KenshinH's Quest for Old Man Strength and Fitness

[Raigs]

Huge session!! 275 bench for a paused PR.

[Anthony21]

Congrats on the pause rep PR on your benching bro.

[KenshinH]

nice job on the deads dude! looked super easy.

Did you mean squats from that video? Thanks man.

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

Lol the only picture I challenged you guys on so far was Ken from Street Fighter.

Thor was my favorite Marvel super hero growing up.

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.

Thanks Ricky! Knee felt pretty good

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

Thanks Woody! I should have stuck with 250 for singles on bench but couldn't help myself

The squats weren't hard, but they just didn't feel as smooth as I wanted ... and I have to keep up with your rack pulls

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

Sorry man did I wake you up when I got out of bed?

Huge session!! 275 bench for a paused PR.

Congrats on the pause rep PR on your benching bro.

Thanks bros! The pause PR was just for fun since I don't pause bench much

[jeezyreezy]

Nice paused bench work. Your recovery work is strong!

[dbone1026]

Nice paused bench work. Your recovery work is strong!

Didn't forget about you, still on spread

[KenshinH]

Nice paused bench work. Your recovery work is strong!

Thanks J! Went a little overboard with the pause benching

Didn't forget about you, still on spread

You should spend less time on pornhub and more time here so you can give out more reps


Here is the workout video from yesterday:

[dbone1026]

You definitely had at least 3 reps on that 405lbs set

[KenshinH]

You definitely had at least 3 reps on that 405lbs set

I had already decided on singles or I would have done it ... And weren't you the guy who told me to ease back into it?

[KenshinH]

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Doesn't get much easier than that

[storm1507]

Yeah, easy enough.

I was thinking earlier this morning that I had not tried any of the AN products.

[da2ricky]

damn bro, some serious weight being lifted in that last video! Glad to see you squatting heavy after the knee scare. Kind jealous at how easy you pulled 365 off the ground, I pulled 355 yesterday but it took everything I had.

[Juggernaut0]

275 paused? Nice man, but I know you got 3 plates paused in you.

[KenshinH]

Yeah, easy enough.

I was thinking earlier this morning that I had not tried any of the AN products.

Hey storm! Nice to see you in here

You should get in to that promo to try some samples.

damn bro, some serious weight being lifted in that last video! Glad to see you squatting heavy after the knee scare. Kind jealous at how easy you pulled 365 off the ground, I pulled 355 yesterday but it took everything I had.

I've been deadlifting longer than you have. Keep at it and you'll get there soon enough

275 paused? Nice man, but I know you got 3 plates paused in you.

I have yet to try a 300+ paused bench ... Maybe soon

[KenshinH]

Afternoon session

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

Barbell Bench Press: (KB w8d1)
45x20
135x5
165x3
195x3
225x3
260x1
290x1
322.5x1 no video because PT was nearby
300x1 (vid) paused PR
275x3
275x3 (vid)
275x3 (vid)

Pull-Up:
6x9


Night session

Barbell Squat: (TM VD)
45x8
135x5
205x3
275x3
315x2
345x5
345x5
345x5
345x5 (vid)
345x5 (vid) gratuitous angle
... +5 from last time I did this two weeks ago. Weight wasn't heavy but my endurance was lacking a little. Not hard though.


Notes
* So I was having a bad weekend, between still being a little under the weather - had no appetite on Friday and Saturday and lost some weight as a consequence - to some personal stuff at home. Went to the gym to blow off some steam.

* I was feeling tired at the beginning of the first session, but bench strength seemed okay during warmups. Since I'd failed 325 twice now, I figured I'd take a baby step from 320 and use the micro-weights for 322.5. The rep was slow but I locked it out Unfortunately, there was a PT training a client nearby (on a Sunday!) so I couldn't set up for a video of that. They were done right after, so I was able to record the 300 paused single.

* The 345 volume squats were not difficult but my endurance definitely is not fully back. There was a strength drop after the first three reps of every set.


