I havent been logging my training anywhere. Things are getting better in the gym. I can do decent weight again but not the monster weights just yet.
Some highlights
I know I can pull back over 700 again (that was a big worry)
Bench I have shirted up once and smoked 635 off a 1 board and feel like that will be a super easy opener
Squat Ive been fighting a nagging it band. Pain free I expect to go over 920.
BW is down but coming back up. I cleaned the shit up out of my diet and life (lol) and things are turning around.
Overall Im in a good place and Im at peace with myself and Im happy.
Monday, August 18, 2014
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Squat night
Spent allot of time riding around before the gym. Super stiff when I got there.
Warm ups
bar*5*2> these felt like refried dog turds
155*2*2> second set felt allot better
245*1> felt good here
335*1> finally had some mobility.
I have to make myself do the warm up stuff I know I need to do. It will pay off big down the rd
add new briefs. Got some Boss Briefs from Ken Anderson (great guy) and was worried they may be to big because a busy weekend had my weight down about 5lbs.
425*1 moved super fast on the way up. was able to get halfway down
515*1 got to within 4" of parallel
add belt
605*1> super fast and was right there
add knee wraps and depth cal
695*1> super super fast and easy. So fast and easy I nearly lost it at the top.
decided here to take a reverse band set
785*1> again super easy. I had another plate but that was a good stopping point
leg extensions
3x20
leg curls
2x20 ea leg
leg press
3 sets of 10 then 5 paused super deep reps
did some stretching and got out of there to go eat. I was starving at this point.
Spent allot of time riding around before the gym. Super stiff when I got there.
Warm ups
bar*5*2> these felt like refried dog turds
155*2*2> second set felt allot better
245*1> felt good here
335*1> finally had some mobility.
I have to make myself do the warm up stuff I know I need to do. It will pay off big down the rd
add new briefs. Got some Boss Briefs from Ken Anderson (great guy) and was worried they may be to big because a busy weekend had my weight down about 5lbs.
425*1 moved super fast on the way up. was able to get halfway down
515*1 got to within 4" of parallel
add belt
605*1> super fast and was right there
add knee wraps and depth cal
695*1> super super fast and easy. So fast and easy I nearly lost it at the top.
decided here to take a reverse band set
785*1> again super easy. I had another plate but that was a good stopping point
leg extensions
3x20
leg curls
2x20 ea leg
leg press
3 sets of 10 then 5 paused super deep reps
did some stretching and got out of there to go eat. I was starving at this point.
Monday, May 19, 2014
IM back
Havent been keeping up with this thing at all. For those of you keeping score at home life 64646464 db 0. Thats right I have a worse track record than the cubs. Hell they have a better chance at winning the series this year then I do without having some sort of life altering event. Hell Ive tried to quit lifting but she keeps calling me back. Thats my only true love at this point. Maybe there is a female version of me out there but she probably locked in an insane asylum or something. Who knows. Anyways the real important stuff, Training.
Basically I started back in the gym regularly in February but not back into full speed in April. So far the numbers are coming back. I can see where I was at going into last year and think I can be back there in a matter of weeks now. The raw bench has been the one that has been off the farther-est. At one time I really felt a 6 week mini cycle would have me benching over 500. I will give that a run in a few months.
The squat is weak from the surgery. My core strength is coming back. I had allot of muscle that was sliced open so it takes a bit of time for it to heal. Its close. I did an easy 695 in briefs and wraps last week. I will probably do some band work in a few weeks to prime the cns to get things boosted again. Gear has been a big issue, nothing fit. But I have some good gear in now and will have a new suit soon. Cant wait to see how it all plays out.
The pull is showing promise. I didnt pull for nearly a year. I hit 565 for three a few weeks back in single ply suit bottoms and pulled 675 the week after off a 2" mat. Its right back to where it was as long as I keep working. I will start my pull program over this week that got my into the sevens a few years ago. Im also following allot of the 10/20/life stuff by Carroll.
Well thats where things are in the gym. I have some more stuff to write about once I get more time. Its going to be a good one.
Basically I started back in the gym regularly in February but not back into full speed in April. So far the numbers are coming back. I can see where I was at going into last year and think I can be back there in a matter of weeks now. The raw bench has been the one that has been off the farther-est. At one time I really felt a 6 week mini cycle would have me benching over 500. I will give that a run in a few months.
The squat is weak from the surgery. My core strength is coming back. I had allot of muscle that was sliced open so it takes a bit of time for it to heal. Its close. I did an easy 695 in briefs and wraps last week. I will probably do some band work in a few weeks to prime the cns to get things boosted again. Gear has been a big issue, nothing fit. But I have some good gear in now and will have a new suit soon. Cant wait to see how it all plays out.
