his competitive nature for his 7th Tour de France vitory and athletic comeback after beating cancer.
COMING FROM A HEALTHY PLACE?
When it comes to competition, one thing to consider is what is steering your competitive drive. Most often the competitive spirit we have in place to reach our goals starts off from a healthy place. Motivation and desire to succeed are high at the beginning when we are excited about our goals, but are apt to lose steam throughout the process. When this happens and sight of the goal is lost, it?s possible for some to venture into unhealthy competition, or competition that is no longer linked to the initial healthy goal.
On the flip side, others may suppress a competitive drive for fear of failure, embarrassment or lack of results. For these people, it?s easier to intentionally avoid competition or situations that may require a degree of competitiveness. They may feel competitive with themselves, but not necessarily with others. Often their degree of competitiveness just requires a little boost.
DOES COMPETITION THRIVE ON YOU?
Perhaps your competitive drive hasn?t gone off course or run out of gas, and you?re in full competition mode. Though you may thrive on competition, one thing to consider is this:
Is your competitive nature or the actual competition you are preparing for actually producing the desired results?
FIND YOUR INNER ATHLETE
Whether you are naturally competitive and thrive on it, are merely competitive with yourself and don?t need a formal event to flourish, are neutral to the concept of competition, or you retreat from anything competitive - tap into your Inner Athlete.
Take the time to examine the deeper meaning behind your degree of competitiveness and if there is a need for change.
Is it time to reassess your competitive drive or the competition as an effective tool towards a larger goal or objective?
Have you never been competitive and would like to find a way to be more of a competitor? Maybe a friendly or formal competition is exactly what you need to take your progress, physical and personal, to a new level.
You can make the gym your competitive arena and each workout the event.
If you are not the gym-type, there are competitive opportunities all around - be creative, have fun and push beyond your limits.
Or find something formal and high level and aim equally high!
Either way, every workout provides you with an opportunity to unleash the inner athlete that exists within all of us!
“…view each workout is a separate athletic event. Every workout is a game. An athletic competition.”
- Gino Arcaro
WHAT TO DO TODAY
Take the time to consider and answer these questions:
Do you thrive from competition?
If YES:
* Why do you feel you thrive from competition?
* Does this competitive drive come from a healthy place? Are you competing or competitive for the right reasons?
* What do you feel you will gain by competing or what have you gained in the past by competing?
* Does your competitive nature help you towards your goals?
* Has your competitive drive caused imbalanced in the past or been more harm than good as it relates to your goals?
* Will taking a less competitive approach of self-acceptance help you towards your goals?
If NO:
* What do you feel are some of the reasons that you do not thrive from competition?
* Do you feel you avoid or feel competition? Does your lack of competitive drive come from a healthy place?
* What do you feel you will gain or have gained in the past by not being competitive?
* Does your non-competitive nature help you or hinder you with your goals and progress?
* Will letting go of any pressure to compete against yourself or others help you towards your goals?
Mom in md: Thanks for posting that information. The reason that I compete is something that I’ve given a bit of thought to after I watched a show on gambling addition. The physical effects that these people experience, are the same ones I get when I compete.
It is a crazy rush of fear and euphoria. When I make a good lift; a p.r. on the platform there is a physical feeling of being incredibly high. I guess your brain is flooded with whatever that feel-good hormone is.
I used to compete in gymnastics as a kid but never experienced that and didn’t enjoy competing because it sucked the joy out of the sport. However, as an adult in this sport, it has had the opposite affect. Like a drug, I can’t wait to feel it again.
I think part of it too, is the camraderie with the other people in the warm up room. There’s a lot of adrenalin, testosterone, laughing and some crying. The other odd side affect I’ve noticed is feeling like I could purely fuck someone in half. That must be the testerone 
I’m sure we all experience it in a different way with some overlapping similarities.
I’m still thinking abour what I want to do because I’m in this for the long game.
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
JoeGood wrote:
Free2Be wrote:
JoeGood wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
Court wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
My ears were burning with this thread.
All y’all’s balls will be mine, some day.
And I totally get the “let down” after a meet. Part of me is totally hyped for the next meet; part of me just wants to sit in the corner with a box of Samoas.
Do you really say “all y’all”? Like do people actually say that or that just a stereotype like all of us Canadians live in igloos? Serial question.
I say “y’all” and “all y’all” and “fixin’ to” as an tintentional affection and sly wink to my time spent in Oklahoma.
The fuckers in Oklahoma really do say “y’all” and “all y’all” and “fixin’ to”.
In my part of the country “y’ll”, “all y’all” and “fixin’ to” are all proper grammar.
“He needed killin” is also a valid defense in a court of law.
Yep, I was raised in OK and you should have hear me back then…holy shit. Ya’ll wanna coke, what kina coke ya want?
Oh yeah, to a good southern boy all soft drinks are “cokes” so you do have to ask what kind afterwards.
I never thought I had much of a southern accent until I was badly proven wrong.
I think you guys should post something in which we can hear your voices. There’s just something about southern accents that can make anything sound good.
FWIW, I think the ‘he needed killin’ defense should be allowable here.
[/quote]
I’ll see if I can’t figure out something to post. Ronda laughs at me when I say I don’t have much of an accent.
Its also funny that we have a ton of Albama boys over in the over 35 lifter forum.
Friday April 10:
Reverse lunge from step
all sets done with 25lb dbs
2x12
2x9
1x6
2 minutes rest between sets. This just about did me in. I’m a total spazz at lunges and have a tough time just keeping my balance. In addition, holding the dbs made my hands and forearms cramp. It must be good for me because it was freaking tough.
GHR superset with snatch grip deads
GHR
4x10
SND
105x4x10
because I was using 25lb plates it was much lower and I’ve banged the shit out of my ankles.
2 minutes between sets but moving directly from GHR to SND. At one point, my vision went blurry. Seriously, when I was walking to the fountain between sets 2 and 3 Ihad to blink a couple of times because it was swimming a bit.
Seated wide grip low row superset with bb curls
WG low row
60x43x12
BB curl
40x12
40x10
40x7
I barely made it to the car. Both during and after the workout the only thing running through my head was “Fucking, cock sucking son of a whore”.
Thanks Ddot
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
Both during and after the workout the only thing running through my head was “Fucking, cock sucking son of a whore”.
[/quote]
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
At least now someone else understands why I used to swear at him so much during my workouts at the beginning of this “quest to 225”
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
I barely made it to the car. Both during and after the workout the only thing running through my head was “Fucking, cock sucking son of a whore”.
[/quote]
We both know you can do better than that.
Regarding competition: I don’t think about things too much. Why over analyze something you like doing? Do it until your fed up and move on to something else. That pretty much applies to everything, btw.