Got the damn camera to work for a second here are my new farmers built yesterday. Um hard to tell size the handles are 1 foot long 8 inch high. each weight roughly 40lbs, about 5 feet long
Should be a fun form of torture and can now lay off the one handed suit case carries
Phill
Sweet! what was cost of materials Phill? There’s a metal shop near me where I think I can get some of these made.
[quote]Modi wrote:
Kalle wrote:
Ultimate goals are silly IMO even if I deadlifted 1,000lbs I would imagine I would still want to deadlift 1,050lbs
Equipped or Raw?
Just kidding.
[/quote]
RAW of course I don’t cheat!
[quote]Phill wrote:
Got the damn camera to work for a second here are my new farmers built yesterday. Um hard to tell size the handles are 1 foot long 8 inch high. each weight roughly 40lbs, about 5 feet long
Should be a fun form of torture and can now lay off the one handed suit case carries
Phill[/quote]
Those look the same as mine except for your handles are higher. Mine weigh 35ishlbs
[quote]Modi wrote:
Kalle wrote:
Ultimate goals are silly IMO even if I deadlifted 1,000lbs I would imagine I would still want to deadlift 1,050lbs
Equipped or Raw?
Just kidding.
[/quote]
You just HAD to go there, didn’t you Modi?! Now look what you’ve started (or going to start). 
[quote]Modi wrote:
Nice Job on the PR!
[/quote]
thx Modi!
Must be from hanging out in PR land 
You guys are nailing them every friggin day. jeese. Was hopin it would rub off.
c.
[quote]Kalle wrote:
Modi wrote:
Kalle wrote:
Ultimate goals are silly IMO even if I deadlifted 1,000lbs I would imagine I would still want to deadlift 1,050lbs
Equipped or Raw?
Just kidding.
RAW of course I don’t cheat!
[/quote]
Heheh…Didn’t I see you wearing a belt in some of your photos…
[quote]c. wrote:
Modi wrote:
Nice Job on the PR!
thx Modi!
Must be from hanging out in PR land
You guys are nailing them every friggin day. jeese. Was hopin it would rub off.
c.
[/quote]
No problem, and notice how I said good job rather than calling you a whore. I thought would be rather rude. Ahem.
[quote]skidmark wrote:
Sweet! what was cost of materials Phill? There’s a metal shop near me where I think I can get some of these made. [/quote]
Free LOL bonus of collecting thing and knowing iron workers etc. LOL
But If I had to buy it I get all my steel for 43 cent a lb I think so it would have been 34-35$$
Id go to local BIG construction first peices this size 4-5 foot etc they really dont have much use in bulding and can get free many times then is just getting creative. \
Have a new 8 foot long 6 inch steel bar to press no as well was the old cast sewer vent we replaced with PVC damn thing has to be 150+ should be fun holding that fat booger over head
Phill
[quote]Modi wrote:
Kalle wrote:
Modi wrote:
Kalle wrote:
Ultimate goals are silly IMO even if I deadlifted 1,000lbs I would imagine I would still want to deadlift 1,050lbs
Equipped or Raw?
Just kidding.
RAW of course I don’t cheat!
Heheh…Didn’t I see you wearing a belt in some of your photos…
[/quote]
Thats a fashion statement not supportive gear jeese come on LOL
Phill
6-25-2007
the day of suckage
A. Bench: Bar x 20, 135 x 5, 200 x 4, 225 x 3, 250 x 2, 265 x 1, 280 x 1, 295 x 1, 305 x MISS (dammit!)
On the Gillespie Bench program i should have hit that 305 today. I think after last weeks big Front Squat PR, and the fact that I haven’t deloaded in about two months I just didn’t have it today.
Strength is there, I will de-load next week and then get back into it and fight my way back up.
B. CG Bench: 225 x5, 5, 5 (had more left), 185 x 6, 135 x 6
(these were stronger than last week, weird)
C: Wide Grip Row: 180 x 12, 12, 220 x 6, 6, 130 x 8
two sets of rear delt fly.
