Old Man - Keepin' it going

[ljimd]

Friday  11/21/14   Bwt 181.0


Squat

115x5
135x5
165x5
185x5,5

Bench press

115x5
135x5
165x5
185x5

BOR

115x5
135x5
165x5
185x5,5


E-z bar skullz

107.5x5,5,5

BB curls

85x6
95x6
105x6


Snow, snow, snow everywhere. It's only Nov.

Nothing fancy today. Just got in some work.
Tweaked my back Wed doing some RDL's.
Today felt better.

Have a great weekend everyone. Hopefully you can see
grass where you are. Jeeeeesh.

[piperdown]

Doesn't have to be fancy, you got the work done.

One day I will do 185 on squats....one day.......

[ljimd]

Wednesday  12/17/14    Bwt 178.4


Squat

115x5
145x5
165x5
175x5
205x3

Bench

115x5
155x5
185x5

BOR

115x5
135x5
155x5
165x5,5

E-z bar skullz

95x5,5,5

BB curls

70x5
80x5
90x5

Spotty training the last month. Been dealing with some
medical stuff. OK for now.

[Bando]

Spotty training the last month. Been dealing with some
medical stuff. OK for now.

.
Hope everything is OK and glad you're back at it

[ljimd]

Spotty training the last month. Been dealing with some
medical stuff. OK for now.

.
Hope everything is OK and glad you're back at it

Thanks man. I guess I'm ok for now.

Jan '13 - 12 needle biopsy - 7 cores cancer
Feb '14 - 12 needle biopsy - no cancer detected
Dec '14 - 16 needle biopsy - no cancer detected

Doc say he doesn't understand the results. Sends all 3 tests to
John's Hopkins for review. They confirm the results.

I go, "what the phuck, do I have it or not?"
Doc, "you're an enigma, we are pretty sure you have cancer
but we're having trouble finding it again."



How'd you like to go to bed every nite with that
shit on your mind?

I need to up my beer consumption.

[Bando]

Doc, "you're an enigma

I could have told him that. My list of bodybuilding, guitar picking, beer drinking, retired guys is pretty short.

[piperdown]

Spotty training the last month. Been dealing with some
medical stuff. OK for now.

.
Hope everything is OK and glad you're back at it

Thanks man. I guess I'm ok for now.

Jan '13 - 12 needle biopsy - 7 cores cancer
Feb '14 - 12 needle biopsy - no cancer detected
Dec '14 - 16 needle biopsy - no cancer detected

Doc say he doesn't understand the results. Sends all 3 tests to
John's Hopkins for review. They confirm the results.

I go, "what the phuck, do I have it or not?"
Doc, "you're an enigma, we are pretty sure you have cancer
but we're having trouble finding it again."



How'd you like to go to bed every nite with that
shit on your mind?

I need to up my beer consumption.

Well, that sucks. I'd be worrying too because that doesn't make sense. It's not like cancer plays hide and seek....

[BLK00TJ]

Damn.  That's weird.  JH is an outstanding system.  Have you thought of going straight to them?

[ljimd]

Thanks guys. Think I'm gonna try to flush this medical junk
out of my mind for a couple of weeks. Tired of it. I ain't dead yet.


Friday   12/19/14  Bwt 179.4


Squats

barx5
115x5
145x5
165x5
185x5

Dead bench

135x5
165x3
185x3
205x3

Chest supported rows

115x5
165x5
155x5,5

E-z bar skullz

95x5,5,5

Db spider curls

25x8,8,8


Squats - using a 2-3 sec pause on the 1st rep of each set.
Slows me down and helps me feel the reps.

Dead bench - start from chest. Tuffer than reg reps. Helps me
keep my shldrs tight.

Ch sup rows- helps me take the sloppiness out of my reg BOR's
 and saves my low back.

Eating when I'm hungry. No more, no less.

Thinking about changing up my routine 1st of the year.  More bbing
volume.

[sakustoms]

I started doing dead benches and like them.

Great session. Glad to see you back.

[ljimd]

I started doing dead benches and like them.

Great session. Glad to see you back.

I really didn't stop training, just posting. I feel funny at times
posting the same old stuff all the time.

I bet I've tried a dozen different variations on the bench press to
come up with a way that doesn't aggravate my shoulders.
So far the dead bench with a very narrow grip seems to be
working.

My problem lately has been unracking and reracking.(I train alone
at home in a rack). The dead bench alleviates that. I love wide grip
benches as I can do a lot more weight but I pay the price eventually.

[piperdown]

Hmmm, might have to try the dead bench for a change of pace.

[sakustoms]

I started doing dead benches and like them.

Great session. Glad to see you back.

I really didn't stop training, just posting. I feel funny at times
posting the same old stuff all the time.

I bet I've tried a dozen different variations on the bench press to
come up with a way that doesn't aggravate my shoulders.
So far the dead bench with a very narrow grip seems to be
working.

My problem lately has been unracking and reracking.(I train alone
at home in a rack). The dead bench alleviates that. I love wide grip
benches as I can do a lot more weight but I pay the price eventually.

Same for me. I have been working on a narrower grip and forgetting about bigger numbers. I would like my shoulders to grow old gracefully with me. 

[ljimd]

Hmmm, might have to try the dead bench for a change of pace.

Meh, it's different. Sort of humbling.

I started doing dead benches and like them.

Great session. Glad to see you back.

I really didn't stop training, just posting. I feel funny at times
posting the same old stuff all the time.

I bet I've tried a dozen different variations on the bench press to
come up with a way that doesn't aggravate my shoulders.
So far the dead bench with a very narrow grip seems to be
working.

My problem lately has been unracking and reracking.(I train alone
at home in a rack). The dead bench alleviates that. I love wide grip
benches as I can do a lot more weight but I pay the price eventually.

Same for me. I have been working on a narrower grip and forgetting about bigger numbers. I would like my shoulders to grow old gracefully with me. 

Did some lite wide grip benchin' w/pause today. Felt ok so far...................



Monday  12/22/14    Bwt 178.6

Squats

barx5
115x5
135x5
165x5
185x7

Bench press

115x5
135x5
165x5
185x5

Deadlift

135x5
165x5
185x5
205x5

E-z bar skullz

97.5x5,5,5

BB curls

75x5
85x5
95x5


I was going to take this week off for the holiday but got
bored and did some work anyway.

[sakustoms]

Good to hear. I used to bench so wide that a guy, who is about 6" or so taller than me with longer arms commented on how even he doesn't bench that wide. 

And there's nothing wrong with working out because you get bored. haha