The Man In The Cellar

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[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:

[quote]Beast27195 wrote:

[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:
Oh no, no music?!
You had a rough morning… saying “fantasmical” would have made it all better.

Awesome day, I love instructing in training as well. Although the best part is that I don’t know it all, and never will, I’m shocked at how knowledgeable I look compared to others lol

First come pull-ups, then come… :D[/quote]

Then comes more pullups. I’m a monk, remember? :wink:
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OK, we gotta teach you that song lol

You’re such a show-off, doing a 135# DL with one arm. And you wonder why girls are asking you for help with their pull-ups.
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Oh, I know the song. Been singing it before you were a twinkle in your deddy’s eye. As for showing off, never that. The girls know I’m off-limits. Damaged goods and all. Kinda mental. A bit unstable. Walks around off the FOB with a machete and dark shades… Yeah…that’s me. And per request from Main…a rare image.

20 January 2011
Morning

Jumprope/Box Jumps x 30 minutes

Jumprope x 1:00
Box Jumps x 10

Barbell Complex (Upper only)65 x 3 rounds
Upright Rows x 10
Bent-Over Rows x 10
Military Press x 10
Good Mornings x 10

Hanging Leg Raises
10 x 3

Situps
25 x 3

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It’s funny what you find out about yourself on a “light” day. Upon arriving to my second home, myself and the other dudes decided that today should be a light day, as we were all still a bit banged up from previous sessions and such. So, seeing as how it was a chesticle day, I opted to do about 5 sets of triples. My plan was to keep it at around 250.

20 January 2011
Evening

Incline Bench Press
115 x 10 x 1 (Warmup)
225 x 5 x 1
245 x 3 x 1
275 x 3 x 1
300 x 3 x 1 (PR-reps)
315 x 3 x 1 (PR, weight/reps)

I had a surprise party in my head after that one. I decided it would be best to stop on that note. So, we moved on.

Cable X-overs
80 x 10 x 1
60 x 10 x 3
I did these with a three-second pause on the contraction. It hurt so good.

Plyo-Pushups (side to side) x 10 x 2

Pushup Pyramid
20, 19, 18…all the way to 1. This was actually fun. Of course, one partner decided he had to go to work when we got to 11. Many jokes and taunts were sent his way as he departed. This didn’t suck until we got to 6.

The highlight of the session was getting a glimpse of Rico Suave not-so-subtley “fixing” his female training partner from behind on Barbell Rows. Then pumping himself up to row 225. It became more like he was pulling his body down to the bar. So much movement… good laugh.

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in your pyramids, do you go back down the other side… you know what I mean… 20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13…13,14,12,11,10,9,8,7… i guess you have to right? cuz otherwise it’s just a triangle or a rhombus if you cheat.

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[quote]BreStruction wrote:
in your pyramids, do you go back down the other side… you know what I mean… 20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13…13,14,12,11,10,9,8,7… i guess you have to right? cuz otherwise it’s just a triangle or a rhombus if you cheat. [/quote]

I am not fully awake yet, so I don’t have a snazzy comeback. I’ll just say, no. Smartass. :wink: Call it a rhombus. I like that word. “Rhombus.” We only went down to one. Don’t worry though. I’ll be happy to put you thru your paces. Insert diabolical laughter here.

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[quote]Beast27195 wrote:

[quote]BreStruction wrote:
in your pyramids, do you go back down the other side… you know what I mean… 20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13…13,14,12,11,10,9,8,7… i guess you have to right? cuz otherwise it’s just a triangle or a rhombus if you cheat. [/quote]

I am not fully awake yet, so I don’t have a snazzy comeback. I’ll just say, no. Smartass. :wink: Call it a rhombus. I like that word. “Rhombus.” We only went down to one. Don’t worry though. I’ll be happy to put you thru your paces. Insert diabolical laughter here.[/quote]

And what kind of tourist spot would Cairo be, if the Ancient Egyptians only went down to one? I think it’s time you demand proper pyramids from yourself. :wink:

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[quote]BreStruction wrote:

[quote]Beast27195 wrote:

[quote]BreStruction wrote:
in your pyramids, do you go back down the other side… you know what I mean… 20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13…13,14,12,11,10,9,8,7… i guess you have to right? cuz otherwise it’s just a triangle or a rhombus if you cheat. [/quote]

I am not fully awake yet, so I don’t have a snazzy comeback. I’ll just say, no. Smartass. :wink: Call it a rhombus. I like that word. “Rhombus.” We only went down to one. Don’t worry though. I’ll be happy to put you thru your paces. Insert diabolical laughter here.[/quote]

And what kind of tourist spot would Cairo be, if the Ancient Egyptians only went down to one? I think it’s time you demand proper pyramids from yourself. ;)[/quote]

Up to one. The pyramids go up.

