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@ idobehigh...thanks for that, and you're not rambling. lol i appreciate your comments a lot.
@ steve...hey thanks for the advice. you know, i've had this neck problem for a while, and never ever has any doc suggested this. i think you could be right with this! i wonder where to buy one, or are they only sold online?
So listen to this. I find out today that a man I'm friends with, his daughter who is 17, died instantly in a car crash a few days ago. I couldn't believe it. Horrifying! If you're the praying kind, please keep this man and his family in your prayers and thoughts. ((thank you))
Has been a really strange week, emotionally, for me. Won't bore you with the rest ...lol But, suffice to say, if my mind is 'off' wandering on other things...I sometimes can't get a good workout in. If I'm pissed off, that's different. But, if I'm sad about someone or something...it's tougher. Not making excuses, but something I should work on, I s'pose.
Well...today, I went to the gym and did yesterday's workout...shoulders and tri's. (because I skipped yesterday because I was feeling blue about something)
It went pretty well today overall. I need to really get focused for tomorrow, as tomorrow I'm going to try to inch my way towards my December goal for deadlifts...and add 10 lbs to last week's number. We shall see. I'm getting excited thinking about it.
For today...
Shoulders:
OH DB Press/standing:
1x12x15's
1x15x20's
1x12x20's
1x15x15's
Front lateral raises:
(alternating arms)
1x15x12's
1x15x15's
1x20x15's
1x15x12's
Side lateral raises:
Yuck, as always...
3 sets of 12, one arm at a time, each set (so 6 sets total) using 10 lb db
*will I ever graduate out of the 10 lb'ers? Just always has been a weak exercise for me.
Triceps:
CGBP:
2 sets of 15 just using the bar/no added weight
1x15x55
1x12x65
1x10x70
1x15xjust bar
Tricep push down machine/seated:
1x15x60
1x20x65
1x20x70
1x15x60
Rope push down:
3 sets of 15 @ 55 lbs
Abs:
2 sets of 30 crunches
Cable torso twist:
2 sets each side of 30, 17 lbs << went up in weight, felt good
*Went for run outside, cooler from all the rain, so was pretty pleasant.
Distance: 3.50 miles
Time: 36:12
*sluggish, could do better...but sometimes, it's just about enjoying the run, and not all about pace.
*nothing to write home about, but the run was mind-clearing. If you could bottle the 'high' you get from a good run, and sell it? You'd be a millionaire.
Have a good evening, everybody! Wish me luck for my deadlifts tomorrow!
Thx for the support.
@ steve...hey thanks for the advice. you know, i've had this neck problem for a while, and never ever has any doc suggested this. i think you could be right with this! i wonder where to buy one, or are they only sold online?
So listen to this. I find out today that a man I'm friends with, his daughter who is 17, died instantly in a car crash a few days ago. I couldn't believe it. Horrifying! If you're the praying kind, please keep this man and his family in your prayers and thoughts. ((thank you))
Has been a really strange week, emotionally, for me. Won't bore you with the rest ...lol But, suffice to say, if my mind is 'off' wandering on other things...I sometimes can't get a good workout in. If I'm pissed off, that's different. But, if I'm sad about someone or something...it's tougher. Not making excuses, but something I should work on, I s'pose.
Well...today, I went to the gym and did yesterday's workout...shoulders and tri's. (because I skipped yesterday because I was feeling blue about something)
It went pretty well today overall. I need to really get focused for tomorrow, as tomorrow I'm going to try to inch my way towards my December goal for deadlifts...and add 10 lbs to last week's number. We shall see. I'm getting excited thinking about it.
For today...
Shoulders:
OH DB Press/standing:
1x12x15's
1x15x20's
1x12x20's
1x15x15's
Front lateral raises:
(alternating arms)
1x15x12's
1x15x15's
1x20x15's
1x15x12's
Side lateral raises:
Yuck, as always...
3 sets of 12, one arm at a time, each set (so 6 sets total) using 10 lb db
*will I ever graduate out of the 10 lb'ers? Just always has been a weak exercise for me.
Triceps:
CGBP:
2 sets of 15 just using the bar/no added weight
1x15x55
1x12x65
1x10x70
1x15xjust bar
Tricep push down machine/seated:
1x15x60
1x20x65
1x20x70
1x15x60
Rope push down:
3 sets of 15 @ 55 lbs
Abs:
2 sets of 30 crunches
Cable torso twist:
2 sets each side of 30, 17 lbs << went up in weight, felt good
*Went for run outside, cooler from all the rain, so was pretty pleasant.
