after a week off i thought the rest would help...i was wrong

lockouts 225, 245, 275
press 215, 185, 155, 135, 115, 95 6 reps each
dumbbell side raise 15x15 5 sets
reverse grip press 225x5, 275, 315, 335
pushdowns 50x15 6 sets

felt like total poo. no energy or enthusiasm for this.

graveyard time...

i should go to the gym the same time i did today....was dead in there. gives me free run of the entire place.
wasn't feeling up to it but i drug myself there. normally i end up with a good workout but today was terrible.
feel run down and beat to hell. debating whether to go tomorrow or not.

good mornings 405x5 think i did 5 sets
smith rows 315x5 3 sets
shrugs 450x10 5 sets
machine deads 450 5 singles
hs rows 45x15 each arm 6 sets
face pulls 40x15 5 sets

i feel even worse now....

Departing for parts unknown

Must be Ozzy day...this came on my ipod and then 2 more Ozzy songs. Strange things that happen when the ipod is on shuffle. Appropriate for the way I feel this week. 2 more training weeks and then a rest before the comp.
Was stoked this morning to find out that WSM is in North Carolina this year. Would be cool to see it live...

Leg day....
Power squat facing in  720x8 5 sets
Power squat facing out  630x8 5 sets
Leg press 360x15 7 sets
Romanians on smith 315x5 4 sets

And....something about the gym today, rude a'hole high school boys and naked old men. KEEERIST!!!  I could have slung plates like frisbees at these morons today.

Pushing stuff

the rest helped. although last night i felt miserable....went to bed early and got some good food in me this morning. the world shutdown and i went to pressing...


Push press 135, 185, 215, 235, 250, 270...half rep
Smith lockouts 235  4  singles
Smith press 205x6  5 sets
Dumbbell raise  15x50, 10x30, 5x20
Reverse grip incline 245x2 5 sets
Pushdowns 50x15 8 sets
Elliptical 20 minutes hiit 

R and R

my body hit the wall the other day. seriously pushing myself hard for this comp in july. have to, need to, want to... i am trying to figure out though what caused this sudden stumble into a cinder block wall.
food? maybe....3 days of binging has helped. 2 pizzas, 2 liter coke, frosted flakes, reeses peanut butter cups...the big ones....and a very large jar of nutella have all helped me feel human again. i really think i need to add a few more calories to the diet. looking at a gainer/whey/creatine concoction before bed.
training? very good possibility. 2 on 2 off is wonderful but i do spend minimum 2 hours in the gym. not normal by any means. but why should i train normal? i am a strongman after all. and really i have nothing else going on in my life right now. pushing myself harder in the gym will make up for not being able to do events.
heat? oh it is getting warm here....but that is not an issue. i need to be used to it...just have to get in water and some salt.
stress? most definite. if anyone knows being unemployed right now sucks....nothing is getting cheaper, the state just started taxing unemployment..thanks for voting in that douche bag you bunch of retarded sheep...
less and less jobs being posted, and i literally have to compete with rocket scientists for jobs. throw in a few other things stressing me and you have a whole balloon of insanity waiting to bust, thankfully i have the iron to let it out on.

Rick rolled...

So it was 80's music day in the gym and this came on....



and then this...



That was redeeming and actually a good tune to train oly lifts to. And yes I air guitarted the solo!

So got to the gym and hit up power cleans, hi-pulls, split press and some grip work today. Supposed to be easy today, not really....on my power cleans I managed to do something to my left wrist. So like any dense male of the species I continued to lift.

Power cleans 205 3 singles
Hi-pulls  315 5 singles
Split press 135 3 singles
----guess you can see where the wrist was bothering me.
Bar end holds  225 30 seconds, 180 45 seconds, 135 60 seconds ---each hand
Grip machine  100x10 5 sets
----went to change shoes for cardio and locked my keys in the locker. Had to get the lock cut off! DUUUURRRRR.

Elliptical 20 minutes HIIT

DUN--done. Taking the next 3 days off to rest and recover. Maybe I will get me a pizza...

