An Uncommon Pursuit

Training Over 35 Lifter
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[quote]skidmark wrote:
Capacity wrote:
skidmark wrote:
The Quik-Stop store down the street is also carrying these Met-Rx protein bars. 30 grams of protein and 300 calories. They taste like a mix of chocolate and horse apples, but they are filling. I actually like them.

It causes me to pause, that you know how chocolate and horse apples taste. I think I’m bothered less that you actually like them!

Cappy

Maybe it’s only little boys that engage in daring each other to do really stupid stuff like tasting road apples, but it bought me a lot of “brave man” capital in my little gang when I was ten.[/quote]

Reminds me of the Basque lifeguard I worked with, she tried road apples just to know what they tasted like.

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I was curious about the overheads, and I’m not doing much with my own numbers, so I thought I’d look around a bit. Furthermore, what did I miss? I leave for one dam week and someone gets Skidmark on a rant about the internet ect…?

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Got interupted again. I re-read that post, I don’t mean to sound like a smart ASS, I was just wondering. Perhaps I should focus on my own work for awhile.

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2008-10-20
Front Squats
225 5x1

Deadlift (clean-grip)
415 5x1

Standing Overhead Press
165 5x1

Neutral grip pullups
BWx3,3,3,3,5,5,5,5,5,5,7

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Aviation One Liners (fron www.netfunny.com)

Q: What is the difference between a duck and a co-pilot?
A: The duck can fly.

A check ride ought to be like a skirt:
Short enough to be interesting, but long enough to cover everything.

Speed is life.
Altitude is life insurance.

It only takes two things to fly:
Airspeed, and money.

The three most dangerous things in aviation (in order):

  1. A doctor in a Cessna.
  2. Two captains in a 737 or DC-9.
  3. On-board fire

Aircraft Identification:
If it’s ugly, it’s British.
If it’s weird, it’s French.
If it’s ugly and weird, it’s Russian.

What do air traffic controllers and pilots have in common?
If a pilot screws up, the pilot dies.
If ATC screws up, the pilot dies

The difference between flight attendants and jet engines is that the engines usually quit whining when they get to the gate.

New FAA motto: ‘We’re not happy till you’re not happy.’

If something hasn’t broken on your helicopter … it’s about to.

Basic Flying Rules:

  1. Try to stay in the middle of the air.
  2. Do not go near the edges of it.
  3. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more difficult to fly in the edges.

Unknown landing signal officer (LSO) to carrier pilot after his 6th unsuccessful landing attempt: ‘You’ve got to land here son. This is where the food is.’

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What’s the difference in pilots and pigs?
Pigs don’t pick up pilots in bars.

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[quote]hel320 wrote:
What’s the difference in pilots and pigs?
Pigs don’t pick up pilots in bars.[/quote]

True.

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[quote]skidmark wrote:
2008-10-20
Front Squats
225 5x1

Deadlift (clean-grip)
415 5x1

Standing Overhead Press
165 5x1

Neutral grip pullups
BWx3,3,3,3,5,5,5,5,5,5,7[/quote]

Wow - powerful display of odd numbers throughout. Just mixing it up with the singles, or will this be something a bit more regular for a while?

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[quote]1Geech wrote:
skidmark wrote:
2008-10-20
Front Squats
225 5x1

Deadlift (clean-grip)
415 5x1

Standing Overhead Press
165 5x1

Neutral grip pullups
BWx3,3,3,3,5,5,5,5,5,5,7

Wow - powerful display of odd numbers throughout. Just mixing it up with the singles, or will this be something a bit more regular for a while?[/quote]

I spent the afternoons over the weekend doing heavy yard work (taking out sod, laying sod, digging, crouching toting and whatnot) and I found that my back was killing me the whole time. I was strong enough, but I had no stamina, and no fitness for the work. The routine I’ve been doing is great for preparing for powerlifting competitions, but not applicable to heavy, 'round-the-house work.

I’m rethinking my routine. It’s not likely that I’m going to compete in the foreseeable future given that I will have to travel a fair distance to get to competitions (SF is too frou-frou for it, y’know) and I don’t really wish to afford the expense of it.

I’m thinking of going back to a Rock,Iron,Steel type of program as I got quickly stronger and had good endurance from it.

Dunno. Still figuring it out. I’m looking also at Heavy/Light. All basic movements and not much extra, just fooling with rep ranges. Swinging a kettlebell and rope jumping will definitely be a part of the picture.

As for the pullups numbers - I was working out with my son. The only way to get him to do pullups without doing the drill sergeant routine is to do them with him. He was gassed at 5 sets so I kept going. Felt good on my shoulder. I can concentrate on pulling evenly @ BW and was working on pulling to my sternum and keeping my right shoulder back and seated.

Yesterday’s session didn’t beat me up, my back feels great but I feel like I worked the glutes and hams well since I went wide stance on front squats and took them deep with a pause at the bottom.

I’m going to stick with Front Squats and Zerchers for squatting as those are most applicable to how you use your body for actual work. I may take Flat bench pressing out of the picture altogether.

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Finally found the tape measure:

Height: 72"
Chest: 45"
Arms: left - 16, right 15.5
Forearms: 12"
Wrist 6.75
Waist: 31"
Hips: 37"
Thigh: 23"
Calf: 14"
ankle: 8.5

I got all of my mother’s fine bone structure and none of my father’s height. It’s a wonder I don’t break like a stalk of wheat when I squat.

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You have a meet lined up?
Have you thought about an all body building routine to gain weight? Body build for a few months and then go back to powerlifting.

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Have you thought of trying a body building routine for a few months? It may help you gain some weight you’re looking for and help with the stamina. Maybe add some variety as well.

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Very close to mine until you get to the waist down, I beat you by 5 inches in the waist. That is a good thing isn’t it?

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Man - the site’s getting all weird. People posts aren’t showing up. My posts aren’t showing up. Then posts show up and subsequently disappear again.

Gotta love java servlets.

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Skid, I’m only 5’5" – I’ve managed to shrink an inch as I’ve gotten older.

You’ve got my sympathy.

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[quote]Carl Darby wrote:
Very close to mine until you get to the waist down, I beat you by 5 inches in the waist. That is a good thing isn’t it?[/quote]

Yeah - it is, if it makes you more stable in the middle.

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[quote]ecogenx wrote:
Have you thought of trying a body building routine for a few months? It may help you gain some weight you’re looking for and help with the stamina. Maybe add some variety as well.[/quote]

T’ain’t the routine what’s the problem.

One gets bigger if one eats. I have no appetite until I’m starving and I’m still not controlling my food supply.

Geech is gonna flame me again…

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[quote]ecogenx wrote:
You have a meet lined up?
Have you thought about an all body building routine to gain weight? Body build for a few months and then go back to powerlifting.[/quote]

No more meets for a while.

The last one was fun, but my weekends are booked and I don’t want to spend the cash on it.

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Sorry about the double post. But like you were saying this site is a little messed up right now. Last night some of your posts from yesterday were missing and my posts never showed up until I checked today.

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[quote]skidmark wrote:
ecogenx wrote:
Have you thought of trying a body building routine for a few months? It may help you gain some weight you’re looking for and help with the stamina. Maybe add some variety as well.

T’ain’t the routine what’s the problem.

One gets bigger if one eats. I have no appetite until I’m starving and I’m still not controlling my food supply.

Geech is gonna flame me again…[/quote]

You just need to eat more garlic butter.

That will solve your problems.