I know I’m late but I frickin’ love that chest-supported row machine.
I do this all the time. It’s so hard to get out of my norm, you know?
Hey! I tried to make a Shakespeare joke and nobody liked it. I know the audience
Simo is such a wholesome fella that I don’t even think he was going for the double entendre.
Sometimes it is not until after you write the post that you see the problem
But that is exactly what I mean…you are such a beacon of purity that you don’t even see it until it is too late. I see it before I even write the first word and am looking for it in every sentence I read.
It’s a little off center thanks to my drill bit veering off but it works great. Best of all, it didn’t affect our budget which is getting tougher every week thanks to this awesome inflation. I’ve been having a blast building things out of scrap wood.
10.25.22
JUMP ROPE W/U
DEADLIFT
225 x 5
275 x 5
315 x 5
365 x 5 x 3 sets
That was supposed to be the workout, but I really enjoy picking up five plates at least once a week.
405 x 1
455 x 1
495 x 1
495 x 2
HANG SGHP
185 x 5
195 x 5
205 x 5
PULL-UP
10, 9, 8, 4+2
So that doesn’t appear to be much work, but I’m spent. I really gotta stop doing so much on my “main” lift. I did the same thing yesterday on push press. It’s just fun to see what I can do on any given day.
Still strong AF mate. Nice
I think I’ve reached my goal of making 5 plates my Jim Wendler max aka being able to do it any day I walk into the gym. Now that I’ve accomplished it, I don’t want to lose it. Lifting near max is its own skill and I’ve let my strength tank too many times by backing off too much.
10.26.22
JUMP ROPE W/U
SQUAT
135 x 5, 5
155 x 5
185 x 5 x 3
BENCH PRESS
135 x 5
165 x 5
195 x 5
215 x 3
245 x 2
255 x 1
205 x 9, 8
TRAP BAR JUMPS
bar x 5 x 3 sets
PUSH PRESS
95 x 5
115 x 5
135 x 5, 5
INCLINE DB CURL
30 x 10, 10
My 11 month old daughter has three visible teeth and her smile inspired me when it came time to carve a pumpkin.
Great job on keeping your deadlift numbers this many years and it sounds like you are in a happier place with the new job. I haven’t checked in in a few years but wanted to say thanks for the inspiration! Keep going, man.
10.28.22
RDL
135 x 5 x 2
165 x 5
185 x 5
POWER CLEAN
135 x 3
155 x 2
185 x 2
205 x 2 x 3 sets
SL JUMPS
3 sets of 5 each leg
TRAP BAR ROWS
135 x 10
155 x 10
185 x 10
REV DB FLY
30 x 10 x 2 sets
Nice work on the pumpkin!
10.29.22
Well, I’m at it again. I stumbled across a post by CT today about training for strength and not constantly testing strength. I might embark on a nine week journey with his 915 program. Vertical leap is a combination of strength and speed. I think I can still supplement this program with plyometrics to continue to work on contracting my muscles rapidly while working on elasticity. Time will tell. I can also improve my vertical by just jumping in the gym. My best vertical achievement was in 2007. I trained like a bobsledder and jumped my tail off in the gym. There were days where I would shoot for an hour and if I missed, I had to dunk the ball. By the time I tried out for my future college D-II team, I felt like I could float. During my tryout, I had a dunk where I pump faked, took one or two dribbles, jumped, and actually had time to think about what to do in the air. Those were the days.
Done. You can delete that if you want.
10.31.22
Day 1 of 915 and it was a doozy.
DEADLIFT
225 x 4
275 x 4
315 x 4
365 x 4
405 x 4 x 5 sets
Was supposed to be 435 but not a chance. I don’t think there’s an equation to account for fatigue from basketball.
DEFICIT DEADLIFT
275 x 5
325 x 5 x 4 sets
RDL
225 x 6 x 4 sets
Spent.
Can confirm that yesterday’s workout sucked. I was exhausted last night after walking an extra 5000 steps for Halloween. And in an awesome twist of fate, I couldn’t sleep.
11.2.22 - 915 Day 2
LOW BAR SQUAT
275 x 4 x 5 sets
Less than my “fresh” 80%.
PAUSED SQUATS
165 x 5
175 x 5
185 x 5 x 3 sets
SPLIT SQUATS (SMITH)
85 x 6 ea x 2 sets
Supposed to be 4 sets but I’m done. There’s that quote “Stimulate, don’t annihilate.” Well, stimulate stopped at low bar squats.
BENCH
220 x 2 x 5 sets (80% 1RM)