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I know Z…I am an antisocial and a bit selfishly spoiled lifter! We did do a weeks worth of dl’s together, believe it or not I pretty much just do one set as of late --warm up to max Very minimal dl training the last few months for me. I also get very anxious lifting with others…its just how I am. Lone vampire lifting.

Today
dead lifts 45x12, 135, 225, 305, 340
rack pulls at the knee 135x3, 225x3, 315x3, 345x3 x3 sets
t bar rows 65# on the apparatus x 3 sets of 10
a set of 15 push ups
That’s it.

I guess if I want my dl to go anywhere I need to do some more rack pulls. This has helped tremendously in the past but I need to figure out where they fit into my training week I also am not really focusing on dl’s lately. Its a seasonal wave of interest that will come back but for now were in maintenance mode.

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Today
fs 45x5, 135, 200, 215, 230
205x7, 215x3, 225
205x5, 215x3, 225
205x4, 210x3, 215x3, 225
reverse alternating lunges total reps not per leg 115x15, 135x10 ← stopped short becasue my knee felt odd so nope!
pull ups 8, 5, 4, 3

I feel a bit bloated and puffy. Could be the tons of Brussels sprouts my mom gave me for Christmas! HA HA! I’ve been having some after work in celebration of a job done.

Last fs session of the year and it was ok. Looking back on my year I have a few triumphs! Some PR"s of pounds and pr’s of reps.

My favorites for front squats are the 200x10 that took forever to get, then the 205x10, then the 215x7, then the 225x4! I loved the 225x4! HA HA!

The one and only dead lift of 370 made me close to tears of joy-really!- it’d been YEARS since I had a dead lift pr. Some others were doing push ups! A set of 33 --can’t do that now! but I did this year! And also just misc things I tried and added to my regular lifting sessions. More pull ups, better looking pull ups.

OH!!! The Anderson Zercher PR of 300! I loved that!!! HA HA HA!!!

Moss’s surgery this summer really threw me in a loop emotionally dealing with the complications that came with it and I really haven’t been as strong as I was then. Silly as it sounds my life and way to relax hasn’t been the same since! But its ok! Its just different.

I’ll get back there but I’m taking my time. I’m not in a rush! I hoep to keep trucking along as a life long lifter.

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Short overnight shift to help my buddy’s at work who were way busy and screwed last night but I took a nap after then did some stuff!

Today
low anderson zerchers - bar just below knee 135x3, 205x3, 225x10, 245x3, 265
225x6, 245x2, 265
anderson zerchers bar height top of knee 225x10, 245x3, 265
225x8, 245x3, 265
225x7, 245x4, 265, 285, 295, 305 HA HA HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! A PR!!
push ups a set of 17, then 3

Felt great!

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Today
Tbar carries 352# x 42 meters, x 33 meters x 5 trips
Farmers handle carries - did these between sets of the other lifts after tbar stuff 167#/ arm x 15 meters a total of 3 trips of 15 meters
Clean up to OH carry 122#x 33 meters x 2 trips
SSB walking lunges bar only x 81 meters
Log presses 67# log 5 sets of 8
Pull ups 2 sets of 8, 5, 4
Some kick backs under the reverse hyper 45#/side x 8, 90#/side x 10 no clue what the wtbeven means in the grand scheme
Ghrs x 15
Ghr back extentions x 10

An actual decent Mossimo walk! Now a nap…sigh!!! I love the mornong naps!!!

Going to go back to Turbo Gym later today to see Z! Might futz about more while I’m there!

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Today
wt’d vest (20#) walk around on the trail behind my house
push ups - a set of 15, a set of 10

Yesterday since I had a spotter at turbo gym on the second visit I was curious about what my bench would be like. Did some sets with 95 with guidance on form and stuff, I am truly a beginner on that lift for sure and have zero experience to draw form pretty much. Got up to 125#.

There’s my quota of benching for the next decade. I won’t be doing that again. Zero interest.

