Nah, got the Titan SSB. I don’t really squat enough in my training to justify it.
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That’s kind of what I was thinking plus I don’t compete in anything. Thanks!
Anytime dude.
AM WORKOUT
GIANT SETS (press-dip-raise-pull apart. Sets 1 and 4: trap bar. Sets 2 and 5: axle. Sets 3 and 6: log)
Trap bar press 155
2x10
Axle strict press 191
1x10
1x7
Log clean and strict press away 180
2x10
Dips
6xFailure
DB lateral raise 30
3x12
1x11
2x10
Band pull apart
6x13
Notes: 2:00 between rounds. Had to change plans from yesterday. Was going to do this in the evening, but a buddy of mine called me and needed my help loading a playstructure into a trailer from one location so he could bring it to his house and unload it. Ended up taking 2 hours due to a variety of logistical issues, but the payoff was, at the end, I got to tip it out of the trailer by the roof onto it’s floor. Thing was about 10’+ tall, so it was like a fingal’s finger, so that was cool. I genuinely don’t know what this dude’s plan was going to be if I wasn’t there, haha.
Ran out of gas on the axle today, but considering the PR from yesterday, I’d say it’s still a win.
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This happens to me a fair bit. Mate or neighbor will say can I get your help with X for 5 mins. Usually turns into at least an hour of me doing X while mate or neighbor watches!!
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@simo74 Yup. I don’t get it either. What’s the point in hiding the intel from me on the project; I’m GOING to find out at one point or another. At least if you tell me “Hey, this is gonna be a 2 hour haul”, I can re-arrange my day better, haha.
LUNCH TIME WORKOUT
Buffalo bar squat
5xBar
5x140
5x230
3x320
1x370
REST PAUSE (12 deep breaths between sets)
8+1x430
4x430
2x430
1x430
11x340
5x340
2x340
1x340
7 MINUTE REST
SUPERSETS (hyper-shrug)
Reverse hyper 360
4x19
Keg kelso shrug 150
4x15
Notes: Had to change things on the fly. Was feeling strong in my warm-ups, but on the topset I ran out of gas too early. May have junked up the unrack. Racked it at 8, took a short rest pause to get the 9th rep, and then rounded DOWN instead of up for the rest. Figure that gives me some room to nail it for next week. I’m assuming that 100 rep deadlift workout is still taking it’s tool on me. Rest times got longer than usual, as I was just beat to hell.
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PM WORKOUT
Swiss bar incline bench 265
2x10
1x7
Axle bench press 281
1x10
1x9
1x5
Close grip axle bench 241
1x10
1x8
1x6
Dips
1x33
1x26
1x20
Standing ab wheel between sets of bench
8x8
Notes: 3:45 between sets. This was one of those workouts that I survived rather than thrived on. The first set felt solid, and then the world came down on me. My right forearm was in intense pain and it made the eccentric on swiss bar tough. Along with that, my energy crashed, and I spent the workout trying not to vomit. Weird how hard I fell. I’ve been having some GI issues, so that may be a contributing factor, but I also imagine I’m not eating enough for the demand I’m putting on my body. Need to quit neglecting the bicep work as well.
I think I’ve ridden out the incline bench first approach for now. Got some good growth with it. Plan is to switch back to flat bench first and see what it does. May even consider incline benching with a log to change things up a bit.
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Did you drop the 3rd incline set because of the forearm pain?
Nah, it’s still there. 2x10, 1x7. I wouldn’t allow myself to give up, haha.
Apparently I’m just blind.
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Jeez.
@biker Never a shortage around here, haha.
LUNCHTIME WORKOUT
MAX EFFORT
(27) Chain Suspended SSB Abominations
5xBar
5x115
5x155
5x205
3x245
1x295
1x335
1x385
1x425
1x385
5 MINUTE REST
Stole of steel lap and extensions (lap each rep) (stone loaded w/60lbs+spacers)
8x3
Notes: 3:45 between heavy sets. 2:00 between stone sets. Still feeling not fully strong. I’m no longer passing blood out of orifices that should not do that, so that’s a marker of health restoring. Realized the comp was about a month out and I hadn’t even touched a stone, so I used that for supplemental work. Ab cramped hard on the very first attempt of a rep, but after that I got things figured out and remembered how it was supposed to move. I’m once again finding myself close to the competition and not at all caring about how it’s going to go. I’m sure I’ll have fun there, but I also think the competitive drive is pretty diminished at this point. I genuinely care more about getting strong the way I want to get strong vs winning strongman comps, and if I can win comps by doing that, that’s cool too.
