[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
Looking L.A.R.G.E. nice bench!
and huge progress
shoulders are indeed looking yoked
I make television for a living - spend all day with
a meter, a vector scope usually a camera and lens that
equals two new SUV and make it look like something
yet cant take a picture of my kid that isnt blurry
Working with any tech seems to backfire at home go figure.[/quote]
Thanks and LOL!
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
End-of-Year Bench:
w/u
135x10
225x5
275x1
315x1
365xFail
355x1 - PR+5
360x1 - PR+5
365x1 - PR+5
CGBP (1/2 Foam on chest)
225x12
245x12
275x7
DB Flyes/Stretch* + (1 arm DB Rear Delt)
25x12 + (25x12)
35x12 + (35x12)
40x10 + (40x10)
50x10 + (50x10)
Well, the goal at the beginning of the year was 405x1, but had a couple set backs, so I’ll take 365x1 and try to get to 405 ASAP. Don’t know why I failed the first attempt, but I suspect I didn’t control the bar down to my chest well enough and flared my elbows to quickly.
The next 3 attempts, I conciously kept as tight as possible, ‘rowed’ the bar down (thx MMeat) very slowly, touched and pressed. Bringning the bar down slow seems to mitigate fighting momentum on the way up (at least I think).
It felt good and my spotter said I didn’t even fight at my normal sticky point so I might have had a few more pounds in me. Test again maybe in 4-6 weeks. Sub-max for now.
Time to eat steak and watch the Eagles game![/quote]
Hell of a way to end the new years benching with taht PR, sorry about the Eagles though.
Legzzzzz (short but sweet)
Front Squat:
135x10
225x5
315x3
365x2
385x1
315x3
Leg Press:
6pps x 10
7pps x 10
8pps x 10
9pps x 10
Pizza time.
Very impressive progress pics…that is some weight gain! And the training mirrors that.
as stated above - awesomeness. some serious delt melons there.
Merry Christmas, Steely. And Happy New Year.
The past year has been good to you and it has been fun, and inspiring, to watch.
Thanks all!
Tonight: Shoulders
HS Shoulders:
1pps x 15
2pps x 12
3pps x 11
4pps x 7
4p+10ps x 6
4p+20ps x 3
3p+10ps x 12
3p+25ps x 10 + 3 forced reps
BB Shrug:
135x15
225x10
315x10
405x5+4 (These felt funny in my head, like sharp pain in head, so I stopped…)
DB Lat Raises:
25x12
40x12
50x10
60x10
70x8 + 30x8
75x8
DB Front Raise:
30x10
40x10
Rear Delt Cable X-over:
30x15
40x15
50x12
60x10
Pizza and “Return of the Jedi”! (Been watching all the Star Wars movies with the kids)
OH, shit. Last night was laying on the couch watching “Return of the Jedi” and suddenly it felt like someone stabbed me in the left ear with a rusty spatula. Hurt like Hell!
Didn’t sleep at all even with heating pad, Ibuprofren, aspirin, and NyQuil.
Went to docs today and I have a wicked ear infection! I haven’t had an ear infection that made me go to the doctor since I was about 8.
I feel like a big wussy. Gimme my amoxicillin. Patiently awaiting a week of diahhreah… Glad I already did my end-of-year max lifting…
EDIT: I wonder if that pain in my head I was feeling with shrugs was because of ear infxn and pressure in my ear canal…
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
OH, shit. Last night was laying on the couch watching “Return of the Jedi” and suddenly it felt like someone stabbed me in the left ear with a rusty spatula. Hurt like Hell!
Didn’t sleep at all even with heating pad, Ibuprofren, aspirin, and NyQuil.
Went to docs today and I have a wicked ear infection! I haven’t had an ear infection that made me go to the doctor since I was about 8.
I feel like a big wussy. Gimme my amoxicillin. Patiently awaiting a week of diahhreah… Glad I already did my end-of-year max lifting…
EDIT: I wonder if that pain in my head I was feeling with shrugs was because of ear infxn and pressure in my ear canal…[/quote]
sorry about the wussy ear infection and I think there’s no doubt about the pain in your head during your shrugs being casused by the infection.
been doing much flying lately? becasue that can be a big cause of ear infections with the pressure changes.
