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Beastmode!
Hope he recovers quick!
Thank you for keeping us in the loop so we know mobster is ok.
Damn mobster. Hope you get better soon.
Get better soon brother. Sounds really brutal but looking forward to getting you back to 100%!
I'll see if I can string together a few words together about my recent and ongoing, for now, illness.
Sunday 14th as we drive back after a trail walk (ironically to work the lungs better instead of more gentle flat walking) I started to get a tickling type cough. I had zero idea of what was coming. The next day or two if moved up to something I thought would be 24-48 hours of annoying. Take a few paracetamol and I'd be good to go. Sleep wasn't good and I was struggling Wednesday.
It quickly became to where I could hear the mucus on my chest as I breathed and it was fkin with my sleep. I have here and have mentioned as a way of not needing to go to the docs amoxcilliin for pets. But, as I wrote, I took my daily supps plus a single daily pill late last week and both times spewed in very short order. I've used them before with zero issues (pushing my body on cycle made a gland in my jaw swell - an indication of over training and or stress on my immune system). Oh and yet I killed it both days in the gym. Looking back... how I managed this is beyond me and was a bad idea.
Saturday and Sunday I was f**ked big time. Zero appetite, minimal liquid intake and a LOT of time resting. Monday the GF, who has a LOT to deal with (not the least of which is asthma and her mum is now on end of life palliative care) went into ass kicking mode and made me (I needed this) go to a walk in at a local hospital. That was not good although they could see how ill I was. Apparently I was lacking in color ( a grayish pallor) which indicates oxygen issues. I literally looked up my symptoms that morning - fkin Pneumonia. Even now untreated and un-diagnosed it has a 30% mortality (death rate).
Off to the docs then. Now you're supposed to call and book and appointment but I knew I was now properly ill and we rolled the dice. One person waiting and me. Receptionist was on point (they were amazing when my back was in bits in 2016) and I only go when I'm ill. Zero need to see the doctor. Outside with the script and I start coughing as I hang off the side of the car and I was about ready to collapse there in the street spewing. One side issue of coughing, poor diet etc is ya gotta watch you don't sh*t at the same time. You're unwell so you don't care but still... eeek!
The chemist/pharmacist said to double up (so 1500mg becomes 3000mg of amoxicillin) day 1 and that I'd feel better by day 3. Exactly so. I'm on that today. I had some properly low days and felt very sorry for myself (who will come save my ass behind my steel street doors etc etc) and naturally felt very weak. I'm by no means recovered - needed to rest 2 x today - but I am a LOT better and feel like I'll improve daily.
I'll try some very light (which if ok will quickly get pushed up) training Monday after coaching (see below)
Bonus: I'm sick and yet 2 things happened that week or so. 1) I had a leak from a pipe late last week and my neighbors sons are plumbers and fixed it, for free, as per. One asked me to coach him for a title fight so I'll be doing (at fkin 7am lol) that for the next few weeks. The other was a former lifting buddy who wants to put a competition on and asked me what events I wanted (as in pick what I like hot damn lol).
Sunday 14th as we drive back after a trail walk (ironically to work the lungs better instead of more gentle flat walking) I started to get a tickling type cough. I had zero idea of what was coming. The next day or two if moved up to something I thought would be 24-48 hours of annoying. Take a few paracetamol and I'd be good to go. Sleep wasn't good and I was struggling Wednesday.
It quickly became to where I could hear the mucus on my chest as I breathed and it was fkin with my sleep. I have here and have mentioned as a way of not needing to go to the docs amoxcilliin for pets. But, as I wrote, I took my daily supps plus a single daily pill late last week and both times spewed in very short order. I've used them before with zero issues (pushing my body on cycle made a gland in my jaw swell - an indication of over training and or stress on my immune system). Oh and yet I killed it both days in the gym. Looking back... how I managed this is beyond me and was a bad idea.
Saturday and Sunday I was f**ked big time. Zero appetite, minimal liquid intake and a LOT of time resting. Monday the GF, who has a LOT to deal with (not the least of which is asthma and her mum is now on end of life palliative care) went into ass kicking mode and made me (I needed this) go to a walk in at a local hospital. That was not good although they could see how ill I was. Apparently I was lacking in color ( a grayish pallor) which indicates oxygen issues. I literally looked up my symptoms that morning - fkin Pneumonia. Even now untreated and un-diagnosed it has a 30% mortality (death rate).
Off to the docs then. Now you're supposed to call and book and appointment but I knew I was now properly ill and we rolled the dice. One person waiting and me. Receptionist was on point (they were amazing when my back was in bits in 2016) and I only go when I'm ill. Zero need to see the doctor. Outside with the script and I start coughing as I hang off the side of the car and I was about ready to collapse there in the street spewing. One side issue of coughing, poor diet etc is ya gotta watch you don't sh*t at the same time. You're unwell so you don't care but still... eeek!
