Rooks Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 I'm a software tester for a Cloud-based application i.e. I break software and get paid to do it i.e. I'm a big computer nerd. Quote Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 I need to change professions in order to fit in around here sheesh. How did sumo feel?? Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
Rooks Posted November 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Not terrible. Felt heavy but so did the triples with conventional. I'm pretty sure I could hit 400+ with it, but not sure it would match conventional lb for lb yet. Quote Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 Actually, go be a ranger for a bit until I get a 4 plate pull lol Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
goodbye_farewell Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 I am commenting to see your future updates.TL;DR - sub'd! Quote Link to comment
Shortgorilla Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Hey buddy. I'm sorry I'm never around any more. Seriously busy and shit. How's life?Sent from my N9520 using Tapatalk Quote PVP Challenge (Deadlift and OHP): http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/69895-shorts-race-for-the-big-two-ongoing-challenge/ My Battle Log: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/44606-shortgorilla-is-fat/ Link to comment
Rooks Posted November 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I am commenting to see your future updates.TL;DR - sub'd! Welcome. I'm a bit boring, but feel free to tag along. Hey buddy. I'm sorry I'm never around any more. Seriously busy and shit. How's life?Sent from my N9520 using Tapatalk Life sucks. I mean not really, but sort of. I've got a great job, great wife, great kid, no money problems, but seriously seems as though death and pestilence have been all around me lately. Just loads of sickness and death. I'm just not used to it. I know I've lived a blessed life only having had 2 real deaths in my life leading up to my 32nd birthday, but since March, there's just been a lot of people getting really sick or having unknown illnesses or random deaths for healthy people in their mid 30s. It's just been crazy lately. It starts to wear on you after a bit. Overall though, its just pushed to the gym harder since that seems to be a respite from everything. I can just zone out with whatever tunes I want and go. 11/7/2015Duration: 60 minutes(load/reps x sets)HBBS (E3MOM) - 310/3 x 6Comp. Bench (E2:30MOM) - 210/3 x 5Comp. Bench w/ Slinghsot (E2:30MOM) - 235/5 x 3 This one felt a lot heavier than it did 3 days earlier. Everything went up find and I did an extra set of squats (which was stupid as I need to just stick to my plan), but yeah. Nothing too impressive. 11/8/2015Felt pretty sore and stiff so did a load of mobility work and then went for a 1.5+ mile walk. It's over in my Zombies, Run profile, but apparently work has put that website on the banned list. /derp Even after the walk, I wanted to go hit the weights and do my Oly day. Luckily, my intelligent wife said "Weren't you complaining that your knees were sore this morning? Probably might be for the best to take a day." She was right of course and it was for the best. Did some more mobility stuff with a rumble roller and voodoo floss and other assorted contraptions. Felt much better this morning. 11/9/2015Duration: 80 minutes(load/reps x sets)HBBS (E3MOM) - 330/2 x 4Comp. Bench (E2:30MOM) - 230/2 x 4Comp. Bench w/ Slinghsot (E2:30MOM) - 250/4 x 3Barbell Shrugs - 250/10, 315/5 x 3Pendlay Rows - 145/5 x 2 Worked out right away in the morning, which I might try doing more of. It fits a lot better in my schedule and hopefully it'll get me motivated to not waste 2 hours of my morning, like I do most days. Wanted 5 sets of rows, but literally had nothing left. I was actually getting light headed and having to sit down after both sets I did. Figured that was a good sign I needed to call it a day and get some food in me. Quote Link to comment
The Most Loathed Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 sorry to hear life is heavy of late. good thing you've been training heavy. Quote You can't spell Slaughter without laughter Link to comment
Rooks Posted November 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 sorry to hear life is heavy of late. good thing you've been training heavy. Thanks. And I indeed have been training heavy. Haven't done near this type of volume in awhile. Hopefully my body keeps feeling good. Been more diligent about focusing on recovery and things have been feeling solid (surprise, surprise).11/10/2015Duration: 60 minutes (loads/reps x sets)Sumo Deadlift - 380/0Conventional Deadlift (E3MOM) - 380/2 x 4Overhead Press (E2MOM) - 135/2 x 4, 135/5 So much for pulling 400 with Sumo. Got it about an inch off the floor and couldn't go higher. That said, conventional felt heavy as well. This lifting first thing in the morning thing is a different beast. Interesting to see how being in a fasted state really does affect my performance. I was running short on time this morning so I mashed the final 2 sets of OHP into one and knocked out a 5th rep. Overall... glad tomorrow is rest day, and very ready for my deload week next week. Quote Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 I've heard things about warming up the opposition muscles supposedly helping wake everything up, so something like front squatting some light weights before deadlifting. Haven't tried it much myself, but might be somehting to screw around with. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 First sumo. Now fasted early morning lifting?? I'm loving it. Yea, I think there is likely an adjustment time for you and your body to get use to it. Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
Rooks Posted November 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 First sumo. Now fasted early morning lifting?? I'm loving it. Yea, I think there is likely an adjustment time for you and your body to get use to it. Yeah. The shift to the morning is just a scheduling thing. It works a lot better for my work schedule to knock out the lifts right when I get to work rather than over lunch or before I leave. Yes yes... I know. Lucky bastard for having a work gym. Quote Link to comment
SpecialSundae Posted November 10, 2015 Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 Yeah. The shift to the morning is just a scheduling thing. It works a lot better for my work schedule to knock out the lifts right when I get to work rather than over lunch or before I leave. Yes yes... I know. Lucky bastard for having a work gym./me wavesI still don't use mine much because I like having training buddies who can curl my squat bar. Quote Link to comment
Rooks Posted November 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 /me wavesI still don't use mine much because I like having training buddies who can curl my squat bar. Yeah. I'd have to pay a lot of money to get to a gym where that could happen. Right now, the price is right. Good message from Dave. Funny because I think this is sort of the mindset I've officially landed in. I've got my own goals. And I'm figuring out what works. And since I've only been doing this for 5 years, what the hell do I know? 11/12/2015Duration: 60 minutes(load in pounds/reps x sets)HBBS (E3MOM) - 330/2 x 4Comp. Bench (E2:30MOM) - 230/2 x 4Comp. Bench w/ Slinghsot (E2:30MOM) - 250/5 x 3 Nothing special about squats. Felt normal. That said, 230 felt stupid light on bench. Threw an extra rep into my Slingshot sets because it felt light. Gives me hope that I might be close to hitting 300. 11/13/2015Duration: 50 minutes(load in pounds/reps x sets)Power Jerks - 95/3 x 3, 115/3 x 3, 135/3, 150/3, 160/1 x 2, 170/1 x 2Snatch Grip High Pulls - 135/3 x 3Clean Grip High Pulls - 135/3, 155/3 x 3Snatch Grip Deadlifts - 225/5, 225/1, 225/2, 275/5 Still trying to get better at jerks so doing a lot of work there. Would love to have a gym that had blocks, but I'll make due with what I got for now. This is the first time I've ever done high pulls so it was a learning experience. By the end, they were feeling pretty good. Snatch Grip deads, first and last set were done strapped. Middle 2 (i.e. the low rep ones) weren't. Overall, I was feeling pretty wasted and my left knee didn't feel great so scrapped Front Squats and Oly lifts. Glad it's deload week time. 1 Quote Link to comment
matty_mcfly Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 Haha yea I just watched that a few hours ago. The end made me laugh. Yea, I enjoy the snatch grip high pulls, just tweaks my back sometimes. Both AM sessions? Quote "I can. I will. I must." 3rd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Strongman; Spoiler 2nd Challenge - The One Where I Pretend To Be a Triathlete; 1st Challenge - The One Where I Move North of Vag; My Daily Battle Log Link to comment
Rooks Posted November 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 Actually neither. Yesterday was at like 3pm. Today was at noon. Quote Link to comment
Rooks Posted November 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2015 11/15/2015Things finally felt "right" when I would stride today. So I did a 1/2 run 1/2 walk. Overall, felt pretty good other than having very little stamina. Overall though, I was happy things didn't hurt when I would try and stride today. My mobility work seems to be paying off. Deload week with loads of mobility work this week. https://zombiesrungame.com/zombielink/runs-detailed/8019032/public/ Quote Link to comment
The Most Loathed Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Dave Tate is a largely unrecognized genius. I have a copy of his business book Under the Bar. It's fantastic and I need to reread it. If you come over to train sometime i'll loan it to you. Quote You can't spell Slaughter without laughter Link to comment
Rooks Posted November 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Dave Tate is a largely unrecognized genius. I have a copy of his business book Under the Bar. It's fantastic and I need to reread it. If you come over to train sometime i'll loan it to you. Yeah. The more I hear from him, the more I like it. When I first heard of him I figured he was more of a "shut up and train no matter what" type guys. But yeah... he seems intelligent and thoughtful about his stuff AND he trains hard. And speaking of the training at your place, need to get back at you and get that on the calendar. You still up for it over the winter (i.e. you'd have to creepy ol' me into the basement instead of the garage)? Maybe Dec 5th or 12th? Hate going that far out, but already booked up until Thanksgiving so yeah. 10/31/2015Duration: 50 minutes (load/reps x sets)Paused HBBS - 185/3 x 3Paused Bench - 135/3 x 330 minutes of Mobility work Mostly focused on my arms and quads for mobility work. Got to hit calves and back later tonight and try and get everything feeling great so I can get back into it next week. Quote Link to comment
Rooks Posted November 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 http://youtu.be/d5eGGZXb0Is Finally got around to watching this. Was a really good video. Thanks for the share. 1 Quote Link to comment
Rooks Posted November 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 I could watch these guys squat all day long. Is that weird? 1 Quote Link to comment
Gainsdalf the Whey Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 so buttery smooth. Quote Massrandir, Barkûn, Swolórin, The Whey Pilgrim 500 / 330 / 625 Challenges: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 31 32 34 35 36 39 41 42 45 46 47 48 49 Current Challenge "No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. What a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. " ~ Socrates "Friends don't let friends squat high." ~ Chad Wesley Smith "It's a dangerous business, Brodo, squatting to the floor. You step into the rack, and if you don't keep your form, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to." ~ Gainsdalf Link to comment
Drazen Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 It must be nice to just hang out in the hole for a cup of tea and just stand up like the weights dont exist. 1 Quote Link to comment
Rooks Posted November 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 11/25/2015Duration: 70 minutes (load/reps x sets)Paused HBBS - 275/5 x 6Competition Bench )E3MOM) - 185/5 x 5Competition Bench w/ Slingshot (E2:30MOM) - 205/8 x 2, 205/6 Wanted to get 3 sets of 8 on the overload work, but ran out of gas. Probably was a bit much. Should stick with 10% weight and +2 reps per set for overload. 11/26/2015Meant to get a workout in before going to Thanksgiving celebrations, but went over to my cousin's house for a "Cousin's Meet-up" on Wednesday night and didn't get home until 2am. Like I was 21 all over again. Only had 3 drinks all night, but the lack of sleep hit me pretty good the next day. Wasn't doing much other then gorging on too much food. 11/27/2015Another chemo treatment for kiddo. Got there at 11:30am and go home around 4pm. Overall, it's easy stuff and it seems to be actually working as we found out last week the tumor has started shrinking. Hopefully that continues. Anyway, got home and wife was cool with me spending ~30 minutes to hammer out as much of a workout as I could. Got through Deads. Duration: 35 minutes (load/reps x sets)Deadlift - 315/5 x 6 And finally, I leave you with a fun video. Sloan has decided it's super fun to ride dad while he does push-ups. I consider it a win-win since it entices me to do more push-ups and it's a pretty solid tricep pump after about 20-25 of these. 1 Quote Link to comment
Rooks Posted November 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 11/28/2015Duration: 90 minutes (load/reps x sets)HBBS (E3MOM) - 275/5 x 6Competition Bench (E2:30MOM) - 185/5 x 5Competition Bench w/ Slingshot (E2:30MOM) - 205/8 x 3Pendlay Rows - 145/5 x 5Barbell Shrugs - 315/5 x 3 It all felt good. Tiring, but good. Totally in the grind phase right now, but I feel like I'm already making some pretty massive strides. Been working on my goals for my next comp. Hopefully it'll be in March, and if so, I think I want to aim for a 560kg total. Huge upgrades needed to get there, but I think it's doable. 1 Quote Link to comment
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