Just build the clothesline onto it and superset your dips with hanging clothes and pull ups with folding them
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Haha, I do like supersetting chores with my workouts. Iāve been known to cook dinner in between sets (stirring the pot, checking the oven, etcā¦not full on prepā¦usually).
Laundry, however, is a āPinkā chore in our household (itās how my wife and I identify our typical chores, mine are āBlueā like cooking, and hers are āPinkā)ā¦there seems to be a lot more āBlueā chores, so I really donāt want to start taking any off her list! lol
But I like where your head is at!
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I too hate the thin mints they have for barsā¦and this is brilliant, thank you.
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You minds well add a platform and J Hooks to that.
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I vacuumed my weight room between sets this morning. Itās much better than just sitting there watching the timer count down.
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THIS WOULD BE SO RAD
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I have a friend that changes his program with every season literally. He goes:
FALL - Push/Pull/Legs (6x a week)
WINTER - Full Body (3x week)
SPRING - Push/Pull (4x week)
SUMMER - Full Body Maintenance (2x week)
His logic is during the fall heās the most free so he can workout a lot with a lot of volume. Then winter time with all the bad food and shitty weather going full body gets him stronger & bigger. Then spring he spreads it out in the spring to āhit more exercisesā and lean up. Then in the summer itās time to just enjoy life and get outdoors a lot and go on adventures so 2x a week keeps him in shape. Not a bad idea to me lol.
But on side note after building that rig, might as well get ready for Ninja Warrior! Get that obstacle course going!
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I was thinking about this, but the thought of carrying weight out to my back yard and back to my house changed my mind on this pretty quickly lol
I saw on article somewhere (maybe on here or Thibās website) that spoke to this a bit. Rotating your focus throughout the year. Definitely an approach I might be interested in taking for a spin now that Iāve built a good base of strength and am quickly bored with sticking to the same type of training year round.
06/21/2017
Front Squat
135 x 7
185 x 5
205 x 5
225 x 5
245 x 5
OHP
95 x 5
115 x 5
135 x 5
145 x 5
165 x 5
185 x 5
Neutral Grip Chinups
15, 13, 12, 10
Now off to hit the trampoline for some cardio, yahoo!!!
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The Four Seasons of Training is on ThibArmy. Page 5 and 4 of his blog as of just now.
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What about that strongman show?! 
Iām pretty bummed about this, but my knee is nowhere near ready to push to that extreme. 800lb tire flips, bus pull, etc. I would need my knee to be at least 90% before trying those movements.
It isnāt worth it for me to come dead last and then be too injured to train for another few months. 
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Of course you need to get healthy first! I meant if it is still a goal of yours because your training has seemed to switch more to the bodybuilding side. Or was this because of your injury in the first place?
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My injury definitely played a role in straying from the Strongman work. Also being in a caloric deficit for the challenge made recovery difficult with the Strongman movements.
Bodybuilding seemed to be the more reasonable approach for my current situation.
I definitely havenāt ruled out a future strongman competition but my fitness goals have definitely shifted a bit.
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Okay that makes sense. Your transformation was truly awesome! Even though your startet point ist probably most peopleās dream physique 
Best of luck with a speedy recovery!
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Agreed that @littlesleeper looked great to start with. Iād like to add that itās also the reason I didnāt join the challenge. Itās tough to compete in a āTransformationā challenge when youāre already in a good place.
I enjoy seeing people transform and I applaud their effort and work; however, I also enjoy seeing someone maintain a strong and lean body for years and years.
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Thanks dude, I appreciate it! Your strength gains have been nothing short of impressive.
And the fact you hosted a strongman competition is fricken wicked!
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Everybody has different goals. Maintaining a strong and lean physique should pretty much be the norm for health. Nothing really āimpressiveā about that.
A transformation is about going from a good physique to a great one. Iām all for maintaining a good physique once you hit where you want to be, but that can be done with significantly reduced effort. Using a solid starting point as a reason not to join a challenge is a pretty lame cop-out.
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I didnāt cop-out. I simply had nothing to offer a weight loss challenge. I stay at a reasonable body fat year round. Iām not single digit BF because itās not compatible with my lifestyle. I like cake, pizza, and beer. I feel like the challenge would have been closer to a contest prep than a transformation. Yeah dropping down to 6% body fat would be quite the transformation but I wouldnāt maintain that. Itās not even healthy. I donāt think that was the spirit of the challenge. [quote=ālittlesleeper, post:1065, topic:215777ā]
Maintaining a strong and lean physique should pretty much be the norm for health. Nothing really āimpressiveā about that.
