KenshinH's Quest for Old Man Strength and Fitness

[jeezyreezy]

So are you going to be doing more flat benching in your new log?

I'll be sticking with it for the next little while

[MatTheCur]

Since the beginning of June bro. Let me know if you want to try some AppNut products and I'll hook you up

Same goes for any of my subs.

Uh yeah.

Recovery stack hollah! :P

[KenshinH]

I'll be sticking with it for the next little while

Good to hear

Uh yeah.

Recovery stack hollah! :P

Prime Minister me brotha!


... by the way, AppNut's latest promo is now up - "Beat the Reps 2.0". Should be a lot of fun

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=155541803


I'll be back later with the writeup for yesterday's workout. Going to take a catnap

[MakeGoBoom]

Bb curls.... meh

[KenshinH]

Wide-Grip Pulldown Behind The Neck:
120x10
135x10
150x8

Barbell Bench Press: (KB w7d3)
45x20
135x5
185x3
225x3
260x2
295x1
300x1
305x0
305x1
... Spotter touched the bar on the first 305 single even though it was going up I set up again right away and rage-lifted the second one up

Pull-Up:
4x9

Standing Barbell Shoulder Press (OHP):
45x8
95x5
115x5
135x3
155x4
155x4
155x4
... Triceps were kinda shot from the bench thing so I didn't push this too hard

Barbell Squat:
45x8
135x5
205x3
255x5
255x5
... Testing out my knee. Felt fine.


Notes
* Had a great night of sleep Monday (thanks HGH-Up ) and woke up feeling quite a bit better. Still have a little cough but shouldn't last too much longer. More importantly, my endurance is recovering.

* Bench strength is coming back. Dunno if I'll be 100% for a max attempt on Sunday, but yesterday's workout was encouraging.

* Had to do some light squats to test out my left knee. Didn't feel any pain

[da2ricky]

Cough getting better, no knee pain... pushed 305 like a boas. Sounds like you woke up pissing excellence today brotha!

did you not count the first set of 305 due to the spotter touching the bar or was it an actual failed rep?

[KenshinH]

Cough getting better, no knee pain... pushed 305 like a boas. Sounds like you woke up pissing excellence today brotha!

did you not count the first set of 305 due to the spotter touching the bar or was it an actual failed rep?

Thanks bro. That was yesterday's workout though

I didn't count it because he touched the bar. It was going up smooth too. After I racked it and told him I had it, he said, "But it looks so heavy though". facepalm.jpg

[govjamie]

glad the knee is feeling better, that stuff is the worst!

[audieswu]

Can't wait to try that HGH-Up (no wet dreams )

Anyway, great to hear no more pain on the left knee bro and neg on that spotter.

[KenshinH]

glad the knee is feeling better, that stuff is the worst!

Thanks man. I don't take any chances with knee issues

Can't wait to try that HGH-Up (no wet dreams )

Anyway, great to hear no more pain on the left knee bro and neg on that spotter.

LOL he knew to lay off the second time.

[KenshinH]

I finally got some time to make the video from last Sunday's workout.

This is the workout when I felt a tweak in my left knee. Notice on the squat set, I took a slightly longer pause after the third rep. That was right after I felt it. When I felt it again (and worse) on the fourth rep, I stopped the set.

[Woody-5]

Strong bench singles! Love the second one after the spotter stole your glory on the first!

No knee pain = awesome

[MakeGoBoom]

Cloud the emo swordsman.

Strong lifts bro

[Juggernaut0]

<3 Cloud.

Oh yeah, and nice bench Ken.

[dbone1026]

Good to hear no knee pain. I would just give it a few workouts and make sure you are 100%, especially at your age

[MatTheCur]

Awesome stuff Ken, and good call on racking it after the pain. Don't want to aggravate something.

[FastCatChamp]

I feel your concern my man.....knee tendonitis has left me unable to kneel down to the floor before.

Nothing to play around with. Glad it's gone.

I think sometimes that my body just send "a warning shot across the bow". Like its saying "wtf are you doing?". Like my sig line says "Me vs. Myself"

[Anthony21]

Boss type workout Tuan, nice stuff.

[KenshinH]

Strong bench singles! Love the second one after the spotter stole your glory on the first!