... Video coming up in the AM

[Woody-5]

Smart move on the microloading
Big bench single then huge paused rep with 300
Excellent squats as well, that's some impressive 5x5 weight

[da2ricky]

Nice work Ken! I agree with Woody, smart move with the micro loading. Its amazing how much difference 2.5lbs can make! Squats are looking strong also.

[dbone1026]

Nice job with bench. Hopefully everything kicks back into line soon with your endurance. Even though Squats is a power move it sucks doing when you don't have the endurance to back it up (similar issues for me, but from my asthma acting up with the very hot/humid weather)

[KenshinH]

Smart move on the microloading
Big bench single then huge paused rep with 300
Excellent squats as well, that's some impressive 5x5 weight

After a few failed attempts, I needed to see some progress on the bench Thanks Woody.

Nice work Ken! I agree with Woody, smart move with the micro loading. Its amazing how much difference 2.5lbs can make! Squats are looking strong also.

LOL that 322.5 was heavier than I expected! Might have stalled out if I had tried 325 again lol

Nice job with bench. Hopefully everything kicks back into line soon with your endurance. Even though Squats is a power move it sucks doing when you don't have the endurance to back it up (similar issues for me, but from my asthma acting up with the very hot/humid weather)

I got my appetite back yesterday and felt good last night. Hopefully that means I'm over the final hump. The two big workout days are Sunday and Thursday so I have some time to get back to full strength.

[Juggernaut0]

Master Chief is dope, but I've never played Halo. lol

[obey46]

Seems like I caught w/e e-virus is going on in here. You'll be back to full strength in no time.

[Anthony21]

Awesome lifting

[FastCatChamp]

Microloading FTW.

Great work on the bench, etc. Fun to come in here and see the intensity.

How do you get all that gear on that is shown in the pics above your session write up ? Lulz.

[MakeGoBoom]

Micro load victory .... or e stat.... cough

[KenshinH]

Master Chief is dope, but I've never played Halo. lol

LOL me neither bro

Seems like I caught w/e e-virus is going on in here. You'll be back to full strength in no time.

Thanks man. Getting better one day at a time.

Awesome lifting

Thank you sir!

Microloading FTW.

Great work on the bench, etc. Fun to come in here and see the intensity.

How do you get all that gear on that is shown in the pics above your session write up ? Lulz.

Xbox Live credits

Thanks Gale. Still going strong on this bench program so far.

Micro load victory .... or e stat.... cough

It's all fake until it's not

[KenshinH]

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

Barbell Bench Press: (KB w8d2)
45x20
135x5
185x3
225x3
260x2
290x2 (vid)
290x2 (vid)
290x2
... Normally don't take vids for Monday workouts but the gym wasn't busy and there were no PTs around

Wide-Grip Pull-Up:
2x9

Pendlay Row:
135x8
155x6
185x5
205x5
235x5
255x4 PR
... FatGripz up to 185.


Notes
* I felt a little bloated to start because I had a protein shake about 1 1/2 hrs before the workout. Felt better midway through and it ended up being a short but strong session.

* Since I haven't done yesterday's workout video yet, I'll combine today's two clips in with yesterday's clips to make one video.


... Video coming up later

[pastorpritch]

Nice numbers man! Great job on the PRs!!
Lovin' the header pics too

[shoefanatic23]

Jeez..some strong lifting going on in here.

BTW this is puzzle fighter.

[KenshinH]

Nice numbers man! Great job on the PRs!!
Lovin' the header pics too

Thanks Pritch! Glad someone's enjoying the pics

Jeez..some strong lifting going on in here.

BTW this is puzzle fighter. [/youtube]ENxeuh2M1LM[/youtube]

I'll have to check out the video. Thanks bro!


Here is the video from yesterday's workout and two bench clips from today:

[da2ricky]

Congrats on the pendlay PR, thats some impressive weight! Your 300x1 paused set looked clean too, didn't look like it gave you much trouble. Diggin the collective soul track playing too

[New Evolution]

Congrats on the hold and press and pendlay PRs!! Why you so strong OptimusKen?