EdChap vs. Milkman: The Revolutionary War, Part Deux

[milkman21]

For those of you who have been following either Ed's or my log recently, you probably saw this coming. We've unofficially been at war since we started logging here back in May/June, and here's how it's gone so far: Ed gets ahead, but then I launch a massive coupe and retake control. Then he snakes me and steals it back. We've been trading shots back and forth, and we finally decided to formalize our battle with a competition log.

In the red corner, standing 6'3" and weighing in at a massive 203 lbs is EdChap.
Ed enters the battle representing his homeland, Mother England. He's got all the class and sophistication associated with England--plus the bad teeth just to keep pace with the rest of his countrymen . "Football" is the popular sport over there, so it's no surprise that he enters our competition with a sizeable advantage in the lower body lifts like squats, deadlifts, and their variations.

And in the blue corner, standing 6'4" and weighing in at a measly 196 lbs is the Milkman
Milkman enters the battle royale representing the best damn country in the world--the USA. Like a true American, he's loud, obnoxious, and fully convinced that the world consists of two countries: "USA" and "Not USA". As a good American, Milkman's got the gunz in this fight . He comes in with the advantage in upper body movements--particularly in the Bench Press, Horizontal Rows, and Pull-Ups.

Let the battle begin...

[Lost Dog]

Nice.

Is this just a general challenge, or is there a specific goal?

[Cynic]

This is going to be good.

"Let's get ready to RUMBLE!"

[milkman21]

It's a general challenge, because we're both about the same height, weight, strength, and we're both beginning NROL Strength 1 with similar goals. First and foremost, we're looking to gain strength. Secondly, we're looking to bulk up some more. I think my goal is around 210 lbs by spring, and I think Ed is pushing towards 215-220 if I'm not mistaken.

At any rate, with all the similarties it made sense to have a formal competition log.

[Cynic]

Tell Ed he needs to get an avatar!

[twinsavsvikingsfan]

USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

Good luck guys. Should be fun to watch if your other log is any indication.

[EdChap]

Originally Posted by Lost Dog

Nice.

Is this just a general challenge, or is there a specific goal?

Does stomp and destroy count?

IT'S OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

[EdChap]

NROL Strength I, Workout 1;

A. Squat;
198x6
253x1 (ties PR)
198x6
258xF
165x10
132x15

Bi. Bulgarian Split Squat, 3x15/leg - 44
Bii. Step-up, 3x15/leg - 22

C. Back Extension, No back extension station, will do pull throughs next time.

D. Reverse Crunch, 2x10 - BW

Comments: Holy shit, ugggh! Squats were fine, until I got to 117.5kg. I broke out of the hole, struggled and then stalled and sat back down. The guy who was working in with me came and took the bar off my back, kind of like a rack pull, ha. I think I've got it in me, but after a week off I just needed to grease the groove with my CNS.

I was testing the waters with the superset and oh...fuck they were tough. My legs were like absoloute jelly after the high rep squats which I hadn't done for 3 months and these destroyed me. I finished these and then rested for 5 minutes, staving off Mr. Pukey, however, he came for me, and he came big!

I walked out of the gym, along the corridor, made it to the elevator and pressed the button. I was struggling to hold back the puke, I knew there was no way I was getting to the changing room upstairs, the lift was too slow and I exploded all over the inside of the elevator, not once, not twice, but three times. Where the fuck are the bins when you need them?!?

On my way out I went to reception and told them that 'someone' (I felt so guilty) had puked in the elevator, she didn't look impressed.

