The Beautiful Gain

Training
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Maschy is a TV star! Yeah!

30 is an…interesting…birthday. It inspired me to make some major career changes right before it, on the same grounds as you…wanted to have my shit together on that day.

But honestly. 30 sounds really young to me now, so its all in your perspective, aye?

Moving to a more upper-body-centric training style during your footie season makes a whole lotta sense. I do find that heavy squats and deads messes somewhat with my bicycle riding strength. But I don’t care because I just dabble in cycle, while you have a reason to care about your sport.

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[quote]Mascherano wrote:

Nikki meet Ronaldo, Ronaldo meet Nikki…isn’t he dreamy? swoon.

Aqui estoy! Filtrada, pero handando.

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haha eso esta bien y gracias :)! Also, enjoy your birthday!

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i’m in on the dulcedeleche ball sucking. only for you maschy! =+)

1025

Been catching up on your log - dropping in to say hi!
Sweet deal on the commercial!
Happy (belated) birthday!
and nice set-up for the in-season training. Have fun with the upper body and kill it on the field!

L

1026

I want cake.
I like your new training, still sounds pretty interesting, and pretty fun!
Oh, and those kicks sound solid. I like classic :slight_smile:
And yes, I am planning my homecoming!

_Mel

1027

wsfsbIII is a great program.

and it lets you train ‘out of the weight room’

kayaking on the hudson- thats like ewwwww.

cake sounds awesome.

do.not.talk.about.sneakers.its.bad.for.me

1028

Maschy,

Congrats on the commercial! A futbol commercial? When will it air and for what brand?

And the video you posted of you doing pull ups on the beach…I first thought it was going to be an 80s hair band music video =P

Nice deads, lady.

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Hey Everyone! Thank you all for the b-day wishes. Just a few more days! I already have several dinners planned with friends and loved ones, so I’m looking forward to it :slight_smile:

Greenie - the cake was deeeelicious (See pic!), except the icing slid off with my friends name on it, so it just said “Happy Birthday”. Recipe is oh so simple! I’ll PM it.

Hey Ponce! It was a Nike commercial - lots of fun. You won’t see me though - my scene got cut. Ha! And yes to 80s hair band. That’s pretty much me.

I’ve still been training on the reg which is good. I’ve switched gears a bit tho and decided to go for my 1RMs. This way I can get an idea of where I am before I go into soccer season. So I’m currently working on that. You’d be surprised how hard it is to wrap your head around singles.

Anyways, here’s where I am:

Bench - 3x105 < I’d be happy with 1x115. Its doubtful.
The bench continues to suck my balls. Let’s just say I haven’t stalled, i basically plummeted. All that accessory work didn’t do a thing.

Chins - 7, 6, 5, 4, 3
NG Pullups - 5, 4, 3, 3, 2
PG Pullups - haven’t done yet
These are up and feel strong. I’m happy. Its slow progress, that’s for sure.

Squat - 3x175 < I’m shooting for 1x185.
I fixed my depth problem. Went back to 135 and did high reps till I got the “feel of it”, jumped up from there. I tell you now, I hit parallel but that’s it. I know it ain’t right, but i just want to see how much weight i can move in “good” form.

Dl - 5x200 < I REALLY want 230. That’s also a stretch, but why not.
We’ll see what happens. I need to remember to keep my stomach tight.

I also want to Snatch 40lbs. I can rep 6x30, but when i get to 35 it all breaks down. I’m going to see if Victor will coach me through it. I’m sure with his help I can get it.

So that’s it! I’ll have videos of said lifts soon enough! And maybe even a little surprise for you all…

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ooh! I like surprises! :smiley:

I have faith in that you can get those lifts PLUS some!!

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Your goals look really solid. Impressive. Your weights have jumped up quite a bit!

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Nice update and Cake! for the snatch think of throwing something rather than pulling it. made a world of a difference when I understood that.

holds breath waiting for suprise

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insert creepy comment about said surprise here

You know, before Print does…

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your numbers sure are looking solid, Maschy! vids would be great but i like surprises too…

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Maschy, I am so impressed at your squats and deads AND chinups/pullups etc. You are killing it!

And now I want cake. Mmmmm. Cake.

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ENOUGH WITH THE CAKE !!!

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^ Lol! We definitely like baked goods in PW.

I forgot to say - Greenie, the conditioning work is a lot of plyometric stuff like burpees and squat jumps, as well as a lot of agility and sprint work…ugh! its fun, but killer. I’ve been bad lately and have been doing any of it. Bad Masch!

Thanks guys! I’ll let you all be the judge re: the 1RMs and whether they’re legit…

And don’t get too excited about the surprise…hee hee!

Anyways, I went in last night for some random stuff. Did a short circuit, box jumps, and then I tried that mock prowler on the treadmill (a la Snapper) - pushing the belt while the machine is off. Did it tabata style 20 secs on/ 10 secs off. I was panting!!! Loved it.

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I am gonna have to try that treadmill thing, just for the looks I’m bound to get from the cardio crowd.

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Yay for cake recipe! That does look VERY yummy!

Awesome training! Can’t wait for the vids!

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speaking of cakes I had a pear&caramel mousse cake this evenig at my bro’s which was divine… I just had to poste this somewhere, sorry Masch! :slight_smile:

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Happy Birthday pup.