Strongest Guy on My Block

Monday More of the death of blubber

Warm-Up Push ups, sit ups, rowing

135 X 21 X Power clean into front squat

21 X diamond Push-ups (was supposed to be ring dips, however I can never do dips again with my shoulder)

135 X 15 X Power clean into front squat

15 X diamond Push-Ups

135 X 9 X Power clean into front squat

9 x diamond push-ups

Time 14:07 minutes

Wasnt to bad today for me, but with all those power cleans with the bar there took off all the skin inside my thumbs. Get to go back to the Chiro today for more Graston.

Before I forget when started this challenge 2 weeks ago weighed in at 246, weight was 240 Saturday. While I could care less about the scale weight the clothes are feeling loose again and went down a belt hole.

Nice work DJ, ring dips or pushups are a big no no for me as well. What weight are you looking to get down to?

Not really looking at dropping weight, just fat. I dont want to lose any of my strength and just trying to increase my overall health. Honestly I felt the strongest and healthest around 220, but with what I have been supplementing myself with for the past 7 weeks I dont think I can drop a lot of weight anyway.

^^ yeah, 10 years ago I went from 225 to 199 (first time under 200 since I was 18) and it took a lot of hard work for about 5 or 6 weeks.

I’m cutting now and have gone from 255 to 245 in a month. Ugh.

^ Yea I hate dieting and cardio. But I will say when I do get lighter and eat healthy I just feel a ton better over all and I always have that mental conversation with myself. Do NOT bulk or fall off the eating healthy wagon again. However life gets in the way and I fall back into that rut of lift heavy, eat a lot and drink when I want to.

Yep, me too. Eating right can actually feel good and not a hassle, but then the opposite feels good too!


Okay got more work on the shoulder yesterday bruising is not as bad, but he went to scraping on my lat and didnt help my workout this morning.

O U C H!

Tuesday DL

Okay hope video eventually loads

Warm up

135 X 2 X 5
225 X 2 X 5
275 X 1 X 3

working set

295 X 1 X 3
325 X 1 X 3 Video
365 X 1 X 3+= 1 okay lat from the work cramped kind of hurt never had that happen

Hopefully he gets this shoulder fixed I have very, very limited ROM in both shoulders from years of pressing. He is breaking up all the old scar tissue and impingement. Shit hurts but I am in less pain now in the actual shoulder joint and I also have an increased ROM already.

[quote]MattyXL wrote:
O U C H![/quote]

Matty he dug into my armpit with the end of the blade that one fucking hurt.

Okay the video for some reason has me running like Charlie Chaplin oh well I didnt pull that fast. :slight_smile:

My only suggestion, and I’m not judging, is to stop smoking crack before you train. Even though you did blast through those deads pretty damn fast I don’t think it is healthy long-term.
Not judgin’, just sayin’.

Damn now thats Speed work…looking good DJ, your form looks excellent, it also looks like you can be pulling a lot more, but you seem to do the 5/3/1 to a tee and not bastardize it like me. Also I think we need to do some geneology research because I really do think we may be related.

Also it may be easier to just open up a youtube acount, just cut and paste the link and the vid automatically appears, uploading it from your PC seems to take forever or doesent show up at all.

Hahahahaha yea I know I could pull more Matty, just right now shoulder feels off. I pulled 365 times 5 times a couple of weeks ago that felt great.

Edit: I have a youtube, but it is blocked at work. I normally get up workout then drive in.

What’s the benefit of this painful back thing again?

[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:
What’s the benefit of this painful back thing again?[/quote]

http://www.grastontechnique.com/SlideShowHowGTWorks.html

There are a couple of Chiro’s on T-Nation that would probably give the true benifit of this. To me it is just like a more intense and hard core Foam roller.

Wed Another day in Hell

Warm up running, situps, stretching etc

40 DB X 10 X Each arm Thrusters

BW X 10 X Feet elevated push ups 30 inch box

BW X 10 X Lateral lunges

20 DB X 10 X Holding DB situps (was supposed to do 40 but come on I am not in that kind of shape yet)

Times 5 rounds for time 18:10

Left shoulder was not liking the thrusters to much but I sucked it up and got through. Tomorrow get a day off thank the lord I need the rest.

Didnt eat any solid food yesterday just did PW surge and then 5 Metbolic Drive low carb. I am guilty of buying the new Portal 2 game and I didnt want to waste time eating after having to do after work house work. So just drank a shake, put in a dip of snuff and played for 3 hours. :slight_smile:

[quote]DJHT wrote:
Well feels 50% better but here are the results after a couple of hours.[/quote]

DUUUUUUUUDE!
F##kin’ awesome back tattoo.

Weight loss so far is great. But I see yet ANOTHER lifter has drunk the Vibraim’s kool-aid

[quote]Canada_K wrote:

[quote]DJHT wrote:
Well feels 50% better but here are the results after a couple of hours.[/quote]

DUUUUUUUUDE!
F##kin’ awesome back tattoo.

Weight loss so far is great. But I see yet ANOTHER lifter has drunk the Vibraim’s kool-aid[/quote]

Only on DL and Back squat. I wear nikes for everything else, flipping tires, pushing prowler, bench etc. I like the way I can grip with my toes when doing those two. Weight loss going great I am in the groove now, did a carb loading some on saturday nothing crazy but I was needing it. Believe it or not this morning when I got up I caught my reflection in the mirror in my Bedroom and I think I saw…ABS. :slight_smile: