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Saturday, January 15, 2011

1/15/10 Deadlift retool for a tool

Hang power clean

155 3x3

getting the hang of hang OLY lifts will greatly improve my full movements in the future because I REALLY suck at them.

Deadlift

225x5
315x3
335x3
380x3
425x3,1,1



did 3 reps then two singles. I was trying out a new form. different stances setups, I found that the wider stance I have been using makes me go forward on my toes with a over/under grip and is better for reps as my lockout is very strong this way but off the floor suffers. I moved my feet in and pointed my toes out which really allowed me to sit on my heals. Gave me good power and speed off the floor. I'm willing to experiment hey it might be something you end up regretting but you always remember.


I moved my feet a little closer in after this and it felt like I was trying to do a curtsy. Not sure how some people lift like that.

SL Deadlifts

275 3x10 boring

Hanging leg raise

2x10

then I cleaned out the chicken coup, there wasn't anything gross in it, nah bird bones are small. Getting some chickens and I will be devouring their unborn young on the reg.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Powerlifting Meet

All my warm ups on my squats felt retarded, I had no speed to any lifts. It made me question my opener but I am weird and have lots of squat days where warm ups feel like shit and then I smoke my working sets. Shoulda listened to myself!

I screwed my first squat attempt up real bad, (403lbs) tweaked something in my groin. I didn't set up right, rushed it, to far forward bla bla

Went for my second attempt. It was a grinder but stood up with it. Got two reds for depth. Oh well. missed the 3rd........ By now you cant get a total and I think your not able to lift after bombing out so I thought my day was over. They asked me if I still wanted to bench and dead of course said yes so big thanks for that!


Lowered my bench to a really small 187 just cause I wanted to big real real safe. felt like I could do it for 10 (cause I can?) went to 220. EASY went 242.5 again EASY had more in me haha who knew bench would go the best for me? My best ever gym bench is 245 and 242 with a pause was cake.

Opened at 455 on the deadlift, which didn't feel great. went 501.5 on the second attempt and I made it real hard, haha again on my toes. said fuck it and go for 545.5 same bad setup on my toes might as well had been 800. haha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl8EPw1XdOs

I have watched this deadlift video dozens of times and other then having the bar out in front of me I tried to drop my hips to low. I don't deadlift like that, you can see when I regroup I start with my hips a lot higher. It is just what works for me.

Well turns out I felt off for a reason. I had been feeling a little fatigued and have been wanting to do nothing but sleep the couple days leading up to the meet. the night before I had a small red bump on my stomach right under my chest that looked like a spider bite. Well I wake up Monday morning and it spread, had no idea what it was. Turns out I got shingles...... Never gotten them before I guess it happens due to stress and weakened immune system. Stuff has been pretty stressful lately but I have been WAY more stressed out then this in the past.

I now feel like complete crap, just no energy, tired, lack of appetite. I think I have to take at least a week off from lifting which really sucks after taking a week off to be rested for the meet.

taking mega lysine, etc right now. I guess I'll get some meds from the DR tomorrow to recover faster.

I will recover and smash things healthy next time!

Sunday, January 2, 2011

5 Realistic Ways to Increase Testosterone

5 Realistic Ways to Increase Testosterone

I am sick and tired of reading articles with titles just like this one. They always say to do squats and deadlifts. If you’re not squatting and deadlifting your testosterone count is the last thing you need to be worried about.

Or tell you to eat some rare berry or herb that only grows in some small village in the mountains of NeverHeardOfVille where the locals work all day despite barley eating anything. Those Natives probably also shit in a hole, eat people and perform clitoral circumcision rituals. Maybe one of those is the key. Try it or do all of them, I am sure www.HardcoreMusclXtremeInferiorityComplex.com will sell you the Native Stack. Maybe their only other option, DEATH is why they can work so hard.

There will be a small link to some obscure study at the end of the article. You know why people do studies like this? To get grant money and to have boring stories to tell stuck up women at art galleries. Yeah that screams testosterone, ever shaking the hand of a researcher? It feels like someone slapped your hand with a heron. If someone shakes your hand and their handshake makes you queasy they know nothing about Testosterone.

How to Really Increase Testosterone. No studies, and no bullshit just common sense.

