The Warrior's Garden

[jtroster]

I solved the Work/Lifting problem. I'm retiring on June 19th.

[EjnarKolinkar]

Understatement. That's a lot of damn work.

x2

Good stuff even if you lost your mojo due to work.

[Marius_Ursus]

that goblet squat was impressive to me also Tom
not just on depth, but also on how little forward movement you had in your lower legs as you squatted deep

conference call whilst deadlifting = awesome , made me chuckle reading that.

Thanks, mate. I'm just glad no one asked, "Tom, what do you think?" because I really wouldn't have known what to say other than, "One more rep!"

Forgot to mention the goblet as well! Wow, would love to be able to get my squat to look like that! Awesome.

Practice, practice, practice.

Plus my goblet squat is the only one that gets that low.

lol

Understatement. That's a lot of damn work.

Thanks...still not as much as I wanted. I was going to go for DL triples, too, but my rhythm was just blown out.

I solved the Work/Lifting problem. I'm retiring on June 19th.

Congratulations, Joel! That's awesome news.

What are you going to do to keep busy?

x2

Good stuff even if you lost your mojo due to work.

Thanks. It felt good to carry on, even if it wasn't as focused as I'd have liked.

[Marius_Ursus]

3/26/2015

30 minutes on the treadmill.

110 cals spent.

Meh.

[FlaIronMind]

3/26/2015

30 minutes on the treadmill.

110 cals spent.

Meh.

Yup. But you clocked in and got it done. Good work of late brother.

[shaneinga]

Good job knocking out that cardio Marius!

[RT1957]

Nice work this week bear....love the KB Goblet squat your form is impeccable...3X3 on front squats @ 155 nice work all around

[mirroroferised]

Nice goblets with the bell. So that's what ATG actually looks like

[Bando]

KB Goblet Squats
3x5x32 kg

Can't get much deeper than that!

[Marius_Ursus]

Yup. But you clocked in and got it done. Good work of late brother.

Thanks, brother.

Good job knocking out that cardio Marius!

Car...car-dee...?

Nice work this week bear....love the KB Goblet squat your form is impeccable...3X3 on front squats @ 155 nice work all around

Thanks, Ron.

Nice goblets with the bell. So that's what ATG actually looks like

Funny thing. I didn't now I was going that low until I looked at the video. Those might have been my best squats ever.

Can't get much deeper than that!

Like I said before, I wish I had the level of strength that I have the level of flexibility in.

[Marius_Ursus]

3/27/2015

Bench Press
1x1x75
1x1x95
1x1x115
1x1x135
1x1x155
1x1x185 - About what I expected in the ratio from the Smith machine transferred over to free barbell lifts.
3x5x155

Pendlay Row
3x5x125

Light Squat Day
3x5x185 - Played with bar placement, went deep and slow to try to figure out my form again. The Smith really messed me up as far as my form goes. Had some pain in the soft tissue around my hips. I think it's just one of those things I have to get used to and will work itself out.

Later, that same day...

Dumbbell Incline Bench Press/Incline Chest-supported Row Supersets
1x2x65
1x5x55
1x5x50
3x5x45 - Slow and paused

Cable Crossover
3x8x20

Nautilus Nitro Lat Pulldown
3x8x100

It's so nice to be back into the rack and free weights again.

[Brackneyc]

3/27/2015

Bench Press
1x1x75
1x1x95
1x1x115
1x1x135
1x1x155
1x1x185 - About what I expected in the ratio from the Smith machine transferred over to free barbell lifts.
3x5x155

Pendlay Row
3x5x125

Light Squat Day
3x5x185 - Played with bar placement, went deep and slow to try to figure out my form again. The Smith really messed me up as far as my form goes. Had some pain in the soft tissue around my hips. I think it's just one of those things I have to get used to and will work itself out.

Later, that same day...

Dumbbell Incline Bench Press/Incline Chest-supported Row Supersets
1x2x65
1x5x55
1x5x50
3x5x45 - Slow and paused

Cable Crossover
3x8x20

Nautilus Nitro Lat Pulldown
3x8x100

It's so nice to be back into the rack and free weights again.

Good stuff man. subbed.

[charlievanriper]

3/27/2015

Bench Press
1x1x75
1x1x95
1x1x115
1x1x135
1x1x155
1x1x185 - About what I expected in the ratio from the Smith machine transferred over to free barbell lifts.
3x5x155

Pendlay Row
3x5x125

Light Squat Day
3x5x185 - Played with bar placement, went deep and slow to try to figure out my form again. The Smith really messed me up as far as my form goes. Had some pain in the soft tissue around my hips. I think it's just one of those things I have to get used to and will work itself out.

Later, that same day...

Dumbbell Incline Bench Press/Incline Chest-supported Row Supersets
1x2x65
1x5x55
1x5x50
3x5x45 - Slow and paused

Cable Crossover
3x8x20

Nautilus Nitro Lat Pulldown
3x8x100

It's so nice to be back into the rack and free weights again.

Nice volume brother, low and mid back for me today.. Have an awesome day..

[MooseTequila]

Solid workout, and after reading about the challenges from the Smith machine, I am glad I did not use it, I was so tempted too when I first started.

[shaneinga]

Good workout Bear, what was the temp today up there in the far north? Good to see you are back to using your rack and free weights again. Still crushing those incline db presses.

[Marius_Ursus]

Good stuff man. subbed.

Thanks and welcome aboard.

Nice volume brother, low and mid back for me today.. Have an awesome day..

Have a great back workout!

Solid workout, and after reading about the challenges from the Smith machine, I am glad I did not use it, I was so tempted too when I first started.

I can't imagine how hard it would be to try to use a barbell if all I'd ever used was a Smith.

Good workout Bear, what was the temp today up there in the far north? Good to see you are back to using your rack and free weights again. Still crushing those incline db presses.

It was 34. Not too bad, but the bar was still cold enough that I had to cup my hands around a light bulb between sets.

I was really hoping to get another rep with the 65s. I almost got past the halfway point, but I couldn't quite push through.

[Caractacus]

Really good sessions lately on here. Loved the conf. call thing

My only concern would be people misunderstanding the grunting and straining noises if one accidentally went off mute .... !

[raynerd]

Missed this yesterday Tom. Helluva workout! Strong benching for just coming off a winter on the smith. Looks like a good weight to get your squats dialed in again. I used to squat (terrible and high) on the smith thinking I was all strong with 3pps....then I tried real squats....humbling experience to say the least lol.
Hit a ton of volume as well, you have been killing it lately. Good things to come now that you are back in the rack

[Marius_Ursus]

Really good sessions lately on here. Loved the conf. call thing

My only concern would be people misunderstanding the grunting and straining noises if one accidentally went off mute .... !

Thanks. I've had to be pretty flexible with my workouts the last few months. If I don't do what I can when I can, I don't get to do anything!

Missed this yesterday Tom. Helluva workout! Strong benching for just coming off a winter on the smith. Looks like a good weight to get your squats dialed in again. I used to squat (terrible and high) on the smith thinking I was all strong with 3pps....then I tried real squats....humbling experience to say the least lol.
Hit a ton of volume as well, you have been killing it lately. Good things to come now that you are back in the rack

I had my own struggle with squats again today. That Smith wrecked me. LOL

[Marius_Ursus]

3/30/2015

Skwot
1x2x135
1x1x185
1x1x205
3x5x225 - More messing with bar placement and foot placement. I think I finally got in the right position for me in the third set. That one felt right.

Press
1x1x65
1x1x95
1x1x125
1x5x115
1x5x105
3x5x95 - Weak as hell today.

SLDL
3x3x205

Pendlay
5x5x115

Later...that same day...

Incline Hammer Curl/Dumbbell Triceps Press Supersets
5x5x25

EZ Curl Concentration Curls/French Press Supersets
5x5x45

Short Bar Curl/Triceps Rope Pushdown Supersets
3x5x40/3x5x30

KB Cleans
2x5x16 kg

Today's training was overall weak. I think the lack of sleep, lack of food, and lack of focus (maybe also from the lack of sleep and food) all played into it.

[shaneinga]

3/30/2015

Skwot
1x2x135
1x1x185
1x1x205
3x5x225 - More messing with bar placement and foot placement. I think I finally got in the right position for me in the third set. That one felt right.

