Lexie is a beast. It must be good genes.
[quote]Crippler56 wrote:
Lexie is a beast. It must be good genes. [/quote]
I think she really can be. And she does have good genes…from her Momma.
MP Day
Not the reps I wanted (wanted 3’s), but still progress.
Military Press
barx20 - (10 front and 10 back)
95x10
135x10
175x5
200x3
225x3
240x2x2
240x1
225x3
BB Shrugs
315x15
405x12
455x10x2 - 10 second hold on the last rep
Rear Delt Raises
45x12x2
45x10
40x10x2
DB Laterals
40x8x2
35x10x2
Lat Pulls - swapped grip every set, between wide and narrow
150x10x5
Rear Delt Machine
90x10x2
Lexie’s Workout
Military Press
barx8
55x5
65x3
70x2
75x1 - PR
80x1 - push press
barx8
Started whining about her back hurting. I think she was just tired. Didn’t sleep worth a crap and had a benadryl hangover.
Leg Ext.
50x10x3
Leg Curls
35x10x3
Leg Press
110x10
150x10
190x10x8
Good times…
Quick in and out workout. So Lexie and I could go for one last black raspberry round up.
Tricep Pushdowns - V-bar
Me
160x20
190x10
220x10
250x8x2
Lexie
40x15
55x10
70x8
55x10
DB Curls
Me
40x8x2
30x10
Lexie
10x10
15x7
10x10
Cable Upright Rows
Just Me
145x10x3
Cable OH Tricep Ext.
Me
160x10
190x10
205x10
205x8
Lexie
40x10
55x10x3
Cable EZ Bar Curls
Me
90x10
120x8
105x8
90x10
Lexie
35x10
35x8
30x10
Then picked them berries. Hopefully Jam will be made this week.
Great Stuff Skip, good living when you can share something with your kids other than money !
[quote]OldGoat wrote:
Great Stuff Skip, good living when you can share something with your kids other than money ![/quote]
Yep… Of course, when it came time to food mill the berries, last night, no one was to be found. It took me 3 hours to food mill all of them and clean up.
Tonight, Jennifer and I made the jam…1.75 gallons of it.
Unofficial weigh-in this morning. Down 35# even.
Good thing my Dad is coming to visit. I need a break…lol.
There will be at least one big BBQ, a couple of cobblers and lots of boiled peanuts. My goal is to not gain more than a pound or so. So, I guess it will be a mix of feast and famine.
Enjoy your feastin!
[quote]LittleStrick wrote:
There will be at least one big BBQ, a couple of cobblers and lots of boiled peanuts. [/quote]
You have room for one more? I’ll even help clean up.
[quote]NHLFTR wrote:
[quote]LittleStrick wrote:
There will be at least one big BBQ, a couple of cobblers and lots of boiled peanuts. [/quote]
You have room for one more? I’ll even help clean up.[/quote]
Steve, brother, you are always welcome. And you won’t even have to clean up…unless you are talking about the leftovers.
Harry, it will be enjoyable…minus the guilt. I am sure I can deal with it though.
Bench Day
I am going to quit calling this “bench day”. What I am doing can’t rightly be called “bench”.
Bench
barx15
95x10
135x10
185x10
225x5
275x5
started playing with my grip here
295x4
300x3
300x1x2
I cannot find a grip where my elbows don’t flare. I think it is because my forearms are slightly angled towards my head, when I touch. So, my elbows are flaring out to get back directly under the bar. I tried index finger on the ring, middle finger on the ring and ring finger on the ring. The closer in I got, the heavier the weight felt…and my forearm still angled. I would say that the solution is to touch lower, but I am already touching at my xyphoid process.
I need a bench coach.
Face Pulls
150x15x3
switched to grip with hands on the inside
150x12x2
Military Press
175x10x3 - These were hard. Last set was a grinder. But glad to get all 30 reps.
DB Bent Rows
120x12x2
Seated Row Machine Thangy
150x12
170x10x2
Lexie’s Workout
Bench
Barx10
65x5
75x5 - nice strong reps with several in the tank
80x4 - freaked out on the 5th rep and just stopped. Started having a mild anxiety attack, for some unknown reason.
Otherwise, this was going great
Face Pulls
40x12
45x12
50x12x2
Lat Pulls
50x10x3
Seated Rows
50x10x3
Leg Extensions
50x10
70x10
90x10
Really frustrated with Bench. I should give myself a bit of a pass since I am still losing weight. And, obviously, I have form/grip issues. But it is still disheartening. The only offset was the 175x10x3 on MP. Nothing to do but keep plugging away. Every bench workout, though, I question whether the continued weight loss is worth it.
With all the weight you have been dropping as of late i wouldn’t get too worried about Bench.It will work itself out…
[quote]bulldog9899 wrote:
With all the weight you have been dropping as of late i wouldn’t get too worried about Bench.It will work itself out…[/quote]
I hope so. I, of course, will keep on working it.
Military Day
Did a lot of singles and doubles while trying various hand placements. Seems that I have been using the one that is best.
Military Press
Barx15
95x10
135x10
170x5
200x5
225x3
235x1
225x1x3
225x2x2
225x1x2
Face Pulls - alternating inside and outside grip
160x12x4
Upright Row/Face Pull hybrid - pulley was just above waist level and I was standing away from it
130x10x3
Lat Pulls
165x10x3
Rear Delt Raises
45x10x2
30x10
DB Laterals
40x10
25x12
20x12
Rear Delt Machine
95x10x2
Gonna start eating more. Tired of feeling like this. But, I am going to try to hold my weight below 290#. I was 286.8#, yesterday morning…putting me down exactly 36#.
Once my strength starts to return, I will look at going back on the weight loss, at a much slower rate.
Quick in and out today.
Decided to work on back…to make sure I am getting enough of that in with all of the pushing.
Lat Pulls - Alternated wide grip and shoulder grip
145x10x6
Seated Row Machine
150x10x5
Seated Cable Rows
270x12x3
Lat Machine Thangy
170x10x2
Different Machine Row Thangy
200x10x3
Off to swim at my brothers and have supper over there.
Losing weight is tough work especially when one is trying to keep their strength. Eating and feeling good sounds like a lot more fun.
You know, I am the worst bencher in the world. But I have made some huge form changes in the last few months where I am using my back and have essentially taken my shoulders outta the equation. Can’t explain how other than to say my elbows are very tucked and it’s only my mid-back and glutes that feel it the day after. I don’t know if the form change will transfer to more maximal strength. But I can say with certainty that my shoulders never hurt anymore. And that is a huge win for me.
[quote]gorillavanilla wrote:
Losing weight is tough work especially when one is trying to keep their strength. Eating and feeling good sounds like a lot more fun.[/quote]
Agreed. Eating and feeling good is a lot more fun. The good news is that I can afford to eat more, as long as I stay away from much sugar.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
You know, I am the worst bencher in the world. But I have made some huge form changes in the last few months where I am using my back and have essentially taken my shoulders outta the equation. Can’t explain how other than to say my elbows are very tucked and it’s only my mid-back and glutes that feel it the day after. I don’t know if the form change will transfer to more maximal strength. But I can say with certainty that my shoulders never hurt anymore. And that is a huge win for me.[/quote]
I need to make some changes too. Unfortunately, it is all just a shot in the dark without someone to help guide me. I’ll get to it. Right now, there is just too much other stuff going on.