How about I make demands of you, instead???

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So today was a pretty uneventful day. I slept in this morning, as I ended up staying up pretty late last night, then went thru the motions for most of the day. I did manage to organize my dvds and get some things prepared to ship back to Germany, so that was a plus. The day didn’t take it’s normal downward spiral until I got to the gym.

I got there by my scheduled time of 1630, however, the two training partners were already there, working out. When they spot me, they ask why I’m late. I nipped that one in the bud quickly, as I keep telling them times are 430 and 1630. Then to make matters worse, they bitch out of the day’s work, because they are sore and tired, so they opt to do other stuff. This irritated the shit out of me.

First of all, I had my reservations about taking on training partners. Second, soreness is a part of the game. Intensity is a part of the game. Not only do they half-ass the work, but now they opt out because they are sore from chest yesterday? Yeah…walking papers are on their way. So, with that fuel for my fire burning brightly, here is today’s work:

21 January 2011
Evening

Deadlifts
135 x 5 x 2
225 x 3 x 1
315 x 3 x 2
405 x 3 x 1
425 x 3 x 3
435 x 3 x 1 (PR: weight + reps)
435 x 1 x 1

Barbell Rows
UH Grip
225 x 8 x 3
205 x 8 x 5

OH Grip
135 x 15 x 7

I figured that was enough for the evening. Didn’t want to overdo it. I’m in a people hating mood, now. Better put on some of my “zen-state” music…

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[quote]Beast27195 wrote:

[quote]BreStruction wrote:

[quote]Beast27195 wrote:

[quote]BreStruction wrote:
in your pyramids, do you go back down the other side… you know what I mean… 20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13…13,14,12,11,10,9,8,7… i guess you have to right? cuz otherwise it’s just a triangle or a rhombus if you cheat. [/quote]

I am not fully awake yet, so I don’t have a snazzy comeback. I’ll just say, no. Smartass. :wink: Call it a rhombus. I like that word. “Rhombus.” We only went down to one. Don’t worry though. I’ll be happy to put you thru your paces. Insert diabolical laughter here.[/quote]

And what kind of tourist spot would Cairo be, if the Ancient Egyptians only went down to one? I think it’s time you demand proper pyramids from yourself. ;)[/quote]

Up to one. The pyramids go up.

How about I make demands of you, instead??? [/quote]

you’re all talk.

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[quote]BreStruction wrote:

[quote]Beast27195 wrote:

[quote]BreStruction wrote:

[quote]Beast27195 wrote:

[quote]BreStruction wrote:
in your pyramids, do you go back down the other side… you know what I mean… 20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13…13,14,12,11,10,9,8,7… i guess you have to right? cuz otherwise it’s just a triangle or a rhombus if you cheat. [/quote]

I am not fully awake yet, so I don’t have a snazzy comeback. I’ll just say, no. Smartass. :wink: Call it a rhombus. I like that word. “Rhombus.” We only went down to one. Don’t worry though. I’ll be happy to put you thru your paces. Insert diabolical laughter here.[/quote]

And what kind of tourist spot would Cairo be, if the Ancient Egyptians only went down to one? I think it’s time you demand proper pyramids from yourself. ;)[/quote]

Up to one. The pyramids go up.

How about I make demands of you, instead??? [/quote]

you’re all talk. [/quote]

Says the woman doing all the talking. Your mouth’s writing checks 'yo ass can’t cash!

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[quote]Beast27195 wrote:

[quote]BreStruction wrote:

[quote]Beast27195 wrote:

[quote]BreStruction wrote:

[quote]Beast27195 wrote:

[quote]BreStruction wrote:
in your pyramids, do you go back down the other side… you know what I mean… 20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13…13,14,12,11,10,9,8,7… i guess you have to right? cuz otherwise it’s just a triangle or a rhombus if you cheat. [/quote]

I am not fully awake yet, so I don’t have a snazzy comeback. I’ll just say, no. Smartass. :wink: Call it a rhombus. I like that word. “Rhombus.” We only went down to one. Don’t worry though. I’ll be happy to put you thru your paces. Insert diabolical laughter here.[/quote]

And what kind of tourist spot would Cairo be, if the Ancient Egyptians only went down to one? I think it’s time you demand proper pyramids from yourself. ;)[/quote]

Up to one. The pyramids go up.

