Rebirth

Monolith · 04-22-2004, 05:31 PM

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Originally posted by Pepper
I wish you had not said that about the Sesathin...everytime I pour a serving, I think about that...and that is not where you want to be when you about to take something.

Just keep saying over and over in your head,

"This is NOT one big april fools joke by Avant... This is NOT one big april fools joke by Avant... This is NOT one big april fools joke by Avant... "

Pepper · 04-22-2004, 05:33 PM

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Originally posted by Monolith
Just keep saying over and over in your head,

"This is NOT one big april fools joke by Avant... This is NOT one big april fools joke by Avant... This is NOT one big april fools joke by Avant... "

Ya know, it does not taste all that great... I guess it could be....nope, not thinking about it....

PreMier · 04-22-2004, 05:43 PM

Ever seen Van Weilder?

Monolith · 04-22-2004, 05:52 PM

Avant's in Cali, right? Theyve probably got a bunch of migrant farm workers in a warehouse somewhere "pumping out" sesathin by the ton.

PreMier · 04-22-2004, 06:00 PM

Thats hella funny, but oh so wrong. Im glad im not taking it!

Monolith · 04-23-2004, 01:53 PM

Yesterday's High day was typical. Nothing new to report.

**Jodi** · 04-23-2004, 01:54 PM

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Originally posted by Monolith
Avant's in Cali, right? Theyve probably got a bunch of migrant farm workers in a warehouse somewhere "pumping out" sesathin by the ton.

It does look like it huh?

Monolith · 04-23-2004, 04:36 PM

Yeah... i really hope the capped version comes out soon.

Monolith · 04-23-2004, 04:40 PM

Training for 4/23: Back/Traps

One arm DB rows - 60lbx10 85lbx9/8.5x7/6.5 80lbx6.5/6 (right/left)

CG pulldowns - 140lbx10x7 120lbx9

CG t-bar row - 45lbx8 90lbx9x7x6

WG cable row - 110lbx8 drop 60lbx10

DB shrugs - 80lbx10x8 85lbx8x5

---

Had some decent energy. RI's were longer today... prolly around 60s. I used the "contraption" for t-bar rows again. Was gonna do them freeweight, but there isnt a single corner in my gym that isnt clogged with equipment. The contraption isnt too bad, though.

Grip began to die on the shrugs, again...

PreMier · 04-23-2004, 05:24 PM

Capped version? LMAO You mean the kind where you "pump" it and it squirts haha

Nice workouts man. NO MORE contraption! If you have a hard place finding a corner, lay some 45's on the end of the bar.

Monolith · 04-23-2004, 05:51 PM

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Originally posted by PreMier
Capped version? LMAO You mean the kind where you "pump" it and it squirts haha

Nice workouts man. NO MORE contraption! If you have a hard place finding a corner, lay some 45's on the end of the bar.

hahaha

Yeah, i hear the new bottle for Sesathin looks like this:

PreMier · 04-23-2004, 05:55 PM

Aaaggghhhh....

atherjen · 04-23-2004, 06:46 PM

suck it up and work on that grip mister!!! no sad faces that!

and I agree with Jake-ditch that funky contraption for the Tbar rows... do em the ol traditonal hippy way!

otherwise, nice workout!

(Im impressed not like my recent!) haha

ummmmmmmmmmmmm interesting "bottle"

**P-funk** · 04-23-2004, 06:53 PM

Are you doing any grip work?

Monolith · 04-23-2004, 07:06 PM

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Originally posted by P-funk
Are you doing any grip work?

Nothing more than occasional high set low rep stuff on deads and bb shrugs.

I was thinking of adding in some direct grip work on leg day, though, as that seems to be my fastest day atm.

Monolith · 04-23-2004, 07:08 PM

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Originally posted by atherjen
suck it up and work on that grip mister!!! no sad faces that!

and I agree with Jake-ditch that funky contraption for the Tbar rows... do em the ol traditonal hippy way!

otherwise, nice workout!

