All these whore…Well, we need a pimp!
[quote]Modi wrote:
novaeer wrote:
Notes: No need to take anything heavy today, just wanted to take a few reps with a weight that’s about 60% of my projected second attempt. Reps were light and easy, so I had to fight the temptation to want to add more weight to the bar. No worries, the real competition is next week so saving the show of strength until then.
How many days out are you?[/quote]
8 days and counting. I’m not nervous yet, but I’m sure once the day comes I’ll feel some butterflies. Just a question, what did you do in terms of workouts the week of your meet? I was thinking of just doing a couple of light, high rep assistance things on Sunday and Monday to keep loose then nothing the rest of the week.
This is my first taste of any sport-type competition that I’ve done since tennis back in high school and fencing in college. Yes, don’t laugh, I played tennis, but this was when I was about 15 years younger, 3 inches shorter and almost 100 pounds lighter (I was skinny). And fencing, forget about it, I could never handle the cardio or the flexibility needed to last in a bout.
Nice work, your going to feel that one
Phill
[quote]Carnak wrote:
9/7/2007 Whorefest aka, DE/RE Lower
*Today marks the beginning of my assault on my lower body
**This was probably dumb
Speed DL
135 x 5
185 x 2 x 8 PR (First time doing them lol)
RDL
225 x 3
285 x (2+6), 8, 8 - PR reps
*My low back was pretty fried after the romanians and this is where I was thinking I should skip the front squats. That’s why I did em!
front squat
135 x 5
185 x 8, 8, 8 PR reps
leg press # plates
4 x 10
8 x 10
10 x 20 PR reps, weight
weighted situps
BW x 15
50 lb x 20, 20, 15 PR weight
“Meat” Calves for the ladies
30, 30, 30 PR (each leg then both)
NOTES
This was a fun workout and really got me sweating. After reading through this thread and all the PR whoring going on, I got jealous so I put on my best whore pants, turned my whore meter to “stupid” and whored my ass off. I’m sure my legs will be reeeeaaallly pleased tomorrow, but that’s the point.
My hold grip sucks, I really need to start doing weighted holds. I might do that next week or wait 2 for the next cycle (next week is a new one and I’ve already got stuff planned). The 2+6 for RDL was after I dropped it overhand and had to go mixed grip.
I haven’t done leg press in ages and it felt good. My low back needs a bit of flexibility but I’m workin on that with stretches. Coulda handled a bit more weight but this felt good as a starting point.
All I can say about the “Meat” calves is pins and needles. Pins and fucking needles man.
6 PRs in one workout - PR! LOL[/quote]
Good luck bro, im sure youll kick ass
Phill
[quote]novaeer wrote:
Modi wrote:
novaeer wrote:
Notes: No need to take anything heavy today, just wanted to take a few reps with a weight that’s about 60% of my projected second attempt. Reps were light and easy, so I had to fight the temptation to want to add more weight to the bar. No worries, the real competition is next week so saving the show of strength until then.
How many days out are you?
8 days and counting. I’m not nervous yet, but I’m sure once the day comes I’ll feel some butterflies. Just a question, what did you do in terms of workouts the week of your meet? I was thinking of just doing a couple of light, high rep assistance things on Sunday and Monday to keep loose then nothing the rest of the week.
This is my first taste of any sport-type competition that I’ve done since tennis back in high school and fencing in college. Yes, don’t laugh, I played tennis, but this was when I was about 15 years younger, 3 inches shorter and almost 100 pounds lighter (I was skinny). And fencing, forget about it, I could never handle the cardio or the flexibility needed to last in a bout.[/quote]
[quote]novaeer wrote:
Modi wrote:
novaeer wrote:
Notes: No need to take anything heavy today, just wanted to take a few reps with a weight that’s about 60% of my projected second attempt. Reps were light and easy, so I had to fight the temptation to want to add more weight to the bar. No worries, the real competition is next week so saving the show of strength until then.
How many days out are you?
8 days and counting. I’m not nervous yet, but I’m sure once the day comes I’ll feel some butterflies. Just a question, what did you do in terms of workouts the week of your meet? I was thinking of just doing a couple of light, high rep assistance things on Sunday and Monday to keep loose then nothing the rest of the week.
