HT's What The Hell Am I Doing Part II

Training Over 35 Lifter
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thursday- prowler 2minutes on 1 minute rest, 3 rounds

friday-

  1. incline db press, 5x10x80lbs
  2. chins 5x5x25lbs
  3. hammer iso pulldown 2x20
  4. bench dips 100 reps
  5. dumbbell curls 5 sets

saturday-

1 hour hike in the park.

sunday-

prowler 6 trips alternating low and upright handles

monday-

  1. push-ups, worked up to 4 chains on my back for a few sets of 6
  2. fat-man chins, 5x10
  3. curl to press with 2 chains each arm, 4x10
  4. dumbbell high pulls, 3x20x35lbs(these are really just side lateral raises with some body english)
  5. prowler, 4 trips with the bucket handles.

tuesday-off

today-

  1. squats 3x10x110kg, 2x10x130kg
  2. deadlifts 5x20x90kg(did 10 shrugs on the last rep of each set…nearly puked)
  3. abds, 3 sets
  4. prowler, 6 trips with bucket handles

bw up to 233 today. but i seem leaner and more muscular. i think all the conditioning is hardening me up.

notes on low body stuff:

so, seems i am rebuilding my squat. my issues the last year or so with squatting is nagging left knee injury and a tendency to hurt my low back when the weight get to upper 400’s.

what i have been doing is using a wider stance, which my knee likes, and not going to deep, which my back likes. i am cutting my depth to about 1/2-1 inch above parallel. keeping the weights really light and reps high, so far so good. also only training low body with weights 1 time a week, to maximize recovery.

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thursday- tabata on airdyne bike, swam 4 laps

friday- super dooper volume upper bad day…felt like Jimmy T, cept minus being strong:

  1. strict military press 70kgx5, 75kgx5, 80kgx5
  2. standing dumbbell overhead press 3x10x50, 2x10x60
  3. dumbbell rows 90x10, 150x10,10
  4. dumbbell curls 5x10
  5. cable triceps pushdowns 100reps
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yesterday(sat)

prowler 2 minutes on, 1 minute rest, 200lbs

today-

prowler 4 sprints 40 yards, 200lbs, using upright handles, going as fast as i could. puke!!!

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btw…

after 8 long years of back and fourth, good times and bad, some very very good, some very very bad…

MIRTHA AND I ARE GETTING MARRIED!!!

wedding date is june 27th. that is a sunday. if any of my brothers from this board can make it to northern cali that day, PM me ASAP. free mexican food and beer! very very casual, this is more of a party with a little wedding ceremony put in than a big fancy wedding.

if any of you guys could make it it would tickle me pink.

thanks!

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Mike & Mirtha,

I’m pretty much a name that postsed workouts from time-to-time on Mike’s page, BUT, I want to wish both of you the best…having just gotten re-married myself(in Feb, 2010), I realize the changes that one makes to insure a happy and long-lasting relationship with your soulmate…for both of you, I’m sure the transition will be smooth and the journey together has just begun with no end in sight! MY BEST TO BOTH OF YOU!!!

Mike, I would love to meet/see you at the wedding but my health and financial situation just won’t allow it…I will be there in spirit and will look forward to hearing all about it, either here or on Facebook.

My best wishes once again!

Art

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[quote]heavythrower wrote:
btw…

after 8 long years of back and fourth, good times and bad, some very very good, some very very bad…

MIRTHA AND I ARE GETTING MARRIED!!!

wedding date is june 27th. that is a sunday. if any of my brothers from this board can make it to northern cali that day, PM me ASAP. free mexican food and beer! very very casual, this is more of a party with a little wedding ceremony put in than a big fancy wedding.

if any of you guys could make it it would tickle me pink.

thanks![/quote]
You in pink that’s a sight. CONGRATS.
Wish I could make it, it would ensure no leftovers. Having computer problems so haven’t posted, at the office. The best to the both of you and the best times are ahead. Your friend,
The Missouri Mule

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monday

incline db press 3x10x70, 2x10x80

chins 5x10xbw

triceps pushdowns, 100reps

standing db curls, 5x10x50

db high pulls 2x20x40lb

today-

prowler 6 sprints with the lowest handles. ugh.

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Big cograts on the upcoming marriage Mike.

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Congradulations HT !

