KenshinH's Quest for Old Man Strength and Fitness

[KenshinH]

bull****. you can pull 500 right meow

yeah, 7pps on leg press takes me 40 minutes with the OCD

Lol not 500 yet. But sometime this year and more. I just need to focus on it

Nice pulling after a 5 week deadlift hiatus.
Careful not to overdo it with other work, gotta be rested for that big squat max!

Yup, that's why I stopped at 425 and also skipped OHP. Truth be told, I hadn't planned on going as high as 425, but the second 405 single felt okay, if a bit slow.

Starting to believe you take low blows at us on the slide. 425x1 Didn't want to go too heavy????

LOL 425 wasn't exactly light. "too heavy" would have been 445+. I would have gone for it if I weren't saving my strength for squats.

Nice work bud!!!

Thanks pritch

[moshvr]

Wicked pulling buddy.

When's the max squat attempt going to happen?

[Anthony21]

Hex plates of peace

Strong pulls buddy, you done did me proud

[Juggernaut0]

Light pull day, eh? Noice

[KenshinH]

Wicked pulling buddy.

When's the max squat attempt going to happen?

Thanks man. Max squat attempts either tomorrow night or Friday night

Hex plates of peace

Strong pulls buddy, you done did me proud

Thanks Anthony. Felt good to do some deadlifts after not doing them for a while

Light pull day, eh? Noice

[0R1G1N]

In for 1000lb x 10 PR

[Raigs]

bull****. you can pull 500 right meow

yeah, 7pps on leg press takes me 40 minutes with the OCD

7pps causes OCD for me make it 8 it needs to be an even number. I used to always go up by 2 plates a side(45s)

[jshaw5]

I take it no max attempt today? Tomorrow then?

[KenshinH]

Morning

Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown:
105x8
120x8
135x8

Barbell Bench Press: (TM ID)
45x20
135x5
175x3
200x3
230x2
260x5
... Just repeated last week's ID

Pull-Up:
3x10
1x9


Night

Barbell Squat: (Smolov wk 6 day 3)
45x8
135x5
205x3
275x3
325x2
365x1
395x1 (vid)
415x1 PR (vid)
425x1 PR (vid)
... 425 was a bit of a grinder at the sticking point


Notes
* For bench, I just repeated last week's ID weight (260). Felt easier this week and benched without any pain. Hopefully that means my elbows and shoulders are recovering from Smolov.

* The night session was for squats. Smolov calls for two near-max days at the end of week 6 while the first part of the week is spent resting.

* Per the program, I didn't squat for 6 days (since last Friday night). I could tell my form was off right from the beginning. Had some issues with balance going into the hole and coming out. Never felt comfortable the whole time. Plus, I was tired from the long day, so I wasn't sure how strong I was going to be.

* I originally thought I'd go for 435 tonight, and then try to beat that Friday night. However, 415 was a bit slower than expected. Decided to attempt 425 and hit that instead of possibly failing at 435. It may be that if I had gone straight to 435 from 395, I would have nailed it. Even after the 425, I still felt like I had plenty left, but I'll leave it for next time. I am happy with the PRs I did hit though

* As I was leaving the gym, I felt a slight right groin pull. Doesn't feel serious, but something to keep an eye on. To give myself a better chance at hitting a higher max, I'm going to do day 4 on Saturday night instead of Friday night for an extra day's rest.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYAJsu60jVA

[KenshinH]

In for 1000lb x 10 PR

Soon

7pps causes OCD for me make it 8 it needs to be an even number. I used to always go up by 2 plates a side(45s)

LOL, so you'd go up 4 plates total every time you increased? mind = blown

I take it no max attempt today? Tomorrow then?

See above

[Woody-5]

Excellent squatting fella!
Will watch vids after work

[moshvr]

Wicked stuff! 425lb is a great squat man!

[Anthony21]

HOLY SQUAT!!!!


Awesome PRs buddy.

[dbone1026]

Lucky you hit a PR on squats or I would neg for choice of music

[Raigs]

Nice squat PR smart on dropping 10# and hitting it!

LOL, so you'd go up 4 plates total every time you increased? mind = blown

Yes I would hit 12 plates a side. This was before I had surgery (so far away)

[MakeGoBoom]

two answers to this

efs shorts + high energy shoes or


large asain + snap...... either way this is the result



can't argue w/ science .... strong ken

[Juggernaut0]

Amazing man! How big of a PR is this?

And what's with the light bench? I just did 255x5 and you're waaaaay ahead of me on bench.

[johnblythe]

awesome work, man. what was that previous PR, 405? once you got through that sticking point the weight all but flew up. looks like you've got even more than 435 in you, breh.

[KenshinH]

Excellent squatting fella!
Will watch vids after work

Thanks Woody! Felt good to hit a squat PR after so long

Wicked stuff! 425lb is a great squat man!

Thanks bro. Always trying to get better.

HOLY SQUAT!!!!

Awesome PRs buddy.

Thanks Anthony. I wasn't going home without setting at least one PR

Lucky you hit a PR on squats or I would neg for choice of music

Y u no like Snap?

Nice squat PR smart on dropping 10# and hitting it!