This is my first taste of any sport-type competition that I’ve done since tennis back in high school and fencing in college. Yes, don’t laugh, I played tennis, but this was when I was about 15 years younger, 3 inches shorter and almost 100 pounds lighter (I was skinny). And fencing, forget about it, I could never handle the cardio or the flexibility needed to last in a bout.[/quote]
I usually lift Mon and Wed the week of a Meet. Monday I do a Lower session working up to about 70% of my max and Wed I do an Upper session working up to 60% of my max. I’ll do something like 3 sets of 5-6 reps (basically DE weight but for a few more reps).
I have to stress that I absolutely suck if I take a full week off. I’m talking weak as a kitten strength, so I like to get a couple of light to moderate days in the week of the meet. I know at this point that I’m not going to make any strength gains, and many people advocate taking the entire last week off, which probably works for them. I just know that it doesn’t work for me.
You’ll have a great time at the meet. Just about everyone there will be willing to help you if you need anything. Chalk on you back, timing your warmups, getting your rack heights, etc.
I’m going to wish you luck now, as I will be on vacation when you are competing, so tear it up, and do us proud!
[quote]novaeer wrote:
Modi wrote:
novaeer wrote:
Notes: No need to take anything heavy today, just wanted to take a few reps with a weight that’s about 60% of my projected second attempt. Reps were light and easy, so I had to fight the temptation to want to add more weight to the bar. No worries, the real competition is next week so saving the show of strength until then.
How many days out are you?
8 days and counting. I’m not nervous yet, but I’m sure once the day comes I’ll feel some butterflies. Just a question, what did you do in terms of workouts the week of your meet? I was thinking of just doing a couple of light, high rep assistance things on Sunday and Monday to keep loose then nothing the rest of the week.
This is my first taste of any sport-type competition that I’ve done since tennis back in high school and fencing in college. Yes, don’t laugh, I played tennis, but this was when I was about 15 years younger, 3 inches shorter and almost 100 pounds lighter (I was skinny). And fencing, forget about it, I could never handle the cardio or the flexibility needed to last in a bout.[/quote]
are you going to have to make weight? If so, that may change some things but I would just rest the week before. you aren’t going to get any stronger. i might do something on sunday but that would be it. it would suck to do something stupid and injure yourself.
good luck!!
what are your goals for the comp? looking to break any records? what division are you going to be in?
meat
09/08/07 - Upper (RE)
A) Flat Bench
barx40
95x20
135x12
185x8
225x5
275x3
315x5
315x5
315x5
B) Incline Barbell Bench
135x10
185x8
225x5
225x5
225x5
C) Overhead Triceps Extension
60x10
75x8
90x5
100x28!! (PR +8 Reps)
100x18!!
100x12!
D) DB Hammer Curl Pyramid (20 sec rest between weight changes)
35x6,45x6,55x6,45x6,35x6
35x5,45x5,55x5,45x5,35x5
35x4,45x4,55x4,45x4,35x4
Flat bench felt good today, even without a spotter or a lift off. I’m leaning towards doing RE on Saturdays for a while in place of DE work. I just feel like I need the reps right now.
I haven’t done Incline Barbell for a long time now, and these absolutely sucked. Granted, it was after some heavy bench, but man was I weak. These are going into the ME Upper rotation for sure. I think bringing up my Incline will definitely help bring up my flat as well.
And then something happened…I was warming up for Overhead Triceps Ext and actually two things happened. Number one is that my Spike finally kicked in. I usually take it half an hour before I lift, but today I forgot, and popped a couple at the beginning of the lift. Well, as I sat down for my last warmup for Overheads, I felt it working.
Then as I grabbed the 100 for my working set, a song came onto my iPod that I didn’t know was there. It was on shuffle, and it must have been on my wife’s music drive. I tend to listen to heavy shit (Linkin Park, Godsmack, Disturbed, etc.) She does too, but when she runs, she listens to techno shit. Well this was one of those techno songs, but it was a remake of a classical piece.
God only knows why this song got me pumped, but I just went into a zone and crushed my old PR of 20 reps. Mind you, 20 reps is basically cardio for me, so to get 28 reps was like running a half marathon. For the rest of the workout I was just fired up and grinding out reps.
On a side note, I really wish we had DB’s over 100. I really don’t look forward to trying to break that PR anytime soon.
Great day overall. Broke a PR, and discovered a real weakness that I think I can address in the near future which will help bring up my bench.
