Perseverance, Inc.

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Nice turkey day workout!!!!

Thanks mater; but no turkey for us. Our Thanksgiving was back in early October.

Roast Beast is on the menu erry day this week.

Y the rear delts 1st?
Don't they negatively impact your pressing? -never done it that way, I'm curious.

Due to my shoulder issues I've been starting chest workouts and shoulder workouts with a lateral movement first before doing any pressing in order to get my shoulders warmed up.

Seems to be effective so far...

Nice DB pressing!

Thanks hammy.

Mirin deads. Damn.

Thanks bakes; after slacking off for 6 months or so on the deads I've been busting my ass on them again last couple of months.

[ironwill2008]

I honestly didn't know how I was going to do better this week; but somehow I managed.

I think it's no more than just the simple challenge to improve that's presented. Some guys revel in it; others, not so much.

teh d34dZ


Belt & Chalk Only:

535 x 1 PR (no vid) (+10lbs)

Congrats on the PR. That's some grip strength!

Leg Press

(includes sled weight; sticker says the sled weighs 118 lbs so I threw a 2.5lb plate on it and I'll call it 120)

All reps on all sets slow, controlled, and right to the backstop.

480 x 10
570 x 10
660 x 10
750 x 10
840 x 10
930 x 10 (+2 reps)

1,020 x 10 (+2 reps)

gj here too. A half-ton is a nice round number.

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Bump to active page and Edit; forgot 2 sets of deads...

Power Friday

Last week was pretty goddam epic and I honestly didn't know how I was going to do better this week; but somehow I managed.

Added a rep @ 455 and 475 on the deads and added 10 lbs to the top set, getting a new strapless PR @ 535.

Also added a couple reps on the top 2 sets on leg press.

HOLY HELL

teh d34dZ

Chalk Only:

135 x 8
225 x 6
275 x 6
315 x 6
365 x 6
405 x 6
435 x 3

Belt & Chalk Only:

455 x 3 (+1)
475 x 3 (+1)
495 x 1 (-1)
515 x 1

535 x 1 PR (no vid) (+10lbs)

455 x 3

Only one back-off set today; I was spent on these.


Leg Press

(includes sled weight; sticker says the sled weighs 118 lbs so I threw a 2.5lb plate on it and I'll call it 120)

All reps on all sets slow, controlled, and right to the backstop.

480 x 10
570 x 10
660 x 10
750 x 10
840 x 10
930 x 10 (+2 reps)

1,020 x 10 (+2 reps)

And out of time.

Trained all 5 days this week so no lifting this weekend.

Happy Friday, kids.

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Also; vid of 475 x 3 DL:

[MatTheCur]

SUh-fooking-weet!

I like how you're almost limping... Being spent shows! Massive pull!!!

[thehobbes]

What no vid of the 535? Sadham.jpg Congrats on the PR though, that's badass!

[pharty]

Where dis vid I hear of?

Have you ever ran a cut?

[LisaSkinnoble]

Quite simply marvellous! Loved the vid!

You really do like a challenge, don't you? You seem to present yourself with one every day.

[Lou1se]

On fire with those PR's!

I can tell how proud you are by the way you're holding that last rep and how carefully you set that bar down.

Have a great weekend you two

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I think it's no more than just the simple challenge to improve that's presented. Some guys revel in it; others, not so much.

No question I will never be that guy that's still pressing the 30lb dumbbells after training for years (and yes I see guys younger than me doing crap like that).

Thanks as always for the journal support Bill. Means a lot.

SUh-fooking-weet!

I like how you're almost limping... Being spent shows! Massive pull!!!

Actually I just somehow managed to get the belt prong to go right through my shirt and couldn't get it off. LMAO.

I has 2 nice holes in that shirt to remind me of this lift.

What no vid of the 535? Sadham.jpg Congrats on the PR though, that's badass!

Sorry for no vid. Started getting crowded in the area, and the PT that nagged me about the chalk was in the area with a client, and no video cameras allowed so I didn't bother.

Thanks though, hammy.

Where dis vid I hear of?

Have you ever ran a cut?

Scroll up, p.

And yes; I cut earlier this year and dropped 25 lbs over 5 months.

Have gained back about half of that in just over 2 months.

Quite simply marvellous! Loved the vid!

You really do like a challenge, don't you? You seem to present yourself with one every day.

Thanks baby. Continuous improvement is the name of the game.

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Have a great weekend you two

Things have been progressing well lately for sure, Louise. Reasonably happy.

Thanks, and you have yourself a great weekend too.

[jpjammerson]

Congrats on the lifts today buddy!

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Congrats on the lifts today buddy!

Thanks buddy.

How much snow you got?

Was snowing in Kitchener when I left work at 6, but nothing here the 'Sauga.

[Jtbny]

Grats on the strapless 535 PR. Always lurking and trying to learn a few things

Ok back in the shadows Have a great weekend.

[mmater]

I was going to say something nice, but then you had to go a mention snow. grrrrr. Keep that crap away from me. lol.

You wear glasses? That totally makes up for the Jordans. lol. I gotta admit I have a soft spot for guys who can pull off the muscles with a hint of nerd (which btw, nerd is good thing IMO). Now, if only you had a pair of suspenders....whoops, I've said too much. hehehe.

Srs, great job on the deadlifts.

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Grats on the strapless 535 PR. Always lurking and trying to learn a few things

Ok back in the shadows Have a great weekend.

Thank you sir. No need to lurk. All comments/feedback (good or bad) are welcome here.

You wear glasses?

Sine I was 12.

Wore contacts from 15 to 35 but I can't wear them anymore; had to go back to glasses.

Doesn't bother me as much anymore...but I still hate wearing them.

Also: strong nerd here. I'm an Accountant. SRS.

Srs, great job on the deadlifts.

Thanx

[mmater]

Thank you sir. No need to lurk. All comments/feedback (good or bad) are welcome here.




Sine I was 12.

Wore contacts from 15 to 35 but I can't wear them anymore; had to go back to glasses.

Doesn't bother me as much anymore...but I still hate wearing them.

Also: strong nerd here. I'm an Accountant. SRS.





Thanx

Braun AND Brains. Ok, you are just too much. :-)

[thehobbes]

Also: strong nerd here. I'm an Accountant. SRS.

This is scary, most accountants I know look all doyouevenlift.jpg but everyone fears their epic knowledge and wisdom. BRB battling the IRS AND DLing 525 in a single day, too... much... power!

[cmoore]

Way to go Flex. Gratz big man.

[ironwill2008]

No question I will never be that guy that's still pressing the 30lb dumbbells after training for years (and yes I see guys younger than me doing crap like that).

I've recounted this anecdote before, but it bears repeating:

At the last commercial gym where I had a membership, on my first day training there, as I stepped over to the dumbbell rack to grab a pair of 'bells, an average-looking guy was standing there doing Curls with 25-pound dumbbells.

Two years later, by coincidence, the same scenario happened to occur, and that same guy, looking just the same as he did two years ago, was standing there Curling the same 25-pound dumbbells.

That made a lasting impression on me. And while it's too bad someone had to pay for that lesson, I'm glad it wasn't me.

Thanks as always for the journal support Bill. Means a lot.

It's mutual.

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Braun AND Brains. Ok, you are just too much. :-)

This is scary, most accountants I know look all doyouevenlift.jpg but everyone fears their epic knowledge and wisdom. BRB battling the IRS AND DLing 525 in a single day, too... much... power!

That reminds me of thread I made earlier this year:

As some of you may know I'm an Accountant. Specifically I am a Site Controller for an American Fortune 500 firm. Every Monday I need to forward a new projection for the current month on where I think we'll end up on certain metrics (Sales, Income etc.). So yesterday in our meeting, which was late in the day, meaning my report would also be late, the Site Leader says "Would it be better if we had this meeting earlier in the day going forward?" and I said "Yes, then I'd have more time to prepare my report based on the most current information." The Plant Manager says "No, it will be a pain in the ass for me. Why do we always have to cater to the Accountants?"

