[quote]AngryVader wrote:
Maybe this will work:
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Hey nice posterior chain there! 
(true perverts never quit)
Seriously, going from 245 lbs. to 285 lbs. in less than two weeks… not bad! Looks like you’re well on your way to getting back to your old PR’s.
Good video! And I already did the diabetes walk bribe…
[quote]AngryVader wrote:
Maybe this will work:
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I stared at your butt the whole time…
just sayin
[quote]OctoberGirl wrote:
I stared at your butt the whole time…
just sayin
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I glanced at your forearms a few times during my second viewing.
[quote]pch2 wrote:
OctoberGirl wrote:
I stared at your butt the whole time…
just sayin
I glanced at your forearms a few times during my second viewing. [/quote]
Really? I don’t think my forearms are anything special to look at.
I would like to point out that my glutes were super tight this morning.
Friday 10/17 - Back and bis
Chins: BW+85 x 3,3,3,3,3,2,2,2 - Shit! One less total rep than last week.
BB Row: 265 x 5,5,5,5, 270 x 5
HS High Row: 270 x 8,8,10 - superset with
Nautilus Pullover: 130 x 10, 140 x 10, 150 x 8
Mechanical DB Curls: 47.5 x 8/6/5,8/4/3,6/4/3
Reverse EZ curl (21s): 65 x 7/7/7,7/7/7,7/7/7
Today’s workout was weird. The chins felt like shit from the very first rep, but I felt strong with everything I did after that.
My bis are on fire right now.
[quote]AngryVader wrote:
Chins: BW+85 [/quote]
I think we need video proof of this, shirtless video proof.
[quote]pch2 wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
Chins: BW+85
I think we need video proof of this, shirtless video proof.
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Damn perverts! 
I’ll see what I can do about a video though. The chinning bars are not in a part of the gym where I can be as discreet about making a video. We do have a no camera policy, but I know a lot of the staff there, so I don’t think they’ll say anything. It’s more of a problem if someone else is in the shot or complains.
No shirtless though. They booted a guy for that.
[quote]AngryVader wrote:
pch2 wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
Chins: BW+85
I think we need video proof of this, shirtless video proof.
Damn perverts!
I’ll see what I can do about a video though. The chinning bars are not in a part of the gym where I can be as discreet about making a video. We do have a no camera policy, but I know a lot of the staff there, so I don’t think they’ll say anything. It’s more of a problem if someone else is in the shot or complains.
No shirtless though. They booted a guy for that. [/quote]
Drop the chin-up part, keep the shirtless part.
So now are things going.
I am curious as to whether keeping this log is giving you a mental boost or encouragement.
Do you still keep a workout log?
Are you doing any icing techniques?
Have you thought of doing any non-conventional lifts to work things out or even a week of nothing but machines just to mix things up?
Have you thought of doing any of the drag techniques to work your glutes?
[quote]OctoberGirl wrote:
So now are things going.
I am curious as to whether keeping this log is giving you a mental boost or encouragement.
Do you still keep a workout log?
Are you doing any icing techniques?
Have you thought of doing any non-conventional lifts to work things out or even a week of nothing but machines just to mix things up?
Have you thought of doing any of the drag techniques to work your glutes?
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Yes, I keep a log besides this one. I’m usually just copying my paper log to this log once I’m done with the workout. I can be a little more detailed with my workouts here than I can be in my regular log though. It does give me a bit of a boost to have it here though. Plus, I have feedback from you guys and then the accountability.
I don’t do any icing. I never really got anything out of it. I used to have a cryocup and did that post workout, but after a few months, I gave up on it. It didn’t enhance my recovery and I didn’t see the need to continue to put myself though the discomfort. I’ll occasionally ice something that’s bothering me, but it’s not a regular thing I do.
The only non-conventional things I’m doing are the abduction machine, which seems to help for now. I also do those with a band and some side to side walks with the band.
I could see me doing an all machine week as a back off week, but I don’t really need a back off week yet.
