the butcher

ooooh yeah....love that song. either makes you want to have sex or fight. well it made me lift something furious today...

deload week should be easy and fun so that s what i did. walked to the gym for cardio and then hit chest and back. a little push pull thing and then did biceps. i normally do not do them but i felt it was needed.

not sure of the weights but i did 5 sets 8 reps for each exercise.
HS low press, HS Iso Row, machine flyes, rope pulldowns, machine press, shrugs

did these 4 sets 8 reps. a few of the exercises were drop sets.
cambered bar curls, cable curls, reverse curls, hammer curls, wrist curls

walked home and devoured a pizza. the walk was good...lot of time to think.

deload....

this week is it for me...no heavy lifting. and my body can use it. i feel beat up but i am happy with the results.
most of my lifts went up, some to an amazing degree. so what to do this week....train or just be lazy?
what a dilemma!! training light and loose will be fun and it will get me out of the apartment. was thinking light work but with some volume added in for the pump.

managed to write a quick article on grip, hope it gets posted soon... i should paint something too. any suggestions? would love to get a giant canvas and put a wave on it...haha i need a patron, no not the tequila. but that does sound tasty too.

so how to start this week off? what better than sunday undies.....http://www.wjrr.com/pages/sundayundies.html
and a couple fritters with coffee. maybe finish off the day with some movies. but in the meantime enjoy some jack johnson with me...

waves

been really digging the waves lately. always been inspired by Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa
even though his is a woodblock print i enjoy trying to paint in that style. believe me it is not easy...you just 
have to see the shapes and forms versus the real wave....ok that was my zen moment. so here are the last 2 
waves i have painted...

douchebag dumpster

yeah it has been one of those days...the last 24 hours have left me with a slight vinegar taste in my mouth.
a lot of douches have come out and irritated me to know end. so let me open up the dumpster and toss them in!
a few from last evening...name calling internet warriors, overzealous pompous censoring power tripping douches,
the whiny people to afraid to stand up for themselves (maybe you should re-evaluate your life choices) and finally the hypocrites...in the douche dumpster you go!
now for this afternoons douches...you are the reason Planet Fitness thrives, you puffed up ILS having douche! take off your stupid affliction rip-off t-shirt and quit doing curls in the freaking squat rack! and please shut your effing gaping suck under your nose! wantto comment on how terrible someone's squats are, yet your pencil legs would crack if you got under a bar with your bodyweight on it....please do the world a favor and go home, do your P90-x and jump in the dumpster!!

trash has been taken out...


so onto my training....

squats 390x5 445x3 500x7---hell yes! i needed to go about an inch deeper though.

hack squats 270x8 6 sets

standing calf raise 260x8 5 sets

single leg press 180x8 5 sets

good mornings 315x5 5 sets

and let me tell you i train at the rudest gym in the freaking world. from the members to the employees...

possibilities

so it sums up what i am going through in the gym and life. went to the employment office yesterday for an interview, not for a job though. the lady there gave me a lot of help and some options. actually made my day...
i was also inspired to write a story...think it will be fun....going to use my other blog for that. stay tuned!!

had a late start today...woke up at noon...yes i was a little surprised. guess thats what happens when you watch 4 movies and go to bed at 2 am! well i headed to the gym after an interesting convo with a great friend. surprisingly the gym was empty...all the better for me!

overhead press 175x5 195x3 225x6---yes!! that was my goal.

split jerk 155 5/3/1---think these are helping me get under the bar and press more!

pushdowns 90x10 8 sets

tate cable extension 45x10 6 sets

HS iso press 1-arm 90x8 4 sets

1 arm dumbbell clean and press 120x2 each arm----just showing off!!

y'all want a single?

FUCK THAT!!
haha...perfect song for the gym today. deadlift day!! i went in early to beat the nasty weather heading this way.
supposed to be t-storms and possible tornadoes. so i tredged out early and hit it  hard.

deadlifts 355x5 420x3 470x6---hells yes! 6 was my magic number! did last 3 with straps.

pull thrus 100x10 5 sets

ab pulldowns 100x10 7 sets

reverse squat on machine 360x10 5 sets

thats all folks!

Eat, Pray, Love

yes it is about the movie...http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0879870/

i watched it saturday morning. my dog woke me up early, poor dude was sick. so not being able to fall asleep i decided to watch it. why you ask?
well honestly i have a crush on Julia Roberts but the movie looked good.

no it is not a typical dude movie. it is romantic, spiritual, and a bit funny.
especially when the guy drops trow at the beach and Julia Roberts laughs at him...hope that never happens to me. this movie is really about finding what makes us..."US"!

EAT...we have to eat for survival. but we need to learn to eat for the enjoyment, not gluttony and pigging out. but for the time we can share with friends and family. good food can bring out the best times...share it.

PRAY....not for our selfish reasons but for others needs. let it out into the universe, bless others. a kind word, smile...it all helps. oh yeah, forgive yourself. we often beat up on ourselves for past transgressions, live with no regrets.


LOVE....the toughest part. we have to open up and be honest. something most of us cannot do. it hurts too much. love beyond yourself, give it away...and finally love does make us whole.


a few other side notes....talk with your hands or at least be expressive. take time to really do nothing.
and finally....ruin leads to transformation.