[quote]PonyWhisperer wrote:
I lack the necessary motivation to do something as simple as give up.
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I’m putting that on a t-shirt!
Brotard, Hawk and OG,
Thanks, my wife would say don’t encourage me but I appreciate it.
Hawk- Are you asking for my height at the withers or all the way at the top?
Today
Shoulders really hurts, fingers are numb, head hurts, unfortunately not numb, yet I plug away today with relatively light weights for the AM workout and maybe something heavier for the evening, just felt like doing something rather than watching Sportcenter for 9 hours.
Deadlifts Overhand Grip- 135, 225, 305, 350, 395, 445, 495, 445, 395, 305, 225 all just quick (relatively) singles thought about stealing emskees emom idea, gave that up after 135 though as it seemed hard.
KB Swings- 50 lb KB- x12 x12 x12
Squats- 135x3, 225x3, 275x3, 305x3, 350x3, 405x3, 455x3
Not an awful workout, my knees actually feel okay, I shall call this progress.
[quote]PonyWhisperer wrote:
Deadlifts Overhand Grip- 135, 225, 305, 350, 395, 445, 495, 445, 395, 305, 225
Squats- 135x3, 225x3, 275x3, 305x3, 350x3, 405x3, 455x3
I plug away today with relatively light weights
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Visiting this log is not good for myself esteem!
Farmer,
Clearly you just cut and paste to make yourself feel bad, you skipped the parts about me being lazy fat and having a funny smell.
Took a few days off of bench and shoulder stuff to try and heal but my shoulder still hurts so I am doing lots of lower body stuff and some curls, KB Swings, RC stuff in an effort to just stay active. I know that if I take a few days off of everything that will quickly turn into football season, so…
Today
Deadlifts Alternate Grip- 135, 225, 275, 325, 405, 455, 495, 515x2, 455, 405, 315, 225, 135
KB Swings- 50 x15 x15 x15 Should probably get a heavier KB since I lack the cardio to do sets of 20+
Curls- 125 x8 x8 x8
Band Pull Aparts/RC ext- 15/15, 15/15, 15/15
Squats- 135x3, 225x3, 275x3, 315x3, 365x2, 405x2, 455x2, 495x2, 525x1, 225x10
This took me a long time, I actually watched an episode (and a half) of Daredevil during my rest periods, conditioning may be a bigger issue than I thought.
[quote]PonyWhisperer wrote:
Farmer,
Clearly you just cut and paste to make yourself feel bad, you skipped the parts about me being lazy fat and having a funny smell.
Took a few days off of bench and shoulder stuff to try and heal but my shoulder still hurts so I am doing lots of lower body stuff and some curls, KB Swings, RC stuff in an effort to just stay active. I know that if I take a few days off of everything that will quickly turn into football season, so…
Today
Deadlifts Alternate Grip- 135, 225, 275, 325, 405, 455, 495, 515x2, 455, 405, 315, 225, 135
KB Swings- 50 x15 x15 x15 Should probably get a heavier KB since I lack the cardio to do sets of 20+
Curls- 125 x8 x8 x8
Band Pull Aparts/RC ext- 15/15, 15/15, 15/15
Squats- 135x3, 225x3, 275x3, 315x3, 365x2, 405x2, 455x2, 495x2, 525x1, 225x10
This took me a long time, I actually watched an episode (and a half) of Daredevil during my rest periods, conditioning may be a bigger issue than I thought.[/quote]
I’m currently watching Oprah between sets, but would like eventually to work up to watching Daredevil. What do you think of this progression?
–1 week at Real Housewives of New York
–1 week at Who’s the Boss
–1 week at The A-Team
–One week at The View (deload)
I would then shoot for Daredevil (with a spotter, of course).
Thoughts on my proposed cycle?
Dr. Dentist,
All good suggestions really, however in my professional capacity as a couch potato/fatty/deconditioned behemoth I would suggest replacing "Real Housewives " with “Downton Abbey” not only are there less commercials, but it is a scientific fact that British accents make us stronger (probably residual anger over the Revolutionary War). I would also suggest skipping the deload (The View can be damaging to longterm Test production as well your ability to reason and do puzzles). Daredevil is a pro step by the way since it’s on Netflix it has NO commercials thereby creating no time for actual lifting and allowing only for mental reps, which I am awesome at. Good luck and you’re welcome.
Today I decided that my shoulder felt well enough to bench, I am after all a doctor and well trained in making these judgement calls so I cleared myself for “heavy” benching, I set myself up for failure almost daily.
