On the partners thing I agree with the above they can be great or they can be the worst. neither having one or not should be an excuse to hold you back
Phill
8/29/07 DE Lower
A)DE “12” Box Squat w/ light bands
Bar x 5
Bands x 3
135 x 2
240 x 2 x 4
245 x 2 x 4
Starting at 240 was a little aggressive. For the first time in a while, I didn’t feel very explosive. I’m going to stick with going lighter for my first couple sets.
B)DL
135 x 2
225 x 2
315 x 2
405 x 1
455 x 1
515 x 1
I was planning to do this Saturday but by workout time I pretty much knew I was going to go over 500 today. Rather than shoot for a new all-out max, I wanted to pull something damn close (10 lbs.) to my PR and gauge what I could attempt in a week or two.
I got 525 back in April while wearing a belt and totally fresh, whereas here I was beltless and a little taxed from the low box squats against bands. The 515 was hard but smooth, and I held onto it a few seconds at lock out to let that shit sink in. Pretty sure I’m good for another 15-20 lbs.
C)Pistol-Squats on 16" Box=BW x 12 x 2
D)Blast-Strap Fallouts=8 x 3, paused
08/29/08 - Upper (ME)
A) Flat Bench
…
225x5
275x3
315x1
365x1 (was planning on 2)
375xmiss
375x1
335x3
B) Close Grip Bench
225x5
275x8 (PR +4 reps)
300x4 (PR +25 lbs)
315x3 (3 rep PR)
C)Lateral Delt Raise
30x12
40x12
45x14 (PR +1 rep)
Alright, strange day. I didn’t feel that strong on flat bench. My back was sore (in a good way) but it made the arch tough to hold, and my lats were sore as well from yesterday’s session. I was going to go for a 265x2 which would have been a 2 rep PR, but I didn’t feel it. Couldn’t stay tight on the first 375 attempt, but came back and nailed it on the second try.
Then I went to do Close Grips Press and I felt strong as an Ox. My previous PR was 275x4 and I got 8 reps, then I went to 300x4 which was 25lbs over my previous 4 rep PR, so I said screw it why not 315. I’d never CG’d 315, and it was easy. Almost too easy. I’d like to try it again as an ME exercise and see what I could do, because I should have been tired going into this set.
Weird day. No complaints, just started weak, and got strong. Whatever, I’ll take it.
[quote]novaeer wrote:
I get the same response almost every time: “Hmmm, I never thought about that, maybe I’ll give it a try some time”. Then they proceed to go back to doing max singles on full ROM bench twice a week every week or military presses where they have to bend like a pretzel to move the weight.[/quote]
Yep. And those behind the neck presses are actually called Military Pretzels, not Military Presses. I thought you knew that.
Thanks for the suggestions guys. I’m going to take the week off from heavy lifting and see how I feel.
-Matt
[quote]novaeer wrote:
skidmark wrote:
Maybe a second opinion? Which sort did he say it was - osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis?
Vitamin C can help one (rheumatoid) and make the other worse. Rheumatoid arthritis is an auto-immune disease and sometimes removing certain foods from your diet can reduce the symptoms.
Vitamin E rich diets seem to help reduce osteoarthritis symptoms.
I am not a doctor though, these are just things I’ve read…
I definitely agree on the 2nd opinion from another doc. Your primary doctor might get snitty about it, but remember this is your health and not his.
Also, once you do have a better determination of what it is that ails you, Eric Talmant over at EFS is very knowledgeable about setting up diets that alleviate or eliminate the negative effects of physical problems such as arthritis. He is very friendly and willing to give advice, as he has helped me with the whole metabolic typing thing and getting over the effects of my illness of a couple weeks much faster.
I think you can find his e-mail address somewhere in his training log or just post a Q&A to him and he’ll get back to you promptly.[/quote]
Hey Kalle- glad that bicep is getting better. Doesn’t seem to slow you down any though.
and Matt? Nice kitchen 
c.
ME Upper
Some warm up stuff.
Wave 1
215x3
225x2
235x1
Wave 2
225x3
235x2
245x1
Wave 3
235x3 (rep PR+1)
245x2 (rep PR+1)
255x1 New PR!!
Wave 3 was huge!!! I felt pretty good today. Not every rep was pretty, but shit got done.
2 Board with pause
195x3
215x3
235x2 - missed the third.
Pull-ups
BW+25x4x5
BW+25x1x3.5
Dips
BW+25x4x8
Side Lateral Raises
25x4x6
DONE!!