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
are you going to have to make weight? If so, that may change some things but I would just rest the week before. you aren’t going to get any stronger. i might do something on sunday but that would be it. it would suck to do something stupid and injure yourself.
good luck!!
what are your goals for the comp? looking to break any records? what division are you going to be in?
meat
[/quote]
I’ll be coming in as a light 242 in the AAPF (APF, but tested). My weight has been stuck at about 230, excluding the 5-10# of water I shit out a few weeks ago, so I think staying put is the best plan. In terms of exercise, I only planned on doing things like light assistance work - NONE of the big 3.
In terms of goals, I’d really like to get 1600, which would entail hitting 600-450-550 on my third attempts, but that will go by whether my handler and I agree if the weight won’t kill me. No need to end a career just as it’s getting started.
[quote]Modi wrote:
09/08/07 - Upper (RE)
A) Flat Bench
barx40
95x20
135x12
185x8
225x5
275x3
315x5
315x5
315x5
B) Incline Barbell Bench
135x10
185x8
225x5
225x5
225x5
C) Overhead Triceps Extension
60x10
75x8
90x5
100x28!! (PR +8 Reps)
100x18!!
100x12!
D) DB Hammer Curl Pyramid (20 sec rest between weight changes)
35x6,45x6,55x6,45x6,35x6
35x5,45x5,55x5,45x5,35x5
35x4,45x4,55x4,45x4,35x4
Flat bench felt good today, even without a spotter or a lift off. I’m leaning towards doing RE on Saturdays for a while in place of DE work. I just feel like I need the reps right now.
I haven’t done Incline Barbell for a long time now, and these absolutely sucked. Granted, it was after some heavy bench, but man was I weak. These are going into the ME Upper rotation for sure. I think bringing up my Incline will definitely help bring up my flat as well.
And then something happened…I was warming up for Overhead Triceps Ext and actually two things happened. Number one is that my Spike finally kicked in. I usually take it half an hour before I lift, but today I forgot, and popped a couple at the beginning of the lift. Well, as I sat down for my last warmup for Overheads, I felt it working.
Then as I grabbed the 100 for my working set, a song came onto my iPod that I didn’t know was there. It was on shuffle, and it must have been on my wife’s music drive. I tend to listen to heavy shit (Linkin Park, Godsmack, Disturbed, etc.) She does too, but when she runs, she listens to techno shit. Well this was one of those techno songs, but it was a remake of a classical piece.
God only knows why this song got me pumped, but I just went into a zone and crushed my old PR of 20 reps. Mind you, 20 reps is basically cardio for me, so to get 28 reps was like running a half marathon. For the rest of the workout I was just fired up and grinding out reps.
On a side note, I really wish we had DB’s over 100. I really don’t look forward to trying to break that PR anytime soon.
Great day overall. Broke a PR, and discovered a real weakness that I think I can address in the near future which will help bring up my bench.[/quote]
Damn nice job on the extensions. Anything over 10 reps becomes cardio for me.
[quote]Modi wrote:
Alright. Since I haven’t taken a vacation for about two weeks now, my wife and I just booked what should be a pretty cool week away.
We are going to spend 10 days in Budapest, Prague, and some of the countryside in the Czech Republic.
Have any of you guys been over there? Any hole in the wall gyms where I could sneak a lift in without my wife hassling me with “Can’t you go one week without touching a weight?” (Uh, just kidding honey, if you’re reading. lol…haha) :o[/quote]
Sweet! I’m sure you can find some place to get your lifting in. I hear the beer in Czech is really good and Prague is fun - two of my friends went there for a couple weeks in grad school.
[quote]skidmark wrote:
All these whore…Well, we need a pimp![/quote]
haha!
[quote]Modi wrote:
novaeer wrote:
Modi wrote:
novaeer wrote:
Notes: No need to take anything heavy today, just wanted to take a few reps with a weight that’s about 60% of my projected second attempt. Reps were light and easy, so I had to fight the temptation to want to add more weight to the bar. No worries, the real competition is next week so saving the show of strength until then.
How many days out are you?
8 days and counting. I’m not nervous yet, but I’m sure once the day comes I’ll feel some butterflies. Just a question, what did you do in terms of workouts the week of your meet? I was thinking of just doing a couple of light, high rep assistance things on Sunday and Monday to keep loose then nothing the rest of the week.
This is my first taste of any sport-type competition that I’ve done since tennis back in high school and fencing in college. Yes, don’t laugh, I played tennis, but this was when I was about 15 years younger, 3 inches shorter and almost 100 pounds lighter (I was skinny). And fencing, forget about it, I could never handle the cardio or the flexibility needed to last in a bout.
