Quest for Fire

[vanslix]

Finished season 5 of Justified. Hol-ee Shee-it. Wife wants a "What Would Boyd Do?" shirt.

Walton Goggins makes that character phenomenal.

[ajvd]

Cable Tricep pressdowns or whatever: 100 x 12, 12, 12, 12. These do NOTHING FOR M- wait, no, I feel a pump.

Do you ever drop the weight on the last set and rep it till your arms want to fall off? Probably not great for recovery/DOMS/strength but it will give you a pump.

[Erok]

Do you ever drop the weight on the last set and rep it till your arms want to fall off? Probably not great for recovery/DOMS/strength but it will give you a pump.

That's probably exactly where these are headed. Have to save it for date night.

My preference is much more toward LTEs, but it's often very crowded over there in Curlbro Corner.

[Erok]

Sat., 10/10. 218.2#. Wife distracted me with her feminine wiles (and tequila)yesterday. Ended up doing landscaping.

Squat: 45x..., 135 x 10, 225 x 5, 315 x 2, 345 x 1, 380 x 1. Week 6 - one mesocycle of the Alternating Rung Method from Andy Baker. That's not just a PR, that's a freakin' milestone. In another 6 weeks, it should be 385 for a single. Just have to keep volume day titrated to support this. And not get greedy.

DL: 225 x 5, 315 x 3, 375 x 1, that's it. Low back is chicken fried steak. Will need to gradually - GRADUALLY - add some pulling volume to the week.


Lamb neck, braised on a bed of cabbage, onions, & garlic. Surprising amount of meat on one of those.

[Erok]

Mon., 10/12. Found a way to sneak some back work in.

Clean & Press: each set begins with one clean, rep numbers are for presses:
75 x 5, 95 x 5,(belt on @4)x1,1,1, 115 x 5,1,1,1, 135 x 5, 140 x 5,5,5 - the last rep there was a failed start, and got re-did.
140 x 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 - crammed into 15 minutes, with the last rep held at lockout for Glory. Oh, such cardio-I mean, work capacity! Actually, one or two of these cleans was dang near perfect. I tend to stand up instead of GET UNDER THE BAR, catch the weight in my hands, and pull it into the throat. I know, right? Anyway, this is the most fun I've had pressing since Camp.

Well, I can (kinda) use the belt for pulling! It rides high, around the lowest ribs, and much looser (obviously). twisting the buckle to the back helps, too, but it's still very uncomfortable, as I believe it should be. This will be explored further.

LTEs: 60 x 15, 15, 15. Beat them like rented mules.

[Erok]

Tues., 10/13. 218.2#. Motivation is hard to come by, because of a severe caffeine deficiency. I hear REI sells caffeinated gummy bears. Mmmm...

Squat: 45x..., 135 x 5, 225 x 5, 275 x 5, 315 x 5,5,5. I let out a keening, falsetto "wooo!" after re-racking that last one. My powerlifter friend informed me that outburst negated any testosterone production stimulated by the squats. Dang.
These were all good, though - I feel like I really got my form dialed in with the shoes. Bar straight up and down, belt @ 5, butt way back, nipples to the floor, shit was tight, yo. I'm apparently known as 'the deep squatter'. Have to figure out that video thing.

Supersetted with Chins: 2,2,2.

Curlz: 55 x 12,12,12,12.


Triple Bacon Deluxe Butterburger - oh, how I've missed you.

[Erok]

Thurs., 10/15. 220.2#.

OHP: 45x..., 95 x 5, 115 x 5, 135 x 5, 145 x 3, 155 x 2, 165 x 1, 175 x -,-. The bar just stuck there at eye level, taunting me. 155 x 1,1,1,1,1. emphasis on the eccentric.

Bench: 45x..., 95 x 8, 135 x 5, 155 x 5, 175 x 5,5,5. erectors not TOO cramped, but they definitely have something to say: "hey! why you arch so much mane?"

LTEs: 60 x 15, 15, 15. probly bout time to add some weight to these. I command you to grow!



Peas with peppers, potstickers with peanut sauce, and pork chops with pineapple. Perfect plating.

[Erok]

Fri., 10/16. 221.0#.

Squat: 45x..., 135 x 8, 225 x 5, 275 x 3, 300 x 3, 335 x 5. Shoot. I wanted 6. Waaa.

DL: 225 x 5, 275 x 3, 335 x 6. There. There's my 6.

Rows: 135 x 8,8,8.

And in walks the wife: "Hey, coach me! I don't want to know what the weight is." Awesome. Her squat is up to 125 x 5, DL 160 x 3,3, and we get tons of reps on the press (military).

I sneak in some Push Presses: 125 x 5,5,5, and try a set of Dips x 5.

[Karl Schudt]

And in walks the wife: "Hey, coach me! I don't want to know what the weight is." Awesome.

It's a trap!

[ajvd]

Suggestion: Get (your wife) a subscription to Cook's Illustrated. I got this for two years, and it was like having Rip and Sully teach me how to cook. Very science-based, practical, and step-by-step. They did such a great job teaching me the hows and whys, I can apply the principles I've learned to any recipe.

On your suggestion I made a Cook's Illustrated Sicilian Pizza this weekend. It was good enough the kids ate it without complaining, which is the gold standard in my book. I neglected to tell them it had anchovies in the sauce. I think I'll break it to them when they're older.

Good luck at the meet.