It's a Dog's life

[quote]j_willy3 wrote:
Why not get a couple of 2x1s’s and build you a box base to raise your squat racks? Something quick and simple that would resemble an inverted concrete form for a building pier.[/quote]

Good suggestion J - But probably doesn’t fit within the Time/Space continum of my basment at this point. I’ll be sticking with the lower weights while working on these bax squats so the extra effort of getting under the bar with the low rack position shouldn’t be that problematic. In the late fall or early winter I’m going to see if I can swing the $300/$400 for a power rack - maybe beg some birthday/xmas funds - LOL

As my Granddaddy and many others so wisely have said. Good things come to those who wait. I would say your plan is much better!

[quote]soldog wrote:
j_willy3 wrote:
In the late fall or early winter I’m going to see if I can swing the $300/$400 for a power rack - maybe beg some birthday/xmas funds - LOL[/quote]

I will talk to Santa for ya, seeing as I am closer.

17 July 2008
Focus on form day. Drop weight, slow down, feel the muscles. Pause �?? dead hang on chins, full sit on box
Weight 185.2 #

Warm-up
30 walking lunges long stride
30 BW Squats
Shoulder rehab exercises
Behind the neck pull aparts w/monster mini-band x20
Face pull w/monster mini-band x20
Rear delt pull apart w /monster mini-band x20
45#x10 back box squats
45#x10 front box squats
135#x5 Front box Squats

A1: Box(13 inch) Squats A2: Chins
135#x5 BW+30#x4
135#x5 BW+30#x4
135#x5 BW+30#x3
135#x5 BW+30#x3
135#x5 BW+30#x2
135#x5 BW+30#x2

B Dead lift
135#x5
205#x5
205#x5
205#x5
205#x5

C1: DB bent over row
76# 5x5
C2: Left arm DB bench 36# 5x8

D1: Chins D2: left arm OHP
BWx5 26#x8
BWx4 26#x8
BWx4 26#x8
BWx4 26#x8
BWx4 26#x8

Nice work soldog!Wore me out just reading it.

Any reason you reset your grip doing the deadlifts in the second vid?

Thanks again for the videos Soldog, all of us learn from the great coaching you get from others on the thread.

Your form continues to improve.

17 July 2008
Missed out on riding today, thunderstorms and worked late. So I did a miscellaneous assistance day.

Weight 183.2 #

Warm-up
50 BW Squats
30 standing lunges w/35# DBs
Shoulder rehab exercises x40 reps
Behind the neck pull aparts w/mini-band x20
Face pull w/mini-band x20
Rear delt pull apart w /mini-band x20

A1: DB Preacher Curl 23.5# 5x10
A2: Triceps Ext 13.5# 2x10, 18.5# 2x10, 23.5# x10

B1: Bent over rear fly 23.5#x10, 18.5# 4x10
B2: Front Fly 23.5#x10, 18.5# 4x10

C1: Wrist curl 23.5# 5x10
C2: Wrist Ext 18.5#x6, 16# 3x10, 9

Planks: Front 30s, Left 30s, Right 30s, Rest 60s x5

2 hand hang (thumbs over bar) 3x30s, 2x20s

Have to work tomorrow and maybe Sunday. Hopefully I’ll get a ride in and a weight training session sometime this weekend.

[quote]Jimmy T wrote:
Any reason you reset your grip doing the deadlifts in the second vid?[/quote]

Yep! They were slippin’

[quote]mday wrote:
Thanks again for the videos Soldog, all of us learn from the great coaching you get from others on the thread.

Your form continues to improve.[/quote]

Thanks mday!

22 hours in front of the computer between Saturday and Sunday and less than 6 hours of sleep…

I’ll be going to bed early tonight. Which is really early since I’m usually in bed by 9:30

The dangers of living in the dry mountains:
Local news
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/16936497/detail.html
Mountain web community
http://www.pinecam.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=71514

Fire is clearly visible from our house on Conifer Mountain.

[quote]soldog wrote:
The dangers of living in the dry mountains:
Local news
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/16936497/detail.html
Mountain web community
http://www.pinecam.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=71514

Fire is clearly visible from our house on Conifer Mountain.
[/quote]

Stay safe, man.

We had the fires get pretty close to us a few different times when we lived in California. We had ash covering our cars and our house on a couple of different occasions. And one time the helicopters were flying right over our place to drop the water.

[quote]The Pencil Neck wrote:
Stay safe, man.

We had the fires get pretty close to us a few different times when we lived in California. We had ash covering our cars and our house on a couple of different occasions. And one time the helicopters were flying right over our place to drop the water.[/quote]

Thanks!

We are safe right now but a couple of communities have evacuated.

Over the last 19 years, we’ve had a ring side seat to 3 major fires (10,000+ acres). Hope the firefighters get a handle on this one quickly and Mother Nature keeps the wind down tomorrow.

Probably don’t have to tell you but make sure you got everything ready in case you and yours have to cut and run. Hope it doesn’t get near you.

22 July 2008
Focus on form. Drop weight, slow down, feel the muscles. Pause �?? dead hang on chins, full sit on box
Weight 183.8#

Warm-up
30 standing lunges long stride
30 BW Squats
Shoulder rehab exercises
Behind the neck pull aparts w/monster mini-band x20
Face pull w/monster mini-band x20
Rear delt pull apart w /monster mini-band x20

A1: Box(14 inch) Squats A2: Chins
145#x5 BW+30#x5
145#x5 BW+30#x4
145#x5 BW+30#x3
145#x5 BW+30#x3
145#x5 BW+30#x3
Front box
145#x5 BW+30#x3
145#x5 BW+30#x2

B Dead lift
135#x10
215#5x5

C1: DB bent over row
76# 5x5
C2: Left arm DB bench 36# 5x10

D1: Chins D2: left arm OHP
BWx5 26#x10
BWx5 26#x10
BWx4 26#x10
BWx4 26#x10
BWx4 26#x10

[quote]hel320 wrote:
Probably don’t have to tell you but make sure you got everything ready in case you and yours have to cut and run. Hope it doesn’t get near you. [/quote]

Thanks Hel! Yeah, we saty pretty much ready to scoot all summer.

Mother Nature has been kind to us over the last two days and the firefighters almost have this one licked.

Good news and good workout.

[quote]soldog wrote:

We are safe right now but a couple of communities have evacuated.

Over the last 19 years, we’ve had a ring side seat to 3 major fires (10,000+ acres). Hope the firefighters get a handle on this one quickly and Mother Nature keeps the wind down tomorrow.[/quote]

Good to hear you are safe. Hope things get better.

24 July 2008
Focus on form day 3. Increasing weight by 10# on squat and DL.

Weight 184#

Warm-up
30 Standing lunges long stride
30 BW Squats
Shoulder rehab exercises
Behind the neck pull aparts w/monster mini-band x20
Face pull w/monster mini-band x20
Rear delt pull apart w /monster mini-band x20

Front Squat Chins
135#x5 BW+30#x5
135#x5 BW+30#x4

A1: Box(14 inch) Squats A2: Chins
155#x5 BW+30#x5
155#x5 BW+30#x4
155#x5 BW+30#x4
155#x5 BW+30#x4
155#x5 BW+30#x3

B Dead lift
155#x10
225#5x5

C1: DB bent over row
78.5# 5x5
C2: Left arm DB bench 38.5# 5x10

D1: Chins D2: left arm OHP
BWx5 28.5#x10
BWx5 28.5#x10
BWx5 28.5#x10
BWx4 28.5#x10
BWx4 28.5#x10