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tallcall · 02-05-2008, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katt

Hope you feel better soon TC - it seems this is the time people are getting sick..

Yeah, it sucks. I think my immune system is in very good shape (I tend to expose it to everything), so I'm sure it'll be gone in a day or two.

katt · 02-05-2008, 09:10 AM

Yeah, keep the positive attitude.. I was fighting "something" all last week,, I knew I just wasn't feeling up to par, then this week, BAM! head cold, congestion, coughing... it's the first time I've really been sick in a couple years..

tallcall · 02-05-2008, 07:08 PM

Tuesday:

BJJ:

I went to class but did not participate and stayed away from everyone. I just wanted to talk to someone (he wasn't there), and see what they were learning.

They just went over getting an omo-plata from closed guard after the opponent blocks you from taking his other sleeve (by grabbing his Gi with that hand). It seemed really easy, I didn't miss too much.

He tortured his no-Gi class again and had them drilling take-downs for about 30 minutes straight (hell of a cardio work-out).

The suggested that I get a Z-Pack (anti-biotic) and kill my fever right away. I have no idea if it would work but I know it can be given without a prescription, just get a sampler pack (I always have to take this stuff when I get sore throats because I'm allergic to Penicillin)

Oh well, it's off to bed, no work for tomorrow and no workout, unless, by some miracle, I'm feeling so much better (doubtful)..

fufu · 02-05-2008, 07:29 PM

Should be careful with anti biotics unless you have an infection.

tallcall · 02-05-2008, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fufu

Should be careful with anti biotics unless you have an infection.

Yeah, I think I'm just going to use the standard stuff.

tallcall · 02-06-2008, 07:00 AM

2/6/08 Weigh in
Weight: 283.5 – down 1.5 pounds from last week’s 285

Waist: 35 inches– No Change from last week
Stomach: 35 inches– No Change from last week
Chest: 50 inches – No Change from last week
Shoulders: 63 inches – No Change from last week
Neck: 19.5 inches – No change from last week

Bi's: 17.5 inches – No Change from last week
Calves: 19.5 inches - No change from last week

Lean Body Mass: 275.49 276.75 – Down from last week's 276.75 (-1.26 pounds)
Body Fat Weight: 8.01 8.25 – Down from last week's 8.25 (-.25 pounds)

Caliper readings - 4 point test:
Abs – 5.25 mm – Down .25 mm from last week
Suprailiac – 5.5 mm – No change from last week
Thigh – 2.5 mm – No Change from last week
Triceps – 3 mm – No change from last week

Estimated body fat % is ~10.82 %.

This is pretty good for being sick. I haven’t lost too much lean mass. I kind of feel like I’m retaining water (feeling bloated).

tallcall · 02-08-2008, 07:48 PM

I was curious, so I weighed myself again today. Now I'm at 282 pounds, I lost another 1.5 pounds since Wednesday. I hate being sick! At least the worst part is over.

tallcall · 02-08-2008, 07:59 PM

BJJ:

I was able to go and perform without incident. I felt very weak, but was able to actually do something and put forth an effort (this actually made my teacher happy - I think he likes to see us push ourselves to the limits like that).

We drilled take-downs for about 30 minutes. I had no idea what I was doing and it took me three tries to figure out that I can make things harder by dropping to my knees and grabbing my opponent's leg. I still have no idea how to take them down or even how to reverse quickly enough to avoid being mounted.

Oh well, I learned how to fall real nice doing them

.

I rolled with one guy for about 5 minutes but had absolutely no energy, so I sat out the last 10 minutes of class. I was literally pouring sheets of sweat (I guess that is where that 1.5 pounds went, huh).

Monday should be a lot better, I hope.

tallcall · 02-08-2008, 08:15 PM

Friday:

Upper Pull: Reps Week 3

Pull-ups: RI - 40 | BW-88 x 6, 6, 6, 6

T-Bar Rows: Ri - 45 | 75, 85 x 15, 150 x 10 PR for Weight

Upright Row: RI - 30 | Machine #6 x 3 sets x 15 reps

Front/Side Raises: RI - 45 | 10 lb dbs x 3 sets x 12 reps

Farmer's Walk | 80's x 2 round trips, 305 feet

Shin Work | 55 lbs on an aerobic step x 4 sets x 20 reps

Cardio

10 minutes on a treadmill

10 minutes abs/back/legs

20 minutes stretching

10 minutes on a treadmill after the workout

I was still a bit tired today and there were more idiots that just kept making me angry there. It was nice to run into two friends, one is actually training at one of the other BJJ schools in the area, he was just doing some stretching and drills when I walked in (I wish I could've joined).

