A bit of an ego boost last night as I was getting dressed to DJ a party: my dress shirts no longer fit, as in the sleeves have gotten just a hair too short
Just gotta ask... did the lifting make your arms LONGER too?
Stopping in to check out your log... LOVE the tshirt!
Exactly. Scientists think that the T-Rex was scaly and had no hair, but that was before they discovered the similarity between most dinosaur species and current bird species.
To settle the debate, I just asked K-Court and he remembered from his childhood that the neighborhood T-Rexes did indeed have hair.
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Exactly. Scientists think that the T-Rex was scaly and had no hair, but that was before they discovered the similarity between most dinosaur species and current bird species.
To settle the debate, I just asked K-Court and he remembered from his childhood that the neighborhood T-Rexes did indeed have hair.
He seems like a guy in the know. Just look at him:
That just reeks of dino-smarts.
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Warm-up - CP1:
--forearm-to-instep lunge with rockback heel stretch, 5 reps each leg
--backward lunge with twist, 5 reps each leg
--calf stretch, 10 reps (2sec hold)
--forward inchworm, 5 reps
--inverted hamstring touches, 5 reps each leg
Notes:
--I dunno what happened. I walked in feeling iffy. The first set of squats felt very iffy. The third set was surprisingly easy. The last set pissed me off because, after I racked the bar, I felt like I could've easily gone up another 15-20lbs. It was lights out after that, including my first-ever back squat loading of three 45lb plates. Granted, it was just for quarter-squats, but I blew through those, too. Plateau? What plateau?
--I condensed the medicine ball throws today--four set of four reps at 90RI is just too long. Had the gym been a little less crowded, I would've supersetted those and the good mornings.
--The thing that sucks about a high turnover rate with trainers at a gym is that, with the steady stream of new faces, none of them knows who's already been approached by a trainer before, so of course, the girl is prime meat (I look perpetually pissed off, which I usually am to a degree, so I don't get bothered, even on days like today when I don't have on earphones). A n00b, who was obviously a n00b because he was shadowing, I kid you not, another n00b, sidles up to the girl during her step-ups today and says something like, "You sure are punishing those legs today. I saw you in the squat rack. Just make sure you go home and feed them right." Now, there's a possibility that he was being sincere, but the way my mind works, I instantly figured that was just one step away from "just make sure you go home and get someone to rub them out right." So goes my thought process. Basedow2 was around but too busy looking too important to even make himself visible to the girl (or maybe she just visually tuned him out--I know how he feels). Old Man George--he's been mentioned before as the elder trainer who seems to be the only one whose been there longer than I have--said hey as he's wont to do and told the girl, who was doing her Swiss ball knee tucks, "You make me want to join up and work harder." Opposite of my assumption about the n00b(s), I figure he was both kidding and somewhat mocking Tiny (same post as the above link).
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I have come to the conclusion that its just not going to be a day at the gym unless i have somebody make a stupid comment to me. Hey whatever dude you are the one looking like a retard. On a positive note i kicked a$$ on my squats today.
I have come to the conclusion that its just not going to be a day at the gym unless i have somebody make a stupid comment to me. Hey whatever dude you are the one looking like a retard. On a positive note i kicked a$$ on my squats today.
True. First full set of squats I've seen without a knee flaring out. Now about that gas... we're going to have to work on your Valsalva maneuver, especially when I'm spotting you. Dear god...
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Warm-up - CP2:
--hip crossover, 5 reps each side
--scorpion twist, 5 reps each side
--lateral lunge, 5 reps each leg
--crossover lunge, 5 reps each leg
--sumo squat-to-stand, 5 reps
Notes:
--For the life of me, I can't remember the article I saw within the past couple days, but it was talking about some Westside variations including a bench press tweak where you grip with slightly rotated (outwardly) hands rather than parallel. This makes another associated tweak easier: in the top quarter of the full ROM, rotate your elbows out (keep them tucked through the rest of the ROM). Instant power increase near/at the lockout, just like the article mentioned. I'm guessing that's because you recruit your anterior deltoids more relative to when you keep hands parallel and tucked; at least, that's how it felt with me. I still technically failed the final 1RM attempt, but the girl got a crash course in spotting the bench press today, so she, um... well... helped me get it up.
--Pendlay rows continue to improve, mainly from familiarization. I still get a couple less-than-ideal reps in there, but I can tell a difference in the recruitment pattern in my back; I'm lifting comparable weight compared to standard bent-over BB rows and still have some room for significantly increased loading.
--No drama today, oddly enough. I guess the don't-f*ck-with-us memo made the rounds. The girl has been playing with hanging (from hands, not slings) leg raises the last few workouts, and those, her deadlifts, and her squats have all reached near-ideal form. I told her that I fully expect her to be deadlifting 135lbs by the end of NROL4W. She doesn't think it'll happen. It'll happen.
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--The thing that sucks about a high turnover rate with trainers at a gym is that, with the steady stream of new faces, none of them knows who's already been approached by a trainer before, so of course, the girl is prime meat (I look perpetually pissed off, which I usually am to a degree, so I don't get bothered, even on days like today when I don't have on earphones).