Press
1x1x65
1x1x95
1x1x125
1x5x115
1x5x105
3x5x95 - Weak as hell today.

SLDL
3x3x205

Pendlay
5x5x115

Later...that same day...

Incline Hammer Curl/Dumbbell Triceps Press Supersets
5x5x25

EZ Curl Concentration Curls/French Press Supersets
5x5x45

Short Bar Curl/Triceps Rope Pushdown Supersets
3x5x40/3x5x30

KB Cleans
2x5x16 kg

Today's training was overall weak. I think the lack of sleep, lack of food, and lack of focus (maybe also from the lack of sleep and food) all played into it.

Nice way to get it done Marius. Incline curls are tough! Back when I was doing DB curls, I was always amazed at how much tougher sitting on an incline bench and doing incline curls vs standing DB curls were.

Hopefully you sleep better tonight. Lack of food, I am well familiar with that as well and feel your pain there .

Keep crushing it man.

[MooseTequila]

3/30/2015

Skwot
1x2x135
1x1x185
1x1x205
3x5x225 - More messing with bar placement and foot placement. I think I finally got in the right position for me in the third set. That one felt right.

Press
1x1x65
1x1x95
1x1x125
1x5x115
1x5x105
3x5x95 - Weak as hell today.

SLDL
3x3x205

Pendlay
5x5x115

Later...that same day...

Incline Hammer Curl/Dumbbell Triceps Press Supersets
5x5x25

EZ Curl Concentration Curls/French Press Supersets
5x5x45

Short Bar Curl/Triceps Rope Pushdown Supersets
3x5x40/3x5x30

KB Cleans
2x5x16 kg

Today's training was overall weak. I think the lack of sleep, lack of food, and lack of focus (maybe also from the lack of sleep and food) all played into it.

And this was a weak day? Good job regardless from my POV

[Marius_Ursus]

And this was a weak day? Good job regardless from my POV

Considering I was pressing 135 for a triple and hitting a power clean and press for 145 in December...yeah. I'm not too happy with where my strength is right now.

[raynerd]

Tons of work in today Tom, despite not feeling tip top strength. Glad you are getting the squats dialed back in, I can't imagine relearning the mechanics after the smith is easy. Couple weeks and you will be back in PR zone, just keep battling.

[MooseTequila]

Considering I was pressing 135 for a triple and hitting a power clean and press for 145 in December...yeah. I'm not too happy with where my strength is right now.

My bad, to us noobs everything everyone else does looks great.

[Marius_Ursus]

Tons of work in today Tom, despite not feeling tip top strength. Glad you are getting the squats dialed back in, I can't imagine relearning the mechanics after the smith is easy. Couple weeks and you will be back in PR zone, just keep battling.

Thanks, Shawn. I guess we'll see what happens when that form is actually grooved. Had a weird pinchy feeling in my hip in the second set that warned me I didn't have my hips moving right. Third set fixed that. Maybe next week I'll get the pattern throughout all my sets.

My bad, to us noobs everything everyone else does looks great.

It helps to remember where I came from. I'm actually grateful that I'm starting back where I am and not that I have to come back from zero after some kind of a deadly illness or something.

[Plateauplower]

Nice job, that a lot of work in there. Presses are so hit and miss they will come back fast. I lost alot of ground on them and they are slowly giving me a rep back now and then. Same with squats once you get yourself dialed in to a form that fits you its up up and away.

[Marius_Ursus]

Nice job, that a lot of work in there. Presses are so hit and miss they will come back fast. I lost alot of ground on them and they are slowly giving me a rep back now and then. Same with squats once you get yourself dialed in to a form that fits you its up up and away.

I know that's true. My form is still iffy right now, looking for that sweet spot.

[yaaar]

Nice session even though you say you weren't feeling it. Pretty good volume on the squats for sure, and the OHP is a silly exercise... I'm not even sure why any of us do them.

[Marius_Ursus]

Nice session even though you say you weren't feeling it. Pretty good volume on the squats for sure, and the OHP is a silly exercise... I'm not even sure why any of us do them.

I'm a lot more likely to pick someone up and throw him than I am to lie down and throw him.