We’re a really small school. 1,500 students or so. We don’t have a lot of the overhead bigger institutions have. Additionally, the school caters to the less advantaged. Most of my students pay little or no tuition. That being said, it got rough a couple of years ago. As for now, I have not heard of anything negative. Luckily, its only my second job.
4/25/20
Bench:
250 x 10
250 x 9
250 x 8
250 x 7
250 x 6
250 x 5
250 x 4
250 x 3
250 x 2
250 x 1
Pullovers:
4 sets x 20 reps x 65
Push Ups:
2 sets x 50 reps
I am starting to wish that I had more dumbbells, but I see what people are asking for them now. I’ll just continue to get creative with what I have.
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Have you ever tried doing the isolation movements for biceps first. @The_Mighty_Stu swears buy it for maximum gun gainzzz.
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I normally do not. I may give it a run next week to mix things up.
4/26/20
Deadlift:
135 x 10, 185 x 5, 225 x 3, 275 x 1, 335 x 5, 325 x 5, 315 x 5
Stiff Leg DL:
4 sets x 5 reps x 235
One Leg DL:
4 sets x 10 reps x 45
Leg Curls:
4 sets x 10 reps x 90
I dropped the weight and added reps to start over again. I have not used the leg curl attachment on my bench in about 20 years. Now I remember why. I have to find just the right position to keep from feeling like my knee caps are going to explode off.
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4/28/20
OHP:
4 sets x 5 reps x 155
Bent Rows:
4 sets x 10 reps x 195
DB Front Raises:
4 sets x 10 reps x 55
DB Side Raises:
4 sets x 10 reps x 35
And I got my new shirt from CT Fletcher. He always has cool stuff.
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4/29/20
Front Squats:
135 x 10, 165 x 10, 185 x 10, 225 x 10, 245 x 10, 295 x 5
Zerchers:
4 sets x 5 reps x 245
Leg Extensions:
4 sets x 20 reps x 125
Lunges:
4 sets x 10 x 45 in each hand
My son joined me in the garage tonight. He benched. He’s only 165 pounds and put up 235 pretty easy. He said he hit 250 at school.
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Crippler Jr. undoubtedly has a goal of besting your benching someday.
You and your commercial gym workouts; the luxury of a makeshift home gym w/55 lb dumbbells. If I can eventually acquire about 500 lbs of olympic weights, [(4) 35s so far but only have farmer’s walk bars] and maybe a decent dumbbell array, I might consider a strong 55+ workout partner on the days I don’t go to commercial gym. Probably nonexistent in my subdivision.
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He’s not as big as me, but he is pretty strong for his size. I wish I had more dumbbells. I have: 15, 20, 35, 45, 55 and 65. With my 540 pounds of plates I am good for a while. I now have two bars which allowed my son to bench, while I worked on squats.
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A landmine attachment would let you do equivalent dumbbell rows for a lot less $$.
Saw a video of a really strong powerlifter holding trap bar sideways to do suitcase carries.
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Yeah, I saw some others hear talking about those as well. I am going to do some shopping I think.
5/2/20
Bench:
255 x 10, 255 x 9, 255 x 8, 255 x 7, 255 x 6, 255 x 5, 255 x 4, 255 x 3, 255 x 2, 255 x 1
Pullovers:
4 sets x 25 reps x 65
Push Ups:
2 sets x 50 reps
That felt pretty good. Our governor just extended our order to June 1st. He then laid out a phased response, similar to the one the president rolled out. I am thinking I won’t see the inside of a gym until August. Having said that, I honestly think I have made more gains on my own in my garage. I miss the atmosphere at the gym however.
I have the landmine attachment.
It’s good. You need 3-4 ,45s stacked to hold it in place, and some space for the bar.
Thanks. I got six, so I should be good.
5/3/20
Deadlift:
135 x 10, 185 x 5, 225 x 3, 275 x 1, 345 x 5, 335 x 5, 320 x 5
Stiff Leg DL:
4 sets x 5 reps x 245
One Leg DL:
4 sets x 10 reps x 45
Leg Curls:
4 sets x 10 reps x 105
I am changing divisions at work tomorrow. This means new hours. Instead of starting at 0700 I will start at 0800. Which makes me wonder. Should I train before or after work? Mondays are an off day anyway. So I got some time to think.
Workout consistency trumps workout time selection. I like going to work pumped after early AM workouts. Likely useful in your line of work. Also, instilling subtle fear in others doesn’t hurt either.
I just hit the early morning workout again. It’s nice to know I got it done for the rest of the day.
5/5/20
OHP:
4 sets x 6 reps x 145
Bent Rows:
4 sets x 10 reps x 195
DB Front Raises:
4 sets x 10 reps x 55
DB Side Raises:
4 sets x 10 reps x 35
I hit the garage at 0600 and got it done.
Exactly.
5/6/20
Front Squats:
135 x 10, 165 x 10, 195 x 10, 235 x 10, 255 x 10, 305 x 10, 235 x 20
Zerchers:
4 sets x 5 reps x 240
Lunges:
4 sets x 10 reps x 45 in each hand
Leg Extensions:
4 sets x 20 reps x 125
I worked up a great sweat before work.
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