The pull is showing promise. I didnt pull for nearly a year. I hit 565 for three a few weeks back in single ply suit bottoms and pulled 675 the week after off a 2" mat. Its right back to where it was as long as I keep working. I will start my pull program over this week that got my into the sevens a few years ago. Im also following allot of the 10/20/life stuff by Carroll.
Well thats where things are in the gym. I have some more stuff to write about once I get more time. Its going to be a good one.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Im still alive
I bet everyone thought db had died or finally quit. Nope, not this crazy bastard. Well I did try and walk away for a few months but thats not me. I still have a ton of unfinished business on the platform. I said in a previous blog the last two years have sucked well guess what gang, this year has been even fucking worse. \
Just a quick synopsis of what has gone down.
January my then gf tells me she has cancer. This fucks my head up and gets to me in my lifting.
In March I find out she is lying when she gets arrested. This really hit me hard. Until now I havent realized how bad this fucked my head up. I ended things right then.
I bail her out, sorry folks even db gets sympathetic. Next day I find her half dead from a suicide attempt. Well then after she gets carted off I find the note, made out to me.
Here is where things get better and worse all at the same time. I meet a girl the same night. I fall hard for her because we had a great talk for about 8 hours. We cant quit talking to each other and agree to date. Well the ex cleans out my bank account during all this. I probably did something to warrant this in the previous cosmos.
Im still lifting but my head is fucked up. I decide in April to hell with it Ill take some time off. Then in the meantime I have a financial collapse. I just lost it. No matter what happened I couldnt get ahead. I borrowed money to get out of the hole but it put me back in the hole. I wasnt supplementing while all this was going on so I had some major issues there. The term Brain Tumor was thrown around allot and the thought of a snack of hot lead kept popping into my head. Add into it getting hurt moving piddly ass furniture and having surgery. Yay fuck me. In the meantime a very awesome individual had mercy on me and basically wrote me a check that kept me from just falling on my face. Im still broke but I have a chance. Through all this something was missing though. I just needed more in my life.
In the meantime because my house freaked me the fuck out I gave it up. I gave away my dogs because I couldnt take them with me. Its just been a giant cluster fuck. I had to sell my monolift to make it through July, I really wish I couldve held on to that thing. I basically have lost everything this year. Here I am now and I dont know where Im at in life I just know Im not me. I finally decided that I would get back to lifting.
So far being back in the gym has been a huge help but Im weak as shit. I miss how strong I was a year ago. I looked at my old logs and I was blown away to think of where I was and how I fell from that point. Now I sit at work fascinated at how mysterious life is. A year ago shit was rough but damn I would love to be that sound financially again but Im also happy with the people in my life currently. The one thing though is not being the bad ass crazy bastard I used to be is eating away at me. I miss it. Its like a part of me has died.
My plans going forward are to train and just see where life takes me. I have a showdown with cpap brewing. I called him out more so for motivation then anything. Until next time I hope I dont croke.
Just a quick synopsis of what has gone down.
January my then gf tells me she has cancer. This fucks my head up and gets to me in my lifting.
In March I find out she is lying when she gets arrested. This really hit me hard. Until now I havent realized how bad this fucked my head up. I ended things right then.
I bail her out, sorry folks even db gets sympathetic. Next day I find her half dead from a suicide attempt. Well then after she gets carted off I find the note, made out to me.
Here is where things get better and worse all at the same time. I meet a girl the same night. I fall hard for her because we had a great talk for about 8 hours. We cant quit talking to each other and agree to date. Well the ex cleans out my bank account during all this. I probably did something to warrant this in the previous cosmos.
Im still lifting but my head is fucked up. I decide in April to hell with it Ill take some time off. Then in the meantime I have a financial collapse. I just lost it. No matter what happened I couldnt get ahead. I borrowed money to get out of the hole but it put me back in the hole. I wasnt supplementing while all this was going on so I had some major issues there. The term Brain Tumor was thrown around allot and the thought of a snack of hot lead kept popping into my head. Add into it getting hurt moving piddly ass furniture and having surgery. Yay fuck me. In the meantime a very awesome individual had mercy on me and basically wrote me a check that kept me from just falling on my face. Im still broke but I have a chance. Through all this something was missing though. I just needed more in my life.
In the meantime because my house freaked me the fuck out I gave it up. I gave away my dogs because I couldnt take them with me. Its just been a giant cluster fuck. I had to sell my monolift to make it through July, I really wish I couldve held on to that thing. I basically have lost everything this year. Here I am now and I dont know where Im at in life I just know Im not me. I finally decided that I would get back to lifting.
So far being back in the gym has been a huge help but Im weak as shit. I miss how strong I was a year ago. I looked at my old logs and I was blown away to think of where I was and how I fell from that point. Now I sit at work fascinated at how mysterious life is. A year ago shit was rough but damn I would love to be that sound financially again but Im also happy with the people in my life currently. The one thing though is not being the bad ass crazy bastard I used to be is eating away at me. I miss it. Its like a part of me has died.
