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    Farm strong is a real thing I'd say.

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    Wed., 5/23. 218.4#. Skipped the gym last night to see Queens Of The Stone Age. They. Fucking. Rawked.

    Squat: 45x...135x6, 225x5, 315x2, 365x1, 385x1, 315x5. lyghtweaight!

    OHP: 135x8, 155x5, 175x3.

    Seated DB Press: 35x5,5, 40x5, 45x5, 50x5,5.

    Push Press: 185x2, whoah, whoah, that was awful. 155x3, 165x3. Should probably Clean these. Should probably learn to Clean.

    Walk 1 mile home, doing 5x5 with the CoC grippers.


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    Thurs., 5/24. 218.6#. hot as faaahhhk out here, but the inside platforms are full. damn powerlifters.

    DL: 135x8, 225x5, 315x2, 405x1, 315x5. I had help: straps & belt.
    -superset-
    Pullups: 4,3,3,3,4.

    back inside. so damn hot.

    OHP: 135x5,5.

    Incline DB Press: 35x5, 40x5, 45x5, 50x5, 55x5,5.

    Delt Raises, side & rear: 10x12, 15x12, 20x12.

    Dips: 8,8,8. wow. my sternum didn't split down the middle.

    50# plate curlz: 12,12,12.


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    Sun., 5/27. 220#. cereal & milk & heat bloat.

    Squat: 45x..., 135x8, 225x5, 315x5,5,5. plates rattling every rep. cool.

    OHP: 45x..., 95x8, 135x3, 155x5,5,5.

    Isometric OHP, in which the last rep is held against the pins for as long as I care to - at forehead level: 135x3,3,3,3.

    Pullups: 4,4,4,4,2,2,2,2.
    Chinups: 3,3,3. inter-setted throughout.

    Delt raises, side & rear: 15x12, 20x12,12, 15x12.

    Seated DB press: 35x5, 40x5, 45x5, 50x5,5,5.

    Cable Tri pushdowns: 40x12,12,12.
    -superset-
    Cable Curlz: 30x12,12,12.


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    Tues., 5/29. 220.2#. Guess I'm bulking. For summer.

    OHP: 45x..., 95x8, 135x6,6,6,6,6. cuz six is one more than five, so you have one more than five times five, gives you another five, so I actually did like six fives. no wrist wraps.
    Push Press: 155x3, 165x3,3. no wrist wraps there, either.

    DL: 135x12, 225x6, 315x3 - doh; even if I do take a half second to reset grip between reps, that's progress. 365x3,3,3 - straps, 315x8 - straps.

    Seated DB Press: 35x8, 45x5, 50x5, 55x5,5.

    none of this would be possible without conditioning. air conditioning, that is.


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    Thurs., 5/31. 220#.

    SQ: 45x..., 135x7, 225x5, 300x3,3,3,3,3. Feels like the first time I squatted 300. Like really, really hard.

    Chins: 3,3,3,3,3.

    Wife's having a hard time, too, so we bug out for roast beef melts.
    Then, we go see Solo. I don't know what the fuck is wrong with people. It's a great movie.


    Fri., 6/01. 216#. Uh, I dunno. Popcorn has fiber?

    OHP: 45x..., 95x8, 135x3, 155x2, 175x2, 185x1, 150x5,5,8.

    Side & rear Delts: 15x12,12,12,12.

    Cable Curlz: 70x12,12,12.
    Cable Tris: 90x12,12,12.

    Learn from one of the trainers that the gym's star trainer dropped 350 on his chest benching yesterday. Locked it out, then the bar somehow rolled over his thumb, and BAM! He got out with just a couple cracked ribs; it probably would have killed anybody else. Trainer #2 was spotting him, and strained his wrist pulling the bar off. T2 confirmed that the speed at which everything happened exceeded his ability to intervene. Speed of gravity, kids. This shit is real.


    Burger, fries, and a rewatching of Solo, just to make sure I still like it. I do. All those sad-virgin, potato-shaped man-babies who think they can write movie reviews need to grow the fuck up. You say SJWs are 'ruining' Star Wars? What do Single Jewish Women have to do with your inability to enjoy a heist movie starring your favorite Wookie? For fuck's sake. The only Kessel Run you've ever made was when you picked up your feet so as not to trip over your dewlap as you nearly made it to the toilet in time to unleash your Cheeto & Mountain Dew bisque on target. Nearly. Your roommate's girlfriend never let you forget it, either.


    Sat., 6/02. 216#. Thought we were going on errand run, then to watch the Strongman Comp, when wife says: "Can we stop by the gym real quick? I wanna squat." Love this girl.

    DL: 135x8, 225x5,5, 315x3,3,3, 345x2,2, with some shrugs at the end.

    Chest Supp T-Bar Row: 165x8,8,8,8. Love just rolling up to a machine and doing whatever weight the last person left it at.

    Wrist Rollers: 45x2,2. Hhhhng, gotta do more of these... Forearm...Tumescense!

    Stone & Equipment Unloading: Strongman finished early this year. The owner & his helpers come by with the stones & mats & stuff, and I help roll the stuff in. Found out ANOTHER bicep tear happened, also during the tire flip. The guy's a National contender, too. Shit is real. Train your biceps, kids.

    Cable Bis & Tris: Wherever the pin is on the stack x 8 x..., then finishing the Tris with the whole stack: 100x20.

    KB Curlz: 3x5. keeping the KB gripped tight for added stress.

    Face Pulls: 20, 30.


    Big bowl of seafood poke, then the rest of wife's bowl. Life is good.



    OH, yeah, forgot to mention: I did not compete this year. Not my life getting in the way, but other people's lives getting in my way. Unacceptable. Plus, I just wasn't ready. Plus, when bigger & stronger guys than you start tearing biceps, you realize how weak you really are. This is the year I finally get strong.
    Finally.
    Strong.
    Me.
    Get.
    Yes.

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    I don't know why all benches don't have safteys.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BrooklynJerry View Post
    I don't know why all benches don't have safteys.
    I have seen a lot of people remove the safeties on benches. They just refuse to use them. I don't know why because they do not interfere with benching when set right. It may be because I am getting older but I know that I put a much higher emphasis on safety then I did 25 years ago. Dropping 350 pounds on the chest/neck could easily result in end of life.

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    Yep. My first rack/bench combo had safeties, but at all the wrong heights. I had to push the pins out halfway so they'd stay out of the bar path, but still be in the area if I needed them. These are all reasons why Bench Press is an assistance exercise only.

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    Tues., 6/05. 221.2#. Sodium was had.

    So I'm sitting here, trying to figure out a Leg Day, when I get an email from Andy Baker. Ta-Da!


    SQ: 45x..., 135x5, 225x5, 315x5, 335x5,5. it's a start.

    HiBar SQ: 225x8,8. Ugh. Maybe I need more callous formation on the top of the traps. Not comfortable at all. Form seems okay, though. I start out thinking 'upright', then modify it to 'almost upright'.

    GoodMorning: 45x10, 75x10, 95x10. weight doesn't matter; it's all about the stretch, and the DOMS.

    Leg Extensions: 70x15, 15.
    Leg Curlz: 90x10, 70x10,10.
    Calf Things: 150x25, 110x25, 90x30. OH, Cybex, what hath thou wrought?

    Then, I get to walk a mile. hilarious.


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