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Post by al on Apr 12, 2008 18:36:19 GMT -5
Sh*t, Pete, what've you been smokin'? You're even nuttier here than you are on IOL. Then again, look who frequents this site. No kneecap tentonitis, but it's in every other freaking joint in my body. d**n that powerlifting!!! Mainly in my shoulders, buddy. Ergo, the I/Y/T/W/Ls, Cuban presses, face pulls, and twenty-rep BPs. Why are you a man without a forum? Were you a bad boy...again? Log here, if you like. We'll hire a translator.
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Post by al on Apr 12, 2008 18:37:28 GMT -5
Rehab saga continues:
I/Y/T/W/L: 3s x12, 5s x12 Cuban Press: 5s x15x2 Bench Press: 75x20x3 Front squat/Cuban Press/OH Squat/Back Squat/PBN: 12 lb bar x15 Psoas contractions with leg bands Stability Ball Crunch: 50
The pain in my shoulder is pretty much absent all day but comes back in the evening and stays with me all night. Weird, huh? Wonder if it's more arthritis than tendonitis?
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Post by hoboken on Apr 12, 2008 20:18:18 GMT -5
I smoke Marlboro's occasionally Al I'm on a natural high, h---, if'n you ain't nuts by the time you're 60, you're doin' something wrong I think!! I'm not a man without a Forum, I'm a man without a forum except for this one, get it?! I'm not a bad boy, I'm just special! Heh-heh-heh-heh!
Now don't y'all (youse>) go runnin' out and hirin' a translaytah for lil' ol' me (said with Scahlet O'Hara accent) !! When I have my lucid periods (no,... not that kind of period), I will expound upon my varous theories, techniques, secrets of the ancients disocvered while on hiatus in the Himalayas, you know, stuff like that!!
Re: freakin' joints - The Trainer told Rocky on his most recent adventure that he had calcium deposits in his joints. Even though it's just a line in a movie, could that be the culprit? Just something you really can't do anything about until they come up with a cure for it?!
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Post by hoboken on Apr 12, 2008 22:11:55 GMT -5
Whoops, I didn't see your 415 lb. Deadlift Record Al, congrats! That 4 wheels per side and some change? Does that mean you're the only one in your age bracket / weight class in the US that can do that currently or just in the organization that ran the competition? ;>)
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Post by al on Apr 13, 2008 18:43:34 GMT -5
Yea, Pete, four wheels and a fiver on each side.
415 is the record for that federation, although it would get me top honors in several others, too. That said, there are guys our age in feds that are not drug tested and allow equipment (deadlift/squat suits & briefs, bench press shirts, wraps) that have done 100 lbs more. A single ply polyester suit alone gets you ten percent, a double ply denim a lot more. Add some deca or other powerful steriod, and you could easily double that. So, there's no level playing field to determine who really is the best in the nation...or the world for that matter. Pretty disturbing stuff, huh?
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Post by al on Apr 13, 2008 18:47:33 GMT -5
Cool and damp today, so everything (especially both shoulders and groin) ached. Continued with shoulder rehab. Pretty much what I did yesterday with some internal/external rotations and some scapula retractions while hanging from my chinning bar thown in. The latter seemed to help the most.
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Post by hoboken on Apr 14, 2008 0:07:23 GMT -5
That is disturbing Al. I'd rather see the man himself lift and not the shirt or whatever else is allowed / used! Regret to hear you're sufferin' Lad. If it's any consolation, we're all in the same Fraternity dontcha know! ;>)
Re: hangin' from the bar - I do quite a bit of that during and after a workout. Good to get all the vertebrae and other joints stretched back out after being compressed. Not to get off subject here but have you ever tried a bridge-like movement on a barbell in a power rack? Say yer BB is in position for a Bench Press, you can lean forward and roll your forehead on the barbell to strengthen the neck muscles. Reverse yourself and you're working the back of the neck. It's quite effective and convenient (if ya like that sorta thing). Same or similar action as a Wrestler's Bridge exercise. I thought it up with my small little brain so I'm certain other people have thought of it before I have. Gotta have a Squat pad around the bar though, it wouldn't do to appear in public with an indentation running along your forehead. I mean other than the ones that you already have from the joys 'o life!! ;>)
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Post by jasony on Apr 14, 2008 15:12:20 GMT -5
You know, Al--you still lift like a twenty somethin"--Its the recovery thats holding you back:))
A few Buds will grease them ol' joints:))
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Post by colleen on Apr 14, 2008 16:49:22 GMT -5
Are you still taking fish oil?
