09/14/15
Mon: Pull heavy
AM workout
Wheelbarrow Deadlift-
6x3-960lb
3x5-750lb
PM workout
Bent-over rows-
5x5-375lb
5x5-325lb
Weighted pull-ups: 6x5-BW 35lbs
One arm rows-5x5-235lb
09/15/15
Tue: OHP
Am workout
Giant set-5 rounds
Push press-
1x3-215lb
Upright Row-1x5-230lb
Backwards Sled drag-1x75 ft @305lb
“Reverse Hypers”-1x10-110lbs
Pm workout
Incline wheelbarrow press
3x5-540lb
5x5- 505lb
Military press-5x5-180lb
Complex/superset? Lateral raises 5x5 30 sec rest between sets, Sled rows repeat
Sled rows-1x5-405lb
Lateral raises- 5x5-67.5lb
Sled rows-1x5-405lb
Lateral raises-5x5-62.5lb
Sled rows-1x5-405lb
Lateral raises-5x5-57.5lb
Sled rows-1x5-405lb
Lateral raises-5x5-52.5lb
Sled rows-1x5-405lb
Lateral raises-5x5-47.5lb
Sled rows-1x5-405lb
5x5-305lb
" Train like you Fight and Fight like you train" -Bruce Lee
“All men have limits. They learn what they are and learn not to exceed them. I ignore mine.” Batman
9/17/15
Thur:Squat
Am workout
“Rack” Bottom-up Back Squats-no wraps, belted
5x10-560lb(2 bricks, 3 tiles)
ATG Squats-( 30 sec rest between sets)
5x5-340lb
Pm workout
“Rack” Bottom-up Front Squats-no wraps, belted!, 60 sec rest between sets
5x5-450lb (2 bricks, 3 tiles)
5x5-400lb(2 bricks, 3 tiles)
ATG Front Squats-
5x5-340lb
Hamstring curls-5x5-175lb
Sumo deadlift-5x5-370lb ( 60 sec rest between sets)
‘The Way of the Samurai is found in death. Meditation on inevitable death should be performed daily. Every day when one’s body and mind are at peace, one should meditate upon being ripped apart by arrows, rifles, spears and swords, being carried away by surging waves, being thrown into the midst of a great fire, being struck by lighting, being shaken to death by a great earthquake, falling from thousand-foot cliffs, dying of disease or committing seppuku at the death of one’s soul. And every day without fail one should consider himself as dead.
This is the substance of the Way of the Samurai’.-Tsunetomo Yamamoto
?Even if it seems certain that you will lose, retaliate. Neither wisdom nor technique has a place in this. A real man does not think of victory or defeat. He plunges recklessly towards an irrational death. By doing this,
you will awaken from your dreams.? -Tsunetomo Yamamoto
9/18/15
Fri: Horizontal press
AM workout
Wheelbarrow Incline press-
3x5-545lb
Giant set-5 rounds
Wheelbarrow Incline press-1x5-510lb
“yoke” walk-40ft @500lb
Landmine lateral raises-1x5-85lb
Bear hugged stone carry-1 run for 100 feet @ 200lb
Pm workout
Wheelbarrow Incline press/Bent-over row Complex?-
( Row move to 5x5 Wheelbarrow Incline press,60 sec rest between sets,Row repeat)
Bent row-1x5-375lb
Wheelbarrow Incline press-5x5-500lbs
Bent-over row-1x5-375lb
Wheelbarrow Incline press-5x5-480lbs
Bent-over row-1x5-375lb
Wheelbarrow Incline press-5x5-460lbs
Bent-over row-1x5-375lb
Wheelbarrow Incline press-5x5-440lbs
Bent-over row-1x5-375lb
Wheelbarrow Incline press-5x5-420lbs
Bent-over row-1x5-375lb
Super set-
Military Press-5x10-170lbs
Bent over row-5x5-375lb drop set to 1x5-305lb
“Well, you wonder why I always dress in black
Why you never see bright colors on my back
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone
Well, there’s a reason for the things that I have on…
I’d love to wear a rainbow every day
And tell the world that everything’s okay
But I’ll try to carry off a little darkness on my back
Till things are brighter, I’m the Man In Black”- Jonny Cash
"Half a league half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred: ‘Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns’ he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. ‘Forward, the Light Brigade!’ Was there a man dismay’d ? Not tho’ the soldier knew Some one had blunder’d: Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do
“Theirs but to do and die.”
