Well the crew is alive and well although a bit banged up. Art you are a stud end of story, nothing else need be said. Training with Jimmy T is a blast and a life long friendship has developed. Jimmy T and Galaxie63 feed me like I’m a czar(that’s a joke,63). HT don’t know what to say or do. Feel for you and I hope the homelife is Great. Thanks for the kind words. Kind of a deload week this week. I fell off the wagon yesterday.
leg press up to 720X10
squats up to 365X5 pretty deep for me
walking lunges/gms 135X12x3 TOO LIGHT
fucking abroller 12X3 dam thing is possessed
today
high rep shoulders and accessory crap
May the iron Gods bless or crew.
Deload is over and it’s time to train
CG ben 135X20,225X10,275X5,295X5X2,295X4,275X7
ez curls 105X10,125X10,155X8X3
pressdowns single pulley 100X12,130X10X2,150X7
hammer curl 70X10X2,80X9X2
wrist roller
ab roller
db hold 80X1 minute forearms totally trashed, masturbation not an option this evening. Have a great weekend.
Workouts are going to be looking forward to my next visit to Jimmy T and Galaxie63 in December, Chasing 1100 inpowersports and a 205 curl. I have about 6 weeks and need to drop about 15 pounds.
QT-it is great to hear from you!Hang in there fella, things have a way of working out.God Bless!!!
We are gonna start training on a 3 day a week cycle on monday.Bench on monday-squat on tuesday-deads every other week on thursday. It will take some time to see how it works but thats the fun part to training!All is well down here in texas, hope the crew is well and a great week to all.
DLs today. I do this crap in sock feet and my left heel is a whiner as of late.
135 wu, 225,315,385,435,485,515,535X0X2 form sucks, shoulders tooooo forward
bent row 135X12,225X12,275X8,315X6 heavy
Knees sucked today, may need to try sumo. Who knows, who cares. A super week to our crew.
nothing to report on my lifting, just a bunch of machines and db for high reps whatever works without pain, only thing to report is a 5x10x350lbs off parallel box squat, and deadlift 485x5, double overhand grip since the bicpes wont take the mixed grip yet.
Seems like we just get over one thing and then something else breaks down eh, Mike? I’m only doing light stuff now as well. Had the Doc look at the shoulder and all he wanted to do was hit it with Cortisone. Felt better for about a month…
Mike, Colin & me sound like we should be the 3 musketeers as far as the yo-yoing between being somewhat healthy & injured! I can’t remember what is felt like to have no pain anywhere, but it must have felt grand at the time! I wish I could get even close to that now…seems like pain, & if not pain, aches/soreness, are a function of everyday life for me presently. I try to tell people what it’s like, & they have no clue…only you guys would know.
Hope all is well with the gang!
11/09/09 - Monday
Bench Press - every rep paused
45x10x2; 95x9; 135x8; Work sets >60% & <70% - 170x6; 180x6; 190x6; 195x6
Dips
BW+50x8x3
Ring Pull-ups
BW+10x5x3
2 Choked Blue Bands Triceps Pressdowns
6reps x 3sets
11/10/09 - Tuesday
Squat
45x10x2; 135x5; 185x3; Work sets >60% & <70% - 190x6; 200x6; 210x6; 220x6
Reverse Hypers
50x8x3
Front Squat - paused for 3 count in hole
45x3; 95x3; 135x6x3
[quote]Colin Wilson wrote:
Seems like we just get over one thing and then something else breaks down eh, Mike? I’m only doing light stuff now as well. Had the Doc look at the shoulder and all he wanted to do was hit it with Cortisone. Felt better for about a month…[/quote]
thats the problem with corticosteroids colin, they work only as long as you are taking them. mirtha has had a BAD chronic neck problem for years now, getting progressively worse, and she took a month long course of prednisone, felt a lot better, but got worse again once she stopped. and the side effects of long term corticosteroids are horrible.
Mike - looks like your box squat still agrees with your body a little bit.
kmcnyc - I’m certainly not the only show in town when it comes to recovery aid use, but over the years I have tried most of what was “popular” at the time, we’re talking 30+ years worth!
Presently, my recovery regimen looks like this:
Nutrition/Supplements - Creatine(2.5 gr/day); L–Glutamine(before;during; after workout); Fish Oil capsules(3-4 gr/day); Whey/Casein shake pre-breakfast and pre/during/after workout; Casein shake prior to bed
DMSO when “hurt” or injured combined with oral OTC (2)aspirin(500mgs) or OTC (4)ibuprofen(800mgs)
Ice massage; A.R.T.; Electroaccupuncture & T.E.N.S.
Ice bath(50-65degrees F); Epsom salt warm bath contrast starting and ending with the ice bath
PVC tube - I roll over the sore spots on my body; tried foam roll but didn’t seem to be as effective a self-massage as the hard tube was
The other thing I try to do is use a broomstick the day after my workouts to mimic the movement to try and “flush” nutrient-containing blood into the area & “push” toxins & metabolic “wastes” out. I perform a couple of hundred reps over the course of 15-20 minutes using the broomstick. It seems to have helped me recover faster as my soreness doesn’t typically last as long as when I don’t do them.
This pretty much sums up what I do presently; these, either individually or in combos, may not help you at all or to the extent they do for me but it couldn’t hurt to try & see what works for you!
So what’s the answer? Guess I should do the MRI and let them cut on me if I want to be able to go heavy ever again. Not sure if it’s worth it at this point, I am kinda trying to get comfortable with the idea of alternate training but not going all out is like kissing my sister, no excitement to it, well not for me anyway!
QT,
Keep at it Brother, it’s a marathon not a sprint! We will eventually train through or come up with some other way to get the job done!
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dl 225X8,315X8,405X,435X5X3
rack just under knee 495X3,545X1X2,585,635,585X1X2
row,row,row ur boat
db row 120X12X3
bb row 225X12X3
db shrugs 120X12X3 one arm at a time
hammer curl machine 110X10,155X10,185X6
ez curl 115X10X2,165X8
wrist roller short on time so went a little heavier 35#X5X2
You fine gents have a blessed week.
General bs night, Gym packed.
bench 135X20,205X15,255X5X5
dec 275X5X3
dips bwX8X3 remember I’m heavy
chest supported row 3 plates X12,4X12,5X10,5+ a 25X6 losing grip
leg press 450X6,540X8,630X10,720X12,810X15 walking funny all paused thought about 1K tonight but thought why?
squats 135X20 walking funnier I do stupid shit if you haven’t noticed. I wrap the knees after 540, probably a no-no for the purists. Just a little fun tonight. One 50 year old asked me if I used to be a powerlifter? I said no. I’m crushed, what the fuck do they think I’m trying to do? Maybe I should try dancing with the old fucks. Have a great week.
People have no clue what they are talking about and they just want to strike up a conversation so I’m sure he thought it sounded good before he said it. I think the worst is being asked “Are you still going to the gym?” That one always pisses me off!
Tonight shoulders, I’m so weak on shoulders won’t post numbers. Also core stuff. 3 sets of back extentions of 25 felt like a car ran over me. After that ab roller was really tough. situps and planks let me know my core needs help. Going to do a like workout once a week until I don’t feel like I do right now. Embarassed!!!
You guys ROCK.