Wow! How did I miss this? My apologies…
Congratulations!! What ouroboro said…nothing in life is quite like the 1st time you hold your baby. Its like holding you very own miracle.
I’m thrilled for all of you!
Seen the pics on FB, what a good looking baby!
Thanks all.
More commercial gym hijinx.
Squattin.
Walked out, raw squats, fairly narrow stance. Haven’t done these in 8 months at least.
My hips and hammies and back were all super tight today, so did a bunch of foam rolling and static stretching.
Bar x 10, 135 x 10, 225 x 5, 315 x 3, 405 x 3, 475 x 3, 525 x 3. Just dive bombed these, no finesse, no sitting back, only way I could get down to something like depth. 525 felt like I could have gone for a few more reps.
box squat, low box, close stance. 3 x 10 w/315 friggen cardio
shrugs worked up to 585 x 8 sans straps
cable abs 5 x some
prowler
backward drag 4 x 90 x 40 yd
prowler spring 6 x 90 x 40 yd
was going to do a lot more assistance today but ran out of time. And for some reason now everytime I want to do GHR or hypers someone is hogging them for twenty minues. PChain is all the rage in the commercial gym.
[quote]PeteS wrote:
didn’t make it to Philly, yet.
Logan Wallace S. came out kicking and screaming at 10:31 a.m. weight 9lbs 9oz.
My wife is strong and amazing, and so is this kid. [/quote]
!!!CONGRATS!!!
[quote]
believe it or not, the kid slept 2 four hour stretches last night. hope he makes it a habit. [/quote]
What a blessing…
kind of random training today
CG Bench up to 315 x 8. Realized then why normally this is an off day. Felt beat to shit from squatting yesterday, decided to coast a little.
DB bench 3 x 10 w/125s
smith seated press—go ahead, try to give me shit-- some x some. found a grip that worked the delts with out stressing an old injury that makes overhead pressing difficult.
Bradford press 5 x 10. really like these
ez bar lateral 3 x 10
pressdown ss w/dips 3 x 15 each
bb curl 4 x 10-12
hammer curls 70s x 10, 90s x 8
machine curl 3 x 12
For vanities sake want to add some size back onto my delts. I was about 3 inches bigger around 2 years ago. Just need to find the right exercises that won’t destroy me for bencing.
nice skwattin!
Holy moly banana-eater, big squats and benches!
You keeping up with your sleep these days?
I’ve nicknamed my newest daughter “10”. There is no wimpering build up to full out scream. She’s always on 10. Wife and I agree that the others were not this loud. She’s gonna be a vocalist, or an auctioneer, or a professional horror movie voice-over artist.
I was doing yardwork about 100 feet from the house, windows closed, and I could still hear her. There is NO sleeping through that…
Steely D, I feel this week is subpar, but I am happy with it. So far this ones nickname is squeaky. He just let’s out pleasant little squeaks here an there. The big one is turning into ‘yeller’ at this very moment, way past his bed time…
Sleep? I am the kind that never gets any good sleep anyway. But the baby, just to piss everyone off, has been sleeping at 4 hour stretches in the night. And that is wake up, feed, sleep for four hours, followed by another of the same. All 3 of my boys have been this way.
Today = long flight to Philly, stinky cab ride, long interview, search for a sub par cheesesteak, stinky train ride, long hours at airport after missing earlier flight, another sub par cheesesteak (but much better than the first), long turbulent flight home, trying to remember where the f I parked my car while still half asleep this morning, home, now time for omelette, cocktail, and dvr’d rescue me…
Good luck on the job, sounds like you earned an offer.
Belated congratulations on the big boy. I had the cigar ready and everything then got sidetracked off the logs.
I remember when my 3 year old son saw his sister for the first time. He coddled her for about 2 minutes, then told us we can put her back in moms tummy now.
[quote]Oldman Powers wrote:
Good luck on the job, sounds like you earned an offer.
Belated congratulations on the big boy. I had the cigar ready and everything then got sidetracked off the logs.
I remember when my 3 year old son saw his sister for the first time. He coddled her for about 2 minutes, then told us we can put her back in moms tummy now.[/quote]
actually mine asked us the other day if we could have a girl now… not sure if he meant exchanging Logan out for a girl, or procreating more. I had to explain that Mommy and Daddy just can’t do either, and he has to love his little brother all that much more:)
What is your cigar preference? I had a really great (illegal) hook up for cubans for a long time, now I am trying to find something I like equally…
got my fingers crossed for you hoss!!
