Getting My Butt In(to) Gear

Training Training Logs
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[quote]Court wrote:
Ruggerlife wrote:
Court wrote:
Ruggerlife wrote:
Court wrote:
ddot76 wrote:
Ruggerlife wrote:
On top of this, even though I’ve been eating more I’ve dropped 2lbs (167lbs tonight after dinner) since last week when I supposedly recovered from the stomach flu.

I’m going to stop here before I over-analyze this too much.

Be careful around Court! She will feed you hamburgers once you drop below 170lbs.

That’s only when you look anorexic. Rugger isn’t there yet. You, however, looked like you could have used a few cheeseburgers when you were nearing your show…

Thank you Court for confirming my “non-anorexicness”. If you ever feel the need to buy me lunch, feel free to PM me, I’ll happily eat cheesburgers!

Okay, how about you hold your breath until you get a PM from me then.

I like the new avatar. It displays your outgoing, pleasant side.

There, now that I’ve said something nice would you PM me already, I’m turning blue!!!

Changing my avatar was a way of getting my mind off the meet. No DL pics :slight_smile: And yes, I do look pretty and outgoing and pleasant. I was at a wedding, I had to be :smiley:

I’m not PMing you… so just give up on us doing lunch. I know you already took a breath anyway. Failure.[/quote]

I was going to tell you how much I like the new avatar.

Sadly, it’s a bit misleading. lt doesn’t show your true nature.

Your hair looks great though.

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Friday, May 15th

Bench Press
1x5x135
1x5x155
1x5x175
1x3x205
3x4x215

Incline DB press
1x12x30
1x8x40
1x4x50
1RPx12/4/3x60 (total 19 reps)

Pullovers
1x12x25
1x8x35
1RPx9/4/3x70

Barbell Curls
1x12x45
1x8x55
1x4x65
1x10/3/3x85 (total 16 reps)

Lateral Raises
1x15x10
1x15x25

I also threw 4-5 sets of band facepulls in throughout the session. I find the pump it gives me in my shoulders/traps minimizes shoulder pain. I just keep forgetting to write it down.

Well, I finally had a satisfying session. The bench could have went better, but the last set went really well (all tough and go) and I managed to stay fairly tight throughout the 4 reps.
I’m also likely the set up for the assistance work. Since I train so late at night, I used to just be “putting in time” to get the sets/reps done. Now with an all out set, its relax through the first couple ramping sets, then focus on the last ramping set and then get focused for the all-out work set.

In other news, I think my gut is starting to recover. There was barely any cramping today and I only had to take a dump 4 times! That’s down from 6-8 times the last three or four days.

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[quote]Ruggerlife wrote:

In other news, I think my gut is starting to recover. There was barely any cramping today and I only had to take a dump 4 times! That’s down from 6-8 times the last three or four days.

[/quote]

You know things were volatile when 4 dumps is progress!

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[quote]mrodock wrote:
Ruggerlife wrote:

In other news, I think my gut is starting to recover. There was barely any cramping today and I only had to take a dump 4 times! That’s down from 6-8 times the last three or four days.

You know things were volatile when 4 dumps is progress![/quote]

HAHAHA!

Yeah, My goal is to get back to two a day!

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Sunday May 17, 2009

Front Squats
2x5x135

I find these are the best warm up up my knees and hips.

Rack Pulls (Pin#2), just below my knees
1x5x135
1x5x225
1x3x275
1x3x315
1x4x385

…and then, one kid wakes up crying and I don’t get to finish. I’ll through in an extra session tonight to do the assistance work.

I’m happy with the rack pull. I was shooting for 3-5, so I was right there.

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Why are Ouroboro’s replies in yellow in your thread?

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[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Why are Ouroboro’s replies in yellow in your thread?[/quote]

That bitch stole my thread! :slight_smile:

That’s a good point and you’ll notice my posts aren’t, but only for page 3! I’m confused, how am supposed to know who I am?

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[quote]Ruggerlife wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
Why are Ouroboro’s replies in yellow in your thread?

That bitch stole my thread! :slight_smile:

That’s a good point and you’ll notice my posts aren’t, but only for page 3! I’m confused, how am supposed to know who I am?[/quote]

That’s funny. I’m the stealth thread stealer. I think Stephen King wrote a book about it.

RL thanks very much for your help today. After I finish doing some boring price work I brought home with me, I’m gonna play with my bands and stuff some more.

Did your kids enjoy the visit?

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[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
Ruggerlife wrote:
pushmepullme wrote:
Why are Ouroboro’s replies in yellow in your thread?

That bitch stole my thread! :slight_smile:

That’s a good point and you’ll notice my posts aren’t, but only for page 3! I’m confused, how am supposed to know who I am?

That’s funny. I’m the stealth thread stealer. I think Stephen King wrote a book about it.

