AJ,
Your deads look solid, lot of work. I can sympathize with you hovering over that engine compartment. 26 hours. I’m still sore from Tuesday and I’ll I’ve really done is hold furniture down. Well, did an hour of driveway shoveling yesterday, but no, mostly anchored the recliner with my sore ass.
To be young again.
Alright back to working out, little workout early this morning, after I spent an hour turning my garage back into a gym ( one of these days I’ll convince my wife, and move this stuff to the basement)
DB military 90’ back suport------BORs ( my hams and low back were tight)
30x15-----------135x20
65x10-----------235x5
65x10-----------235x5
65x10----------235x5
90x4------------235x5
65x8-----------235x5
30x22---------185x18 ( went for broke, lots of cheating )
BB curls-------standing skull crusher’s
Bunch of saets
Shoulder circuts—rear latterals–side latterals–arnolds ( all seated, all continue-ous 
30x10-10-10 x 5 circuts
Finished workout, it was fuckin cold, then used new snow blower and did mine and 3 neighbor’s drive ways, then I went to pull my car into garage to check fluid levels one last time ( make sure all was good) and when I was pulling car into garage, knocked pasenger side mirror off of the car, hitting garage door, fuck sakes. Anyway thats the only workout I’m doing this week, I’m off to Ottawa tomorrow it looks like, weather dependant, so hopefully be able to get atleast one workout a week, then will see how I’m feelin, might drop back to 3 or mabey even just two workouts a week, when I get home in 3 weeks. I was sore and stiff this morning, so didn’t bother doing any squats, deads, or bench, just hit some weak area’s and moved on. later
Sunday Mar 16-------------test Day
Another day going out to lift feelin like shit, becoming a habbit, I hate excuses, but here’s a couple anyway. I haven’t had a shot of test in 4 weeks, I only do 200 a week TRT, but I’ve been doing that for over 3yrs, and because of pharmacy back order, been off for 4weeks, finaly got some black market test, and took a shot on Fri, but that will take a week or two to kick in, so this might be part of NRG crissis lately. Also I usually drink 3 littler’s of milk a day, evry day, and for the last 2 and half weeks, I’ve dropped that to one litter a day, plus dropped rice and potatoes from my diet, I’m down around ten pounds, and my belt didn’t fit right today, but more on that latter
Bench
135x15 ( bar was so cold it burned my hands, put gloves on for rest of workout)
225x5
275x5
295x3
315x3x3 ( this felt really heavy, didn’t see the point of going to 325, so did 2 more sets of 3 )
Squat 15’’ box same as last week
135x15
225x5
315x5
345x5
375x5 ( I have no fucking idea whats going on with my squat, got 5 easy, last week barely 2, fuck)
385x6—2—2----2 whatever, three doubles, strange, but I’ll take it !
ROM deads
225x5
315x5
365x5 ( did all of these off of box with no belt, don’t know why, ussualy warm up form the floor)
405x11----5—4—2
On the first and most important set, my belt slipped down to my hips on second rep, this ruined my focus, and by the fith rep, all I could feel or think about was my low back, I should have went for another hole on my belt, I should have worn my belt for atleast one warm-up set, I should have done alot of things but whatever, it is what it is.
Today was a write off, my mind was everywhere but on the workout, my ride comes at 4 to go to Ottawa, I haven’t worked out all week really ( a little shoulder’s, thinking about leaving my wife and kid, thinking about the car, thinking abouit everything. My bench sucked my deadlift sucked, my squat came out of no where, I don’t fuckin know, but there it is, and I’m off to ottawa, I won’t probably be doing much for workouts the next 3 weeks, but I will be working my ass off, and I’m bumping my test from 200 a week to 500 a week for thew next 3 weeks, though the black market test is probably weaker than medical grade, so whatever, if UI get a chance to post I will, if not see ya in 3 weeks.
