That’s some good benchin. And your wife sounds like a keeper. I’d hold off calling INS.
Yeah Jack, after 28 years I’m almost getting use to her. Today, cooked my world famous and much saught after breakfast at the Vets home. The praise was embarassing, “damn chief, couldn’t shit for a week after your last batch of pancakes”.
After breakfast
Got some T&F throwing in at the college
Heavy shot Power Position (pp) x 20
regular shot PP x 20
light shot PP x 10
Actually did a couple of short sprints on the track
This afternoon got in a 1/2 hour swim at the river.
Back to work tomorrow.
Been posting over in the war room. Found this the other day and posted it in one of the treads there. Thought I’d share with you guys, too. Scanned, pre-digital pix so the quality sucks. Chief Master Sergeant (E9) induction ceremony. Scott AFB, Ill, 1991. See, my hair wasn’t always gray.
were you really that young?
Training is looking good… nice pulls and nice pressing.
looking sharp in the back in the day pic
as someone who spends a good deal of time in the wet…
carhatt rain gear but I bet they are not uniform.
Impressive Benching hel, as always.
Great picture. You had such a baby face. Do ever shave the beard off now??
MJ, I was 36 in that picture. Same age as some of the guys here are now. Think I’d been back from Desert Storm a month or so.
Kevin, thanks for the tip but we can only use our allowance to buy “US Postal Service Approved” gear. Translation; crap sold at a high price.
Thanks Joe, I’m thinking of going over to just dbs for a while on the chest. Kinda the opposite of you. My bb bench is a lot higher than my db benching suggests. Going to see if bringing up the db helps the BB.
Steve, The day I retired I quit shaving. Had a close encounter with willy pete in '93. Left a scar on my jaw, more on my ribs. Wife says it’s not that noticable but I’m kinda self consciencious about it. Besides, the beard gives me that air of refined dignity. Doesn’t it?
Tonight
CG (thumb to thumb) snatch
95wux2
115x6
135x4x4
standing btn press (back to trying these. Been a while. Keep hitting myself in the back of the head)
95wu
115x8
135x8
155x6
rear delt raise
30x8x4
lat raises
40x8x4
cable curls (rope)
70x max x 4
hammer curls
40 x max x 4
reverse curls (ez curl bar)
70x8x3
Nice training, nice pic Harry. Even with that baby face you looked powerful. And yes, the beard does make you look dignified.
Thats some damn good work Harry. Beard, baby faced, 53 or 36, that is damn good work. As for the hair, its better to turn gray that turn loose… mine turned loose…
Why you wearing a skirt in your Avatar Chief? Man go away for a little while and everything turns on its ear! Hey nice pic from your CMS pinning, how tall are you?
Great training. When is then next event?? Is it going to be a highland type event or a powerlifting meet??
Nice to see you again Colin.
Thanks Bro been busy with Coaching youth Football not allot of Net time, lol
I was gonna go with an avatar of me in speedos laying on a bear skin rug but figured the world wasn’t ready for that. Still waiting for your photoshot, bro. Really damn good to hear from you. Last I measured only 6’2". The angle in the picture makes me look taller. I’m really that handsome, though. Stick around for a while this time. You been lifting?
Steve, right now I’m getting ready for next year. Gonna start the highland games earlier in the year, hopefully Febuary, plus hit maybe 4 T&F meets. Might enter a PL meet if one comes up in the area. What I really want to try is a strongman just to have done one. If one is anywhere near I’m giving it a try whether there’s age categories or not.
After work tonight
SLDL
135,225wu
315x6
365x5x5
Squat
135,225wu
315x6
365x5
385x4
405x3
455x1,1,1
Sngl arm bent rows (all yawl do them, even my wife, so I figured I give them a try. Felt like a wuss)
45,50,55,60x8
zerchers
135,225wu
315x5x4
seated rows
120,140,160x max
One leg elevated stationary lunges
140x 8 each x 4
Sandbagger!
Nice squatting! AND zercher’s too!
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I was gonna go with an avatar of me in speedos laying on a bear skin rug but figured the world wasn’t ready for that. Still waiting for your photoshot, bro. Really damn good to hear from you. Last I measured only 6’2". The angle in the picture makes me look taller. I’m really that handsome, though. Stick around for a while this time. You been lifting?
Steve, right now I’m getting ready for next year. Gonna start the highland games earlier in the year, hopefully Febuary, plus hit maybe 4 T&F meets. Might enter a PL meet if one comes up in the area. What I really want to try is a strongman just to have done one. If one is anywhere near I’m giving it a try whether there’s age categories or not.
After work tonight
SLDL
135,225wu
315x6
365x5x5
Squat
135,225wu
315x6
365x5
385x4
405x3
455x1,1,1
Sngl arm bent rows (all yawl do them, even my wife, so I figured I give them a try. Felt like a wuss)
45,50,55,60x8
zerchers
135,225wu
315x5x4
seated rows
120,140,160x max
One leg elevated stationary lunges
140x 8 each x 4
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Squats are moving on up there, old man. Must be getting some more flexibility in that shoulder.
Nice work on the squats, Hel!
By the way, is there a way to blank out an avatar? Just curious in case you carry through with the bearskin rug threat. 
That SLDl—>Squat—>Zerchers progression made me feel ill. Big lifting…
I been lifting but nothing to speak of. Had a scare awhile back with some random chest pains so I got it looked at and it was not the heart. Of course they couldn’t tell me what it was! Just lifting and dieting now.
I need to do allot of reading and get caught up with everyones logs!
Blank my avatar at your own peril, math. It’ll be there when you peak, and you kmow you will.
Thanks Joe, that session bout did me in. Jumped in a real hot bath soon as I got home.
We’ll call the shoulder “less painful”, dog. Flexible just don’t quite cover it.
Lot more people posting now, Colin. Read fast.
Not sandbagging Tony, just motivated. Fell in with a group of young lifters squating and just kept going up. First 455 they said I made depth, 2nd was a “wellll…”, and the third was a flat “no, sir.” The affect of a group encouraging you does wonders (ie, showin off). Course, ain’t nobody helpin with the way my ass feels today.
Tonight
cleans/press(fast)
135wu
185x6
205x6
225x2
245x1,1,1,1,1
hang snatch
135x4x4
face pull (rope)
100,110,120,130x8
Bent delt raise
30x8x4
hammer curls
45x8x3
cable curls (rope)
80x10x3
reverse curls (ez bar)
70x10x3