Getting closer

Was an interesting day...hot as balls and humidity to make you drown. Headed to the gym feeling like crap, just a tired sluggish feeling. training went well but I paid the price for it. I am exhausted now. Still can't figure out why the weight won't drop, still stuck at 242. I seriously want to come in as a lightweight. Can I do it?



 Good mornings  495 5 singles
Shrugs 585 5x5  drops 495, 405, 315, 225, 135 5 reps each.
Low rows 200 5x5  drops 150,100, 50 5 reps each
HS row 90 x 20 7 sets
20 minutes hiit  cardio
20  minutes treadmill

The wall....

Did shoulders and tris yesterday. Was horrible, the wall was hard when I hit it. Went home and gorged on 7 bowls of cereal. I think the food was an issue. the day before I barely ate a thing and definitely not enough carbs.  One bright spot was that I was able to do 225 for 5 singles on seated shoulder press.


Today I did legs. Felt better....
Power squat  facing in  720 5x5
Power squat facing out  540 5x5
Leg press  450  75 reps

I zombied through this workout. Did not care who was around or in my way, well except for the dickehead trainer that moved a bench in front of the leg press so it was impossible to load....moved it right out of the way and straight at him. I think he got the picture.

weiner jokes

ok could we please stop with this guy already? between him and casey anthony i want to scream...christ can these news outlets please talk about what really matters?!?! but i will say the reporter named blow commenting on congressman weiner's weiner made me giggle...


training today....was a light speed workout. lowback was torched from yesterday and took forever to warm up.

hang cleans   bar, 95, 135x5, 155 6 singles
split press   bar, 95, 115, 135x 2, 155 5 reps
hi pulls 275x2 5 sets
holds 450 20s, 15s, 10s

elliptical 20 minutes HIIT

ain't jakked my lumber...

gotta love when a good song is played in the gym. think i even threw in a headbang between sets.

was going to try the gym yesterday but i was seriously sore from friday. the extra day off helped and i think i will continue with the 2 on 2 off scheme. today was back and it went a little something like this....


zerchers from knees 275x5, 4, 3, 2, 1

seated zercher good mornings 135x5 5sets --- these were tough just to get in position. arms are nicely bruised an battered.

low row with rope 100x10, 150x10, 200x5 3 sets, drops 150x5, 100x5, 50x20 --- did these like the arm over arm pull. the rope was brutal on my hands.

machine shrugs 360x10 6 sets

face pulls 50x15 8 sets

elliptical 20 minutes HIIT

something brutal today...

i have a gripe before i get into the training....lately i have been reading a lot of people posting about welfare and the people the receive it. some nasty stuff has been said...yes people abuse the system but it is there for a reason. there are times when real people suffer and need it. majority of those people are not lazy or ignorant and most really don't want to be where they are. but they need it! don't lump everyone into a group because of their misfortune...maybe you should  see what the other side is like. get off your comfy chairs and move your self righteous asses to lend a hand.




ok now to the training....

deficit deads 135, 225, 315x5, 415x1, 465x0---tried twice but it was going nowhere.
power squat machine facing in 630x8 5 sets  drops 540, 450, 360, 270x8
leg press 360x 75 reps---rest paused

elliptical 20 minutes 

here we go folks....it's showtime!

6 weeks till CFL Strongman in Lakeland....my first masters comp too! still not decided if i should do heavy or light though. weight is at 242 right now. 11-12 pounds should be easy in the time frame but do i want to go through the hell of cutting weight?
i was waffling about competing. this unemployment thing has got me depressed. i keep on searching and applying, but nothing...got turned down for one job because i did not have a car. yet, a car was not a requirement for the job. and i even said that the salary they paid in one month i could have a car....go figure it is about the stuff you have not what is inside of you.
so anyway enough bitching...on to training!

z-press on smith machine 135,185x5, 205x3, 225x1----tried 245 but it went only halfway
HS shoulder press 180x10 5 sets
dumbbell side raise 15x15 6 sets

reverse grip pres on smith 245x3 5 sets
pushdowns 40x20 7 sets

elliptical 20 minutes HIIT