(Im impressed not like my recent!) haha

ummmmmmmmmmmmm interesting "bottle"

Yeah, i guess i should at least give the real tbar rows a try...

I wish there was a free corner in the gym, though. Im gonna feel stupid putting a bar on the ground and stacking plates on one end. People are gonna look at me funny.

**P-funk** · 04-23-2004, 07:17 PM

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Originally posted by Monolith
Nothing more than occasional high set low rep stuff on deads and bb shrugs.

I was thinking of adding in some direct grip work on leg day, though, as that seems to be my fastest day atm.

Um, yeah.....grip work is very important!!! With a stron grip will come a stronger bench press, overhead press, deadlift and shrug. Don't skip your grip!!

Monolith · 04-23-2004, 07:53 PM

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Originally posted by P-funk
Um, yeah.....grip work is very important!!! With a stron grip will come a stronger bench press, overhead press, deadlift and shrug. Don't skip your grip!!

Grip work it is, then.

Got any suggestions? I know you mentioned chins on a square bar.

PreMier · 04-23-2004, 08:10 PM

Plate pinches, forearm work, grippers...

http://www.hexplus.net/gripper.htm

chiquita6683 · 04-23-2004, 08:38 PM

hey Mon
u know i havent read everything, but im very impressed. keep up the hard work!

M.J.H. · 04-23-2004, 09:23 PM

Last couple of workouts really look solid Mon, keep up the hard work. When you said you did t-bar rows in your last journal entry, are you doing them ghetto style like I do? On one side of a barbell with a cable attachment?

Monolith · 04-23-2004, 09:30 PM

Hey chiquita! Thanks.

Mon, the "contraption" i use looks like this:

M.J.H. · 04-23-2004, 09:32 PM

Oh okay, that's still a good way to do them. I prefer ghetto though, they really beat up my midback and rhomboids, etc.

Monolith · 04-23-2004, 09:33 PM

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Originally posted by MonStar
Oh okay, that's still a good way to do them. I prefer ghetto though, they really beat up my midback and rhomboids, etc.

Yeah... i want to give those a try, but there's no free corner in my gym. PM suggested i just try putting a couple plates on the other end to hold it down.

M.J.H. · 04-23-2004, 09:53 PM

Eh, plates wouldn't be the best idea IMO. I would instead lay a DB down on one side. During my last pull session I ended up placing a 120 lbs. DB on the side that I wasn't using. Worked out really really well.

**P-funk** · 04-24-2004, 06:36 AM

I like ghetto style best too. I always put a dumbell over the top of the bar because I don't do them in the corner.

**P-funk** · 04-24-2004, 06:42 AM

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Originally posted by Monolith
Grip work it is, then.

Got any suggestions? I know you mentioned chins on a square bar.

chin ups on the square beam of the smith machine
pull ups with a towel wrapped around the bar
pinch plates
wrist curls
reverse wrist curls
dead weight hangs- hang from a bar and time yourself and see how long you can hang for and do sets of that
barbell static holds- load up a bar and just hold the weight for a s long as you can and time yourself on sets of that too. make sure you aren't hitching the bar on your thighs though.

any of these can be super set. Here is a good tri-set that I like to do:

a) barbell behind back wrist curls
b) pinch plates with 2 ten lb. plates in between the fingers of each hand for as long as you can hold
c) towl wring outs. take a big locker room towel/ Go to the bathroom and soak it and wring it completely dry as fast as you can, turinging every which way possible. When you have it almost dry, soak it again and do it a second time......fast as possible. then once it is dry, rest and reapeat the tri-set to your hearts content.

M.J.H. · 04-24-2004, 08:31 AM

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I always put a dumbell over the top of the bar because I don't do them in the corner.

