Urgan Shows Up, Does the Thing

[ixaera]

6 minutes ago, Urgan said:

 

Just trying to shave off some moment arm off my bar path. I widened it about 2" or from tip of thumb to where it meets my hand. Or another way to look at it, I was taking my grip flush with the start of the knurl before. 

 

I've been working on a more medium grip (my grip tends to be pretty wide), in part so I can use the cooler bench press spot, but also because it was causing some wrist bleh. Good results so far, sounds like we ended up near the same(ish) width.

[miss_marissa]

Neat! My grip is fairly wide (ring fingers on the rings) but I hate like doing narrow grip work to work up some of my weaker upper body muscles. But I can definitely lift more with wider grip, as can most powerlifters for sure. Did you ever see any of Tankweasels bench videos?

[Urgan]

18 minutes ago, miss_marissa said:

Neat! My grip is fairly wide (ring fingers on the rings) but I hate like doing narrow grip work to work up some of my weaker upper body muscles. But I can definitely lift more with wider grip, as can most powerlifters for sure. Did you ever see any of Tankweasels bench videos?

 

I felt my chest really contributing to the lift for the first time....ever? when I switched to a bit wider. Kinda neat. No, I haven't, actually.

[miss_marissa]

Just now, Urgan said:

 

I felt my chest really contributing to the lift for the first time....ever? when I switched to a bit wider. Kinda neat. No, I haven't, actually.

Paging @Sam Ashen

 

Nice on the pec recruiting!

[Mistr]

 

Here's to a strong finish to the week.  

[Sam Ashen]

36 minutes ago, miss_marissa said:

Paging @Sam Ashen

 

 

It has been a while since I tried bench press.

 

When I started with MB, the first thing she told me was to widen my grip, because the grip I was using at the time was the grip she uses the occasional time she benches.  (I think she is a little bit shorter than Urgan - and at the category where I just don't ask, but believe there is a very critical half inch involved.)

 

Going on memory, I am thinking middle finger on the rings.

[miss_marissa]

I was paging in hopes you could pull a tw vid lol

 

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[Sam Ashen]

1 hour ago, miss_marissa said:

I was paging in hopes you could pull a tw vid lol

 

She seems to have disappeared.  Her IG is gone private the last time I checked and she either disappeared from FB or deleted me.  We can look for Tankweazel Farming Gains and they might still be up.

 

Googling....

 

 

[Urgan]

7/18/2017 - 7/20/2017

 

There went my hopes and dreams for morning squatting

 

Lift

Nope. 

 

Recover

Calorie AVG: 2540 / 2466 + 2679 + 2602 + 2472

Iron Maiden: 17/28

Recovery Summer: 7/8

 

Aikido

Technique review: 3/6

 

Weekly To-Do

Polish jewelry project - 83%

 

Haven't updated much this week, mainly because I got slapped with a migraine Wednesday and did nothing productive that whole day aside from purchase an iced coffee because YOLO or something. I guess I did manage to eat a good bit considering my first bite was after 3PM. I've been pretty good about iron, but I did miss a dose that one time. I've done well on stretching and technique review, maybe my efforts will show up in squatting and in a reduction in having to be completely reintroduced to techniques after a long absence. Speaking of, did not go to the dojo on Wednesday, obviously. My scalp was so tender my hair hurt. Thursday wasn't very fun for that reason. The bench talk was probably the highlight of my day, so thanks for that. 

[Urgan]

11 hours ago, Mistr said:

 

Here's to a strong finish to the week.  

 

In addition to being critically adorable, it also has the benefit of being accurate. 

[ixaera]

Stupid migraines

[Urgan]

7/21/2017 - 7/23/2017 -- WEEK 3 DEBRIEF

This week be like

 

Lift

 

Look, I did a fitness. Squats felt good. Yay.

 

Recover

Calorie AVG: 2532 / 2466 + 2679 + 2602 + 2472 + 2675 + 3123 + 1894

Iron Maiden: 20/28

Recovery Summer: 7/8

 

We gots iron, we gots stretching, we has all the calories, but not all of the consistent weigh-ins. Oops. Sunday was low because I tried to avoid dairy in order to see if this new protein powder I bought would be acceptable to my stomach. So far, so good?? In other news, I eat too much cheese.

