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Training Over 35 Lifter
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Hey snap…

like 20 minutes, then feel hot, lungs constrict and blood pressure through the roof. tried it twice after noticing a pattern. Finally, looked it up and, well it does that in some people, its an allergy. Lucky me… On the upside identifying what was driving lung problems is a good thing.

Pullovers (love this machine)
5x5x270

rows
5x5x210

Pulldowns
5x5x210

MP
3x10x210

decline bench
3x10x210

flat Bench
5x150
4x5x130

shrug (slated smith)
5x275
3x10x185

ez-bar preacher curls
5x20x40

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BEST LIFT IN FOREVER…

Pull overs
5x5x270

MP
5x5x210

decline bench
3x210
4x5x170

flat Bench
5x5x170

rows
5x5x210

Pulldowns
4x5x210
8x210 miss, but damn good one

shrug (slated smith)
3x10x185

ez-bar preacher curls
20x40
4x15x40

DL
3x5x315

Stopped at Trader Joes and bought a GREAT steak, and a serious beer (belgium style 19% serious)… What a great meal…

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oops, didn’t reverse pattern…
MP
5x5x210

decline bench
5x5x150

flat Bench
5x5x150

Pullovers
5x5x270

rows
3x10x210

Pulldowns
3x10x210

shrug (slanted smith)
3x10x185

ez-bar preacher curls
5x20x40

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Leg day sucks when you can’t breathe. Can’t tell if allergy, or dehydration. Albuterol didn’t work…

Deads
5x225
3x5x405

Ez-bar Preacher curls
20x60
2x15x60

Squats
3x5x225

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pullovers
5x5x270

Rows
5x5x210

pulldowns
5x5x210

MP
5x210 (oops)
3x10x210

decline Bench
5x170
3x10x150

flat bench
3x10x150

preacher bench ez-bar curls
15x60
12x50
2x10x50
15x50

Penance Squats
2x5x225 a2g

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Gotta be a bummer to be so challenged with breathing issues. I’ve had a cough now for two weeks. And it’s really laid me low. Cold air, exercise, just about anything makes me start up the hacking.

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SNAP:
Sorry your not well… Hope it passes quickly.

Think I’m getting it dialed in. Stay away from nasty shit that I’m allergic to, take albuterol and primatene, if I feel anything. I’m not sold on the singulaire, but that could be because it is working. I have only missed a day here and there. Gonna try weaning off it in January… Also bad if I’m dehydrated, but that doesn’t respond to the drugs…

Hot tub (that felt GOOD!!!)

DL
5x135
500
500 (miss)
3x1x405

overhead tri-extensions
5x85
5x5x160

Sauna not bad, but damn hot…

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BAD DAY AT GYM!!!

Son, nearly dropped 225 squat, bruised pinky as bar got stuck…
he got a set off, then other shoulder nearly floored him with pain. looks like lat/tricep attachment area. He can lift his arm every way but straight up as in lateral raise. He might have to see Dr.

Squat
5x5x225 a2g

DL
495 miss! Thought I was going to miss. Erectors weak, tight and complaining loudly.
3x5x405

Funny thing.
“That” GUY told my boy that that was man strength and was a lot of weight… Uh, I’m so bummed as I was doing 5x5x405, after smith 5x5x375 squats before lungs got hit with allergen and my pec strain benched upper body for 8 weeks so I’m NOT happy with 405, even the 1 500 single last week… frankly, everything seems heavy, some days worse then others…

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Merry X-mas everyone!

Gym was nearly empty.

