Rubber band dislocates: 15 reps
YTWL: 8 lbs
Barbell complex: 7 sets, 5 reps each
Treadmill interval: 20 minutes
WOW for some reason the complex kicked my ass royally! Haven’t changed much, other than adding 10 lbs to the OHP movement. I am more anal about starting and stopping the OHP at or about ear level. Seems I remember something a poster, DCA (formerly the famed skidmark) said to me about that and shoulder pain. That REALLY helps! I was used up by the 7th set. I was shooting for 9 dammit!! I have no clue as why I ran the treadmill interval, other than I am a glutton for doing stuff i hate.
Off to the beach for the weekend. My youngun starts school Tuesday. The wife has a school staff meeting for her sub position on Monday. The cool thing is the daughter is going to take some pottery classes for kids this fall… along with ballet, flute lessons, voice… How the heck did I father an artist?
JWs thought of the morning: He who smiles in a crisis has found someone to blame.[/quote]
I don’t know…those complexes are pretty darned creative, if not medieval. Obviously the artistry comes from Dad.
Rubber band dislocates: 15 reps
YTWL: 8 lbs
Barbell complex: 7 sets, 5 reps each
Treadmill interval: 20 minutes
WOW for some reason the complex kicked my ass royally! Haven’t changed much, other than adding 10 lbs to the OHP movement. I am more anal about starting and stopping the OHP at or about ear level. Seems I remember something a poster, DCA (formerly the famed skidmark) said to me about that and shoulder pain. That REALLY helps! I was used up by the 7th set. I was shooting for 9 dammit!! I have no clue as why I ran the treadmill interval, other than I am a glutton for doing stuff i hate.
Off to the beach for the weekend. My youngun starts school Tuesday. The wife has a school staff meeting for her sub position on Monday. The cool thing is the daughter is going to take some pottery classes for kids this fall… along with ballet, flute lessons, voice… How the heck did I father an artist?
JWs thought of the morning: He who smiles in a crisis has found someone to blame.[/quote]
It kicked your ass because you added added 40% more volume. Doing nearly half again the amount of work you usually do will just about always pound you down.
Rubber band dislocates: 15 reps
YTWL: 8lbs
Barbell complex: 7 sets, 5 reps each movement
Treadmill interval: 20 minutes
WOW, 2 days off and my tongue was wagging. I guess a Monday morning complex is just what an old guy needs to slap him back to reality.
We had 2 really nice days at the beach. While the northern NC beaches were closed to huge surf generated by Bill, the weekend was pretty cool and EVERYONE loved watching the surfers experience orgasmic surf conditions. The rip currents were simply put, phenomenal. The surfers were a quarter mile down the beach in less than 15 minutes. It’s been a long time since I have seen currents like that. I can’t remember when I last saw surf this size and it wasn’t a northeaster blowing. We ate good,or bad; depending on ones perspective. My crowning achievement was shrimp and grits, followed by lemon chess pie. It has been too long since I splurged…
JW’s morning thought: Crowded elevators smell different to midgets.
Rubber band dislocates: 15 reps
YTWL: 8lbs
Barbell complex: 7 sets, 5 reps each movement
Treadmill interval: 20 minutes
WOW, 2 days off and my tongue was wagging. I guess a Monday morning complex is just what an old guy needs to slap him back to reality.
We had 2 really nice days at the beach. While the northern NC beaches were closed to huge surf generated by Bill, the weekend was pretty cool and EVERYONE loved watching the surfers experience orgasmic surf conditions. The rip currents were simply put, phenomenal. The surfers were a quarter mile down the beach in less than 15 minutes. It’s been a long time since I have seen currents like that. I can’t remember when I last saw surf this size and it wasn’t a northeaster blowing. We ate good,or bad; depending on ones perspective. My crowning achievement was shrimp and grits, followed by lemon chess pie. It has been too long since I splurged…
JW’s morning thought: Crowded elevators smell different to midgets.[/quote]
Sounds like a good weekend…and a well deserved splurge.
I’ve never had shrimp with grits. Guess I wasn’t close enough to the coast. How are the shrimp cooked? Any special seasonings?
Vacation Harder, you are my new hero! I was lovin’ the beach a couple weeks ago, and I wonder how I came to live in a state without coastline. Oh well, at least I have the whole “no humidity in the high desert plus great skiing” thing going on.