I usually lift Mon and Wed the week of a Meet. Monday I do a Lower session working up to about 70% of my max and Wed I do an Upper session working up to 60% of my max. I’ll do something like 3 sets of 5-6 reps (basically DE weight but for a few more reps).
I have to stress that I absolutely suck if I take a full week off. I’m talking weak as a kitten strength, so I like to get a couple of light to moderate days in the week of the meet. I know at this point that I’m not going to make any strength gains, and many people advocate taking the entire last week off, which probably works for them. I just know that it doesn’t work for me.
You’ll have a great time at the meet. Just about everyone there will be willing to help you if you need anything. Chalk on you back, timing your warmups, getting your rack heights, etc.
I’m going to wish you luck now, as I will be on vacation when you are competing, so tear it up, and do us proud![/quote]
I have to agree with Mode. I can’t totally take the week off or I go to shit, but I usually just do a light full body on Monday and Wednesday just to get the blood flowing. I am talking 30-40% light. 10-15 reps. Pretty fast too, 20-30mins. They are more recovery workouts then anything else.
[quote]Modi wrote:
Sounds like different pain. I’ve got pain at the top of my forearm on the inside just below the elbow joint. I had the same pain in college when I threw the javelin. It’s a tendinitis (medial epicondylitis), so I just spend a lot of time warming it up before I lift, and then suck down the ibupropen when it’s inflamed. I’d ice it if weren’t so damned lazy, and resting it isn’t a valid option.[/quote]
Not to resurrect an old discussion, but have you tried glucosamine, Modi? I had some wicked golfer’s elbow after some bad form / over training months ago when I was just getting back into free weights. I started taking a glucosamine/chondroitn/MSM mix and it has gone away and not come back.
In addition I’ve upped my fish oil intact and barring a bit of a shoulder injury, my joints have felt great. Something to try if you haven’t.
RE day for shoulder,upper back and biceps
push presses
0x10
135x6
225x6
315x6
seated awwwwnold presses
60’s x 10
100’s x 10
110’s x 10
wide grip pulldowns
180x10
220x10
260x10
upright rows
135x10
185x10
225x4
bicep circuit
a little for a lot
calves
just a short story about my morning. I had to go in to the dentist to have a filling replaced from when i was a kid. mind you i only have two filling in my mouth and this one is just a little dot. i’m thinking this will be very simple… not. the doctor comes in and numbs me up.
he then starts drilling out the old filling and WHAMM!! he hits a nerve. I thought he was going to have to peal me off the sealing. He then says " I guess I have to give a guy your size a little more numbing agent, huh?" I mumble something that even I couldn’t understand because I have four hands in my mouth and the sucker thingy.
after the second shot, he finishes and sends me on my way. I went home and changed into my training clothes. I was thirsty so I go a drink of water. As I was drinking it was just pouring out of my mouth. I felt like Kraimer on Seifeld when he was confused with a “Special Person”. It’s been a couple of hours and I still can’t feel my face.
good times…
meat
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
after the second shot, he finishes and sends me on my way. I went home and changed into my training clothes. I was thirsty so I go a drink of water. As I was drinking it was just pouring out of my mouth. I felt like Kraimer on Seifeld when he was confused with a “Special Person”. It’s been a couple of hours and I still can’t feel my face.
good times…
meat[/quote]
I thought of that scene on Seinfeld as soon as I read “so I go(t) a drink of water”. Maybe Mel Torme will show up at your house w/ a case of Miller Lite and his microphone.
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
after the second shot, he finishes and sends me on my way. I went home and changed into my training clothes. I was thirsty so I go a drink of water. As I was drinking it was just pouring out of my mouth. I felt like Kraimer on Seifeld when he was confused with a “Special Person”. It’s been a couple of hours and I still can’t feel my face.
good times…
meat[/quote]
This goes nicely with your shortbus style of training. Hopefully you got a few stares at the gym. 
[quote]maraudermeat wrote:
after the second shot, he finishes and sends me on my way. I went home and changed into my training clothes. I was thirsty so I go a drink of water. As I was drinking it was just pouring out of my mouth. I felt like Kraimer on Seifeld when he was confused with a “Special Person”. It’s been a couple of hours and I still can’t feel my face.
good times…
meat[/quote]
Dude I feel your pain. They gave me 3 shots when I got my root canal and it still wasn’t enough. I didn’t realize that I had a bit of feeling left until the part where they stick the little pieces of metal into your jaw bone. It was the end of the procedure so I just dug into the chair and tried not to pass out.