ME Dead
I have been pretty inconsistant on my posting lately but I’ve been training really hard. the weight is down to 250 and has pretty much stopped there. I’ve decided to cycle in more high reps for awhile on the big 3 to give my joints a rest.
sumo pulls from floor
135x10
225x10
315x10
405x10
495x10
585x10
my hands were all torn up after all these reps. but it was good to go light and work on form and get the burn going.
lunges
135x6
185x6
225x6
275x6
315x6
315x8- 225x15 - 135x20 these were done in a drop set. it was hard…
calves and abs.
I also had a bench session on monday that i forgot to post. the only highlight was that i hit 510 for 3 sets of 1. the rest of it was higher rep stuff.
meat
08/29/07
DE DL
Conventional speed pulls
135 x 3
225 x 3
315 x 2 x 3
365 x 2 x 3 (added DL suit)
405 x 1
Back raises
BW x 2 x 15;BW+25 x 2 x 12
Ab pulldowns
6 x 20
Notes: Decided to pull the deadlift suit out of the cobwebs and see if I could get comfortable in the damn thing. In the past this thing has done shit for me in terms of carryover, plus it left nasty bruises on my chest and shoulders and feels like you’re head is going to explode trying to reach down for the bar.
Today, it actually felt pretty good and the added speed it gave off the floor was ridiculous. The sets with 365 felt as easy as 225 and I was able to get my air and get down in the proper position. However, I don’t recommend doing triples in a DL suit. I almost passed out by the end of the third rep on the second set trying to keep my air for all three reps. I got smart and stuck with a single with 405 and it flew up easy.
Also pulled with wrestling shoes instead of the Chucks and I must say that I like the rasslin’ shoes a heckuva lot better. It’s funny how much of a difference an inch makes. Might do some light speed pulls next week along with speed squats and make that the last semi-heavy workout before the meet.
Proof that going “light” is relative for sure
Damn fine work meat
Phill
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
ME Dead
I have been pretty inconsistant on my posting lately but I’ve been training really hard. the weight is down to 250 and has pretty much stopped there. I’ve decided to cycle in more high reps for awhile on the big 3 to give my joints a rest.
sumo pulls from floor
135x10
225x10
315x10
405x10
495x10
585x10
my hands were all torn up after all these reps. but it was good to go light and work on form and get the burn going.
lunges
135x6
185x6
225x6
275x6
315x6
315x8- 225x15 - 135x20 these were done in a drop set. it was hard…
calves and abs.
I also had a bench session on monday that i forgot to post. the only highlight was that i hit 510 for 3 sets of 1. the rest of it was higher rep stuff.
meat[/quote]
8-29-07 Heavy Bench Gillespie Week 3 (attempted)
day of weak as a kitten-ness
A. BB Bench: Bar x 20, 135 x 5, 185 x 5, 225 x 3
260 x 2, 270 x 1 (slow), 285 x MISS, (88%) 265 x 1, 1 (slow), 1 (total grinder)
B. Seated DB Shoulder Press: 75 x 5, 5, 5 85 x 4 (PR here)
C1: CG Cable Row: 200 x 10, 10, 230 x5, 200 x 5
C2: V Bar Pushdown: 100 x 6, 6, 6, 5
60 mins workout, followed by 10 mins incline walking.
NOTES: Totally exhausted. Another super long day today, got hopped up on the caffeine before hitting the gym 16 hours after I woke up.
Today was just not my day, I couldn’t complete any of the work the programs prescribed, and thats the first time ive missed 285 in the bench in a long, long time.
Did well with the shoulder pressing, but oh well–I need healthy natural sleep. And caloric defecits don’t help. I knew the session wasnt going to be a PR breaker when loading the 45 lb. plates felt extra heavy!
Live to fight another day, although I’m quite disappointed,
Boom
good work yesterday everyone!
[quote]Kalle wrote:
ME LOWER 8/28/07
Bulgarian split squat right leg only
85x8 PR! +30lbs[/quote]
Haha, dude no need to remind me how much I need to work on those! LOL. Seriously, Good stuff.
Thursday 8/30/07 ME Bench
A. Flat Bench Press
bar x 16
66lb x 10
88lb x 8
110lb x 5
132lb x 3
143lb x 2
148lb x 2
159lb x 3 [+1 rep :P]
148lb x 3
B. Incline DB Bench
2 x 10 @38lb
2 x 8 @44lb
C. Seated Cable Row
3 x 12 @90lb
1 x 12 @79lb
D. Seated Face Pull
2 x 12 @48lb
1 x 15 @48lb
Recap: Good workout. I caught the cold early this week, so I think my strength dipped a bit. I also wanted to do a rep PR and take it a little easier this week. However, I was feeling great today and I busted ass.
BTW at the end of the Db presses I did a bit of reps on a pec dec for a better pump. Also between the sets of rows I did some pushdowns.
[quote]novaeer wrote:
Venting a little, yes. Grumpy, nah.
