8/18
A1.bench 245x3,280x3,315x6
A2.Karowski shrugs 135x16,14,12,12,12 225x7
B1.standing overhead db press 50’s x15,70’s x15,90’s x2
B2.face pulls 3 sets
C.front raise 3 sets
D.front/rear neck raise 2 sets each
Back tweaks suck…be careful…love the variety of lifts you do Steve…always good work in here!! Ill have to look up a Karowski and see what the F that is
Thanks OG. The Karowski shrugs/rows were in the latest Wendler article. A shrug/row to the belly button with heavy weight. I think I like them.
8/20
1.power cleans 135x3,155x3,185x3,205x5
2.front squats 135x3,185x3,225x3,275x3,315x5
3.sldl 2’’ deficit 135x5,275x5,315x5,365x5
Back squats were a no go today. Back not right. Funny thing is sldl don’t make my low back ache too much but back squats do. And front squats only ache a little. Must be some kind of downward and forward compression thing.
Great work in here. That’s a lot of weight to move with a tweaky back.
I am constantly amazed at how high your overall strength levels are.
Thanks Jack and Joe. Its time I did a cycle of front squats anyways.
Headed to Foxwoods tomorrow night to play some cards. Haven’t been in a couple years.
8/22
A1. MP barx15,95x8,135x5,165x5,185x3,205x6 strip weight off 135x10
A2. ring chins BWx6 sets
B1. cgb 135x5,225x5,265x5,285x5,305x5
B2. facepulls 5 sets x 20 reps
C1. Glen B shrugs 50’s x 62,38 = 100 reps
C2. neck raises rear/front 2 sets each
D1. straight bar curls (bar) 45x35
D2. bowflex pushdowns 90x50
Turned 43 today. Lost 500 at Foxwoods last night but drank my weight in ‘free’ drinks.
Happy B-Day! Yup, there is always a price for “free” drinks at a casino. Hold 'em or blackjack?
Steve Happy Bday! Man you’re a youngin’!!! Hope you enjoyed the day!!
Thanks guys. Played mostly holem but tried some 7 card stud. Good time.
8/27
semi-sumo deads 335x5,385x3,425x10
leg curls 50x25,9 25x25,23,10,8 = 100 total reps
ab rolls BWx15,6,6
Blew my load deadlifting. Some light leg curls and a few ab rolls was all I had left.
High volume deadlifting reads powerful. Looks like the leg curls and ab rolls were just icing on the cake.
10x425 is no joke; if you could walk after that you’re a beast.
I have no chance of getting 425x10 but I do know high rep deadlifts followed by high rep leg curls isn’t fun. Good work in here.
Thanks all. Trying to hit it hard at least once in awhile.
Took my oldedst son to a local sandpit after work today so he could bomb around on his 4 wheeler. While he rode around I walked-jogged-sprinted for an hour. I covered at least a couple miles. Fun workout.
Happy Belated Bday 
10 reps of deads at 425, good thing you have young hips 
[quote]Up wrote:
Happy Belated Bday
10 reps of deads at 425, good thing you look so young ;)[/quote]
Thanks for the late happy birthday and kind comment. (which I may have tampered with)
8/29
A1.bench 265x5,295x3,335x2,385x1
A2.karowski shrugs 145x8x10-15
B1.stand db shld press 80’sx10,5,6
B2.face pulls 3 sets
C1.db front raises 3 sets
C2.neck raises 2 sets front/back
Nice bench numbers. Do you think face pulls are very effective and what for?
[quote]gorillavanilla wrote:
Nice bench numbers. Do you think face pulls are very effective and what for?[/quote]
Thanks GV. Everything I’ve read says face pulls help keep the shoulders healthy. Guess I’m just blindly following what guys like Jim Wendler says. Maybe a set of regular rows may be just as good if not better for back mass and shoulder health. Now you’ve got me thinking…thanks a lot.