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08-25-2007, 12:49 PM
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#121 (permalink)
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PEELEing :o)
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Connecticut
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Nice job with the deads Bill ... you'll get the reverse lunges down ... practice in front of a mirror ...
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08-25-2007, 08:27 PM
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#122 (permalink)
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Mistressing the Chin-Up
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Connecticut
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Originally Posted by RacerBill
Heard a rumor from a gym buddy tonight that there are plans to build a new Y right in my neighborhood. If it turns out to be true, that would be incredibly cool!!
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They just renovated the one near me. It's been there for years. Never much to write home about. Now it's beautiful. They put a lot of money into it including lots of great new fitness equipment. I wonder if they are tring to give the Ys a new and improved image.
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On Krista mistressing the chin-up, "It's amazing", said one gym source, "considering that for months she just hung there like a dead fish."
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08-25-2007, 08:50 PM
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#123 (permalink)
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: SE Wisconsin
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Nice workout Bill. Nice numbers on your front squats.
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08-26-2007, 12:15 AM
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#124 (permalink)
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Human Pogo
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Chambersburg, PA
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Nice job on the front squat!
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08-28-2007, 03:56 PM
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#125 (permalink)
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On the manga bandwagon
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Sugar Creek, MO
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Thanks, everyone.
I hate to say this, but... no workout tonight. My right knee is killing me. I'm about 90% sure it's patellar tendonitis but there's not much to do except ice it.
Murphy's Law in action: once one joint feels good, another one gives out. 
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08-28-2007, 04:50 PM
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#126 (permalink)
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Drinks Kool Aid
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Bummer Bill. I hope your knee feels better soon. |
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08-28-2007, 08:08 PM
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#127 (permalink)
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: SE Wisconsin
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Hang in there Bill.
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08-29-2007, 07:48 AM
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#128 (permalink)
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Prime Motivator
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Stewartstown, PA
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Bill,
Damn, the workouts are coming along nicely. You should be happy with those deads. They are going well.
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08-29-2007, 08:00 AM
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#129 (permalink)
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PEELEing :o)
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Connecticut
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RacerBill
Thanks, everyone.
I hate to say this, but... no workout tonight. My right knee is killing me. I'm about 90% sure it's patellar tendonitis but there's not much to do except ice it.
Murphy's Law in action: once one joint feels good, another one gives out. |
Ice it, deep friction massage it (going perpendicular to the tendon), and stretch the behoozies out of your quads ... also work on glute activation stuff ... 
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08-29-2007, 05:48 PM
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#130 (permalink)
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On the manga bandwagon
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Sugar Creek, MO
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Thanks for the kind wishes, all. It means a lot. And thanks for the expert advice, Julie.
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08-29-2007, 06:16 PM
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#131 (permalink)
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back at it
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Maryland
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hope the knee feels better. Get better fast!
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09-04-2007, 08:01 AM
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#132 (permalink)
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Porthon Tox Earfeg
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Sorry to hear about your knee! I thought I'd check in and reciprocate for the nice thoughts you left in my log only to find out you're injured. On another note I don't know what "behoozies" are but if Julie says to get rid of them you better listen. I hope it isn't too painful to stretch them out of your quads |
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09-04-2007, 08:03 AM
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#133 (permalink)
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On the manga bandwagon
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Sugar Creek, MO
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Thanks!!! The behoozies seem to be less intense the last few days  . It's starting to feel better. I'm thinking I might hit the gym this evening and maybe do some upper body stuff. I'll try really hard to stay away from the Bulgarian death squats. 
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Keep your eyes on YOU; don't let the achievements of others dictate your obsessions. -- Alan Aragon
Log: 2008 is gonna ROoOoOoOCK!!!
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09-04-2007, 07:05 PM
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#134 (permalink)
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Mistressing the Chin-Up
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Connecticut
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Take it easy at the gym tonight, Bill! Those behoozies are worse than little gremlins!
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On Krista mistressing the chin-up, "It's amazing", said one gym source, "considering that for months she just hung there like a dead fish."
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09-04-2007, 08:13 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Rural, Western Washington
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knees are a pain...... Damn
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09-08-2007, 10:36 AM
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#136 (permalink)
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On the manga bandwagon
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Sugar Creek, MO
Posts: 6,539
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The descent into chaos!
September 8, 2007
Had fun training with Steve today. He shows remarkable patience for someone with less strength and very creaky joints.
DL Form check, 3 x 135
I knew I'd improved my form since the Summit, but Steve made sure I wasn't deluding myself. The DLs look and feel pretty good!
The knee's not back to 100% yet, so for now I'm laying off the high-rep NROL FL workouts. We did an upper body ME day, which is a new approach to training for me. It's been a while since I did a low rep workout.
DB Bench:
40 (each hand) x 5
50 x 5
60 x 5
65 - F
60 - 1 (barely), then F
T Row
45 x 5
70 x 5
80 x 5
90 x 5
Never used this piece of equipment, and most of the people I've seen using it seem to have no idea what they're doing. It sure helps to have a knowledgeable training partner.
Pullup/Chinup/Lat Pull
1 chinup
Lat pull 180 x 5
3 Negative pullups
Lat pull 180 x 5
2 Negative pullups
Steven noticed I'm really arm-dominant in my pullup motion. Hmmm... not sure how to retrain that. I'm guessing I need more scapular stability.
DB Bicep Curls
20 x 5
25 x 5
(Did we do a third set??)
Rope Tricep Extension
60 x 5
70 x 5
70 x 5 (Rope tri pulldown, just for a change of pace)
70 x 5
It's been a long time since I've done low rep, heavy (for me) training. This will have me sore by tonight, no doubt. But I needed to stop slacking, and it was fun!
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Log: 2008 is gonna ROoOoOoOCK!!!
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09-08-2007, 10:52 AM
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#137 (permalink)
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Who dat? Who dere?
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RacerBill
and it was fun!
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That is was!! Next time should be even more fun!
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09-08-2007, 03:01 PM
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#138 (permalink)
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Team Ninja
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: England
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RacerBill
Pullup/Chinup/Lat Pull
1 chinup
Lat pull 180 x 5
3 Negative pullups
Lat pull 180 x 5
2 Negative pullups
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You must be happy with these? By my reckoning 180lbs is about 80KG which is pretty much (not quite) the full set of plates on our Lat Station
Good Job
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