The chemist/pharmacist said to double up (so 1500mg becomes 3000mg of amoxicillin) day 1 and that I'd feel better by day 3. Exactly so. I'm on that today. I had some properly low days and felt very sorry for myself (who will come save my ass behind my steel street doors etc etc) and naturally felt very weak. I'm by no means recovered - needed to rest 2 x today - but I am a LOT better and feel like I'll improve daily.
I'll try some very light (which if ok will quickly get pushed up) training Monday after coaching (see below)
Bonus: I'm sick and yet 2 things happened that week or so. 1) I had a leak from a pipe late last week and my neighbors sons are plumbers and fixed it, for free, as per. One asked me to coach him for a title fight so I'll be doing (at fkin 7am lol) that for the next few weeks. The other was a former lifting buddy who wants to put a competition on and asked me what events I wanted (as in pick what I like hot damn lol).
you need sleep and hot soup
Mobster stop being a tough guy
take a few days off already !
take a few days off already !
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Glad to hear you are doing better Mobster
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Monday
@ my gym. First time back at it. I've deliberately held back from ba**s out training so as to not knock myself back recovery wise. No straps, belts etc used. On my top set of leg presses I had a sense of ''grrrrr.... c'mon kick ass'. Nutso mode complete with me chest bumping the plates lol. No let's see how recovery goes. The plan is to see how that goes and then, if ok, ramp it up.
Power Squat Machine
warm up x set up, 80kg x 8 reps, 160kg x 8 reps, 250kg x 8 reps (all about 1/3rd my usual weights)
Leg Press
192.5kg x 8 reps, 317.5kg x 8 reps, 437.5kg x 8 reps
Lying Leg Curls
4p x 8 reps, 6p x 8 reps
Leg Extensions
4p x 8 reps, 7p x 8 reps
@ my gym. First time back at it. I've deliberately held back from ba**s out training so as to not knock myself back recovery wise. No straps, belts etc used. On my top set of leg presses I had a sense of ''grrrrr.... c'mon kick ass'. Nutso mode complete with me chest bumping the plates lol. No let's see how recovery goes. The plan is to see how that goes and then, if ok, ramp it up.
Power Squat Machine
warm up x set up, 80kg x 8 reps, 160kg x 8 reps, 250kg x 8 reps (all about 1/3rd my usual weights)
Leg Press
192.5kg x 8 reps, 317.5kg x 8 reps, 437.5kg x 8 reps
Lying Leg Curls
4p x 8 reps, 6p x 8 reps
Leg Extensions
4p x 8 reps, 7p x 8 reps
those 15ML vials look sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
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Tuesday
@ my gym. Still holding back. I'm coughing the crap out now I think. Still recovering. I weighed myself for the first time since before the Pneumonia - down at least 11lbs. No straps, belts, etc used.
Seated Press
Mores strength available but no need to impact recovery
warm ups, 20kg x 8, 40kg x 8, 50kg x 6 (easy) and 60kg x 6 easy
Saxon Bar
bar x 8, 42.5kg x 6, 72.5kg x 3, 3 and 6. Again more there but holding back.
Bwt: 319lbs with a lot of clothing on (cold here) so 316lbs - from 327lbs or so
If recovery goes well then I'll ramp it up to 75% of previous numbers asap
@ my gym. Still holding back. I'm coughing the crap out now I think. Still recovering. I weighed myself for the first time since before the Pneumonia - down at least 11lbs. No straps, belts, etc used.
Seated Press
Mores strength available but no need to impact recovery
warm ups, 20kg x 8, 40kg x 8, 50kg x 6 (easy) and 60kg x 6 easy
Saxon Bar
bar x 8, 42.5kg x 6, 72.5kg x 3, 3 and 6. Again more there but holding back.
Bwt: 319lbs with a lot of clothing on (cold here) so 316lbs - from 327lbs or so
If recovery goes well then I'll ramp it up to 75% of previous numbers asap
Nice touchdown!!!!
Always love a good touchdown. Looking forward to the recovery and you ramping up again!
Thursday
@ Powerhouse. Feeling 80% today and only kinda glad I held back a notch (just starting to feel the effects at the end). Nice to see my gym buddies (a few who had offered to do sh*t for me when I was full blown ill)
Dumbbell Curls
to 30kg x 8 reps easy
Tricep Pressdown
to 15p x 8 reps easy
Standing BB Wrist Curls
to 100kg 8 reps
Bwt: 315lbs!!
@ Powerhouse. Feeling 80% today and only kinda glad I held back a notch (just starting to feel the effects at the end). Nice to see my gym buddies (a few who had offered to do sh*t for me when I was full blown ill)
Dumbbell Curls
to 30kg x 8 reps easy
Tricep Pressdown
to 15p x 8 reps easy
Standing BB Wrist Curls
to 100kg 8 reps
Bwt: 315lbs!!