I only video’d the fist set of deads, 5 reps, then the phone was full again, my daughter keeps making vids and filling it up. later
bump
Fuckin shitty day, you can’t really tell on the vid, but my belt is loose and slides down under my belly, basicaly doing nothing, not a big deal, but it cost me a couple reps for sure, anyway I’m off, hope I get to visit Nera’s gym while I’m up in Ottawa, sent them an email, and got directions and a free pass, later folks, I’m out
Oh shit Can’t wait to see the pics of you killing it at the box bro! By the way I proposed to the misses in your 2 horse town. Her parents had their first house together there. Have fun back in society you crazy mofo! lol.
Sunday morning, got home late last night, didn’t touch a weight for three weeks, lost 20lbs, 14hr days, nic, and coffee, pushin a consruction crew to produce. Going to do a workout latter today, should be interesting, down to 245, almost with abs, so we’ll see where my strength is Later fucker’s
Way to not to fall off anything.
Good to have you back.
I can sleep again.
Welcome back ! Doms city headed yourway !
2;00, Not going to be able to squeeze workout in today, just to much going on after 3 weeks away, back window of garage/gym fell in and smashed while I was away, and the yard’s a mess, as the snow all melted in my absense. Sooo… yard work, maitnance, and family time today, and tomorrow wife goes to work, daughter at school, I’ll see where I’m at with a workout, ya I’ll be sore. I’m home for a week, two at the most, and back to Ottawa, shit’s exploding there, company I’m working with is just handing me jobs, I put them through my buisness, on my paper, pay the guy’s, pay my own taxes, and kick the company back 10 points off the top, and bank the rest, too lucrative to turn down. Ran close to 100 K through my books the last 3 weeks, and managed to hang on to around 10 points myself, so good times, thinking about moving to Ottawa at this rate, mostly high end steel roofing, and some structual stuff, but they got a shit ton of work, and they’re begging me to keep taking shit off they’re hands. They’re mostly a siding company, and just want someone to be able to take the big messy jobs off they’re hands, without them having to get involved finanialy, or other wise.
Anyway, out to the yard I go, I’ll update tomorrow after my workout
Jlabs, I don’t know how far you are from Ottawa, but if your still looking for work, and you don’t mind heights or hard work, paying my guys between 20-30 $ hour taxes optional !
Going to try and workout every day I’m home, sort of over train, because it seems I don’t get much training in while I’m away, and with any luck I’ll be back at my gym after my court date on May 6th, finger’s crossed, although my options just got improved later
Home to a bitchy wife, and whiney kid, trying to remember why it was I came home again ?
Didn’t mean to sound like I was bragging above, just keep being amazed at all the great situations that arise since I’ve been sober, went to Ottawa to take an old friend up on a job offer, and due to my soberiety it turned into a smoken buisness deal, that may turn into a big move, and life changing event for me and my family. Should have got sober 20yrs ago, I’d have a million by now, Good time’s—Life is good later
Down to work. I Worked roofing for a bit, after a day or so you adjust to the height. Didn’t know you were back logging on here again. Anyways just let me know where to meet up when your back in Ottawa.
Monday April 7----------ROM deads ( first day back after 3 week layoff, and 20lb weight loss, hahaha----Here goes nothing-------
Rom deads—4 inch blocks, same height as workout 4 weeks ago, where I got 5 on my opening set
225x10----felt good
295x5
365x3----felt heavy
385x2-----realized after this set that I hadn’t thought about a belt, use it for 405
405x4 and a half ( video) Wow I felt weak as a kitten, got 2 more holes on my belt, lost atleast 4inch from waist
405x4 after 3 min rest, getting my set-up back to how it should be, feet were wide first set
405x3 after another 3minn rest, feelin weak, thinkin about cross-fit
Front squats
135x10 beltless, felt good actually
185x5
225x3 wanted 5, but wasn’t to be ( video) no belly to hold me upright
185x8 puked a little after this set, getting rid of 3 weeks of toxins I supose
135x10 beltless big pump, big DOMs I’m sure
Shrugs and curls until I was done
More later gotta go !
