The world needs to see the madness that is my upper torso - A DanG Journal

[isaku900]

Notes
Not good. Not good at all.

we are pec strain buddies unfortunately.

#smh

[TheStigIsBig]

we are pec strain buddies unfortunately.

#smh

I will bench for you fallen brethren. Not nearly as impressive, but good enough to save the morale.

[COBBER]

we are pec strain buddies unfortunately.

#smh

in on pec strain crew, although i'm pretty much recovered now.

Hopefully its not a bad strain mate!!

[adamsz]

fuarkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.


Dan - please, stay safe. Hoping you can rehab it in time for the meet brotha. Best of luck.

[darren.dugan]

Well that sucks. I just came in here to tell you that the best bench press at the combine was 38 reps so you could beat it. I'm a sad panda now

[L The Pirate]

shoot man that sucks! Oh, and IN

[izzygrant]

noooooooooo

fuk injuries

[ErickStevens]

1. Sorry to hear about the pec, get better brah.
2. Why GHRs before pulls?
3. Can you do a video on your bench setup/technique? srs

[arian11]

You are such a bad ass American.

[zmcdole]

I hope you get better real soon man. If you're not 100% and you feel at all like there could be problems at the meet, back the hell out. There will be other meets. If you're feeling great though tear that **** up.

[dan_g_28]

Gotta listen but most of use would have done the same thing. Rehab the chit out of it and you should be good in two weeks.

Fa sho. I need to learn to listen to my body better when things like that happen.

we are pec strain buddies unfortunately.

#smh

I will bench for you fallen brethren. Not nearly as impressive, but good enough to save the morale.

Quite honorable of you, Stiggy.

in on pec strain crew, although i'm pretty much recovered now.

Hopefully its not a bad strain mate!!

fuarkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.


Dan - please, stay safe. Hoping you can rehab it in time for the meet brotha. Best of luck.

Thanks brahs.

Well that sucks. I just came in here to tell you that the best bench press at the combine was 38 reps so you could beat it. I'm a sad panda now

Stinks cuz I wanted to do the bodyweight bench for reps contest Animal had in The Cage at The Arnold over the weekend.

shoot man that sucks! Oh, and IN

Thanks for the sub.

noooooooooo

fuk injuries

Will you come rub it? Oh, and maybe massage my pec too LOL OMG

1. Sorry to hear about the pec, get better brah.
2. Why GHRs before pulls?
3. Can you do a video on your bench setup/technique? srs

1. Thanks boo
2. Sets of 6-8 with just my bodyweight are easy enough and are a good warmup. I like to hit them hard after pulling by adding weight and more reps to get good work in.
3. I definately will as soon as I can get under the bar again. Thanks for even being interested in that.

You are such a bad ass American.

I lol'd.

I hope you get better real soon man. If you're not 100% and you feel at all like there could be problems at the meet, back the hell out. There will be other meets. If you're feeling great though tear that **** up.

You're right on. I decided to skip the meet over the last few days. No need to risk it.


UPDATE!

Still doesn't feel wonderful. I tried doing pushups yesterday and I could "feel" it after a few reps. Training will be altered a bit for the next couple months, and I really think I needed to do that anyways.

Went to The Arnold over the weekend. Eric Spoto touched my shoulder and said "excuse me, and I get by you?". I fully expect this to heal my pec.

[zmcdole]

I lol'd.
You're right on. I decided to skip the meet over the last few days. No need to risk it.


UPDATE!

Still doesn't feel wonderful. I tried doing pushups yesterday and I could "feel" it after a few reps. Training will be altered a bit for the next couple months, and I really think I needed to do that anyways.

Went to The Arnold over the weekend. Eric Spoto touched my shoulder and said "excuse me, and I get by you?". I fully expect this to heal my pec.

Good to hear you're playing it smart. I have a glute strain right now and deadlifting AND squatting may have to go on hold for a week. Sucks, but I don't wanna make it worse. Also, since Spoto touched you there's a good chance you can bench a good 10lbs more than you could before. In before 515.

[ink81]

Fa sho. I need to learn to listen to my body better when things like that happen.



Quite honorable of you, Stiggy.



Thanks brahs.

Stinks cuz I wanted to do the bodyweight bench for reps contest Animal had in The Cage at The Arnold over the weekend.

Thanks for the sub.

