Making your own stuff is great. I’m making a sled out of tire (props to Dave Tate for the idea) cuz I cant spring for a $200 sled from elite.
yet…
train harder
john
[quote]mjnewland wrote:
Making your own stuff is great. I’m making a sled out of tire (props to Dave Tate for the idea) cuz I cant spring for a $200 sled from elite.
yet…
train harder
john[/quote]
These guys make one just like it.
How do you like the switch to sumo??? Hope all is well with you & yours,
Art
[quote]zildjianman wrote:
Nice pics’ DZ, good looking family…Great video too, I’m geussing that your house doesn’t get messed with by the local youth, tp’d, eggs,ect…the typical halloween stuff!!![/quote]
Thanks Z! They like to steal my pumpkins, but that’s OK, we grow them out on the farm, so we have lots to go around.
[quote]hel320 wrote:
Just caught up on your thread DZ. Good stuff. Sale of cinder blocks just went up. Do you find farmer’s walks help any of your lifts specifically, say deadlift, or just your overall strength?[/quote]
Last week I was really sore in my arms and traps hel320, so, I’m not sure that this will help with my lifts. I made these to use for fat loss stuff, HIIT training back and forth across the yard. I salvaged these blocks from an old house being torn down.
[quote]QuarterTonner wrote:
How do you like the switch to sumo??? Hope all is well with you & yours,
Art[/quote]
I was really really sore QT. They went well, and I’ll keep doin’ them. That day was not a good day to do that, I had a long day at work and had about 4 hours of sleep than had to get back to work for another 7 hours. SO, I slept the rest of the weekend.
Stayed home and played in the yard today.
4 minutes of HIIT with the cinder blocks.
4 more sets with cinder blocks
3 sets with 120lb stone
Getting your moneys worth out of the cement blocks. Doesn’t take much equipment to get a good workout. Cement blocks, rocks, etc.
[quote]ecogenx wrote:
Getting your moneys worth out of the cement blocks. Doesn’t take much equipment to get a good workout. Cement blocks, rocks, etc.[/quote]
Fortunately none of this cost me anything.
Rear Delt Raises
2x12x25
Bench
1x15xbar
1x10x95
1x10x135
1x6x185
1x6x185 W/chains
4x5x205 W/chains
DB Rows
2x8x90
Cable pushdowns W/ rope
3x12x140
Incline Crunches
4x20
How much chain weight are you using DZ?
Working with bands and chains always makes things a lot more interesting.
[quote]mday wrote:
How much chain weight are you using DZ?
Working with bands and chains always makes things a lot more interesting.[/quote]
Not certain. They’re really long and kind of doubled up, I’d have to say each one was about 15 lbs. Now that you’ve asked, I’ll find out. 
I like using them, especially for close grip work.
The chains and bands do a great job for certain sticking points. Plus they really make you concentrate on staying tight and focused throughout the entire lift. They work the stabilizer muscles like crazy. I still remember getting dumped the first time I tried to squat with bands.
Power Cleans
1x10xbar
1x10x95
1x5x135
2x5x155
1x2x175
1x7x135
Bent Over Rows
1x8x135
1x6x155
1x6x175
3x5x205
Twisting crunches W/8lb ball
3x15
I really like how clean and to the point your training is.
Damned effective stuff too.
[quote]skidmark wrote:
I really like how clean and to the point your training is.
Damned effective stuff too.[/quote]
Well thanks Skid. It doesn’t look like a hell of a lot, but it was a good workout. I want to get better at those power cleans, cause they’re damned hard, and great for you.
I also hurt myself at work last night, so, I wanted to get a good workout in without a lot of sets and reps. I got my R wrist and hand caught between a couple of 2500 lb. racks of product. It’s pretty swollen and sore today.
Ouch. Good work through the injury, DZ.
[quote]daddyzombie wrote:
skidmark wrote:
I really like how clean and to the point your training is.
Damned effective stuff too.
Well thanks Skid. It doesn’t look like a hell of a lot, but it was a good workout. I want to get better at those power cleans, cause they’re damned hard, and great for you.
I also hurt myself at work last night, so, I wanted to get a good workout in without a lot of sets and reps. I got my R wrist and hand caught between a couple of 2500 lb. racks of product. It’s pretty swollen and sore today.
[/quote]
And I was feeling sorry for myself for pinching my index finger between two plates!
That’s some commitment! Hope it heals quickly.
Squats today
1x10xbar
1x6x135
1x6x185
1x14x225
1x6x275
1x3x315
1x1x335
Leg Press
3x10x140
Leg extensions
1x10x80
2x10x100
Woke up to a cool cloudy morning. Built a fire in the fireplace and went out to the yard to play.
10 sets of cinderblock farmers
3x10 cinder block rig shrugs
8 sets of 80lb stone carries
That felt great…plenty of time to eat and settle in to watch the Bears and the pitiful Lions play.