ROM deads, first set—Whatever
Front squats----Whatever
Well I’m home for a week, so I’ll do what I can, lost lots of strength it seems, lots of BW as well though, so it is a trade off. May 6 is court date, and should be back in my gym after that, so at that point a big cycle should straighten out this strength delema. I do look alot better though, I came through the door after 3 weeks away, and the first words out of my 6yr daughter’s mouth were ‘’ Dady your skinny’’ haha, probably was only taken in about 2000 calories a day realisticly for those 3 weeks, mostly fast food on the fly while working 10-14hr days, so it was a trade off, see what I can do. later
It’s okay I’m skinny now too…it’s not as cool as what people make it seem
I dont mind gettin slowly leaner… but still gaining strength n better body composition. For my body I hardly believe I want to be under 205. I have no dreams of 6 pack. Just lean n thick.
Well it looks like I may be heading back as early as this Thursday, weightlifting may be on hold for a little bit, priorities are priorities, and between now and May 6 I might as well make as much cash as possible. I’ll hopefully be back in my gym after May 6, and will be able to focus on size and strength then.
The other side of this is whats going to happen on May 6, listen to this hoarse shit, I’m on supreme court apeal bail right now, so on May 5th I have to turn myself in to jail to spend the night, then on May 6th my lawyer will be in supreme court in Toronto for my trial, I’m not allowed to be there or even know whats going on. I’ll find out that night if I’m getting realeased, and allowed back in my gym, or if the sentance is being up-held and I’m staying in jail for the year to serve out my sentance, Whew ! thats going to be a rough fucking day.
In fact the next 4 weeks leading up to that day are going to be rough, that’s the main reason I’m chomping at the bit to get back to Ottawa and working 14hr days, not walking around here with my head spinning. The only reason we’ve gone this far is small town politics, and I’m confident that this case will be thrown out by a real big city court, but it’s still alot on my mind, and I don’t feel like doing a year in jail at this point in my life, espesialy for somthing I didn’t do. We shall see !
As far as working out, was planning on working out every day this week, until I went back to Ottawa, but thats not going to happen either. I’M WAY TO FUCKING SORE TO WORK OUT TODAY ! My PC chain is crippled to rthe point I couldn’t even do a bench workout today, holy-o-fuck I’m fucking sore, I especialy shouldn’t have done all those shrugs at the end of my workout, my upper back and traps are complely fuckin ruined, not to mention my low back, ass, and hams whew.
Anyway putting in laundry, and going for an hour long walk to try and loosen up, hopefully be able to bench tomorrow, and mabey one more lower body workout before I leave for Ottawa on Thursday if thats when I end up leaving. PR’s for all, Later !
I give you credit for throwing all in like that: work, weights. Maintaining sanity is a skill I suppose. Best to you on that.
The court thing sounds bizarre. You aren’t even present as your lawyer pleads? I guess we do things differently down here, showdown with your accuser and all that.
Well, stay tough (as if you’d be otherwise).
Managed to get some bench work in yesterday, nothing exciting, but some work all the same, in the morning while I was cleaning up my back yard, nice to be able to workout with the garage door open for a change, so I did some bench and chins inbetween picking up sticks and shingle bits from last years re-roof
Bench------chins ( sets of 10 on chins)
135x20
225x5
275x5x5
250x9—hardest set of the day, really wanted 10, good gauge though, not overly weak
225x12
4hrs later, in the afternoon ( just the way it worked out)
Seated upright DB military----inverted rows
30x20--------mex15
65x10--------mex15
65x10-------mex15
65x10---------mex15
65x10--------mex15
65x10---------mex15
Thought about trying to get some Db presses in with my 90s, but my bench is rickety, and almost tips over when I clean the 65s, so better to wait, mostly did the Db presses with neutral grip, but also did a set with reg grip as well. Going to try and get in a heavy squat workout before I take off again, we’ll see, got one hamstring thats tight, like I pulled it, so I’ll play it by year. I think I’m heading back out for work this weekend.
I’ll try and get the odd post up until May 6, then we’ll see what direction my life is going to take, if I end up back in my gym, I’ll get back to working out every day, or atleast on a reg plan/program, until thgen things will likely be up in the air. later
Training lookin pretty good again!