Yes I would hit 12 plates a side. This was before I had surgery (so far away)

Strong leg press is strong

two answers to this

efs shorts + high energy shoes or

large asain + snap...... either way this is the result

[youtube]aXa-QDvxacw[youtube]

can't argue w/ science .... strong ken

LOL thanks man. It's snap

Amazing man! How big of a PR is this?

And what's with the light bench? I just did 255x5 and you're waaaaay ahead of me on bench.

My PR previously was 405 from last year. After that I didn't go that heavy for a while so I never had a chance to break it until yesterday.

Regarding bench, all the Smolov squatting was irritating my shoulders and elbows so I chose a conservative number to start TM ID.

awesome work, man. what was that previous PR, 405? once you got through that sticking point the weight all but flew up. looks like you've got even more than 435 in you, breh.

Thanks jb! Yeah, previous PR was 405. My form was a little off last night. I wasn't as tight at the bottom as I should have been. So I'll try to correct that for next time, and hopefully that sticking point won't be as much of a problem

[Juggernaut0]

20 lb. PR?! Noice.

[jshaw5]

Good stuff Ken, nice job on the squat PR. You easily had more than 425 with a proper rampup instead of the 10-20 lb jumps.

[KenshinH]

20 lb. PR?! Noice.

Thanks bro

Good stuff Ken, nice job on the squat PR. You easily had more than 425 with a proper rampup instead of the 10-20 lb jumps.

Yeah there were two reasons why my ramp-up wasn't aggressive:

1) I had another max/near-max day coming up so I wasn't thinking of ramping up for a max.
2) I hadn't squatted anything over 365 in 6 weeks, so I didn't want to feel crushed going from 365/375 to 400+ right away.

Ramp-up will be better next time now that I know 425 didn't feel like crushing weight on the walkout.

[howimliving]

congrats on the PR

[KenshinH]

congrats on the PR

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LOL thanks HIL!

[KenshinH]

Elliptical Trainer:
20 minutes
... Normally I warmup for 5 minutes on this (and don't log it), but a gymbro was talking to me so I went 20.

Pendlay Row:
135x8
170x6
200x3
225x3
245x3
... FatGripz up to 200

Chest-Supported T-Bar Row:
90x8
135x8
180x6

V-Bar Pulldown:
120x8
135x8
150x8
165x8


Notes
* This was a short night workout. After I put my son to bed, I felt like I had to go do something active. Decided to do a quick upper back workout. I didn't want to do anything for the lower back because I'm planning to squat heavy again Saturday night, and I'll need lower back strength for that

[Anthony21]

Elliptical Trainer:
20 minutes
... Normally I warmup for 5 minutes on this (and don't log it), but a gymbro was talking to me so I went 20.

Pendlay Row:
135x8
170x6
200x3
225x3
245x3
... FatGripz up to 200

Chest-Supported T-Bar Row:
90x8
135x8
180x6

V-Bar Pulldown:
120x8
135x8
150x8
165x8


Notes
* This was a short night workout. After I put my son to bed, I felt like I had to go do something active. Decided to do a quick upper back workout. I didn't want to do anything for the lower back because I'm planning to squat heavy again Saturday night, and I'll need lower back strength for that

Strong Pendlay's brother. Check out my log for my new plan to enter my first powerlifting meet and working with a coach

[KenshinH]

Strong Pendlay's brother. Check out my log for my new plan to enter my first powerlifting meet and working with a coach

Just checked in brotha!

[0R1G1N]

Morning

Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown:
105x8
120x8
135x8

Barbell Bench Press: (TM ID)
45x20
135x5
175x3
200x3
230x2
260x5
... Just repeated last week's ID

Pull-Up:
3x10
1x9


Night

Barbell Squat: (Smolov wk 6 day 3)
45x8
135x5
205x3
275x3
325x2
365x1
395x1 (vid)
415x1 PR (vid)
425x1 PR (vid)
... 425 was a bit of a grinder at the sticking point


Notes
* For bench, I just repeated last week's ID weight (260). Felt easier this week and benched without any pain. Hopefully that means my elbows and shoulders are recovering from Smolov.

* The night session was for squats. Smolov calls for two near-max days at the end of week 6 while the first part of the week is spent resting.

* Per the program, I didn't squat for 6 days (since last Friday night). I could tell my form was off right from the beginning. Had some issues with balance going into the hole and coming out. Never felt comfortable the whole time. Plus, I was tired from the long day, so I wasn't sure how strong I was going to be.

* I originally thought I'd go for 435 tonight, and then try to beat that Friday night. However, 415 was a bit slower than expected. Decided to attempt 425 and hit that instead of possibly failing at 435. It may be that if I had gone straight to 435 from 395, I would have nailed it. Even after the 425, I still felt like I had plenty left, but I'll leave it for next time. I am happy with the PRs I did hit though

* As I was leaving the gym, I felt a slight right groin pull. Doesn't feel serious, but something to keep an eye on. To give myself a better chance at hitting a higher max, I'm going to do day 4 on Saturday night instead of Friday night for an extra day's rest.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYAJsu60jVA

DAMN big bro......congratulations!!!!! Way to grind past that sticking point.

[dbone1026]

Wait, you did cardio

Solid job on the Pendleys. Never really liked the FatGripz, gave em away to Marshall

[Raigs]

Nice work with the Pendlay rows. and the FG even better.

Waiting on some squats!