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thanks all you guys…and thank you for stopping by and making this thread part of your training!

yesterday.

hamstring not 100%, so still took it easy and did some Jimmy-T style volume:

deadlift 5x10x140kg RAW

squat 5x10x100kg RAW

glute ham raise 2x15

abds 3 sets

prowler 2 minutes continuous 1 minute rest x 3 rounds…then 2 sprints with the lowest handles 40 yards.

done!

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[quote]heavythrower wrote:
thanks all you guys…and thank you for stopping by and making this thread part of your training!

yesterday.

hamstring not 100%, so still took it easy and did some Jimmy-T style volume:

deadlift 5x10x140kg RAW

squat 5x10x100kg RAW

glute ham raise 2x15

abds 3 sets

prowler 2 minutes continuous 1 minute rest x 3 rounds…then 2 sprints with the lowest handles 40 yards.

done![/quote]

And volume it was HT. I have been training along side the crew all the while. I’ll be be checking in and posting on your thread if thats ok with you. Nice to be back with ya’ll. Thats texas talk 4 uze guys!

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QT,

Good to see your hard at it. Gonna be checking in with you. Have a great week.
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Jimmy - You do’in the Powerfest Meet in July down in Conroe?

If so, I’ll look y’all up while I’m there.

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your always welcome here JT.

last few days

thursday- prowler 6 sprints

friday- military press, 145x3, 165x3, 185x5
dumbbell rows 5x10x110lbs
bench press 5x10x155lbs

saturday- prowler 6 sprints

sunday- rest

monday- bench press 5x10x185
dips 5x10
chins 5x5x25lbs

tuesday- prowler 2 minutes on, 1 minute off x 3 rounds

today- squat worked up to 160kg x 6
power cleans 3x5x80kg, 2x3x100kg
abds
prowler 4 sprints

so seems my squat is coming along. wide stance and cutting them a inch or so high is solving the problems with my knee and back. still going deeper than most i see at the gym, and after i “feel” like i squatted, so for right now they are deep enough.

also decided to simplify things. im only doing 8 lifts now… bench, military, rows, chins, dips, squats, deadlifts, and power cleans. thats it. doing these lifts even if i have to go really light and do lots of reps i think is better than fucking around with all the machines and weird variations trying to work around my bad joints and shit.

bodyweight 228. i posted picks on my hub… ill post more when i break 220!

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[quote]heavythrower wrote:
your always welcome here JT.

last few days

thursday- prowler 6 sprints

friday- military press, 145x3, 165x3, 185x5
dumbbell rows 5x10x110lbs
bench press 5x10x155lbs

saturday- prowler 6 sprints

sunday- rest

monday- bench press 5x10x185
dips 5x10
chins 5x5x25lbs

tuesday- prowler 2 minutes on, 1 minute off x 3 rounds

today- squat worked up to 160kg x 6
power cleans 3x5x80kg, 2x3x100kg
abds
prowler 4 sprints

so seems my squat is coming along. wide stance and cutting them a inch or so high is solving the problems with my knee and back. still going deeper than most i see at the gym, and after i “feel” like i squatted, so for right now they are deep enough.

also decided to simplify things. im only doing 8 lifts now… bench, military, rows, chins, dips, squats, deadlifts, and power cleans. thats it. doing these lifts even if i have to go really light and do lots of reps i think is better than fucking around with all the machines and weird variations trying to work around my bad joints and shit.

bodyweight 228. i posted picks on my hub… ill post more when i break 220![/quote]

Nice work. When you reach our level of ‘experience’, simplicity seems to be the order of the day. Oh, and congrats on your upcoming nups.

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Great Training theory- and nice work.

I need to apply this theory myself- injuries and time constraints.

Congrats on the wedding.

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970×1053 179 KB

thanks KC and Rugby!

here is a pic i shot this morning. BW on an empty stomach after a good piss: 224.6! i finally broke 225! been YEARS since i did that. the Fiance thinks I’m hot again…all is good!

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thursday -prowler

friday- military press, worked up to 205x3, then 5x10x135
dumbbell row, 110x10, 2x10x150, 1x20x90
close parallel bar chins bw x failure (11) x one set.

saturday- prowler

sunday- prowler

bw 225.8

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[quote]Oldman Powers wrote:
Jimmy - You do’in the Powerfest Meet in July down in Conroe?

If so, I’ll look y’all up while I’m there.[/quote]

Can you PM me the info. Gonna be out of town last week of june and the first week of july. But if it fits into the schedule I might come down to watch it. Thanks and nice meeting you brother.

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You’re looking great HT.