Rubber band dislocates: 15 reps
YTWL: 8lbs
Barbell complex: 7 sets, 5 reps each movement
Treadmill interval: 20 minutes
WOW, 2 days off and my tongue was wagging. I guess a Monday morning complex is just what an old guy needs to slap him back to reality.
We had 2 really nice days at the beach. While the northern NC beaches were closed to huge surf generated by Bill, the weekend was pretty cool and EVERYONE loved watching the surfers experience orgasmic surf conditions. The rip currents were simply put, phenomenal. The surfers were a quarter mile down the beach in less than 15 minutes. It’s been a long time since I have seen currents like that. I can’t remember when I last saw surf this size and it wasn’t a northeaster blowing. We ate good,or bad; depending on ones perspective. My crowning achievement was shrimp and grits, followed by lemon chess pie. It has been too long since I splurged…
JW’s morning thought: Crowded elevators smell different to midgets.
Sounds like a good weekend…and a well deserved splurge.
I’ve never had shrimp with grits. Guess I wasn’t close enough to the coast. How are the shrimp cooked? Any special seasonings?[/quote]
You cook the grits in whole milk and heavy cream with 3 sticks of butter. The shrimp are done in a stew with the sausage, and trinity. The shrimp are cooked until pink and the stew is served over the grits. Its damn good unhealthy eating!
[quote]j_willy3 wrote:
You cook the grits in whole milk and heavy cream with 3 sticks of butter. The shrimp are done in a stew with the sausage, and trinity. The shrimp are cooked until pink and the stew is served over the grits. Its damn good unhealthy eating![/quote]
My favorite kind!
Sounds good. I might have to give that a go. Unfortunately, no one else in the house will touch it. Well, I might be able to get my 3 year old to try it
Okay…forgive my ignorance, but what is trinity?
[quote]mjnewland wrote:
Vacation Harder, you are my new hero! I was lovin’ the beach a couple weeks ago, and I wonder how I came to live in a state without coastline. Oh well, at least I have the whole “no humidity in the high desert plus great skiing” thing going on.
Oh, yeah, nice workout too![/quote]
I dont know about a vacation hero, MJ. But I sure like watching the sun come up over the water! I need the humidity to function. Everytime I have been in the Rockies I dry out completely. I’ll have 3 humidifiers running in my hotel room!
Okay…forgive my ignorance, but what is trinity?[/quote]
Bell pepper, onion, and celery. Not only is it the holy trinity of Cajun cooking, its the trinity of most all southern coastal cuisine… THIS knowledge is how I topped out at 297 lbs
Rubber band dislocates: 15 reps
YTWL: 8lbs
Barbell complex: 7 sets, 5 reps each movement
Treadmill interval: 20 minutes
WOW, 2 days off and my tongue was wagging. I guess a Monday morning complex is just what an old guy needs to slap him back to reality.
We had 2 really nice days at the beach. While the northern NC beaches were closed to huge surf generated by Bill, the weekend was pretty cool and EVERYONE loved watching the surfers experience orgasmic surf conditions. The rip currents were simply put, phenomenal. The surfers were a quarter mile down the beach in less than 15 minutes. It’s been a long time since I have seen currents like that. I can’t remember when I last saw surf this size and it wasn’t a northeaster blowing. We ate good,or bad; depending on ones perspective. My crowning achievement was shrimp and grits, followed by lemon chess pie. It has been too long since I splurged…
JW’s morning thought: Crowded elevators smell different to midgets.
Sounds like a good weekend…and a well deserved splurge.
I’ve never had shrimp with grits. Guess I wasn’t close enough to the coast. How are the shrimp cooked? Any special seasonings?
You cook the grits in whole milk and heavy cream with 3 sticks of butter. The shrimp are done in a stew with the sausage, and trinity. The shrimp are cooked until pink and the stew is served over the grits. Its damn good unhealthy eating![/quote]
Lord, forgive these here savages cause they just weren’t raised up round no good cookin. Equal amounts of onion and celery and half the amount of bell pepper. Start to all your gumbo, jambalaya, sauce piqaunts, pot roast, etc. Brown the onions first, then add the bell pepper and celery. You need to cook the trinity down til it’s almost mush then add in the other ingredients. Not just sauted like some of them places “claim” to have cajun food do. Grandma swore you had to pray over each ingredient but I think she was just tryin to save our little heathen souls.
