Goin' Kickin' and Screamin'

The history teacher told her class,“I’m going to give anyone who answers a question a $5.00 bill as a Christmas present to spend on your upcoming vacations. I only have $20.00 so we’ll ask 4 questions.”
First question class. Who said, “we have nothing to fear but fear itself”. Sally jumps up and down,“I know, I know.” “Yes Sally? “Franklin Roosevelt!” Very good, here’s your $5.00.
“Next, who said, Four score and 7 years ago our …,yes Mary?” “Abe Lincoln!” “Yes, it was and you get $5.00”.
Ok Class, who said “I have not yet begun to fight?” “Yes, Imma?” “John Paul Jones!” That’s correct and here’s your $5.00. Only one more question left class.”
From the somewhere in the room comes a voice, “If those damn girls would shut up I’d have a chance”. The teacher says, “Who said that?!” From the back comes, “Tiger Woods, now gimme my $5.00.”

Look up glutton in ole Webster’s and my picture may be there. I’ve eaten to the point of hurting. Waddled into the gym last night and this morning.

Last night
Bench
Db
60,70,80,90x8
100,110,120x6
(yeah, I got the db hook thingys for christmas. Gonna take some getting use to. Have to squeeze my hands into them. There not really wide enough at the bottom)

Incline DB
60,70,80,90x8

standing cable flyes
40,45,50,55x10

cgb
225x12x4

Tri pushown
130,140,150,160 x max

This morning

hang cleans
135wu
185x6
225x4245x2,2,2,2,2

Standing btn press
45,95wu
135x8
155x6
175x4
195x2 (w/push)

Bent db raises
40x8x4

doble cable front raise
40x8x4

hammer curls
45x8x4

reverse curls (Ez bar)
75x10x4

Back to work tomorrow and I need to get out and walk this food off. Only thing I’ve had tonight is about 8 cups of juice. Got a fancy juicer as a present. So far done oranges, grapefruit, tomatoes, celery, carrots. Trying to come up with my own v8 tasting concoction.

good work and good holiday. you know how to end the year! I am still fantasizing about getting my ass publicly kicked at a highland games. it looks like it’d be fun just to hang around with a bunch of skirted meatheads!

I just bought myself a present. there is a place here in salt lake that has been supplying sporting goods for 35 years, and they are closing most of their business. they still make lifting equip like power racks and benches, but they are selling out of their old stuff. I have been wanting a pair of my own collars for ever, because all the gyms have any more is those little spring things. I got a brand new out of the plastic pair of spin-lock collars, the 5lb kind, for $6. for the pair. I’m gonna use em today for deadlifts, even though I don’t need them. this is the best christmas ever.

Damn, just let the lowly civil servant drift off away under the waves of the second page. I’ll pop smoke at the LZ next time.
Remember the old metal spin lock collars well MJ. Always had to add 10# to what you were lifting. If you get a chance do a highland game. Not like most comps you’ve done before. Very friendly and laid back. Stop for lunch, too.

28 Dec - after 12 hour day
Squat
Dead
rest of legs and back

29 Dec - same
swim

30 Dec - same
bench
tris

31 Jan - only 11 hour day
shoulders
bi

1 Jan - off

morning
deads
squat
legs/back

This afternoon
16# shot = 15 stand
2k disc = 14 stand
Getting reuse to these weights as I’ll have to use them when competing at A&M against the younguns.

Happy New Year Harry!

Fine work there - this morning’s efforts summed up in 4 words representing a lot of pounds moved.

Nice work, happy New year!!

I have a juice machine and use it all the time.

I make this one allot

carrot+beet+apple+ginger

If you want to do v8
celery carrot a bunch of tomatoes
one jalepeno

cleaning the filter of the juicer gets old quick.

You can take solace in knowing that the week or so of workouts you just summarized is more than a large part of the US population will do in the remaining days of 2010…

Happy New Year!

Harry,
The very best to you & your family for the New Year…I feel it in my bones, it’s either gonna be a good one or my spurs are getting worse!

Kev, just got back from the gym and grocery store. Gonna try your recipes this afternoon.
Afterwork yesterday.