Get well soon!
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
EDIT: I wonder if that pain in my head I was feeling with shrugs was because of ear infxn and pressure in my ear canal…[/quote]
Absolutely. I have to admit it made me really nervous when I read that you had head pain when doing the shrugs. So I’m glad it’s just a flash-in-the-pain problem like an ear infection.
Get well soon.
3 days in bed, ear infection that feels like someone was stabbing me in the head with a rusty ice-pick every heartbeat, heating pad on head, antibiotics (blech!), way too little food (of course upset stomach because of antibiotics…).
Feeling a little better now although I can’t hear a damn thing because my ear passages are all blocked up. Going around saying “whaaaaat??!?” everytime someone talks to me.
I think I was yelling into the phone on a conference call today. “HEY! HOW’S EVERYBODY DOOO-EEENG?? WHAAAAT?” – lol
Tonight-
Bench:
135x10
225x10
275x8
315x5 (+1 Assist)
315x4
DB Incl.
65x15
110x10
120x10
CGBP (1/2 foam):
245x10
275x6 (+3 force reps)
275x5 (+3 force reps)
(Edit: Forgot these..)
Sort of Pinwheel Curls / Sort of Hammer Curls
40x12
60x10
75x10
Much needed food/sleep
Back
TBar:
2p x 12
3p x 12
4p x 10
5p x 5
6p x 4
5p x 6
HS Iso Low Row:
2pps x 12
3pps x 12
4pps x 10
5pps x 6 (grip fail)
6pps x 5+2
HS Iso Row (high, wide pron. grip)
2pps x 10
3pps x 12
4pps x 10
5pps x 5
Back Ext. Mach:
ramped wt: x15, x15, x12
Lat P/D (wide grip to chest)
ramped wt: x15, x12, x12, x10
TBar was tough with ears still congested because of the pressure in my head. Feels like I have my ear plugs in for target practice-- so I can’t hear anything at all either…
My friend told me talking to me was like talking to his half-deaf grandpa---- “Whhhhhaaattt j’ya say???”
Great lifting in spite of your ailment. Didn’t seem to affect your equilibrium. I SAID IT DIDN’T AFFECT YOUR…
Legzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Front Squat:
135x10
225x6
315x3
365x2
**405x1 – Ba da bippity bing ding dang PR!
315x3
Leg Press:
5pps x 12
7 " x 12
9 " x 10
10 " x 7 (1020#)
DB Lunges:
55x10 steps
75x10 steps
DB Pr. Curl:
x15, x15, x12
Wanted to video tonight because I’ve been psyched all day to attempt 405 F.Squat. I can only point you to my spotter’s Facebook page for personal verification 
Will attempt again in 2 weeks.
Felt like I had more left but, again, it’s the bar on my freakin’ trachea that’s the thing to overcome. Racking the bar wasn’t pretty, either (on side a rung higher). Still, got deep, felt good.
Legs fried from the LP and the lunges, while not max effort, just about killed me.
WOW! a 405 front squat! dude - big time PR
Congratz!
but you’re right - no video, didn’t happen, hehehehe
A 405 front squat. Shit. Well played sir, well played indeed.
Wow. That is amazing work.
Can your training partner load the vid to Youtube so you can link us to it? I’d like to see it.
Great work, it doesn’t seem so long ago you were getting your mind right for four plates on the back squat. Really inspiring stuff.
[quote]Scotto wrote:
Great work, it doesn’t seem so long ago you were getting your mind right for four plates on the back squat. Really inspiring stuff.[/quote]
I said the same thing to someone tonight. I said something similar when I got that 365 bench-- “I remember when I couldn’t squat this!”…
It’s especially sweet given that 3 years ago or so I had that nasty back blow out and couldn’t hardly stand/walk for weeks and lift heavy for months. That happened with 225 on my back!
I’ve been very conservative with my squats and deadlifts and hopefully the exchange of bigger numbers quicker for longevity will pay off.