So Yeah, I have the strength I think I’m just fatigued. Bah! back to the drawing board
Just wondering everybody’s opinion–I’m gonna de-load next week, take it real easy in the gym nothing heavy… Would it be wise to re-test my project max the week after? I assume a good de-load could get me where I know I can be.
stay strong everybody
boom
ME lower
One of the two guys that I trained with came back today. The two guys train together and the one didn’t know where he was. I told the one that did show up that IF he shows up for the wendsday training session that he would be our weight caddy for the entire session. He laughed becuase he thinks I’m kidding… I’m not.
Front squat
0 x 10
135 x 6
225 x 6
315 x 4
405 x 2
495 x 2
585 x 1 -this was a tie for my PR. I wish I had gone for the PR but i haven’t done lower in about two weeks.
405 x 6 paused at bottom for a count of five
Pin pulls- pin set at mid shin. I usually do these conventional but I did these with a narrow sumo style.
225 x 6
405 x 6
585 x 6
675 x 6- it was all i could do to hold on to the bar becuase i had to hold the bar on the smooth part.
hack squat- # of plates
4 x 6
6 x 6
8 x 6
10 x 6
12 x 4
14x 4- I do believe… drum roll please… this is a PR!! take that 4est and Modi… you whores!!! I may be easy but I’m no whore.
leg extensions- we did all three sets right after one another. I made the rule that if you didn’t get all 20 reps without stopping, it added two more reps for each time you stopped. No one stopped…
stack- 20 x 3
calves
meat
[quote]Phill wrote:
Modi wrote:
Kalle wrote:
Modi wrote:
Kalle wrote:
Ultimate goals are silly IMO even if I deadlifted 1,000lbs I would imagine I would still want to deadlift 1,050lbs
Equipped or Raw?
Just kidding.
RAW of course I don’t cheat!
Heheh…Didn’t I see you wearing a belt in some of your photos…
Thats a fashion statement not supportive gear jeese come on LOL
Phill
[/quote]
Yeah didn’t you notice it matches my EYES!
[quote]Phill wrote:
skidmark wrote:
Sweet! what was cost of materials Phill? There’s a metal shop near me where I think I can get some of these made.
Free LOL bonus of collecting thing and knowing iron workers etc. LOL
But If I had to buy it I get all my steel for 43 cent a lb I think so it would have been 34-35$$
Id go to local BIG construction first peices this size 4-5 foot etc they really dont have much use in bulding and can get free many times then is just getting creative. \
Have a new 8 foot long 6 inch steel bar to press no as well was the old cast sewer vent we replaced with PVC damn thing has to be 150+ should be fun holding that fat booger over head
Phill[/quote]
I have family high up in the iron workers union and it is HARD to get any steel from them with the price you can get for steel at the recylers these days!
Maybe I should just bug them more.
Monday 6/25/07 DE Upper
DE 12" Log Overhead Jerk
95x3 warmup
145x3 TO SLOW! drop weight
115 8x3
I think these will be a good addition, 115 is around 55% I think? I’ll add another 10LBs next week. 115 felt REAL fast, a couple reps didn’t because I forgot to focus 100% easy to do when your using sub 60% loads. Helped me work on my leg drive and a quick transistion to the jerk. The log was flying up so fast I could fell it tug my arms up when I was droping into the jerk. So thats good.
Close grip (pinkys on rings) Bench off of the pins (4"? or so off the belly)
135x3
155x3
185x3
205x1
it was one rep but it was not ME, just taking it slow on the bench. Since I am just throwing bench press variations into my routine for the first time in probaly 6 months! pressing from the bottom up resting it on the pins was hard but should be good for my overhead lockout (hopefully)
Don’t expect big #s here the most I ever benched was 235 for 1 ugly rep…
EZ bar curls
60x8
70x8
80x8
DB Lateral raises
3x8
Alright… a few updates here:
Saturday 6/23:
Played in a big doubles tournament. This particular tournament is huge and we played in the pro division so competition was great. We didn’t make it out of our pool, but we played well. Personally I was definitely happy with my play. Towards the end of the day, my nagging hip injury started to bother me, but early on I felt quick, powerful and explosive. I think the main area we struggled on was passing. The guy I played this tournament with is not a great passer and playing at this level he got picked apart by the guys who can really bring the heat on the jumpserve. This forced me to step way over to cover more court, which is obviously a lot harder. I gave up a few points but overall was happy with my sideout play. I need to keep working on my defense. It will come with experience as I’ve only been playing doubles for two summers now, but watching some of the top guys play defense and be able to read and react to the game was awesome. Hopefully I’ll be at that level soon.
