moshvr - Road to compete!

[MatTheCur]

I hate the 'box' thing too and the guys in Aus rarely call it a 'box' and my trainer JP never calls his gym a 'box'. The fees though are steep ... $179 a month

Maybe when I'm ballin' CEO 10k/day... or when my gf gets her 25k/month job?

[Anthony21]

Crossfit gym memberships are flat out retarded (take no offense to the term retarded if it's offensive ).

And who the hell calls a gym a damn "box"?

[moshvr]

I hate the 'box' thing too and the guys in Aus rarely call it a 'box' and my trainer JP never calls his gym a 'box'. The fees though are steep ... $179 a month

Wow .. yea your dollar is close to ours right now, but they're not THAT crazy here in Canada. You get hosed down there! I think the one I looked at here in Calgary is around $100 a month and I can't get on board with that!

Maybe when I'm ballin' CEO 10k/day... or when my gf gets her 25k/month job?

Even then I wouldn't go for it man. The principle of paying that much for a rack and some BBs with bumper plate weights? No thanks Jeff. Gold's isn't that expensive and I get ALL that **** plus a giant gym full of machines lol

Crossfit gym memberships are flat out retarded (take no offense to the term retarded if it's offensive ).

And who the hell calls a gym a damn "box"?

lol None taken here on my end. I agree man it's crazy.
Crossfitters ... who knows

[MatTheCur]

Even then I wouldn't go for it man. The principle of paying that much for a rack and some BBs with bumper plate weights? No thanks Jeff. Gold's isn't that expensive and I get ALL that **** plus a giant gym full of machines lol

I wouldn't either. I'd spend that money turning my garage into a gym.

[moshvr]

I wouldn't either. I'd spend that money turning my garage into a gym.

And that makes so much more sense. I really don't understand the high payments... smh.

[Anthony21]

So glad I have my own home gym.

[Raigs]

Some Crossfit gyms offer a BB club where they train you in OLY lifts aside from the actual crossfit work.

Still a little to pricey in my book

[nwskier]

trying to get caught up here... that Jamaica trip looked tits! love the photos. damn you, now I want to go to the beach!

in for fall gains. winter is coming

[moshvr]

Some Crossfit gyms offer a BB club where they train you in OLY lifts aside from the actual crossfit work.

Still a little to pricey in my book

Yea I've seen that ... but I agree. I can't justify the price

So glad I have my own home gym.

One day ... hard to do in a condo

trying to get caught up here... that Jamaica trip looked tits! love the photos. damn you, now I want to go to the beach!

in for fall gains. winter is coming

lol Sorry Tim. It was my first time at a beach vacation and I think I'm hooked. Now that I live so close to a winter playground we're talking about taking a nice beach trip every year.

Winter is coming indeed.. KHMR and Fernie both close up their summer ops this weekend and I'm so excited about it. Calling for a pretty cold winter this year up here with La Nina ... but that may mean a bit less snow. I'm hoping they meet in the middle somewhere

[moshvr]

8/26/14 - Chest

Did some chest yesterday ... highlight was hitting 11 reps with 80lb DBs on flat on my 4th set. I think I'll go heavier next week

[moshvr]

8/27/14 - Back ... sort of

Got to the gym yesterday after a long couple days and not much sleep ... had full intentions of doing back. Wife and I both did a few sets of lat pulls to get warmed up and were not feeling it. So we went home and went on a long walk with the dog.

Chalked yesterday up to a rest day and moved on. We're trying to figure out when we'll get to the gym now that she's working full time during the day. Have gone right after work the last few days and it's been OK, but we might just switch back to evening workouts and give us a chance to come home after work and relax a little bit.
First time since we've been together that we're both on the same schedule while in the same country lol. It's weird having someone else in the kitchen with me at 5am getting ready to get to work

Tonight will be a back day do-over

[fittofattofit]

8/26/14 - Chest

Did some chest yesterday ... highlight was hitting 11 reps with 80lb DBs on flat on my 4th set. I think I'll go heavier next week

Really nice form on those presses Michael = great depth and control and really impressive to keep it so tidy for all 11 reps!
Looking really thick across your back and shoulders as well!

For me, going home before hitting the gym is lethal to motivation

[moshvr]

Really nice form on those presses Michael = great depth and control and really impressive to keep it so tidy for all 11 reps!
Looking really thick across your back and shoulders as well!

For me, going home before hitting the gym is lethal to motivation

Cheers Andrew! They felt great too. My old training buddy from back in Ontario has been going pretty hard the last little bit and was proud that he finally made his way up to 80s for 8 reps ... I haven't been training that much for the last month so he called me out I think I still got it haha

We're finding the opposite ... I think I like that time to unwind after being at work. An hour or so to just sit down and not deal with people

[moshvr]

09/03/2014 - Arms

Did a quick bro workout last night. Was late in the day and I was pretty tired ... up all the night before taking care of our dog. She got into something and spent the night throwing up all over the house ... quite the surprise to wake up to!