How about I make demands of you, instead??? [/quote]

you’re all talk. [/quote]

Says the woman doing all the talking. Your mouth’s writing checks 'yo ass can’t cash! [/quote]

Careful///You’ll get knocked the fuck out lol

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[quote]BreStruction wrote:

[quote]Beast27195 wrote:

[quote]BreStruction wrote:

[quote]Beast27195 wrote:

[quote]BreStruction wrote:

[quote]Beast27195 wrote:

[quote]BreStruction wrote:
in your pyramids, do you go back down the other side… you know what I mean… 20,19,18,17,16,15,14,13…13,14,12,11,10,9,8,7… i guess you have to right? cuz otherwise it’s just a triangle or a rhombus if you cheat. [/quote]

I am not fully awake yet, so I don’t have a snazzy comeback. I’ll just say, no. Smartass. :wink: Call it a rhombus. I like that word. “Rhombus.” We only went down to one. Don’t worry though. I’ll be happy to put you thru your paces. Insert diabolical laughter here.[/quote]

And what kind of tourist spot would Cairo be, if the Ancient Egyptians only went down to one? I think it’s time you demand proper pyramids from yourself. ;)[/quote]

Up to one. The pyramids go up.

How about I make demands of you, instead??? [/quote]

you’re all talk. [/quote]

Says the woman doing all the talking. Your mouth’s writing checks 'yo ass can’t cash! [/quote]

Careful///You’ll get knocked the fuck out lol

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This is cute. We shall see about that!

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Not sure what’s gotten into me, but these past few days have been pretty damned intense in that gym. Three days, three PRs. I guess I can probably attribute this to getting tired of the training partners half-assin stuff. While one didn’t show up today, the other has to be told to quit sand-baggin and lift some damned weight. I don’t like baby-sitting. Especially not in the gym. If you’re attempting a hang-clean, and you end up snatching it instead, your load is probably a little light. Then of course, a time limitation is placed upon the session. I ignored this. Me thinks it’s time to have a chat with the training partners. Shit just ain’t meshing.
Aside from that, it feels like Mr. Black has slipped out. Talk about intensity… When dudes literally stop themselves from asking a question, or take one look, then quickly put their hands up and turn away, I think there is a bit of teeth showing. Not sure why this side is coming out, but hell…if it leads to lifting heavier and going longer, so be it.
The pic is of Alexander Karelin. A legend on the mat. The first living Monster I’ve ever seen. Truly an inspiration for me. The look of intensity in that man’s eyes was a huge motivation for me when I was wrestling in high school, and is still a huge motivator for me today. With that, onto today’s work.

22 January 2011
Evening

Hang Cleans
135 x 3 x 2
145 x 3 x 1
155 x 3 x 2
165 x 3 x 5
175 x 3 x 2
185 x 3 x 1 (PR - reps)
195 x 3 x 1 (PR - weight/reps)

Military Press (Standing-the only time I am sitting is for chest.)
135 x 10 x 2
145 x 10 x 5
155 x 8 x 4
165 x 6 x 3
175 x 6 x 2

Lateral Raises
30 x 10 x 3

Front Barbell Raises
Bar x 5 (shoulder-level) x 3/Bar x 3 (Overhead) x 3

I was feeling very froggy. Of course, there was a highlight for the evening. A dude with the typical large, muscled upper-body & chicken legs, decided to climb the rope. But he didn’t just come back down…oh no. He proceeded to do 10 pullups in the rafters, then slid down. In my head, I’m just like “Really? You want attention that badly?” Why did I think that? Because he is the dude that is usually in there with no real purpose. Does a set of this exercise, then a set of something else, then disappears…then returns some time later to do something else. Had a run-in with him a week ago. I’d just put some plates on the barbell, then went to grab a towel. When I returned, a plate was missing. He took it and put it on his barbell. I just looked at him, then the plate. He put it back. I look forward to the day I have my own gym equipment. Certain people seem to annoy me. Perhaps it’s just out here.

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Holy crap! Nice to meet you Mr. Black.

