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[Idobehigh]

I'm in Florida also Clearwater area the beaches are better

 

[wegs224]

I'm in Florida also Clearwater area the beaches are better

lol I'd have to agree. St Pete's got some nice beaches, too.
Clearwater's so crowded though, most of the time. I can only imagine what it's like this weekend, with the holiday.

So, how do we upload pics to our own gallery? I can't seem to figure it out.

My back and neck are hurting today...like not a soreness, but a tweak of some sort. I'm so tired of working around this neck injury. Blah. In a few hours, going to the gym to still see what I can lift for deadlifts. Worse case, I can't do more than last week, and I'll just have to stop.

Leaving this here...this song always puts me in a good mood. lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6WMzDOh1o

 

[wegs224]

Well, wasn't able to make the 165 deadlift I wanted. My neck was meh, ok. But, my left hand just lost its grip as I was lifting it up. wth? I have no idea what that was about. Looking in the mirror at the weight slipping, I just had no choice but to put it back down. Adding 14 lbs per month to get to my DL goal of 225 by December 1st may prove harder than anticipated. lol

I've had an emotional week. Won't bore you with the sordid details, but...was able to get through the workout today, with a good energy throughout. Just bummed I couldn't make that 165. But, there's always next week. For those who didn't read the beginning of my journal, I have a disc herniation in my neck...and I'm working 'around' this injury. I guess I should be pleased with how far I've come over the past few months since the flare up with it.

Ok...here's what I did in order of the exercise:

Back day:

Deadlifts:
warm up, just bar for 20 reps
Regular sets:
1x10x105
1x7x155
1x0x165 << took it up 1/2 way, and left hand grip was slipping
1x1x160 << so, I added 5 lbs to the overall weight...two 2.5 plates on either side. If I couldn't up the weight by 10, I'll up it by 5! lol
1x3x155
1x10x105
*neck feels ok after all this/that part I was happy about

Wide grip lat pulldowns:
1x10x60
1x10x70
1x8x80 << this was hard today
1x10x90 << underhand grip
1x10x60

Seated Cable Rows:
1x10x60
1x10x70
2x10x60

Bent over rows:
*I don't like these AT ALL, but I do 'em
2x10x15's/each side
1x10x20's/each side

Farmers Walk:
Carrying two 25 lbs plates, each hand...to strengthen my grip!

Abs:
Standing cable torso twists--17.5 lbs
3 sets of 20 each side << LOVE this exercise, such a great core exercise

Cardio:
Did speed work today outside. Really hot in Florida right now. At least it's not raining for a change!
30 minutes, 2 minute sprints, then steady state, etc for 30 minutes

That's all she wrote.

Notes: Overall, pleased with the workout, but I honestly was hoping to increase my DL by 10 lbs today.

Something I discovered to share with you all...to add to your protein shakes or protein pancakes etc..., if you're not already familiar with it...good stuff:

http://images.netrition.com/images/id_watermark_jpg/507-0001.jpg

Have a good night, everyone! Thx for following, if u made it this far.

 

[wegs224]

Not sure why that image won't show above.

 

[Idobehigh]

160 is still a good dead lift, if your going for a max what I usually do is ill do my warm up but ill do it max of 5 reps then ill rest a min or two then get it again for 5 then I will take a 2 mins off and add the weight that I'm attempting and stretch for a minute then get it when you have your energy back, I don't know how long your rests are but go longer than a minute on days you try and max out

 

[wegs224]

Thanks idobehigh ...yeah, I think the issue today was my grip. Because my neck problem flared up a few months back, I've really been lifting lighter and my grip hasnt been an issue as it is now that im trying to lift heavier. (for me) If that makes sense.

We'll see how it goes.

 

[Dial_tone]

Road, Mountain, or track?

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[wegs224]

Road, Mountain, or track?

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Hello...for my runs u mean? I either run on nature trails near where I live or the road.

 

[wegs224]

This has been a rough week; first, ended a "friendship" with someone who treated me bad, then found out a guy I'm friends with, his daughter died suddenly in a car crash and she was just 17 yrs old and found out today, that the head pastor at the church I attend died last night. And he was like a grandfather to me.

I will head up to the gym later to see what I can get done.

Life is fragile everyone. Make sure you don't take life and those whom you care about, for granted.

 

[Idobehigh]

Sorry to hear about that everything always comes in threes and its usually all of a sudden. My thoughts and prayers go to you and there families. We all just hope it doesn't affect the gym to much, as school teachers say leave the bullshit at the door lol