[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
[quote]Chi-Towns-Finest wrote:
DF: Yes, my name is Andrew – what’s interesting about that? Unless that’s your name also.
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It does happen to be the worlds Finest name.[/quote]
If there will ever be a time when a post of yours doesn’t make me smile… =D
Wow Chi, I’d surely be crushing my skull if I did skullcrushers with that kind of weight.
Ink: Thanks man, I’m planning on doing some dips Tuesday so I’ll see where I’m at!
DF: Yes, it certainly is!
AC: Hell yeah!
Thursday 2/3: Legs Power
A) Front squat 135x5, 165x3, 195x3, 225x3, 245x3, 275x3, 275x2, 275x1 and a failure on the second rep.
B) Sumo deadlift 135x5, 185x5, 225x3, 275x3, 315x3, 345x3
C) Face pulls some x some*2
Saturday: Shoulders/arms isolation
A) DB lateral raises 15x152, 25x102
B) Cable lateral raises 12.5x10*2
C) Smith machine shoulder press 95x15, 115x12, 135x10, 155x8-10*2
D) Cable high rows 40x15*2
E) CGBP 135x10, 185x3*3
F) BB Curl 65x15, 85x10*2
G) DB Skull crushers 35x12-15*2
H1) Alternating DB curl with rotation 35x10, 40x8*2
H2) Reverse grip curl 45x10*2
I) Hammer swings 2x20 each arm
Notes: I didn’t really have “it” so this was one of those workouts that was dragged out, took me around 1.5 hours, I should have been able to accomplish it in <75minutes. At first I tried DB shoulder presses but my shoulder told me to wait up so I went with the smith.
Tell the little voice to shove it.
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
Tell the little voice to shove it. [/quote]
Or you could just let the voice be wrong, but because you’ll rep out with that weight.
I didn’t know you had a log going! Solid work is being done in here man, I’ll be following
Wow, you got all the way up to I.
Who’s a Volume Whore now? =D
I actually like the Smith OHP, can’t wait to do it tomorrow. It just allows me to go to failure for real. I’m always a chicken with free weights/without a spotter.
Pshhh…You might be stronger than me, but I bet I could eat more Chi-Town. I just got a box of cinnabon waffles and a quart of samoa girlscout ice cream…can you say cheat meal?
We all have days when the goal is to simply push through and you have done so quite well 
DF: Exactly.
AC: That would be ideal.
Ash: Thanks for the comment and thanks for following along!
Nikki: Yeah, don’t get me wrong I wasn’t knocking volume. The smith is okay, although I’m partial towards dumbbells for shoulders.
HLSS: I don’t know about all that, when I cheat it usually consists of half a large deep dish pizza and a quart of ice cream with peanut butter – estimated 3,000-3,500 cals.
Monday: Upper Power
A) Flat bench with bands 135x5, 185x3, 205x3, 225x3*3
B) Dips BWx5, 45x3, 70x3, 90x1, 115x1, 135x1 +25lb. PR!
C) BB Rows 135x5, 185x5, 205x5, 225x5, 245x5*3
Notes: Pretty solid training day, the bands are new to me and made things interesting. The power lifter that works out at my training studio estimated the bands added 80-100 lbs of resistance at the top of the movement, so 305-325lbs. Similar to partial reps but a lot easier on the shoulder. Dips were pretty damn smooth too!
Man nice session! And I’m digging the new avatar.
I know you weren’t knocking my volume, but it’s still nice to see someone get to I around here
Yay! Now you can do dips with me on your back.
I’ll be a useful training partner.
Ahhh crap. Not only did you nail that 135 dip, you did it with ease! I gotta get a dip belt now, and get serious about those bastards, because I can’t have you getting TOO far ahead of me…
Bravo, sir…bravo!
[quote]DixiesFinest wrote:
[quote]Chi-Towns-Finest wrote:
DF: Yes, my name is Andrew – what’s interesting about that? Unless that’s your name also.
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It does happen to be the worlds Finest name.[/quote]
Agreed.
I may need to change my username now so it ends in “finest” too. 
Good shit in here, I wanna get me some bands they look fun!
AC: Thanks!
Nikki: Sounds good.
Ink: Step your game up!
Tuesday: Lower Power
A) Front squats 135x5, 165x5, 195x5, 225x5*3
B1) Sumo deadlift 135x5, 225x5, 275x53
B2) Hang cleans 95x55
C) Smith machine reverse lunges 95x5, 135x5, 185x5*2
D) Back squats 135x5*5
Notes: <90 minutes, I was pretty floored after the workout and had to lie down a couple minutes. I enjoyed this training session.
Chi-Town,
I’ve been listening to Wu Tang ever since you posted that clip on my training log. Good stuff!
Any reason why you do reverse lunges with the smith machine?
Nice quote. I really enjoyed Achebe’s book “Things Fall Apart”.
nice job on the dips!
Now work your way to 155 so you alternate between dipping a Nikki and a Frenchie 
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”
Mahatma Gandhi
Harrison: They’re the shit, I’ll attach a link below.
AC: No particular reason, my training partner and I selected that because it’s simple and allows us to keep our torso stable. When I do barbell, or even DB, lunges at the end of the workout I feel off balance and that can create synergistic dominance – the smith virtually takes my back out of the equation. It really blasted the PC, I’d recommend them.
2/10 Thursday: Upper Hypertrophy
A) Incline DB Press 40x15, 50x15, 90x12*2
B1) Hammer strength bench press 180x15, 270x10*2
B2) Pull ups 12, 8, 6 – chins one set of 8.
C1) DB Row 40x15, 50x15, 80x122
C2) DB Flys 35x15, 45x123
D) T-bar row 105x15, 175x10*2
E) Face pulls 50x12*3
Notes: 75 minutes, good session busted my ass with the damn super sets!
Was listening to this at the gym, gets me hyped!
Your gym had that song playing, or you have it on your iPod.
My Gold’s plays Taylor Swift… doesn’t get me hyped for a damn thing.
Wow, I’m reading so many nice strength quotes today; one from Arnold, now yours. Awesome.
NICE. I’ve been listening to 36 Chambers. Good stuff