Friday, February 22, 2008

Busy All Week

Rough week. No workouts missed, but too busy to fucking post here.
Getting prepared for an operational pause.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Tuesday - 2/19

530AM

Romanian Deadlifts w /Trap Bar - 4x20
Standing Presses

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching
Dialed it back. Sore today.

We could not help but notice the thread whining that there
should be IM certs for females. Our stance is this,
there is no room for females in the grip pit
or the White House, unless, of course, they are summoned
to bring in a can of Red Bull.
;)

Monday, February 18, 2008

Monday - 2/18

530AM - 58degrees F - OoHa

Close Grip Bench - 6x10
Hammer Flat Bench > Incline > Decline Bench shrugs
Face Pulls
Rope Extensions
Abs

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Saturday 2/16 and Sunday 2/17

Saturday - 2/16

Romanian Deadlifts w/ Trap Bar - 5x10
Standing Presses

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 Pinching

YMCA
Hammer High Rows - 4x10 Medium heavy
Hammer Lat Pulls - 4x10 Medium heavy
Rope Pulls - 4x10 Medium
Arms
Abs

Sunday - 2/17
8am

Romanian Deadlifts w/ Trap Bar - 4x20

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching - worked in Platemates and chains
Left - Blob50 pinching. Worked in Platemates
2.5" Hammer Concentration Curls
Titans Telegraph
Reverse Homemade Formulator Extensions
Everything in the cellar felt cold today. Hands stung after each attempt.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Friday - 2/15

530AM

Close Grip Bench - 4x20
Close Grip Declines - 3x15
Hammer Flat/Incline JM Presses
Hammer Decline bench shrugs
Rope extensions
Abs

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Slayer Wins A Grammy - Tom Araya

Wednesday - 2/13

530AM - Frigging snow

Hammer Lat Pulls > Hammer High Rows - 5 passes
Circuited rest of upper body.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Tuesday - 2/12

530AM - Friggin Zero degrees F since Sunday night. Shoulders
feel like bags of broken potato chips.

Romanain Deadlifts w/ Trap Bar - 3x20 - Sore
Standing Presses - even more sore

Grip Training - Backoff day

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching
Titans Telegraph

Sore from elbows to finger tips.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Monday - 2/11

530AM

Close Grips - 4x20-25
Decline Close Grips - 3 x 15
Going lighter, and higher reps are saving my elbow.
Hammer Flat JM Presses
Hammer Decline Bench Shrugs
Rope pressdowns
abs

A word on Trap bars. If you are looking for a solid, customizable bullet proof
trap bar. Especially with thick hand grips (and what grip guy is not), and
extended loading area, check out PDA's Assortment HERE.

Or the thick handled trap bar HERE at Elitefts.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Sunday - 2/10

8AM

Snowed a couple of inches last night. Gripping surfaces refused to
let go of that "cold soapy feeling".

Romanian Deadlifts w/ Trap Bar - 8x10
Standing Presses

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching 45's / Chains / Platemates
Left - Blob50 Pinching - w/ Platemates
2.5 Inch DB Concentration curls - these are fucking murder.
Reverse Homemade Formulator extensions
Titan's Telegraph
Higher Rep, Lighter 2.5 inch hammer concentration curls

Saturday, February 09, 2008

Good Side of Bad News - Tornadoes

Saturday - 2/9

8AM - YMCA

Hammer High Rows - 4x10
Hammer Lat Pulls - 4x10
Fairly heavy on above
Circuited shoulders/arms/abs

Friday, February 08, 2008

Friday - 2/8

530AM

YMCA

Close Grips - 4x20+
Decline Close Grips - 3x20+
JM Presses on Hammer Flat
Bench Shrugs on Hammer Decline
Abs

The Fat Dumbbell work has the lower arms sore.

Thursday, February 07, 2008

Thursday - 2/7

530AM - Heavy rain all yesterday and list night. Everything in the
cellar had that bottom of the pool feeling.

Romanian Deadlifts w/ Trap Bar - 3x20
Standing Presses

Grip training

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching
2.5 inch Dumbbell concentration curls
Titans Telegraph
Reverse Homemade Formulator extensions
Dragged garbage to curb
Tried to figure out where the skunk is living.

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Wednesday - 2/6

530Am - A lotta rain

Hammer High rows - 6x10
Hammer Lat Pulls - 10x10
Hammer laterals > Smith Presses > Hammer seated presses - 3 laps - fast pace
Arms
Abs

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Tuesday - 2/5

530AM - 4 hours sleep.

Romanian DLs' w/ Trap Bar - 5x10
Presses

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching
left - Blob50 Pinching
Titan's telegraph

Sore all over. But not bad.

Monday, February 04, 2008

Monday - 2/4

530AM - Fairly sore

Close Grips - 3x25
Decline Close grips - 3x25
JM Presses on Hammer Flat/Incline
Bench Shrugs on Hammer decline
Pushdowns
Face Pulls
Abs

Sunday, February 03, 2008

Fuck New England!

GO GIANTS!

WooHoo!

Good Side of Bad News - Steroids!

Excellent! Just caught this at the Outlaws forum. Enjoy.

Ryan Kennelly Going for 1100 Bench

This weekends Monster Bench Meet:



This is getting totally fucked up. ;)
It's only a matter of time.

Sunday - 2/3

8AM

Romanian Deadlifts w/ Trap Bar - 5x10
Standing Presses

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinches/holds/overcrushes etc. Worked in chains and Platemates
Left - Blob50 pinching
Fat DB Concentration Hammer curls - 4x3
Reverse Homemade formulator extensions

The moisture from the ice storm on Friday settled into the cellar.

Friday, February 01, 2008

Friday - 2/1

530AM - Fuking ice storm

Home

Close Grips w/ Apollon's Axle - 6x10
Extensions w/ Apollon's - 6x20

Quick pace.