Strictly speaking, push ups are better for people than bench presses, IMO.
Thanks for sharing paules
I think Hockey guy’s stroke is scary, moreso at his age. Hope you’re resting enough in this intense heat. Eyes better?
Biker thanks for asking. I have recovered. The meds and time off lifting have taken a bite out of my strength but I began building back today.
I had 20 minutes to lift and it was 105 degrees but lifting went well for the first day back.
Tuesday 7/5/16
Squats:(raw)
135x10
225x5
315x3
405x3
Bench Press:
135x10
185x5
225x3
250x2
Standing Crunches:
70 lbs x 20
Felt good to lift then go to work again.
Still looks solid. Looking forward to what comes next!
Glad the eyes are better GV. Doesn’t look like the layoff impacted you much.
I’ve been looking for paules posts. I figured I would find them here.
Thanks Dave. I’m fighting back. Thanks Canada.
Had a night off Costco so I was thrilled to get a full lifting.
Squats:(raw)
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 3
410 x 3
Fat Gripz CG Bench:
135 x 10
185 x 5
225 x 3
250 x 1
Standing Overhead Presses:
95 x 5
135 x 5
155 x 3
205 x 3
Deadlifts:
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 3
Standing Crunches:
70 lbs x 20
Felt good but I still feel week because of the meds I had to take. It angers me a bit that I have to rebuild so much but I will not be daunted.
return quickly it will young Jedi…glad to see you are on the up swing!
The only way it’ll not return quickly for you is if you’re dead, and in this heat…
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Thank you OG and Biker. I appreciate your encouragement.
Got a short lift in tonight.
Monday 7/11/16
Squats:(raw)
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 3
415 x 3
Fat Gripz Extremes Bench Press:
135 x 10
185 x 5
225 x 3
255 x 2
Ah, the convenience of garage gyms.
Biker you gotta love the ease of no waiting for equipment or dealing with crappy music and dumb asses commenting and getting in the way of lifting.
Tuesday I was swarmed with bugs and stung twice by wasps while trimming a mango tree and I woke up the next morning with a swollen face for the second time in a month. So I went to the doctor on Wednesday and he put me on another round of prednisone for the inflamation and ceritizine for the extreme itching and rashes on my body. Lots of fun. Working today in the 103 degree heat was a blast! So, I rested up and lifted tonight because there is no way I’m taking off more lifting time.
Squats:(raw)
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 3
425 x 3
Fat Gripz CG Bench Press:
135 x 10
185 x 5
225 x 3
260 x 1
Standing OHP:
bar x 10
95 x 5
135 x 3
155 x 3
185 x 3
215 x 3
Trap Bar Deadlifts:
140 x 5
230 x 5
320 x 3
430 x 3
Standing Crunches:
70 lbs x 20
Well, my bodyweight was at 199 1/2 this morning which is 20 pounds lighter than I weighed for my last contest on April 16. If I can’t gain any weight I guess I’ll be lifting in the 198 lbs category for my next contest. The sun and meds had really knocked the stuffing out of me.
We are going to have to send you a rabbit, one foot might not be enough. Hope it clears up soon. You are some kind of tough. Damn!
GV- bummer but so impressive you deny the wasps and continue to lift , big numbers I might add… Have you ever thought of trying a product like coolshirt.com. I haven’t tried them or know very much about them but this or something similar might be worth looking into. Just a thought.
Paul, you mean something like this?
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Actually, I think that’s a perfect shirt for GV!
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Wearing that to work ought to produce a promotion.
Love the shirt. Thanks for the good words. You are all great and positive people. I will check out cool shirt.
Was able to get in a short lift after losing a couple pounds of water at work today. Lifting turned out to be disappointing because I was worn out.
Squats:(raw)
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 3
435 x 1(tried more but my legs were through due to hours of pulling carts, lifting furniture etc.)
Bench Press:
135 x 10
185 x 5
225 x 3
265 x 1
Standing Crunches:
70 lbs x 20
Just finishing my antiinflammatories tomorrow so looking forward to be able to building strength back again. Sometimes it’s like banging my head against a wall.