Back To The Dungeon

[FlaIronMind]

100% true. My wife is injured right now, and cannot train at all. She was in our gym today while I trained, and it was stellar. She was playing on her Ipad, but she was still there.

Kinda funny how that works isn't it B? Sending up prayers that she makes a quick recovery brother.

Adjectives do not do your squats justice. Insanity achieved FIM!

Many thanks bro!

[FlaIronMind]

...I'll be your number one with a bullet; a loaded gun complex, cock it and pull it."



A later dungeon session this morning made wonderful by the fact that my wife came along with me for her session as well. Even though we were not training side by side, just knowing she was nearby made it that much better. I was toying with the notion of entering a "deload" week of sorts this week as the body was telling me - a little bit anyway - that one might be in order. However, as I got in the dungeon and the doors slammed behind me (of course I let my wife enter first), I began walking over to the squat rack and the body spoke up loud and clear...."deload? we don't need no stinkin' deload."

Today's session:

Squats:
10 x Oly (WU)
10 x 135lbs (WU)
5 x 195lbs
5 x 235lbs
5 x 285lbs
5 x 325lbs
5 x 375lbs
5 x 415lbs
5 x 470lbs (PB)

Upright BB Row (Oly, CG + WG SS, no rest except to add iron):
5 x 75lbs (CG)
5 x 75lbs (WG)
5 x 85lbs (CG)
5 x 85lbs (WG)
5 x 95lbs (CG)
5 x 95lbs (WG)
5 x 115lbs (CG)
5 x 115lbs (WG)
5 x 125lbs (CG)
5 x 125lbs (WG)
5 x 135lbs (CG)
5 x 135lbs (WG)

Leg Press (WS + CS (feet together) SS - no rest between WS/CS sets) + Crunches:
7 x 360lbs (CS)
7 x 360lbs (WS)
50 crunches
7 x 450lbs (CS)
7 x 450lbs (WS)
50 crunches
7 x 540lbs (CS)
7 x 540lbs (WS)
50 crunches
7 x 630lbs (CS)
7 x 630lbs (WS)
50 crunches
7 x 720lbs (CS)
7 x 720lbs (WS)
50 crunches

DB Shrugs (Seated):
10 x 75lbs
10 x 75lbs
10 x 85lbs
10 x 85lbs
10 x 100lbs
10 x 100lbs
10 x 105lbs
10 x 105lbs

Close:

7 minutes on heavy bag, walk home with the wife.

[fitmom43]

HOLY VOLUME

Okay I am impressed FIM.

I think it's absolutely fantastic that your wife comes to the gym with you!!!! Major Props to MRS. FIM!!!!!!!!!

[Brackneyc]

Kinda funny how that works isn't it B? Sending up prayers that she makes a quick recovery brother.



Many thanks bro!

Thanks man. It has been a very frustrating couple of months. They cannot find the problem, and the pain continues to get worse.

[FlaIronMind]

Thanks man. It has been a very frustrating couple of months. They cannot find the problem, and the pain continues to get worse.

I know how that goes; have been dealing with similarly-natured issues with my wife. Although it is strange to say it, when all her tests came back normal, it was both an utter relief and simultaneously frustrating as there was no indication as to what caused the issue in the first place. Thankfully though, she's improved

Again bro, will keep you both in my prayers.

[FlaIronMind]

HOLY VOLUME

Okay I am impressed FIM.

I think it's absolutely fantastic that your wife comes to the gym with you!!!! Major Props to MRS. FIM!!!!!!!!!

I somehow missed your post earlier Sara, my apologies. Thanks! I love it when she comes with me. I'll pass along your props to her; she'll like that.

[mharrislove]

"...and the Kai Greene Heavy Ass Squattin' Award goes tooooooooo.......my man, FIM!"

* roars of approval from the crowd *

[FlaIronMind]

"...and the Kai Greene Heavy Ass Squattin' Award goes tooooooooo.......my man, FIM!"

* roars of approval from the crowd *

Thank you brother.

I gotta a couple, maybe three.....THOUSAND....miles to go before I get into that territory. But I damn sure appreciate it my friend.

[kp1005]

Neighboring county just had a stand off. Deputy killed. Served over in Iraq with some of my guys. Semper FI........

[FlaIronMind]

Neighboring county just had a stand off. Deputy killed. Served over in Iraq with some of my guys. Semper FI........

Sorry to hear this brother. Prayers being sent up. May the deputy RIP.

Semper Fi.

