[quote]arachne12 wrote:
Awesome on those reps for rows! must. catch. kimba…
As for squats, I bet you anything it’s psychological. If you can do 3 at 100 you can do 1 at 105. You just didn’t believe you could.
Kimba rocks![/quote]
What the spider said!
what the spider and the dog said!
get your fucking head in the game!
Kimba - I get fails like this on other exercises. If you’ve had a particularly hard few sets before then you’ve probably just exhausted yourself. The trick is, next time, skip the 95 and 100 and go straight to 105. You’ll do it.
[quote]Cal Jones wrote:
The trick is, next time, skip the 95 and 100 and go straight to 105. You’ll do it.[/quote]
This.
Thanks spider, dog, CBear, Cal and Bobbi. I really appreciate the kick in the pants.
I’m getting 105 next time!
I’m also ditching the chucks. I tried them out last nite to see if shoes helped. They did not. For whatever reason, barefoot works better for moi on the squattin’.
Three slices of almost-burnt bacon crunch up nicely for bacon bits on a salad. Mmmm. Bacon.
If every day could be deadlift day, I’d be a happy camper.
Sumo Deadlift
Bar 1 x 10 warmup
65# 1 x 10 warmup
95# 1 x 10 warmup – came into the gym feeling a bit sore in my ass/inner thighs and wanted to be sure I was very warm for the working sets
All of the above pulled from one riser, each side.
120# 1 x 5 pulled from floor despite being only 35# plates. I’m calling this pulling from a deficit!
135# 1 x 3
155# 1 x 5 <–rep PR +2
105# 5 x 10 for speed, off risers
I’m doing a better job of squatting the weight up and not lifting my hips first. Still working on keeping my chest up, butt back. But even the 155# looked decent.
Military Press
17.5# dumbbells (35#) 1 x 5
20# dumbbells (40#) 1 x 5
Bar 1 x 7 (failed on 8)
I’ll be trying out a 5/3/1 loading template for overhead pressing starting today. The idea is to do the 5/3/1 2 day program on my Friday squat/bench and Sunday dead/MP days, leaving my Wednesday workout to squats plus whatever my trainer guy comes up with for variety.
Dips
BW 16/10/10
One armed Dumbbell bent-over rows
45# 5 x 5 reps
Back raises w/ 10# plate behind head
3 x 10 reps – these were hard
Perhaps there will be a bike ride later today to finish me off. 
Killer training day…especially the weight behind the head on the hypers and the PR on the dead.
And you can get 105 without even trying…
I fifth the spider, the dog, the bear, and the bobbi with the hot girl dancing avi.
oh yeah, by the way, I’m so jealous you can do bodyweight dips
Me - 20 lbs = maybe BW dips
20 days until diet
Dips
BW 16/10/10
I’m like so jealous - but in a good way. I can’t get one done yet. Man I have some ways to go-lol
Nice progress! Yeah, it helps with dips and chins etc if you are lighter - maybe time to get a dipping belt, Kimba?
Impressive workout! I love to deadlift too, really need to work on my low back strength so I can get my numbers up.
Thanks for the encouragement Shauna, N., Cal and GG!
Shauna, I will trade you some dips for some of your squat mojo!
Cal, my wimpy ass gym is no place for a dip belt. My dilemma is that I really want to bang out 40 BW dips in a row, but I’ve been stalled at around 20 for a month or so. I wonder whether I should weight them for awhile and then go back to training only BW. Hmmmm.
GG, what is your deadlift form like? It was shitty form, not strength which originally limited my deadlift.
Oh, and a 1 hr. 45 min. easy pace ride this PM after the gym. Now I’m REALLY DONE.
Now I’m curious as to how many bodyweight dips I could get in a row…
You should get a belt.
[quote]rcfromdb wrote:
Now I’m curious as to how many bodyweight dips I could get in a row…[/quote]
You and me both!
The nylon ones are actually pretty cheap…
Kimba just hold a dumbbell between your feet. It’s an easy way to add at least 20 before you need a belt. Imho.
See but she needs to hold like a plate…because she’s a hoss…right kimba? yesssss
Hey Kim, found this for ya!
cool find Mom-in-MD
Arachne and Bobbi, you too are cracking me up. Hoss. hahahaha! I’ve tried a 5# dumbbell on my feet and that worked pretty good. I need my boy there to put it on me, though.
MIM, that video was stunning. Wow! I want to do that when I grow up!