6/22/10 5/3/1 weighted dips(deload) cycle 10
did bw x17 dips(pr) 5x8 militaries and 5x8 pulldowns
17 bodyweight dips as a PR. this is fucking pathetic. i am filled with self-loathing. as usual.
i was gonna have fatmanwalkies today, but I had to come into work early and do some shit. I will be walking most days this week, going for 5 days out of 7.
later babies!
Dip PR’s count too. Though I totally understand about the self loathing.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
Dip PR’s count too. Though I totally understand about the self loathing.[/quote]
sometimes it is only the boiling self hatred that keeps me moving. nobody ever killed themselves trying to achieve average
6/23/10 fatman walkies
walked for 30 min w/30lb dumbell, switched hands every 3 minutes. my forearms are sore all the time now. I hope this means they are growing and my grip is getting stronger. if not, feh.
i’ll keep doing this, increasing the dumbell by 5 lbs every day until cycle 11 starts. then I will make the dumbell heavier, and carry it doing sled intervals. unless i puss out, which is always likely.
Hello fellow bearded one. Now shave the head and join the bald,bearded 5/3/1 club or we’ll eat you. 17 reps with close to 300 lbs looks like a good PR to me.
dip harder with a beard
eco
[quote]ecogenx wrote:
Hello fellow bearded one. Now shave the head and join the bald,bearded 5/3/1 club or we’ll eat you. 17 reps with close to 300 lbs looks like a good PR to me.
dip harder with a beard
eco[/quote]
the beard is coming in nicely, and I am quite handsome, so I will soon be wearing a shirt made of gerlz
6/23/10 5/3/1 deadlift(unload) cycle 10
unheard of, fatman walkies and lifties on the same day. that’s practically athletic.
5x8x235 deadlies
5x12 incline situps
2x15x235 shrugglies
for a deload session, i sure feel used. prolly the shrugs making my neck tight. i am such a pussy.
down to 290. remember, the standard is under 290 for 2 consecutive days AND wearing my belt on the 3d hole. so, still a lardass, but maybe getting there.
Grow harder
old lardass
First, go here:
http://www.nasgaweb.com/dbase/main.asp
Go to “Select State/Province”, pick Utah (duh) scroll down. Good indicator for next year, too.
Then, when you think you’re man enough to wear one, go here:
http://www.sportkilt.com/product/1381/Kilt---US-Marines-(U)-Sport-Kilt.html
Comes with a velcro closure. The only extras I got were belt loops. These things go big, too. At 38" waist a large is plenty big for me.
thanks for the links harry. i haven’t seen a 38" wast since 1987, so its the xl for me. My best bet for games is going to be ID and NV. I missed the one in my mom’s town in wy (last weekend), and the one here that I thought was in Sept was actually 2 weeks ago. There is a games in UT in August, so I will see if I can get up to that one, its only a couple hours from here.
6/24/10, walkies
walked 30 minutes, no dumbbell.
http://highland_tools.tripod.com/saacc/index.html
How to make some home made throwing weights and hammer. Pick on the left side. Forgot how old you are but Master’s usually starts at 40. If they have a master’s category they may throw a 44# weight for heigth and distance vs a 56#er.
Advice: don’t threaten to eat any of the 300+# competitors. And there’ll be a bunch.
[quote]hel320 wrote:
http://highland_tools.tripod.com/saacc/index.html
How to make some home made throwing weights and hammer. Pick on the left side. Forgot how old you are but Master’s usually starts at 40. If they have a master’s category they may throw a 44# weight for heigth and distance vs a 56#er.[/quote]
Thanks tons. sadly, this was exactly what I had in mind, so I am no longer feeling quite so clever.
[quote]
Advice: don’t threaten to eat any of the 300+# competitors. And there’ll be a bunch. [/quote]
some behaviors is for them interwebz only. fella could get hurt talkin shit around the real behemoths. it sure would be fun just to hang around other large mammals who take joy in playing with heavy stuff.
instead of lifties, at lunch today I went out and bought all the stuff that I need for my weight and hammer. now I need to build it, and find a 22-26lb stone that doesn’t have too many sharp edges.
i will try to lift in my garage tonight for the session I missed today. this would be the inauguration of the garage. hoping to fit it in
Damn! This is interesting enough to make me break my pissed off (at injuries) silence. I just got the stuff to make hammers today. Now I just have to go into the forest to pick out my cabers. I was thinking of a meet sometime in August in Utah for breaking my Highland Games cherry, although one in late July might fit in instead.
Are you building your hammers out of pvc pipe and 1" weight plates? Easy as pie, although I’ve yet to throw them.
Hey carl, there is only one more games in utah this year that I know of, and that’s in wellsville (near Logan, home of USU Aggies) on the weekend of august 11. I will be in CA playing with my family so I won’t be able to go to that one.
the big one that I thought was in september was actually 3 weeks ago. There are a bunch of games in NV. Are you in vegas? seems like elko/reno there are a few. I know that there are some real big meets in vegas, which would be cool to watch, but i’d never try and play with those guys
i built my weight and hammer last night. Yes, I used sched 80 pvc 3/4" - I could not find the threaded kind, so I just bought a 10’ pc at home depot for $1.97. $2 for 2 handles. I use hose clamps to fix the weight, didn’t bother with the duct tape. My weight is 55lbs cuz i couldn’t find the mix to make 56.
I got up this morning, and without warming up, threw
6 wt for height
6 wt for distance
10 hammer.
I wasn’t trying to get max throws since I don’t know what I’m doing yet, but i was really disappointed with my weight for height. I could barely get the handle to leave my fingers. I was hoping I was stronger than that, but no. I’ll have to check with Harry and see if its okay for pussies to learn on lighter implements. except for the hammer. playing THOR was way too much fun. I will totally warm up first from now on.
I have a great field out behind my office, about 15 acres of weeds, and so long as I don’t start right at the edge of the parking lot, the cars are safe. I need a caber and a rock. I’ll be looking for 10’ sections of phone pole. But, without someone to hold it up, I am not sure how I will do it. I am not real worried about it tho, i am satisfied for now with the weights and hammer.
monster back pump. luckily its bench day.
sorry for the long post y’all. i’m excited, I love new stuff, and I love scabbing stuff together from pieces of pipe.
[edit]:shit, I just checked and I was full of shit. there are a pile of games left in utah. and the one in wellsville is 8/28. This is gonna be fun.
Pumped you have cool new toys. Always fun to get into something new that excites you. Now you need to get a video or two on here of you throwing.
Steve, instead of video, imagine a shorter, fatter, less awesome version of Harry not throwing very far.
6.29.10 5/3/1 bench(deload) cycle 10
5x8 on cgb and kroc roze
shoulder rehab stuff, only 2 sets instead of 4 because my traps were cooked.
back to work.
go fast harder,
Old Lardass
[quote]mjnewland wrote:
Steve, instead of video, imagine a shorter, fatter, less awesome version of Harry not throwing very far.[/quote]
John,we’re all very proud of you. Now stop talking about yourself like that. No one is more ‘awesome’ then anyone else on this forum. Now go to your room and think about what you’ve said. (My dad speech for the day.)
no, harry is awesomest