12wk Shred-a-thon

[RickO'Shea]

Thanks PETE! Yeah I like this kind of workout. I feel.......separated from everyone else. Like I'm the Alpha Male. I'm from a small town about an hour and a half north of Vegas.

I had a great morning workout!

I lifted heavier and longer than I have in a long time! Very happy with the progression and it definitely strengthens my confidence going into Huntington Beach.

10 min warm up

Squats super setted with 36" box hop with weight (Thanks Andrew732 for the suggestion)
1X6@135/5 hops w 30lbs
1X6@155/5 hops w 30lbs
1X6@175/5 hops w 30lbs
1x6@135/5 hops w 50lbs

Cleans super setted with balance ball (30 seconds per set)
1X5@135
1X5@155
1x3@175
1x1@195 I haven't cleaned 180+ for a really long time. I'm hell bent on hitting 225. 195 came up really easy, but I got to do a better job of getting underneath the bar and getting low. I think in another 3-4 weeks I could hit 215 pretty easy.

Deads super setted with full extension narrow grip pull up (all at 6 reps)
3X6@275lbs (this is like a record for me! I felt very alpha male after) 6 pull ups each set.

Cut some of the cals and I hope I'll see some more changes now. Thanks everyone for all the kind words and the support!

 

[zedhed]

Keep hittin it RickO!
Yeah that feeling you get bein on is soosooo gooood!
So happy youre kicking ass on the contest, in life and on the juice.
Keep it up brother.

 

[RickO'Shea]

Thanks Zed, I owe you quite a bit!

 

[RickO'Shea]

Well I was challenged today to use all the strength I've been blessed with, and to destroy the gym by fellow member Mikey C.

I need that Mike! I took my DCP a little caffine, and my forged joint, through on some sweats and my Nike Prestos (Greatest shoe ever! hence I have 3 pairs of them) and went into the garage and fired Ol' Bessy up. Well, Bessy didn't fire. I own the steepest driveway in 4 states guaranteed, and so I tried to pop the clutch while rolling out backward. It didn't pop. So now I'm out in the middle of the street stuck. I throw it in Neutral and push it to the side of the road, but my attempt is hedged cause the steering column locks up and now I'm stuck in the dip before my driveway. I fix the steering problem, and push with all my might, while 8 middle schoolers are watching me wondering "what the heck is this tool doing?" The truck doesn't move. Now with the parking brake off I push again and some how I'm able to push my 1990 GMC TRUCK UPHILL back out into the middle of the road and then push it another 40 feet to the side of the street. Whew....pretty tired.

Something inside me told me to run. I wanted to go back inside and wait for afternoon and then try again....but I felt compelled to run. Mind you it's 8 degrees outside. So I just threw my wallet (and now I remember they are in the unlocked truck) in the truck with the keys and trotted down the road listening to some Avenged Sevenfold.

I decided to run the golf course a block away from my house. Another caveat, I'm NOT a runner. I'm athletic, but more like a sprinter. Anywho...I ran and ran and ran, and for 28 min I cleared 3 miles of golf cart track in 8 degree weather. The most important thing about this whole experience is it almost never happened. I could have easily went inside and worked out later, which is ok, but I acted. I felt like a newly baptized person running up my driveway knowing that I ran the whole darn thing without stopping, without wavering. My hands were frozen from the very start, and my lower back ached the whole way through, but I finished. It was almost spiritual.

Thank you Mikey C. for the Challenge. I needed that.

The Lord will bless all of you today so don't take it for granted. Even the simplest of things like finishing a meager run can brighten your day.

FIGHT LIKE A BRAVE!!!

 

[zedhed]

Dam dude that is pretty darn inspriational.
Good job Rick.
And its the Darkhorse by an nose and an ear......

 

[Peterlumberjack]

i hate running outside.

 

[RickO'Shea]

Thanks a ton Zed!

Here are my update#2 pictures.

 

[zedhed]

Fuck bro you are really looking gr8. I really like that back pose the best.
Nice brother, nice!

 

[RickO'Shea]

Fuck bro you are really looking gr8. I really like that back pose the best.
Nice brother, nice!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH ZED! I will admit, I'm still not very impressed though. Maybe it's I think I look better in person, but on "Film" I just am not liking what I'm seeing. I guess it's time to put it in 2nd gear.

 

[scb22]

so how you feelin' after your ice man run outdoors?