Gear Whore Training Log

PeteTheGreek · 08-27-2007, 07:13 PM

The top of the thigh at the hip needs to break parallel with the top of the knee cap. Some federations interpret this more loosely than others. The Chuck V squats looked a little high but it's hard to judge from the front. I don't come up until my training partner yells "up" but I usually know when that is because my brains start to squirt out my ears from the pressure of trying to break.

PeteTheGreek · 08-28-2007, 04:11 PM

Light day today

Speed bench:
185 for 8 sets of 3

Smith Machine military press:
185 for 4 sets of 6

Rear delts on chest supported row:
3 plates for 3 sets of 6

Tricep rope pushdowns with mini-band around neck:
110 X 15
120 X 10
130 X 8

Ab crunch machine:
130 X 10
140 X 10
150 X 10

Brutus_G · 08-28-2007, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteTheGreek

The top of the thigh at the hip needs to break parallel with the top of the knee cap. Some federations interpret this more loosely than others. The Chuck V squats looked a little high but it's hard to judge from the front. I don't come up until my training partner yells "up" but I usually know when that is because my brains start to squirt out my ears from the pressure of trying to break.

Its so sexy when you talk Technical

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PeteTheGreek · 08-31-2007, 07:49 AM

Deadlift, loose briefs:
135 X 3
225 X 3
315 X 2
405 X 1
475 X 1
525 X 1
560 X 1
I shut it down after this because the weights felt real slow today. I felt like I was grinding out every set but my training partners said they looked fast

I was pressed for time so I did the following with about a minute rest between sets, a la Sean, who should change the name of his thread from "Sean's going for strength" to "Sean's going for pussyitis".

Chest supported rows:
3 plates for 3 sets of 8

Lat pulldowns:
200 for 3 sets of 8

Bar curls:
80 for 3 sets of 8

hammer curls:
55's for 3 sets of 8

Ab pulldowns supersetted with machine ab crunch:
3 sets of 10

katt · 08-31-2007, 08:19 AM

Nice deadlifts! What... you're partners are not paying attention?

fufu · 08-31-2007, 09:31 AM

Was it you or Tim that herniated a disc? How long did it take for that to recover? Was there any PT done for that?

Seanp156 · 08-31-2007, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteTheGreek

I was pressed for time so I did the following with about a minute rest between sets, a la Sean, who should change the name of his thread from "Sean's going for strength" to "Sean's going for pussyitis".

PeteTheGreek · 08-31-2007, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fufu

Was it you or Tim that herniated a disc? How long did it take for that to recover? Was there any PT done for that?

I have a disk protrusion at L5-S1 and L4-5. If I have a flare-up it takes a few weeks to recover. Pull-thru's, reverse hypers and heavy abs. Not sure exactly what Tim has but last time he injured himself, he was out for a few weeks.

PeteTheGreek · 09-04-2007, 06:13 PM

Monday Bench:
Bar X 10
95 X 10
135 X 6
185 X 4
225 X 3
275 X 1
315 X 1
Added Karins shirt
405 X 1 no touch
455 X 1 no touch
495 abort-felt something pop in my collar bone.

Today I have very little range of motion in my right arm with severe pain in my right collar bone, pec and trap. Looks like an AC joint strain.

PeteTheGreek · 09-04-2007, 06:15 PM

Tuesday:

Still some jacked up pain in my right shoulder. Ice, advil, ice repeat. Looks like I'll be taking this time off to get my fat ass in shape. SHould still be able to squat and deadlift

Sled drags in grass, 45 lb plate:
10 trips of 200 feet. 20 second RI

Seanp156 · 09-04-2007, 08:24 PM

Shit Pete... That sucks. Where/when are you guys training this weekend?

katt · 09-04-2007, 08:33 PM

Dang Pete - Sorry to hear that!! Hopefully you won't be out for too long?

PeteTheGreek · 09-06-2007, 06:10 PM

Finally have some pain free (more or less) range of motion in my right shoulder, but i don't think it's the ac joint. the pain is underneath the collar bone near my sternum. I think i may have just strained some ligaments. I'll do some close grip cardio benching for a few weeks until the pain goes away.

sled drags:

10 trips of 200 feet, 20 sec RI.