Always a good poem; good taste sir! I’m really enjoying the quotes at the end of the posts.
One of my personal favorite ones is from “The Book of Five Rings,” by Miyamoto Musashi
“They say that the warrior practices in two arenas- that of the pen and that of the sword, and that (s)he must be proficient in both ways.”
Also, keep killing it, yo
9/19/15
Sat: Core
Pm workout
Hanging leg raises-3x5-BW plus 40lbs
Kneeling Cable crunches-3x5-175lbs
Standing cable Oblique crunches-3x5-155lbs
Ab push outs-3x5-50lbs
“If being human is not simply a matter of being born flesh and blood, if it is instead a way of thinking, acting and… feeling, then I am hopeful that one day I will discover my own humanity. -… - Until then, Commander Maddox, I will continue learning, changing, growing, and trying to become more than what I am.”- Lt. Commander Data
[quote]Seachel_25 wrote:
“Theirs but to do and die.”
Always a good poem; good taste sir! I’m really enjoying the quotes at the end of the posts.
One of my personal favorite ones is from “The Book of Five Rings,” by Miyamoto Musashi
“They say that the warrior practices in two arenas- that of the pen and that of the sword, and that (s)he must be proficient in both ways.”
Also, keep killing it, yo
[/quote] Thank you, glad you like 'em, it hit me the other day reading Alpha’s log how putting your favorite quotes makes a log more personal. So its both a way for me to tip my hat to a great man by following his example and take some of my “armor” off by sharing some of my favorite guiding words from my internal “code” book. Also, thanks for the great quote 
I’ve not read the Five Rings but have heard the quote, which I firmly agree with.
I appreciate the nod brother, it means a lot and I think it is a good addition to your log!
09/21/15
Mon: Pull Reps
AM workout
Conv. Deadlift- EMOM
15x1-510lb ( I aggravated my herniated disc yesterday unloading a flatbed trailer of hay, so I took it easy on the deadlifts)
PM workout
Bent-over rows-
5x5-375lb
5x5-325lb
Weighted pull-ups:
3x5-BW plus 50lbs
3x5-BW plus 35lbs
2x5-BW
One arm rows-5x5-235lb
" There is a difference between you and me. We both looked into the abyss,
but when it looked back at us, you blinked."-Batman to Owlman
?Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split,
as a general thing.? ? Robert E. Howard
?Barbarianism is the natural state of mankind. Civilization is unnatural. It is the whim of circumstance.
And barbarianism must ultimately triumph? ? Robert E. Howard
?I’m not going out of my way looking for devils; but I wouldn’t step out of my path to let one go by.? ? Robert E. Howard
[quote]Alpha wrote:
I appreciate the nod brother, it means a lot and I think it is a good addition to your log![/quote]
Alpha dude!thanks for stopping in and I’m glad you enjoy the quotes
09/22/15
Tue: OHP
Am workout
Giant set-5 rounds
Push press-
1x3-220lb
Upright Row-1x5-230lb
Backwards Sled drag-1x75 ft @305lb
Pm workout
Incline wheelbarrow press
3x5-540lb
5x5- 505lb
Super set:
Military press-5x5-180lb
Sled Rows-5x5-405lb
Complex/superset? Lateral raises 5x5 30 sec rest between sets, Sled rows repeat
Sled rows-1x5-405lb
Lateral raises- 5x5-67.5lb
Sled rows-1x5-405lb
Lateral raises-5x5-62.5lb
Sled rows-1x5-405lb
Lateral raises-5x5-57.5lb
Sled rows-1x5-405lb
Lateral raises-5x5-52.5lb
Sled rows-1x5-405lb
Lateral raises-5x5-47.5lb
Sled rows-1x5-405lb drp set to
5x5-355lb
“We are all dying, every moment that passes of every day. That is the inescapable truth of this existence. It is a truth that can paralyze us with fear, or one that can energize us with impatience, with the desire to explore and experience, with the hope- nay, the iron-will!- to find a memory in every action. To be alive, under sunshine, or starlight, in weather fair or stormy. To dance with every step, be they through gardens of flowers or through deep snows.”- R.A.Salvatore
“The physical powers of the body cannot be separated from the rationale of the mind and the emotions of the heart. They are one and the same, a compilation of a singular being. It is in the harmony of these three-body, mind, and heart- that we find spirit. … Spirit. In every language in all the Realms, surface and Underdark, in every time and every place, the word has a ring of strength and determination. It is the hero’s strength, the mother’s resilience, and the poor man’s armor. It cannot be broken, and it cannot be taken away.”-R.A.Salvatore
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”-Martin Luther King, Jr.