Hammer Smith
V-Squat
5x180
3x5x360

Pullovers
5x5x270

Hammer Smith Flat Bench
5x5x210

Hammer Smith decline Bench
5x5x150

Hammer Smith MP
5x5x210

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impressive pulling buddy. good work and happy holidays

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Went to other Gold’s Location near GF. Functional, will do when I’m on this side of the city… Different machines.

hammer smith plate loaded (hspl)incline bench
3x10x180

hspl Bench
5x6x180

Funny T-row machine
5x5x125

hspl MP
5x5x180

hspl pulldown
5x5x180

Pec Deck (first time since pec strain)
3x5x150

hspl low row
5x5x270

db shrugs
5x60
5x10x70

preacher ez-bar curls
20x50
5x15x50

Standing over head triceps extension (cable)
5x10
5x5x200

GF is amazing, saw her on stationary bike with incredible cadence. No wonder I can’t keep up with her on bike! I mentioned it to her and she said 106, that’s racing level cadence.

hspl row
5x5x270

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Durham Gold’s…

hspl incline press
3x5x270

hspl low row
5x5x270

hspl flat bench
270 (slow, very slow)
270 miss
3x5x180 <edit: missed last rep>

hspl pull down
5x5x270

hspl MP
5x5x180 <edit: missed last rep>

cybex row
3x5x200

preacher ex-bar curls
5x10x50

overhead tricep extensions
5x10x100

(spent)

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Interested to read about your asthma Null, what are your specific triggers? As a fellow sufferer I can totally relate to some of what you go through and props for carrying on training regardless.

I’m not half as bad as you by the sound of it. Mine came on at the age of 20, never had it before then. I think my main trigger is dust, or more specifically dust mite faeces. I have to keep away from matresses (no changing the sheets for me), old books and rugs etc. Running or cycling in cold air can get me wheezing too. The only time I really suffer is if I get a cold or a chest infection. I’ve only ever had one full blown attack, it was in the middle of the night and it was absolutely terrifying. I’m currently taking Salmeterol and Beclometasone Dipro. and they seem to keep things under control as long as I keep my cardio up. I like to think I can manage without them but if I stop taking them or let my cardio lapse the wheezing soon returns. Well that’s enough of me rambling on about myself!

Training looks great BTW and I hope you have a healthy “wheeze free” 2011.

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Hey Farmer,

I really feel for you. Mine is acute. Long term, much be a real b1+ch. Please consider the asthma or anti allergy matress covers. There are several kinds. The cheap ones crinkle when you move, the better ones are like thinsulate (sorry about spelling). Let’s the matress breath, but keeps moisture out and doesn’t crinkle.

Hmm, cardio helps? My So will love to hear that. We went to gym together, she spins at a cadence of 106! Holly F! She doesn’t think anything of that…

Thanks!
My asthma has not been too bad when I think of how long you have been dealing with it. Dr.'s have mentioned it every once in a while. Never enough for treatment. Had a couple weird days mostly bicycling where it was like the the air was really thick. Always thought like it was an off day… Didn’t happen often, but it was like the brakes were on…

Recently I had been exposed to Guinea Pig, several times. Was exposed persistently for a long time, but it wasn’t this bad…

Ex wife trashed the house before I got it back, had to tear out carpets and such, used crime scene clean up methods, ended up painting sub floors and such. No amount of antihistamines would touch the reaction to the filth, like 2 claritin, 2 Zertec, and benadryl by the handfull. Reaction was constant fever until a while after cleaned up (took weeks, as I had to take days off)…

Long story short, My wonderful SO, helped me clean the upstairs where the Guinea pigs were… By the afternoon, I couldn’t breath… Tried massive doses antihistamine, didn’t help much… The good doctor, put me on Albuterol in the office, it was a Godsend.

I’m on Singulair and Albuterol when needed… I also self medicate with Primatene mist…

Anyway, I’m hoping my lungs heal up from the acute reaction… They seem to be getting better.

Forgot inhalers, lift not so bad considering. Gotta wonder how many calories are burned breathing heavy for several minutes between sets.

pullovers 5x340 340 4x5x270

DL
3x5x405

V-squat
5x5x270

preacher ez-bar curls
5x15x40

overhead triceps extension
5x10x70