Is there any southern food that doesn’t go straight for the heart, arteries, and stomach? Where’s the Crisco, I’m hungry now.
JW, first time I went to Colorado Springs I’d wake up in the middle of the night gaging my mouth was so dry.
Squats in the Smith: 135x20, 205x12, 225x8, 245x5, 2x265x5
Floor wipers: 3x10
Decline leg raises: sets of 20, 20, and 17
Hammered through the training today. Opened my stance up with my squats. Seems I’m forever having trouble remembering to keep my feet wider than shoulder width. I guess it goes to the natural football stance I like fall back on. It’s the first day of school here, so I hustled home to help get the daughter for the first day of 6th grade and middle school. I’m thinking the girl drama will be quite intense this year. I sure hope I CAN survive!!
JW’s Thought of the day: TV can insult your intelligence, but nothing rubs it in like a computer.
[quote]hel320 wrote:
Lord, forgive these here savages cause they just weren’t raised up round no good cookin. Equal amounts of onion and celery and half the amount of bell pepper. Start to all your gumbo, jambalaya, sauce piqaunts, pot roast, etc. Brown the onions first, then add the bell pepper and celery. You need to cook the trinity down til it’s almost mush then add in the other ingredients. Not just sauted like some of them places “claim” to have cajun food do. Grandma swore you had to pray over each ingredient but I think she was just tryin to save our little heathen souls.
Is there any southern food that doesn’t go straight for the heart, arteries, and stomach? Where’s the Crisco, I’m hungry now.
JW, first time I went to Colorado Springs I’d wake up in the middle of the night gaging my mouth was so dry.[/quote]
Thats a damn good mouthful Harry! I think your Grandma and my Granny were cut from the same cloth, just a different set of low lands!
Breckenridge, 1988… I got altitude sickness and my mouth and lungs dried out like a piece of beef jerky. I dont think a person with gills was meant to live that high up…
JW’s morning comment: Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.[/quote]
ok… that settles it… I have to hit the southern USA some time soon to sample this local cuisine. This sounds right up my alley.
My granny used to make something close to “trinity”, but she called it “chili sauce”… but she also added tomatoes some other spices. When I was a young’un I put this stuff on everything, including eggs and fish and french fries. Damn… now I’m hungry again…
I benched with an engineer from the steel mill (built like an ingot of pig iron), a prison guard (at the real hard core prison), and a tug boat crewman. We had a little contest with 2 board presses. Ole JW came in 4th. My only saving grace was I am at least 15 years older than those cats. So I didn’t have to retreat too far in my corner to lick my wounds and heal my broken pride. It was fun. I feel old. I gotta down load me some zydeco. Apparently Steve Earle, the Outlaws, Boston Led Zeppelin and Bruce ain’t bringing the strength…
JW’s evening licking his wounded pride thought: Some people say “If you can’t beat them, join them”. I say “If you can’t beat them, beat them”, because they will be expecting you to join them, so you will have the element of surprise
Rubber band dislocates 15 reps
YTWL: 8 lbs
Barbell complex: 7 sets, 5 reps each movement
Treadmill interval: 20 minutes
Ground out the conditioning stuff today. It was a little more laborious today, I guess I had to nurse my wounded pride from last night with some Wednesday morning torture.
The daughter is in the 6th grade band this year. Today she comes home with her flute. I’m DAMN GLAD it isn’t a drum or a big ass trombone or tuba…
JW’s thought of the day: Knowledge is power, and power corrupts. So study hard and be evil.
Given the crew you were lifting with I don’t think there is much nursing to be done. Besides, now you have targets to shoot for!
I wish my daughter would take up a musical instrument. Poor girl thinks she can sing. The only reason we don’t tell her otherwise is because her “singing” keeps the rodents out of the house. Good thing we love her.
[quote]LittleStrick wrote:
Given the crew you were lifting with I don’t think there is much nursing to be done. Besides, now you have targets to shoot for!
I wish my daughter would take up a musical instrument. Poor girl thinks she can sing. The only reason we don’t tell her otherwise is because her “singing” keeps the rodents out of the house. Good thing we love her.[/quote]
LS, we have voice lessons on Mon, ballet on Wed, pottery on Sat, and now flute practice all thru the week. We are going to a framery to enter some work in the county and state fair. My daughter the artist… Nothing wrong with that!!