 

Week 3 Averages:

          Cals   /   Carbs   /   Fats    /  Protein /  Sugar

AVG    2532        247        107          134             46

TGT    2500        281         97          125             50

 

Weight

 

 

Calories

 

 

Aikido

Technique review: 4/6

 

Some very cursory review of technique just to keep from forgetting how to even begin the two I've been introduced to.

 

Weekly To-Do

Polish jewelry project - 100%

 

Finished polishing my jewelry. Only one did I fail to get clean. Ugh. 

[CourtnieMarie]

i know you've rehashed 531 and i like what i'm seeing. i'm sure i could not be lazy on this tuesday morning and look back through your log buuuuut, do you do accessories? or just two of the big lifts in one session? i'm thinking i need more sets in my 531 life and might switch to something similar to you.

[Urgan]

57 minutes ago, CourtnieMarie said:

i know you've rehashed 531 and i like what i'm seeing. i'm sure i could not be lazy on this tuesday morning and look back through your log buuuuut, do you do accessories? or just two of the big lifts in one session? i'm thinking i need more sets in my 531 life and might switch to something similar to you.

 

Lol. No, I am just doing 2/3 lifts per day because I don't have much time and KISS. I'm trying to add a squat and bench session to Monday and Wednesday sessions, respectively. More frequency plz.

[CourtnieMarie]

4 minutes ago, Urgan said:

 

Lol. No, I am just doing 2/3 lifts per day because I don't have much time and KISS. I'm trying to add a squat and bench session to Monday and Wednesday sessions, respectively. More frequency plz.

no i like that! i also don't have a lot of time to work with per session. i could do squat & bench, DL & OHP, and then an accessories day haha! until i work back up to 4 sessions per week.

[Kishi]

Nothing wrong with simple if it works. Also, that frequency tho.

[Jord]

On 7/20/2017 at 10:40 PM, Urgan said:

7/18/2017 - 7/20/2017

 

 

 

 

this is the best gif I have seen in many moons

 

On 7/20/2017 at 10:40 PM, Urgan said:

Haven't updated much this week, mainly because I got slapped with a migraine Wednesday and did nothing productive that whole day aside from purchase an iced coffee because YOLO or something. I guess I did manage to eat a good bit considering my first bite was after 3PM. I've been pretty good about iron, but I did miss a dose that one time. I've done well on stretching and technique review, maybe my efforts will show up in squatting and in a reduction in having to be completely reintroduced to techniques after a long absence. Speaking of, did not go to the dojo on Wednesday, obviously. My scalp was so tender my hair hurt. Thursday wasn't very fun for that reason. The bench talk was probably the highlight of my day, so thanks for that. 

 

migraines be trolling.

 

For as much as you have migraines you do push through them a lot, so giving yourself some leeway when needed makes sense. 

 

On 7/24/2017 at 1:18 PM, Urgan said:

In other news, I eat too much cheese.

 

 

[ixaera]

31 minutes ago, Taddea Zhaan said:

 

Right? I would be unsure if there was such a thing, except I have definitely found the limit before wow not pretty when it happens

[Urgan]

7/24/2017 - 7/26/2017

WTF

 

Lift

 

7/26/17

Bench

45    5
55    5
65    5
75    5

 

Squats 

45    5
100    5
115    5
135    5
150    2
100    1x6

 

Deads

135    1x5
155    5
170    2
153    3x5

 

Recover

Calorie AVG: 2097 / 2157 + 2054 + 2082

Iron Maiden: 23/28

Recovery Summer: 7/8

 

Aikido

Technique review: 4/6

 

Weekly To-Do

Buy flea meds for the cats

Schedule doc appointment 

Buy frame for green belt cert

 

So....I am finally on track to complete a whole week's programming on the days I am supposed to. A first for this month, I think. As mentioned earlier, I am trying to up the frequency of squat and bench.