Aside from feeling a bit tired, I think everything was pretty normal.

Calories: 5000 (cheat meal)

Tuesday - Thursday (while I was sick) I kept my food intake up to about 3500-3600 calories (Tuesday I couldn't seem to stomach much bread for some reason). I think I did pretty well with the eating and am still wondering how I burned through 3 pounds in about 4 days (I'm again reminded of the Niagara Falls episode in my Jiu-Jitsu class from Thursday).

fufu · 02-08-2008, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tallcall

BJJ:

I was able to go and perform without incident. I felt very weak, but was able to actually do something and put forth an effort (this actually made my teacher happy - I think he likes to see us push ourselves to the limits like that).

We drilled take-downs for about 30 minutes. I had no idea what I was doing and it took me three tries to figure out that I can make things harder by dropping to my knees and grabbing my opponent's leg. I still have no idea how to take them down or even how to reverse quickly enough to avoid being mounted.

Oh well, I learned how to fall real nice doing them

.

I rolled with one guy for about 5 minutes but had absolutely no energy, so I sat out the last 10 minutes of class. I was literally pouring sheets of sweat (I guess that is where that 1.5 pounds went, huh).

Monday should be a lot better, I hope.

Your dedication is good, but are you recovered enough to train?

tallcall · 02-09-2008, 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fufu

Your dedication is good, but are you recovered enough to train?

Probably not. I'll see how I feel Monday (I might just go and watch instead).

tallcall · 02-09-2008, 05:24 PM

I decided not to do any strength training today (would've been an upper push day). I think I'm just going to try starting all over again on Monday for a bit of a deload, maybe I'll go for power, I'm not committing to anything right now.

It's strange that I feel like a total failure this week. I haven't really been able to do anything. Oh well, maybe Monday will be better.

That reminds me of a song....

YouTube Video

Come Monday - Jimmy Buffett

tallcall · 02-09-2008, 05:44 PM

Here's one of my favorites:

YouTube Video

Volcano - Jimmy Buffett

tallcall · 02-11-2008, 02:08 PM

Monday:

Legs - Power Week 1:

Superset: RI - 30 |
Hip Rotations | 87.5x10, 100x10, 112.5x10

Hip Abductions | 185x12, 195x10, 205x8

Lying Leg Curls: RI - 30 | 140x10, 150x8, 180x4 PR for Weight

Deadlift - Sumo style with straps and DOH grip: RI - 120 | 225x8, 275x6, 305x4 PR for Weight

Leg Press: RI - 60 | 450 (5 plates per side) x 10, 540 (6 plates per side) x 8, 630 (7 plates per side) x 8 PR for Weight

Calf Presses: RI - 30 | 450 x 3 sets x 20 reps

Shin Work | 55 lbs x 4 sets x 20 reps

Cardio - 30 minutes

10 minutes on a treadmill
10 minutes abs/back
20 minutes stretching

10 minutes on a treadmill post workout - sprinting for about 40 seconds/20 seconds on the balls of my feet at 3-6 mph.

Calories - 4300

Wow, I can't believe I finally broke 300 pounds on my deadlifts, that is awesome. Honestly, it didn't really feel like that much weight, and I know I had a few more in me but my left hand was starting to slip (even with the strap on) so I decided to just put the weight down and take it for what it's worth.

Heck, I even felt really good on those leg presses immediately after the deadlifts.

Amazingly my shins feel fine today, lets keep this up. It was nice to be able to do those sprints and have virtually no pain (I just noticed that they were feeling tight, so I'm going to continue what I've been doing to them with all the stretching and strength training.

I still have to go to my BJJ class, I feel pretty good, a little tired from all the lifting, but good enough and in high enough spirits to take part. I think it's going to be fun!

fufu · 02-11-2008, 02:21 PM

congrats on the deadlift!

tallcall · 02-11-2008, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fufu

congrats on the deadlift!

Thanks!

Rubes · 02-11-2008, 03:08 PM

damn TC your one strong dude

goob · 02-11-2008, 03:49 PM

Excellent Deadlifting TC.

tallcall · 02-11-2008, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rubes

damn TC your one strong dude

Thanks man, my leg days have always been my best days. I love feeling like a wet spaghetti noodle

!