Distance: 3.50 miles
Time: 36:12
*sluggish, could do better...but sometimes, it's just about enjoying the run, and not all about pace.
*nothing to write home about, but the run was mind-clearing. If you could bottle the 'high' you get from a good run, and sell it? You'd be a millionaire.
Have a good evening, everybody! Wish me luck for my deadlifts tomorrow!
Thx for the support.
E
Evan Tipps
Guest
Nice work in here! Could never do that running.. Well I used to.. But it sure cant happen now!
Could never do that running.. Well I used to.. But it sure cant happen now!Nice work in here!
hey evan, thanks! yeah, running ...u either love it or hate it.
if something feels like a drudgery, you won't end up sticking with it.
thx for popping in.
compression problems are common with lifters, the inversion table will de-compress your body from head to toe. i had neck issues for a while but after visiting many docs they said everything they saw was normal so finally i listened to a member on here (burnthiscorpse) who is older and has had a ton of injuries over the years and he strongly suggested getting one. i went on amazon and found one for under 200 bucks and said let me give it a shot, if it doesn't work i can always just send it back. well a few days of using it and i felt much better and now i use it 2-3X per day and my neck doesn't bother me at all anymore.. all i needed was something to help me de-compress and stretch the body. when i use it i actually can feel my spine lengthening, its awesome.. wrestlers use it quite a bit since they are picking up heavy things and throwing them all day
what part of FL are you? i am in FL as well
what part of FL are you? i am in FL as well
Hi Steve
This is so funny you suggesting this because when I first hurt my neck a while back...the doc put me on a table ...face up and my head in this thing whereby my neck was "stretched." It would feel so much better. When it flared up about five months ago. I was doing squats with the bar too high. Which I think that is what did it. But when I "pull" my head ...and elongate my neck...that is the only stretch that helps. I'm going to look into this...can't thank u enough for suggesting it.
Will it make me taller? Hehe
I'm in Tampa area...where are u?
Today ...deadlifts later ...I'm excited because I tested things last week and could manage 155 for reps with no neck pain. Today going to add ten lbs and see what happens. Goal is 225 or more by dec 1st!
This is so funny you suggesting this because when I first hurt my neck a while back...the doc put me on a table ...face up and my head in this thing whereby my neck was "stretched." It would feel so much better. When it flared up about five months ago. I was doing squats with the bar too high. Which I think that is what did it. But when I "pull" my head ...and elongate my neck...that is the only stretch that helps. I'm going to look into this...can't thank u enough for suggesting it.
Will it make me taller? Hehe
I'm in Tampa area...where are u?
Today ...deadlifts later ...I'm excited because I tested things last week and could manage 155 for reps with no neck pain. Today going to add ten lbs and see what happens. Goal is 225 or more by dec 1st!
Hi Steve
This is so funny you suggesting this because when I first hurt my neck a while back...the doc put me on a table ...face up and my head in this thing whereby my neck was "stretched." It would feel so much better. When it flared up about five months ago. I was doing squats with the bar too high. Which I think that is what did it. But when I "pull" my head ...and elongate my neck...that is the only stretch that helps. I'm going to look into this...can't thank u enough for suggesting it.
Will it make me taller? Hehe
I'm in Tampa area...where are u?
Today ...deadlifts later ...I'm excited because I tested things last week and could manage 155 for reps with no neck pain. Today going to add ten lbs and see what happens. Goal is 225 or more by dec 1st!
yeah i think with squats it kinda pushes your head forward and causes more compression. so that makes sense. sounds like the doc put you on an inversion table to me
i used to go to tampa all the time a few years back and go to the hard rock, i like the fishing there too.
E
Evan Tipps
Guest
I lived in tampa for a long time when I was younger.. I liked the beaches
How does one multi quote here? :-/ lol
@ Steve...yes, squats can do that. Last week, kept the bar very low and was able to do 105 for reps without neck strain or pain. I was happy.
I've never been to the hard rock lol but Tampa's a fun town without all the tourist bs like in other parts of FL.
@ Evan...yeah, the beaches are nice. I don't go as often as I used to. Hope you're having a good day.
@ Steve...yes, squats can do that. Last week, kept the bar very low and was able to do 105 for reps without neck strain or pain. I was happy.
I've never been to the hard rock lol but Tampa's a fun town without all the tourist bs like in other parts of FL.
@ Evan...yeah, the beaches are nice. I don't go as often as I used to. Hope you're having a good day.
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