[FlaIronMind]

Semper Fi brother.

http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/h...-garrison.html

[nvrstopworking]

Squats:
10 x Oly (WU)
10 x 135lbs (WU)
5 x 195lbs
5 x 235lbs
5 x 285lbs
5 x 325lbs
5 x 375lbs
5 x 415lbs
5 x 470lbs (PB)


Leg Press (WS + CS (feet together) SS - no rest between WS/CS sets) + Crunches:
7 x 360lbs (CS)
7 x 360lbs (WS)
50 crunches
7 x 450lbs (CS)
7 x 450lbs (WS)
50 crunches
7 x 540lbs (CS)
7 x 540lbs (WS)
50 crunches
7 x 630lbs (CS)
7 x 630lbs (WS)
50 crunches
7 x 720lbs (CS)
7 x 720lbs (WS)
50 crunches



7 minutes on heavy bag, walk home with the wife.

DAYUM! You sure she didn't push you home in a wheelchair after all that??

When you pull off 495 x 5 you should def. find a way to vid it man! INSANE!

[Meatpants]

Squats:
10 x Oly (WU)
10 x 135lbs (WU)
5 x 195lbs
5 x 235lbs
5 x 285lbs
5 x 325lbs
5 x 375lbs
5 x 415lbs
5 x 470lbs (PB)

Good lord FIM. Progress = out freaking standing.

[FlaIronMind]

DAYUM! You sure she didn't push you home in a wheelchair after all that??

When you pull off 495 x 5 you should def. find a way to vid it man! INSANE!

Good lord FIM. Progress = out freaking standing.

Many thanks brothers.

Posting today's session momentarily...

[FlaIronMind]

Last night was one of those nights wherein it seemed it would never end. Yesterday my wife had to fly out of town on business for a few days and I was unable to accompany her. Aside from just not liking her to travel alone, I find that her absence is akin to having no compass - I can certainly move about, but I feel it is without any true sense of direction. Couldn't really sleep last night, so I got up early, made some breakfast, had some coffee and then headed over to the dungeon. I was the first one there and, for a while, the only one (outside of a few staff members). No music was playing in the dungeon, thank God. Not all the lights were on and I was left to my own devices without interference or hindrance from a single, solitary soul. Amen.

Today's was a session in slow, deliberate movements. MMC, fluidity, feeling nearly every fiber of muscle working, noticing when some moved to the front burners when my goal was to keep them on the back. Noted such, adapted accordingly. Slowness ruled. To give you an idea, the iPod tuneage today included:







Today's session:

SLDL:
10 x 95lbs (WU)
10 x 135lbs (WU)
10 x 185lbs (WU)
5 x 225lbs
5 x 295lbs
5 x 315lbs
5 x 345lbs
5 x 385lbs
5 x 405lbs

BB Shrugs:
12 x 135lbs
12 x 185lbs
12 x 205lbs
12 x 225lbs
12 x 275lbs
12 x 315lbs

Bench Press (Incline, Med. Grip):
12 x 95lbs
12 x 95lbs
12 x 145lbs
10 x 165lbs
10 x 185lbs
8 x 205lbs
6 x 225lbs (I believe this is probably a PB for me with these.)

DB Lat. Raise:
15 x 15lbs
15 x 17.5lbs
15 x 20lbs
15 x 25lbs

Close:

5 minutes on heavy bag, 3 minutes speed rope, run home.

Additional "...He's crazy. All morning, he looking at the hair. He staring at the hair." tuneage:

[Marius_Ursus]

Man, I feel for you. I HATE when my wife's away. Do you find yourself talking out loud and expecting an answer?

The transition of slow, dragging evening into a heightened state of awareness in the gym was great, brother. I hope you take this in the way it's intended. I'm impressed and a a little proud of your body self awareness.

Great job adapting and overcoming, Jye-rine.

Ooh-rah!

(OutSTANDING music selections.)

[FlaIronMind]

Man, I feel for you. I HATE when my wife's away. Do you find yourself talking out loud and expecting an answer?

The transition of slow, dragging evening into a heightened state of awareness in the gym was great, brother. I hope you take this in the way it's intended. I'm impressed and a a little proud of your body self awareness.

Great job adapting and overcoming, Jye-rine.

Ooh-rah!

(OutSTANDING music selections.)

Between you, me and everyone else who happens across this...yep...I've caught myself a few times talking out loud, looking for her to come walking into the room. She flies back in late tomorrow night and it can't come soon enough.

Thanks brother.

[mharrislove]

Wow, those are some seriously great tunes there, Ironmind. (I've gotta' pick up a few of those. SRS)

Good workout, too. The benching has steadily moving forward, and you laid down some serious ownage on those SLDLs. Hopefully, the family dynamics will return to normal soon.

[FlaIronMind]

Wow, those are some seriously great tunes there, Ironmind. (I've gotta' pick up a few of those. SRS)

Good workout, too. The benching has steadily moving forward, and you laid down some serious ownage on those SLDLs. Hopefully, the family dynamics will return to normal soon.

