I’m not at a gym, so I don’t have my buds to jaw jack with, no eye candy on some butt machine.
If I took long breaks, I’d have to stare at the the guy in the mirror, he with whom I’ve already shared a tooth brushing and a shave.
No appeal there.
I just want down and out.
(Plus, I pretend that I am doing cardio this way. Maybe I’ll live longer.)
Thanks, as usual, for the good words!
April 4, 2014
Bench:
18" grip
45 x 15
135 x 8
185 x 2
Top Sets (2 minute rests, 2nd rep paused)
205 x 2
215 x 2
230 x 2
245 x 2
260 x 2
260 x 2
Hideous…
155 x 4 sets x 10 reps (90 second rests)
Push Down:
75 x 5 sets x 10 reps (60 second rests)
18" grip, barbell front raises:
70 x 5 sets x 10 reps (60 second rests)
On a happier note, an OLD powerlifting buddy of mine (“Hi Ralph”) turns me on to a WNPF meet in Youngstown, Ohio in July. “WNPF NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS” so says the site.
So, I purchased my WNPF card this morning. I will be entering Masters 50 - 59, raw and also MILITARY/POLICE/FIRE.
“Looks” like the national record for 55 - 59, 220 lardass, raw, in the deadlift is 555 pounds. So I’ll have to open at 560 JUST IN CASE I collapse and die after my first attempt.
I’m kinda pumped. I was more pumped BEFORE my BAD bench workout. Well, my arms and pecs and delts are pumped, a little.
Pizza tonight.
Monday I deadlift and go for 600.
Good luck brother! The world is watching and waiting!
[quote]Alpha wrote:
Good luck brother! The world is watching and waiting![/quote]
Alpha: T-Nation is a big place, I find people’s logs pretty much, well, ONLY when they respond to my drivel and I go look 'em up.
I’m in the middle of your current log right now.
Astounding.
Thank you for watching and thank you for posting. I shall use your log as I paint the pictures in my head.
Be well.
[quote]emskee wrote:
Okay, wait, The NEW BMI - “Big Muscles Inside.”[/quote]
I think you could earn some money from a t-shirt campaign with this slogan.
And good luck with your meet in July, I’ll be following your progress. By that time you’ll be more likely opening with a 600 DL, yes?
[quote]kgildner wrote:
[quote]emskee wrote:
Okay, wait, The NEW BMI - “Big Muscles Inside.”[/quote]
I think you could earn some money from a t-shirt campaign with this slogan. [/quote]
Like I told the other guy when I offered “Deads until I’m dead”, you market it and I’ll take 10%.
Fair, right???
[quote]kgildner wrote:
And good luck with your meet in July, I’ll be following your progress. By that time you’ll be more likely opening with a 600 DL, yes?[/quote]
Thank you.
Back when I first became a legend in my own mind, I would open at 600 or so.
In full meets (I think a grand total of 3) I’d be in like 7 millionth place up to the deadlifts, then my opener would put me in second place where I’d stay.
I hope you are right, I think you are. That would be slick. I could probably pull my opener and then go put my pants back on and go sit in the audience.
I remember this old guy (did I post this before? senility…) who was in his 80’s. He’d pull then go sit in the audience with his wife who was knitting or something, and get up when he was called on deck.
I want that to be me.
Wife doesn’t knit though. She does have a Kindle.
[quote]emskee wrote:
I remember this old guy (did I post this before? senility…) who was in his 80’s. He’d pull then go sit in the audience with his wife who was knitting or something, and get up when he was called on deck.
I want that to be me.[/quote]
That’s amazing. My wife knows how to knit. Maybe she could knit me some IPF-legal knee wraps or something. Food for thought.
Looking great man!
Breaking a national record with your opener = EPIC!
Good mornin, funny’ol fucker, skimmed through what I missed while I was gone, Big weights and funny punch lines, good times as usual. I’m off to walk my daughter to the bus, and then hit a hopefully big deadlifting session, should be interesting. I literaly didn’t touch a weight for 3 weeks, and lost just shy of 20lbs during that time ( couch surfing weight ) so it should be fun, expecting much soreness----See ya on the other side 
Later
[quote]emskee wrote:
On a happier note, an OLD powerlifting buddy of mine (“Hi Ralph”) turns me on to a WNPF meet in Youngstown, Ohio in July. “WNPF NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS” so says the site.
So, I purchased my WNPF card this morning. I will be entering Masters 50 - 59, raw and also MILITARY/POLICE/FIRE.
“Looks” like the national record for 55 - 59, 220 lardass, raw, in the deadlift is 555 pounds. So I’ll have to open at 560 JUST IN CASE I collapse and die after my first attempt.
I’m kinda pumped. I was more pumped BEFORE my BAD bench workout. Well, my arms and pecs and delts are pumped, a little.
Pizza tonight.
Monday I deadlift and go for 600.
