Chebass88 gets stronger day by day.

[Aaron Montgomery]

And now my wife and I are off to celebrate our 7th anniversary. The little guys are staying at my in-laws tonight, so we'll be able to sleep past 5:50AM tomorrow morning. YEAH BUDDY!

Nice! You should take advantage of sleeping in by getting a squat or deadlift PR. Because trying to get PR's after being up multiple times in the night isn't fun.

[Chebass88]

Sunday, August 6, 2017

Sunday morning, weights are lifted.

Bench Press: 135x5, 185x3, 200x12, 210x6 (all reps paused for 2 count)

Snatch-Grip Deadlifts: 135x5, 225x3, 315x3, 385x12, 405x8; PRs - 12RM, 8RM

Dips: (BW+5)x12, (BW+15)x8

Roman Chair Situps: (BW+5)x20, (BW+15)x10

X-Wide Pullups: 3,3,3

Upright Rows: 80x12, 90x8

Curls: 80x12, 90x8

Time: 59 minutes
BW: NM

This was a great session. I was inspired by Aaron's suggestion of a PR, and decided to have a bit of fun. 405 felt light enough that if I hadn't been slightly fatigued from the 385x12, I might have done quite a few more. Next time. I have video evidence of both PRs, and will upload them sometime this week. Bench presses are still ridiculously low, but they will come back. My conditioning is definitely improving, even if it is only a little bit - while I was still huffing & puffing, it didn't seem all that bad. As I mentioned previously, it could be that I'm getting used to working hard while huffing & puffing and with an elevated heart rate.

And now for another week in MA, so that means more early morning commercial gym sessions before long days of testing.

[Mr. Bingley]

happy anniversary! a nice way to celebrate

we're hitting 28 this coming weekend...

[Chebass88]

happy anniversary! a nice way to celebrate

we're hitting 28 this coming weekend...

Thanks, and happy anniversary to you also. It was nice to have an evening without the nightly bedtime struggle of toddlers.

[Mr. Bingley]

Thanks, and happy anniversary to you also. It was nice to have an evening without the nightly bedtime struggle of toddlers.

Ah yes, but those 'joys' do pass.

We are currently very very happy citizens of Emptynestistan!

[Chebass88]

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

I-beam yo-yo FTW.

Rowing machine: 7521m in 30:00, 5 min cooldown

This ended up being a pretty decent session, at the Anytime Fitness in Devens, MA. I was able to get more than I did last week, even if it was only 5m more.

[Chebass88]

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Early morning something better than nothing.

Incline bench: 95x5, 145x3, 170x2, 195x12, 205x6, PR - 12RM

Lat pulldowns: 160x20, 180x10

DB Military Press: 30s x 5, 50s x 12, 60s x 6

DB Pullovers: 75x12, 85x6

Front squats: 135x5, 225x3, 275x1, 325xF

Decline sit-ups: +5 x 16, +15 x 8

Time: 47 min
BW: 272.8 lb

Something is better than nothing, even after some considerable lack of sleep and travel eating. Front squat were nonsense, but that was expected given the overall lack of motivation for the session. Next time. I'll have to hit the rowing intervals hard tomorrow.

Stay strong, People of the Internet!

[Chebass88]

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Back & forth, repeat

Rowing machine: 5 min warmup, 3x1000m with 2min rest, 5 min cookdown

This ended up being a decent session. My goal was to beat my times from the last time I did 3x1000, which I did.

[George Christiansen]

And now my wife and I are off to celebrate our 7th anniversary. The little guys are staying at my in-laws tonight, so we'll be able to sleep past 5:50AM tomorrow morning. YEAH BUDDY!

I would have guessed your anniversary was on Wednesday.

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

A lunchtime quickie...

[Chebass88]

I would have guessed your anniversary was on Wednesday.

Good catch, George. That would be a nice lunchtime.