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Oh Nooo…:anguished:

Well, alright then, but we have many DB variations (for example) to choose from ya know?!?..OHPs… Just saying:)

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Hey Z yeah…benching is not my style! Over head pressing is MUCH more appealing! And I’m excited I figured out the non-lady log press at turbo gym. I think I can figure out a way to set it up in the rack so I can do stick presses with it. I’ve been able to do small stuff the last few weeks with the log, I’ll continue to do so.

NO lifting since last year! Just EOD pull ups and push ups. I’m far too tired today from a really frantic crazy surprise overnight shifts the last two days. I’ll shift my lifting days up a bit. I know I need rest and sleep when I can’t find the pair of glasses I JUST set down!! Short term memory goes first!

Sunday- pull ups - 7, 3, sets of 5 for a total of 30
Today- push ups- 11, 10, 9

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Today
fs 45x5, 135, 200, 215, 230
205x7, 215x2, 225
210x3, 215x2, 225
205x3, 210x3, 215x2, 225
205x2,210x2,215,

farmer’s handle carries 162#/arm x 33 meters-no stops x 2 trips
172#/arm x 15 meters
182#/arm x 10 meters, x 5 meters, then I figured it out and got 182#/arm x 15 meters x 2 trips <–a PR in wt/distance

pull ups ss with back extensions 9, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, I’ll do 9 more later for a total of 35 today

I’m pleased with the carries. I was a bit distracted today for fs and loaded the bar lopsided/uneven wt plates for one of my fs sets. I did the set and realized after but still! HA!

Its going to be a long day! HA!!! I woke up at 1am raring to go…and …yeah. Here’s to today flying by at work!

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Here’s the 182/arm. I must remind myself Proud Chest! And to guard my pits! OH. I LOVE CARRIES

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Jeez that’s a Brute carry PR. 182lbs in each hand,and walking with it.

Your one Powerful Woman for sure:)
Z

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:slight_smile: Thanks Z! I had a lot of fun doing it!
Yesterday i slept in before work and didn’t lift to reset my lifitng week and I needled to catch up on a bit on sleep! I did do push ups
push ups sets of- 13, 12, 10

Today
fs 45x5, 135, 200, 215, 230
205x7, 215x3, 220x2
205x4, 215x3, 220x2
205x4, 215x3, 220x2
clean grip revese alternating lunges total reps 95# x 25, 115x15, 135x10
some of the lunges and the other stuff below were ss with pull up sets of 9, 5 x 4 sets, misc sets for a total of 40
tbar rows mostly upright 45x15, 65x 10 x 3 sets wider grip, neutral grip x a set of 10
did some misc machine rows
misc pull downs on pulley machine
back extensions

Outside is full on cussing weather. One foot out the door and it so cold your helpless because fucking hell its shit ass Jeezaloo SHITTTTT cold! And tons of SNOW!

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Today
dead lifts 45x12, 135, 225, 295, 325, 340
at the knee rack pulls 45x3, 135x3, 225x3, 315x3, 345x3, 365x3, 385x3, 405x3
standing on one mat- bar now is mid knee 405x2, 385x3, 365x3
tbar carries 347# x 33 meters x 4 total trips
yoke carry clean grip - empty yoke x 30 meters yoke says its 185 but feels much lighter not sure if its really 185 I’ll list the wt I added to it
yoke plus 40# x 30 meters- including a lil turn u turn :slight_smile:yoke
yoke plus 100# x 15 meters x 2 trips
yoke plus 120# x 30 meters x 2 trips
back extensions

OH!!! I also did some stones! I watched Alpha’s vid on how to do it and I did it! Just lil ones.
stones to shoulder 38#, 65#, 90#
:D!!!

here’s one of the yoke plus 120# . I know I am super slow but its ok with me! I’ll speed up eventually! :smiley:

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Checked the Rogue site. The “lightest” duty Yoke rig they have is listed at 175lbs (heaviest is 225); I think you asked previously.

I’ll just round up, and say “Jeez, a 300lbs, rack position, yoke carry?!?”

And Rack pulls, at the knee; 405X3. I’d like to see what that looks like :astonished:
…and then buy you French Toast::)))???

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I mis-read your post above; the Yoke rig IS 185lbs, I checked it out again last night. I tried it out for awhile, by the time I was done, I had several long, beautiful, red strands of hair sprouting out of my head: Weird.

