Yeah, please take my snow too. I’ve had enough.
Re: sun exposure. I always make a point of wearing sunscreen, but I never really go above spf 15, because I still like a bit of a tan. But Mmgalb raised some really good points. Time to research before summer hits!
I think like how dark skin shows more definition it also shows more wrinkles. It’s a trade off!
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
George, yeah I’m at more like 300 feet so an hour outside is no problem. I do love mountains, though, so perhaps I am jealous.
Snapper, this conversation has definitely provided food for thoughts. That, and a sudden love of the tan. 
Mascherano, one thing I DO know for sure is that when I compare my face to friends my own age who, due to work or playing tennis or spending lots of time outdoors, have tanned alot – they have way, way more wrinkles that I do. Whether or not the skin cancer risk is really as great as “they” say it is, that is my own personal experience, and I’m sticking by it.
Joe, you can have your sun, but if you guys have my snow down there – please send it back. :)[/quote]
We got 2.5 inches of snow last week and we had to shut the city down for a couple of days. You are more than welcome to it back and thankfully it will be in the 60’s this weekend.
You ever tried to place football in 30 degrees weather? Bleh snow…
Nice work on the bb stuff.
I am always rocking the black irish light bulb complexion.
My back is all freckles, the rest of me looks like a new pair of white sneakers-
go figure
If you sun worshippers really want to get freaked out about wrinkles
go peep yourselves under a black light- spooky wrinkles/sun damgage
and strangely fake teeth show up glow in the dark.
[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
If you sun worshippers really want to get freaked out about wrinkles
go peep yourselves under a black light- spooky wrinkles/sun damgage
and strangely fake teeth show up glow in the dark.[/quote]
waaah! Don’t ruin this for me. I’m not above bathing in the blood of virgins to stave off wrinkles, so don’t tempt me.
What, you started a new log about 10 minutes ago and already its on page 3? You need to sell ad space here. I’m looking forward to viewing the pics.
Who knew that tanning/sunscreen/wrinkles would generate such interest here? 
Jack, I’m flattered that people stop by here. Looking forward to making the pictures – I haven’t had this much self-absorbed attention since my wedding day.
So, I’m scheduled to train tonight (deadlift day) but I’m hurtin’ for certain after that BBesque workout on Wednesday. The DOMS is ridiculous! I tried foam rolling last night and was almost in tears, that shit hurt so much. I’ve never before looked forward to deload weeks, but HELLS YEAH ITS DELOAD!
Just goes to show, it doesn’t have to be one thing exclusive of another. Yes, a strength focus is good but throwing in some BB stuff to change things up isn’t a bad thing.
yay for bb’ing!
sorry, thats all I got…carry on!
It’s amazing how your body can get so thrown off when you do something different! Which is the whole point of it, so good job!
Hey MIM! Thanks for stopping by.
RBlue, that is so true. This has been a good reminder that higher rep, BB type exercises have their place.
Today’s training is my deload week. I had planned to deadlift, but the weight room was crowded with deadlifters (!) today, so I retreated to the safety of the squat rack.
5/3/1 Wave 2, Week 4 Squat/MP Deload
Back squat
Bar 1 x 5 warmup
50# 1 X 5 working - really low
60# 1 x 5 working - low
75# 1 x 5 working - low
no risers and steps today – I tried to get as low as possible and actually nailed the bar on the rails on one rep.
Good mornings
Bar 3 x 10
my hammies went into this totally fried, and exited this exercise even toastier.
Neutral grip pullups
5/5/4/3
supersetted with
Ghetto Glute Ham Raises on the lat pulldown bench
3 x 5
Kroc Rows
25# 1 x 20, 1 x 15, 1 x 20
supersetted with
Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press
17.5#s 3 x 15
Then home for a delicious meal of over-easy eggs, Canadian bacon, toast and fruit salad.
[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
What, you started a new log about 10 minutes ago and already its on page 3? You need to sell ad space here. I’m looking forward to viewing the pics. [/quote]
Man, tell me about it. Popular lady.
edit:
BTW Kimba - like the new thread’s title. So true so true.