My plans going forward are to train and just see where life takes me. I have a showdown with cpap brewing. I called him out more so for motivation then anything. Until next time I hope I dont croke.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Bench Night
I feel pretty good and anxious to do a meet so I told myself if I have a productive night in the shirt Im going to Bama on the 23rd and lift. Here is how things went down
warm ups, again working on a new start position
bar*5*3
135*3*3
245*2
335*1
all of these felt great. Felt like my stroke was short
425*1> this not so much. We had the bar out then I took it out farther and touched high and it was ugly but it came back up.
Now for the fun stuff, the shirt. I had lost all confedence after bombing in the pro am and the bench meet because of fucking up my shirt groove.
I called for 515. I told the guys no boards. They said okay just get it down and press it back up. Nope Im touching
515*1> touch
605*1> touch
both of these were a little slower than I had hoped but I had to force them down to touch.
655*1>touch and smoked. Got down easy and up really easy.
The meet is a go
wanted to do some close grips but 245 felt like ass and my pec and shoulder said f you and gave me the finger so I only did one set
Machine Inclines
3 sets of 20
lat pulls
3 sets
push downs
3 sets
cable curls 3 set
rope curls 3 sets
solid day.
warm ups, again working on a new start position
bar*5*3
135*3*3
245*2
335*1
all of these felt great. Felt like my stroke was short
425*1> this not so much. We had the bar out then I took it out farther and touched high and it was ugly but it came back up.
Now for the fun stuff, the shirt. I had lost all confedence after bombing in the pro am and the bench meet because of fucking up my shirt groove.
I called for 515. I told the guys no boards. They said okay just get it down and press it back up. Nope Im touching
515*1> touch
605*1> touch
both of these were a little slower than I had hoped but I had to force them down to touch.
655*1>touch and smoked. Got down easy and up really easy.
The meet is a go
wanted to do some close grips but 245 felt like ass and my pec and shoulder said f you and gave me the finger so I only did one set
Machine Inclines
3 sets of 20
lat pulls
3 sets
push downs
3 sets
cable curls 3 set
rope curls 3 sets
solid day.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
squat night
Skipped speed bench this week to get some rest from another long driving session judging another meet.
Cody decided he wanted to go straps down off a box with a green band. This sounded fun so I jumped in with him since next week I want to do a heavy triple in full gear.
warm ups
bar+band*3*2
145*2*2
235*2
add briefs
325*1
415*1
505*1
add belt
595*1
685*1
tried one set with suit bottoms but my frantz suit has a pad/spine that runs up the back and well its not a good idea to use it straps down (I made this mistake years ago and made it again)
ssb speed squat/good morning combo with bands tied to the front
bar*3 squat and 3 good mornings
1 plate *3 and 3
2plates *3 and 3
split squats
3 sets ea leg with body weight
face pulls and done
Decent night. The ssb with bands to the front really made my glutes fire hard and I need that. I tore a glute about 2.5 years ago and since then my raw squat has sucked and I get almost zero glute activity in my deadlift. I can feel them starting to work more but I cant get slack.
Next week will be the hardest squat workout of my life. Chains set a parallel for a full gear triple with something over 800. I will need to be locked into the groove and fast all at the same time to complete the lift but if I can pull off the number I want then I know Im more than capable of uncorking a monster at a meet. Speaking of meets I decided against the ironman due to financial concerns and my injured boob. Now though I wish I was lifting. Ive got an itch to do a meet.
Cody decided he wanted to go straps down off a box with a green band. This sounded fun so I jumped in with him since next week I want to do a heavy triple in full gear.
warm ups
bar+band*3*2
145*2*2
235*2
add briefs
325*1
415*1
505*1
add belt
595*1
685*1
tried one set with suit bottoms but my frantz suit has a pad/spine that runs up the back and well its not a good idea to use it straps down (I made this mistake years ago and made it again)
ssb speed squat/good morning combo with bands tied to the front
bar*3 squat and 3 good mornings
1 plate *3 and 3
2plates *3 and 3
split squats
3 sets ea leg with body weight
face pulls and done
Decent night. The ssb with bands to the front really made my glutes fire hard and I need that. I tore a glute about 2.5 years ago and since then my raw squat has sucked and I get almost zero glute activity in my deadlift. I can feel them starting to work more but I cant get slack.
Next week will be the hardest squat workout of my life. Chains set a parallel for a full gear triple with something over 800. I will need to be locked into the groove and fast all at the same time to complete the lift but if I can pull off the number I want then I know Im more than capable of uncorking a monster at a meet. Speaking of meets I decided against the ironman due to financial concerns and my injured boob. Now though I wish I was lifting. Ive got an itch to do a meet.
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