Bench Night

Bench: 135 X 10 X 3 sets, 225 X 6 X 3 sets, 315 X 3 2 soft pads, Used 2 board from here out 315 X 2 , 365 X 2 sets of 2, 405 X 2, 455 X 1, 455 X 2.
4 board lockouts: 455 X 5, 495 X 5

Most people had a pretty good night, Chauncey got tricked into doing 585 off a one board, but what ever it takes to get the job done is my motto.

IHOP is good for deloading

I did what i call blood work thursday (just get a lot of blood into the muscles and encourage some joint lubrication is all I was going for)

Triceps rope pushdowns: 6 sets of 15
Chest DB Fly: 6 sets of 15
DB Curl: 6 sets of 15
DB triceps ext: 4 sets of 10
front and side raise: 2 sets of 20
Assisted pullups: 3 sets of 15
Biceps curl machine: 3 sets of 10
overhead kb press: 2 sets of 20
bench press 6 sets of 10 various grips

Saturday I came in early to teach KB class and then proceeded to IHOP for a deload breakfast with mike. Don't know what the rest of the week will bring, but I know heavy band squats looms on Saturday.

Deadlift blow it out night

Planned on deloading Saturday so i figured I might do something hard for deads...just didn't know what.

Deads in spuds swiss cheese briefs over my sweat pants ( I actually got made fun of by Chauncey of all people for being too skinny)
It took for ever to get warm but once I did it went pretty well 495 X 10, 545 X 10, 585 X 5
Romanian deads: 225 X 6, 315 X 6.
I didn't really need much to finish me off.

Saturday and Monday

Reverse band Squats (orange doubled up): worked up to 765 X 1 in loose titan briefs, 765 X 1 in titans and loose ace briefs, 815 X 1, 865 X 1, 865 X 2 (first was really high, but second felt good).

Monday: Deload Bench
incline DB Bench: 8 sets of 10 with 85's
Side raise: 35 X 10, 60 X 10, 40 X 12, 45 X 12
KB one arm overhead press: 1 set of 20 repswith 16 kilo per arm
One arm triceps pushdown with orange band: 4 sets of 15-20
Biceps curls: 30 X 8, 35 X 8
Biceps curl machine: 1 drop set. Not heavy, but enough to make my biceps cramp
Hammer incline press: 3 sets of 10-12 with 2 plates

Not a lot going on tonight....

Deads

So I was kinda up in the air on what to do. The choices were to deload and do not much at all or go for a heavy single or double. (Yea....not much rational there).
Sumo deads: 405 X 2 sets of 2, 495 X 2 sets of 2, 545 X 2, 585 X 2, 635 X 2, 675 X 2 (second was a little sloppy with a quick lockout at the top). 735 X didn't move off the floor. oh well, good to be ambitious just in case you get lucky right...
Half hearted attempt at front squatting: 135 X 5, 185 X 5, 225 X 5
Feeling a deload coming on this Saturday. I think mike wants to do bands in 3 weeks so I better start resting now.

Here is a question for ya..... Why is figure skating, curling, and poker on TV but powerlifting is reserved for old smokey VFW posts and crowded hotel banquet rooms?
I'm Just say'en.....

Bench ight

Bench: worked up to 2 sets of 3 with 365 off 2 foam pads, then 2 sets of 3 with 405 off 2 boards
KB Double snatch: 5 sets of 5 with 32 KG KB's
KB one arm snatch 2 sets of 5 with 40 Kilo, then 1 set of 15 each arm with 88 (ran out of time so I had to get three sets in one). Probably a new record for snatches with the 88...for me at least.
This was a fairly unproductive workout. Oh well, such as life sometimes. Too much stuff going on to even really care about a bad workout right now.....not sure if that is a good thing or not.

Wow, it's been a long time....

So I have been busy with gym stuff, and wedding stuff and I havn't really done anything worth posting so.....it has been two weeks since I posted anything.

Squats with orange reverse bands: worked up to 685 for 2 or 3 sets of 2, then a set of 5. went to 735 for a set of 5, then finished up with 775 for something ugly bordering a quarter squat/goodmorning.
That was it for training as the strongman had started and we were slow to get training in the first place.
Well the weight "loss" is done for now. I am planning to keep my weight around 255-265 for right now. Yea I know its a big window, but I can fluctuate 8-10 lbs in a day or two so it gives me a little room for a cheat meal or day.....haha.