10 pistols.
Wow.
That’s impressive stuff.
So does the little man try handstand pushups or pistols? If so, you must post a vid.
Little Man- Rowan- does try most things physical.
He can do neck bridges, and does little squats.
the pistols where to a box- so they are not that hard, but I have to do them
kettle bell stuff-
a TON of pvc rolling
some push-ups
some bw squats
lots of swings.
nothing worth mentioning…
swings are fun.
Hopefully I will train tomorrow
some upper stuff likely
depends on the weight of the plates. if they are 45’s, then 1.5-2"/plate
handstand pushups ftw. trying that would be a great neck workout for me. also make my neck shorter as I piledrive 300 lbs into the cranial-floor connection.
I need to start taking the kind of time you take on mobility. I do it, just not enough.
thanks MJ-
I have to do the mobility - or I cant sleep, get out of bed etc let alone train.
very litle training going on
work and this family stuff is making things difficult
think I need to wake up stupid early and train.
shit.
training tonight-
super short on time
pvc and some mobility at home
ran 1 mile to gym
warmups
hanging leg raise 2x10, face pull 2x15
front squat 135x8
db bench 80x8
pullup NG 10
then 4 sets of the following no rest between exercises 2 mins between sets.
front squat 225x5
DB bench 90x5
pullup 8
DB snatch 80x5
Notes.
I have schedule issues at the gym- closed at 10 used to be 11
I got there at 945, did the hanging leg raises, some leg swings
and face pulls and did this almost giant set.
something is up with my neck shoulder trap stability for a change
OH squatting 65 lbs was out tonight.
sad sad state of affairs
this is a kind of training I can do- if warm enough
everything felt heavy - til the 3rd set then I got a groove and it all felt good.
I bet if I laid this out better I would not be as gassed and feeling like shit at the end of each set
benching what for me is ‘heavy’ directly after squatting kind of sucked ass
but told me I need more upper back and oblique work.
I liked this session even if it felt like death while doing it.
thanks for looking , need to catch up on all you people
Trained this am.
4.5.11
Lower
5 mins elliptical
Mobility
RDL , jump shrug ,power snatch oh squat 65 2x5, 95 2x5
Oh squat 95x10’, 135 2x5
Dead lift
135x5, 225x5, 315x5, Topdown 405x3, 455x2, 475x1
Then from floor 405x5, 315x5
Front sqt reverse lunge. 135 2x6
Notes
Trined in the am this sucks.
It sucks for a few reasons- i had niot eaten enough
No grip strength in the am.
And there where like a dozen 70 year olds two whom hung their coats in the rack i was using
Good times
One old geezer was 77 and huge and jacked like a gorilla
Chatted me up a bit while oh squatting and wearing headphones
OH squats are getting slowly better
Topdown dead lift pulled these out of the rack
Read about them either here or on elite FTS
They seemed ok i get nothing out of rack pulls
So these seemed like a good idea
they do make it easier but I felt dead after them.
405 x 5 felt good
two sets of reverse lunges, and I was done.
pulling - killed me today- training in the am is something I need to do-
and I need to acclimatize.
thanks for reading.
405 x 5 @ a bw of what, 175#, is extremely adequate. Never heard of the top down DL. Interesting. And us old folks need someone to talk too.
Yeah man that is some real good pulling! As far as the older guys, at least they dont speak to you in the locker room when they are drying their balls on the hand dryer, it happened to me, really cool guy I just couldnt get passes the ball drying though.
What is it I hear about all these old me drying their balls with the hand dryer? Is this a fad that started in the 50s and then went out of fashion?
Anyways, hilarious re: using the rack to hang their windbreakers!
Stout training as always, K. I get nothing out of rack pulls either - physically or emotionally. I’ll look up these top-down DLs.
Loathe training in the AM. But yeah, you’ll get used to it. And then you’ll be all, “I had to train in the PM. Man that sucked” lol!
Great work in here. You use a huge variety of exercises. Do you have a program as such or do you make it up depending upon how you feel each day.
You sound very athletic, not too many people can deadlift heavy and also do handstand push ups and pistols.
thanks people
here is a vid I found on topdown clearly not me.
Hel- Im probably more like 185 now , so I guess im stocky not skinny.
the gorilla sized guy told me he doesnt bench cause he tore his shoulder at 67 and had surgery
benching 275 incline.
I suppose he can talk when ever he likes.
