*BRUTAL SIMPLICITY*

Training Over 35 Lifter
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AUGUST 11TH- ASSISTANCE DAY

Hockey game last night, so I drank a redbull and a coffee trying to get my energy up… still lacking though.

STANDING-BARBELL PUSH PRESS
bar x warmup
135x10
185x3
205x3
225x0 (twinge in right shoulder joint, immediately racked the weight…)
225x0 (nope… something hurts)
135x10 (feels ok at this weight)
shit, hope I did not pop a screw or snap a wire… time will tell

DUMBELL SEATED PRESS
65x20
70x12
80x6
nice and slow reps, feeling out the shoulder, feels tender…

PENDELAY BB ROWS
135x10
225x6
315x3
315x3
315x3 (tied baseline PR)

WIDEGRIP CABLE PULLDOWNS
250x3
280x3
300x3

DUMBELL CURLS (run the rack)
all sets done with no rest in between
70x4
60x5
50x5
40x6
30x5
**2 minutes rest, then…
30x5
40x5
50x5
60x4

I don’t know what the shoulder will be like, hopefully did not do any… or too much damage. We will see, next training session is bench, soooooo… throw some ice on it…

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Had another hockey game last night, shoulder is still tender, but I don’t think anything too serious… gonna take tonight off, perhaps upper (bench) tomorrow… before another hockey game.

At least I am getting cardio.

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Niiiiiicccceeee pullin’ Bunny!

Hope the shoulder works out…

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Great damn pulling. Watch that shoulder.

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Bunny, how much can you strict curl for 1 rep? The apa (amer. powerlift ass.) has an strict curl event. I was looking on line and the record at 275lbs in the 40-45 yr old catigory is 181 lbs. Saw you did 3 sets 135x8, you must be maxing aroubd 155 or so. I bet you could give that record a run if you trained for it.

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[quote]ecogenx wrote:
Bunny, how much can you strict curl for 1 rep? The apa (amer. powerlift ass.) has an strict curl event. I was looking on line and the record at 275lbs in the 40-45 yr old catigory is 181 lbs. Saw you did 3 sets 135x8, you must be maxing aroubd 155 or so. I bet you could give that record a run if you trained for it.[/quote]

Hmmm… interesting, I wonder what the Canadian record is. We usually only curl 12 oz. at a time (beer)!

Yeah, strict form, I am around 155/160 lbs barbell curl. I will see what I can do my next “assistance day”.

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AUGUST 16TH

UPPER

INCLINE BARBELL BENCH
bar x warmup
135x12
225x5
275x2
275x2
275x2
275x2
225x6 (each rep paused)
135x10 (slow reps)

WEIGHTED DIPS
bw x 10
bw +45lbs x5
bw +45lbs x5
bw +90lbs x0
bw +90lbs x0
+45lbs x 4
bw x 7
at least I got the benefit of the negatives for the 90’s

FLAT BARBELL BENCH
185x20 (1 rep short PR)

EZ CURL BAR SKULL CRUSHERS
110x10
130x5
150x1
150x1
110x to failure (10-12?)

Shoulder seems to be coming along, still a little “clicky”. Gonna have to keep an eye on it.

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AUGUST 18TH- LOWER

13" BOX SQUATS (raw)
bar x warmup
135x5
225x3
315 x 5 sets of 2 (I guess this is some sort of PR)
form and flexibility coming along nicely

ANDERSON SQUATS (Pin #9- 3-4" above parallel- raw)
315x5
405x3
455x2 (1 rep PR)
495x1 (+40 lb PR)
515x0
405x5

D.E. DEADLIFTS (Conventional- raw)
365 x 8 sets of 3
(coming up fast, increase 20 lbs next d.e. session)

Then did some abs, calves and grip work… good day all in all. Pissed my camera ain’t workin’… just bought that friggin’ thing. I am gonna have to go and talk to the drooling mouth breather that sold it to me…

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still looking strong. You gonna take an easy week at all to recover?

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JEEZZ bunny! Stay north of the border!! You are really grinding it out!

