[quote]Ironmantrw wrote:
Bunny I think I was good for 550 today. I’ve made some changes in my sleeping patterns plus I got a job offer (in a round about way) within the company for more money. So a lot of my stress has seemed to go away. Now if my wife can find something I’ll be set.[/quote]
I echo Skid’s post. Hope the good news keeps going your way.
[quote]Ironmantrw wrote:
Bunny I think I was good for 550 today. I’ve made some changes in my sleeping patterns plus I got a job offer (in a round about way) within the company for more money. So a lot of my stress has seemed to go away. Now if my wife can find something I’ll be set.[/quote]
550!!! Holy #$%@!, that’s incredible!
Congrats on the job prospect, our prayers are with you and your family brother… I feel good things coming your way my friend!
04/09/09 Bench
Mobility work
Comp Grip Bench(shirted) 350x1 365x1 375x1x3
Comp grip 4board(shirted) 405x2x2
Inverted Rows BWx15x4
Rope Pushdowns 140x10x4
Dumbell Front Raises 30x10x4
My bench sucks big time. It’s just that simple.
Eco I couldn’t find the records for NC on the AAPF website. But I’m not worried about that. I’ll just do my best and let the chips fall where they may.
If only my bench would suffer so.
Great news about the job.
Huge freaking HUGE good mornings
and I wish my bench sucked like that-
I love when you big hosses are benching what I dead. Nice work.
kmc
Congrats and best wishes on the job. If the company wants to keep you, you’re obviously a great person (my company opted not to!).
And I love it when you big hosses are benching what I someday hope to dead.
04/11/09 Squat
Mobility Work
SSB Band Squat 300+Medium Bandx2x10
SLDL 500x5x4
Hammer Low Rows 470x8x4
Ran out of gas toward the end.
4/14/09 Bench
Mobility Work
Speed Bench 185+minix3x8
Comp Grip 4Board 315x5x4
Face Pulls 175x12x4
JM Press 135x12x4
My left side keeps running out of gas before my right on rep work. Any ideas?
Pinched nerve? Check that your set up is even. Maybe some db work to be sure each side is evenly stressed.
[quote]Ironmantrw wrote:
4/14/09 Bench
Mobility Work
Speed Bench 185+minix3x8
Comp Grip 4Board 315x5x4
Face Pulls 175x12x4
JM Press 135x12x4
My left side keeps running out of gas before my right on rep work. Any ideas?[/quote]
Could be structural. Do you see a chiropractor? If not, one might be able to help.
[quote]soldog wrote:
Ironmantrw wrote:
4/14/09 Bench
Mobility Work
Speed Bench 185+minix3x8
Comp Grip 4Board 315x5x4
Face Pulls 175x12x4
JM Press 135x12x4
My left side keeps running out of gas before my right on rep work. Any ideas?
Could be structural. Do you see a chiropractor? If not, one might be able to help.[/quote]
One of the high end gyms locally (Telos, has professional athletes who go there) also has a chiro on staff. Sometimes they can help.
[quote]soldog wrote:
Ironmantrw wrote:
4/14/09 Bench
Mobility Work
Speed Bench 185+minix3x8
Comp Grip 4Board 315x5x4
Face Pulls 175x12x4
JM Press 135x12x4
My left side keeps running out of gas before my right on rep work. Any ideas?
Could be structural. Do you see a chiropractor? If not, one might be able to help.[/quote]
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04/16/09 Squat
Mobility Work
Suspended SSB Good Morning 475x3 515x3
Machine Squats 800x6x4
TBar Rows 180x6x4
Chins BW+25x8x4
Ever have one of those days were everything feels like it’s in a groove? Every set feels like you could do a dozen reps and not miss a beat. Today was one of those days. I had to hold myself back and not do a dozen reps on every set.
Thanks guys for the suggestions on my left side weakness. I think I’ll just ride it out till after the meet. Then I’ll see if the chiropractor can fix it. The few times I’ve been to him for my back he has always wanted me to back off the weights until he gets it corrected because he says I keep undoing all the work he has done.
04/18/09 Bench
Mobility Work
Bench(shirted)350x1 365x1 375x1x2
Comp grip 4Board(shirted)405x1
Comp Grip 4Board 315x5 325x5x2
Inverted Rows BWx15x4
Tate Presses 40x10x2
Found out with Tate presses were the weak point on my left side is. My left tricep is the problem. I’m having trouble locking out on my bench. I couldn’t get the second rep on 405 because of this. This is a problem that may have to be addressed after the meet with surgery. I have a problem with bone spurs in both elbows mainly the left. I’ll probably see my doctor about it in the near future.
04/21/09 Squat
Mobility Work
DE SSB Squat 300+average bandx2x3
DE Sumo Deadlift 315x2x6
SL rack pulls 525x5x4
Hammer Low Rows 470x8x4
Shrugs 675x6x4
Felt some pain in my right knee above the knee cap so I moved to deadlifts. The knee has been sore for the past couple of weeks and I was planning to do this in a week or so anyway. I really don’t feel I am close to my maxes on any of my back work yet.
04/23/09 Bench
Mobility Work
DE Bench 185+minix3x8
Comp Grip 4Board 315x5 325x5 340x3
Seated DB Cleans 50x8x4
Close Grip 225x6
My bench is really falling apart. I took a look at my earlier logs and can see a steady decrease in my maxes. I’m gonna go back to the drawing board and rework my bench training. If it was holding steady I wouldn’t be too concerned but the regression is a different thing. I’m still going to the meet at the end of May no matter what my lifts are. I’ve backed out too many times in the past.
04/25/09 Squat
Mobility Work
SSB Suspended Good Morning 475x3 525x3 535x3
Leg Press 940x8x4
T-Bar Supported Rows 225x6x4
Chins BW+25x8x4
Good Mornings were easy. Leg press was just something different to do. I’ll go back to the squat machine in the next couple of workouts.
04/28/09 Bench
Mobility Work
Floor Press W/chains 225+2chainsx3x3
Floor Press lockout 340x5 360x5 380x5
Cable W’s 130x10x4
Tate Press 35x10
Felt some pain in my left elbow on the Tates. I won’t be doing them with any amount of weight.
4/30/29 Deadlift
Mobility Work
Sumo Deadlift 500x1x3
Rack Pulls 550x5x4
Bulgarian Squat 50x8x4
Shrugs 675x5x4
Deadlifts were not a max. The set of rack pulls were done with an over/under grip but they tore up my hands so bad I used straps on the rest of the sets. Bulgarians were a throw in to get in some quad work.