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I disagree with this. Now if youāre talking about looking like Justin Beiber then maybe so, but not for someone like you or me. You donāt āeasilyā maintain your strength and muscle mass. It takes consistency. If it were easy then more people would look the same as they did in college instead of being obese by the time they hit 30. It might seem easy to guys like us but itās because we made it a priority a long time ago. I donāt know about you, but for me thereās really no alternative. Iām going to lift weights and stay athletic. Thereās no debating this. This is normal for me (and you) but visual observations tell me itās not the norm.
Of course, I live in America, and weāre not a healthy culture. Over two-thirds of the population is overweight or obese so ānormalā is not lean, athletic and strong. Normal is more like 30 pounds overweight.
EDIT: I read the early discussion on the T-ransformation challenge and it looked more like a āIāve let myself go and need to do something about itā kind of challenge. Once I got that impression I kind of quit following along.
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I feel like a lot of the time you think much too highly of yourself. You look athletic, and have a good base of strength, but youāre no phenom. I enjoy reading your log and feel like you have a good bit of information to add to the site, but you always seem like you have to put yourself above everyone in many circumstances when in reality many people are lifting what you lift or look how you look at a much younger age. Not trying to be āthat guy,ā but seriously man.
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Disclaimer: I know itās impossible to hear tone of voice or pick up on a lot through text, but I sincerely want you to know that Iām not being argumentative with my response. I am defending myself a bit, but itās not meant to be in a rude or childish tone. On to the responseā¦
Yes and no LOL I do think highly of myself but I donāt think Iām better than anyone. Does that make any sense? Probably not. But Iām proud of my accomplishments in regards to the gym. They donāt compare much to other peopleās work but the gym stuff is for me. If I compared myself to everyone else then Iād go crazy because Iām smaller and weaker than a lot of people (Iām also bigger and stronger than a lot too).
In regards to the transformation challenge, it wasnāt for me. it wasnāt that I felt above such a challenge. I enjoy competitions and challenges but a weight loss challenge or contest prep isnāt for me. Iām pretty happy with where Iām at in regards to body fat and I have no desire to do a physique or bodybuilding competition so I wonāt put my body through that hell.
This is one of the things Iām proud of. In reality I havenāt steadily grown to where Iām at. Iāve managed to maintain it for over a decade. Over that time Iāve been a bit bigger and stronger at times but Iām right where I was 10 years ago. Some people will view that as a negative thing. I havenāt grown or increased my strength enough. Thatās fine. I wonāt argue it. But I have added a lot of things to my life. Lifting in college was easy. I donāt think itās any secret that the majority of people (including people who lift) struggle to maintain a steady program once you add things to life such as a full time job, wife, and kids. Iām not saying itās a miracle by any stretch and can be done. Many do it. But even more than that donāt.
I think Iāve done a pretty damn good job maintaining my youthful athleticism and strength. Iām not old, and Iām not young but I draw my conclusions based on simple observation. This site and its users are a very small sample of the world.
I hold myself in high regard compared to the average 32 year old male. Iām nothing but average in the pool of weight lifters and recreational body builders. And Iām perfectly OK with that.
I donāt really understand what you mean by this. Iām constantly asking others for advice and help. I donāt talk down to posters in any thread when responding to their questionsāeven when everyone else is. I share my opinions and usually clarify that they are only personal preferences; I donāt tell anyone my answers are the end all, be all solutions. I disagree with people on a semi-regular basis but feel like thereās a dialogue and discussion instead of a rant or argument (including this post). I learn from those conversations.
And to come full circle, I didnāt mean to imply that I quit following along with the T-ransformation thread because I was above it or thought it was dumb. I just chose not to keep up with the hundreds of comments. I only keep up with a few logs and kind of browse the rest of the forum. Thereās so much here to read. Iām selective. If it peaks my interest then Iāll try to keep up with it. Like I said before, the challenge wasnāt for me so I didnāt keep up with the thread.
Sorry for jacking your thread, @littlesleeper! Just rolling with the punches here.
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