Did some warmups and then got right into it

BB Curls
3 @ 95lb x 5,5,4

EZ Bar Preachers
3 @ 60lb x 15, 13, 13

Alternating DB Curl
2 @ 25lb/arm x 8

CGBP
2 @ 135lb x 9

EZ Bar Skull Crusher
3 @ 90lb x 6, 5, 4

Seated DB Tricep Extensions
2 @ 60lb x 15

Notes:

Short and sweet. Was tired and didn't feel all that strong. I haven't done a straight bar BB curl in a LONG time. Taking tonight off for some cardio then hitting back tomorrow after work

[fittofattofit]

That's a pretty good bro session Mosh: solid weights on those curls and skulls, especially after cleaning up the pooch puke

[Woody-5]

Sweet arm session my man!
Pump must have been insane after those high rep preachers

Very nice skulls following the CGBP

[moshvr]

That's a pretty good bro session Mosh: solid weights on those curls and skulls, especially after cleaning up the pooch puke

Oh yea it was fun ... can't wait till I have kids ... :eyeroll:

Thanks!

Sweet arm session my man!
Pump must have been insane after those high rep preachers

Very nice skulls following the CGBP

Thanks Woody. The pump was pretty crazy ... kind of feeling it already this morning

[scott_donald]

eventful few days it seems... is that you back to regular lifting...

[moshvr]

eventful few days it seems... is that you back to regular lifting...

Been regularly lifting since I've been back from my honeymoon, I just haven't been logging them.

Rockies have started getting snow already so I'm starting to really wish for winter

[scott_donald]

Been regularly lifting since I've been back from my honeymoon, I just haven't been logging them.

Rockies have started getting snow already so I'm starting to really wish for winter

we seems to be cooling down from now... looking into new boots... from full tilts back to race boots... dam they are not cheap!!!

[moshvr]

09/06/14 - Back

Back day on Saturday and a hike yesterday to a mountain lake for my cardio.

WG Pullups/Rope Face Pulls
1 @ BW x 10 superset 1 @ 100lb x 12
2 @ BW x 8 superset 2 @ 100lb x 10

Rack Pulls
1 @ 135lb x 10 (no straps)
1 @ 225lb x 10 (no straps - DOH)
1 @ 315lb x 10 (straps)
1 @ 315lb x 6 (no straps - mixed grip)

Chest Supported T-Bar Row (wide grip)
3 @ 2plates x 10
crazy pump)

HS Reverse Grip Pulldown
3 @ 2pps x 8/arm

Calves (leg press)
3 @ 2pps x 10

Notes:

Lats are feeling crazy the last two days. Loved the rack pulls ... I haven't done those in a long ass time. Last set of them I stood on a plate just to give myself a bit more height ... could feel the hamstrings really engage on that one.

Leg day tonight!

[fittofattofit]

Legs after those rack pulls is going to kill your glutes and hammies
Great session for the lats with the 10 rep pull-ups, then the rack pulls and T bars. Doing them chest supported makes you realise what a beast Scott is doing chest supported rows with 130kg
Kill the legs tonight Michael!

[moshvr]

Legs after those rack pulls is going to kill your glutes and hammies
Great session for the lats with the 10 rep pull-ups, then the rack pulls and T bars. Doing them chest supported makes you realise what a beast Scott is doing chest supported rows with 130kg
Kill the legs tonight Michael!

No joke ... that's fully insane to hit that kind of weight ... something in the Scottish water I guess!

Yes, my glutes are ready for tonight haha

[scott_donald]

great work...

where was the lake??? see you are getting snow today...

[moshvr]

Thanks Scott.

Spray Lake outside of Canmore. Here's a couple pics from yesterday





Yes sir! Not as much in the south of Calgary where I'm working, but my wife sent me a picture from her school in the north end and her car had snow on it
All my co-workers are pissed but I'm pretty excited lol

[fittofattofit]

Just magnificent countryside!
And Yay for snow!

[scott_donald]

article i read said that if the weather pattern holds true they think the ski places might be open end september your way...

[moshvr]

Just magnificent countryside!
And Yay for snow!

It's really incredible Andrew. I'm so happy we moved out here!
Snow came down pretty hard yesterday ... I was surprised!

article i read said that if the weather pattern holds true they think the ski places might be open end september your way...

Haha well some staff from Lake Louise were on the hill yesterday. My friends in Banff said they got hammered pretty good. It's really a mind fuk when you look outside and see that much snow in September ..

My leg workout yesterday turned into a cardio session. We went later and had to pick up my brother in law from the bus station so we didn't have much time. Went at 530 on International Chest Day ... too many bros milling around so I just sat on a bike for a bit and worked up a sweat. I'll do legs tonight when we go at our normal time.

[Anthony21]

Epic pics are epic.

[MatTheCur]

No snow here yet. Yet another reason why I wouldn't move that far out West.