Oh yeah, I also turned 20 on this day. Yay.
Sunday, 6/24. ME Upper
A. Incline Bench, about 45 degrees or so
bar x 5
95 x 5
135 x 3
155 x 3
135 x 3
B. Dumbell bench, neutral grip
70# db’s for 8/8/6/6
C. Barbell curl
75# for 8/8/6/6
D. Dumbbell rows
70# db for 23/14/8
Comments:
This workout was okay. After the most exhausting tournament of my life, I didn’t really have that much energy. I pushed to about 80% on incline bench and that was all. With my history of shoulder problems, I wasn’t even going to try to push it on any sort of barbell benching, particularly on a variation I’ve never really even done before. I got up to 155 and just said, “fuck it, if I’m not going to push it, why bother?” and just did one more set and called it. I pushed it harder on the DB bench as I know that doesn’t bother my shoulder (with the neutral grip and how much I tuck, it’s practically a triceps extension) and set a “kind of PR”; I’ve never gotten 8/8/6/6 before with 70# db’s. The Kroc rows went well… that many reps with the 70s started to wear my grip out. Anyway, not a great workout if you just look at it individually, but in the context of everything, it actually went pretty well.
Monday, 6/25, ME Lower
A. Rack pulls, just below knee (1st pin in this crappy power rack)
bar x 5
135 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 5
315 x 3 (switch to mixed grip)
365 x 3
405 x 3 (belt on)
455 x 3 (kinda slow on all of these reps, so didn’t go for another set)
B. Good mornings
5 sets of 6 with 225#
C. Barbell shrugs
225# with double-overhand… did a bunch I forget how many but I think 15 or maybe a little mroe
275# x 8 (double-overhand but grip giving out)
275# for 2 more sets of 8 with mixed grip
Comments:
A decent workout. Still pretty fatigued from the tournament. Rack pulls went alright, I expected to be a bit stronger but that was my first time doing them so I guess it was alright. I hit a full-range deadlift of 465 back in December but I know I got weaker during my season. Still, I know I could probably pull around 425-435 from the floor right now… how much more are most people doing from a rack pull just below the knee? I hit 455 x 3 and was about to go for 475, but it just didn’t feel right. I couldn’t get psyched up and really felt drained. 455 x 3 took a lot of out me. I remembered the advice from the EliteFTS seminar to not miss lifts in training and just called it on the rack pulls. I know I’ll hit 475 for 1 next week and maybe even get 5 plates, which is where I hope my conventional dead will be in a couple of months. Good mornings went well, almost up to 6 x 6 with 225# which has been my goal for a little while. I couldn’t do decline situps or lunges because of my hip flexor/adductor/whatever the fuck it is, but I felt like a pussy just quitting after just two exercises so I just did some shrugs. Good because I’m tryin to get mad yoked yo.
So then all this week I am working as an instructor for the high school volleyball camps we run at nights. 3 hours long and I am on my feet the whole time teaching and demonstrating. Very fatiguing and I am going to sleep well tonight!
