Thursday's Training:

Because of all the pain I was in from the past two workouts, I decided to sit this session out. I wasn't alone, three of us were out because of injuries (one had back problems, the other was due to a knee that kept buckling, mine was shin splints, back pain - muscle - and a burned out chest).

So I got to watch up close as one of my friends (Jasper) grappled no-gi with another guy (Sam). He was giving Sam some tips on hip control - I was very interested...

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Thursday:

Upper Push:

Superset 1: RI - 45 |
1 - DB Ball Presses | 25'sx15, 35'sx10 (last 2 assisted), 40'sx5 (all assisted), 35'sx8

2 - Push-ups | BWx3 with 5 second negatives, BWx5 (last two at 5 second negatives).

Dips: RI - 45 | Machine #14 x 4, #16 x 9, 6, 6

Cable Incline Fly (done standing with a dual pulley system): RI - 30 | 30'sx10, 40'sx10, 40'sx10, 40'sx10

Superset 2: RI - 30 |
1 - DB...

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My best friend Paul (also gay) is having a going away party Friday at a place down here called Club Paris (it's been renamed Club Dolce). So of course I'm going to go, I've never been there but he likes it and he and his partner invited me with a few other friends to go over.

I'm really going to miss him ()! He was the first person I really felt comfortable coming out of the closet to and I trust him with everything. He is the definition of a best friend. I wonder if...

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Wednesday:

Legs:

Limbo: RI - 45 | Side to side limbo under a smith machine bar placed roughly half way down, 3 sets of 10 holding in the middle for 5 seconds on the last rep of each set. I think these are really called gliders or something.

Cable Lunges with Shoulder Press: RI - 30 | Machine # 5 x 2 sets x 10 reps each leg

Superset 1: RI - 30 |
1 - Leg Extensions | 130x15, 150x15, 170x15

2 - Lying Leg Curls | 110x15,...

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12/12/07 Weigh in
Weight: 285 – Up 0.5 pounds from last time

Waist: 35.5 inches – Down 0.5 inches from last week
Stomach: 35.5 inches – Down 0.5 inches from last week

Chest: 49 inches – Down 2 inches from last week

Shoulders: 62 inches – No Change

Neck: 19.5 inches – No change from last time

Bi's: 17 inches – No change from last time

Calves: 19.5 inches - no change

Lean Body...

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