And...Here...We...Go

[The Joker]

YEAH GOOD DEAL ON NEW PR TOO...YOU USE STRAPS?

Thanks. Yeah, I use straps. Not because I can't hold it, but because When I use straps, I get a much better contraction and connection with my back muscles. So, if that makes me a pussy, So be it. I am getting a better workout and that is what I care about.

I feel the same way too with wanting to get at least 2 meals in before. Idk how some people can train before work on a completely empty stomach

F that! F that in its A! Got to have the meals.

Good PR my brother on the rack deadlifts.

Thank you FL

PR=WINNING!

Thanks Canada! I appreciate it.

Congrats on the PR dude. Hope all your training is going well.

Thanks Chase. Training is going great right now. Knock on wood. How have you been? Are you coming back to posting regularly? You are a great addition to this site/section.

So you only ate one meal and still managed a PR on rack deads...sweet deal J!

Yessar! But not today, I am drained.

[The Joker]

3/14/11
Chest Triceps

Incline 8x185 8x185 8x185- Super slow reps and it felt heavier today
Incline Flyes + Incline Dumb Press 12 Flyes X 40lbs + 8x40 lb presses 3 sets
Pushdowns 12x150 (stack) 3 sets
1 Arm Reverse pushdowns 12x60 3 sets

Even though this workout sucked, I got a good pump in my chest, and my chest soreness from last weeks workout is still there. Crazy.

I am totally drained today. I am so sore from yesterday. Even my triceps are sore from yesterday. I am extremely stressed out because of work and have no appetite. Sucks. I wasn't supposed to train today but I won't be able to train tomorrow so I did it today and that is obviously why I am not fresh.

I am looking forward to getting home and playing with my dogs, and doing cardio on my treadmil though.

[TheKillerOfSaints]

I CANT FIGURE OUT HOW TO WRAP THE STRAPS....WHEN I DO DEADS CAUSE OF MY ACCUMULATED INJURIES I DO THEM TOWARDS THE END....SO MY GRIP ISNT AS GOOD AS IT COULD BE....IF I DID THEM FIRST I WOULDNT NEED THEM THOUGH....OR IF I MIXED GRIP BUT THATS NOT HAPPENING

[TheKillerOfSaints]

3/14/11
Chest Triceps

Incline 8x185 8x185 8x185- Super slow reps and it felt heavier today
Incline Flyes + Incline Dumb Press 12 Flyes X 40lbs + 8x40 lb presses 3 sets
Pushdowns 12x150 (stack) 3 sets
1 Arm Reverse pushdowns 12x60 3 sets

Even though this workout sucked, I got a good pump in my chest, and my chest soreness from last weeks workout is still there. Crazy.

I am totally drained today. I am so sore from yesterday. Even my triceps are sore from yesterday. I am extremely stressed out because of work and have no appetite. Sucks. I wasn't supposed to train today but I won't be able to train tomorrow so I did it today and that is obviously why I am not fresh.

I am looking forward to getting home and playing with my dogs, and doing cardio on my treadmil though.

MAN WITH YOURE WORK SCHEDULE, BODY TYPE AND ENERGY ISSUES I REALLY THINK THAT A LOWER VOLUME PUSH PULL SCHEDULE WOULD HELP YOU OUT ALOT...AS FAR AS STRENGTH GOES

[The Joker]

Please elaborate.

And I have the flexibility to train whenever I want to during the day, which rocks. Just so you know.

[TheKillerOfSaints]

WELL IVE SEEN YOU COMMENT THAT YOU DONT THINK YOU ARE VERY STRONG...........WHEN I TRAIN FOR STRENGTH I LIKE TO DO PUSH PULL....ILL TAKE A MOVEMENT AND NOT REALLY TRADITIONALLY WARM UP...ILL JUST DO LIKE A SERIES OF 6 REP OR SO SETS OF A LIGHT WEIGHT(TJOE HAD A GOOD WARMUP IDEA POSTED SOMEWHERE)......ILL HAVE A BASE LINE FOR STRENGTH ON THE CERTAIN MOVEMENT...AND YOU KNOW THE DRILL...MISSION IS TO GET ONE MORE REP THAN I DID THE WEEK B4...JUST A COUPLE EXERCISES PER MUSCLE GROUP.....WHEN I HAD IN MIND TO INCREASE MY PRESSES MY BENCHES WENT UP 90 POUNDS IN UNDER A YEAR....BUT YA KNOW

[bigmanb]

good chest an tricep work there man hows your elbows doing?

[TheKillerOfSaints]

when ya gonna tell me how to wrap the bar

[David Lees]

3/14/11
Chest Triceps

Incline 8x185 8x185 8x185- Super slow reps and it felt heavier today
Incline Flyes + Incline Dumb Press 12 Flyes X 40lbs + 8x40 lb presses 3 sets
Pushdowns 12x150 (stack) 3 sets
1 Arm Reverse pushdowns 12x60 3 sets

Even though this workout sucked, I got a good pump in my chest, and my chest soreness from last weeks workout is still there. Crazy.

I am totally drained today. I am so sore from yesterday. Even my triceps are sore from yesterday. I am extremely stressed out because of work and have no appetite. Sucks. I wasn't supposed to train today but I won't be able to train tomorrow so I did it today and that is obviously why I am not fresh.

