A Lifter's Iron Log...

[ghettostudmuffin]

12-9-2010

Press 45x5, 65x5, 95x5, 105x3, 135x3, 155x1, 155 was pretty easy, but my stupid left bicep is still strained and even that 1 rep was hurting my arm so I stopped there. I haven't done any pressing for like 3 weeks and thankfully it seems it hasn't gone down based off the feel of that single. Gonna have to buy some tiger balm and hope this fuckin bicep heals up soon because it's impacting my bench progress and it's irritating when squatting.

One Arm DB Row 50x5, 65x5, 80x5, 90x5, 100x5, 100 was pretty easy, but due to my arm I cutoff doing too many reps or going heavier.

Pretty funny. The sorta tendinitus feeling I had on the outside of the elbow is pretty much gone only to be replaced with this bicep strain. Tracing back I'm pretty sure it happened when I went too heavy on single rep curls.

The sooner this sob heals up the better. Until then I can't really push 100% on any presses or pulls.

Bodyweight 241lbs

 

[Tblock1]

wow man I hate little nagging injuries like that. Heal up soon and come back 100%!!!

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

12-14-2010

Bicep is beginning to feel better. I actually felt a little of that outside tendinitus feeling in my elbow today, but only a little bit.

Went light today because of this.

Bench Press 155x3x20 Got all 20 reps for each set. I was happy with this. High reps like 15-20 are the only things that really give me a good pump for most upperbody work lol so it's fun to get da pump on from time to time.

Strict Cable Pressdowns 4 sets of 12 with 30lbs. That's right fella's, 30lbs. I had the head pl'er show me his particular variation on this exercise and it is very difficult. It takes any kind of extra help out. This will be a great exercise to gauge my triceps strength on. When I have built up to like 70-80 using this my triceps will have gained alot.

Forgot to weight myself today. I was at a pretty decent low point in mood today, but I forced my ass to get to the gym and put in something. I'm glad I did. It helped and I got something productive done.

Tomorrow hopefully the head pl coach will be there again and put me through a solid leg workout.

 

[the.gladiator1987]

damn bro good shit. I actually did 225x20 as a backoff set for bench and my chest was on fire I couldnt do the heavy sets for my other lifts that day lol. Must be nice to have a PL'er be training u

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

Glad, it's a blessing and a curse lol. It's awesome having vet guy's taking me under their wing, but at the same time they are working my ass HARD lol.

For example...

Today's workout was a circuit style workout. 3 stations with weight pre-set.

Barbell Squat 315 for sets of 5
Deadlift 315 for sets of 5
smith machine wide stance squat 225 for sets of 10.

No rest between each exercise or circuit.............

By the end of the 3rd circuit I was in the worst oxygen debt I have ever felt before. I didn't puke, but godamn my breathing was spiked for 10+ minutes and my lowback was cramping up. That very last set of squats on the 3rd circuit I almost couldn't breath. I went to get a drink at the fountain and I spluttered out my first few attempts to get some water down I was hyper-ventilating so hard.

I actually had to have the guys badger me to do all 5 reps on the 2nd and 3rd circuit because I was in suck oxygen debt that I was literally trying to not do all the reps. I was doing 3 reps and stopping and had the have the guys yelling at me to get me to finish the last 2 reps more than a few times.

After we rested for about 15 minutes we did 4 sets of smith machine squats with feet close together and waaay out in front to isolate the quads.

225x3x10 and then a final set of 15. I tell you on that last set when I hit the 14th rep I actually whimpered a little which of course they had to give me shit about lol. There was no rest between reps. 15 straight with no pausing at the top or bottom.

All in all this workout and the last squat workout I did have been the hardest I have ever been pushed and next week apparently we are doing a squat workout that is REALLY nasty so.....

It's a blessing and a curse.

Bodyweight 242lbs

 

[miked8c]

Nah man its no curse, just a blessing. This is why you go to the gym, its going to hurt, thats how you get stronger. Your fortunate that you have people who can motivate you to work harder than you would ever work alone. There are very few people that would push themselves that hard alone, it is way too easy to tell yourself you did good and you can stop. When you are surrounded by your friends and people you respect, and they are pushing you on every rep, you will surpass anything you could do alone.

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

That's true. Don't get me wrong. I am honored to be taken under these guys wing especially since I have sorta known the head pl'er for 7 years and am just now really training with them. He knows how stubborn I can be.

