Farlesworth III at your service

[jshaw5]

Yes, I read that article. I liked that its anchored in science and not just his/her experiences (not bad either, but you know...science!). As you know I am dead lifting again, but I have this feeling that eventually I will run into my same old back problem even though it might be treated/treatable and I am looking for plan B. I am thinking hex bar deads might be the best plan B.

What is your old back problem? Have you read any of McGill's books?

I trap bar deadlifted 255 2x5...but...it wasn't in the groove and the belt didn't really fit right (lever, and I got fat and was bloated from Mexican last night) and my lower back got tweaked so I stopped.

I have decided to track nutrition, restrict calories, and lose weight. The last few times I got on the scale it was 223 lbs (!), so, the very serious goal is to get under 210 by July 4. It's happening.

Also, I need to do some cardio, for real.

Hope the back tweak isn't too serious. I think a major factor in my back injury was getting fat and wearing my belt too tight on deadlifts.

Bench 245x5

Press 160x6

AM bodyweight 221.6. Doing ~2,500 calories per day now.

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Nice benching and pressing.

[MyEgoProblem]

Bench 245x5

Press 160x6

AM bodyweight 221.6. Doing ~2,500 calories per day now.

solid bruh

[Farley1324]

Hope the back tweak isn't too serious. I think a major factor in my back injury was getting fat and wearing my belt too tight on deadlifts.


Nice benching and pressing.

I don't think it was too serious. I think I'll do some squats soon.

Getting fat and too tight belt for deads...yeah that does describe what I Just did lol

solid bruh

Thanks.



Tue May 8

Chin-Ups
BW: 15 sets of 3 with 3:00 rest (so 45 total). Full ROM, dead hang, strict, all.

Burpees w/pushups. I did 9 or 10 sets of 5. The first set I did 5 pushups each, second set 3 pushups each, the rest just 1 pushup per rep. 60 seconds between sets. About 1 minute after the last set I got my watch to work and read a heart rate of 172 BPM (total burpees 45-50, total pushups 75-80)

Kraken Pre

I did the chin-ups to get some pulling in since I only did bench/press a few days ago, and the burpees with pushups because I need to move my ass and get some conditioning. Those last two 60 second rests sure felt short.

221 lbs AM (was 219 yesterday so IDK what's up here, still slightly restricting calories)

[Cheap5.0]

I don't think it was too serious. I think I'll do some squats soon.

Getting fat and too tight belt for deads...yeah that does describe what I Just did lol


Thanks.



Tue May 8

Chin-Ups
BW: 15 sets of 3 with 3:00 rest (so 45 total). Full ROM, dead hang, strict, all.

Burpees w/pushups. I did 9 or 10 sets of 5. The first set I did 5 pushups each, second set 3 pushups each, the rest just 1 pushup per rep. 60 seconds between sets. About 1 minute after the last set I got my watch to work and read a heart rate of 172 BPM (total burpees 45-50, total pushups 75-80)

Kraken Pre

I did the chin-ups to get some pulling in since I only did bench/press a few days ago, and the burpees with pushups because I need to move my ass and get some conditioning. Those last two 60 second rests sure felt short.

221 lbs AM (was 219 yesterday so IDK what's up here, still slightly restricting calories)

Having also undertaken the task of dropping BF, I can agree our bodies drop weight in weird ways. I was stuck at 188-190 for two week, then this week I am solid at 186 every morning.

Love the full ROM chins & higher than sht heart rate lol.

[Farley1324]

Dermatologist called yesterday, the area they removed a couple weeks ago came back as being "got all of the cancer", so definitely good news there.

Having also undertaken the task of dropping BF, I can agree our bodies drop weight in weird ways. I was stuck at 188-190 for two week, then this week I am solid at 186 every morning.

Love the full ROM chins & higher than sht heart rate lol.

Thanks. I was sore yesterday am sore again today, even a little in my hamstrings...WTF is wrong with me lol that's just bad

[Farley1324]

My wife has been doing the beach body thing, she convinced me to get up this morning and do the 80 day fix leg day (strength)...basically it was medium intensity steady state cardio, heart rate 142-150 for about a half hour during the working part. Given how little I've been doing I think I'll get a little leg soreness anyway lol

[Cheap5.0]

My wife has been doing the beach body thing, she convinced me to get up this morning and do the 80 day fix leg day (strength)...basically it was medium intensity steady state cardio, heart rate 142-150 for about a half hour during the working part. Given how little I've been doing I think I'll get a little leg soreness anyway lol

HA! I wont knock it. I am digging the variety that comes with the body weight work and running I have been doing. Its better than a "all or nothing" attitude I used to carry and I see some others haul around.

[Farley1324]

Sun May 13

Press
45x10, 95x8, 115x2

135x5
135x5
135x5
135x5
135x5

135x5
135x9

Done (very) fasted. Still counting calories with a little bit of a restriction. Up to 75*F and 56% humidity in the basement.

AM BW the last 4 days: 219.8 - 218.4 - 217.2 - 219.4 (did eat out with fries and Coke twice yesterday, that sodium)

Post workout BW: 217.4

13mm lever belt, wrist wraps. I decided, as I started the seventh set, to just go for 10 and not do any more sets, but I was 50/50 on getting the 10th rep so I called it.

Still a little sore from my wife's 80 day obsession leg day on Thur. Basically it tightened up my thighs and glutes because my back tweak wasn't gone, so no squats this weekend.