Good job squatting without the step and risers! Not that it really matters . . . I don’t suppose there’s any downside. Except that you’re not really training your body to recognize “depth” without a cue. Love those good mornings myself. They definitely trash the posterior chain on top of squats.
I’m trying to figure out ghetto glute ham raise on lat pulldown bench. Sounds, umm, complicated.
I know what you mean about BB style lifting being a nice hcnage of pace. I’ve been trying to think of a way to put some of it into my lifting but I have lifting ADD already.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
I’m trying to figure out ghetto glute ham raise on lat pulldown bench. Sounds, umm, complicated.[/quote]
I think if you search “glute ham raise” or “natural glute ham raise” on youtube you can find a video of it… I believe there’s one on there of mmgalb doing them!
DCA, thanks for stopping by.
Snapper, here is Cbear doing the glute ham raises using what I think is a lat pulldown machine.
I wedged my feet under the pad that usually keeps your thighs down, and put a bosu ball behind the bench so I didn’t have to bounce off of the floor.
I suck at GHRs. Therefore, I should do them more often.
Joe, your training is fine. I would have been happy on 5/3/1 except for my temporary need to think about aesthetics.
First off - good deload workout! your pullups are solid, and i love the idea of trying out the glute ham raise. If i have a little more courage I’ll try it out myself.
Glad you liked the BB’ing! Something different is definitely good.
Ahh, thanks for the video. Yes, I’m familiar with those. But never done 'em. Should, though. Do reverse hypers work the same muscles? I do those regularly.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Ahh, thanks for the video. Yes, I’m familiar with those. But never done 'em. Should, though. Do reverse hypers work the same muscles? I do those regularly.[/quote]
Good question. I don’t do reverse hypers. But the glute ham raises are BRUTAL.
Sunday AM training ended somewhat badly.
5/3/1 Wave 2, Week 4 - Deadlift and Bench Deload
Sumo Deadlift
On risers:
70# 3 x 5 (2 warmup, 1 “working”)
85# 1 x 5 working
From floor:
100# 1 x 5 working
The best that can be said for this is that I pulled the 100# from the floor with decent form. This was a 25# plate, so a bit of a deficit deadlift here.
Lunges
Bar 1 x 15, each side
A bit of single leg work.
Paused Pullthroughs (3 sec. pause at top and bottom)
47.5# 3 x 10
These were hard, and hit my glutes.
Bench Press
Bar 1 x 10 warmup, 2 x 5 “working”
55# 1 x 5 working
The point to a deload again is what? Neither the reps or weight were challenging. I focused on speed.
Dips
17.5# plates on dip belt 5 x 5 reps <–PR +2.5#
Yes, it was a PR. Yes, I’m happy. But it came at a price. I have been having some difficulties with my left wrist/forearm hurting when I twist it or pull my fingers back toward my wrist. Nothing hurt AT ALL while I was dipping. But when I got back to the weight room and set up for my dumbbell chest press, I immediately noticed that my left wrist was almost too sore to hold up a 30# dumbbell.
Uh-oh.
Dumbbell Chest Press
30s 1 x 5 <–I stopped when I realized exactly how uncomfortable my wrist was.
Back Raises
17.5# dumbbell behind head 3 x 15 reps <–PR +2.5 lbs.
My self diagnosis is that I’ve gotten a bit of tendinitis in my left wrist flexors. Apparently heavy dipping is the culprit, so I’ll knock that off for awhile. I’ll be resting it and using some self-massage and then stretching when it feels a bit less sore. Maybe some ice.
Looking back on it, I should have done less sets at the heavier set. Hindsight is 20-20.
sorry to hear about your wrist Kimba. Hope it heals soon.
Maybe wrist wraps would help? I tried them once or twice for bench, but didn’t really like them myself.
About the de-load . . . I’ve never done 5/3/1. But I wondered if de-loading after every three weeks was a bit much, especially given the mellow nature of the way the weight increases on this program. After thinking on it, though, I came to the conclusion that maybe it’s like weight loss (another topic on which I am NOT an expert): the slower the weight comes off, the more likely it is to stay off.