Today
Bench- 135, 135, 225, 275, 275, 275, 355 x8 x7 x4 (pain in shoulder again, my doctor is clearly incompetent)
Band Pushdowns- bunch, bunch, bunch
RC Bands- 15, 15, 15
CG Bench- 225 x8 x8 x8
Shoulder is killing me again, my SLAP lesion may be getting worse, I’m sure I can fix it with Benching and Behind the Neck Presses, time to add those to my repertoire. Today I focused on my legs, mainly to try and forget about my fucking arm, solid strategy abounds in my house today.
Deads- 135, 225, 275, 305, 350, 395, 465, 515x2, 465, 350, 305
KB Swings- 50 x15 x15 x15
Squats- 135x3, 225x3, 275x3, 325x3, 365x3, 405x1, 455x1, 495x1, 515x1
Curls (they are like the legs of the upper body)- 125x8 x8 x8
Milkshake
On a fun note my daughter had a track meet today, she is a 7th grader and just started throwing last week, she also ran the 55 meter hurdles , her results are as follow:
Shot- 3rd out of 14 7th and 8th grade girls
Discus- 1st out of 14
55 Meter Hurdles- was firmly in last place when she fell on the last hurdle so no real shocker there.
I want video of your daughter throwing the discus!
Not that I’m not interested in your lifting, mind you.
Yeah, more benching and BTN presses sound like a good way to cure your shoulder pain. You have a diagnosed slap tear?
[quote]PonyWhisperer wrote:
Farmer,
Clearly you just cut and paste to make yourself feel bad, you skipped the parts about me being lazy fat and having a funny smell.[/quote]
That was you? I just figured you had lots of cats.
[quote]PonyWhisperer wrote:
This took me a long time, I actually watched an episode (and a half) of Daredevil during my rest periods, conditioning may be a bigger issue than I thought.[/quote]
Look on the bright side, when you’re really out of shape EVERYTHING becomes some sort of exercise!
Changing channel - cardio
Putting your socks on (sitting down) - cardio
Putting your socks on (standing up) - cardio + flexibility + co-ordination
Cleaning your teeth - cardio
Reaching for TV guide - cardio + flexibility
Washing up - cardio
Giving Mrs ponywhisperer some lovin’ - Tabata
See what I mean?
I think you should incline bench for your shoulders…
and curls are indeed the legs of upper body.
nice pulling
KP,
Yep the SLAP was diagnosed years ago in the left arm and I also have (had?) a tear in the right shoulder as well, cortisone. PT, and lots of JEDI mind tricks (plus pills) have been my main ally in the fight against them, but sometimes I just tweak one of them. I was actually diagnosed as a chronic subluxator (sp?) since my right shoulder constantly popped out after my 3rd “traumatic dislocation” whilst I was in the Army. Also I will video my daughters next meet.
Farmer,
Your quantification of cardio is much more stringent than mine, last year I watched the Crossfit Games and I’m pretty sure I stayed in my target heart rate for 45 minutes…I nearly died.
Brotard,
Incline bench is now on the list. I am hoping that you are not pranking me, I trust you. And thanks.
So I did not give up working out, just got busy with contractors as we are having a pool/fence/patio/etc installation in the backyard. First reason this is a bad idea would be the 190+ inches of annual snowfall where I live, the Second is that this is all super expensive and I am retired. This has led me to be the worst client ever since I am essentially micro managing my way onto a well planned “kill him and cover him with pool concrete” scenario with a bunch of people that are annoyed by me and who have already been paid at least 50% of their fees.
Lifted today though
Bench- 135x8 x8, 225x5, 295x3 (math error), 325x8, 345x8
Cleans- 135x3, 155x3, 170x3, 190x3
Curls- 135x8 x8 x8
KB Swings- 50lb x20 x20 x20
Shoulder still hurts, still fat, should probably have the fence height raised from 6’ to 12’ so neighbors won’t have to see my fat , pale body prancing to the pool.
Skipped a few days because, let’s face it, I’m lazy. Wanted to do upper body as it is easier and more fun however my daughter pointed out that she never sees me doing legs, and I always get on her about squatting and deadlifting blah, blah, blah, so she essentially peer pressured me into doing the following horrible workout.
Deads- 135, 135, 225, 275, 275, 315, 365, 405, 455, 495, 545,565x2, 565, 495, 455, 315, 225
Squats- 135x3, 225x3, 275x3, 315x3, 365x3, 415x2 (leaned forward and nearly fell), 455x3, was going to go higher but my back seemed a bit off from the almost fall
Cleans- 135x3, 160x3, 185x3, 205x2x2
This was Tuesday, today my ass is killing me and my lower back still has that “fat fella” pump that the big guys are familiar with. Lesson learned though, from now on I will do all my workouts while she is at school.
