Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Training 9/15/2014

Press Day @ The GYM

Standing OH Press
Bar 2x6
95 x5
135 x2
155 x2
165 x2
175 x2
135 2x2

A1 DB Incline Press

A2 Seated Paramount Row Machine (2 plates)

A3 DB Hammer Curls

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Training 9/13/2014

Squat @ The Gym

Foam Roll
Hip Flexor Stretch x3 Each
Hip Mobility Over Bench 3x10 Each

Bar x5
135 x5
135 x5
225 x5
275 x3
315 2x2

Good Mornings
135 2x5
185 x3

Standing 45 Degree BB Row
135 x8
185 x5
225 x3
135 x8
135 x8

Good mornings are getting stronger. Squat still sucks and we are not doing anywhere near the the volume I would like. Hip is still killing me and the squats seem to always feel about a hundred times heavier than they should. Gotta get that figured out.

"For us tall people, the whole key is that your hips and your knees should form a right angle when you sit down. That's where backs and hips get to be problems for big guys."
-Phil Jackson

Great advice Phil

Training 9/11/2014

Bench @ VSU

Bar x12
Bar x12
135 x5
170 x5
200 x5
230 x5
275 x3
295 x3 Had trouble with the last one. noticed rings were wider than I was used to and I have been wide grip benching
295 x3 smoked it

SA DB Row on Bench
65 2x8 Each
70 2x8 Each

A1 Black Monster MB Standing SA Tricep Ext.
3 x12 Each

A2 Black Monster MB Tate Curls
3 x15 Each

Not a bad day for being up all night. Shoulder felt good. Bench felt good and despite that fact that I didn't even break the 300 pound mark, I still feel like I am successfully weening myself off of the sling shot.

I looked for a 9/11 quote today and sadly, I could not find as positive and patriotic of one as I had hoped. I will not use a quote for today. I will quote myself... This country has become a bunch of pussies and I'm tired of reading quotes for 13 years from pseudo intellectuals that want to suck off Islam and blame America for all the worlds problems and nut cases. We need leadership with testicles today even more than we did 13 years ago and a sissy who people voted for solely based on skin color aint getting the job done. If there are any real men left in politics, they need to step up, my supposition is, there are none left.

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Training 9/7/2014

ME Lower Body @ VSU

Foam Roll

A1 SA KB Snatch
25lbs
3x5 Each

A2 Hip Flexor Stretch
3x15 Secs Each

Box Squat (Lowest Box)
135 x5
225 x5
275 x3
315 x1
345 x1
365 x1 (Bounced on Box a Little)

Dead (Conventional)
135 x2
225 x2
275 x1
315 x1
365 2x1

Got cut off because of time but pretty good day. Despite the numbers and volume being lower than they should be, I feel much better and I am getting my CNS used to handling a little bit more weight.

"I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy."
-Marie Curie

Training 9/2/2014

Bench @ The Gym

Bar  2x15
135 x5
185 x5
225 x5
275 x3
315 x1
335 x1
355 x1 (horrible technique)
Added SS
365 x1
Piss Poor

A1 DB Bench (Lowest Incline)
60 2x12

A2 Standing DB Row
115 2x4 Each

Lying DB Tricep Ext
25's x10
35's x 5

Horrible day on so many levels, but the silver lining is my sleep deprivation workouts are getting much better.

"No one really has a bad life. Not even a bad day. Just bad moments."
-Regina Brett

I just strung together a whole training session of bad moments... stupid quote...

Training 8/28/2014

Upper Assistance @ VSU

OH Press
Bar 2x6
95 x8
135 6x3

A1 Incline DB Press
70 x12
75 x8
75 x6

A2 Rope Fat Man Rows
3x8 (losing it at the grip)

B1 KB Rope Curls
3x10

B2 Black Band Standing SA Tricep Ext.
3x12 Each

Walking Lunges (Trail Leg Straight)
3x6 Each

Pulled a pretty good day out of my A$$ as far as volume. Intensity wise on the OH pressing, I should have been moving much more weight but it was still good.

"When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on."
-LL Cool J

Here is another good quote from LL, "Mechanical mix flows competition in my dojo." I have no idea what that means. What an artist!

Training 8/26/2014

Squat @ VSU

Foam Roll

Bar x5
Bar x5
135 x5
225 3x7

All I did today was squat. Totally exhausted from lack of food and sleep. Normally I wouldn't even log something like this, but I am proud I gutted it out in my current state.

"True champions aren't always the ones that win, but those with the most guts."
-Mia Hamm