Double D

Oh on another note. After I have landed my chiro to train. I just signed up 3 more clients today! I said something about waiting for me to take the test at the end of next month and they said nonsense lets get to work. Now this is excellent news because their money along with the cash I get at work sure will help make the bills. I am not charging them alot right now. I told them for the first month 50 bucks would be ok. I mean thats an extra 150 bucks a month. And if they liked what was happening we could discuss after that. What do you guys think?

goob

Great workout! Those supine rows with that tempo look brutal.

I don't know what personal trainers charge or the anything like that, but reckon you'd make a great trainer, inspiring and very knowledgable. Things are looking up.

P-funk

$50 a month??

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Pylon

I agree, that is very cheap. I think the trainers here are getting 40 bucks an hour.

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DeadBolt

I know a trainer here that makes $75 an hour but he works in a very wealthy area. I think you are a little to cheap LOL.

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Triple Threat

One arm BB rows are very hard, especially the balancing part. Make sure you use collars.

AKIRA

Ohhh You wanted me to look so I can be envious???

The 85s I used actually interfered with my grip, so I was done by then.

6' 209lbs (8/16)
Bench 360 (11/29)
Weighted Pullups 80lbs 3x3 (3/19)
Squat 370
Deadlift after herniation 385lbs 3x3 (3/17)
NASM certified 2/06
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KelJu

Hey Double D, have you ever tried doing shrugs off of a power rack? I swear it will throw size on your traps. I have to use straps so that I can concentrate on flexing my traps rather than my worrying about my grip.

AKIRA

I might have to use straps again for certain shit.

I have been so fixated on getting my grip strength back that I have checked my ego at the door. Kinda silly really and it goes against what camarosoup said a while ago. "whats more impressive? Curling 95lbs or Rowing 295lbs?" Here I am rowing sub 225lbs to get my grip back, while letting my god damn back mass go.

Time to get realistic. My grip is better than it was....improve it when I should, in the meantime, put the fucking grips on and get to work. (self motivated indeed )

6' 209lbs (8/16)
Bench 360 (11/29)
Weighted Pullups 80lbs 3x3 (3/19)
Squat 370
Deadlift after herniation 385lbs 3x3 (3/17)
NASM certified 2/06
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KelJu

Thats exactly right. I am just laughing at the idiots in the training forum that say shit like "if you can't pick it up without straps you shouldn't be lifting it." Thats just fucking dumb. You can use straps to workout huge muscle groups like your upper and lower back and still train your grip to the max. Just use straps for needed exercises, and then throw in a couple of grip exercises at the end. I love my captains of crush hand grippers, plus I move heave ass antique furniture all during the day. My hands take a beating. The break over finals allowed my hands to finally bounce back, and after a near 2 month break my hands are stronger than they have ever been in my life.

Bakerboy

Good point.

DD- I have done 115lb one arm BB rows for reps and they were pretty easy. I'm sure you could do a lot more.

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Pylon

What's an ass antique?

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Double D

P Yeah I know its nothing at all. I am just trying to do something in my spare time to get as much experience as possible. And I figure if I build up some type of experience it makes it easier to get things done once I take the plunge.

Goob Thanks buddy. Much appreciated.

Pylon And hopefully I can be one of those trainers there very soon. How are the living expenses around there?

DB Super cheap.... But like I said, just trying to get my feet wet a bit right now. I told them I was going to chrage around 25 a session after the first month just as long as they still want me to stick around. Its a bitch just to get people to trust you in the first place.

Trips 4 real!!! Whats up buddy? Hows ball going?

Akira Haha.....Your killing me. I just do grip work whenever I feel like my grip is lacking. I dont worry about it to much. I will crush a normal mans hand anytime!

KJ No, right now I workout at home and dont have a powerack, other than when I go to a buddies who lives about 35 mins away. I havent been going there much lately, which is why the back squats have came to a screeching hault.
I agree with you second post as well. If I cant get something due to grip, thats fine and dandy, but I will use straps. I know whenever I was going for 1rm's over the winter for deads I was almost doing it without straps, but I couldnt get it. So I used straps, unless I had chalk.

BB 115lbs off of a BB?!?! Ouch brother, very ouch. I dont think I would be able to do that? But who knows, maybe. Sounds awefully tough.