I got a filling after that and I asked for extra on the novacaine.
9/8/07 ME Lower
A)ME Trap Bar
140 x 3
230 x 3
320 x 2
410 x 1
500 x 1
590 x MISS (didn’t even move)
570 x MISS (woulda tied PR but I actually lost my balance)
500 x 4 tied PR for reps at this weight
Well, this kinda sucked. 500 felt easy but 590 wasn’t happening. I thought I’d get 570 but after it broke the floor I lost my balance (wtf?) and dropped the bar. I’m lucky to have not gotten hurt. I dropped to 500 and did 4 reps, the last of which took 4 or 5 seconds.
B)Power Squat
234 x 3
594 x 10, 9, 8 (last 2 reps paused) PR for volume of reps and mental anguish
Consistently ass-kicking, I love and hate this exercise but it’s doing wonders for my squat and muscle mass. I got pretty nasty and aggressive with these today but not because things felt easy.
The last set was hell but I still forced myself to pause at rock bottom for the last couple reps because I knew I could still get back up. 3 hours, a meal and two beers later, I still feel a little sick from the effort.
C1)Single-Leg 45 Degree Back Raise=35 + BW x 8 x 3
C2)Hanging Pike=8 x 3
NOTES: Today was the first day in a while that I thought about not training. I wasn’t sure what I’d do for my ME movement, but even once I figured that out I didn’t hone in on it and focus. When I missed 570, I thought I might just call it a day, but then I found myself loading up for the power squat and doing pretty well with it.
Depending on how next week goes, especially benching on Monday, I’ll deload soon. Not being amped about Saturday morning training may be a sign I need to back off a little.
[quote]Carnak wrote:
Modi wrote:
Sounds like different pain. I’ve got pain at the top of my forearm on the inside just below the elbow joint. I had the same pain in college when I threw the javelin. It’s a tendinitis (medial epicondylitis), so I just spend a lot of time warming it up before I lift, and then suck down the ibupropen when it’s inflamed. I’d ice it if weren’t so damned lazy, and resting it isn’t a valid option.
Not to resurrect an old discussion, but have you tried glucosamine, Modi? I had some wicked golfer’s elbow after some bad form / over training months ago when I was just getting back into free weights. I started taking a glucosamine/chondroitn/MSM mix and it has gone away and not come back.
In addition I’ve upped my fish oil intact and barring a bit of a shoulder injury, my joints have felt great. Something to try if you haven’t.
[/quote]
I haven’t tried that yet. I have been taking Barlean’s Fish Oil regularly for about a year, and I just got some Flameout last week. I have been taking the Flameout for about a week now, so I’m waiting to see if that helps.
I thought I read an article that said the body simply digested either glucosamine or chondroitin (not sure which one), and therefore it wasn’t as effective as once believed. Are you still taking it? If it’s effective, I’d be happy to try it. What brand were you taking? Also, if anyone else knows anything about it’s effectiveness, I’d be curious to hear.
9/8/2007 ME Upper
windmills, scap pushups, YTWL w/ 3 lb
bench
bar x 30
135 x 8
225 x 3
275 x 1
305 x 3 PR!
DB bench
100 x 5
110 x 4, 3 PR
single arm row
60 x 5
80 x 5
100 x 5, 5, 10 PR
overhead tricep extension
60 x 10 - stopped because right elbow felt funny
35 lb plate raise
10 x 3 PR
Notes: This workout was an ass kicker. Things felt really heavy today. After I got 290 and 300 up pretty easy last week, I thought 305 would be a cakewalk and I’d be on to 3 plates. I was wrong. First one was slow, second was a battle and the third damn near killed me. Took about 5 seconds but I battled it up.
I broke some capillaries under my eye so that was sweet. My spotter pointed out that it looked like I touched in the wrong spot and ran out of gas. He also said I was weaker on the bottom. Right on the money, I should have asked him to train with me.
Never held so much for dumbell press. That was fun. I didn’t realize they only go up by 10 after 100. I wasn’t sure about the 110s but I put up a good fight.
Haven’t gone heavy on the single arm rows in quite a while. I could have done a bit more but that’s a good benchmark. The overhead tris just felt weird in my elbow and I figured that meant I had done enough tri stuff.
Plate raise was pretty easy, but I was dead. That bench attempt took everything out of me, so I was draggin ass a bit the rest of the time. Pretty good workout though. Time to switch angles on bench.