[quote]j_willy3 wrote:
WOW, Made the thread limit. Another bunch of drivel destined to end up as cyperdust. So I start a new thread, Trying to find my way back. I am really struggling to find my way back to where I was before I got sick and my personal life went to hell in a hand basket. It’s a struggle and I hope the light hearted, wanting to get ugly strong Wilson will return soon. Until then, I hope I don’t depress any of y’all, drive you to drinking, Prozac and Litihuim…
Dateline Wednesday : 4:26 am wandering with a sense of propose back day
Squat warm up: 135x20
Kroc rows: 3x90x15
Lat pull down: 3x120x15
Face pulls: 3x90x15
Hammer low row: 3x55x15
OK, back to week day high rep training and weekend high weight work. Still don’t know the whole direction I am headed, but I have this part down so far. One step at the time, I guess. For some reason, this morning’s training had a bit more of the old ‘snap’.Maybe it was the pea soup fog that wrapped the area over night. I did leave the gym pretty happy with my work.
JW:s morning thought: Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.[/quote]
Strange, but I’ve been there. It is amazing how iron really made such a difference in my finding myself again, just one improvement at a time.
Barbell complex: 4 sets 6 reps each with a measly 75 lbs
Treadmill interval: 15 minutes
I did an oly-pex this morning. Snatch grip deadlifts, power snatch, OH squats, snatch grip deadlifts and then a bent row. Worked the hell out of me and I thought I would die. Damn near did on the treadmill.
JW’s morning thought: If your gonna screw up, do it while you’re young. Older you get, the harder it is to bounce back.
Thanks Steve, I’m no complex king, but they sure beat an hour on a treadmill!
Dateline: Wednesday 4:11 am
Barbell complex: 4 sets 6 reps each with a measly 85 lbs
Treadmill interval: 15 minutes
Another round of ‘olyplexes’. Raised the weight 10 lbs and got a bigger harder ass kicking this morning. My traps are a little bit sore from yesterday. I don’t have good shoulder rotation with my snatch and finding balance in my OH squat is challenging. I think I’m going to order some chalk. It will probably piss them off in the gym but who is going to know at 4 am?
JW’s morning thought: My problems all started with my early education. I went to a school for mentally disturbed teachers.
I say yay for the complexes. If you aren’t left panting and gasping for air, then you did them wrong. And, after a while, you start to like that feeling. At least I did.
For some reason I don’t even remember my alarm going off Thursday morning. I sure missed the hell out of that training day. Maybe it’s the daughter fighting the flu for the second time in 3 weeks. Maybe its this suckish weather we are having. I don’t know. I DID get up this morning and went in the gym. Did my Friday squat session. Nothing exciting to report jumped the weight up 10 lbs and made all my reps. I’m going to jump to 225 on Monday. Hit the gym scale the other day. I’m a portly 262. I am going to be back on track!
JW’s morning thought: Big business never pays a nickel in taxes. This is according to Ralph Nader, who represents a big consumer organization that never pays a nickel in taxes.
Suckish weather? Are you getting more snow?
We are. 1-2" today. More chances on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday. We need about 2’. Snow isn’t much fun when you have to work. Kids have been out of school since Monday. Wife is going nuts I reminder her that we have Jack Daniels, Vodka and Hot Damn in the cabinet.
Decline Bench Press: 135x12, 3x205x8
Flat Bench Press: 4x245x3, 2x275x1, 185x10
Incline DB press: 4x85x6
Rev grip JM press in the Smith on an online: 3x205x6
OH extensions: 140x10, 160x8, 180x4
Had a good chest and tri day. Nothing real remarkable about the training. I don’t think I am getting much out of the decline bench press other than it doesn’t seem to hurt my shoulders as bad. Trying to get heavy again with the incline DB’s hope it will work.
Dateline Sunday 5:35 am
Kroc Row: 3x105x10
OHP 95x10, 115x6, 135x4 super set with OHP lockouts: 95x8, 115x5, 135x2
Lat pull down 3x135x8 super set with face pull 3x110x8
Rickshaw shrug: 3x275x6
Rack pull: 3x275x4
Trying to resume my ‘strong back weak mind training’. Don’t know if I am succeeding. Still it felt good to do some back work after a lay off of what seams like forever. Took the daughter on a shopping trip. she had money burning a hole in her pocket and wanted to buy some jeans. Dad was the chauffeur and then we had a gourmet lunch at the Dominic’s Sausage stand out side of Lowe’s. How’s that for a big spender Dad. I did pick up some carry out Pho for later and we chowed down on Vietnamese during the Super Bowl.
JW’s morning thought: Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday.
Thanks MJ I’m trying to make some progress. Sometimes I really wonder.
Joe, that little stand has some killer sausages and sandwiches. Killed my diet, but that’s all I had of substance Sunday.
Dateline Tuesday 4:11 am
Barbell complex: 5 sets x 6 reps each movement.
Treadmill interval 14 minutes
85 lb Oly-plexes this morning. I start with snatch grip dead lifts, to a whip snatch, to an overhead squat, and then to a bent over row. I just about threw up on the last set. Now it could have been where I was really working, or it could have been the beginning of the flu that is running through my household. I’m feeling fine now, so lets hope it is the former rather than the latter.
Thank goodness the sun is out for a day or 2. Looks like the weatherman is calling for more snow here on Thursday. I really hate winter!
JW’s morning thought: If it is really religion with these nudists , they will be atheists after this winter.
I really got to try me a complex one of these days. Only thing stopping me is I’m so much weaker and dumber than every one else and Mom’s kinda…oops! wrong kinda complexes. Did the Vietnamese yell much when you chowed down on them?
And for the record, I are a member of AARP. Wife signed me up a while back. Some discount she wanted on something member’s get.
Next storm is suppose to be here Wednesday night and head up your way after here. Hunker down.
Btw, back still looks real strong to me with those Kroc rows.
Had a rough week with the funk swimming around the household this week. My fingers are crossed and I am wearing garlic to keep all the funky germs away from me. Didn’t make it to the gym Saturday and this morning. I was feeling awful lazy. I hope the warmer weather and the garlic will bring my mojo back and I can find some direction and consistency in my training.
JW’s morning thought: I want to make it really a special Valentine’s Day, so I’m going to tie my wife and daughter up, and for three solid hours I watch whatever I want on TV
I reminder her that we have Jack Daniels, Vodka and Hot Damn in the cabinet.