[Zerocrew1984]

Originally Posted by niagareven

Sat 8/18 -- Weighed 186 today after eating a lot of mcdonalds and popcorn last night so I was pretty bloated.

You're a bitch and will NEVER stop sucking if you keep skipping your sled pulling days. Grow some god damn testicles already.

and stop eating like a fat mother fucker

[niagareven]

haha

[Cap'n]

Zero, you have been deputized.

[niagareven]

Here's a pic of me missing the 240 axle... I was pretty close. This is getting locked out very soon.

[Fight_Song]

forgive my noobness but how is an axle different from a barbell? wider? and is it actually an axle off a vehicle or just named because it looks like one?

[fat_wilhelm]

Originally Posted by Fight_Song

forgive my noobness but how is an axle different from a barbell? wider? and is it actually an axle off a vehicle or just named because it looks like one?

Axle is a thick bar, usually 2". Much, much, much harder to clean.

[niagareven]

Thurs 8/23

....and I'm back.

Lots of foam roller. I was very stiff as I didn't touch this since the last time I worked out. It really does work wonders.
Reverse leg raise things

Front squats
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
245 x 1
265 x 1
285 x 5...easy, but almost dropped the last rep. Technically might be a PR since I don't think i've ever done this for 5 reps.
-Decided to start going up in weight this way rather than at 5 reps. The 5 rep sets before hand were taking it out of me mentally because I was going in there thinking "damn I have to hit 255/265 for 5 this is gonna be hard" and whatnot.

Close grip
135 x 5
155 x 5
175 x 5
195 x 5
215 x 5...easy. PR

Ugly bent over rows
135 x 5
165 x 5
205 x 5
225 x 5 - added straps because.... well, I don't care.

80lbs kettlebell clean and press each rep for 60 seconds
-right arm only, hit 10 reps. First time ever touching a kettlebell. My conditioning is what slowed me down, as I am in terrible shape right now. My technique probably didn't help much either. If we don't have to rest it on the ground and can just tap the floor on each rep I'll be good for 15+ at nationals. Video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om4FMEf45Bs

mini band piston press downs / monster mini face pulls
50 per arm, 40

Pretty decent workout.

[niagareven]

Friday 8/24

Lots of foam roller
Bike for about 40 minutes. Was going to do sled but I felt like I needed rest instead.

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Saturday 8/25

The kettlebell from the other day really kicked my ass (or should I say arm.) My entire right arm from my fingers, hands, wrist, forearms, elbows, shoulder, and trap all felt like crap. It was a weird feeling, more like I had slept on it for about 3 days straight instead of just being sore.

At home--foam roller, stretching, some band work and some stuff with an empty bar.

Reverse hyper--3 sets of 10 with 100lbs

Skipped overhead squats because of how my left arm felt. Should have skipped log too.

12" log
95 x 2 sets of 8, strict
115 x 8 strict
145 x 5 strict
165 x 3
185 x 1
205 x 0... felt like crap. Should have called it at 185
-I feel like the log I own is bigger than the one at the gym. Someone swears to me the one at the gym is 12" so I feel like mine is bigger than that. Im gonna measure when I remember.

Stones
360 x 0... got it like 2 inches off the floor. I meant to do the 300 but rolled this one over by accident. Moron.
300 x 1 to ~44" EXTREMELY easy. I should have tried for 2 or 3 reps
300 x 1 to ~44"
220 x 3 to ~58" FINALLY. Didn't even have to shoulder them.
220 x 1 to ~58" stopped there because my elbow was bothering me
260 x 4 to ~52" FINALLY over the mental block about this stone to this height. It's been months since I hit it.

Yoke
270 x 100 feet
450 x 100 feet -- added belt
515 x 100 feet -- soooooooooooooo slow. I wish I had a stopwatch so I could have seen how slow it was.

Reverse hyper
200lbs + 3 plates x 12
200lbs + 3 plates x 10

Pinch grip
five 5's x 1 per hand
six 5's x 3 singles with my left hand. Only got it about an inch off the floor with my right once and didn't get it off the floor at all twice.


Note to self:
Shave arms before doing stones next time.
Start taking the cissus again because my elbow has been feeling crappy again
I NEED to do farmers the next 2 weeks.
I NEED to send in my application for hudson valley already.

[niagareven]

Sunday 8/26

I woke up in the morning, started eating, got really nauseous and puked up everything I ate. Don't know why. Then I couldn't eat and had no appetite the rest of the day. Then finally forced pizza down (6 slices) at night and was able to hold it down. crap.

During the day I helped a friend move. Carrying furniture up stairs and loading it into a truck,t hen unloading and bringing into the new place. Did this for like 4 hours.

I pulled/tweaked something in the middle of my back which is bothering me a bit now. Crap.



Monday 8/27
Morning--
bike for about a half hour
high rep mini band curls becuase my biceps are really really sore.
Foam roller on my back extensively. Helped it a bit.
800mg of ibuprofen

About to go start hitting the foam roller again and getting ready to see how front squats feel with my tweaked back. Ugh

[fat_wilhelm]

Can you expound on the band traction? Wondering how you're doing this, exactly.