Hardcore Insanity

Triple Threat · 02-27-2004, 03:03 PM

Week 3 of stage 2 is now history. I've adjusted to the time change and the workouts this week have been better than the first week I was here. I'm leaving Aranjuez this coming Sunday and heading to El Ferrol for the last week of work. I've never been there before and I'm hoping I can find some place to workout.

**P-funk** · 02-28-2004, 10:55 AM

Damn man, you gotta be pretty hardcore to train like this while being on the road for so long. Keep up the good work!

joycough · 03-08-2004, 12:24 PM

I was wondering if you could give me a little help here?

i wear shorts while I deadlift and my legs get quite scraped up. Should I wear pants or would they bunch up? Or would you recommend Baby Powder? I was also wondering if you felt a belt was neccessary? I don't use one right now but as I continually increase the weight per week I'm starting to wonder if i should.

Triple Threat · 03-10-2004, 07:53 PM

My 3-week stint in Spain is over. Back home and back online. The hard disk on my laptop got corrupted last week and it not only hampered my work, but also kept me off the internet for almost a week.

As for training, we're now in the 3rd and final stage of TP's ultimate training. Results have been decent so far. Yesterday I came to the realization of why the weights of my squats and deadlifts have declined. TP does not have any ab exercises in the program and lower back is hit only with deadlifts. So the core wasn't really being stressed and as a result, my lifts have suffered. I intend to get back on track with some core exercises and hope to get my squat and deadlift poundages back up to where they used to be.

Pat, the training was key to keeping my sanity while on the road. I didn't find it to be a chore. I actually looked forward to the workouts. We were working 10-12 hour days, so the workouts were an excellent break. It was a bit different for me working out after work instead of early morning like I normally do, but I adjusted pretty well. It's hard to workout before work when the gym doesn't open until 9 AM.

Joycough - Scraped shins are a part of the game. I've heard of people using pants to prevent the scraping, too. I don't think baby powder will do much. As for a belt, I threw mine away a long time ago, and I don't use a belt for any exercise. That includes singles and 1 RMs. There are others who will disagree with that, but my opinion is that a belt is not needed.

02-28-2004, 10:55 AM	#62
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,435	Damn man, you gotta be pretty hardcore to train like this while being on the road for so long. Keep up the good work!
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03-08-2004, 12:24 PM	#63
joycough Super Hero Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: canada Posts: 185	Deadlifts I was wondering if you could give me a little help here? i wear shorts while I deadlift and my legs get quite scraped up. Should I wear pants or would they bunch up? Or would you recommend Baby Powder? I was also wondering if you felt a belt was neccessary? I don't use one right now but as I continually increase the weight per week I'm starting to wonder if i should.

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02-27-2004, 03:03 PM	#61
Triple Threat ... Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lost Posts: 9,474 Photos: 6	Week 3 of stage 2 is now history. I've adjusted to the time change and the workouts this week have been better than the first week I was here. I'm leaving Aranjuez this coming Sunday and heading to El Ferrol for the last week of work. I've never been there before and I'm hoping I can find some place to workout.

03-10-2004, 07:53 PM	#64
Triple Threat ... Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lost Posts: 9,474 Photos: 6	My 3-week stint in Spain is over. Back home and back online. The hard disk on my laptop got corrupted last week and it not only hampered my work, but also kept me off the internet for almost a week. As for training, we're now in the 3rd and final stage of TP's ultimate training. Results have been decent so far. Yesterday I came to the realization of why the weights of my squats and deadlifts have declined. TP does not have any ab exercises in the program and lower back is hit only with deadlifts. So the core wasn't really being stressed and as a result, my lifts have suffered. I intend to get back on track with some core exercises and hope to get my squat and deadlift poundages back up to where they used to be. Pat, the training was key to keeping my sanity while on the road. I didn't find it to be a chore. I actually looked forward to the workouts. We were working 10-12 hour days, so the workouts were an excellent break. It was a bit different for me working out after work instead of early morning like I normally do, but I adjusted pretty well. It's hard to workout before work when the gym doesn't open until 9 AM. Joycough - Scraped shins are a part of the game. I've heard of people using pants to prevent the scraping, too. I don't think baby powder will do much. As for a belt, I threw mine away a long time ago, and I don't use a belt for any exercise. That includes singles and 1 RMs. There are others who will disagree with that, but my opinion is that a belt is not needed.