Congrats on the Squat PR… Its cool keeping up with your work.

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You one big fella, fella.

Mebbe you help this old man move his furniture? I’m moving to Cananda, as there seems to be something in the air there that makes one SUPER FRIGGIN’ STRONG!

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[quote]skidmark wrote:
You one big fella, fella.

Mebbe you help this old man move his furniture? I’m moving to Cananda, as there seems to be something in the air there that makes one SUPER FRIGGIN’ STRONG![/quote]

I’m damn near tempted to as well. Just one thing holding me back…51 weeks of winter…BBRRRR!!

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[quote]ecogenx wrote:
still looking strong. You gonna take an easy week at all to recover?
[/quote]
Yeah, I think I am due… I will have to review my log and make a decision…

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Thanks Willy and Skid…
The thing up here that is in the air is “taxes and ineffective government”.

We just think of that, the way we are getting screwed… and it makes us want to go and lift really heavy things and break shit. Works for me anyways.

I hate the winters up here too…

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[quote]bunny7568 wrote:
Thanks Willy and Skid…
The thing up here that is in the air is “taxes and ineffective government”.

[/quote]

Thats the same south of the border too. :frowning: I’m saying that as a political cynic.

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[quote]bunny7568 wrote:
Thanks Willy and Skid…
The thing up here that is in the air is “taxes and ineffective government”.

We just think of that, the way we are getting screwed… and it makes us want to go and lift really heavy things and break shit. Works for me anyways.

I hate the winters up here too…[/quote]

Oh. Well. Guess I just need to concentrate on what going on here in the US and get the same benefit as you Canucks.

I’ll tell the wife to pull the couch back out of the garage, then.

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[quote]skidmark wrote:
bunny7568 wrote:
Thanks Willy and Skid…
The thing up here that is in the air is “taxes and ineffective government”.

We just think of that, the way we are getting screwed… and it makes us want to go and lift really heavy things and break shit. Works for me anyways.

I hate the winters up here too…

Oh. Well. Guess I just need to concentrate on what going on here in the US and get the same benefit as you Canucks.

I’ll tell the wife to pull the couch back out of the garage, then.[/quote]

Hey… leave the couch in the garage, you can charge me monthly rates to sleep there when I defect to the U.S. and claim refugee status. I will be your guard bunny…

Now, to more jovial matters…

ASSISTANCE DAY

Only had an hour to train today, so it was fast and furious. Shoulder coming o.k., made sure it was warmed up good…

M.E.-SMITH MACHINE SEATED MILITARY PRESS
bar x 20
135x13
185x5
205x5
225x3
235x2
245x1
255x1
265x0-- no rest, drop set 225x3 and a buncha partials

D.E.-STANDING BARBELL PUSH PRESS
135x18-- rest 60 secs then straight press (no push) 135x10

BENTOVER DUMBELL ROWS
110x5
120x5
140x5
150x4
150x5 (with straps)

CLOSE GRIP CABLE PULLDOWNS
240x6
270x4
300x4
300x5 (with straps)

BARBELL CURLS SUPERSETTED WITH DUMBELL HAMMER CURLS
135x8–35x8
135x5–40x5
135x5–45x4

REAR DUMBELL LATERALS SUPERSETTED WITH SIDE D.B. LATERALS
35lbs x 3 sets rear and side no rest to failure on each set side and rear (6 sets total).

Been a while since I worked at this pace, had a good pump going.

Got the new camera going, just waiting for it to charge up.

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Damn Bunny, there’s no end to how strong you’re becoming. Great work!

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I don’t think you need a break…your weights just keep going up.

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[quote]daddyzombie wrote:
Damn Bunny, there’s no end to how strong you’re becoming. Great work!
…

CLOSE GRIP CABLE PULLDOWNS
240x6
270x4
300x4
300x5 (with straps)

[/quote]

Yeah, we’ve been talking about it, he must have some green genes hiding in there somewhere. Guess I need to see the Incredible Hulk and compare the lifts :wink: