Seven.

[Thom Stépan]

80kg squat? Awesome.

Woden uses ravens, I use an iphone.

[SevenofSeven]

Yeah pretty chuffed about it. These were my mental block on the 5x5 program. But easing into it has been great! Good self esteem builder!

[Stonie]

*cough* come to albany for fuel *cough*

Written on a miniature supercomputer with only my thumbs.

[peelout]

I just looked at a challenge thread that I had not checked out before.  Something like 6 days of posts of "cute" pictures w/o a single day of comments regarding what the person had actually done relative to meeting their goals.  That's why I like your posts.  I see "shit getting done".  Keep up the inspiration.

[Basement Cat]

Congrats on lifting 80kg, Seven! You're a beast!

[SevenofSeven]

Thank you guys! See now you have given me the inspiration to keep going and smashing these workouts! LOL.........no pressure

Madcow Week 6 Monday 11.01.2015

Warm Up:

Skipping, stretching and dislocations, BW squats 1x10 pause.

Squats:

1x5@40kg

1x5@50kg

1x5@60kg

1x5@70kg

1x5@80kg (never thought this day would come PB, reps)

Bench:

1x5@25kg

1x5@30kg

1x5@40kg

1x5@45kg

1x5@50kg

BOR:

1x5@25kg

1x5@30kg

1x5@35kg

1x5@40kg

1x5@45kg

Shits and Gigs:

Standing Calf Raises:

2x12@20kg

Front Squat:

5x5@20kg

RDL:

3x5@20kg

Well this felt pretty damn good. Hitting PB's all round for reps so happy smiley face. Absolutely shattered now, but just happy.

[Cephalopod_Dreams]

Woohoo for all those PBs excellent start to the year

[SevenofSeven]

Wouldn't you know it! Typical Manjimup weather

Raining and about 22 degrees. I really don't like working in the pool here!

[peelout]

So awesome I'm giving you a smiley thing.  And I never give smiley things.  Almost posted a cute cat picture too with its paws raised up.  Almost!  

[Leimanu]

Once I finally finish up with my Hot Shot training, I'm going to check out Madcow.  You inspired me.

[SevenofSeven]

Madcow Wednesday 13.01.2015

Warm Up:

Skipping, stretching, dislocations, lunges, 1x10BW squats/paused

Squats:

1x5@40kg

1x5@50kg

1x5@60kg

1x5@60kg

OHP:

1x5@20kg

1x5@25kg

1x5@30kg

1x5@35kg (last 2 reps were push press.......again........grrrrr, silly weak arms)

Deadlifts:

1x5@65kg

1x5@80kg

1x5@90kg

1x5@105kg (belted) felt pretty good lifting these. Getting used to the belt but still flaring on the way down at the knees. Really gotta stop that shit.

Shits and Gigs:

Peelout Body Curl Thingy:

1x5@20kg

Laying Leg Raises:

3x12

Russian Twists:

3x12@10kg

Planks:

3x30s (contraction of absolutely everything, these were hard keeping everything tight for that long)

Time to get ready to feed and bed down for the night, have a really big day tomorrow, huge!!!

[peelout]

I like the "Peelout Body Curl Thingy" name.

 

Your routines have got me started doing the 5x5 on bench and overhead pulldowns.  I'm using the same wt for each set (I thought you said you did that originally until you hit a block and then switched to madcow?).  Starting at a low wt and going to increment about 5lbs every 2 weeks.  I'm not looking for great strength gain in my w/o's right now.  I just wanted something for now that would not be that taxing on my energy level.  Since I am starting low and building slowly, it should be a while before these 2 exercises become that strenuous.  I kind of like that.  At least its fun right now so I'm more likely to stick w/ it.

[SevenofSeven]

The important thing is "fun", you are more likely going to stick to your w/o if you enjoy them. Like your kayaking and canoeing!

[SevenofSeven]

I think I need a massage.

[Basement Cat]

I think I need a massage.

Here you go.

[SevenofSeven]

Had words with my supervisor today. Old cow was putting the hard word on me to work tomorrow. Now she knows I am an Ambulance officer, and I don't work on the Friday, never have in all the years of knowing her, but she kept pushing and pushing, finally at lunch time I made mention that if her husband who is ailing needed an Ambulance and there were none available because someone else thought their priorities were above the Officers on call how would she feel? Would she not want her husband to have the best possible care when he needed it?

It may have sounded harsh but the old bitch is a bully and I am sick of it. She had one of our better instructors in tears because of her bullshit. Over it!

[Thom Stépan]

Good on you for standing up to her. Sometimes people need reminding.

Woden uses ravens, I use an iphone.

[insanity]

Had words with my supervisor today. Old cow was putting the hard word on me to work tomorrow. Now she knows I am an Ambulance officer, and I don't work on the Friday, never have in all the years of knowing her, but she kept pushing and pushing, finally at lunch time I made mention that if her husband who is ailing needed an Ambulance and there were none available because someone else thought their priorities were above the Officers on call how would she feel? Would she not want her husband to have the best possible care when he needed it?

It may have sounded harsh but the old bitch is a bully and I am sick of it. She had one of our better instructors in tears because of her bullshit. Over it!

Sometimes you have to hit someone upside the head with some figurative bricks...

[Leimanu]

Sometimes you have to hit someone upside the head with some figurative bricks...

 

Y'know, figuratively and professionally

[Thom Stépan]

And sometimes you need to use real bricks.

Woden uses ravens, I use an iphone.

[SevenofSeven]

Didn't do my Madcow today but had a functional strength workout moving 20kg bags of grain around and other stuff, star pickets, rubbish bins and crap.

Pretty hot still at 2100, so will be smashing it out in the morning before it gets hot.

Watching Broken with the Lads.

[peelout]

Got to get me some 20kg bags of grain to move.

[SevenofSeven]

So my little feathered friend made a run for freedom today, spent about 30 minutes doing a cross country run in flip flops. Now my legs are all cut up and whatever poisons these shrubs have make them itch like buggery!

[SevenofSeven]

Madcow Week 6 Friday on a Sunday

Warm Up:

Skipping, stretching, Windmillx2 each side, dislocations, 2x10BW squats.

Squats:

1x5@40kg

1x5@50kg

1x5@60kg

1x5@70kg

1x3@80kg

1x8@60kg

Bench:

1x5@25kg

1x5@30kg

1x5@40kg

1x5@45kg

1x3@50kg

1x8@40kg

BOR:

1x5@25kg

1x5@30kg

1x5@35kg

1x5@40kg

1x3@45kg

1x8@35kg

Tried the hook grip on these, so might give it a burl on the heavier Deadlifts next week.

Shits and Gigs:

Kroc Rows:

3x14@15kg

Lateral Raises:

3x5@7.5kg

Front Raises:

3x5@7.5kg

LOL, my shits and gigs started. Out pretty good but by the end of the Kroc Rows I was fatiguing, so I dropped my reps from 10 to 5 for the raises. So weak with these, gonna have to address that.

Between sets I was shifting hoses around the lawn area and garden trying to get some water down, it has been really dry this summer, and my poor fruit trees are thirsty!

Peetree is giving me the stink eye every time I pass her cage, so gonna try and find some bottle brush for her, not sure I will be lucky this time of the year, at least I might find some Grevillia, or flowering wattle on it's last legs.

[SevenofSeven]

Not sure if it has anything to do with the hook grip today but tonight my index finger and middle finger are sore and stiff.

I was really looking forward to the Shannara Chronicles only to find the lead kid is a whiney, pretty boy and is pissing me off. I hope this gets better soon, Crixus (Manu Bennett) deserves better!