Matty I have been victim of the ball shots, good for those guys for being comfortable
but no thanks.
Machsy thanks I just need to get more regular training
and AM training sucks ass. I just need to do it so Im not
taking ‘family’ time up.
Farmer thank you
I train now so young pretty things like Mascherano can think I might have been cute at 20.
Im kiding - I wrestled in HS college and did Greco-Roman internationally and Judo after college
so I have some exposure to formal training
I have training ADD and am a little banged up.
ideally I would like a 4 day a week two upper two lower one being more of a ‘speed’ day
lots of unilateral work, jumping and stuff.
its more like 2 days for now.
I Have program ADD and need to keep shit fresh-
the unilateral work, jumps, and sudo O-lifts keep me agile and interested
thanks for reading will try to catch up on everyone else
ps.
pulling left me fore dead
Long time no see
Life work etc - busy is good.
4.11.11 training lower
pvc dislocates mobility at home
lytp + facepulls 2x
hanging leg raise 2x10
Rdl , jump shrug Power snatch x8 bar 3x 65 2x
A deadlifts
135x5,225x5,315x5
top down 405x3, 455x2 475x0 from floor 405 x 3
B zercher
225 3x5
C power curl
135 x5
D turkish get-up
45 x5 L&R
E barbell rollouts
95 2x15
Notes
Lots of PVC and mobility at home
more at the gym
low back not feeling loose or warm
Deads
315 felt heavy today, 405 felt stiff probably need more sets at 225 like 2x5
top down again these are good - but I think eventually they might fuck with mechanics
455 went up fast 475 got to knees on the way up.
more speed work needed these left me for dead the 405 triple was ok but not enough low back arch
zerchers fun. just 3x5
power curls- wanted something fast thought of db snatches but will do them later in the week
turkish get ups- Holy shit these are hard
roll-outs felt good
I think In future I going to towards one lower day one upper and one unilateral day or one day of
giant sets or heavy complexes and add some conditioning in .
thanks for reading.
Awesome work as always, I checked out the vid of the top down DLs, but Iam still not sure of what they mean.
EDIT…forget it Im dumb, I got it.
thanks man.
today- not much
some bodyweight shit a ton of PVC
and some stretching.
I think the deal with the top down deads is they can fuck up mechanics-
you end up using more trap and upper back and not sitting back enough
but they are better for me so far then rack pulls.
good stuff going on here
stop doing top down deads. no point to them except injury and false additonal reps
Big Pete I think you are right.
after thinking about them yesterday
I would only use them as an alternative to rack pulls
Looks like its back to RDL’s
today upper training this morning
4.14.11
a ton of pvc at home
and actual static stretching
5 minutes arc trainer
mobility
haning leg raises face pulls both 3x10
lytp 2x scap wall slides and scap pushups
A1 push press 95 2x5 115x5,135x5,155x5,185 5x3
A2 ng pullup bw 5x8 bw+45 5x3
B1 db NAG floor press 80’s 4x6
B2 pendelay row 185 4x6
more facepulls
Notes
weak and slow- too little sleep or food.
just the basics and got out of there.
PP - wanted 8x3 happy with 5 sets
Pull ups felt good
floor press its been a while these felt ok
pendelay row- these are fucking hard.
they kicked my ass-
I need to get at least 3 days- 2 days is good
cause you really never need to ‘deload’
but I need to add some volume and some better frequency.
thanks for reading.
Get in when you can. If it had not been for 5am lifties when mine was under 4, i would not have had any movement. You get used to it after awhile. But for you, you’ll want to eat first.
looking good on everything.
Never heard them called top down deads but then again they will be called something else in 5 years. I know some outstanding deadlifters who did them in the 70’s (sort of did them). Basically what i do and they did was no touch deads. Do a normal deadlift rep then complete the rest of the set without touching the floor. Key is to lower the weight with the exact same form as you deadlifted it with but in reverse (i think that explains it). It will blow up your erectors, glutes, etc but you have to maintain your form. I really prefer them over rack pulls.
I also know ribic did/does a variation of these no touch deads quite a bit in training.
Aww! But I still think you’re cute at >35! 
185 on the pendlays are beastly. I freaking love those but they’re so freaking hard for me! Grrr…
Great training. PVC rolling? You are far, far better than I.
Hey know I haven’t been around much, just wanted to say keep kickin ass man! Read through the last couple pages seems you’re doing well