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Z!!! You tried the yoke!! What did you think?? It feels less wt just since its kinda low to the ground maybe, I dunno! And as for the rack pulls, my arms are quite long, so it really is minimal ROM. I still think I get something out of it and i’ll slowly at a mat under me or whatever to get more ROM there.

Today
fs 45x5, 135, 200, 215, 230
205x9, 215x3, 225
205x5, 215x3, 225
205x3, 210x3, 215, 225
farmers handle carries 162#/arm x 33 meters for 4 trips
172# /arm x 15 meters, 182#* /arm x 15 meters x 2 trips
pull ups 7-forgot its push up day so I’ll to push ups after work

I put a * on the wt because turns out one of the 45# had a lil chalk “50” written on the side, I weighed it and its 50 pounds instead of 45! So it was a little more on some of the handle carries depending on the arm! Add 5 pounds on one arm I guess :{ I didn’t really notice!

Friday’s push ups 2 sets of 15 a st of 10
Saturday’s pull ups 8, then sets of 5 or so for a total of 40

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Not a lot of sleep over the last 48 hours. I did couple overnight shifts–one planned and one surprise one- and scored a migraine tuesday during the day while was trying to sleep which meant not really sleeping but laying around in the dark super unconformable, nauseated, and screwed until it ended after a couple hours!

I feel a bit beat from the migraine still today but managed a lil nap after I got off work this am before lifting today. VERY low expectations for today and I think I did fairly well!

fs 45x5, 135, 200, 215
205x6, 215x2, 225
205x4, 215x2, 225
205x4, 215x2, 225
205x3, 210x3, 215, 226
pull ups 10, 8, sets of 3-5 for a total of 50
back extensions

Dumb work stuff has me pushing to change around my schedule to avoid about 7 people I can’t stand. Ugh…It sucks to be out numbered by layabouts at my job. Not everyone has the same work ethic sure, but it doesn’t meant its not really frustrating.

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Today
dead lifts 45x10, 135, 225, 300, 330, 345, 355
rack pulls below the knee 45x3, 135x3, 225x3, 315x3, 345x3, 365x2 x 3 sets
t bar carries 357# x 33 meters x 4 total trips
ssb walking lunges bar only x 66 feet
clean up/jerk to snatch grip OH carry 121# x 66 meters, x33 meters, x 33 meters
yoke clean grip/rack position walk - yoke plus 225# x 30 meters, 265# plus #x 30 meters, 305 #x15 meters, 325# x 15 meters, 345# x 15 meters x 2 trips

Tried out stones. I’m going to try this every time I’m at turbo gym to get em
stones to shoulder 38#, 65#, 90#
stones just to my lap and maybe chest 108#, got 140 up but not really! HA!
ghr x5 , x10
push ups 17, 10 will do some more later today

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Cardio on the elliptical and wt’d vest walk today on trail to break up some residual stuff from yesterday— I’m pleasantly fatigued.

Yesterday finished with 2 more sets of 10 push ups
today pull ups so far 9, 8

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Today
FS 45x5, 135, 200, 215, 230
205x8, 215x2, 225
205x4, 215x2, 220x2
205x4, 215x2, 220
Farmers Handle carries 162#/arm x 33 meters x 5 trips
172#/arm x 18 meters x 2 trips
182#/arm x 18 meters x 2 trips
Back extensions x25
Push ups so far today 15, 10

Tried some grenade ball pull ups. Cool! A different feel for sure! Pull ups from last night- 7,6,5,4,3

God I LOVE CARRIES!!! The 182#/arm made it click the cue to push down for the deadlift part to come up!!! I’ve never had that come into place that way, I know the cue but this time it came on it own!!! Freaking cool! Gotta keep it up! Chest up! Feet thru the floooooooo :)!!!

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What, no Vids of the G-Ball pullups ?:slight_smile:

Not sure how you rigged it. I was thinking, you could attach to each end of a weighted/dip belt, and hang it over a rack–strong and safe like?? And don’t miss the new 25’ rope climb station that just went up on Thursday!!!
Lot’s of fun I’m sure.

Z