Brutus_G · 09-06-2007, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteTheGreek

Finally have some pain free (more or less) range of motion in my right shoulder, but i don't think it's the ac joint. the pain is underneath the collar bone near my sternum. I think i may have just strained some ligaments. I'll do some close grip cardio benching for a few weeks until the pain goes away.

sled drags:

10 trips of 200 feet, 20 sec RI.

I want your babies!

PeteTheGreek · 09-06-2007, 06:58 PM

Knock your shit off now

JerseyDevil · 09-06-2007, 07:56 PM

Are any of you Columbus boyz Buckeye fans? Just curious.

PeteTheGreek · 09-08-2007, 08:14 AM

A lot of fans here are rabid. Their lives revolve around whether some college kids can win a game. We have neighbors who throw shit at their TV's and go into suicidal depression if they lose. We're talking about 40 something adults here. If they win, great. If they lose, I don't lose sleep over it. By the way, Ohio teams have lost 4 national championships so far this year: Ohio State Football this past Jan, Ohio State basketball, Cleveland Cavaliers Basketball, Columbus Destroyers Arena Football. The Cleveland Indians are next.

PeteTheGreek · 09-08-2007, 08:17 AM

Hatfield Bar low box squats:
Bar X 5
175 X 5
265 X 3
355 for 8 sets of 3 inside 8 minutes. This was fun.

Cambered bar 45 degree back extensions:
95 for 3 sets of 10

Standing Ab pulldowns supersetted with Machine Ab crunch:
3 sets of 10

JerseyDevil · 09-09-2007, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PeteTheGreek

A lot of fans here are rabid. Their lives revolve around whether some college kids can win a game. We have neighbors who throw shit at their TV's and go into suicidal depression if they lose. We're talking about 40 something adults here. If they win, great. If they lose, I don't lose sleep over it. By the way, Ohio teams have lost 4 national championships so far this year: Ohio State Football this past Jan, Ohio State basketball, Cleveland Cavaliers Basketball, Columbus Destroyers Arena Football. The Cleveland Indians are next.

I know all about the nat'l championship losses.... especially football. I grew up in Virginia (DC area), but lived in Dayton, OH for 17 years. Fell in love with Buckeyes football. That loss to Florida hurt, but I survived, hahaha. The basketball loss didn't bother me at all, but it does suck thinking you get to two nat'l championships in the same year,and get trounced in both.

PeteTheGreek · 09-10-2007, 04:07 PM

I lived in Alexandria, VA for two years, 1987-1988 and Dayton for 6 years, 1990-1996

PeteTheGreek · 09-10-2007, 04:13 PM

Well, good news and bad news. I was unable to do any flat benching today. I tried three different grips and anything more than the bar hurt like hell. Tried the dumbells and I couldn't go past the 80's. The pain is on the front part of my trap and underneath my collar bone, but not in the shoulder joint which is good I guess?

The good news is that I was able to do inclines and front military presses with no pain, so the workout went like this:

Iso Lateral Row rear delts:
2 plates/side for 4 sets of 10- these were pretty painfull.

Seated Front Military press:
185 for 3 sets of 8

Incline Bench:
185 for 3 sets of 8

I haven't done inclines in years. My PR is 350. I'll work up to this for the next several weeks until this damn pain goes away. Tomorrow we'll see if I can deadlift.

Brutus_G · 09-10-2007, 06:38 PM

Thats intresting ive never heard of a pain in that area.

PeteTheGreek · 09-11-2007, 04:00 PM

Reverse band deadlifts:
245 X 3
335 X 3
425 X 2
515 X 2
605 X 2
675 X 1
715 miss
705 miss

Lat pulldowns:
235 for 3 sets of 6

Chest supported rows:
3 plates and a quarter for 3 sets of 6

Hammer curls:
50's X 8
55's X 8
60's X 8

Barbell curls:
95 for 3 sets of 8

Heavy Ab crunches
3 sets of 10

Rt. collar bone continues to kill, the lat pulldowns were pretty painful, and my left bicep is hurting again. Any curling or rowing movement kills it but it doesn't hurt to keep my arm straight during deadlifting. I swear I'm getting pretty sick of this shit, I'm ready to call it quits. 26 years of this shit is enough

Brutus_G · 09-11-2007, 07:32 PM

Maybe you need to switch to a higher reps BBer style man.