Those are some fine PRs and presses

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…nah, the annoyances are everywhere! but just think …your entries would be less interesting if you had nothing other than yourself to bitch about :slight_smile: just wait until you come to my gym! You’re going to laugh your ass off.

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What a week it has been… Sorry for the disappearance, folks. I’ve just spent the last week down on Kandahar due to not one, but TWO ulcers in my right eye. I now have a good idea of what Riddick felt like in Pitch Black! My eyes were already a lil sensitive to light, but damn, that shit HURT!!! So, a week of treatment and no physical activity, and here I am. After putting all kinds of shit in there, I can see again.

Have to say, taking the week off was not good for me. Although I got a bit of studying done, and killed 5 books, I came back here very much on edge… Not a good thing for people who are prone to annoying me. So, seeing as how it was a chest day, I decided to just let it all hang out.

30 January 2011
Evening

Bench Press
135 x 12 x 1 (Slow warmup)
225 x 3 x 1 (Getting there…)
315 x 3 x 6 (Got it!)
315 x 4 x 1 (Feelin it!)
315 x 5 x 2 (Ladies and gentlemen, there is a predator among us!!!)
I was very tempted to go up to 335, however, I figured I would practice a bit of restraint, seeing as how I haven’t benched (flat) this much in a long time.

Incline Dumbbell Presses
90 x 10 x 5

Dips
BW x 15 x 3

5 rounds of boxing on heavybag x 2:00

Elevated Pushups on Barbell
BW x 10 x 3

I felt good after this session. Tomorrow will be good, as it’s a deadlift day. Can’t wait!

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Thank you for indulging in my pic request - its a good one too :slight_smile:

sorry to hear about your ulcers - those fuckers sound painful

and that bench is jaw droppin. You are living up to your name Beast!

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Ask and ye shall receive…

Last night is being felt today. Tonight will be felt tomorrow. As today was a pretty blah day, and my eye decided to act up, I contemplated taking it easy. Sometime prior to leaving for the day, I received quite the booster…with my fire reignited, I decided to let loose yet again. This apparently got two sergeants major’s attention…

31 January 2011
Evening

Deadlift
135 x 5 x 2 (Warmup)
335 x 1 x 2 (More warmup)
425 x 1 x 1 (Not there yet…)
425 x 2 x 1 (That felt pretty alright…)
445 x 1 x 1 (Well shit…didn’t expect that…)PR 1
465 x 1 x 2 (Well FUCK ME!!!)PR 2

As I sat down to catch my breath, a dude whom I’ve decided is a functional retard (no offense to anyone sensitive…) decides to bother me regarding using the rack for pullups. I waved him away. But, my conscience thought otherwise, so I told him to go ahead and bang them out. I was done with the deads…

Barbell Row
185 x 10 x 10

Pullups
BW x 120

Upon completion of the pullups, I was approached by the two SGMs. The “icebreaker” was a question regarding my shins being wrapped. After explaining about deadlifts, they brought up the fact that I’m studying for my PT cert. This tells me someone has been letting my name come out of their mouths. I have a good idea who. This inevitably led to being questioned about my desire to get out of the military. Rather than continue playing Q&A, I, rather diplomatically, let them know how and why my separation would be mutually beneficial. I left it at that. On that note, I’ve got some chicken and rice calling my name. I’ll close this with a pic I think will always remind me of this place. Til tomorrow…

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This will be brief, as I’m exhausted.

1 February 2011
Evening

Hang Cleans
135 x 2 x 1
155 x 2 x 1
165 x 2 x 1
175 x 2 x 1
Ran out to get a Clif Bar due to starting so late…
175 x 2 x 1
185 x 2 x 1
205 x 2 x 2 (Gotta check, but this may be a PR.)

Shoulder Press (Standing)
135 x 10 x 1
155 x 8 x 1
185 x 4 x 5

I ended the session here, as I had nothing left. Sleep should be good tonight.

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conspiracy theory: your crappy ‘pyramids’ brought down cairo :slight_smile: nice work! :stuck_out_tongue:

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[quote]BreStruction wrote:
conspiracy theory: your crappy ‘pyramids’ brought down cairo :slight_smile: nice work! :p[/quote]

I keep telling folks…my actions affect change on a global scale. And don’t hate, lil woman. It’s too early for anything truly snappy or witty…I’ll just leave it at that.