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Old 07-28-2004, 02:52 PM   #61
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Deadlifts
135 x 8
185 x 8
225 x 6
275 x 5
315 x 3
355 x 1 PR
New PR by 5 lbs . Hey, I'll take 5 lbs every deadlift workout.

WG Pulldowns
120 x 10
150 x 10
165 x 8

One Arm DB Rows
90 x 8/8
100 x 7/7
110 x 5/5
Haven't done these for awhile. This is one of the exercises I like to shuffle in and out of my back workouts for variety.

Barbell Curls
65 x 8
85 x 8
105 x 8
100 x 8
95 x 8
Felt weak on curls today. Biceps were probably in shock after doing the DB rows .


All in all, a good workout. Anytime I get a new PR, I'm happy. Lower back still disapproves doing full deadlifts, but I'm starting to notice I recover a lot faster. When I first started, my lower back would tighten up during and immediately after the deads. Then I would feel discomfort for the next couple of days. Right now it seems my lower back complains only while I'm doing the deads. We'll see how it feels tomorrow morning, but the last workout I had barely noticed any discomfort at all the morning after.
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Old 07-28-2004, 04:20 PM   #62
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Nice PR JD. Do you do traditional, or sumo style?



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Old 07-28-2004, 07:18 PM   #63
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Traditional. Will have to try sumo style. I have short legs and average length arms, so that might be a good way to go.
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Old 07-28-2004, 08:10 PM   #64
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I am short and find sumo to be harder than convetional but I am weird. Good job on the PR freak.



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Old 07-28-2004, 08:16 PM   #65
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Yea, its not weird.. Sumo is supposed to be for taller people like SF and MonStar.



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Yea, its not weird.. Sumo is supposed to be for taller people like SF and MonStar.

I know, so they can shorten the range of motion of their pull. Midgets like me just have to move about 2-3"



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Old 07-28-2004, 08:24 PM   #67
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Midget I think 5'10" is avg.. so im a midget too.



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Old 07-28-2004, 08:53 PM   #68
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JD , Way to go man ! Nice PR !!!!!!!!



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Thanks P (I think ) and Gary. P, I think it's about time you ban Gary. Surely, there must be something you can ban him for.

I'm 6' even, so not tall, but definitely not short. Well this morning, the low back is sore. I plan to rotate deadlifts, 3/4 deadlifts (about 6" off the ground), and rack pulls. So I'll be doing actual deadlifts about once every 3 weeks.
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Thursday, July 29th


Elliptical machine
30 minutes, aerobic program, level 8

Crunches
40, 40, 40, 40
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Friday, July 30th


Close Grip Bench
135 x 8
185 x 8
225 x 10 PR
245 x 6
235 x 7
Tried maxing at 225. Haven't tried this in awhile, previous best was 225 x 8.

Incline Press
135 x 8
185 x 8
225 x 6
245 x 3 (+1 rep forced)

Seated Military Press
115 x 12
135 x 10
145 x 10

Front Raises
25's x 8
35's x 8
45's x 6

Rear Delt Machine
90 x 12
105 x 10
120 x 8
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Old 07-30-2004, 02:10 PM   #72
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Congrats on the PR, Jersey! Looks like a great workout!



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Old 07-30-2004, 02:55 PM   #73
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nice job! you are a power house on bench work.



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Thanks guys. Now if I could only squat . I have confidence that my deadlifts will be over 400 fairly soon, but squats I dunno.

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For me sumo style is easier on my knees.
Nice work man!
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Thanks guys. Now if could I only squat . I have confidence that my deadlifts will be over 400 fairly soon, but squats I dunno.
You are an animal !!! What are you hoping for in squats?



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I would be happy with 400 .
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Ok, make that 8 plates or 405 .
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Saturday, July 31st

Squat
135 x 8
205 x 6
225 x 9
275 x 4
250 x 6
These were not ATF, but at least parallel. Most past parallel. The 275 set was my main focus and I went to parallel and did go to failure. I used the squat rack with the catches set about 3" below parallel. On this set I squat to just above this catch. On the last rep, I stopped on the catch and paused, then drove up. Didn't make the 5th rep .

Hammer Strength V-Squat Machine
165 x 10
235 x 8
235 x 8
Another new one for me. Felt easy, but soon afterwards, I could feel some soreness coming on....

Leg Curl
90 x 10
100 x 10
110 x 8

Seated Calf Raise
130 x 15
130 x 13
130 x 12
130 x 12

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JD,

Nice wo !

Is this what you were using for the H.S. Hacks ? That is a hell of a looking peice of equipment !
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Nope. That one looks more like a torture device . I'm glad you mentioned this. I went to the Hammer Strength site, and what I used is actually called a V-Squat machine, but it is very similar to a hack squat. It looks like this.
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because of where the weights are placed in relation to the axis of rotation it look slike it owuld be pretty easy to load that thing up with lots of plates as you have to apply much less force to move the weight.



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Nope. That one looks more like a torture device .
exactly what i thought when i saw it ! lol



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because of where the weights are placed in relation to the axis of rotation it look slike it owuld be pretty easy to load that thing up with lots of plates as you have to apply much less force to move the weight.
Ok, I'll tell my quads that, since they are sore as shiat today . My first experience with this machine did seem quite effective.
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I didn't say that it wasn't effective. I was just saying that it looks like you can stack this machine with plates because the weights are so close to the access of rotation. (physics).



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Am I going to get banned again? Drat!

Yeah, I'm sure you're right. The 235 seemed easy, and the soreness today is probably due to hitting certain muscles at a different angle (or something like that). I'll leave the kinesiology up to you and Var.
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Sunday. August 1st


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35 x 15
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