Snapper's Strength Sojourn

Training
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[quote]nlmain wrote:
Joe now we need to know why of course? you can’t just leave us hanging like that.

Kimba - you are not aloud to browse the net during your vacation!! the whole point of a vacation in Amsterdam is to disconnect. Seriously I don’t want to see your ass in here or I will hunt you down!

sorry Snap - end high jack. I personally just want to see your ass cause I aint good, and eventually in the near futur when your all spanking new and good to go, some awesome lifts. But until then your ass is plenty good enough for me ;)[/quote]

I’d like to say its because the Truth in Advertising laws are so strong that I’m required to show how good I am. The truth is though that “Good” is just the first four letters of my last name.

802

Joe Goodness? Joe Goodall (A relative of Jane’s)? Ahh, I love a good mystery.

So I struck a bit of a compromise with my physical therapist yesterday after a long chat. Quite honestly, I can’t go backwards at this point, but I will abide by his wishes to take it very, very slowly. Consequently, my weights will be ridiculously low with very gradual increases. My training from here on out will be pretty consistent:

Monday: squat + accessory work
Tuesday: PT
Wednesday: hike or swim
Thursday: PT
Friday: DL + accessory work
Saturday: PT
Sunday: some interval work if I can force myself

Today’s training:

Warmup: 2 minutes on hand bike, stretching, RDLs with bar

Deficit Conventional DL (I’m calling this a “deficit” cause I’m pulling the little plates from the floor)
5/10/75

Squat
10/45

Box Squat
3/10/55

A) Lat Pulldown
3/10/30

B) Weighted Hypers
3/10/25

803

Sounds like a good plan.
What matters is that you’re still in the gym and not moping around.

It won’t be like this forever, so just listen to the PT for now.

804

Just wanted to link you guys to watch this girl.

I was at this meet and saw her. She’s incredible and in the 132-lb. weight class. Her squat depth is perfect. A slight dip below parallel in the hole, which is required of USAPL.

Really motivational.

805

Thanks for sharing that…she made all those lifts look EASY!! Hardly any strain…

How old is she? just curious!

806

She’s 37.

807

seriously?! she looks 17, hardly 37.

808

Sounds like a great plan! and quite a full week.

I’m glad to see you’ve compromised and that you’ve set a course for yourself and your continued recovery. Well done! And your weights aren’t too tiny, mind you. But I guess that’s relative…

Thanks for that vid! She’s so long and thin, yet ridiculously strong. You PLers still boggle my mind.

809

thanks for sharing that vid Snap - that woman is so tiny yet so strong! I just can’t wrap my mind around it…

810

Wow, I can’t get over Jennifer Thompson’s strength! It’s mind-boggling, and incredibly inspirational! Thanks for sharing that Snapper. :slight_smile:

I’m glad to hear you were able to reach a compromise with your Physical Therapist regarding your lifting. Looks like quite an agressive plan, I’m eager to follow along.

811

SHE IS BILLY BADASS! I checked her out …unbelievable! She’s a school teacher too i think–Jennifer Thompson :slight_smile:

812

That is an amazing vid! I can’t even begin to fathom a 292 lb raw bench press. Just . . . wow!

813

Thanks for sharing the Thompson video…Same last name, close to same weight…certainly inspirational for me if not attainable.

814

Snapper, I’m glad you have a lifting plan that the PT and doc and you can all live with. Good stuff.

That was an extremely motivational video. Thanks for the link!

815

so, whatcha been dooooin?

816

[quote]CBear84 wrote:
so, whatcha been dooooin?[/quote]

She has a new log in the Stinky Old Fart forum. Careful, they’ll card you.

817

[quote]pushmepullme wrote:

[quote]CBear84 wrote:
so, whatcha been dooooin?[/quote]

She has a new log in the Stinky Old Fart forum. Careful, they’ll card you.[/quote]

i’ll sneak in. i’ll covermyself in bengay and gold bond, they’ll never notice!

818

^lol. don’t forget to hitch your pants up under your armpits.

819

Oh. Fuck you all.

I have nothing interesting to log anyways. I suppose it might make you all feel really strong to take a gander at my numbers.

Actually, I’m proud of my gains so far and am feeling pretty damn good.

Still love reading all your logs, girls, so don’t disappoint.

820

[quote]kpsnap wrote:

Actually, I’m proud of my gains so far and am feeling pretty damn good.

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As you should be. Making gains is how you know that your body is changing for the better.
I say keep it up.