Or if you don't want to walk afterwards, LOL!!!!!!
I used to train at a club where the locker room was in the basement. It was a climb and a half coming up those stairs to go home after a crazy leg day.
Strength doesn't come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will. -Gandhi
You cannot dream yourself into a character. You must hammer and forge yourself into one. -Thoreau
Last Sunday the gym was closed. They knocked down a wall, moved all the machines to along the walls in the MMA room which gave precious breathing room to the racks. Things were too congested. They also got some artificial turf from Ford Field from the Detroit Lions. We now have a runway for the sled and I saw some new farmers walk handles. All good but this caused a problem for me today. I guess people have been moving the squat safeties to the outside of the Sorinex rig which then stick out in the runway. So they got bolted on. Couldn’t do pin press today. I had to point out to the gym president who happened to be there, that if I was to max squat I would be dead by the time my head and the bar hit the safeties where they are at. I couldn’t do my pin press, floor press and the 2 of us are different heights anyway and would need to move those suckers to different heights to squat too. He didn’t know they got bolted on so that should be fixed.
The gym bench team was there today hanging out in the lounge. I never see those guys. They were talking about having a 5 on 5 bench comp with some firefighters. Pretty cool idea. One kid was like “that’s not fair. They have so much free time to train at work” I think my eyes rolled off my face and all I could think was, “you’re off the team bro”
Strength doesn't come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will. -Gandhi
You cannot dream yourself into a character. You must hammer and forge yourself into one. -Thoreau
Last day of my little deload. Ended up playing around today.
Bench
135x5
135x5
185x5
225x5
275x3
Decline bench
185x5
185x5
225x5
275x3
Incline bench
175x5
Done. My elbow started having discomfort, probably from unracking the declines. Sooooo I stopped. The goal is to get some blood flowing and not hurt myself playing so I can’t train.
Strength doesn't come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will. -Gandhi
You cannot dream yourself into a character. You must hammer and forge yourself into one. -Thoreau
No tunes on the radio today. Cool. I kinda like training in the silence. But then we got a screamer in the squat rack and some dude in a Kylo Ren oxygen deprivation mask breathing like Darth Vader. I had to get the ear buds. No other way I’d make it. Oh yeah, the squat safeties are still bolted on. Guess who’s packing up some wrenches in his gym bag.
Strength doesn't come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will. -Gandhi
You cannot dream yourself into a character. You must hammer and forge yourself into one. -Thoreau
Went in feeling ho-hum. Put that 185 on the bar and it just flew up by itself. No pre workout today and I was on. I guess Christmas cookie over loading is a valid recovery tool. Box squats were strong too. Stopped there though. I’m pulling in 2 days and I want to be ready for that and not crippled. Thought about pulling today, but then I’d be doing it again in 2 days and that’s not optimal.
I’m home alone today due to goofy holiday work schedules. So it’s meat chunks and mashed potatoes for dinner. Something my wife would call a bachelor meal. Getting the diet back on track. Not sure if that power lifting meet is still on or not. Doesn’t matter. Refocused on getting crazy strong. Tomorrow is my birthday and I’m killing some military press. My first date with my wife was for my birthday and we went to Ann Arbor, had dinner and went to a comedy club. Going to repeat that tomorrow. 2019 was a crazy year for my family. Last year this time we were still hanging out in hospitals with my son in law dealing with his strokes. I want to refocus on my wife this year too. Branding 2020 the year of strength. Physical strength, stronger relationships, financial strength, everything strong. Locking in the mindset now.
Strength doesn't come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will. -Gandhi
You cannot dream yourself into a character. You must hammer and forge yourself into one. -Thoreau
Found out today there’s a USPA meet in the beginning of next month. If I did it I wouldn’t be peaked for it. I wouldn’t be peaked for the unsanctioned meet at the end of the month either though.
Training was not smooth. Haven’t benched in a minute. Made it through though. Should have pulled anyway. My gym is closing for tomorrow to put in some cabinets and lights. Maybe I’ll find somewhere to pull tomorrow.
Strength doesn't come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will. -Gandhi
You cannot dream yourself into a character. You must hammer and forge yourself into one. -Thoreau
I’ve been having some pain to the left middle back for a few days. Haven’t been in the gym so I figure I tweaked it at work pulling people up in their beds. No big deal. I do it all the time, but today I started coughing and it felt like something tore in my back. Took some Motrin and it’s OK but hurts if I bend over or squat down. So no pulling today LOL. Like I said, my gym is closed anyway. Was thinking of going to my old gym. Someone bought it and reopened it. I’m a little curious to see it.
Strength doesn't come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will. -Gandhi
You cannot dream yourself into a character. You must hammer and forge yourself into one. -Thoreau