[quote]PeteS wrote:
[quote]Oldman Powers wrote:
Good luck on the job, sounds like you earned an offer.
Belated congratulations on the big boy. I had the cigar ready and everything then got sidetracked off the logs.
I remember when my 3 year old son saw his sister for the first time. He coddled her for about 2 minutes, then told us we can put her back in moms tummy now.[/quote]
actually mine asked us the other day if we could have a girl now… not sure if he meant exchanging Logan out for a girl, or procreating more. I had to explain that Mommy and Daddy just can’t do either, and he has to love his little brother all that much more:)
What is your cigar preference? I had a really great (illegal) hook up for cubans for a long time, now I am trying to find something I like equally… [/quote]
Kids are great. The other day my boy (almost 3) said he wished his mother was his cousins’ mommy so that they could all be brothers. She said, “well what about their mommy?” “Oh, she could still hang out with us.”
[quote]PeteS wrote:
What is your cigar preference? I had a really great (illegal) hook up for cubans for a long time, now I am trying to find something I like equally… [/quote]
Cigar Porn
The ladies on the upper left are from an unnamed Caribbean Island. I have a good online source that ships cigars and bands separately out of Zurich.
There are about a half dozen brands I really like, some almost as well as the island that shall remain nameless, but they are more expensive. The Perdomo’s in my humi are a good, cheap stick. I also like just about anything from Don Pepin and Carlos Torano. The more expensive stuff is Tatuaje and Opus, but I’d rather buy from my online source at those prices.
PM me if you need any info.
Powers, I will PM you when I get a job. Above my lack of income-level.
My nutrition has been crap lately, lots of stress eating, and stress-not-eating. Todays preworkout nutrition was a slushie and a Monster.
Here is what I did:
leg raise 4 x 10
rack pull, 3 pin (about 2 inches beneath knee) worked up to 745 x 1. This is a PR I believe.
RDLs up to 515 x 5, PR
bent row 5 x 10 w/275.
leg press up to 26 plates x 10
reverse curl 4 x 10
GHR 4 x 10
dbell shrugs 3 x 15 w/125s (sadly heaviest ones at that gym)
prowler in 90 degree heat 8 x 90lb x 40 yrds.
local hip hop, about the only kind I listen to anymore:
Well brotha, I’m out of work as well and pretty much live month to month, so I hear you loud and clear.
PM me your address and I’ll send you a couple to try. Wrapped with the proper humidity of course.
Its the only thing I can do for a dude with 4 boys on his hands. Girls are easier, but you worry more.
Good luck on the job opportunity. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you.
the comment about your son made me laugh. Because I eat embarrassingly fast, I often look 5 months pregnant after a meal. I get a big, fast gut. Frank and I were joking the other day about our pork baby. My 10 year old got her nose out of joint and said we didn’t need any more kids. Lucky for her, they’ve put me off more. One of the up sides of menopause.
Thanks for the well wishes re employment everyone. I have a 3rd interview that I don’t want to do tomorrow. I just don’t want the job. Weird company, bad vibes, start up that underpays. Not sure if I should skip it or proceed. Debating.
Few other opps popping up as well. Feel fairly certain one way or another I will be employed in the next month.
Ms. O, I look 5 months pregnant in between meals. Even when I am ‘lean’. I blame it on sucking air into my belly so often. Excuse works for me.
i should use that one. its not the gallon of ice cream, its all the air I swallowed with it.
30 minutes elliptical this a.m. Then about 3 hours of yard labor. Weeding, mowing, pruning etc. Hand not been keeping up with it last few weeks.
Minimal sleep with kid last night. Getting up super early to go benchin’ tomorrow.
early morning benching. kinda short session due to holiday plans. Felt really good to get back in the shirt and to be back at the bb club.
Raw warm ups bar x 20, 140 x 10, 230 x 6, 320 x 3, 3board 410 x 2
loose shirt, flat backed (kinda) 3board 500 x 3, 2board 590 x 2, 630 x 2 (PR)
raw rep out, drop set 320 x 10, 230 x 15
That was it. skipped the prowler because there was a parade going by. Plus Pchain is trashed from dling the other day, plus yard work. will walk later, want to feel fresh for squatting Monday.