PeteTheGreek · 09-11-2007, 07:39 PM

I'd rather eat sawdust and shit 2 X 4's

katt · 09-11-2007, 08:19 PM

ok Pete - these numbers are insane! Insane!!! I need pictures I tell you... pictures!!!!!

PeteTheGreek · 09-11-2007, 08:30 PM

All i have is video taken by Sean aka Pud:

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

katt · 09-11-2007, 08:36 PM

I've seen one guy wear the suit in our gym.... how much more "power" does it give you...? Is that the correct word?

PeteTheGreek · 09-11-2007, 08:55 PM

My squat equipment and wraps, about 150. My bench shirt about 125. I don't get much carryover at all in the deadlift, maybe 20 lbs. It takes about a year to learn the equipment. The bigger guys are getting a much larger carry-over, but the percentages are about the same.

JerseyDevil · 09-12-2007, 07:33 PM

Quote:

I lived in Alexandria, VA for two years, 1987-1988 and Dayton for 6 years, 1990-1996

I lived in Alexandria, Rose Hill, and Springfield, like 1956-1980.

Dayton, 1980-1997. I lived in Kettering. Did you work out at Larry Pacifico's gym "Champions"? I started lifting in 1985. I went to the Kettering Y on Marshall, not far from Harrigan's Tavern.

08-31-2007, 09:31 AM	#216
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09-04-2007, 08:24 PM	#221
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09-10-2007, 06:38 PM	#232
Brutus_G Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,112 Photos: 24	Thats intresting ive never heard of a pain in that area.
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09-11-2007, 07:32 PM	#234
Brutus_G Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,112 Photos: 24	Maybe you need to switch to a higher reps BBer style man.
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08-27-2007, 07:13 PM	#211
PeteTheGreek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 645	The top of the thigh at the hip needs to break parallel with the top of the knee cap. Some federations interpret this more loosely than others. The Chuck V squats looked a little high but it's hard to judge from the front. I don't come up until my training partner yells "up" but I usually know when that is because my brains start to squirt out my ears from the pressure of trying to break.

08-28-2007, 04:11 PM	#212
PeteTheGreek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 645	Light day today Speed bench: 185 for 8 sets of 3 Smith Machine military press: 185 for 4 sets of 6 Rear delts on chest supported row: 3 plates for 3 sets of 6 Tricep rope pushdowns with mini-band around neck: 110 X 15 120 X 10 130 X 8 Ab crunch machine: 130 X 10 140 X 10 150 X 10

08-31-2007, 07:49 AM	#214
PeteTheGreek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 645	Deadlift, loose briefs: 135 X 3 225 X 3 315 X 2 405 X 1 475 X 1 525 X 1 560 X 1 I shut it down after this because the weights felt real slow today. I felt like I was grinding out every set but my training partners said they looked fast I was pressed for time so I did the following with about a minute rest between sets, a la Sean, who should change the name of his thread from "Sean's going for strength" to "Sean's going for pussyitis". Chest supported rows: 3 plates for 3 sets of 8 Lat pulldowns: 200 for 3 sets of 8 Bar curls: 80 for 3 sets of 8 hammer curls: 55's for 3 sets of 8 Ab pulldowns supersetted with machine ab crunch: 3 sets of 10

08-31-2007, 08:19 AM	#215
katt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,115 Photos: 37	Nice deadlifts! What... you're partners are not paying attention?

09-04-2007, 06:13 PM	#219
PeteTheGreek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 645	Monday Bench: Bar X 10 95 X 10 135 X 6 185 X 4 225 X 3 275 X 1 315 X 1 Added Karins shirt 405 X 1 no touch 455 X 1 no touch 495 abort-felt something pop in my collar bone. Today I have very little range of motion in my right arm with severe pain in my right collar bone, pec and trap. Looks like an AC joint strain.

09-04-2007, 06:15 PM	#220
PeteTheGreek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 645	Tuesday: Still some jacked up pain in my right shoulder. Ice, advil, ice repeat. Looks like I'll be taking this time off to get my fat ass in shape. SHould still be able to squat and deadlift Sled drags in grass, 45 lb plate: 10 trips of 200 feet. 20 second RI

09-04-2007, 08:33 PM	#222
katt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,115 Photos: 37	Dang Pete - Sorry to hear that!! Hopefully you won't be out for too long?

