Curt James' training journal

[Curt James]

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Leg press 180 X 12, 270 X 10, 360 X 6, 450 X 5, 540 X 5, 630 X 5, 720 X 5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBVnh1CpzPA

Life Fitness seated row 50 X 12, 70 X 10, 90 X 10, 110 X 8, 130 X 6, 150 X 5, 5, 5
Body Masters pulldowns 80 X 8, 100 X 8, 115 X 8, 130 X 6, 145 X 6, 160 X 5
Body Masters EZ curls 50 X 10, 60 X 8, 70 X 8
Body Masters triceps pushdowns 50 X 10, 80 X 10, 100 X 10, 110 X 10, 120 X 10, 130 X 8
Knee raises 3 X 15 body weight
Crunches 3 X 15 body weight

And around 11 minutes of elliptical at a slow pace while watching the end of "Mall Cop".

Paul Blart: Mall Cop - In Theaters 1.16.09 - YouTube

 

[Curt James]

^^^^ That movie's full title is "Paul Blart: Mall Cop". Never knew that until now.

Kevin James - IMDb

More trivia: Kevin James was born Kevin George Knipfing. Who knew?

 

[davegmb]

I love king of queens

 

[davegmb]

Big leg pressing numbers

 

[x~factor]

8 plates on each side! The man has gone nuts!

 

[omerta2010]

Dude your running out of space for plates. Gonna have to find a cute chic to sit on top of the machine for you for added weight of course.

Damn nice progress, about a month ago you almost chickened out at 600 or so. Great progress and nice smooth reps to.

 

[PreMier]

you definitely didnt try hard enough. you got up from the machine too quick. and wtf, planet fitness?

 

[juggernaut]

Planet Fitness is awesome. I love the commercials. Hate the gym.

 

[Curt James]

I love king of queens

Great show!

The Ride Is Over, Final Scene Of The King Of Queens - YouTube

Big leg pressing numbers

Thank you. And I'm also thanking Halo Extreme.

8 plates on each side! The man has gone nuts!

Dude your running out of space for plates. Gonna have to find a cute chic to sit on top of the machine for you for added weight of course.

Damn nice progress, about a month ago you almost chickened out at 600 or so. Great progress and nice smooth reps to.

Yes? Yes?

Wait. What?

Machine? I would have chosen something else.

you definitely didnt try hard enough. you got up from the machine too quick. and wtf, planet fitness?

One of my biggest problems. Not pushing to failure.

And, hey, PF costs next to nothing. I'm certainly no Hercules.

We're a match made in Heaven.

Planet Fitness is awesome. I love the commercials. Hate the gym.

I respect you and your opinion, good sir.


That goes for all of you.

 

[Curt James]

That was then... (May 10, 2012)

Squat 230 lbs. X 1 - YouTube

This is now. (June 20, 2012)

Squats 230 X 5 - YouTube

 

[Curt James]

A million years ago (or it seems that way) as a 20something I squatted 265 lbs. for a single and, that same workout, 250 lbs. for a double. Both ATTG and, as I recall, a good bit of momentum and bounce involved.

Tonight's workout? That 230 lbs. went up very easily. I felt strong and confident and thought maybe I'll try those numbers again.

PR 250 lbs. X 3 - YouTube

PR 270 lbs. X 1 - YouTube

Two PR's! The 270 lbs. wasn't the best form but I'm very happy to have moved that weight tonight.

See how I feel about it in the next few days, though. lol

 

[Curt James]

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[parsifal09]

curt james is my hero

 

[Curt James]

And, fwiw, as a 20something I might have weighed 175 lbs. tops. Tonight on the gym scale wearing, yeah, gym clothes, I topped out at 211.4 lbs. which is the most I've ever weighed on a scales in my life -- clothes or no clothes.

 

[Curt James]

curt james is my hero

lol You need to reevaluate, brother.

 

[parsifal09]

never

lol You need to reevaluate, brother.

 

[parsifal09]

ur form looks ok, but u like the bar so high???

 

[Curt James]

Rotator work was completed as well.

Rotator cuff work - YouTube

That was followed by some incline dumbbell benches:

50's X 8, 60's X 5, 70's X 5

Actually, I completed deads before benching.

 

[Curt James]

ur form looks ok, but u like the bar so high???

I've never tried it any other way.

 

[Curt James]

Laptop shutdown last night. Not sure what the problem is, but it was in the middle of uploading this deadlift video to YouTube.

Deads 225 and 275 lbs. - YouTube

 

[x~factor]

I wish I could rep you again just for having matching shorts and sneakers.

 

[Curt James]

^^^^ lol

I believe that's what really made the difference.

...



On second thought, it was definitely the Halo Extreme.

(But matching gym gear never hurts. )

 

[Curt James]

And the Chewbacca shirt was brand spankin new, too. Picked it up at Journeys, a chain store that sells shoes for the teen and twenty set (and, apparently, the occasional old fart).

 

[fit4life]

Nice vids Curt as always very interesting and informative. In for the results of the Halo Extreme bro.

 

[Nightowl]

Christ, I am sorry for not being a better onliner. I have this week with loads of times for workouts...Looking forward to it.

 

[Curt James]

Nice vids Curt as always very interesting and informative. In for the results of the Halo Extreme bro.

Thanks, titan! Halo Extreme worked like a charm. Will give stats ASAP.

Christ, I am sorry for not being a better onliner. I have this week with loads of times for workouts...Looking forward to it.

Wishing you some great workouts this week, Nightowl!

 

[Curt James]

My squats look more like good mornings than squats, but I received some great words of advice from ebfitness.

Googled and found this as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yha2XAc2qu8

 

[omerta2010]

Looks good in here.

Throw in some Good mornings, it'll help with keeping your back solid so you don't lean forward so far on the squats. I used to have the same problem, well that and get some flat sole shoes that made a huge difference for balance on both deads and squats.

 

[Nightowl]

O: I'll bite, what are some good mornings? I've been seeing my masseure for too long now; I feel like an old woman. LOL just bent out of shape in my back though.

 

[Curt James]

Looks good in here.

Throw in some Good mornings, it'll help with keeping your back solid so you don't lean forward so far on the squats. I used to have the same problem, well that and get some flat sole shoes that made a huge difference for balance on both deads and squats.

Thank you.

O: I'll bite, what are some good mornings? I've been seeing my masseure for too long now; I feel like an old woman. LOL just bent out of shape in my back though.

Ah, now a massage sounds like a great idea!

And good mornings are an exercise to strengthen your lower back, I believe. Check out this YouTube:

How to Do the Good Morning Exercise - YouTube