No Pain No Gain

8/12/11: PUSH

Solid sesh today. I think the few extra sets of overhead/incline work screwed up my bench though… I struggled more than I should’ve with that top set

Workout:
(warmup) Hang Snatch…bar x 3, 95 x 3, 115 x 3

A) Standing OHP
95 x 3
115 x 3
135 x 3
145 x 3
150 x 3
155 x 3
160 x 3
165 x 3
->Push press
165 x 3
175 x 3
185 x 3

B) Incline Bench
175 x 3
180 x 3
185 x 3
190 x 3
195 x 3
200 x 3 (PR 5lb) <–wasn’t even going for max and hit a PR just doing explosive work…nice

C) Bench
200 x 3
210 x 3
220 x 3
225 x 3
230 x 3
235 x 3

D1) BB Shrugs (squeeze/hold contraction 1sec)
225 x 10
245 x 9
245 x 8
245 x 8…static hold 245 after last set till weight dropped

D2) Lateral Raise Machine
165* x 7, 6, 6

D3) HS Iso Wide Grip Chest Press
2.5pps x 8, 8…some dude took machine after that

E) Rope Tricep Pulldowns
60 x 10
62.5 x 7
60 x 8

Done. Goin tubing tomorrow all day on the Potomoc… WOOOOO!!!

Ahh drunken posts and funny stories!

I also laughed at the chad and prof x comment.

I’d say if you can afford indigo go for it, you get a lot more than the supp (programs, chance for a trip, chance for a free prowler)

I’m sure golds would love you rolling up with a prowler!

Training is looking great, your OHP strength is very impressive.
Maybe if your elbows are flaring you could pull the grip in? I’m not sure TBH

congrats on all your progress so far!

Interesting about all the medical stuff. Have you had your FT3 and FT4 tested?
kinda sounds like Hashimoto’s thyroiditis with the way your TSH was bouncing up and down. And with the autoimmune variety, you are more prone to other autoimmune attacks(like mono for example).

hmmmm

How are you feeling nowadays?

[quote]MAsteve wrote:
Ahh drunken posts and funny stories!

I also laughed at the chad and prof x comment.

I’d say if you can afford indigo go for it, you get a lot more than the supp (programs, chance for a trip, chance for a free prowler)

I’m sure golds would love you rolling up with a prowler!

Training is looking great, your OHP strength is very impressive.
Maybe if your elbows are flaring you could pull the grip in? I’m not sure TBH[/quote]

I don’t think my grip can come in much narrower. I had maraudermeat look at my form on a vid and he said it’s not a problem as long as my flaring is starting halfway up, and not right out of the hole. So I’m gonna keep it as is and try for that 200lb OHP by year’s end

I’ll probably not end up ordering any… maybe if my progress was slowing and I wanted to push the envelope, I would. But to be honest I don’t want to spend $500 or whatever when I’m happy with how I’m progressing

[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
congrats on all your progress so far!

Interesting about all the medical stuff. Have you had your FT3 and FT4 tested?
kinda sounds like Hashimoto’s thyroiditis with the way your TSH was bouncing up and down. And with the autoimmune variety, you are more prone to other autoimmune attacks(like mono for example).

hmmmm

How are you feeling nowadays?[/quote]

I keep my log in the TRT forum more up to date, but, I tested positive for a long-term mono infection - techinically, Epstein-Barr Virius not mono itself - (I think I got it from this one girl in college and I never got over it). The more I think about it, the more I don’t think thyroid is a problem… I don’t put on much fat, I don’t get gold easily, and I don’t fit a couple other symptoms (despite the fact there is a history of thyroid issues on both sides of my family, so I’m cautious).

I have a req for a bunch more blood work, but I’m waiting till I kick my infection to get it done so I can get a healthy baseline. I still have a bunch of symptoms of low T (my free test was at the bottom of the lab range, not right for a 26yr old). I’m just plugging along in the meantime, energy levels are pretty crappy in general all the time.

Thanks for the kind words

edit - my free T4 was mid range and my free T3 was upper range, so those were fine when tested.

Dang man, so much fail with the women.

[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
Dang man, so much fail with the women.

[/quote]

It’s been a rough few weeks. Though a woman more than twice my age did plant a wet sloppy one on me in a bar last night.

Funny story… I was leaving my house to go to the grocery store for some food at close to midnight (had been tubing/drinking all day and was too exhausted to go out). Group of girls walks by my house, I make fun of one of them for something, I forget what it was. We talk for a block and she invites me to the bar with them. I stroll in, we sit at a table with a 54 year old woman, she keeps complimenting the girl on landing me… the girls like “he’s not my boyfriend I just met him”. The cougar then walked over, grabbed/massaged my traps, whispered something in my ear and planted one on my cheek.

I pounded my drink and got the fuck out of there as fast as I could.

WHAAATTTT?