RL thanks very much for your help today. After I finish doing some boring price work I brought home with me, I’m gonna play with my bands and stuff some more.

Did your kids enjoy the visit?[/quote]

Yes, they always enjoy messing up a clean room. :slight_smile:

Try not to injure yourself with the bands and have fun.

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Monday, May 18 - Make up session for last nights missed DL assistance work.

Stiff Leg Dead lift
1x15x135
1x8x185
1x4x225
1x8x255
Haven’t done these much lately so I really started to fee it. Also with the day between, it was a bit of a weird sensation in my back. not sore, just a “WTF are you doing, I’m recovering?” sensation.

Kroc Rows
1x15x50 (warm-up)
1x20x80

Kind of the same thing here. Started off feeling great then the tank just emptied quick.

Pull-ups
RPx7/3/2

I suck at these, nuff said.

Ab Pulldowns (with a mixture of bands 1 light/1 monster mini/1 mini)
cluster set of 5 reps to total of 30 reps

Overall it was OK, but just a little weird as mentioned earlier.

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[quote]Ruggerlife wrote:

Kroc Rows
1x15x50 (warm-up)
1x20x80

[/quote]

Just 80’s?

I’m surprised this hasn’t been commented on.

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[quote]ddot76 wrote:
Ruggerlife wrote:

Kroc Rows
1x15x50 (warm-up)
1x20x80

Just 80’s?

I’m surprised this hasn’t been commented on.[/quote]

Bastard! I tried to bury it in the middle!

Uhh, would you believe 80 kilos? No?

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I was decided I should spread my love and start commenting on your log, but all of the yellow is blinding. Maybe you should get it moved to the Powerful Women section.

On another note, do you always do front squats as warm-ups for squatting? My knees give me a lot of trouble at the beginning of squatting workouts so I may try this!

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[quote]sbmart2 wrote:
I was decided I should spread my love and start commenting on your log, but all of the yellow is blinding. Maybe you should get it moved to the Powerful Women section.

On another note, do you always do front squats as warm-ups for squatting? My knees give me a lot of trouble at the beginning of squatting workouts so I may try this![/quote]

Welcome to my humble aboad!

Actually Ouro had stolen my “yellowness” for a while, but she has politely returned it.

As for the front squats, yes always as a warm-up. If I ignore them for any period of time, my knees start clicking with every rep of back squats. There isn’t always pain, but always clicking unless I warm up with front squats.

I also started to use them for deadlift warm-ups after reading a thread on here somewhere about guys training deadlift after squats. There were lots of opinions, but the one that really stood out for me was that the squats will loosen up the hips. Then I just made the jump from back squats to warming up with front squats since I didn’t want to bother my knees.

Lastly the front squats “should” help me to learn to maintain a more upright position in my normal back squats.

Give them a try, just use them as a light warm up. It won’t be an overnight miracle, but after a bit of time, you should notice a difference.

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[quote]Ruggerlife wrote:
sbmart2 wrote:
I was decided I should spread my love and start commenting on your log, but all of the yellow is blinding. Maybe you should get it moved to the Powerful Women section.

On another note, do you always do front squats as warm-ups for squatting? My knees give me a lot of trouble at the beginning of squatting workouts so I may try this!

Welcome to my humble aboad!

Actually Ouro had stolen my “yellowness” for a while, but she has politely returned it.

As for the front squats, yes always as a warm-up. If I ignore them for any period of time, my knees start clicking with every rep of back squats. There isn’t always pain, but always clicking unless I warm up with front squats.

I also started to use them for deadlift warm-ups after reading a thread on here somewhere about guys training deadlift after squats. There were lots of opinions, but the one that really stood out for me was that the squats will loosen up the hips. Then I just made the jump from back squats to warming up with front squats since I didn’t want to bother my knees.

Lastly the front squats “should” help me to learn to maintain a more upright position in my normal back squats.

Give them a try, just use them as a light warm up. It won’t be an overnight miracle, but after a bit of time, you should notice a difference.

[/quote]

Your welcome. I was feeling generous and thought i’d let you have it back. I’m sweet that way.

You may want to work on your Kroc rows.

Im going to do some and not post the results.

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[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
Ruggerlife wrote:
sbmart2 wrote:
I was decided I should spread my love and start commenting on your log, but all of the yellow is blinding. Maybe you should get it moved to the Powerful Women section.

On another note, do you always do front squats as warm-ups for squatting? My knees give me a lot of trouble at the beginning of squatting workouts so I may try this!

Welcome to my humble aboad!

Actually Ouro had stolen my “yellowness” for a while, but she has politely returned it.

As for the front squats, yes always as a warm-up. If I ignore them for any period of time, my knees start clicking with every rep of back squats. There isn’t always pain, but always clicking unless I warm up with front squats.

