"C" word awards

yes THE C word!!!!!i dont use it regularly, but this last week has given me cause to...

i will start with today. why? because 2 people in one instance deserve this most prestigious award. training in the gym this morning. using the leg press but moving back and forth to the squat rack. a woman comes in looks at the 450lbs on the leg press and heads off to the desk. here comes thew manager and a gym rat. they remove the plates for her...lazy woman. then the manager makes an anouncement about cleaning off the plates. i go the her and then ask her about courtesy and gym etiquette. why didnt the woman ask if anyone was using the machine?
why didnt the manager ask? i was using it...and they messed up my workout.
both of these wondewrful people get the award!! for the utter lack of courtesy and intelligence!!

next up is thew queen mother of all....
a certain person in my life, i have been sworn to secrecy to reveal her identity, has gone to tell members of my family that i am gay! being far from the truth i am amazed at her audacity to assume she was the last woman i was ever with.....
her reasoning? the women friends that i have on facebook and a video i posted from the producers. oh lord i laughed when i heard this. a true C-word if ever....

training

i went in and did legs this morning. was sluggish and tired. everything felt heavy, but thanks to some dumbass i got my blood flowing good (blog to follow with story)
started with leg press, 810 for 5 sets of 5 reps. took them deep! front squats....225 for 5 singles. had to tape my right wrist. hurts something fierce! also forgot my wraps, oh well. i sucked it up and finished. here is where i get pissed...
went to do pullthrus. 150 5 sets 5 reps. then ended with hi foot leg press. kept my feet high on the platform to hit my hams and glutes. 450 10 sets of 10 reps. angry pissed off and irate....showered and off to work!

catching up with life and pressing

so on my off days i have been doing stuff i have neglected...ya know dishes, laundry, clean the toilet. sleeping in those days too. amazing the more busy i am the more time i actiually have. must be the fact i make a priority to get this stuff done. work has picked up too! helps now that i have 4 monitors and 2 computers...but i really need 2 more arms! ah well less time stressing about the competition.

got up real early today...some reason my phone rang...text message at 615 am!!! haha it was nce though. go in the gym an no one was there....love those times. got in the rack and did push presses. 245 or 80% of the max that i want eventually. go on do the math...
the first rep was only halfway, ouch! but then i banged out 4 more singles!! next time all 5 will go up! dropped the weight to 155 and repped out 8. that felt really light. still need to work my push.
walked over to the cable crossover machine and did upright rows with a tricep rope. 8 sets with 150( i think) 5 reps each set. last exercise was on a hammer shoulder press...50 lbs each side 10 sets 10 reps. that fried my delts!! to end this i did 20 minutes on the elliptical.

long time coming

did deads today. funny i think the last time i did a real deadlift was in april!
500lbs....1,3,1 reps. was happy with it. should have gone for 5 on my second set. had more in the tank at the time. tried a hook grip with my warmups. not bad. you know you work deads hard when you feel it in your lats.
shrugs were my second exercise....405lbs 5 sets 10 reps. felt nice just to work it. pulldowns and rows finished off my back. ended my day with 20 minutes on the elliptical.

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did my overhead pressing today. was happy with the workout but not my bloated gut....should not have eaten all that mcdonalds yesterday. weight is manageable and a non factor for the jersey comp.

hammer strength press....had a lot in the tank for these. 320lbs 5sets 2 reps.
cable side raises....these hurt! 45lbs 5 sets 5 reps.
1 arm dumbbell clean and press...75, 85, 95, 105 all singles each arm. 55 and 30 12 reps each.
ellipitical....20 minutes hill interval.

now i can rest tomorrow or do maore cardio...aaaaggggh

a good son

or just feeling guilty...
been trying to get in and see my mom all week. but to my dismay her therapy is going on when i show up. so i decided to stay home this morning. went to the gym instead of travelling to do events.

low back was feeling sore and tight from the earlier workout and it showed. glad i didnt go to event training. i would have quit early. romanian deadlifts on the hammer machine showed my misery...630 for 5 singles. dropped the weight in half to rep it out but i couldnt break the weight off the ground. moved over to the leg press. did 1 leg at a time. 300lbs...20 reps each. dropped 50lbs each set for the next 3. repped that out till i hurt, the good kind. zerchers were up next to torture me. 275 5 sets of 3 reps, from the bottom pin. my back hated me for that.
figured i wasnt done with my masochistic training, so i did some grip work. bar end holds and hercules holds...truly finished.

got in to see my mom. watched her finish therapy this morning. amazing to see how hard she is working. told her it was just like me training and competing. she gave me a smile and said "really?"

did what i hate most

CARDIO!!!!

total of 75 minutes on the treadmill.
inbetween the 30 minute sessions i did forearm work. first time was standing wrist curls and reverse wrist curls. used 205lbs for those. after the second trip on the treadmill i did hammer curls, 70-110 lbs 5-1 rep. then i did twist yo wrist...whats that you ask? it looks like a giant yoyo.
you loop the cord thru a plate and then roll it up. cool part is the hands are in a neutral position.

thats all folks!