Friday
@ Powerhouse. The plan was 'see what happens'. If nothing else seeing what effect the Pneumonia has had on my numbers. We (Ken and and Chris) flew along on the bench press only slowing down when we got close to max numbers. That said it went well
Close Grip Bench Press
to 185kg x 1 rep
Iso-Mid Row (Hammer style machine)
to 120kg a side x 6 reps @
MiraFit 60mm Rolling Handle
to set up + 80kg x 3 x 3 reps @ hand
Bwt: 317lbs (filling up on loads of carbs the last few days)
@ Powerhouse. The plan was 'see what happens'. If nothing else seeing what effect the Pneumonia has had on my numbers. We (Ken and and Chris) flew along on the bench press only slowing down when we got close to max numbers. That said it went well
Close Grip Bench Press
to 185kg x 1 rep
Iso-Mid Row (Hammer style machine)
to 120kg a side x 6 reps @
MiraFit 60mm Rolling Handle
to set up + 80kg x 3 x 3 reps @ hand
Bwt: 317lbs (filling up on loads of carbs the last few days)
you're the real DEAL man
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damn surprise that you came back so strong like nothing ever happened
Monday
Held back a little as I'm still lacking in 'wind'. Recovery between sets was a little harder than normal so it wont kill me to take another week. I DID do some steps earlier (before 9am)
Lever Squat
100kg/220lbs x 8 reps, 200kg/440lbs (tweaked down from a planned 220kg) x 6 reps, 320kg/704lbs (tweaked down from a planned 340kg/748lbs) x 4 reps
Iso lever Leg Press (one leg at a time)
didn't bother using 50kg. Straight to 100kg/220lbs x 8 reps, 180kg/396lbs x 5 reps @
Lying Leg Curls
4p x 8 reps, 8p (down from a planned 9) x 4 reps (more there)
Leg Extensions
1/2 stack x 8 reps, stack x 4 reps (more there)
Bwt: 315lbs (eating well enough so...)
Held back a little as I'm still lacking in 'wind'. Recovery between sets was a little harder than normal so it wont kill me to take another week. I DID do some steps earlier (before 9am)
Lever Squat
100kg/220lbs x 8 reps, 200kg/440lbs (tweaked down from a planned 220kg) x 6 reps, 320kg/704lbs (tweaked down from a planned 340kg/748lbs) x 4 reps
Iso lever Leg Press (one leg at a time)
didn't bother using 50kg. Straight to 100kg/220lbs x 8 reps, 180kg/396lbs x 5 reps @
Lying Leg Curls
4p x 8 reps, 8p (down from a planned 9) x 4 reps (more there)
Leg Extensions
1/2 stack x 8 reps, stack x 4 reps (more there)
Bwt: 315lbs (eating well enough so...)
mobster is the TRUTH always and forever
Tuesday
@ my gym. Usual post leg day slow to start. Still off as far as wind is concerned but getting back to normal
Seated Press
to 80kg x 6 reps
Saxon Bar Work
to 92.5kg x 3, 3 and 6 reps (wanna add soon another set but dropped it for today)
Bwt: 317lbs
@ my gym. Usual post leg day slow to start. Still off as far as wind is concerned but getting back to normal
Seated Press
to 80kg x 6 reps
Saxon Bar Work
to 92.5kg x 3, 3 and 6 reps (wanna add soon another set but dropped it for today)
Bwt: 317lbs
hopefully you get your wind back soon
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Good to see you’re hitting it hard
Thursday
@ Powerhouse. Still a bit lacking in gas noticed when walking to the gym. My normal speed, first time in a while, but just puffing a little bit. Gareth and James still struggling with their breathing. But strength wise I was good to go.
Hammer DB Curls
to 80kg/176lbs x 8 reps @
Skull Crushers
to 81.5kg x 8 reps. I put 129kg but that was silly
Standing BB Wrist Curls
to 100kg/220lbs x 8 tidy reps
Bwt: 22st 9lbs / 317lbs
@ Powerhouse. Still a bit lacking in gas noticed when walking to the gym. My normal speed, first time in a while, but just puffing a little bit. Gareth and James still struggling with their breathing. But strength wise I was good to go.
Hammer DB Curls
to 80kg/176lbs x 8 reps @
Skull Crushers
to 81.5kg x 8 reps. I put 129kg but that was silly
Standing BB Wrist Curls
to 100kg/220lbs x 8 tidy reps
Bwt: 22st 9lbs / 317lbs
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good to see you back in the game
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mobster proving that a sickness won't slow him down
Friday
@ Powerhouse Gym.