I’m not sure what you mean by drag techniques though. Are you talking about plate drags?
[quote]AngryVader wrote:
I’m not sure what you mean by drag techniques though. Are you talking about plate drags?[/quote]
at my gym they have some weighted bags that you can either pick up and carry or drag around. I don’t know the specific term for it, they just say “go drag the bag”!
I get a good workout if I grab the bag and try to keep a good pace while moving backwards. I don’t have good luck with picking up the bag and carrying it because of the size it makes it unwieldy
[quote]OctoberGirl wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
I’m not sure what you mean by drag techniques though. Are you talking about plate drags?
at my gym they have some weighted bags that you can either pick up and carry or drag around. I don’t know the specific term for it, they just say “go drag the bag”!
I get a good workout if I grab the bag and try to keep a good pace while moving backwards. I don’t have good luck with picking up the bag and carrying it because of the size it makes it unwieldy
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Ah. My gym doesn’t have anything like that. It’s not very hard core at all. Actually, it’s been sad to see it go from a fairly hard core Gold’s gym to a shitty 24 Hour Fitness over the last few years.
I have a punching bag I could do that with I suppose, but I don’t really have any room to drag it (no yard) and it’s a pain in the ass to take it down anyway.
I’d like to get a sled or prowler one of these days.
Saturday 10/18 - Shoulders and calves:
Flex Leverage Press - 130 x 5,5,5,5,5
Seated Laterals/DB Side Row superset: 50 x 8/8,7/7,7/7,6/7
Rear Delt Machine: 130 x 8, 135 x 8,8,8
Side Raises on slant board: 20 x 20,15,13
Decline Reverse Crunches: 20 x 6,6,6
45 Pound Plate burn out: 45 x 22 front raise reps/12 overhead presses/50 second static overhead hold.
Carl’s Calf Raise: 140 x 15,160 x 11,12
Tibialis raises: 70 x 17, 75 x 11,10
Abduction Machine: 105 x 8,8, 110 x 8
My shoulders felt a little sore when I started my workout but went away after a few warmup sets. I think I need to focus a little more on my shoulder flexibility.
I did some SMR this morning. The good news is that I almost full feeling in my left foot again. It’s almost there. There’s just a slight numbness in the outside of the foot and little bit in the ball of the foot. It’s more of a dull feeling at this point, more than it is a numb feeling.
There’s still a slight pain in the hip when I do certain movements, but it seems to be localized to a specific point. I’ll do another session of SMR later when I’m watching movies and try to work on that point.
I’m off to pick up a pizza!
I haven’t mastered the myspace-self-portrait-in-the-mirror thing, but here’s one I took just a few minutes ago.
[quote]AngryVader wrote:
I haven’t mastered the myspace-self-portrait-in-the-mirror thing, but here’s one I took just a few minutes ago.
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You are my hero!
[quote]AngryVader wrote:
I haven’t mastered the myspace-self-portrait-in-the-mirror thing, but here’s one I took just a few minutes ago.
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Great start, now lose the shirt.
A long awaited picture! YES!!!
[quote]jchenky wrote:
A long awaited picture! YES!!! [/quote]
So I guess the video on the previous page didn’t do anything for you then? I’m hurt. 
Monday 10/20 - Morning stuff.
I’m up to 200.2 this morning. I did pig out a little over the weekend, so I’m nice and carbed up today.
I got up a little earlier this morning. I did about 20 minutes total of some mobility and SMR stuff and then I did 20 minutes of yoga. I have a yoga DVD that has 5 short, 20 minute sessions for each morning. Nothing crazy. It doesn’t contain any weird twists or anything that would compress the lower back. Just some simple hamstring, calf and hip stretches.
Fortunately, nothing ‘hurt’, but I’m amazed at how tight my left side still is compared to the right. The stretches all felt good though and I felt nice afterwards, so I’m going to stick with this routine for a week or two and see if things improve more.
The other good news is that my foot is like 95% percent this morning as far as the numbness goes, so I’m interested to see how my calves feel today during my session.