Goin' Kickin' and Screamin'

Training Over 35 Lifter
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Got all the old southern rock bands, guys: Skynard, Blackfoot, CDB, Tucker, Allman Bros, Molly Hatchet, 38 Special, Wet Willie, Black Oak Arkansas, Ozark Moutain Daredevils, and the list goes on. Made up the soundtrack of my misspent youth. Got to be in just the right mood for those. Gets the ole juices flowin again.
Just got all the stuff in Bunny. Have to plan your erections carefully. Mines planned for a couple of weeks from now. Went off on a tirade about the commercials for planned hard ons in my old thread way back.

MJ, a better question is, is there anyone in my neighborhood that I’m not related to? Between brothers, Aunts, Uncles, nephews, nieces, great nephews and nieces, in laws, cousins (1st, 2nd, etc.) we do take up a lot of the county.
Thanks Joe, keep promising myself I’m gonna buckle down on them but I keep getting distracted by meets and lifts for the throws.

Power cleans
135wu
185x6
205x5
225x3x3

Front delt raises db
45x8x3

Lat raises (cable)
40x8x3

rear delt raises
30x8x3

face pulls
100,110,120,130x10

hammer curls
45x8x3

reverse curls (straight bar)
85x8x3

Suppose to have a scottish meet this Saturday but I’m not hearing anything out of the guy invited me. We’ll see.

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I am perturbed. Finally got a reply from the director of the meet this Saturday with the name of the school where the meet will be held. Looked in trustee puter, no such school. After several e-mails I discovered the following. The meet is in GreenEville, TN. All correspondence to this point has said Greenville, TN (hint, no E after the n). Greenville, Tn is 136 miles from my front door while GreenEville, TN is 284. The meet director appears to be an idiot and the result of several generations of inbreeding. Bottom line, I don’t have a meet this Saturday.
So I went and lifted at my new gym and my wife went with me. Yes, she has decided to work out,too.

“Do I need one of those trainers?”
“You’ve got me.”
“You won’t get mad if I keep bugging you, will you?”
“Probably”
“Will I get all big like you?”
“In 2 weeks.”
“You’re just sayin that to keep me from going with you.”
“okay, 3.”

Squat
135wu
225,275x8
315x8x4

zercher
135wu
185x8
225x6
275x6

goblets
130x8x4

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[quote]hel320 wrote:
I am perturbed. Finally got a reply from the director of the meet this Saturday with the name of the school where the meet will be held. Looked in trustee puter, no such school. After several e-mails I discovered the following. The meet is in GreenEville, TN. All correspondence to this point has said Greenville, TN (hint, no E after the n). Greenville, Tn is 136 miles from my front door while GreenEville, TN is 284. The meet director appears to be an idiot and the result of several generations of inbreeding. Bottom line, I don’t have a meet this Saturday.
So I went and lifted at my new gym and my wife went with me. Yes, she has decided to work out,too.

“Do I need one of those trainers?”
“You’ve got me.”
“You won’t get mad if I keep bugging you, will you?”
“Probably”
“Will I get all big like you?”
“In 2 weeks.”
“You’re just sayin that to keep me from going with you.”
“okay, 3.”

Squat
135wu
225,275x8
315x8x4

zercher
135wu
185x8
225x6
275x6

goblets
130x8x4

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That’s too funny hel! sorry about the meet mixup

Are you likin’ those Zerchers?

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Got a visual of you and the little woman with chalk going everywhere, bands attached everywhere, wrist straps,knee wraps, protein shakes(his and hers), thongs(his and hers) and 38 Special “Stone Cold Believer”. Oh to be 21 again.WOW!!!Kick ass wherever the meet is.

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Those Zerchers deserve lots of respect. Big time lifting.

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[quote]JoeGood wrote:
Those Zerchers deserve lots of respect. Big time lifting.[/quote]

x2. Nice work Hel!

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[quote]hel320 wrote:

So I went and lifted at my new gym and my wife went with me. Yes, she has decided to work out,too.

“Do I need one of those trainers?”
“You’ve got me.”
“You won’t get mad if I keep bugging you, will you?”
“Probably”
“Will I get all big like you?”
“In 2 weeks.”
“You’re just sayin that to keep me from going with you.”
“okay, 3.”

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Oh my sides are hurting! I need it after today!

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Naw Barry, got the matching pink head and wrist bands

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nice work on the squats, and those are some pretty big zerchers.

I like the conversation with your wife…funny stuff,
sorry to hear about the meet.

kmc

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Started to post last night and was interupted
Dog, really liking the zerchers. Ive still got the problem getting under the bar on back squats. The zerchers don’t hit the same place for me but I think they have a lot more carry over to highland throwing.
Got e-mails on 2 more meets in Sep in Georgia. Hopefully these will pan out.