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Post by al on Apr 14, 2008 17:24:39 GMT -5
Pete - After reading about your bridging, I realize how that screw got loose. You're in my prayers. Jason - Sipping my second Bud Select as I type this. Colleen - Yes, I am. You still eating peanut butter?
FULL BODY / REHAB
Good Morning Squat: bar x15 I/Y/T/W/L: 3x12, 5x12 Internal/External Rotation with bands x1 Cuban Press: 5s x15x2 DB Press: 20s x25 Reverse Shrug/Scap Rotation (chin bar): 12 Wide Grip Pullup (neutral grip): 12x2 Bench Press (various grips): 45x25, 55x25, 65x25 Machine BP (neutral grip): 100x20 Machine Row: 120x15 DB Curl: 20s x15, 25s x12, 30s x12 Tri Pressdown: 105x15x3 Machine Crunch: 10x30 Elliptical: 15 minutes, levels 12 thru 15
This is getting boring. Really want to push some heavy iron but realize I'd do more harm than good. Hopefully, like Jason, I'll see some nice results from the lighter stuff.
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Post by jasony on Apr 14, 2008 18:36:05 GMT -5
I've been running ligth with high reps for around 5 weeks now. Today it kinda fell flat. Got a nice arm pump though. Did some 15 reppers for 2 sets last week and that seemed to tighten things up. May go back to it or just up the weight--Hell, I'll just see what I feel like next week:))
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Post by hoboken on Apr 14, 2008 19:07:20 GMT -5
Yeah, I prescribe 5 Our fathers and 3 Hail Mary's (It's always 3 Hail Mary's dontacha know) fer that transgression Laddie! Remember, it mixes it's fish oil with it's peanut butter then washes it down with Bud Select. Don't get any on the barbell now or it will just slide off that barbell when it tries the bridgin' routine! Take it ta the bridge!! ;>)
P.S. Screws? Screws?! We don' need no stinkin' screws!!
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Post by al on Apr 15, 2008 18:44:17 GMT -5
Jason - Guess maybe five weeks is long enough then. Maybe time to shorten the rep scheme, huh?
Pete - That made a lot more sense after my second martini. (Saved the Bud Selects for dinner.)
Had my best night with the shoulder in a week. However, the temps were cool for FL today, and it was quite stiff. (So was my shoulder.) So, I kept the rehab to a set each of face pulls, rotations, and hanging scapula retractions/reverse shrugs. Iced well afterwards.
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Post by colleen on Apr 16, 2008 11:59:32 GMT -5
Good to hear the shoulder was feeling a bit better - stay on it!
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Post by al on Apr 16, 2008 14:21:21 GMT -5
Colleen - Thanks. I plan to.
Full Body & Rehab
Adductor: 50x25x2 Squat: 95x8, 115x8, 185x5, 225x5, 235x8 Deadlift: 225x5, 315x3, 375x2 Machine Crunch: 20x30 Glute Ham Raise: 10x8 Reverse Hyper: 12
I/Y/T/W/L Lateral: 3s x12, 5's x12 Cuban Press: 7.5s x12x3 Bench Press: 55x25, 65x25 75x25 Cable Curl: 60x20, 70x15, 80x10 Cybex Tri Ext: 100x15x2, 80x20
Recumbent Bike: 15 minutes @ levels 12-15
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