9/24/15
Thur:Squat
Am workout
“Rack” Bottom-up Back Squats-no wraps, belted
3x3-770lb(1 Brick,4 tiles)
3x5-650lb(2 Bricks,4 tiles)
ATG Squats-( 60 sec rest between sets)
5x5-340lb
Pm workout
“Rack” Bottom-up Front Squats-no wraps, belted, 60 sec rest between sets
5x3-540lb(1 Brick,4 tiles)
5x5-450lb(2 Bricks, 4 tiles)
5x5-400lb(2 Bricks, 5 tiles)
ATG Front Squats-( 60 sec rest between sets)
5x5-300lb
Sumo deadlift-5x5-360lb
“If you have a dream in your life, go ahead it’s possible, go ahead you can do that!”-Lyoto Machida
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain?t all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain?t how hard you hit; it?s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That?s how winning is done. Now, if you know what you?re worth, then go out and get what you?re worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain?t where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain?t you. You?re better than that!?-Rocky Balboa
“A rose looks grey at midnight, but the flame is just asleep.
And steel is strong because it knows the hammer and white heat.”-Johnny Cash
9/25/15
Fri: Horizontal press
AM workout
Wheelbarrow Incline press-
3x5-545lb
Giant set-5 rounds
Wheelbarrow Incline press-1x5-510lb
“yoke” walk-40ft @540lb
Bent-over DB lateral raises-1x5-40lb
Bear hugged sandbag carry-1 run for 75 feet @ 300lb
Pm workout
Wheelbarrow Incline press/Bent-over row Complex?-
( Row move to 5x5 Wheelbarrow Incline press,60 sec rest between sets,Row repeat)
Bent row-1x5-375lb
Wheelbarrow Incline press-5x5-500lbs
Bent-over row-1x5-375lb
Wheelbarrow Incline press-5x5-480lbs
Bent-over row-1x5-375lb
Wheelbarrow Incline press-5x5-460lbs
Bent-over row-1x5-375lb
Wheelbarrow Incline press-5x5-440lbs
Bent-over row-1x5-375lb
Wheelbarrow Incline press-5x5-420lbs
Bent-over row-1x5-375lb
Super set-
Military Press-5x10-175lbs
Bent over row-5x5-375lb drop set to 5x5-325lb
“Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty.
Duty is the essence of manhood.”-George S. Patton
“Experience is the teacher of all things.”-Julius Caesar
“Courage is being scared to death… and saddling up anyway.”-John Wayne
9/26/15
Sat: Core
Pm workout
Hanging leg raises-3x5-BW plus 75lbs
Kneeling Cable crunches-3x10-175lbs
Standing cable Oblique crunches-3x5-155lbs
Ab push outs-3x10-60lbs
“Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson
“From that moment on I decided to take control of my life. I made up my mind to turn my body into a weapon.
I would be a warrior-scholar! I boxed. I went to school. I began reading, W. E. B. Du Bois,Richard Wright …So I gave up all the worthless luxury that most inmates crave,the girly books, magazines, the movies…I hated them! In fact I hated everyone, I didn’t even speak English, I spoke Hate and its verbs were fists! I made up my mind to turn my body into a weapon that would eventually set me free… or kill anyone that sought to keep me in prison!” - Rubin “Hurricane” Carter
I love the variety of quotes - Robert E. Howard, Martin Luther King, Ralph Waldo Emerson, R. A. Salvatore, the Hurricane, Batman, Patton, John Wayne… It takes a man with very eclectic tastes to be able to quote all of those.