No knee pain = awesome

Haha thanks man. Yeah, 'twas nice to squat without any issues

Cloud the emo swordsman.

Strong lifts bro

<3 Cloud.

Oh yeah, and nice bench Ken.

Cloud's the man

Good to hear no knee pain. I would just give it a few workouts and make sure you are 100%, especially at your age

LOL knowing me, I'm liable to go for a triple at 405 if my knee feels good tonight

Awesome stuff Ken, and good call on racking it after the pain. Don't want to aggravate something.

I feel your concern my man.....knee tendonitis has left me unable to kneel down to the floor before.

Nothing to play around with. Glad it's gone.

I think sometimes that my body just send "a warning shot across the bow". Like its saying "wtf are you doing?". Like my sig line says "Me vs. Myself"

Yeah I gotta listen to my body now. I'm not 39 anymore

Boss type workout Tuan, nice stuff.

Thanks bro! In for 285 front squat PR vid

[audieswu]

Like the background music and t-shirt you were wearing. Everything seems great until that set squat set. Hope it's completely good to go now again man.

[Anthony21]

Haha thanks man. Yeah, 'twas nice to squat without any issues





Cloud's the man



LOL knowing me, I'm liable to go for a triple at 405 if my knee feels good tonight





Yeah I gotta listen to my body now. I'm not 39 anymore



Thanks bro! In for 285 front squat PR vid

Check my workout log or face book bruh.

[jeezyreezy]

... Spotter touched the bar on the first 305 single even though it was going up I set up again right away and rage-lifted the second one up

Nice, way to rage that rep up a second time!

[MakeGoBoom]

also cloud, and tidus for that matter, (ie cloud v2) are both gheys... movie was good though

[KenshinH]

Like the background music and t-shirt you were wearing. Everything seems great until that set squat set. Hope it's completely good to go now again man.

We'll find out tonight. Thanks bro!

Check my workout log or face book bruh.

Rapes

Nice, way to rage that rep up a second time!

Haha yeah I didn't rest between those two singles. Normally I would have had to, but I guess the adrenaline was going.

also cloud, and tidus for that matter, (ie cloud v2) are both gheys... movie was good though

I wanted to see the movie but haven't yet.

[govjamie]

nice job on the deads dude! looked super easy.

[KenshinH]

Afternoon session

Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown:
105x10
120x10
135x8

Barbell Bench Press: (KB w7d4)
45x20
135x5
185x3
225x3
250x1
260x1
275x1
... Recovery bench. Paused the singles. 275 is now my paused PR

Wide-Grip Pull-Up:
3x9


Night session

Barbell Squat: (TM ID)
45x8
135x5
205x3
275x3
335x2
375x1
405x1 (vid)
425x1 (vid)
... See notes

Barbell Deadlift: (Hudson w2)
135x5
205x3
275x3
325x1
365x1 (vid) side angle to see angle of knee
365x1
365x1

Stiff-Legged Barbell Deadlift:
285x5
305x5 PR

Rack Pull:
225x3
315x1
365x1
405x1
435x1
455x1 (vid)
475x1 (vid) straps
... Bar below knee

Barbell Shrug:
135x8
205x25
235x25


Notes
* The Thursday afternoon session was okay, but I was tired and not focused at all during the night session. Cold is almost gone but my strength hasn't completely returned yet.

* Squat form felt off. I was scatterbrained and couldn't hit all my cues consistently. The recent knee problem was also in the back of my mind the whole time. Instead of 405x3, I decided to hit singles at 405 and 425 to be on the safe side. Looking back over the videos, I could have done 405x3 if I had gone for it. The good news is that my left knee felt fine, even during the heavy singles

* Hudson and the main assistance exercises were okay, although my speed off the ground during the 365 singles was a little slow.


... Video coming up in the AM

[MakeGoBoom]

Thor? I thought you were trying to be challenging Lol. Nice "recovery" bench and pulls

[da2ricky]

Damn, that session looks brutal! Glad to hear the cold is almost gone and I don't blame you for playing it safe with the knee.

[Woody-5]

some big lifts for one day! 275 recovery bench is awesome
Excellent squats- no doubt those robbed your speed off te ground for deads
Nice rack pulls

[dbone1026]

Kenshin, please next time lock the front door when you leave in the morning ... sigh ...