Rip, if you ever decide to go on a comedy tour, please post the dates, cause I'm hitting at least one of the shows. Thanks for the laugh!

I found that Knappogue is pretty smooth, 12 year for 30 bucks, 14 year for 50, so if you don't like it you're not out all that much...

It could also be his nutrition. I'm also 42 and have found when I don't eat smart (i.e. clean carbs, a lot of protein and some good fats) then I am not going to recover in time. I also found it...

But the sucker fish keep you nice and clean and with the GOMAD clean up any "accidents"

I literally shot Coca-Cola out of my nose, thanks for the laugh. The sad truth is that this is the demarcation line of youth vs. age (i.e. Mark Walberg vs. Charlton Heston). For the record, I still...

12-Feb-2013

BW:244lb

Squats
135x10
225x5
315x3
365x5,5,0 Rest 1:30 between sets. Took a lot more out of me than expected so quit after second set. Still recovering from the cold/flu

11-Feb-2013

What a difference some rest makes. Was able to get through the work out without coughing up a lung or having the chills afterwards

BW:244lb

Chins BWx6,4,5
BW Rows x 6,5,5 ...

05-Feb-2013

BW:243 lb

Definitely not feeling the greatest, squats took everything I had to finish. In fact skipped presses and did the sit-ups and dips as superset to get the heck out of the...

04-Feb-2013

BW:243 lb

Spent the last half of the week helping a buddy build a homestead in Kansas. Also got some sort of head cold/sinus infection so training wasn't the best today

Incline...

29-Jan-2013

BW:246 lb

Squats
135x10
225x5
315x2
375x5,5,5 Rest 1:30 minutes between sets, with belt

My Coca Cola shot out of my nose reading this, thanks for the laugh, Doc! Don't worry though, only use it as my preworkout drink for the carbs and caffeine to gear up with my battle with gravity.

28-Jan-2013

BW:247

Iso Rows, Hammer Machine
70x10
180x4
135x8,7,6 Rest about 1:30 min between sets

Incline Bench

25-Jan-2013

BW:248 lb

Squats
135x10
260x8x8 Rest lasted length of partner's set and weight change (~45 sec)

Dips
BWx7x8 Rest lasted length of partner's set and weight change (~45 sec),...

24-Jan-2013

BW:248

This is the recovery portion. I'm using Vince Gironda's old 8x8 protocol, where you pick a weight about half of what you normal do for 8 reps and do 8 quick sets of 8 reps...

22-Jan-2013

BW: 250 lb

Had a meeting before and after lunch so short one today

Squats
135x10
225x5
315x2

21-Jan-2013

Back at it, but not SS until I can get the mental energy back. So I will be doing four days a week, with the first two strength, the second two recovery.

Incline Bench
115x12...

You mean there's a difference?

Rip,

I'd like to thank you for the mental aspect of the training regimen. Having just gone through a divorce, I found leaning on the mental aspects from my training to pay huge dividends.

I...

Hello Andy,

Thanks for taking the time to do this forum. I find it particularly helpful.

So this is probably pretty stupid, but for elliptical use (don't have access to prowler) would I just...

If you get a short row bar with D handles at the end, they fit onto the two inside horns of the chinning station. I've done this many times at the place I lift and works well. I am assuming the...