[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
Thanks for stopping in K, SteelyD and Joe, I appreciate it. Rick, you are probably the best conditioned mofo on here. But thanks for the props. The prowler needs more work, my schedule has been hectic, but I need to make it a priority. Steve, not every set, but the last two had me wondering what the f I was doing.
Bench day, 1’s, TM 260.
Bench: 45 x 30, 95 x 15, 135 x 10, 195 x 5, 225 x 3, 245 x 5.
Notes: I felt pretty good today. My bench limit strength is poor, but I felt like I worked hard. The rows just about did me in. I am going to feel it tomorrow.
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What do you mean by bench limit strength? Do you mean you can hit a lot of volume but max out on intensity quickly?
[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
Thanks for stopping in K, SteelyD and Joe, I appreciate it. Rick, you are probably the best conditioned mofo on here. But thanks for the props. The prowler needs more work, my schedule has been hectic, but I need to make it a priority. Steve, not every set, but the last two had me wondering what the f I was doing.
Bench day, 1’s, TM 260.
Bench: 45 x 30, 95 x 15, 135 x 10, 195 x 5, 225 x 3, 245 x 5.
Notes: I felt pretty good today. My bench limit strength is poor, but I felt like I worked hard. The rows just about did me in. I am going to feel it tomorrow.
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What do you mean by bench limit strength? Do you mean you can hit a lot of volume but max out on intensity quickly?[/quote]
Its a softer way of saying my bench sucks. My max was around 315 a few months ago, now its around 285, but I feel like my conditioning is coming back some. I just need to get a little more consistent and also hit the tris more and it should come back.
Its a softer way of saying my bench sucks. My max was around 315 a few months ago, now its around 285, but I feel like my conditioning is coming back some. I just need to get a little more consistent and also hit the tris more and it should come back.
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Thanks. Now I know what to say about my bench; the difference being that mine has always sucked
Nice work, Jack. The bench will come back around. You work too hard for it not to!
The deads, especially the BBB, were nuts. When I see BBB with 315 and more, I catch myself shaking my head as I read it.
Also, I am experiencing some serious prowler envy. In fact, your prowler work is one of the things that convinced meto break out the tire. Thanks for the motivation…
Thanks O, we can suck together. :). LS, shoot, now I really need to hit the prowler more consistently. I’ll probably pull it out later today.
1’s Day, Squats, TM 385.
45 x 10, 135 x 10, 225 x5, 285 x 5, 325 x 3, 365 x7.
Front Squats: 135 x 5, 225 x 3, 315 x 1 (PR +10 lbs.).
Notes: Today felt pretty good. I don’t think 365 x 7 is a PR, but I hit 7 solid, controlled, deep reps and the last one was a grinder. Also, I hit 7 reps on the money set last week at 345, so this is some progress. I think the heavy BBB on the deads is paying off some. 315 was an easy PR on front squats–probably could have done a double or triple. It helps to sand-bag the first few sets before trying a max.
Now, its time to start blowing shit up. Happy 4th, everybody!
Notes: It was a tough day in the gym. The gym bought a full-size prowler. Holy cow, its tough on the rubberized gym floor. No slide whatsoever, it took all I could muster just to get it to move. I pushed it holding the handles high on the way down, then holding the lower handles near the floor on the way back. I almost came down with prowler flu, and I am still sweating over an hour later.
Hell of a good work out. Dips are very impressive. Had a trainer tell me BTN pulldowns had fallen out of favor for some reason. Ever have any problems from them? You guys are gonna force me to find one of them prowlers just so I can say I’ve tried one. Haven’t had a good puke your guts out work out in a long time.
Joe, thanks for stopping by! Harry, I have heard the same thing on the behind the neck pull downs, but I go slow and strict and don’t use a lot of weight and they don’t hurt my elbows. My elbows hurt on most pulling exercises on that plane of motion, so I am going to keep doing them at least for a while.
45 x10, 135 x 10, 225 x 5, 295 x5, 335 x 5, 365 x 11.
BBB 320 x10, 10, 10.
Notes: My lower back felt a little tweeky going in today, but 365 went up pretty easy, and it kept going up. I am pretty sure that’s a rep PR +1 rep, but I am too lazy to double check. Rep 11 took a lot out of my lower back, and I was fried going into BBB. My lower back cried uncle after set 3 and I had a hard time sitting in the car on the way home. I think I would have had the full 5 sets in me if I would have stopped at 10 reps on the money set.
Side notes: Finally some good weather! Its 90 and sunny today, I’m heading over to my sister’s house to throw some steaks on the grill.
Kimba, I pulled sumo once for a whole workout, but I did not really like it. I felt like I was trading low back stress for hip stress and I get enough of that in squats. I also did not feel like I could pull as much. And it just felt weird. But I did not really give it a chance so maybe I need to suck it up and work more sumo in to give it a fair shot.