The Site Leader (who never misses an opportunity to take a dig at my profession) says "Well ya know, when accountants were young, they never wanted to go outside and play and get their hands dirty; they liked to stay inside and keep clean. So they're wimps, and we need to coddle them."

So everyone around the boardroom table is having a nice little chuckle at my expense. The Site leader is at one end of the table and me at the other. I leaned back in my chair, folded my arms across my chest, looked down the table at him and said "My deadlift is over 500 these days; where's yours at?"

BOOM!

Laughter = Silenced

Haters: 0, FLEX: 1






inb4tl;dr

And yes, cool story bro.

Way to go Flex. Gratz big man.

Thanks.

That made a lasting impression on me. And while it's too bad someone had to pay for that lesson, I'm glad it wasn't me.

Coming up on 2 years now at my current gym, and even though I've switched locations, most of the other regulars have too; so I see the same people every morning, and there are several dudes that are there more or less the same time as me every day, just going through the motions and doing the same weak-ass **** day after day after day. One of them is the guy that I am 99% sure is the one snitching on me for using chalk. It's pathetic.

And speaking of which. I ordered 3 big things of the "liquid grip" from here the other day, along with a set of Fat Gripz.

Stay tuned.

[Korr]

gratz on the PR

....and looking at the 475 x 3 video your form is slowly getting better.

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gratz on the PR

....and looking at the 475 x 3 video your form is slowly getting better.

Was hoping you'd comment. Thanks.

[ironwill2008]

Coming up on 2 years now at my current gym, and even though I've switched locations, most of the other regulars have too; so I see the same people every morning, and there are several dudes that are there more or less the same time as me every day, just going through the motions and doing the same weak-ass **** day after day after day. One of them is the guy that I am 99% sure is the one snitching on me for using chalk. It's pathetic.

Out of all the possible mistakes people can make in their training, ^^^^this is the most illogical, and makes the least sense. How can anyone with even a fourth of a brain think he'll get bigger/stronger by lifting the same weight all the time? I'd be very curious to hear the reasoning behind that from one of those jokers.

And speaking of which. I ordered 3 big things of the "liquid grip" from here the other day, along with a set of Fat Gripz.

Stay tuned.

Good deal. That should put an end to your gym issues (at least the ones chalk-related!).

[pharty]

That vid was NOT there I swear...nijavid!

Awesome work dude you make it look easy peasy

[ArchAngel'73]

Phuck you just pwned that.


Ihazshame

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Good deal. That should put an end to your gym issues (at least the ones chalk-related!).

Hopefully.

Still makes me rage every day when I walk in that mess of a gym with equipment everywhere and somehow that's OK, but "ZOMG; a guy is using CHALK and that's against the RULEZ."

Grrrrrrrrrrrr

That vid was NOT there I swear...nijavid!

Awesome work dude you make it look easy peasy

LMAO. Thanks p.

Phuck you just pwned that.

Deads have been good lately.

[terman1]

Hey Flex, just stopping by to say hello. Some good liftin' going on in here. Lots of good information and the videos are helpful as well. Have a good Sunday.

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Hey Flex, just stopping by to say hello. Some good liftin' going on in here. Lots of good information and the videos are helpful as well. Have a good Sunday.

Thanks for stopping by. You have a good Sunday as well.

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Chest & Biceps

Good start to the week. Still working the inclines as best I can.

Life Fitness Pec Flye

115 x 15
130 x 15
145 x 15

Incline Barbell Press

135 x 15

165 x 10
185 x 6

205 x 3
205 x 3
205 x 3

215 x 2

225 x 1
225 x 1
225 x 1

205 x 3
205 x 3
205 x 3

185 x 6

Flat Dumbbell Press

Went straight for the hundos again today...

100 x 6
100 x 6
100 x 6
100 x 6
100 x 5
100 x 4
100 x 5

Barbell Curls

95 x 6
95 x 6
95 x 6
95 x 6
95 x 6
95 x 6

Reverse Preacher Bench Dumbbell Curls

35 x 7
35 x 7
35 x 7
35 x 7
35 x 6
35 x 6
35 x 6

That's it. Squats tomorrow.

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[HARRYBEAST]

Dead PR only counts if its on vid you e-stating fool