1. 1. Stop Doing G.P.P

General Physical Preparedness. Do you know how stupid that sounds? Who thought of a fancy word for work? You seriously have no projects that need to be done around the house? You’re going to beat on a tire with a sledgehammer for 60 second intervals when you could chop wood? I’m so sorry if this doesn’t let you perfectly do Tabata intervals. Dr Tabata was from Japan, and that place is a different world. Their rules don’t apply here. I always thought this and they just found bones proving it. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/12/23/3100174.htm?section=justin

If you don’t have any wood to chop go help your neighbor or your grandma. Maybe people will like you and bring you cookies. Oh those increase Testosterone too. Get a wheelbarrow and move some damn rocks or dig some dirt and don’t wear gloves; you don’t wear gloves in the gym right? Wait do you wear gloves in the gym? If so stop reading and reevaluate your life. It is necessary.

22. Pee Outside

This is important, don’t laugh! It feels right. Seriously peeing in a ceramic bowl seems more normal to you? Compared to dirt? Peeing off a deck at night in the cold makes you feel alive. You get a cool breeze on your balls and steam off your stream. This is the essence of being a man and thus increases Testosterone.

33. No Treadmills

You know who runs in place? People stuck in a box, Hamsters and Felons. That eats at your soul. Go out in Nature and run some trails or some damn hill sprints. Run where you have a chance of a Mountain Lion attack and if it attacks you kill it drag it home skin it and run the trails with its pelt on in the rain. Testosterone boost x1000!

44. Eat with your hands

Why do you get that feeling eating all you can eat Buffalo Wings? No not the feeling a few hours later. The feeling just eating it with your hands you feel like a damn animal. Like you just stalked and killed the uhhhhh Buffalo. Eat a whole damn chicken with just your hands after a heavy Squat day and you will instantly be recovered. What you need a knife for your steak? Sounds like your grip sucks!

55. The Only Thing Proven Way……

Is a vial and a needle. So reading crap like this for any more then comedic reasons is pointless.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

12/28/10 Last heavy day, End it with SQUATS

Last heavy day before my first PL meet just wanted to work up to a heavy single.

Back Squat

135x5
225x5
315x5
365x3
415x2 PR


I had to go for the 2nd as the first rep was so crappy with my knees caving in. FOCUS KALLE!

I am very happy with my back squat training has went in 6 weeks. This is the first time in years i've back squatted this long every week. I still make stupid mistakes on the lift but I am going to give it more attention in 2011 and hope to start putting up some big weights.

3 rounds

Front Squat 185x3
Pullups x7

4 minutes

Ab rollouts

2x15

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Squats and Thoughts

Anyone else have odd goals? One of my all time long goals is to have legs that total circumference is equal to my total height. I would need 33" legs Just about 6" on both legs to go :)

Back Squat

135x5
225x5
295x3
add belt
315x3
add knee wraps
345x3
390x3 pr


blah screwed up bar position on my back, 2nd rep was crap or else I would have went for 5

315x10

18" 2" Axle Deadlift

Up to

400x17 in 75 seconds.


Sunday, December 19, 2010

12/19/10 Log Press

Upper back is torched after deadlifts yesterday, hell I have pretty much been in a constant state of DOMS for a month. 1 more week and I can rest!

12" Log Clean & Press
95x5
165x3
190x3
210x6

ahhh this is about equal to last weeks 200x8 if you believe rep calculators, I was way fresher going into last week and my technique was off. I am trying to do my overhead pressing in as beat up a state as possible to simulate contest conditions so good all things considered. 10lb PR would have been nice though :)

Pull ups

5x10

2" Axle clean & Strict Press

5x10


Saturday, December 18, 2010

12/18 Deadlifts

Deadlift

135x5
225x5
315x3
380x3
430x3
480x3

5" deficit deadlift

315x3
365x3
405x1



Shrugs

225x5
315x5
405 3x5
315x15
225x15

Ab rollouts

3x15

My speed off the floor is abysmal right now. Couple reasons for this I think.

1. Not doing front squats, these have really help my speed off the floor.
2. Going heavier on back squats then I ever have before. This will of course allow for less recovery and not be as fresh to deadlift.
3. Going really heavy in the deadlift for a million weeks in a row.

I think I will just do deficit deads next week as a break. or not dead at all two weeks out from the powerlifting meet.