Forearm definitely doesn’t care for the stones. Plan is to just keep beating the hell out of it until it heals. Around set 6 it was making it’s presence known.
Plan is to eventually work this up to 10 sets. Don’t want to skimp on the high rep deads either though, so I’ll have to play around a bit.
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I feel like this is why I haven’t had the urge to compete yet. I just like getting strong as shit in things I really enjoy and hopefully one day if I decide to compete I’ll be able to fair well. Ultimately it’s just not fun to me to bench so I don’t want to powerlift and I don’t enjoy dieting down hard so bodybuilding is out (for now). Strongman would be the one I’d get into eventually, just not right now.
@oldbeancam I find I seem to enjoy starting new activities and acheiving a level of “good enough” but never tend to stay in it for the long haul. I become ok at combat sports, but nothing really good. Strongman was a solid challenge when I was bad at everything, but once I kinda got the hang of it and the novelty was gone, the idea of just becoming a good strongman really lost my interest. I don’t wanna try to get another 20lbs out of my push press: I wanna go from not being able to pick up an atlas stone to finally getting it.
I keep dipping back to the idea of endurance athletics. Might have to find a way to balance it with strength.
LUNCHTIME WORKOUT
SUPERSETS (press-chin)
Axle strict press
5xAxle
5x66
5x186
3x211
7x236 (+4 rep mega lifetime PR)
Keg clean and press away 210
1x7
NG chins (various grips)
2x10
4x9
GIANT SETS (press-dip-raise-pull aparts. Sets 1 and 4: trap bar. Sets 2 and 5: axle. Sets 3 and 6: log)
Trap bar press 160
2x10
Axle strict press 191
1x10
1x7
Log clean and strict press away 185
1x10
1x7
Dips
6xFailure
DB lateral raises 30
3x12
1x11
2x10
Band pull aparts
6x13
Notes: 3:45 between heavy presses. 2:00 between giant sets. Worked a 12, came home, slept for 4.5 hours, woke up, at 3 peanutbutter patty girlscout cookies and did this workout, so apparently that’s the secret to a good press day. Warm-ups felt ridiculously light, and though 6 woulda been following suit on the topset, 7 was there and I went for it. For reference, this was the last time I pressed 236
Along with being far more of a struggle, bar was out in front my face rather than overhead, so this was just absolutely nuts.
Decided to do the full workout while I still had some momentum on my side.
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You have the choice of either calling yourself a Dilettante, or a Renaissance Man!
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Perhaps I will settle for bard barbarian: a skald, haha.
(had to google skald, obviously…)
True story: just last night, ran into a lady who’s dogs I always stop to pet when I see them -she told me that one of them (the one who always came up to me on his own) had passed @14 (I was sad but secretly ok with it since I had seen the open cancer wound the dog had had for a while); then she told me the surviving dog’s name was Rumi, like the poet (Persian, it turns out), which I had to google when I got home since I was clueless…
My point: I think the Universe is telling me I need to be less of a Meathead LOL!
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Hell of a set.
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@punnyguy Hey, sometimes it’s more fun being a meathead, haha.
@mr.v3lv3t Thanks dude!
LUNCHTIME WORKOUT
Buffalo bar squats
5xBar
5x140
3x230
1x320
1x370
REST PAUSE (12 deep breaths between sets)
9x430
4x430
3x430
2x2x430
11x340
6x340
3x340
2x340
1x340
7 MINUTE BREAK
SUPERSETS (hyper-shrug)
Reverse hypers 360
4x20
Keg kelso shrugs 150lbs
4x15
Notes: Topset of 9 wasn’t as awful as it could have been, but it did end up draining my life-force significantly such that the follow up set had to be ended prematurely. Made up for it by adding an extra rep to the final set and still following up the set of 4 with a set of 3, so no total loss of reps. Took a bit longer than just the 12 breaths between sets to continue to feel sorry for myself. Full on zombie mode through this workout. Damndest thing: last week, I felt great and couldn’t make it through. This week, I felt awful and was strong enough for the topset.
My right shoulder is STILL sore from where I got my tetanus shot. Been googling side effects, and nothing seems to be concerning about that, just something to keep an eye on. No redness, puffiness, bleeding, etc, but it’s weird.
Right forearm is really mad at me these days. If this ends up being totally unsustainable, I may rotate in other movements while still using this method, but we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.
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A bardbarian! I actually have a Skald character for a Pathfinder campaign whose instrument of choice was bongos. Also is a Gnome. Fun character to play.
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That’s just insane man, good work
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