09/28/15
Mon:pull-explosive
Am workout
Conv.Deadlift-6x3-475lb from a 4 inch deficit , 60 sec rest between sets
Barbell Snatch-
3x3-140lbs
2x3-130lbs
3x3-110lbs
PM workout
Bent-over rows-
5x5-375lb
5x5-325lb
Weighted pull-ups:
3x5-BW plus 50lbs
4x5-BW plus 35lbs
3x5-BW
One arm rows-5x5-235lb
?But not all men seek rest and peace; some are born with the spirit of the storm in their blood.? ? Robert E. Howard
?Each of us, when our day’s work is done, must seek our ideal, whether it be love or pinochle or lobster à la Newburg, or the sweet silence of the musty bookshelves.? ? O. Henry
?It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.? ? Theodore Roosevelt
[quote]OTHSteve wrote:
I love the variety of quotes - Robert E. Howard, Martin Luther King, Ralph Waldo Emerson, R. A. Salvatore, the Hurricane, Batman, Patton, John Wayne… It takes a man with very eclectic tastes to be able to quote all of those.[/quote]
Hahahaha,thank you, my momma always said " read everything learn everything, be a renaissance man!". Also thanks for stopping in!
[quote]FarmerOwen wrote:
[quote]OTHSteve wrote:
I love the variety of quotes - Robert E. Howard, Martin Luther King, Ralph Waldo Emerson, R. A. Salvatore, the Hurricane, Batman, Patton, John Wayne… It takes a man with very eclectic tastes to be able to quote all of those.[/quote]
Hahahaha,thank you, my momma always said " read everything learn everything, be a renaissance man!". Also thanks for stopping in![/quote]
No problem, the whole reason I log on this site is to gain inspiration and ideas from those stronger than me, since I basically work in a vacuum as far as strength training goes… I don’t have people stronger than me around me to drive me, so you guys simultaneously teach me, inspire me and keep me humble with your logs.
09/29/15
Tue: OHP
Am workout
Giant set-5 rounds
Push press-
1x3-220lb
Upright Row-1x5-235lb
Backwards Sled drag-1x100 ft @305lb
Pm workout
Incline wheelbarrow press
3x5-540lb
5x5- 505lb
Super set:
Military press-5x5-185lb
Sled Rows-5x5-405lb
Complex/superset? Lateral raises 5x5 30 sec rest between sets, Sled rows repeat
Sled rows-1x5-405lb
Lateral raises- 5x5-70lb
Sled rows-1x5-405lb
Lateral raises-5x5-65lb
Sled rows-1x5-405lb
Lateral raises-5x5-60lb
Sled rows-1x5-405lb
Lateral raises-5x5-55lb
Sled rows-1x5-405lb
Lateral raises-5x5-50lb
Sled rows-1x5-405lb drop set to
5x5-355lb
?Do you remember what Darwin says about music? He claims that the power of producing and appreciating it existed among the human race long before the power of speech was arrived at. Perhaps that is why we are so subtly influenced by it. There are vague memories in our souls of those misty centuries when the world was in its childhood.’
That’s a rather broad idea,’ I remarked.
One’s ideas must be as broad as Nature if they are to interpret Nature,’ he answered.? ? Arthur Conan Doyle
?Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.? ? Shel Silverstein
?Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men.? ? Miyamoto Musashi
[quote]OTHSteve wrote:
[quote]FarmerOwen wrote:
[quote]OTHSteve wrote:
I love the variety of quotes - Robert E. Howard, Martin Luther King, Ralph Waldo Emerson, R. A. Salvatore, the Hurricane, Batman, Patton, John Wayne… It takes a man with very eclectic tastes to be able to quote all of those.[/quote]
Hahahaha,thank you, my momma always said " read everything learn everything, be a renaissance man!". Also thanks for stopping in![/quote]
No problem, the whole reason I log on this site is to gain inspiration and ideas from those stronger than me, since I basically work in a vacuum as far as strength training goes… I don’t have people stronger than me around me to drive me, so you guys simultaneously teach me, inspire me and keep me humble with your logs.[/quote]
I know dude I share the same sentiments, being in the T-Nation training logs is like being in the best gym, everyone exhorts each other, I’m just thankful to be a part of it in my limited way.