Construction Zone - Pylon's Journal V2.0

[I'm Trying]

Hey bro. This is the first time I read your journal. It seems like we are pretty similar. We lift the similar weights and we both play softball. Did you list your height/weight?

 

[Pylon]

Hey bro. This is the first time I read your journal. It seems like we are pretty similar. We lift the similar weights and we both play softball. Did you list your height/weight?

Yeah, way back when. I'm 6" - 6"2, depend on what gas station I'm leaving. Currrently weighing in around 280 (down from 350.)

 

[b_reed23]

thanks for posting the recipes pylon, they sound yummy!!!

 

[King Silverback]

Brother Pylon, hows it goin my Friend!!! Hows softball goin?

 

[ihateschoolmt]

Yeah, way back when. I'm 6" - 6"2, depend on what gas station I'm leaving. Currrently weighing in around 280 (down from 350.)

Man, that's a huge change. What weight are you trying to get to?

 

[Pylon]

Back from Seattle, had a great time. The weather was fantastical, whil back home there was a storm that knocked out power to a few thousand folks.

Anyway, back in the gym today..

Bench power week 2 of 8
Bench WU - 65x10, 115x6, 155x3
Bench - 205x5, 185x6, x6
CG bench - 155 x 8
WG bench - 145 x 6

Incline DB - 50x8, x8, x8
Skulls - 50x10, x10
Pec deck - 100x10, x10
Dips - -115x10, x9, x10
Tri pressdown - 100x12, x12

Good w/o, felt great after. I missed the gym yesterday, so I will have to go back to back and lift tomorrow (legs). I am headed to New Orleans on Thursday, so this is the only way to get in three lifting days this week.

 

[shiznit2169]

jesus christ pylon. What kind of job do you do? You fly all over the place every damn week. I couldnt stand a job like that being away from family and home and dealing with traveling all the time. Unless you make the big bucks, props to you for riding it out.

 

[Pylon]

jesus christ pylon. What kind of job do you do? You fly all over the place every damn week. I couldnt stand a job like that being away from family and home and dealing with traveling all the time. Unless you make the big bucks, props to you for riding it out.

You know, for the slightest moment, I thought someone was actually impressed with my bench. Should've known better...

I am a data manager for a construction company with offices all over the US and a couple in Canada. Being away from the family does blow, but I enjoy travelling. (I should note the Seattle trip was for fun. My sister and I flew to meet up with our parents, who are coming back from a 2 month fishing trip in Alaska.) My wife is starting to show interest in traveling with me a bit, which will help.

The money is OK, but the real payoff will be next year, when I finish my MBA (paid for by the company) and can blow the place.

 

[shiznit2169]

your bench is incredible pylon. Sorry for not commenting on your workout but the first thing that came to my mind is your constant traveling so that's why i only focused on asking u about that.

I think u made an error here

Bench - 20x5, 185x6, x6

It says 20x5 ... i dont know if that is right ot it should be 120 or 220?

 

[King Silverback]

Brother Pylon, excelent w/o there my Friend!!! Glad your still at it!!! We will have to get together soon, but I am in the process of fixing our house now so we can sell it and move to St. Charles pretty soon!!!

 

[Pylon]

your bench is incredible pylon. Sorry for not commenting on your workout but the first thing that came to my mind is your constant traveling so that's why i only focused on asking u about that.

I think u made an error here

It says 20x5 ... i dont know if that is right ot it should be 120 or 220?

My bench blows goats, and I know it. (It was actually 205, fixed it now, thanks.)

 

[Pylon]

Brother Pylon, excelent w/o there my Friend!!! Glad your still at it!!! We will have to get together soon, but I am in the process of fixing our house now so we can sell it and move to St. Charles pretty soon!!!

Sweet! Good luck with it. Let me know if you want to get together after work sometime.

 

[Pylon]

OK, I lied. Didn't do legs today. I have a softball game tonight and don't want to be slowed down any more than normal. Also, this should give me a change to check out the gyms in the town near New Orleans where I will be working.

 

[Pylon]

Greetings from Loosiana!

I found a pretty nice gym to kinda join down here. The place is immaculate and the owner is always out on the floor making sure people are wiping and racking, or running classes. Real nice guy. (The only downside is they have no squat cage, and I don't dig the angled rack thing. Oh well. At $5 a visit, I can hardly complain.) Plus I found a great sushi place right down the street (thanks again to the gym owner.)

Lying Hack Squat - 180x10, 240x10, 300x10
Wanted to squat, but just don't like that rack thing.

Leg press - 180x10, 230x10, 280x10

Leg ext - 70x10, 80x10, 90x10

Lying leg curl - 100x10, 120x10, 150x10

SLDL - 95x10, 115x10, 115x10

Solid w/o, focusing again on full slow ROM on all lifts. After the way it fried my legs last week, I figured I will run this for a full 8 week cycle. Should help my strength and flexibility at the same time.