I do the same thing. I don't do them against a wall either, and I prefer

04-22-2004, 05:43 PM	#63
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04-22-2004, 05:52 PM	#64
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	Avant's in Cali, right? Theyve probably got a bunch of migrant farm workers in a warehouse somewhere "pumping out" sesathin by the ton.
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04-22-2004, 06:00 PM	#65
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,018 Photos: 1	Thats hella funny, but oh so wrong. Im glad im not taking it!
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04-23-2004, 01:53 PM	#66
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	Yesterday's High day was typical. Nothing new to report.
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04-23-2004, 04:36 PM	#68
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	Yeah... i really hope the capped version comes out soon.
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04-23-2004, 04:40 PM	#69
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	Training for 4/23: Back/Traps One arm DB rows - 60lbx10 85lbx9/8.5x7/6.5 80lbx6.5/6 (right/left) CG pulldowns - 140lbx10x7 120lbx9 CG t-bar row - 45lbx8 90lbx9x7x6 WG cable row - 110lbx8 drop 60lbx10 DB shrugs - 80lbx10x8 85lbx8x5 --- Had some decent energy. RI's were longer today... prolly around 60s. I used the "contraption" for t-bar rows again. Was gonna do them freeweight, but there isnt a single corner in my gym that isnt clogged with equipment. The contraption isnt too bad, though. Grip began to die on the shrugs, again...
	http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ek867/dexamyl.jpg

04-23-2004, 05:24 PM	#70
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,018 Photos: 1	Capped version? LMAO You mean the kind where you "pump" it and it squirts haha Nice workouts man. NO MORE contraption! If you have a hard place finding a corner, lay some 45's on the end of the bar.
	P-side Inc. "the post-workout high is more profound than any drug-induced rush imaginable." -Dante B.

04-23-2004, 05:55 PM	#72
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,018 Photos: 1	Aaaggghhhh....
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04-23-2004, 06:46 PM	#73
atherjen DS Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: MS Posts: 5,757	suck it up and work on that grip mister!!! no sad faces that! and I agree with Jake-ditch that funky contraption for the Tbar rows... do em the ol traditonal hippy way! otherwise, nice workout! (Im impressed not like my recent!) haha ummmmmmmmmmmmm interesting "bottle"
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04-23-2004, 06:53 PM	#74
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,234	Are you doing any grip work?
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04-23-2004, 08:10 PM	#79
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,018 Photos: 1	Plate pinches, forearm work, grippers... http://www.hexplus.net/gripper.htm
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04-23-2004, 08:38 PM	#80
chiquita6683 Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 798 Photos: 1	sup stud hey Mon u know i havent read everything, but im very impressed. keep up the hard work!

04-23-2004, 09:23 PM	#81
M.J.H. Obsessed Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,587 Photos: 12	Last couple of workouts really look solid Mon, keep up the hard work. When you said you did t-bar rows in your last journal entry, are you doing them ghetto style like I do? On one side of a barbell with a cable attachment?
	Stats! 23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat 380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current) 405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals) The M.J.H. Chronicles

04-23-2004, 09:30 PM	#82
Monolith OMGWTFBBQ Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: MA Posts: 4,002	Hey chiquita! Thanks. Mon, the "contraption" i use looks like this:
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04-23-2004, 09:32 PM	#83
M.J.H. Obsessed Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,587 Photos: 12	Oh okay, that's still a good way to do them. I prefer ghetto though, they really beat up my midback and rhomboids, etc.
	Stats! 23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat 380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current) 405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals) The M.J.H. Chronicles

04-23-2004, 09:53 PM	#85
M.J.H. Obsessed Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Delaware Posts: 3,587 Photos: 12	Eh, plates wouldn't be the best idea IMO. I would instead lay a DB down on one side. During my last pull session I ended up placing a 120 lbs. DB on the side that I wasn't using. Worked out really really well.
	Stats! 23 years old, 5'11.5", 206 lbs., ~8% bodyfat 380/455/655 bench/squat/deadlift (current) 405/495/675 bench/squat/deadlift (goals) The M.J.H. Chronicles

04-24-2004, 06:36 AM	#86
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,234	I like ghetto style best too. I always put a dumbell over the top of the bar because I don't do them in the corner.
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book