Quote:

Originally Posted by goob

Excellent Deadlifting TC.

Thanks G, of course nothing matches the torture you go through with those rotational deads, RDLs, and Bulgarian Squats - Maybe you should think of adding leg presses in on top of all that, it would only be a natural progression from what you're doing now.

goob · 02-12-2008, 05:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tallcall

Thanks man, my leg days have always been my best days. I love feeling like a wet spaghetti noodle

!

Thanks G, of course nothing matches the torture you go through with those rotational deads, RDLs, and Bulgarian Squats - Maybe you should think of adding leg presses in on top of all that, it would only be a natural progression from what you're doing now.

Leg pressing is already included. It goes RDL's, bulgarians, leg press. TRy it, you might like it.

tallcall · 02-12-2008, 05:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goob

Leg pressing is already included. It goes RDL's, bulgarians, leg press. TRy it, you might like it.

Is RDL short for Romanian Deadlift? Rack Deadlift? I guess I just get confused by some of the names.

goob · 02-12-2008, 05:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tallcall

Is RDL short for Romanian Deadlift? Rack Deadlift? I guess I just get confused by some of the names.

Romainian. Bulgarian. It's an Communist themed workout....

tallcall · 02-12-2008, 06:33 AM

Monday:

BJJ:

We did an interesting warm-up. He supersetted everything with 10, 20, and 30 push-ups with progression. We did 50 crunches, 10 push-ups, 50 crunches, 20 push-ups, etc. Then moved on to leg raises with 10-30 second static holds about 3 inches from the bottom of the movement supersetted with the push-ups, again with the progression. I think we started losing count of all the push-ups after about 100.

We went over a variation of a clock-choke (aka North-South choke, and 6-9 choke - so many different names it makes my head spin). We must've spent about 15 minutes drilling this.

Finally we rolled for 5 or 10 minutes. At the very end I locked in that new clock-choke right as the instructor called time - Damn!

I stayed late to get some more training from my friend the wrestling coach. He's been concentrating on drilling take-downs. We started with some hip exercises designed to make our movements faster.

After about 15 minutes of those warm-ups, I was introduced to a head-arm take-down, he drilled that with us for the entire class (his goal is to make sure we learn one or two take-downs each week).

I thought this was pretty easy once I got over my own fears (it took being thrown once, then everything was fine). I got to the point by the end of the class where I didn't even have to drop to my knee to throw my opponent, I just performed the hip movements with a little more force and lifted him right off the mat (we were just drilling the first part of the movement at the time so I didn't really slam him - I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have forgiven me).

He also showed us an arm-drag take-down, a Japanese take-down (that is what he called it), and a bear hug take-down (which is a great counter to the one we were doing). He said that Wednesday he'll be teaching the Fireman's Carry.

Oh, well, it was a fun night! I feel a little more flexible and confident.

02-05-2008, 07:08 PM	#843
tallcall That's Mr. Incredible Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,282 Blog Entries: 8	2/5/08 Tuesday: BJJ: I went to class but did not participate and stayed away from everyone. I just wanted to talk to someone (he wasn't there), and see what they were learning. They just went over getting an omo-plata from closed guard after the opponent blocks you from taking his other sleeve (by grabbing his Gi with that hand). It seemed really easy, I didn't miss too much. He tortured his no-Gi class again and had them drilling take-downs for about 30 minutes straight (hell of a cardio work-out). The suggested that I get a Z-Pack (anti-biotic) and kill my fever right away. I have no idea if it would work but I know it can be given without a prescription, just get a sampler pack (I always have to take this stuff when I get sore throats because I'm allergic to Penicillin) Oh well, it's off to bed, no work for tomorrow and no workout, unless, by some miracle, I'm feeling so much better (doubtful)..
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02-05-2008, 07:29 PM	#844
fufu fiendish thingy Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 15,730 Photos: 4	Should be careful with anti biotics unless you have an infection.
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02-06-2008, 07:00 AM	#846
tallcall That's Mr. Incredible Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,282 Blog Entries: 8	2/6/08 Weigh in 2/6/08 Weigh in Weight: 283.5 – down 1.5 pounds from last week’s 285 Waist: 35 inches– No Change from last week Stomach: 35 inches– No Change from last week Chest: 50 inches – No Change from last week Shoulders: 63 inches – No Change from last week Neck: 19.5 inches – No change from last week Bi's: 17.5 inches – No Change from last week Calves: 19.5 inches - No change from last week Lean Body Mass: 275.49 276.75 – Down from last week's 276.75 (-1.26 pounds) Body Fat Weight: 8.01 8.25 – Down from last week's 8.25 (-.25 pounds) Caliper readings - 4 point test: Abs – 5.25 mm – Down .25 mm from last week Suprailiac – 5.5 mm – No change from last week Thigh – 2.5 mm – No Change from last week Triceps – 3 mm – No change from last week Estimated body fat % is ~10.82 %. This is pretty good for being sick. I haven’t lost too much lean mass. I kind of feel like I’m retaining water (feeling bloated).
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02-08-2008, 07:48 PM	#847
tallcall That's Mr. Incredible Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,282 Blog Entries: 8	I was curious, so I weighed myself again today. Now I'm at 282 pounds, I lost another 1.5 pounds since Wednesday. I hate being sick! At least the worst part is over.
	Mr. Incredible - "Of course I have a secret identity. I don't know a single superhero without one. I mean, who wants the pressure of being super all the time?" Elite Fighting Academy

