[quote]ecogenx wrote:
I knew something was different about you.[quote]
What do you mean by that ?
Ran hills this morning pushing my baby in the jogging stroller. Let me tell you the looks you get doing that especially when you ride down the hill on the stroller with baby 
Good times Good times.
Deadlifts
w/uās then decided my form needs working on so 15x3 with 315. No belt no wraps 45 sec rests. Boy that was stupid . Feeling a little queasy right now. Not very smart after running sprints this morning.
On the other hand 15 sets of deadlifts and was I pumped up err swole or whatever .
still a good day - i am looking forward Fathers Day.
Well Fathers Day was great for me until I found out one of my older brothers has Melonona (spelling?) and he now has brain tumorsā¦FUCK. He is in stage 3/4 and probally has only 6 months left. The tumors are larger after chemo/radiation. (he kept quiet about this) I am now spending time with him as much as my schedule/job allows.
This sucks.
so after doing some soul searching I am going to re-evaluate my own goals and strive to do alot more healthy/wise things. I mean I am no longer a kid now and I have 2 very young kids and a great wife to go through life with. I know I am rambling but this helps me sort this out in my head . My family - dad (deceased) and now my brother has cancer - both smoked and led very very hard lives. I atleast never smoked- but I have my own problems I have to deal with.
I am going to reduce my bodyweight to about 215 from 245 and try to keep as much of the strength- but really increase my work capacity/cardio.
Fischerā¦ I am really sorry to hear this news, and please know that we are here for ya big fella. Sometimes things like this really make you open your eyes and look at the world in a different wayā¦ which it appears it has with you.
My Grandpa used to sayā¦ āYou think you got problems lad? If everyone took all of their problems, and put them in a big pile out in front of them, and you seen what other problems you could be burdened withā¦ guaranteed boy, you would take your own problems backā¦ā
You and your family are in my prayers buddy. I am not too far away from you (being near Toronto), I donāt know where you are in Illinois, but if I can help out in anywayā¦ let me know.
Stay strong.
Kev
Fischer,
Sorry to hear about this. You have your virtual support group here. I have been down a similar road, recently.
Fischer Sorry to hear about the family news.
kmc
Steady state cardio for 30-40 min. To get ready for upcoming cardio.
close grip bench w/uās then 230x5 245x5 260x13 felt good
seated row 160x10 for 5 sets go up to 175
HS military press 2 plates and a 10 5x10
preacher curl 110x34 rp
wrist curl 135x27 rp
Starting to clean up diet - will goto 3 mrpās a day with 3 meals in about 2 weeks.
Thanks guys for the kind words of support concerning my family.
Fischer, sorry about the f-ing terrible news.
I have a feeling youāll be 215 in no time the way you workout.
front sqauts
w/uās then 230x3 245x3 260x15 left a little in the tank
good mornings 135x10 for 5 sets
leg press- feet real low on pad 300x10 for 5 sets (emphasise qauds)
hanging leg raises 3x15
felt good today weight is 244 after 5 meals so weight is staying the same but I am eating more to ramp up the diet before the weight drop begins.
Military press 6-26-09
w/uās 170x5 180x3 190x11
close grip lat pulldowns 200x10 for 5 sets
dips bweight 15 reps for 5 sets
bweight 243
Ok on a good note for once I am a āBig Brotherā remember the program ? ( more like dad with the age difference) to a good kid heās 16 and has had some ups and downs lately. So I take him to go see the Chicago OPen Paintball tourney and he fell in love- good for me because I basically stopped playin because of money issues and such soā¦I talk to my wife and she is fully supportive ( kid is wifes good friendās son) I am back to playing. We had the chance too see some of my old friends play and get invited into the prep area- way cool.
Well all said and done I started my cardio program and getting tighter on my diet to get ready to start playing tourney ball again.
Alot of GPP this weekend on Sunday went to our church picnic and played in the " big inflatable room" for about an hour with my 3 yr old - that was fun.
ps: we go home and I pull one of my paintball guns air it up and start plinking away at the trees till he said shoot me so I know what it feels like soooo I did not shoot him my wife does hahahahaha that was good.
deadlifts- on a time crunch
wu,s then 280x5 320x3 355x7 easy but I have a bruised left calf to say the least after smashing into a above ground pool using my shin/calf to stop my body. After doing a backflip and realizing midway through my 5 year old nephew jumps in the pool where I was going to land, so I strecthed out not hit him and proceeded to dent the pool and my leg. The pain was just about everytime the bar went past my knees either up/down it felt like I was getting stabbed in the calf.There is a lot of bruising and is very tender to the touch - on go the compression socks .
Taught Kettlebelll class afterwards .
Bweight is now 242 after 5 meals .
Fischer
ps: also hanging leg raises 4x15 bweight
7-1-09
close grip bench w/uās
220x5 245x3 275x8 -wrist is sore and I canāt wait for a deload.
1 arm rows with no rest between sets 75x10 for 5 sets
machine press 170x10 for 5 sets
taught boot camp class.
bweight 242
Sorry alot of family businessas of late - plus moving.
took last week off of lifting and did alot of sled work to do something different.
bodyweight is now 238 after 4 meals.
Fischer
Good to hear from ya. Keep training buddy, keep your mind rightā¦
Some times a week away from lifting is a good thing. I dragged the sled yesterday for a bit. Iām liking it more every time I do it. You must be in damn good shape teaching boot camp and kettlebell class.
Thanks guys.
I am getting in better shape now. How I teach class is I will do the first couple of reps of prescribed exercise - stop and then walk around and give encouragement or critique as needed.
7/18/09 was all sled day. Heavy drags for 20 yards on blacktop worked up to 6 plates on sled- for forward and rearward drags.
walking with sled behind bent over with hands between legs (pull thru position) 3 plates for 15 yards 3 trips
prowler pushes 50 yard sprints with 2 plates on- 3 trips.
7/19/09 military day.
155x5 165x5 175x12
underhand close grip pulldowns 210x10 5 sets
dips bodyweight for 17 reps 5 sets
preacher curl 110x15 2 sets.
prowler pushes 2 plates 3 trips for 50 yards
bweight is 236 after 4 meals.
sidenote will get timed for a 40 yard this weekend.
Glad to see you back. Great GPP work. I havenāt done a preacher curl in years. My bis would ache for a week if I did a set of those.
That is some serious GPP-
I need to find a way to push/pull a sled in NYC.
curious to see what your 40 time is
nice work
kmc
[quote]kmcnyc wrote:
That is some serious GPP-
I need to find a way to push/pull a sled in NYC.
curious to see what your 40 time is
nice work
kmc[/quote]
Thanks. The Sled day is a work day all in itself. With the heavy pulls and drags I am trying to get some more strength in the legs/calves/glutes area.
Now a note to everyone reading this about Sleds.
Prowler/Pushing-3 times a week
This form of GPP esp the prowler is the best way we found to get clients ranging from 55 yr olds to div 1 athletes into tip top shape ( work capacity) and it is fun and addicting.
Oh and since getting my own sled/prowler I dropped 14pds(3 weks) without really changing my diet or stopping from summertime weekend libations.
Just trying to be helpful to all people with the sleds.
Remember pulling for longtimes is good for rehab not really for GPP. If you need to do Steady State cardio for time use a weighted vest instead.
I hope this helps.
Fischer