You dipped out on some cougar poon?

What the hell is wrong with you?

[quote]gregron wrote:

[quote]scj119 wrote:

[quote]gregron wrote:

Also, those crotch shots are what keep the ladies coming back for more![/quote]

pssst… no ladies have posted in here yet[/quote]

they’re just lurking lol[/quote]

maybe your elbows flare like a mofo cuz your grip on the OH press is really narrow. move your grip out a bit. (works for me)

[quote]ThePerfectDrug wrote:

[quote]gregron wrote:

[quote]scj119 wrote:

[quote]gregron wrote:

Also, those crotch shots are what keep the ladies coming back for more![/quote]

pssst… no ladies have posted in here yet[/quote]

they’re just lurking lol[/quote]

maybe your elbows flare like a mofo cuz your grip on the OH press is really narrow. move your grip out a bit. (works for me)[/quote]

Thanks, I’ve pretty much always used the same grip width for standing OHP, so maybe I’ll play with that some. Couldn’t hurt.

Told you so! That’s two women posting in your log on this page alone.

[quote]gregron wrote:
Told you so! That’s two women posting in your log on this page alone. [/quote]

Only because they saw that avi of yours in here big boy

[quote]gregron wrote:
Told you so! That’s two women posting in your log on this page alone. [/quote]

They came with me.

[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
WHAAATTTT?

You dipped out on some cougar poon?

What the hell is wrong with you?[/quote]

She told me she was 54… she looked all of it. She may have even been 60. I have no prob w/ cougars but you have to look younger than my mom.

I’m not saying it didn’t cross my mind for one extremely brief second haha

[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
WHAAATTTT?

You dipped out on some cougar poon?

What the hell is wrong with you?[/quote]

Sounds to me like you haven’t gotten past the sniffin’ butt stage. Strong bench. Where’s the dunk?

8/14/11: PULL

A) T-Bar Rows
1p x 8
2p x 8
3p x 8
3p,10lb x 8
3p, 20lb x 7
3p x 8

B) Close Grip BB Row (strict, squeeze/hold contraction)
135 x 8
155 x 8
155 x 7
155 x 7

C1) Wide Grip Pulldowns
11 x 6
10 x 8
10 x 8
10 x 7

C2) Bentover Reverse DB Flyes
20 x 11
20 x 11
20 x 10
20 x 9

D1) Kayak Rows
6 x 7
6 x 6
5 x OMG IT BURNZZZ

D2) Hammer DB Curls (standing)
40 x 8
40 x 7
40 x 9

E1) Pullover (hold contraction)
145 x 8
145 x 9
160 x 7

E2) Machine Curls (hold contraction)
70 x 9
70 x 8
70 x a lot SO PUMPZ

[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:

[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
WHAAATTTT?

You dipped out on some cougar poon?

What the hell is wrong with you?[/quote]

Sounds to me like you haven’t gotten past the sniffin’ butt stage. Strong bench. Where’s the dunk?
[/quote]

Patience is a virtue.

Was gonna do it today but I decided to do a back workout instead… and I’m shooting for a deadlift max tomorrow so I want my legs in top shape. I’ll try for a jump vid next weekend, I usually play ball on sunday.

[quote]scj119 wrote:

[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
WHAAATTTT?

You dipped out on some cougar poon?

What the hell is wrong with you?[/quote]

She told me she was 54… she looked all of it. She may have even been 60. I have no prob w/ cougars but you have to look younger than my mom.

I’m not saying it didn’t cross my mind for one extremely brief second haha[/quote]

You should have gotten head and hit it from the back

you messed up

thats the butterface method

[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:

[quote]scj119 wrote:

[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
WHAAATTTT?

You dipped out on some cougar poon?

What the hell is wrong with you?[/quote]

She told me she was 54… she looked all of it. She may have even been 60. I have no prob w/ cougars but you have to look younger than my mom.

I’m not saying it didn’t cross my mind for one extremely brief second haha[/quote]

You should have gotten head and hit it from the back

you messed up

thats the butterface method[/quote]

I never thought I’d spend this long defending not taking home a 54-year old. The deablreaker was the wrinkles: she had them in spades.

[quote]scj119 wrote:

[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:

[quote]scj119 wrote:

[quote]Ct. Rockula wrote:
WHAAATTTT?

You dipped out on some cougar poon?

What the hell is wrong with you?[/quote]

She told me she was 54… she looked all of it. She may have even been 60. I have no prob w/ cougars but you have to look younger than my mom.

I’m not saying it didn’t cross my mind for one extremely brief second haha[/quote]

You should have gotten head and hit it from the back

you messed up

thats the butterface method[/quote]

I never thought I’d spend this long defending not taking home a 54-year old. The deablreaker was the wrinkles: she had them in spades.[/quote]

Again

Get BJ
dont look down
hit from begind