Today
Worked for a whole 4 hours and then took off at 4am. Went to bed for 2 hours got up and went to the Cards game. They played a damn good game as well. Kids got ice cream all over them, which made me think next time I may not be taking them back? Who knows. Anyways Cards won, 3-1. I got home at 5 and slept until 10 and am back at work now! Ohhhh wow this sucks! But they scheleduled us off for tommorow, so its fine!

JerseyDevil

Still strong as hell DD.

$50 a month is way too cheap. Trainers in my gym charge $50 a session, adn only one of them seems to know what he is doing!

Double D

I am aware of this. But I will get nothing where I live if I dont get something done now. Plus like I said its all about experience for me. Thanks JD.

Pylon

Well, the Chesterfield area is higher, but there are plenty of places nearby that are reasonable.

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Double D

Yeah I lived out by chesterfield at Maryville U. And I remember now that you say it. Lots of BMW's and Hummers runnin around there. I am going to email that guy in the next few days. I wont be around a computer anytime soon after today. Again big thanks for the email!

Double D

So we played some ball Friday night and lost 13-12. However we played the second best team in the league (us being the best), and we had half our team there. The other half we brought was comprised of a 58 year old man, a 15 year old kid, a guy who hasnt swung a bat all year, and another guy who can barely run. We were hurtin and had to find what we could.
I went: 4 for 4. Drove in 6 runs. Was left on base ever freakin time! And yet no homers again!

Today we took bp for around 6 hours!!! I hit lasers all over the place. My stroke cannot be better!

Double D

Working with a client tommorow from 6:30-8:00 pm. I figure I will check him out and go from there. He is paying me 25 bucks a session. This was as of yesterday I got him, he actually commited to me today. So it is good news.

Scarface30

good job on the client Double D! hopefully there will be more to come

AKIRA

How are you getting the clients? Are they all from your chiro?

6' 209lbs (8/16)
Bench 360 (11/29)
Weighted Pullups 80lbs 3x3 (3/19)
Squat 370
Deadlift after herniation 385lbs 3x3 (3/17)
NASM certified 2/06
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Pylon

Congrats on the new client. Sorry I couldn't help you out this weekend with the game...

"For beverages, I only drink water or whiskey and when I’m drinking whiskey, it’s usually when I’m working out. It gives me the courage to lift more than I can when I’m sober." - C. Bratton

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Double D

Thanks guys. I got a few clients from a trainer at a Golds in St.Louis. They were driving an hour to workout everyday and he referred them to me. So I had my first experience with them today. I took them to a local gym. Which yes this would be a problem of a pt training someone at a gym, but not at this one. I had a talk with the owner and he said if I bring more buisness its cool with him. This lady is in her 40's and super nice. She isnt as deconditioned as I thought she maybe. She was slightly overweight, but seemed very dedicated. I am not going to go into the whole thing, but at the end of the session she said it was the best she had ever felt about what she was doing, which made me feel good. We have another appointment on Weds. So while I was there I went ahead with my workout after she left:

Total Body

Dynamic Warmup

Bench
135x10 (2 sets)
225x10
235x8
245x6
255x4
275x3*I waited until I was completely recooped here.
RI-For the most part was around 60-75 seconds

SLDL
135x10 (2 sets)
225x10
245x12
315x8
325x6
345x4
RI-90 secs

Supine Rows
BWx10 (2 sets)
BW+1 platex10
BWx90x8 (3 sets)
RI-60-90 secs

Lunges Plus Curls
40lbs. Db'sx40 (I only curled them for about 8 reps and proceeded to lunge the next 32 lunges without curling, This was for 3 sets)
RI-Full Recovery (Suckin air bigtime, and hurting bad!)

Shrugs
200x10 (3 sets)
RI-20-30 secs

Core
Hypers
10 (3 sets)
RI-30 secs
Tempo-5/1/1

Decline Plate Crunches
15 (3 sets)
RI-30 secs

Static Streched

Workout time75 mins

SPENT!!!!!!

BulkMeUp

Sounds like you made a good connection with that client!

Archangel

Awesome w/o and Congrats on the clients!!!

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Double D

This journal is done fellas. I got me a new one. Cya guys there.

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