Last night is a workout I would never, ever do on my own. To be perfectly honest I have no interest in doing workouts like that first and second they are fucking brutal.

That said it's part of the deal. The coach is having us do this shit because the guy's that are going to be competing in the next big national level pl meet need to be both strong and in good condition so they don't burnout by the last lift.

The level of intensity I am being pushed to achieve is so far above and beyond what I could do solo there's literally no comparison. It's painful.

Like you said though I know I won't get weaker. The training isn't going to break me so I'm only gonna get stronger from it.

Trust me on one thing though. If you are ever in this position you will see just how easy your solo training is by comparison.

I have done bodybuilding 6 days a week all sets to absolute failure/high volume, rock climbed difficult short bouldering problems, hiked 7000+ feet of elevation change in a day on some of the most intensive swithbacks, jogged for 2 hours straight on a routine basis, passed the entry level navy seals physical fitness test, swam across an entire lake during the winter, worked in a slave labor equivalent saw mill and done some very laborious construction work over the years and nothing comes close to the PAIN of last night.

It's a weird thing doing circuits like that with no rest and then you are expected to squat 315 raw for 5 reps and you are seriously struggling to breath and your mind is doing every thing in it's power to not unrack the weight. Then you have to go and deadlift the weight and you don't want to bend over because you can't get enough air. I can push myself really hard. Imo I can push myself as hard as anyone can by themselves. Having someone else push you is merciless though, lol. I have trained with people before and even that isn't on this level. 1 set of 20 rep balls out squats sounds easy to me after last night. You know you only have 1 set.

Anyhow enough of my crying. All I gotta say is this pain better be rewarded with strength and growth gains because I guarantee training solo I can make solid, steady gains without this kind of pain. The 2 things that I will take from training with these guys in the long run is learning excellent technique and what brutally hard training actually is.

 

[Tblock1]

That's true. Don't get me wrong. I am honored to be taken under these guys wing especially since I have sorta known the head pl'er for 7 years and am just now really training with them. He knows how stubborn I can be.

Last night is a workout I would never, ever do on my own. To be perfectly honest I have no interest in doing workouts like that first and second they are fucking brutal.

That said it's part of the deal. The coach is having us do this shit because the guy's that are going to be competing in the next big national level pl meet need to be both strong and in good condition so they don't burnout by the last lift.

The level of intensity I am being pushed to achieve is so far above and beyond what I could do solo there's literally no comparison. It's painful.

Like you said though I know I won't get weaker. The training isn't going to break me so I'm only gonna get stronger from it.

Trust me on one thing though. If you are ever in this position you will see just how easy your solo training is by comparison.

I have done bodybuilding 6 days a week all sets to absolute failure/high volume, rock climbed difficult short bouldering problems, hiked 7000+ feet of elevation change in a day on some of the most intensive swithbacks, jogged for 2 hours straight on a routine basis, passed the entry level navy seals physical fitness test, swam across an entire lake during the winter, worked in a slave labor equivalent saw mill and done some very laborious construction work over the years and nothing comes close to the PAIN of last night.

It's a weird thing doing circuits like that with no rest and then you are expected to squat 315 raw for 5 reps and you are seriously struggling to breath and your mind is doing every thing in it's power to not unrack the weight. Then you have to go and deadlift the weight and you don't want to bend over because you can't get enough air. I can push myself really hard. Imo I can push myself as hard as anyone can by themselves. Having someone else push you is merciless though, lol. I have trained with people before and even that isn't on this level. 1 set of 20 rep balls out squats sounds easy to me after last night. You know you only have 1 set.

Anyhow enough of my crying. All I gotta say is this pain better be rewarded with strength and growth gains because I guarantee training solo I can make solid, steady gains without this kind of pain. The 2 things that I will take from training with these guys in the long run is learning excellent technique and what brutally hard training actually is.

I'm sorry but this is ridiculous. Endurance atheletes push themselves extremely hard....and unlike your pain it lasts for hours and hours.

 

[miked8c]

That guys my brother!?

 

[ExtraMile]

Tblock why you gotta argue with everything everyone says... I hope that post was a joke cause it would piss me off if I typed that whole post out just for you to pick up on one little bit and say it's rediculous...

Ghetto: are the other PLers on cycle?