02-08-2008, 07:59 PM	#848
tallcall That's Mr. Incredible Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,282 Blog Entries: 8	2/7/08 BJJ: I was able to go and perform without incident. I felt very weak, but was able to actually do something and put forth an effort (this actually made my teacher happy - I think he likes to see us push ourselves to the limits like that). We drilled take-downs for about 30 minutes. I had no idea what I was doing and it took me three tries to figure out that I can make things harder by dropping to my knees and grabbing my opponent's leg. I still have no idea how to take them down or even how to reverse quickly enough to avoid being mounted. Oh well, I learned how to fall real nice doing them . I rolled with one guy for about 5 minutes but had absolutely no energy, so I sat out the last 10 minutes of class. I was literally pouring sheets of sweat (I guess that is where that 1.5 pounds went, huh). Monday should be a lot better, I hope.
	Mr. Incredible - "Of course I have a secret identity. I don't know a single superhero without one. I mean, who wants the pressure of being super all the time?" Elite Fighting Academy

02-05-2008, 09:10 AM	#842
katt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,030 Photos: 37	Yeah, keep the positive attitude.. I was fighting "something" all last week,, I knew I just wasn't feeling up to par, then this week, BAM! head cold, congestion, coughing... it's the first time I've really been sick in a couple years..

02-08-2008, 08:15 PM	#849
tallcall That's Mr. Incredible Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,282 Blog Entries: 8	2/8/08 Friday: Upper Pull: Reps Week 3 Pull-ups: RI - 40 \| BW-88 x 6, 6, 6, 6 T-Bar Rows: Ri - 45 \| 75, 85 x 15, 150 x 10 PR for Weight Upright Row: RI - 30 \| Machine #6 x 3 sets x 15 reps Front/Side Raises: RI - 45 \| 10 lb dbs x 3 sets x 12 reps Farmer's Walk \| 80's x 2 round trips, 305 feet Shin Work \| 55 lbs on an aerobic step x 4 sets x 20 reps Cardio 10 minutes on a treadmill 10 minutes abs/back/legs 20 minutes stretching 10 minutes on a treadmill after the workout I was still a bit tired today and there were more idiots that just kept making me angry there. It was nice to run into two friends, one is actually training at one of the other BJJ schools in the area, he was just doing some stretching and drills when I walked in (I wish I could've joined). Aside from feeling a bit tired, I think everything was pretty normal. Calories: 5000 (cheat meal) Tuesday - Thursday (while I was sick) I kept my food intake up to about 3500-3600 calories (Tuesday I couldn't seem to stomach much bread for some reason). I think I did pretty well with the eating and am still wondering how I burned through 3 pounds in about 4 days (I'm again reminded of the Niagara Falls episode in my Jiu-Jitsu class from Thursday).
	Mr. Incredible - "Of course I have a secret identity. I don't know a single superhero without one. I mean, who wants the pressure of being super all the time?" Elite Fighting Academy