Many thanks my friend. I find classical music to be extraordinarily perfect for so many facets of life, dungeon time included. Be it slow adagios or be it sturm-und-drang, angst-ridden grandeur. It fuels the mind, the soul and the body.

Brother, I cannot wait until my wife gets back home tomorrow night. She is indeed my "better half" if ever there were one.

[IronAvalanche]

SLDL:
10 x 95lbs (WU)
10 x 135lbs (WU)
10 x 185lbs (WU)
5 x 225lbs
5 x 295lbs
5 x 315lbs
5 x 345lbs
5 x 385lbs
5 x 405lbs

Good Lord!

That is all


BTW, excellent musical choices!

[FlaIronMind]

Good Lord!

That is all


BTW, excellent musical choices!

Thanks brother.

Posting today's session momentarily...

[Meatpants]

Thanks brother.

Posting today's session momentarily...

Damn slackers.

[FlaIronMind]

"...rave on thy Holy fool.
Down through the weeks of ages,
In the moss borne dark dank pools.

Rave on, down through the industrial revolution,
Empiricism, atomic and nuclear age.
Rave on down through time and space, down through the corridors.
Rave on words on printed page.

Rave on, you left us infinity,
And well pressed pages torn to fade.
Drive on with wild abandon,
Uptempo, frenzied heels.

Rave on, Walt Whitman, nose down in wet grass.
Rave on fill the senses,
On nature's bright green shady path.

Rave on Omar Khayyam, Rave on Kahlil Gibran,
Oh, what sweet wine we drinketh.
The celebration will be held,
We will partake the wine and break the Holy bread.

Rave on let a man come out of Ireland.
Rave on on Mr. Yeats,
Rave on down through the Holy Rosey Cross,
Rave on down through theosophy, and the Golden Dawn.
Rave on through the writing of "A Vision."
Rave on, Rave on, Rave on, Rave on, Rave on, Rave on.

Rave on John Donne, rave on thy Holy fool.
Down through the weeks of ages,
In the moss borne dark dank pools.

Rave on, down though the industrial revolution,
Empiricism, atomic and nuclear age."



Grounded (in the green wire sense of the word) once more, the wife returned home late last night. Remarkable how much better I felt the instant I picked her up at the airport. So glad she is back.

Up early today and in the dungeon after breakfast. Today's session:

Squats:
10 x Oly (WU)
10 x 95lbs (WU)
10 x 135lbs (WU)
5 x 205lbs
5 x 250lbs
5 x 295lbs
5 x 340lbs
5 x 390lbs
5 x 405lbs
5 x 430lbs
5 x 475lbs (PB) (These drained me, mentally + physically...but felt great.)

BB Curl (Oly) (WG + CG + RG SS):
15 x 50lbs (WG)
15 x 50lbs (CG)
15 x 50lbs (RG)
15 x 60lbs (WG)
15 x 60lbs (CG)
15 x 60lbs (RG)
15 x 70lbs (WG)
15 x 70lbs (CG)
15 x 70lbs (RG)
15 x 85lbs (WG)
15 x 85lbs (CG)
15 x 85lbs (RG)
12 x 95lbs (WG)
12 x 95lbs (CG)
12 x 95lbs (RG)

Quick pic between BB Curl sets...


One-Legged Leg Extensions:
5 x 120lbs (L)
5 x 120lbs (R)
5 x 120lbs (L)
5 x 120lbs (R)
5 x 120lbs (L)
5 x 120lbs (R)
10 x 100lbs (L)
10 x 100lbs (R)
10 x 100lbs (L)
10 x 100lbs (R)
10 x 100lbs (L)
10 x 100lbs (R)
15 x 80lbs (L)
15 x 80lbs (R)
15 x 80lbs (L)
15 x 80lbs (R)
15 x 80lbs (L)
15 x 80lbs (R)

Tricep Press (Machine, Seated):
...the key to these is to do these slowly; doing so provides a nice pump and burn.
15 x 90lbs
15 x 110lbs
15 x 140lbs
12 x 180lbs
10 x 210lbs
10 x 210lbs
8 x 230lbs

Close:

5 minutes on heavy bag + run home.

WTF Moment (registered, trademark - MHL Enterprises, LLC.):
The wife was in the dungeon with me today. After I finished thoroughly abusing the heavy bag, I went to find her and wandered into an area of the dungeon I rarely, if ever, venture in to, I discovered that this item below somehow made its way into my dungeon. It gave me enough of a moment's pause to ponder why it was in my dungeon that I had the opportunity to snap a pic:



Have a great weekend my friends.

[mharrislove]

[i]"...rave on thy Holy fool.
Down through the weeks of ages,
In the moss borne dark dank pools...