 

[b_reed23]

great workout pylon!!

 

[King Silverback]

great workout pylon!!

100% agree!!!

 

[Pylon]

Greetings from the airport once again. Waiting for my flight in New Orleans to take me home to the family.

I have a horrific kink in my neck, and it sucks rocks. I have some anti-inflams at home for my shoulder (that I don't take), but that doesn't really help me now. Ah well, such is life.

The meeting down here went better than expected. I found myself making promises I had no intention of getting into (which is OK, I guess.) I'm just a softie at heart, and can't bring myself to toss people on the streets if I can help it. (I even gave raises to 2 of the 3. If I don't have time to earn their loyalty, at least I can buy it at a good discount.)

So now I have three gyms to work out. One at the office (still my favorite), one by the house, one in New Orleans. And the new one is 2 blocks from a dern fine sushi bar. (Yes, sushi in rural Loosiana.) So it's not all bad, I suppose...

 

[King Silverback]

Sorry to hear about your neck my Friend!!! GODspeed your safe return!!! Sounds like you have a lock on gyms Brother Pylon!!!

 

[Triple Threat]

Hi Pylon. Finding gyms while on the road can be frustrating at times. Finding a GOOD gym is harder. I hear you about the power cage vs. angled rack. I don't have a power cage here in Spain either, so I can't go very heavy. It's my excuse to get away from the max effort workouts for a while, not that I want to though.

 

[Cris2Blis]

life looks fun for you P, i'm starting to miss the travel i did last year w/ the old job... i was in seattle for a week... i could live there! i had good weather when i was there also, had it rained i probably would have hated the place hope you made it back safe and sound.

how's softball going? any homers? you know chicks dig the long ball!

 

[Pylon]

Sorry to hear about your neck my Friend!!! GODspeed your safe return!!! Sounds like you have a lock on gyms Brother Pylon!!!

Well, I got plenty to go to, just have to find time to get there!

 

[Pylon]

Hi Pylon. Finding gyms while on the road can be frustrating at times. Finding a GOOD gym is harder. I hear you about the power cage vs. angled rack. I don't have a power cage here in Spain either, so I can't go very heavy. It's my excuse to get away from the max effort workouts for a while, not that I want to though.

I've been doing ROM stuff on legs anyway, so no big deal, but that angled rack is made for folks with narrow shoulders, as best I can tell. By the time I get between the posts, there ain't a ton of room for my hands. And since I do shoulder work the trip before legs, they are sore anyway and don't apreciate being bent at that angle!

 

[Pylon]

life looks fun for you P, i'm starting to miss the travel i did last year w/ the old job... i was in seattle for a week... i could live there! i had good weather when i was there also, had it rained i probably would have hated the place hope you made it back safe and sound.

how's softball going? any homers? you know chicks dig the long ball!

Loved Seattle, not a drop of rain that weekend.

Ball is OK, we are 2-2, should be 3-1. No homers. I'm a line drive kinda guy. If I try hitting homers I just hit fly balls really high. Hitting close to .500 though, so can't complain too much, I guess.

Glad you had a chance to come by!

 

[FishOrCutBait]

Mmm... Sushi...

Heyo, Pylon! Just stoppin by to say 'hi', sorry to hear about the neck, is it feelin any better, or is that ooold news?

 

[Rocco32]

Sorry about the neck buddy. Maybe get some massage on it, helps with mine! 3 gyms I know what you mean though, I have 7 different gyms I go to depending on where I am at the time. But I have the one I love the most!!

 

[Pylon]

Mmm... Sushi...

Heyo, Pylon! Just stoppin by to say 'hi', sorry to hear about the neck, is it feelin any better, or is that ooold news?

I love finding a good sushi bar. It's one of the rare things I can really enjoy eating and not feel guilty about later. Having one next to the new gym will be a great boost. (The Starbucks they are putting in the gym won't be bad either!)

The neck is feeling a bit better, but not great. I'm down to my last 2 anti-inflams, so I may try to get to the doctor's office tomorrow, even if it is just to get a refill. They are dern handy to have around.

 

[Pylon]

Sorry about the neck buddy. Maybe get some massage on it, helps with mine! 3 gyms I know what you mean though, I have 7 different gyms I go to depending on where I am at the time. But I have the one I love the most!!

My wife offered to give me a neck rub, but I'm in enough pain as it is. (Gosh, hope she doesn't see that!)

 

[Cris2Blis]

My wife offered to give me a neck rub, but I'm in enough pain as it is. (Gosh, hope she doesn't see that!)

 

[Rocco32]

My wife offered to give me a neck rub, but I'm in enough pain as it is. (Gosh, hope she doesn't see that!)

Haha I meant professionally

 

[King Silverback]

Hope the neck gets better quickly my Friend!!! Where do you play softball at? I can hit homeruns (LOL) maybe I can come out and check ya out!!!