Ha ha ha. I hear that. 
Man, you could walk out to the mailbox and break a sweat today… 
Solid session!
Awesome photo of you, your FIL and your son! Did your son go with you guys? The hotel and town sounds like places I used to occasionally find myself in when traveling cross country. It doesn’t really matter where you are, when you’ve had a long day on the road, some AC, a shower, bed and pillow are as good as gold. Hope you all enjoy your ride!
Thank you Trent. No, he didn’t go. Someday we will take a trip together.
Yeah the hotel was definitely interesting.
Like you said though, it had all we needed and most of all had cold ac and a ceiling fan.
And this amazing picture above the bed. What’s not to love. 
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Ha ha! I like the decor! Guessing you all didn’t spend a fortune on that hotel? 
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65 bucks.
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Reminds me of a motel we checked into in the middle of Vermont once. The lady that checked us in had a huge bald spot and was missing lots of teeth. But after sleeping in the car for 4 days at a music festival that AC, shower and bed were the best $50 I ever spent.
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I understand this feeling completely. My ex and I did a motorcycle trip along the Texas coast many years ago. By the time we got to South Padre the storm hit. We were tent camping on this little “adventure”. The water was floating the floor of the tent. The park range refused to let us move to higher ground because that was for RVs. (I can’t even make this shit up)
After two days of the rain, wind, lightning I had enough! My ex found a sleezy spring break motel. Complete with curled linoleum floors and stalagmites/stalactites of mold everywhere. No telling when the last time the sheets were washed.
BEST motel room ever!
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Well, the over 35 group has been stuck in some kind of purgatory. Damn, I looked everywhere to find my journal.
I might move over to training logs just so it’s easier to find.
Anyway. Here is today’s work.
Upper A
248.8
HS MTS chest press
15 x 70 per side
12 x 80
10 x 90
9 x 90
D Ring Lat Pulls
15 x 50 per side
12 x 60
12 x 70
6 x 80
Hoist Shoulder press
12 x 118
8 x 138
8 x 138
Smith Shrugs
20 x 225
20 x 275
15 x 315
30 x 225
Hoist Mid Row
20 x 165
14 x 205
10 x 245
10 x 245
Cable laterals
20 x 10 per side
15 x 15
6 x 20
100 BB curls
22
20
20
20
20
HS MTS incline Press
12 x 60
12 x 80
8 x 100
Done
60 minutes
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Legs
Weight 249.2
Life fitness seated Leg press
20 x 205 (feet close)x 2
20 x 205 (feet wide)x 2
Hip Abductions
40 x 190
30 x 205
30 x 220
BSS
20
20
20
Hoist leg curls
25 x 120
16 x 160
10 x 200
Hip Adductions
40 x 190
30 x 205
30 x 220
Hoist roc it leg extensions
12 x 105 (2 second pause at top)
15 x 105
20 x 105
Smith Split Squats
8 x bar
8 x 60
8 x 95
Squats
5 x bar
5 x 95
5 x 135
5 x 185
Done
60 minutes
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Thursday
Weight 248.4
Peloton
45 minutes
5 minute cool down.
That’s it.
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Mobility/Stairs of doom
Mobility Work
25 minutes
Stairs of doom
100 flights 22:13
5 minute cool down.
That’s it.
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Good work last week Shane. Sorry for my absence, but, as you know, I was on vacation. Yeah, it looks like they put the Over 35 in “Bigger Stronger Leaner,” which is hilarious… Bigger? Yes. Stronger? No. Leaner? No. I guess they got one of them right.
Good work in the gym and some very solid conditioning. Excellent time on the 100 flights of stairs. Can’t remember what mine was but pretty sure it was slower than yours. Way to get it done brother! Sorry for not checking in. I got my laptop out of my backpack for about 5 minutes last week, to fill out my time sheet for work. Then it went back in. Looking forward to seeing how you do this week! 
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Appreciate it Trent. I don’t blame you for not checking in on vacation. Those pics you take of that beach make it look amazing. 
Hope you had a great time!
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Upper
248.4
HS MTS chest press
15 x 70 per side
12 x 80
10 x 90
9 x 90
D Ring Lat Pulls
20 x 50 per side
12 x 60
12 x 70
8 x 70
Hoist Shoulder press
12 x 118
10 x 138
11 x 138
Hoist Mid Row
16 x 185
15 x 205
12 x 225
12 x 245
HS MTS Declines
12 x 60
10 x 70
6 x 80
10 x 60
Smith Shrugs
20 x 225
20 x 275
10 x 315
20 x 225
DB Lat Raises
12 x 30
10 x 35
7 x 40
100 BB curls
30
25
25
25
HS MTS incline Press
12 x 60
12 x 80
8 x 100
Done
60 minutes
That’s it.
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Solid work Shane. That was a ton of upper body work! 
My arms would be screwed. LOL. Yep, it was a great trip. We love that beach as it is very serene and tranquil. Also, there are very few condominiums. Many of the houses are 50 years old, so it reminds me of what it must have been like to go to the beach a long time ago.
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Thank you Trent. The high rep BB light curls actually seem to be working. I haven’t measured but my arms do appear a little larger than they were before. I guess I will grab a measurement this week and find out if they are actually growing. LoL.
Yeah, that place looks really nice. I looked it up to see how far it is of a drive for me. It is about 7 hours from here.
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Legs
Weight 247.4
Hip Adductions
30 x 190
30 x 205
30 x 220
Hip Abductions
30 x 190
30 x 205
30 x 220
HS Kneeling Leg Curls
16 x 50 per side
12 x 55
12 x 60
Life fitness seated Leg press
25 x 205 (feet close)x 2
25 x 175 (feet wide)x 2
Squats
5 x bar
5 x 95
5 x 135
5 x 185
5 x 205
5 x 225
45 minutes
That’s it.
Frustrating day in the gym. This gym is to damn crowded and it seems like everyone is doing legs on Wednesday.
I am going to try to start going early morning next week and see if there is any improvement.
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Drive up there. You won’t regret it. 
The folks next to us were from DC. That was about a 6-7 hour drive for them (with bathroom breaks, etc.). They have been going there for 10 years.
Nice job on the leg session today. Like to see those squats in there. Hopefully they didn’t give you a lot of pain. Sorry to hear that the gym is so crowded. That’s why I haven’t been in months… I found another gym that is closer to my office. It is smaller and more of a typical gym but nowhere near as crowded. I might quit my current one and join that one.
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We might give it a try one year. Our normal place we go, Santa Rosa beach Florida, has about priced me out of going there.
I am going to see what it looks like tomorrow. I got up early this morning and hit my peloton. No need to drive to the gym to do cardio.
I might go back to my old gym.
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Thursday
Cardio
Weight 247.4
Peloton
30 minute HIIT
10 minute cool down
That’s it. Early morning at home cardio session. Tomorrow I am going to try the gym at 5:15.
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