Daughter also had 2nd track meet of the year, I could not film since I was forced to measure and record due to a personnel shortage, my lack of mobility allowed me to get hit by not one but two rolling shots and nearly killed by an errant discus. My little girl placed 2nd in shot and 3rd in discus both with meet PR’s, she also brain farted and stepped over the toe board to see how far her shot went on her first throw (which was her best ever) so I had to hit her with a foul. I am a monster.
contractors wont bury you in concrete- eventually bodies decay and it causes a big cavity in the patio…
I’ll bet your back is pumped for a few days that is an asston of squats and pulls.
sounds like your girl is a track and field monster to be
Brotard,
It is comforting to know why they won’t bury me there, however there is still a lot of concrete and we live next to a lake so…
New Twist in my life. I am notoriously lethargic and fat (these often are co-habitants in humans) but I also had the feeling that something was not quite right, so I went to my doctor two weeks ago and had my T levels checked (I had this done a couple years ago and they were awfully low, but since it hadn’t affected anything I gave a shit about I never followed up) so I got the results (36 which is super low I guess or as the nurse put it “in the realm of a post-menopausal woman” though my beard is a bit lush for a lady but whatever), plus a referral to another doctor (Urology/Endocrinology practice) who was nice enough to give me a quiz (which I either passed or failed depending on how you view these things) and then prescribed me some needles and a bottle of testosterone. I have now joined the crew of people that have to inject Testosterone because their bodies are too fucking lazy to do it on their own. The good news is that I am not terribly weak, so maybe this will help me get less fat and get a tad more strong-ish. I hope it works instantly ( that’s how I always hoped these things would go) and that I have to do little or nothing on my part to garner results, somehow though I think that is not the case.
Last Two Days of Testosterone Fueled Rage
I have noticed absolutely no difference, I gave TRT 48 hours and it did not deliver, color me disappointed.
5/12
Bench- Bar, 135x8x8, 225x5, 275x3, 355x5x5x5
Rows- 225x5x5x5
Curls- 135x8x8x8
5/13
KB Swings- 50x20x20x20
Deads- 135, 225, 275, 325, 395, 445, 495, 555x2, 495, 405, 315, 225, 135
Cleans- 215x3x3x3
Squats- 135x3, 225x3, 315x3, 405x3, 455x2, 495x2, 525x2, 565x2
I probably need to add more variety into my routine but I lack imagination when it comes to exercise selection, maybe I will buy a BOSU ball and perform all of my exercises on it from now on.
I hope to join you in the Test fueled rage department but I suspect my doctor is going to tell me “Your levels are fine or some other thing I don’t want to hear.”
Joe,
Hearing “Your Test levels are fine” is a lot better than a suggestion that " maybe you’re just grumpy because it’s your period" (that one was from my wife when I gave her the good news).
My doctor is making an effort to lose his prescribing powers, I called and asked why he didn’t write a prescription for syringes and needles, he responded by sending another prescription for Testosterone, so now I have 100 days worth of Testosterone, and no needles, I can only assume that I am meant to punch the bottle through my leg.
5/14
Bench- bar, 135x8x8, 225x5, 275x3x3, 360x5x5x5
Rows- 235x5x5x5
Curls- 140x8x8x8
KB OHP- 50x20x20x20 (probably need heavier bells, or more likely I will just stop doing these)
Band Pushdowns- 100 total
Strong work in here, engaging indeed.
Yesterday
Bench- 135x8x8, 225x5, 275x3, 355x10 (false grip. I read someone elses log and remembered how much stronger I felt with these, so I hit a rep PR without irritating my shoulders, then I went traditional) 355 x7, 355x5 (really uncomfortable)
Curls- 140x8x8x8
Rows- 235x5x5x5
Today
Deads- 135, 225. 315, 405, 455, 495, 535x3, 495, 405, 315 x5 (snatch grip)
Cleans- 135x3, 165x3, 195x3, 215x3
Front Squats- 135x5, 225x5, 275x3x3x3
I think I will stick with false grip bench for awhile, it really took some pain away from my shoulder, plus I felt a bit stronger through the whole movement. I considered going heavier on legs today but I tweaked my neck REACHING FOR A PAPER TOWEL, so I am apparently destined to never clean up a spill or get stronger.