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I failed today on my last set @ 160 (3x5) and had to RoS. There was no way I could get it up high enough to even clear the plates passed my body. If I even tried moving it to the side the weight would have ripped my arm apart, and probably would have made matters worse and the bruise I'm going to have on my hips.

Went shopping for some good stuff for tomorrow, having some company over. Grilled Chicken, salty sweet potato bites, broccoli and acorn squash soup. Also making a bunch of little appetizers. Should be a good time. Now for the workouts. Yay, Deadlift day! Warm up Push-Up 15 reps 15 reps 15 reps Pull-Up 8 reps 8 reps 8 reps Workout Barbell Squat 135 lb x 5 reps 155 lb x 5 reps 185 lb x 5 reps 185 lb x 5 reps 185 lb x 5 reps Barbell Bench Press 95 lb x 5 reps 135 lb x 5 reps 160 lb x 5 reps 160 lb x 5 reps 160 lb x 4 reps ... Bah, failed on the last rep Barbell Deadlift 135 lb x 1 reps 155 lb x 1 reps 185 lb x 1 reps 205 lb x 1 reps 215 lb x 5 reps <- +5 lbs, 15 more to go!

400m out of 1600m, 45 lbs. in each hand. yeesh...

Thursday, we meet again. Pretty long day, got a bunch of stuff finished. Tomorrow is lifting! All well, here is today's workout: Farmer's Walk 400 m @45 lb Running (treadmill) 05:00 @ 0.5 mi Burpee 15 reps 15 reps 15 reps Wide Arm Push-Up 15 reps 15 reps 15 reps Bent Over Barbell Row 115 lb x 5 reps 115 lb x 5 reps 115 lb x 5 reps 115 lb x 5 reps 115 lb x 5 reps Barbell Lunges 135 lb x 5 reps 135 lb x 5 reps 135 lb x 5 reps 135 lb x 5 reps 135 lb x 5 reps

Agreed

That isn't an experiment or study at all. They picked what they felt like was the cause, ignored anything that wasn't what they picked and made the results fit their original hypothesis. I could make the same irrational response by stating that watching the Kardashians leads to brain tumors.

I went for my first outdoors run with my VFFs on Tuesday and yeah, I'm still feeling it in my calves too. It takes me a few minutes to stop limping around in the morning.

That's awesome, Congrats! I can't wait until the day I can say the same about mine. Sadly that day is a long ways away, I think I still owe somewhere in the range of $85k.

Awesome progress so far! Keep it up man!

Weight gain is all about calories in > calories out. Lifting (very)heavy things will help put on muscle, but eating big and eating clean will be a very large part of that gain.

I've never used Boading balls, but as a programmer who writes code for ~10 hours a day, I can say that I have some home made stress balls made from balloons filled with corn starch(or flour) that work great. Also I have one of these that i use sometimes: http://www.amazon.com/Gripmaster-Hand-Exerciser/dp/B0085MX3SG

Like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqiLXQY21VY&feature=player_detailpage#t=215s Edit: Skip to 3:18

Legs still a bit sore from yesterday, decided to try a sample of the Bear complex for a warm up. Warm up 1 Round of the Bear Complex @ 45 lb x 7 reps Barbell Squat 135 lb x 5 reps 165 lb x 5 reps 175 lb x 5 reps 185 lb x 5 reps 185 lb x 5 reps OHP 65 lb x 5 reps 85 lb x 5 reps 105 lb x 5 reps 115 lb x 5 reps 115 lb x 5 reps Power Clean 65 lb x 5 reps 85 lb x 5 reps 105 lb x 5 reps 125 lb x 5 reps 125 lb x 5 reps

Nice! I gotta get me one of them newfangled Fatgripz thingys.

Holy cow that looks awesome. I'm going to to have to find a way to get that into my routine.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who takes pictures in bed with my new stuff, my wife gave me crap for at least a week when I got new golf clubs :-P

Soon, you'll be using the 45's for everything!

Long day at work and letting muscles rest a bit so a pretty light day. Running - 9 minutes First time running outdoors with the VFFs, ran 1 mile. Wow do my calves burn. I think it is going to take some getting used to running any sort of serious distance. Stretching - 30 minutes Finally did some mobility work / stretching. Man does my back feel a whole lot better now.

I have a few 2'x2'x5" stacks of plywood on each side of the plates, those with 45 plates is enough clearance for me to slip under (there is a lip that runs around the outside so the bar doesn't roll off). I tried on just the bench but almost fell off with the bar in my hands. decided the floor was much safer.

Each state has different rules. NY requires a written for the permit. Practice must be riding near/with someone else with a valid license. To get your license you either have to take a road test, or have a waiver from taking an approved riders course, which takes a few days. Not sure about other states but NY is a PITA when it comes to anything that requires a license.

And here I was proud of myself for my what I thought was a productive day, then BOOM! Spezzy shows how its done.

Adjusted my DL goas to 230 now, 210 feels pretty good so I think 20 lbs in 5 weeks is reasonable. Today's workout: Running (treadmill) 05:00 @ 0.5 mi Barbell Squat 100 lb x 5 reps 100 lb x 5 reps 155 lb x 5 reps 175 lb x 5 reps 175 lb x 5 reps Barbell Bench Press 90 lb x 5 reps 135 lb x 5 reps 155 lb x 5 reps 155 lb x 5 reps 155 lb x 5 reps Barbell Deadlift 135 lb x 5 reps 185 lb x 5 reps 210 lb x 1 reps 210 lb x 1 reps 210 lb x 1 reps 210 lb x 1 reps 210 lb x 1 reps Chin-Up 10 reps 8 reps 6 reps Floor Wipers 135 lb x 20 reps 135 lb x 20 reps 135 lb x 10 reps Life Goal Broke down another 15 lbs of cardboard. Room is halfway cleared now!

Dude, nice progress, 45 lbs on DL in 10 days is beast mode! Keep it up.

Week one status update: Lifted heavy things 4 days this week. (Preseason football game ate up one day, then i got a little lazy this weekend). I really progressed well in increasing my working set. Deadlifts up to 210 already (Guess I underestimated my DL numbers) , Bench 155 and Squat 185. Ugh, I failed at running. Only ran a total of 1.5 miles. Gotta really work on this one still. Made some good progress on the gym, another box ready to go out to the curb, and built my squat rack (More pictures to come soon) Overall not bad, I need to keep focused and really get myself running more often, for longer periods of time (Still getting used to the VFFs).

Nice job man!