Last night
bench 135,185,225wu
275x10
295x10
315x8,7,7,6
Benchs at new gym are lower to the ground (built for you vertically challenged people). Made a difference on getting my feet under me and the way I arch. I’ll get use to it after a couple of sessions.

db Incline (suplinated)
55,60,65,70 x 12

hammer incline (different version of the hammer machine at this gym. Not sure if it’s an older or newer type)
90,140,180,230 x max

Weird machine for incline flyes. This thing was an ego buster. Not hammer brand but built along same lines. I threw 45s on each side for warmup and damn, barely got 8. So had to do 2 more sets.
3x8x90

Dips BW
bw x 10 x4

cgb
225 x 8 x 4

seated tricep machine thingy (new machine)
70,90,110,110 x 10

Really liking the new gym. Not near as crowded after work. Wife is experimenting with all the cardio things. treadmill, stair thing, etc. Already getting cocky. Started her doing some alt db curls with 3.5#. “These are too light”. “Ok, go crazy,” gave the 5#. I think I may have a future as a personal trainer.

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dude, all you need is a XXM BodyArmor shirt, and you could be personal trainer of the year!

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After work yesterday
Throws
56# and 28# for distance 10 ea
56# weight over bar 5
Sheaf (busted the damn thing open. Gotta make a new on) 7 1/2
22# stone 10
swim, approx 1500m

We type a lot here and sometimes make mistakes. A friend sent me this explaining
Why Sentence Structure Is So Important…
The boss had to fire somebody, and he narrowed it down to one of two people: Mary or Jack. It was an impossible decision because they were both great workers. Rather than flip a coin, he decided he would fire the first one who used the water cooler the next morning.
Mary came in the next morning with a horrible hangover after partying all night. She went straight to the cooler to take an aspirin. The boss approached her and said, “Mary, I’ve never done this before, but I either have to lay you or Jack off.”
“Could you just jack off?” she said. “I feel like shit this morning.”

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good workout, and good joke!

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This morning, DL
135,225
315x6
375x6
405x5
455x4
475x3
505x1,1,1

hypers
bw x max x 4

bent rows
135,185x8
225x6x3

Lat pulldown
140,150,160,170,180x8 (close grip handle)

Random stuff:

The 505 is getting easier. Time to go ahead and do my 540 dl and get it documented so I can set a new goal. First, I need to pick out the right outfit, music, lighting scheme, camera angle, fog machine, etc.

2 invites to Highland Games in Sept. Both in the open class. Set a goal of getting my A rating in the open division (under 40). Then I can go play with the big boys and say shit like “before you were born…”

Will someone explain the difference in a “kroc row” and a one handed row to me? Can’t tell any difference by the one’s I see being done on you tube.

Worked on my new shed all weekend and it’s finished. Off for the next couple of days so going to hook up power to it tomorrow. Brothers bringing over a ditch witch so we can bury the lines.

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[quote]hel320 wrote:
This morning, DL
135,225
315x6
375x6
405x5
455x4
475x3
505x1,1,1

hypers
bw x max x 4

bent rows
135,185x8
225x6x3

Lat pulldown
140,150,160,170,180x8 (close grip handle)

Random stuff:

The 505 is getting easier. Time to go ahead and do my 540 dl and get it documented so I can set a new goal. First, I need to pick out the right outfit, music, lighting scheme, camera angle, fog machine, etc.

2 invites to Highland Games in Sept. Both in the open class. Set a goal of getting my A rating in the open division (under 40). Then I can go play with the big boys and say shit like “before you were born…”

Will someone explain the difference in a “kroc row” and a one handed row to me? Can’t tell any difference by the one’s I see being done on you tube.

Worked on my new shed all weekend and it’s finished. Off for the next couple of days so going to hook up power to it tomorrow. Brothers bringing over a ditch witch so we can bury the lines.
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Solid work Hel. Be really cool to see that 540 come off the floor.

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x2. I’d like to see that 540 myself.

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Nice. That 540 is yours. Will you attempt it in kilt or sans kilt?

re: Kroc rows – My understanding (and from watching Kroc do Kroc rows), is that he just goes for very high reps and uses a little ‘hitch’ versus strict form rows. I may be missing something, but that’s what I get out of watching him do them.

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[quote]hel320 wrote:
This morning, DL
135,225
315x6
375x6
405x5
455x4
475x3
505x1,1,1

hypers
bw x max x 4

bent rows
135,185x8
225x6x3

Lat pulldown
140,150,160,170,180x8 (close grip handle)

Random stuff:

Will someone explain the difference in a “kroc row” and a one handed row to me? Can’t tell any difference by the one’s I see being done on you tube.

Those are some big DL’s.

My understanding is that a Kroc row is the same as a 1 arm dumbbell row, only for 20-40 reps. Kroc reportedly says pick a weight that you can do tens times max, only find a way to do it 20 or more with pauses, etc.

Edit: steelyd beat me to the punch.

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You’ll get 540. You must be pumped about the games in Sept. Always good to have a goal or two to keep the training intensity high.

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Thanks all. Started off the day with a swim in the middle of pouring rain. No lightning. After my daily donation to Lowe’s it was back to work on the shed. My lifting scheduule is now in the hands of my beloved spouse. As she was leaving for work this morning she says, “I’ll come home and get you after work so we can go to the gym. I’m doing shoulders tonight”. I’ve created a monster. Being the man I reply, “I just might go earlier.” “You can wait for me.” Damn, I feel like her booty call now. She’s carryin her own towel, though.