You had me at, "John Donne"... Rave on, indeed.

Grounded (in the green wire sense of the word) once more, the wife returned home late last night. Remarkable how much better I felt the instant I picked her up at the airport. So glad she is back.

Team FlaIronMind is back in business!

Squats:
10 x Oly (WU)
10 x 95lbs (WU)
10 x 135lbs (WU)
5 x 205lbs
5 x 250lbs
5 x 295lbs
5 x 340lbs
5 x 390lbs
5 x 405lbs
5 x 430lbs
5 x 475lbs (PB) (These drained me, mentally + physically...but felt great.)

This mind blowing, to be sure. But not just because of the sheer tonnage. Your dedication, consistency, and commitment to measured progression is a model for all.

BB Curl (Oly) (WG + CG + RG SS):
15 x 50lbs (WG)
15 x 50lbs (CG)
15 x 50lbs (RG)
15 x 60lbs (WG)
15 x 60lbs (CG)
15 x 60lbs (RG)
15 x 70lbs (WG)
15 x 70lbs (CG)
15 x 70lbs (RG)
15 x 85lbs (WG)
15 x 85lbs (CG)
15 x 85lbs (RG)
12 x 95lbs (WG)
12 x 95lbs (CG)
12 x 95lbs (RG)

This type of upper arm treatment borders on conduct unbecoming of an officer. Sheesh...is it time to stuff a copy the Geneva Protocol in your gym bag?

Quick pic between BB Curl sets...

Traps and shoulders are shaping up nicely...

One-Legged Leg Extensions:
5 x 120lbs (L)
5 x 120lbs (R)
5 x 120lbs (L)
5 x 120lbs (R)
5 x 120lbs (L)
5 x 120lbs (R)
10 x 100lbs (L)
10 x 100lbs (R)
10 x 100lbs (L)
10 x 100lbs (R)
10 x 100lbs (L)
10 x 100lbs (R)
15 x 80lbs (L)
15 x 80lbs (R)
15 x 80lbs (L)
15 x 80lbs (R)
15 x 80lbs (L)
15 x 80lbs (R)

Tricep Press (Machine, Seated):
...the key to these is to do these slowly; doing so provides a nice pump and burn.
15 x 90lbs
15 x 110lbs
15 x 140lbs
12 x 180lbs
10 x 210lbs
10 x 210lbs
8 x 230lbs

Close:

5 minutes on heavy bag + run home.

Great volume right here.

registered, trademark - MHL Enterprises, LLC.

This brings on the lulz every time I see it, without fail!

Uhm...wow.

[FlaIronMind]

You had me at, "John Donne"... Rave on, indeed.



Team FlaIronMind is back in business!




This mind blowing, to be sure. But not just because of the sheer tonnage. Your dedication, consistency, and commitment to measured progression is a model for all.



This type of upper arm treatment borders on conduct unbecoming of an officer. Sheesh...is it time to stuff a copy the Geneva Protocol in your gym bag?



Traps and shoulders are shaping up nicely...



Great volume right here.



This brings on the lulz every time I see it, without fail!



Uhm...wow.

Many thanks my brother, for everything.

I had to lulz at the CUO. It's been a while since my JAG days, but according to what I recollect, I'm good with the UCMJ. Better still, the gods of iron and of bicep/brach/flexor/extensor muscle-breakdown seemed to be (momentarily) placated. So, I'll chance any arrears to Geneva.

And...yessir...I'm still puzzled by that WTF pic.

[2nd_chance]

You are a freaking machine!

[FlaIronMind]

You are a freaking machine!

Coming from the king of cybernetic organisms, this means a great deal.

Thanks my brother.

[Brackneyc]

Squats:
10 x Oly (WU)
10 x 95lbs (WU)
10 x 135lbs (WU)
5 x 205lbs
5 x 250lbs
5 x 295lbs
5 x 340lbs
5 x 390lbs
5 x 405lbs
5 x 430lbs
5 x 475lbs (PB) (These drained me, mentally + physically...but felt great.)

Good god man.^^

[Whatanejit]

Squats are awesome! A fantastic achievement and a credit to your determination.

I am so pleased your wife is back. I'm another who misses their spouse when seperated. Keeping busy and some yummy food is the best way to pass the time.

I am guilty of watching stuff on the tv that he doesn't usually like too when he isn't here

[FlaIronMind]

Good god man.^^

Thanks B.

Squats are awesome! A fantastic achievement and a credit to your determination.

I am so pleased your wife is back. I'm another who misses their spouse when seperated. Keeping busy and some yummy food is the best way to pass the time.

I am guilty of watching stuff on the tv that he doesn't usually like too when he isn't here

Thank you W.