 

Monday was fairly normal. I matched my bench 5RM at 82lbs. Hopefully will smash this next cycle. 

 

Wednesday's priority is deadlifts, squats, and lastly super light bench. Which explains why I did it in the OPPOSITE order.....squat racks were taken and no way am I actually doing deadlifts first. They're so named for reasons, guys. Oh well. A little compromise and I was able to get most of the prescribed work done. 

 

My protein powder experiment plus lowering dairy is making calories harder to hit, but dat protein....right at 125g on avg. Yes. Dropped mag, maintaining iron. We shall see if my insides explode. I'm still tight but it's not hindering my squats and that is the main thing.

 

I am Aikidoing. We did yoko shihonage on Monday and slapped bokken on Wednesday. Any day with shihonage is a good day. Prolly need to review what I can at home soon.....

 

17 hours ago, Kishi said:

Nothing wrong with simple if it works. Also, that frequency tho.

 

We will see if I die.

 

38 minutes ago, Taddea Zhaan said:

 

this is the best gif I have seen in many moons

 

 

migraines be trolling.

 

For as much as you have migraines you do push through them a lot, so giving yourself some leeway when needed makes sense. 

 

 

 

 

5 minutes ago, ixaera said:

 

Right? I would be unsure if there was such a thing, except I have definitely found the limit before wow not pretty when it happens

 

Let me say yes, there is a limit and it is not a good thing. Should try some self-control once in a while. Also, milkshakes hate me. 

[shaar]

1 hour ago, Urgan said:

 

Let me say yes, there is a limit and it is not a good thing. Should try some self-control once in a while. Also, milkshakes hate me. 

 

Between migraines and dairy, why is everything so hard??

 

I decided I wanted to have some real ice cream a few weeks ago.  Hahahahahahahaha.  Sigh.

[Urgan]

17 minutes ago, shaar said:

I decided I wanted to have some real ice cream a few weeks ago.  Hahahahahahahaha.  Sigh.

 

And it sounded so good for a minute there, didn't it?

[shaar]

5 minutes ago, Urgan said:

 

And it sounded so good for a minute there, didn't it?

 

It was a blissful minute.

 

Then the bottom dropped out.

 

Literally.

 

Ahahaha oh man I realized that pun as I was tying it and I'm going to go now.

[Urgan]

12 minutes ago, shaar said:

 

It was a blissful minute.

 

Then the bottom dropped out.

 

Literally.

 

Ahahaha oh man I realized that pun as I was tying it and I'm going to go now.

 

Gonna take that one and....run with it, amirite??

[Mistr]

1 hour ago, Urgan said:

My protein powder experiment plus lowering dairy is making calories harder to hit, but dat protein....right at 125g on avg. Yes. Dropped mag, maintaining iron. We shall see if my insides explode. I'm still tight but it's not hindering my squats and that is the main thing.

 

I am Aikidoing. We did yoko shihonage on Monday and slapped bokken on Wednesday. Any day with shihonage is a good day. Prolly need to review what I can at home soon.....

 

Let me say yes, there is a limit and it is not a good thing. Should try some self-control once in a while. Also, milkshakes hate me. 

 

Yay for Aikidoing! Funny thing, we did yokomenuchi shihonage in class last night too. I think the basic yokomenuchi block is simple. It was amazing how much trouble the beginners had with it.

 

What brand of protein powder are you trying, and what do you put it in?

 

We've been using Show Me the Whey (vanilla) from our co-op, available at co-ops in many places. It runs for $19/lb in bulk. We mix it with yogurt. It cuts the acidity of the yogurt and blends in well. I tried another protein powder from the grocery store when it was on sale. It had a strange flavor and I was suspicious about their nutrient claims. Dumbledore is tracking his macros so I might get some data on the nutrient content of my food. He is far more willing to do the research than I am.

[ixaera]

13 minutes ago, Urgan said:

 

Gonna take that one and....run with it, amirite??

 

Sometimes you have to go with the flow

 

haha poo-puns