Mon 06/25/07
DE Bench
Speed bench (alternated between close, pinky/ring and index/ring grips)
185 x 4 x 3; 195 x 4 x 3
Fat bar tricep extensions
145 x 3 x 10
Chest-supported row
180 x 3 x 8
Tate presses
3 x 8
Hammer-strength grip
3 sets of 10 second one-handed holds; 110#
Notes: Speed on the bench was great - almost felt like an empty bar. My raw max when I last tested was 335 w/ a pause, but I always noticed that when trying to use DE bench with 185 bar wt, speed slowed down to a crawl. I think alternating 2 weeks of low board/floor press assistance work for two weeks followed by the traditional speed bench will be my plan of attack from now on. This way, my elbows won’t be in agony for ME work but having that 3rd week dedicated to dynamic effort will allow me to keep an eye on bar speed.
The fat bar skullcrushers were a spur of the moment choice. It’s funny how trying to hold on to this thing will bring out a little more power, because I rarely ever use this much weight on normal power bar. Add on the Tate presses, and the triceps were practically cooked.
Overall, it was a great training session and I thought it marked a good transition to my pre-meet deload. As they say…you can have too much of a good thing.
Unfortunately, I got a bombshell when I was doing my last e-mail check for the night. THE F’ING MEET GOT CANCELED. Apparently, the meet organizers scheduled this meet one week prior to their National championships and ended up w/ only 11 registered lifters. I feel like I had 8 really good weeks of training only to get hosed in the end. The guy told me I could transfer the registration fees to the Nationals, but I don’t think I want to go with this federation as they apparently have canceled a bunch of meets in the past. Luckily, there are a lot of federations active in the mid-Atlantic region, so I can hopefully find another meet to hit and get a chance to put things to a test on the platform.
[quote]JimmyBoom wrote:
6-25-2007
the day of suckage
A. Bench: Bar x 20, 135 x 5, 200 x 4, 225 x 3, 250 x 2, 265 x 1, 280 x 1, 295 x 1, 305 x MISS (dammit!)
[/quote]
That sucks, man. Oh well, though.
Try deloading more in volume that in intensity next week. Maybe work up to a couple singles at 90% and see how they feel and if it’s easy, go for the PR.
I feel like you and I have typically been missing the boat and deloading more on intensity than on volume and staying away from failure when I think that the latter is more applicable to us. Just something to consider.
-Matt
2007-6-25
RE Bench
Bench Press
225x3,3,3 (left shoulder goes spung)
205x5,3,5,5
OH Press
45x15
115x5
135x5
145 5x5
JM Press
165 5x5 (right shoulder staying put - nice)
Notes:
Bench sucked. Might need to go to inclines for a bit. Or boost the triceps more. Right elbow felt good. If nothing else 5x5 might be a good idea just for the joint ease I get. I hate 225. I want to be at a point where 225 is laughably light, a joke, play weight. 225 says “weak” to me. I hate 225.
OH Press and JM press working ok. JM Press dropped about 20 lbs but form is miles better.
Killer front squatting and session in general bro and congrats on a PR :()
Hell being a weight caddy for a w/o like this would build A HELL of a physique as is
keep it up
Phill
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
ME lower
One of the two guys that I trained with came back today. The two guys train together and the one didn’t know where he was. I told the one that did show up that IF he shows up for the wendsday training session that he would be our weight caddy for the entire session. He laughed becuase he thinks I’m kidding… I’m not.
Front squat
0 x 10
135 x 6
225 x 6
315 x 4
405 x 2
495 x 2
585 x 1 -this was a tie for my PR. I wish I had gone for the PR but i haven’t done lower in about two weeks.
405 x 6 paused at bottom for a count of five
Pin pulls- pin set at mid shin. I usually do these conventional but I did these with a narrow sumo style.
225 x 6
405 x 6
585 x 6
675 x 6- it was all i could do to hold on to the bar becuase i had to hold the bar on the smooth part.
hack squat- # of plates
4 x 6
6 x 6
8 x 6
10 x 6
12 x 4
14x 4- I do believe… drum roll please… this is a PR!! take that 4est and Modi… you whores!!! I may be easy but I’m no whore.
leg extensions- we did all three sets right after one another. I made the rule that if you didn’t get all 20 reps without stopping, it added two more reps for each time you stopped. No one stopped…
stack- 20 x 3
calves
meat[/quote]