Mid Iso Row
to 130kg/286lbs x 6 reps
Close Grip Bench Press
I wasn't sure how well this would go... right up to the point of doing 190kg
to 120kg x 1, 140kg x 1, 160kg x 1 and 180kg x 1. Then 2 x 1 @ 190kg/418lbs
60mm Mirafit Handle
to set up + 81.25kg x 3 x 3 RH and 2 x 3 and 1 x 2 (3rd failed) LH
Bwt: 318lbs
@ Powerhouse Gym.
Mid Iso Row
to 130kg/286lbs x 6 reps
Close Grip Bench Press
I wasn't sure how well this would go... right up to the point of doing 190kg
to 120kg x 1, 140kg x 1, 160kg x 1 and 180kg x 1. Then 2 x 1 @ 190kg/418lbs
60mm Mirafit Handle
to set up + 81.25kg x 3 x 3 RH and 2 x 3 and 1 x 2 (3rd failed) LH
Bwt: 318lbs
Friday
@ Powerhouse Gym.
Mid Iso Row
to 130kg/286lbs x 6 reps
Close Grip Bench Press
I wasn't sure how well this would go... right up to the point of doing 190kg
to 120kg x 1, 140kg x 1, 160kg x 1 and 180kg x 1. Then 2 x 1 @ 190kg/418lbs
60mm Mirafit Handle
to set up + 81.25kg x 3 x 3 RH and 2 x 3 and 1 x 2 (3rd failed) LH
Bwt: 318lbs
@ Powerhouse Gym.
Mid Iso Row
to 130kg/286lbs x 6 reps
Close Grip Bench Press
I wasn't sure how well this would go... right up to the point of doing 190kg
to 120kg x 1, 140kg x 1, 160kg x 1 and 180kg x 1. Then 2 x 1 @ 190kg/418lbs
60mm Mirafit Handle
to set up + 81.25kg x 3 x 3 RH and 2 x 3 and 1 x 2 (3rd failed) LH
Bwt: 318lbs
On order from today
I like that bar!!
Strong updates mobster.....good going.......
Monday
@ my gym. Could have been a little bit better
Hatfield Squat
to 325kg/715lbs x 2 (wanted 3-4) reps
Leg Press
to 632kg x 4 reps
Lying Leg Curls
to 8p x 6 reps
Leg Extensions
to stack +10kg x 6 reps
Bwt: 316lbs
@ my gym. Could have been a little bit better
Hatfield Squat
to 325kg/715lbs x 2 (wanted 3-4) reps
Leg Press
to 632kg x 4 reps
Lying Leg Curls
to 8p x 6 reps
Leg Extensions
to stack +10kg x 6 reps
Bwt: 316lbs
Tuesday
@ my gym. Nearly back to 100% on these two. Should've mentioned I nearly strained my back and or thighs slipping on mud on Sunday - might explain yesterday.
Seated Press
to 90kg/198lbs x 4 reps
Saxon Bar
to 97.5kg x 3 r/pause, 3 n/stop and then 3 n/s + 3 x 1 right after (6 total)
Bwt: 318lbs - could still eat more
@ my gym. Nearly back to 100% on these two. Should've mentioned I nearly strained my back and or thighs slipping on mud on Sunday - might explain yesterday.
Seated Press
to 90kg/198lbs x 4 reps
Saxon Bar
to 97.5kg x 3 r/pause, 3 n/stop and then 3 n/s + 3 x 1 right after (6 total)
Bwt: 318lbs - could still eat more
Thursday
@ Powerhouse
Dumbbell Curls
to 30kg x 9 reps
s/s
Tricep Pressdown
to 16p x 8 reps
Standing BB Wrist Curls
to 102.5kg x 4 reps (hard)
Bwt: 317lbs
@ Powerhouse
Dumbbell Curls
to 30kg x 9 reps
s/s
Tricep Pressdown
to 16p x 8 reps
Standing BB Wrist Curls
to 102.5kg x 4 reps (hard)
Bwt: 317lbs
Friday
@ Powerhouse Gym. Trained with Ken
Lat Pulldowns
1/2 stack x 15 reps, 3/4 stack x 15 and stack x 12 reps
Close Grip Bench Press
to 192.5kg x 2 x 1 reps (first was HAF and I had Ken touch the bar on the second). I took as long as I needed to get the work done.
60mm Handle Work
to
RH: 82.5kg x 3 x 3 reps
LH: all over the place.
bwt: 317lbs
@ Powerhouse Gym. Trained with Ken
Lat Pulldowns
1/2 stack x 15 reps, 3/4 stack x 15 and stack x 12 reps
Close Grip Bench Press
to 192.5kg x 2 x 1 reps (first was HAF and I had Ken touch the bar on the second). I took as long as I needed to get the work done.
60mm Handle Work
to
RH: 82.5kg x 3 x 3 reps
LH: all over the place.
bwt: 317lbs
192 almost 200kg! wow!