[milkman21]

NROL - Strength 1 - Workout A1

Main Set:
Squats
301 Tempo
180s Rest Between Sets
1 x 8 x 95 lbs (Front Squats, warm-up)
1 x 3 x 135 (Front Squats, warm-up)
1 x 6 x 185 lbs
1 x 1 x 205 lbs
1 x 6 x 195 lbs
1 x F x 235 lbs (attempt at new PR)
1 x 1 x 175 lbs (front squat, PR for that possibly)
1 x 11 x 135 lbs (Front Squats, +3 reps)
1 x 15 x 125 lbs (Front Squats, +3 reps)

Superset
Bulgarian Split Squats
301 tempo
No Rest
3 x 15 x 60 lbs (30 lb DB's) each side
Step-Ups
301 tempo
90s rest upon completion
3 x 15 x 60 lbs (30 lb DB's) each side

Superset
Back Extensions
222 Tempo
90s Rest
2 x 10 x 80 lbs +2 reps
Double Crunch Machine
222 Tempo
90s Rest
2 x 10 x 150 lbs

Extra
Bench Press
1 x 10 x 135 lbs
1 x 6 x 185 lbs
1 x 2 x 205 lbs
BO Rows
1 x 10 x 175 lbs
1 x 6 x 195 lbs
1 x 2 x 215 lbs

Extra
External Rotation
2 x 15 x 12.5 lbs
Cuban-Style Rotation
2 x 15 x 10 lbs
Plate Pinch
3 x Max x 10+10 lbs

Notes
*Very shaky today. My legs felt kind of jelly-ish after the week off and the extra running I did. For that reason, I thought it was a good idea to "wake up" my upper body with a few moderate lifts at the end of the workout, and hence the addition of that extra bench and rowing work.
*I might switch to front squats (at least sometimes) to work more on form, just as I might have to switch to some elevated DL's on the DL days.

[EdChap]

Originally Posted by milkman21

*Very shaky today. My legs felt kind of jelly-ish after the week off and the extra running I did.

Fag! Real men use pink DB's and puke in the elevator afterwards!

[pjb923]

Originally Posted by EdChap

Fag! Real men use pink DB's and puke in the elevator afterwards!

Real men take the stairs.

The battle has begun. This should be fun to watch.

[OldGuy]

Looks like Ed is up, 3 pukeys to none. This log will be fun to follow. Great stuff gentlemen.

[Mahler]

God save the Queen and Go USA!
Kick each other's asses, gentlemen.

[finboy]

Oh my god, Ed. You puked after the first workout of the war? Sorry, but I laughed out loud when I read that.

If nobody minds, I'll take a few minutes after each workout to recap. Any other opinions out there are welcome.

Workout 1 Recap:
Squats:
-Ed tied his PR of 253 and failed on an attempt of 258
>> Squat total of 6259 lbs.
-Milkman failed at his attempt to set a new PR of 235, (you've got some catching up to do, bud)
>> Squat total of 6020 lbs.

Bulgarian Death Squats:
-Ed: hard to tell if he was using 44 lb DBs or 22 lb?
-Milkman gutted it out with 30 lb-ers (youch!)

Step-ups:
-Ed: again hard to tell if he was using 22 lb DBs or 11 lb (surely not)?
-Milkman kept it consistent with 30 lb-ers

We'll forego discussion of the other lifts. Suffice it to say, Milkman apparently had a lot left after the workout, given the amount of weight he moved with the BP and rows. Impressive, Milkman.

But, my opinion is that the day goes to EdChap with his impressive squatting abilities. Ed also takes home the coveted Steve-O-68 'Mr. Pukey' award with a triple hurl, in the 'lift' no less. The other gym patrons thank you, Ed.

Good start boys...this indeed will be fun to watch.

[Steve-O-68]

Good stuff guys! Let the battle begin!!

[EdChap]

Fin, that's an awesome round up, thank you!

Yes, I'm ashamed to say that my legs were so battered I was using 22lb DB's for the BSS's and 11's for the step-ups (first time doing them.) That said, I'll look to do more next week when I'll, hopefully, be used to the volume. I'm going to attribute the 30 pounders that Matt uses to the endurance he built up in swimming, very impressive!

My friend just got back from the gym and apparently the elevator has 'Out of service' signs all over it, haha!

Oh, and don't forget the booby prize for Milk, his endurance merits some form of recognition;

[milkman21]

That is an awesome summary Fin. And for all the new readers, I should mention that Fin deserves credit for the log idea.