Your problem with losing training partners could be from something else. For example, maybe your deodorant is a little weak and your training partners just don’t have the heart (or guts) to tell you that you reek like a smelly pair of goat balls. 
[/quote]
Oh, No! Please tell me I’m not the smelly kid. That sucks! I was wondering why I had flies buzzing around me at the gym all day. lol.
08/30/07 - Lower (DE)
A) Squat (Wide Stance - 70%)
barx12
135x8
225x6
275x2 (very fast)
295x2 (very fast again)
315x2x6 (these felt quick and explosive…for a while)
B) Sumo Deadlift
135x10
225x8
315x6
405x4
405x4 (with belt…not sure if I liked it)
C) Cybex Isolateral High Pull
(per side)
90x10
135x10
180x8
205x6
205x6 (PR)
D) Rear Delts
25x10
35x8
35x8
I’m finally getting used to the wide stance on squats. My hips feel good on these, and my adductors don’t feel like they want to tear off.
I was really surprised how quick 275 and 295 went up. The first 4 sets of 315 were very good and I’m very happy with them. I started to slow on the 5th set and should have backed the weight off for the last set, but pride/ego took over and I left the 315 on. They were OK, but not like the rest. Overall very happy though.
I haven’t really pulled sumo much and I pretty much suck at it. Granted my lats are totally fried after this week (Monday - ME Squats and Pullups, Tuesday - SLDL’s and Seated Rows, and then today), and I did them after DE Squats, but I felt like a newborn deer just trying to stand for the first time. These should be a regular exercise for me, either as an ME or RE exercise. I’ll work these in, in the future.
A wise man would have avoided training lats again today. I hit a PR, but I’m not sure they really needed to be hit again. Hopefully 3 days off and some good eating will do them well. Why is it that sometimes we don’t listen to our own advice?
Rear delts were pathetic. I couldn’t even feel my rear delts, just lats. Called it quits after 3 sets.
4 days in a row was not optimal, but with the long weekend coming up, this was the only way to get it in. In retrospect I should have alternated lower and upper sessions so I could have gotten 2 of each in, rather than 3 lowers. If my bench isn’t improving, at least I’ll know why.
[quote]JimmyBoom wrote:
8-29-07 Heavy Bench Gillespie Week 3 (attempted)
day of weak as a kitten-ness
A. BB Bench: Bar x 20, 135 x 5, 185 x 5, 225 x 3
260 x 2, 270 x 1 (slow), 285 x MISS, (88%) 265 x 1, 1 (slow), 1 (total grinder)
B. Seated DB Shoulder Press: 75 x 5, 5, 5 85 x 4 (PR here)
C1: CG Cable Row: 200 x 10, 10, 230 x5, 200 x 5
C2: V Bar Pushdown: 100 x 6, 6, 6, 5
60 mins workout, followed by 10 mins incline walking.
NOTES: Totally exhausted. Another super long day today, got hopped up on the caffeine before hitting the gym 16 hours after I woke up.
Today was just not my day, I couldn’t complete any of the work the programs prescribed, and thats the first time ive missed 285 in the bench in a long, long time.
Did well with the shoulder pressing, but oh well–I need healthy natural sleep. And caloric defecits don’t help. I knew the session wasnt going to be a PR breaker when loading the 45 lb. plates felt extra heavy!
Live to fight another day, although I’m quite disappointed,
Boom
[/quote]
I’d be happy just to get to the gym after a 16 hour day. I know that’s no consolation, but most people would have gone home and grabbed a beer instead. Good work considering.
And I hear ya on the plates feeling heavy. That’s never a good sign when loading them feels like a workout.
You said it man, live to fight another day.
As I tend to put deodorant on so my 'pits don’t smell like “goat balls,” and I give no advice unless asked for, I have to assume that either the “partners” I have either are lazy or they are not interested in this method of training.
Next week is a back off week, then I’ll hit it as we discussed many pages ago.
Thanks for the feedback and opinions.
AD
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
ME Dead
sumo pulls from floor
585x10
my hands were all torn up after all these reps. but it was good to go light and work on form and get the burn going.
lunges
315x8- 225x15 - 135x20 these were done in a drop set. it was hard…
meat[/quote]
Insane dude, You’re a fucking mutant.
[quote]Modi wrote:
maraudermeat wrote:
ME Dead
sumo pulls from floor
585x10
my hands were all torn up after all these reps. but it was good to go light and work on form and get the burn going.
lunges
315x8- 225x15 - 135x20 these were done in a drop set. it was hard…
meat
Insane dude, You’re a fucking mutant.[/quote]
it didn’t look like much on paper but it was pretty hard. it doesn’t take many high rep sets of pulls before the hands are raw. I just slathered on some vagisil and nibbled on a tampon.
so, when are we going to see you whore’n it up at your next competition?
meat