[/quote]
Happy deadlift day! Psyched to see you signed up to compete. Can’t wait to see you crush that record (with your opener). If you hit every lift, you’ll break the record three times in one day. Not bad for an (allegedly) old guy…
[quote]kgildner wrote:
[quote]emskee wrote:
I remember this old guy (did I post this before? senility…) who was in his 80’s. He’d pull then go sit in the audience with his wife who was knitting or something, and get up when he was called on deck.
I want that to be me.[/quote]
That’s amazing. My wife knows how to knit. Maybe she could knit me some IPF-legal knee wraps or something. Food for thought.[/quote]
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Make 'em, sell 'em and you don’t have to share the 10% with me. AND KNEE HIGH DEADLIFT WOOL SOCKS TOO!!!
[quote]The_Jed wrote:
Breaking a national record with your opener = EPIC!
[/quote]
I know, I could just go change my clothes and get some pizza or something.
[quote]AnytimeJake wrote:
Good mornin, funny’ol fucker, skimmed through what I missed while I was gone, Big weights and funny punch lines, good times as usual. I’m off to walk my daughter to the bus, and then hit a hopefully big deadlifting session, should be interesting. I literaly didn’t touch a weight for 3 weeks, and lost just shy of 20lbs during that time ( couch surfing weight ) so it should be fun, expecting much soreness----See ya on the other side Later[/quote]
It is really good to have you back and in one piece.
Rests can be nice…
[quote]Mighty Matron wrote:
[quote]emskee wrote:
On a happier note, an OLD powerlifting buddy of mine (“Hi Ralph”) turns me on to a WNPF meet in Youngstown, Ohio in July. “WNPF NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS” so says the site.
So, I purchased my WNPF card this morning. I will be entering Masters 50 - 59, raw and also MILITARY/POLICE/FIRE.
“Looks” like the national record for 55 - 59, 220 lardass, raw, in the deadlift is 555 pounds. So I’ll have to open at 560 JUST IN CASE I collapse and die after my first attempt.
I’m kinda pumped. I was more pumped BEFORE my BAD bench workout. Well, my arms and pecs and delts are pumped, a little.
Pizza tonight.
Monday I deadlift and go for 600.
[/quote]
Happy deadlift day! Psyched to see you signed up to compete. Can’t wait to see you crush that record (with your opener). If you hit every lift, you’ll break the record three times in one day. Not bad for an (allegedly) old guy…[/quote]
Thanks, as a matter of fact, I did deadlift day one day early (to coordinate with my video crew: wife & daughter) and it was dumb then a few minutes later GREAT.
Okay, I was going to sit down after my opener, but I guess I could go for 3.
Alleged my ass, I’ll show you my AARP card.
Thanks for visiting by the way.
Yay for competing and breaking records with openers!
I just typed 80% of my workout post and something happened and it all went away. And I had one good joke in there that I’ll never remember.
Seriously…
April 7, 2014
Deadlift 600 pound test…
Body weight 210.0
Raining outside.
Warm ups:
245 x 5
295 x 1
335 x 1
385 x 1
425 x 1
475 x 1
535 x 1
600 x ZEEEEEEEEEEEERO
So, I’ve lost 9 pounds because I was scared of my Case Manager who sounds tough on the phone.
I noticed that I can get my lifting belt real tight now.
But…
I lifted without a belt for a long time and possess The Awesome Power Gut Of Awesome!
So, I learned to pooch my abs and their friends the flabs and rest them in the gentle hammock of my belt.
So, today I have the brilliant idea to cinch the belt one more hole tighter than I had it 2 weeks ago.
Pull went right to my middle back and my customary rocket-ship-from-the-floor pull was not there. I am smart enough FINALLY to bail when it don’t feel right.
So I went and sat down for like 3 minutes and thought of nice things like bunnies and scotch on the rocks, put my belt where it belongs and tried again.
One might gather that this was heavy. Did you see that puff of smoke from my right thigh? Could be corn starch. I think I started a small hair fire there.
Oh, and that’s two 100s, four 45s, four 35s, two 10s, two 5s and two 2.5s as you can see.
But it went up, I locked it out and I put it back down like a strong person should, with a gentle touch (sorta).
So, okay, I will schedule out a track to the meet in July. Hopefully by then 600 will not seem like I’m trying to pull China through the Earth via a chipmunk hole in my backyard. W ever TF that means…
Okay, so I did it. I pulled 600 and I think I am still alive, though this might just be hell. Someone at work once asked “Did you ever wonder if Earth is just some other planet’s hell?”
I thought it would take a year if it even happened at all, but I guess I really underestimated myself. Damn AnytimeJake got me posting (for which I shall ever be grateful) and I guess I got pretty pumped up, huh? Go figure…
So, do I keep this log alive or what? Do I start a new one with a new title like “I deadlifted 600 and don’t think I am dead yet”?
Decisions…
I’m hungry, see ya.
[quote]RozS wrote:
Yay for competing and breaking records with openers!
[/quote]
Thanks, this should be interesting…