There's a shirt for you, too!
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You both will pay dearly for that in LR, boys!
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Way to throw Rob under the bus!
I know! Bathhouse retribution is brutal and ugly. Don't he know?
LOL Ben. RL and I are actually really dull, colourless and boring in person.
And you're right - you're both dead. No, add LD to that list too.
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Stretching (Core Performance protocol using rope for assistance):
--calves, 15sec each
--hamstrings, 15sec each
--adductors, 15sec each
--IT band, 15sec each
--quads, 15sec each
--triceps, 15sec each
--up-and-over chest stretch, 10reps
--side-lying internal shoulder rotation, 15sec each
--90/90 core twist, 15sec each
--quadruped rocking, 10reps
Notes:
--Nothing other than wondering how in the hell I went from zero dogs to three dogs in less than two months...
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--Nothing other than wondering how in the hell I went from zero dogs to three dogs in less than two months...
that's the 2nd time I've seen you mention that. it just happens
we might need pictures to offer more insight.
whatcha doin' with the pups when you go to summit?
Yeah, I know. The first mentioning was more incredulity. Today was the trials and tribulations of integrating a new dog--puppy--into the household that only really calmed itself a week or so ago before this new arrival. I'm not bumming or anything because I absolutely love having dogs around me again; it's just a bit of a lifestyle change, as I knew it would be, as well as a bit of a hindrance (read: stoppage) in my CSCS studies. Oh yeah, pictures and such are in my blog (the newest post as of this post, and yes, I'm shamelessly teasing to bump my blog hits)
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Adopted fur-babies are always the best... the pics are adorable!
We've had 3 adopted fur-babies all at one time, albeit briefly (sad story, but we brought home a new baby last year when we knew our old boy wasn't going to be around long). It was interesting to be potty-training the new pup while the old boy was starting to wet himself daily (sigh...). He went to puppy-heaven last fall, but we still have two - a spoiled-rotten rescued princess who is starting to relax into senior citizen-hood, and the new baby (he's 1 now) who thinks he's a person and refuses to believe he can't and shouldn't walk around the house on 2 legs. Quite a character.
Enjoy them... a home always feels emptier to me without pups in it.
Warm-up - CP1:
--forearm-to-instep lunge with rockback heel stretch, 5 reps each leg
--backward lunge with twist, 5 reps each leg
--calf stretch, 10 reps (2sec hold)
--forward inchworm, 5 reps
--inverted hamstring touches, 5 reps each leg
SUPERSET (no rest)
--Zercher good morning (4-6/4-6, 211, 90RI) - 6 @ 55, 6 @ 65
--hanging leg raise (8/8, 10X, 90RI) - 8 @ BW, 8 @ BW
Notes:
--Repeating a question from Monday: Plateau? What plateau? Holy shit, I was solid in the deadlifts and rack pulls today, including my first full-ROM lift using six total 45lb plates, a puny PR but a PR nonetheless. I won't say I could've lifted more than what I did, but once I got the weight moving, the reps just went. No rest-pause or anything. I know I'm going to want to continue this training protocol after wrapping all this up next week, but I'm forcing myself to really take two weeks off and then most likely go to a more keto-friendly regimen for a few months before coming back to strength work toward the end of summer. Normally at this point, I'd say, "BOOYAH!", but this time, I just feel like saying, "TIMMAY!" *shrug*
--I doubled up the hanging leg raises and supersetted them with the Zercher good mornings to wrap things up a little more quickly and just to shake things up a little. Eight reps is a bit different than four reps.
--No stories from the girl. I guess she just needed to be seen semi-regularly for people to quit bugging her. She continues to improve forms and increase loads. I might have to start her training log for her I did find the website for the yahoos who comprise our personal trainer corps. Sad.
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--No stories from the girl. I guess she just needed to be seen semi-regularly for people to quit bugging her. She continues to improve forms and increase loads.
You should have realized that by being with you, she already has plenty of practice with carrying dead weight.
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I did find the website for the yahoos who comprise our personal trainer corps. Sad.
I love how they say animal fats and butter are evil and should be replaced with margarine.
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It is much easier to gain weight from dietary fat, than from dietary carbohydrates (breads, grains, fruits, veggies). At 9 calories per gram, fat has twice the calories than carbohydrates (4 calories per gram). So, choose your food wisely and stop being scared of carbs!! Healthy carbs include whole grain bread, brown rice, sweet potatoes, fruits and veggies!!
Damn ... so much for this TNT thing I'm doing.
I think you should do a client testimonial, Ben.
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You should have realized that by being with you, she already has plenty of practice with carrying dead weight.
See, Rob? No one is immune from the aim of the Red.
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I think you should do a client testimonial, Ben.
I could. I could take pictures and videos of their f*cktard trainers making clients do DB curls (and everything else under the sun) standing a BOSU ball, various advanced movement complexes with horribly un(der)trained clients, and get a written affidavit from the girl about their somewhat questionable sales tactics. But then, that'd mean I'd care. As it is, I prefer the never-ending entertainment, especially since I've stopped wearing earphones
I wonder if I should post this in the Personal Trainer forum
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