I also started to use them for deadlift warm-ups after reading a thread on here somewhere about guys training deadlift after squats. There were lots of opinions, but the one that really stood out for me was that the squats will loosen up the hips. Then I just made the jump from back squats to warming up with front squats since I didn’t want to bother my knees.

Lastly the front squats “should” help me to learn to maintain a more upright position in my normal back squats.

Give them a try, just use them as a light warm up. It won’t be an overnight miracle, but after a bit of time, you should notice a difference.

Your welcome. I was feeling generous and thought i’d let you have it back. I’m sweet that way.

You may want to work on your Kroc rows.

Im going to do some and not post the results.
[/quote]

Not post the results? That’s madness!!!

The way I look at it is I’ll embarrass myself into progress…or therapy.

And thank you again for giving my back my thread.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Military Press (standing)
1x15x45
1x12x65
1x4x85
1x3x100 (70%)
1x3x120 (80%)
1x4x130 (90%) Got one bonus rep!!! OK, it’s not that exciting.

Close grip Bench (2 board)
1x12x95
1x8x115
1x4x135
1RPx13/6/3x165 (total 22 reps)

Face Pulls
(monster mini)
15/15/15

Pinwheels
1x15x25
1x4x35
1RPx13/6/5x50 (total reps 24)

I skipped the DB inclines presses since my shoulder was a bit tweaked today. Next week I’ll replace the CGB with DB Incline presses and the pinwheels with hammer curls.

In case anyone is trying to figure out what type of program I’m on, here’s the brief summary.

In a couple weeks I’ll switch to the 5/3/1 program but replacing the assistance work with Bodybuilding/Doggcrapp “inspired” training. In the meantime while I finish up the current cycle I’m on for the big 3 lifts I’m working in the new assistance work to get adjusted to it and hopefully avoid some pitfalls of completing switching all at once.

I’ve also jumped into the “Military press day” for a wave of 5/3/1. The reason I choose this day was it was just my upper body assistance which led off with, you guessed it, Military press and to be honest I hadn’t developed a concrete plan for this day anyway so really all I did was change up my set/rep scheme.

So far I’ve learned the importance of setting your 1 RM lower (ie. ~90%). I’ll likely repeat this wave with the same weight and concentrate on beating some rep PRs for the next wave.

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So post as soon as you try the wraps.

btw, the angry teenage daughter informed me that she isn’t going to look after me when I’m old. Just as well because I don’t think I can survive on chef boyardee and french toast.

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[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
So post as soon as you try the wraps.

btw, the angry teenage daughter informed me that she isn’t going to look after me when I’m old. Just as well because I don’t think I can survive on chef boyardee and french toast.[/quote]

haha. Tell her she’ll make a lousy poker if she’s going to play her cards that quick. She should realize that she’s not an only child and that now you’ll make the other one “your favorite”!

With three kids I’m already thinking of strategies to play them against each other! :slight_smile:

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Wednesday Night Squats!!!

May 20, 2009

I was bagged at the start of this session and I couldn’t even get out there until about 11:30pm, with only a half cup of coffee (I may have fell asleep between sets).

…but I finally have wraps (Titan THP), so there was no way I was skipping the session.

I ended up only squatting for 3 reasons; 1) it was already late and I need to be up by 4:00am (who am I kidding, noway I’m getting out of my bed before 4:45am); 2)my assistance work from Monday was still causing a stiff lower back/hamstrings (this session was supposed to be last Sunday but got delayed); and 3) most importantly, it’s law that you try out new equipment ASAP.

Sooo…

Front squats (warm up)
1x5x135
2x5x155

Squats
1x5x135
1x5x185
1x5x225
Belt on
1x2x275
Belt and WRAPS!!!1!!!1!
1x2x275 (high)

1x2x315 (good)

1x1x335 (just barely there)
EDIT: For some reason this video has been “processing” since last night. I’ll reload it tonight.

So the actual wrapping went about as I figured…meaning I suck at it! The fisrt wrap was fairly loose, second a little better and third was horrible. My only comparison was from the other week in Niagara. Court and the guy wrapping me said they weren’t that tight and aside from the second set tonight I wasn’t even near as tight as in Niagara. The third was actually wrapped way to low and I realized it barely covered my knee at the top. Oh well, live and learn… it was still fun.

I will say that the wraps should make a lot of difference since they help with a pop out of the hole and that is where I’m weakest, I just need to figure out how to use them. Tips appreciated.

In other news, I really need to get to Home Depot this weekend and get some wood to raise the floor in the rack. The peg holes are 4" apart in the centres and the current one I’m using is about 1/2 to 1" too high. I hit the rack on at least 2 of my last 3 sets and needed to shrug it out in all sets, talk about losing tightness.

Aside from the horrendous unracking, I’m trying to focus on keeping my chest up from unracking through the entire squat. This was the biggest criticism I got a few weeks ago. I think I’m making a little progress.