Training on the Weekends, Baseball and Halloween Candy
A potpourri o' miscellaneous items for the end of October.
What Do You Say?
Across the country yesterday there were thousands of athletes that won their events and an equal number that didn't. Two of my favorite hockey players happen to have fallen in the second group. I read that Hunter's bud that plays Hockey in Pennsylvania, dropped a Heart Breaker while Hunter's team got beat as well. Sam […]
Monday Oct 31st
Todsy we started our prep for the Arnold for some and others for the in house meet in March/April. Was great seeing everyone back this week. We added a new lifter 198lbs to our morn group (which now is 4 deep at 6am), our 1115am group was great today with nova, Ryan, don, myself, Aaron, […]
Monday Training: Squat/Press
SSB Box Squat: 245x5/295x5/5x2@335 FBB Press: 95x5/115x5/135x5/115x5/135x5/155x5 T-Bar: 5x10 Weighted Vest Circuit Dips: 5x10 Pull-ups: 5x3 DB Squat: 5x10 Great workout. I feel like $100. The off days were well used.
Wednesday and Thursday Training
I had planned to lift at Wendler's this weekend. Neither one of us were feeling it. But, this is what I did in preparation for that. Wednesday: Deadlift Deadlift: 245x5/295x5/335x5/245x10 Dips w/45lbs: 5x10 T-Bar: 5x10 Thursday: Bench FBB Bench: 245x5/265x5/285x7/245x10 Pull-ups: w/45 lbs: 5x5 RFESS: 5x5 each
Oct Training - Week 4
Taking the kids trick or treating tonight. Built my son a coffin for his vampire needs. Extremely not comfortable building my son a life size coffin but I just kept telling myself it's just for Halloween! Day 1 Bench - 2x5, 1x4, 4x3 Seated Row(wide) - 5x12 Military(SA) - 4x10 Chain Tricep - 4x10ea […]
Oct Training - Week 3
Day 1 Bench - 2x5, 1x4, 4x3 Seated Row(wide) - 5x12 Military(SA) - 4x10 Chain Tricep - 4x10ea Day 2 Squat(SSB) - 1x5, 3x4, 2x3 Straight Bar Row - 5x12 SL RDL - 4x6ea Shrugs - 4x12 Curls - 4x12
Oct Training - Week 2
Still garage training since I don't like being in a gym right now, hence the lack of different exercises though I usually do my training 3-4 weeks in a row. Day 1 Bench - 2x5, 3x4, 2x3 Seated Row(wide) - 5x12 Military(SA) - 4x10 Chain Tricep - 4x10ea Day 2 Squat(SSB) - 3x5, […]
Oct. Training - Week 1
So, not trying to make this log hard to follow; not that anyone follows anymore. Just get busy with work and I really have no other excuse other family...which is my top priority. Day 1 Bench - 2x5, 3x4, 2x3 Seated Row(wide) - 5x12 Military(SA) - 4x10 Chain Tricep - 4x10ea Day 2 […]
EVERYTHING IS GETTING CRAZY, BUT IT'S A GOOD CRAZY, MOSTLY
Some people like to be busy, I'm not one of them
10/27- Accessory work and an update on my ongoing medical drama, with a ...
I have to admit that this whole experience has been so depressing that I had thoughts that I would never compete again as my body seemed to be deteriorating. Now I have renewed hope.
Do These Shorts Make My Ass Look Big? No! My BIG Ass Makes My Shorts Lo...
Max Effort Floor Press: Added an additional five pounds to start just to have that going for us. Then we worked it up (not counting the five) to our 50% or dynamic weight while doing 5 reps. At that we dropped the reps to three and continued up by adding a chain to each side […]
Friday
Today was our last day for our lifters taking off before we start up next week. I am looking to bring a great team to the Arnold this year. Over the last couple years we have had to make some changes and let some people go and bring some people in. At the end […]
You Guys Are Like Family To Me. My Dysfunctional Family
It's the same. Every day starts out similarly. My eyes open at 0300 and I will immediately pop out of bed. A delay would be a catastrophe. I'm quite sure I could sleep through my morning nap. But I have places to go, and people to improve. I often think to that Nike commercial that […]