02-11-2008, 02:08 PM	#854
tallcall That's Mr. Incredible Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,282 Blog Entries: 8	2/11/08 Monday: Legs - Power Week 1: Superset: RI - 30 \| Hip Rotations \| 87.5x10, 100x10, 112.5x10 Hip Abductions \| 185x12, 195x10, 205x8 Lying Leg Curls: RI - 30 \| 140x10, 150x8, 180x4 PR for Weight Deadlift - Sumo style with straps and DOH grip: RI - 120 \| 225x8, 275x6, 305x4 PR for Weight Leg Press: RI - 60 \| 450 (5 plates per side) x 10, 540 (6 plates per side) x 8, 630 (7 plates per side) x 8 PR for Weight Calf Presses: RI - 30 \| 450 x 3 sets x 20 reps Shin Work \| 55 lbs x 4 sets x 20 reps Cardio - 30 minutes 10 minutes on a treadmill 10 minutes abs/back 20 minutes stretching 10 minutes on a treadmill post workout - sprinting for about 40 seconds/20 seconds on the balls of my feet at 3-6 mph. Calories - 4300 Wow, I can't believe I finally broke 300 pounds on my deadlifts, that is awesome. Honestly, it didn't really feel like that much weight, and I know I had a few more in me but my left hand was starting to slip (even with the strap on) so I decided to just put the weight down and take it for what it's worth. Heck, I even felt really good on those leg presses immediately after the deadlifts. Amazingly my shins feel fine today, lets keep this up. It was nice to be able to do those sprints and have virtually no pain (I just noticed that they were feeling tight, so I'm going to continue what I've been doing to them with all the stretching and strength training. I still have to go to my BJJ class, I feel pretty good, a little tired from all the lifting, but good enough and in high enough spirits to take part. I think it's going to be fun!
	Mr. Incredible - "Of course I have a secret identity. I don't know a single superhero without one. I mean, who wants the pressure of being super all the time?" Elite Fighting Academy

02-11-2008, 02:21 PM	#855
fufu fiendish thingy Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 15,730 Photos: 4	congrats on the deadlift!
	fufu's 1337 Journal Your diet will set you free.

02-11-2008, 03:08 PM	#857
Rubes your sisters better Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: michigan Posts: 1,101 Blog Entries: 1 Photos: 5	damn TC your one strong dude
	5'7" 173lbsl squat:365x2 11/19/07 bench 225x3 1/11/08 40 time: 4.51sec march 10th 07 38" vertical

02-11-2008, 03:49 PM	#858
goob Smartass anthropologist Elite Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Anywhere, everywhere, nowhere.... Posts: 5,947	Excellent Deadlifting TC.

02-12-2008, 06:33 AM	#863
tallcall That's Mr. Incredible Elite Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,282 Blog Entries: 8	2/11/08 Monday: BJJ: We did an interesting warm-up. He supersetted everything with 10, 20, and 30 push-ups with progression. We did 50 crunches, 10 push-ups, 50 crunches, 20 push-ups, etc. Then moved on to leg raises with 10-30 second static holds about 3 inches from the bottom of the movement supersetted with the push-ups, again with the progression. I think we started losing count of all the push-ups after about 100. We went over a variation of a clock-choke (aka North-South choke, and 6-9 choke - so many different names it makes my head spin). We must've spent about 15 minutes drilling this. Finally we rolled for 5 or 10 minutes. At the very end I locked in that new clock-choke right as the instructor called time - Damn! I stayed late to get some more training from my friend the wrestling coach. He's been concentrating on drilling take-downs. We started with some hip exercises designed to make our movements faster. After about 15 minutes of those warm-ups, I was introduced to a head-arm take-down, he drilled that with us for the entire class (his goal is to make sure we learn one or two take-downs each week). I thought this was pretty easy once I got over my own fears (it took being thrown once, then everything was fine). I got to the point by the end of the class where I didn't even have to drop to my knee to throw my opponent, I just performed the hip movements with a little more force and lifted him right off the mat (we were just drilling the first part of the movement at the time so I didn't really slam him - I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have forgiven me). He also showed us an arm-drag take-down, a Japanese take-down (that is what he called it), and a bear hug take-down (which is a great counter to the one we were doing). He said that Wednesday he'll be teaching the Fireman's Carry. Oh, well, it was a fun night! I feel a little more flexible and confident.
	Mr. Incredible - "Of course I have a secret identity. I don't know a single superhero without one. I mean, who wants the pressure of being super all the time?" Elite Fighting Academy