Will you come rub it? Oh, and maybe massage my pec too LOL OMG

1. Thanks boo
2. Sets of 6-8 with just my bodyweight are easy enough and are a good warmup. I like to hit them hard after pulling by adding weight and more reps to get good work in.
3. I definately will as soon as I can get under the bar again. Thanks for even being interested in that.


I lol'd.
You're right on. I decided to skip the meet over the last few days. No need to risk it.


UPDATE!

Still doesn't feel wonderful. I tried doing pushups yesterday and I could "feel" it after a few reps. Training will be altered a bit for the next couple months, and I really think I needed to do that anyways.

Went to The Arnold over the weekend. Eric Spoto touched my shoulder and said "excuse me, and I get by you?". I fully expect this to heal my pec.

Eric Spoto touched you on the Shoulder? Definitely going to up your bench considerably.

[thom2355]

Eric Spoto touched you on the Shoulder? Definitely going to up your bench considerably.

He also bought a secret weapon from the same booth that Spoto touched his shoulder at....

[dan_g_28]

Good to hear you're playing it smart. I have a glute strain right now and deadlifting AND squatting may have to go on hold for a week. Sucks, but I don't wanna make it worse. Also, since Spoto touched you there's a good chance you can bench a good 10lbs more than you could before. In before 515.

Heal that glute up buddy. LOL yea it was funny. He tapped me on the shoulder then I turned and saw who it was. I turned to Thom and said "HEHEHEHEHEHEHE SPOTO JUST TOUCHED MY SHOULDER HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEEH". Then Mark Bell fitted me for a slingshot and commented on my belly hair when I laid down on the bench. He was frickin JACT. srs.

Eric Spoto touched you on the Shoulder? Definitely going to up your bench considerably.

Hope so!

He also bought a secret weapon from the same booth that Spoto touched his shoulder at....

[whisper] shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.[/whisper]

[dan_g_28]

3/4/13

RE Upper

CG Floor Press
135x15
add slingshot
225x15
275x15
225x15x2

Skull Crushers
110x12x2
130x12
150x8
110x17

V Bar Pressdown
4 sets

DB Shoulder Raises
side raise/front raise superset
15/15 x 4 sets

Band Kickbacks (yea I said it)
3 sets

Band Pec Flies
Monster Minis x 20 x 4 sets

Notes
The slingshot worked out pretty well for today. I focused on tucking my elbows hard trying to take stress off of my pec. I felt it just a little bit on the 275 set, so I backed off and got some lighter work in. Other than that I had a pretty good workout.

[Kent.White]

That is some monster lifting. Heal quickly on the pec strain.

[dan_g_28]

That is some monster lifting. Heal quickly on the pec strain.

Thanks Kent. Im optimistic about this injury. I dont think itll be long before Im benching heavy again.

[dan_g_28]

3/5/13

Lower Accessory/Upper Back

SSB Squats
barx10x2
150x10x3 LOL

Pendlay Rows (Head on bench)
135x10
185x10x3

Wide Grip Chins
10 sets x 10 reps = 100 total reps

GHR
10x2
add mini band
10x3
BW
10x2

Notes
Really spent after this session. The squats were really eye opening. It wasnt all that hard (twss), but it really smoked me LOL. The good news is that it didnt irritate my back at all. Onward and upward!

[dan_g_28]

Back progress.

Jan 5th, 2012



Aug 11th, 2012



Mar 5th, 2013

[ErickStevens]

Back progress pic.

[KevinAlvarez123]

sweet jesus

[xRequiem]

are you even human?

da faq is that?

[dan_g_28]

Hehehehe.

sweet jesus

are you even human?

da faq is that?

Ill take that as a compliment. Thank you.


Added additional progress pics. Im glad I randomly took those pics ~6 months apart. Seeing those 3 in order like that tonight really made me feel good about all the hard work Ive put in the last couple years. Not even close to being done.

[Kent.White]

Your back has grown noticeably thicker.

[csday924]

Nice! Lookin think solid and tight, lol.

What's ur favorite back exercises?

[dan_g_28]

Your back has grown noticeably thicker.

Thanks Kent.

Nice! Lookin think solid and tight, lol.

What's ur favorite back exercises?

Thanks a lot! The staples of my back training are definately wide grip chins and chest supported rows. However, I think deadlifting heavy has made the biggest impact on overall thickness and growth.

[COBBER]

Thick

Tight

Solid

[dan_g_28]

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