well, I did 585 x 2 a while back, 545 was a cheap PR because I felt like shit, wanted a PR, and haven’t really ever done defecits for more that doubles.
You also gotta understand I am training with dudes that pull 800. I feel like a wimp.
But I appreciate the fu from you, Meat.
30 minutes elliptical
geez.
I guess I need to train with some larger types.
Could you and Meat, and Bunny and whomever send me a gallon of water from the house you grew up in.
Seriously.
545 deficits after squatting in tight ass pants.
good work.
Thanks KMC, water on its way.
Regarding the tight ass pants, me getting the correct briefs is becoming more comical. I have done 555 for 3 raw, in fact I have done 555 x 5 raw multiple times in the last couple of years. In the briefs it felt like shit. Comparing both mine and a new pair a training partner got, gym owner took measurments and yesterday called, told me mine were miscut, that he already talked to the vendor and to send them in. I have been trying to get the right pair since December, so this has been a ridiculously long and stupid journey. All because I want to squat a shit load by the end of the year.
Today’s training:
ab wheel 3 x 15
DE Bench 185 + dbled minis 9 x 3
pulldowns various grips 10 sets mostly 8 reps
rolling tris with mini 90s x 10, 100s x 10, 115s x 8, x 6
dumbell bench 3 x 10 w/115 these were pretty hard, tris were pretty fried
pressdowns s/s dips 3 x 15 each
curls in squat rack 45 x 10, 95 x 10, 135 x 14
reverse curls 3 x 10
laterals 35s x 10, 45s x 10, 55s x 7
face pulls 3 x 10
got real hungry, finished and left to eat steak
Today:
DE squat foam box 300lbs + 100 chains 12 sets of 2, all fast, minimal rest
rack pull, straight leg from 3 pin, 315 x 5, 405 x 5, 495 x 5, 585 x 5
Then messed around between bss and some pin selecter hack/leg press, some sets of each, nothing seemed to fire the quads the way I wanted.
leg ext/leg curls 3 x 15 each
calve raise 4 x 15
Sled
6 backward drags
6 heavy forward sprints
all 50 yards
30 minutes elliptical
got a call for job interview Monday, real good position, working with some former colleagues. Stoked.
[quote]PeteS wrote:
30 minutes elliptical
got a call for job interview Monday, real good position, working with some former colleagues. Stoked. [/quote]
Excellent! Hope it’s a good fit and that you get it.
Good to hear, Pete, good luck on the interview.
Thanks guys, love the support. Got full info on what this guy was told about me (the hiring manager), my hopes are up but not too cocky.
Another plus: owner of the barbell club had a grill he needed to dispose of. He bought a new one, thought the old one needed a new starter or something. Big beautfiul stainless steel piece. Didn’t need a new starter even, just a battery in the starter. Big fat ribeyes to celebrate.
Mmm, ribeyes. I just grilled up a nice fat flat iron steak–which is a surprisingly tasty piece of meat–and some very sweet corn on the cob. Apple pie and ice cream is next on my agenda.
will be alternating raw and geared weekd for bench until I decide on a meet.
This week was gear deficient. Had a minor hang over, hang overs and being in a bench shirt sucks.
warm ups 140 x 10, 230 x 10, 280 x 5, 320 x 3
3 board, orange short band 280 x 3, 320 x 3, 340 x 3, 370 x 1, 320 x 3. Was trying to match the 800lb bencher with the 370 x 1. He went before me. Of course, he went back after me and doubled it.
Floor press 225 x 10, 315 x 8, 335 x 6, ran out of gas.
bent row 225 x 10, 275 x 10, 315 x 10, 6, 225 x 18
machine overhead press 5 sets 10-12 reps
concentration curl 3 x 15 w/40s
prowler 10 tips, 45 yards, 90lbs, first 8 on horns last two on upper handles, and that sucked balls.
Nice work buddy. Good luck with the job… How the sinuses feeling?
Thanks Bunny. Sinuses are slightly less fugged, due to antiobiotics. Need to get the surgery done to fix the ‘smashed flap’ (dr’s words) that is my septum.
did 30 minutes elliptical.
thats some big work, especially when you can’t breathe. nicely done
Thanks MJ.
Had interview today, went well. Actually, it was the whole interview process, hiring manager wants to move fast, so I met with him, then 2 potential coworkers, then market VP. Then was told the VP thought I was the best, and highering manager would choose between me and one other, and would let me know by end of day or first thing in the morning. Didn’t hear anything yet today, so the verdict in pending the a.m.
Of course, this left me a ball of stress for the rest of the day. And while my cell rarely rings, I got more calls today, just to make me jump.
By the time 6 p.m. squat time rolled around I was even more of a bag of knots than usual. Every weight felt heavy. This is what I did:
Squat, raw 515 x 5
DLs, somewhere between RDLs and conventional 585 x 3, 530 x 5
GHR 4 x 8
leg raise 4 x 10
Went to do the prowler but got a phone call that the house was burning down, or something to that effect, and that my toddler would not go to bed. Got home and everyone was asleep, with a long note about how he wouldn’t pick up toys etc. etc.
If I have the gumption I will push it tomorrow. We will see.
That sounds like quite a day, Pete. I am keeping my fingers crossed for you.
[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
That sounds like quite a day, Pete. I am keeping my figures crossed for you. [/quote]
The most nerve-wracking days seem to be those where so much COULD happen…but doesn’t.
how to you keep as asshole in suspense? I’ll tell you later…
30 minutes elliptical
waiting on fridge repair guy, and still on the call/email about the job.
[quote]PeteS wrote:
how to you keep as asshole in suspense? I’ll tell you later…
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What’s happening?
Dying out here…
Keep getting emails stating ‘still finalizing, hang in there’…
training today:
DE Bench 205 + dbld minis 8 x 3
pulldowns, varying between wide and reverse grip 9 x 10
close grip bench 225 x 5, 275 x 5, 330 x 5
hammer strength inlcine 4 x 10-12
hammer curls 4 x 6-10
cable curls 4 x 15
ropedowns/extension 4 x 15 each.
laterals drop set starting at 55s x 8, 45s x 8, 35s x 8, 25s x 12
face pulls 4 x 10