I am looking forward to getting home and playing with my dogs, and doing cardio on my treadmil though.

J, no worries man. You can't do maximal effort 100% of the time. The "pump sessions" are a necessity from time to time and serve a purpose. It just means you will be that much stronger next time around.

[bluecountry]

HS Row-which one do you do (Hi/Low?)

Thanks. Yeah, I use straps. Not because I can't hold it, but because When I use straps, I get a much better contraction and connection with my back muscles. So, if that makes me a pussy, So be it. I am getting a better workout and that is what I care about.

^2

I CANT FIGURE OUT HOW TO WRAP THE STRAPS....WHEN I DO DEADS CAUSE OF MY ACCUMULATED INJURIES I DO THEM TOWARDS THE END....SO MY GRIP ISNT AS GOOD AS IT COULD BE....IF I DID THEM FIRST I WOULDNT NEED THEM THOUGH....OR IF I MIXED GRIP BUT THATS NOT HAPPENING

I got the velcro ones, they are easy to use.

And I have the flexibility to train whenever I want to during the day, which rocks. Just so you know.

Gym at your office? How's that go with work?

[Canucklehead]

HS Row-which one do you do (Hi/Low?)


^2


I got the velcro ones, they are easy to use.


Gym at your office? How's that go with work?

[PTarleton]

No one doesn't use straps on Rack Pulls. There's no shame in it, even if you're doing it to make the lift "easier." It's not a grip exercise. If straps let you pull more weight, then in a sense the exercise becomes harder. Rack Pulls with a Thick Bar covered in baby oil are "easier" than real Rack Pulls because the only muscles challenged are the tiny muscles in your hand. But the real rack pull pushes your hamstrings, glutes, and entire back to the max.

[ZyklonB]

455 for 3. It was a typo. FIXED.

impressive! congrats!

[The Joker]

Biceps, Laterals, Calves, Abs

Bar Curls 8x100lbs x 3 sets
Dumb Curls (both arms same time) 8x30 8x35 8x40
Cable Preacher 1 arm 12x60 10x70 12x60

Laterals 8x15 8x20 8x25 6x30+4x20

Seated Calf raise 12x135 12x155 12x175
Hanging Leg Raise 2 sets to failure
Decline Crunches 2 sets to failure

Besides biceps, this was all one big giant set. I didn't stop except to change weights and to move to different parts of the gym. Good pump going everywhere. I was going to do legs today but I slipped on my wet stairs outside my house and landing on my ass and my lower back feels funky today so I was not going to try to do legs on a back that is already not 100%. No sense in that to me. I got a big bruise on my left ass. Fantastic.

[The Joker]

WELL IVE SEEN YOU COMMENT THAT YOU DONT THINK YOU ARE VERY STRONG...........WHEN I TRAIN FOR STRENGTH I LIKE TO DO PUSH PULL....ILL TAKE A MOVEMENT AND NOT REALLY TRADITIONALLY WARM UP...ILL JUST DO LIKE A SERIES OF 6 REP OR SO SETS OF A LIGHT WEIGHT(TJOE HAD A GOOD WARMUP IDEA POSTED SOMEWHERE)......ILL HAVE A BASE LINE FOR STRENGTH ON THE CERTAIN MOVEMENT...AND YOU KNOW THE DRILL...MISSION IS TO GET ONE MORE REP THAN I DID THE WEEK B4...JUST A COUPLE EXERCISES PER MUSCLE GROUP.....WHEN I HAD IN MIND TO INCREASE MY PRESSES MY BENCHES WENT UP 90 POUNDS IN UNDER A YEAR....BUT YA KNOW

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll think about it. Though I am not really concerned with being strong. There is a lot of talk about a push/pull routine since Haney came on board MD.

good chest an tricep work there man hows your elbows doing?

Thanks. My elbows are feeling much better since I took those 2 weeks off in early Feb and had to go to AZ for 12 days at the end of Feb-early March. They had lots of time to recover.

when ya gonna tell me how to wrap the bar

both the straps go forward around the bar. I only need to wrap them around twice.

J, no worries man. You can't do maximal effort 100% of the time. The "pump sessions" are a necessity from time to time and serve a purpose. It just means you will be that much stronger next time around.

Hell Yeah. SVT 500x1 rack dead style.

HS Row-which one do you do (Hi/Low?)


^2


I got the velcro ones, they are easy to use.


Gym at your office? How's that go with work?

Low row. I am a owner in my company and have the freedom to leave when I want. I have a 2 hour gym/lunch scheduled.

Exactly! Just what I was thinking.

No one doesn't use straps on Rack Pulls. There's no shame in it, even if you're doing it to make the lift "easier." It's not a grip exercise. If straps let you pull more weight, then in a sense the exercise becomes harder. Rack Pulls with a Thick Bar covered in baby oil are "easier" than real Rack Pulls because the only muscles challenged are the tiny muscles in your hand. But the real rack pull pushes your hamstrings, glutes, and entire back to the max.

There is no point in NOT using straps on Rack deads to me.

impressive! congrats!

Thanks man. Appreciate it.