Bench
135,225wu
275x3
315x3
335x3
355x2
375x1,1,1,1

Incline
135wu
225x3
275x3
295x2,2,2,2

standing cable fly
80x5
90x3
100x2,2,2

CGB
225wu
275x5
315x2,2,2

Overhead doublehand db tri ext
80x8
100x4
110x3
120x2,2,2

Standing twists with 135
5 sets

This morning

Cleans (floor up)

135wu
225x3
245x3
265x3
285x2
305x1
315x1

Btn push press, really wide grip (take bar from rack behind neck, push/press)
135x4
155x4
175x3
195x2
205x1.1.1

Cable front raises
40x8
50x6
60x5
70x4

Rear raises
40x8
50x6
60x4
80x2

Oerter curls (basically a clean with the palms facing forward)
135x4
155x3
175x2,2,1

hammer curls
40wu
50x6
50x5
70x4
80x3

Getting ready for the season. No more high/medium reps or light days. Low rep/heavy, less lifts. Gonna try and gets some throws in this afternoon.

That’s a lotta heavy singles and doubles. When does the season start?

That’s a lot of work! I wish I had half your energy, Harry.
Maybe I should get a job that requires a lot of walking.

Wow, Hel, that’s some workout!

The 315 clean is amazing.

Wow Harry, 375 with a flat backed bench? Didnt your Doc have you change your technique? Damn good training

Damn, dude-- you’re making very hard to catch up to you on these lifts!!! :wink:

Nice work, Mister!

Thanks all. Jack, first meet is 6 Mar, an open T&F meet. No age categories so I’ll be competing against all ages. Stick, I rarely get tired when I’m lifting. I’m usually enjoying the hell out of myself. Something about a gym environment just gets me stoked. Joe, when I do the clean AND press I’ll be happy. Yeah Wilson, I’ve got this real half ass, in between, bench style. Got some arch but don’t tuck the shoulder blades and the elbows are about half way tween a bb and a pl style. I’ll try and remember to take a vid. Can’t really tell from the last one I put up. You’ll be passing me real soon Steely. I think your going through 2nd puberty the way you’re growing and making gains.
Been watching vids of Bruch, Oerter, and Oldfield. Gets me in just the right mood for the gym.

Today was my day off for this week

Morning

Deads
135,225
335x3
385x3
405x3
475x3,3,3,2

Squats
135,225wu
335x3
385x3
405x3
455x2,2,2,2

Hypers x max (holding 35#)x 3

Sng leg supported squats
135x6x4 ea

2 hand cable twists 50x Max x 3

Straight to natatorium
1500m swim

Big lunch at brothers place

Went to Best Buy to use a christmas gift card. Bought on sale ($6.99 ea)
Best of Bob Dylan
Springsteen’s Greatest hits
The Clash, the singles
CCR Chronicle
Sweet young thang at the checkout ringing them up holds up Dylan and says “oh, my grandmother loved him. Not her mother for pete’s sake but her grandmother. Damn.”

Afternoon
Throws
16# shot
10 standing
10 power position standing

2k disc
9 standing disc 2k
9 power position disc
9 south africans disc

Cooking my world famous spagetti for when the wife gets home. Back to work and hopefully 8 hour days tomorrow.

“The way people are expected to lie down just because of the aging process is nuts. You’re capable until you’re in the grave.” - Al Oerter

Looking strong as ever. How are the squats treating you? You weren’t doing them a while back because of your shoulders, right?

Hey Hel,

awesome training my friend. i’ve been following for awhile. looks to damn hard for a fat powerlifter like me though.

I like your music choices,

375 bench
315 clean
big squat and dead singles?

nice work!

Steve, here’s the old vid of me trying box squats (Mj pointed out I shouldn’t be rocking). If you look you can see I’m putting my hands up on the collars. That solved the left shoulder flexibility problem. Doubt it’s legal in a meet but for just squatting for stength it works.
Thanks MM, don’t think you’d have a problem. You might enjoy throwing things,too. With your pushing strength, legs and shoulders, you’d be a natural.
Kev, it’s partially your damn fault. Back to my love affair with Ricky B (in a real manly type way). It’s damn dangerous for me to watch him before lifting.
Only an 8 hour work day. No work out, though. Had to go replace a faucet at one of the nieces house. How does, “I’ll take a look at it” get translated into womanspeak as “I’ll replace the faucet ASAP” and how does fixing a small leak become putting in “that gooseneck faucet she’s been wanting?” It’s my wife’s “I don’t have favorites but if I did it’d be her” niece. I let the wife know how I felt about it, though.
“Yes, Dear, right away”.

You crack me up, Hel!