Sabre. Son is competing internationally now and the flights are killing me…
I think I saw some board on board on the internet once… 
I don’t think the machine fools your mind and it doesn’t do any magic instant cure for me but with repeated use the muscles recover more quickly. Sometimes though after a half hour of use in any particular muscle group the MARC PRO seems to totally erase any tension that was there, sometimes it takes an hour. These are only my observations on me.
Tried to push it a little harder this week. This is my sixth week back since I hurt my groin and shoulder. Shoulder is really coming around and I thought the groin was also, but today’s squat session left me scared and tender…like Snapper at Junior Prom.
Anyway…think I got a good base to get back on my 5/3/1 program…I had been doing a little bit of this and that for the past 6 weeks as I tried to get some strength back to set my training maxes. Believe I’m good to call
Overhead Press: 165
Deadlift : 325
Bench: 275
Squat: 255
Will try to follow Jim Wendler’s advice to start light and go slow! Will be most likely doing the Boring But Big for the next 7 weeks AND really trying to do the mobility work Jim recommends.
11/11
Over head Press
1253
1453
1603
1005*10
Pullups
5*5
Curls
65*15
11/12
Deadlifts
4510
1355
1655
1953
2253
2853
2953
3251
185410
185*15
11/14
Bench
4510
755
1053
1353
1553
1853
2153
2453
2751
1355*10
Pullups
10 sets of 3
Squat
4510
758
1055
1355
1655
1953
2253
2551
2850000000 !!! Walked it out, but groin did not like
13510
[quote]Crushed_Idiot wrote:
I think it’s rapiers, swords, and swashbuckling.[/quote]
AAAAAAAAARGH !
[quote]corrmhona wrote:
Sabre. Son is competing internationally now and the flights are killing me…
I think I saw some board on board on the internet once… ;)[/quote]
How far does International mean? Like to the USA, or over oceans and seas? Sounds awesome!
[quote]gorillavanilla wrote:
I don’t think the machine fools your mind and it doesn’t do any magic instant cure for me but with repeated use the muscles recover more quickly. Sometimes though after a half hour of use in any particular muscle group the MARC PRO seems to totally erase any tension that was there, sometimes it takes an hour. These are only my observations on me.[/quote]
Got it. Thanks!
I used on my back an hour a day for the last week except Thursday. No pain at the end of the day but I wake up sore. I got a little less sore each day and I back lifting Monday.
Fencing started out Canada and US. But unless he does a lot worse than usual at his next tournament he off to Austria and Costa Rica. If he pulls it up a bit I get o send him and o Bulgaria as well.
[quote]corrmhona wrote:
Hate to be the guy always quoting cheesy sayings, but slow and steady wins the race. You notate weight * reps * sets?[/quote]
Ah I see he is spouting his propaganda on your log as well.
Keep up the hard work.
11/18
Overhead Press
4510
658
955
1055
1255
14512 PR!
95610 (lost count of sets)
Pullups
BW*10 sets of 5 reps
11/19
Deadlifts
4510
1355
1653
1952
2105
2455
27510
1655*10
Good Mornings
65315
Hanging Leg/Knee Raises
BW315
11/21
Bench
4510
958
1256
1553
1805
2055
23512
1355*10
Pullups
BW*10 sets of 5 reps
11/22
Squats
4510
4510
958
1256
1353
1655
1905
2156
135510
Situps
10*10
Good Mornings
65315
Hanging Leg/Knee Raises
BW315
Shoulder is killing me when I sleep, but OK lifting…groin hurts on squats.
Peas owt homies!
Hell of a lot of work, nice!
[quote]gorillavanilla wrote:
Hell of a lot of work, nice![/quote]
Gettin’ better!
11/25
Military Press
4510
658
955
1153
1353
1507
100510
Pullups
10 sets of 6
11/26
Deadlifts
4510
1357
1653
1953
2253
2603
29510
1655*10
Good Mornings
75315
Hanging Leg Raises
3*15
10 sets of 10 sit ups
11/27
4510
7510
1058
1355
1653
1953
2203
25010
135510
10 sets of 6 pullups
11/29
Squat
4510
758
1056
1353
1652
1803
2053
2305
135510
Feeling pretty good except for the groin and shoulder. Can push through the shoulder, but the groin has me scared especially when squatting.
Happy Thanksgiving ya old bastards!
Groin and shoulder issues. You sound a lot like me. I’m with you in nor worrying much about the shoulders and just pushing through but I took the pansy way out and stopped squatting at 275 the past few weeks.
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
The lifts are coming back quick, maybe focus more on the BBB sets on squats rather than pushing your training max for a while. Good luck working through the injuries.
[quote]DBasler wrote:
Groin and shoulder issues. You sound a lot like me. I’m with you in nor worrying much about the shoulders and just pushing through but I took the pansy way out and stopped squatting at 275 the past few weeks. [/quote]
I did physical therapy for both for about a month and a half…still try to do the exercises, but it’s so depressing…have been doing a half hour yoga show thingy on comcast the past 3 days and I’m actually feeling improvement.
[quote]gorillavanilla wrote:
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.[/quote]
You too brother! Had the oldest son home from college so all was well.
[quote]Scotto wrote:
The lifts are coming back quick, maybe focus more on the BBB sets on squats rather than pushing your training max for a while. Good luck working through the injuries.[/quote]
Yup…been taking a page from Gorilla Vanilla and DBasler and doing some rest pause work on my BBB sets.
12/2
Overhead Press
1255
1403
1557
1055*10
Pullups
10 sets of 7 reps (5/2 on set 8 and 4/3/1 on 9 and 10)
12/3
Deadlift
2455
2753
3107
1955*10
Hanging Leg Raises
3 sets of 15
12/5
Bench
2055
2353
2605
1655*10 (no pause)
Pullups
10 sets of 7 (only 2 on set 9 and only 5 on set 10)
My left arm went ‘dead’ in my later sets. I superset these. Took off my ipod armband and tried to shake it out. Was weird. Also thought I had a compound stress fracture in my right hand from squeezing the bar too hard. Got to watch Thouroughly Modern Millie on the work tv in between sets.
12/6
Squats
1905
2153
2405
1555*10 (3 second pause ATG)
Have been experimenting with keeping my knees closer together in the bottom position like almost a skiing pose. I usually let my knees ‘track’ outwards right as my hips break and I’m wondering if that didn’t put too much stress on my groin…like the extra work my quads are doing.
Shoulder = better, but still hurts like a dog when I lay down to sleep
Groin = better, but still scared when squatting down
Been doing the 30 minute yoga with Nancy Goodstein (I love her sooooooooo much! ) and really seems to be helping the shoulder.
Good weekend you old bastards!