09-06-2007, 06:10 PM	#223
PeteTheGreek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 645	Finally have some pain free (more or less) range of motion in my right shoulder, but i don't think it's the ac joint. the pain is underneath the collar bone near my sternum. I think i may have just strained some ligaments. I'll do some close grip cardio benching for a few weeks until the pain goes away. sled drags: 10 trips of 200 feet, 20 sec RI.

09-06-2007, 06:58 PM	#225
PeteTheGreek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 645	Knock your shit off now

09-06-2007, 07:56 PM	#226
JerseyDevil GO Buckeyes! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern, NJ Posts: 5,180	Are any of you Columbus boyz Buckeye fans? Just curious.

09-08-2007, 08:14 AM	#227
PeteTheGreek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 645	A lot of fans here are rabid. Their lives revolve around whether some college kids can win a game. We have neighbors who throw shit at their TV's and go into suicidal depression if they lose. We're talking about 40 something adults here. If they win, great. If they lose, I don't lose sleep over it. By the way, Ohio teams have lost 4 national championships so far this year: Ohio State Football this past Jan, Ohio State basketball, Cleveland Cavaliers Basketball, Columbus Destroyers Arena Football. The Cleveland Indians are next.

09-08-2007, 08:17 AM	#228
PeteTheGreek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 645	Hatfield Bar low box squats: Bar X 5 175 X 5 265 X 3 355 for 8 sets of 3 inside 8 minutes. This was fun. Cambered bar 45 degree back extensions: 95 for 3 sets of 10 Standing Ab pulldowns supersetted with Machine Ab crunch: 3 sets of 10

09-10-2007, 04:07 PM	#230
PeteTheGreek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 645	I lived in Alexandria, VA for two years, 1987-1988 and Dayton for 6 years, 1990-1996

09-10-2007, 04:13 PM	#231
PeteTheGreek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 645	Well, good news and bad news. I was unable to do any flat benching today. I tried three different grips and anything more than the bar hurt like hell. Tried the dumbells and I couldn't go past the 80's. The pain is on the front part of my trap and underneath my collar bone, but not in the shoulder joint which is good I guess? The good news is that I was able to do inclines and front military presses with no pain, so the workout went like this: Iso Lateral Row rear delts: 2 plates/side for 4 sets of 10- these were pretty painfull. Seated Front Military press: 185 for 3 sets of 8 Incline Bench: 185 for 3 sets of 8 I haven't done inclines in years. My PR is 350. I'll work up to this for the next several weeks until this damn pain goes away. Tomorrow we'll see if I can deadlift.

09-11-2007, 04:00 PM	#233
PeteTheGreek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 645	Reverse band deadlifts: 245 X 3 335 X 3 425 X 2 515 X 2 605 X 2 675 X 1 715 miss 705 miss Lat pulldowns: 235 for 3 sets of 6 Chest supported rows: 3 plates and a quarter for 3 sets of 6 Hammer curls: 50's X 8 55's X 8 60's X 8 Barbell curls: 95 for 3 sets of 8 Heavy Ab crunches 3 sets of 10 Rt. collar bone continues to kill, the lat pulldowns were pretty painful, and my left bicep is hurting again. Any curling or rowing movement kills it but it doesn't hurt to keep my arm straight during deadlifting. I swear I'm getting pretty sick of this shit, I'm ready to call it quits. 26 years of this shit is enough

09-11-2007, 07:39 PM	#235
PeteTheGreek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 645	I'd rather eat sawdust and shit 2 X 4's

09-11-2007, 08:19 PM	#236
katt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,115 Photos: 37	ok Pete - these numbers are insane! Insane!!! I need pictures I tell you... pictures!!!!!

09-11-2007, 08:30 PM	#237
PeteTheGreek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 645	All i have is video taken by Sean aka Pud: YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

09-11-2007, 08:36 PM	#238
katt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,115 Photos: 37	I've seen one guy wear the suit in our gym.... how much more "power" does it give you...? Is that the correct word?

09-11-2007, 08:55 PM	#239
PeteTheGreek Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 645	My squat equipment and wraps, about 150. My bench shirt about 125. I don't get much carryover at all in the deadlift, maybe 20 lbs. It takes about a year to learn the equipment. The bigger guys are getting a much larger carry-over, but the percentages are about the same.