[Farley1324]

Mon May 14

Counter-Press

Chin-Ups
BW: 5 sets of 4, then 5 sets of 3. So just 35 total

Ez Curls
85 3x10

Today AM: 217.4

[Farley1324]

Sunday May 20

Press
45x10, 95x5, 115x5
135x3
150x7
135x10

DB Rows
95x6
85x6
75x20

BB Curls
45x10
65x10
65x10
65x10

AM bodyweight last 3 days: 217.2 - 217.0 - 216.8

Shoulders hurt. Our ~9 year old mattress is a piece of ****. My shoulders are really bothering me this week (side sleeper with under/lower shoulder up under pillow is bad for them anyway) especially when sleeping, but also just all the time. The stretch where you put one arm across the front of your chest and pull it in with your other arm, yeah, I cannot do that.

I tried to do chin-ups but my right shoulder hurt in a bad way as soon as I started up from the bottom position.

I guess the good news is that my wrist feels the best it has in awhile (...haven't been benching or squatting to aggravate it) and I can't remember the last time I did an empty 45 lb barbell curl without wrist pain...so 65 lbs for those is great on the wrist front at least.

13mm lever for press worksets, sub max on both, but not by much.

[pezking7p]

Nice pressing there, lad. You just had to go back for the 135x10, lol.

Hope the legs n ass loosen up.

[Farley1324]

Nice pressing there, lad. You just had to go back for the 135x10, lol.

Hope the legs n ass loosen up.

Thanks.

I may try the (new) guest bed a night or two here and see if it helps. We've been saying we need a new bed for quite awhile now, almost got one a little over a year ago, but good ones are ****ing expensive and we did the whole move to a bigger house thing last year so a new mattress got bumped way down the list (already put a new main floor A/C and furnace in here even).

I will do some front squats this week, should be okay with my back and shoulders.

[pezking7p]

Thanks.

I may try the (new) guest bed a night or two here and see if it helps. We've been saying we need a new bed for quite awhile now, almost got one a little over a year ago, but good ones are ****ing expensive and we did the whole move to a bigger house thing last year so a new mattress got bumped way down the list (already put a new main floor A/C and furnace in here even).

I will do some front squats this week, should be okay with my back and shoulders.

New bed goes soooo far to that kind of shoulder/back issues. Pillow is the same way. Good luck. We bought a new mattress in 2014 and I intend to keep it for like 20 years lol. Way expensive.

[Cheap5.0]

Thanks.

I may try the (new) guest bed a night or two here and see if it helps. We've been saying we need a new bed for quite awhile now, almost got one a little over a year ago, but good ones are ****ing expensive and we did the whole move to a bigger house thing last year so a new mattress got bumped way down the list (already put a new main floor A/C and furnace in here even).

I will do some front squats this week, should be okay with my back and shoulders.

Think of trying one of those new mattress companies that delivers the damn thing in a box? something like this?

https://purple.com/

https://casper.com/

I have not...but my wife wants to try it, so you should do it first. Let me know.

[Farley1324]

Think of trying one of those new mattress companies that delivers the damn thing in a box? something like this?

https://purple.com/

https://casper.com/

I have not...but my wife wants to try it, so you should do it first. Let me know.

The newer mattress in our guest room I may try overnight came in a box and then opened itself up... Weird stuff

[jshaw5]

We have one of those vacuum packed mattresses that we bought cheap from overstock.com like 10 years ago. It was a gamble, but it worked out pretty well. We're ready for a new bed though. I'm about 95% sure that purple bed is just a better marketing campaign vs a better bed, but I still want to try it for the 5% chance it's as good as they say lol.

[Farley1324]

Mon May 21

Squat

Squat
45x10
135x5
185x3
225x2

275x5
275x5
275x5

AM: 215.2 lbs. 13mm lever belt. 5 and 7 minute rests. First time squatting since April 8...lawd.

I could have done 5x5 if I rested long, somewhat killed myself, and wanted to risk crippling DOMS.

I really didn't know where I'd be, was afraid I'd get a single set of 3-5 or some ****.

We have one of those vacuum packed mattresses that we bought cheap from overstock.com like 10 years ago. It was a gamble, but it worked out pretty well. We're ready for a new bed though. I'm about 95% sure that purple bed is just a better marketing campaign vs a better bed, but I still want to try it for the 5% chance it's as good as they say lol.

I might buy that purple pillow as a very small test run.

[jshaw5]

I might buy that purple pillow as a very small test run.

lol I almost did that myself. I just noticed the version of the purple bed that I want it like $3,500. Guess I'll be passing on that lol.

Nice squats.

[Cheap5.0]

lol I almost did that myself. I just noticed the version of the purple bed that I want it like $3,500. Guess I'll be passing on that lol.

Nice squats.

HA! I didnt even look to see what the prices were....for that rate I would go with a sure thing.

[jshaw5]

HA! I didnt even look to see what the prices were....for that rate I would go with a sure thing.

The original is like $1,300 for a king sized mattress, but they have a new premium version that's as high as $3,500 for king lol.

[Farley1324]

HA! I didnt even look to see what the prices were....for that rate I would go with a sure thing.

Yeah you can pay the jewelry-like-markup for an expensive name brand at mattress firm or wherever and get a high level mattress. Of course, you could also spend a couple thousand (or more) more at a place like that if you were so inclined (king). $3,500 is probably just barely getting into the top area lol

[pezking7p]

Got a top end memory foam mattress for like $2200. 20 year warranty. Worth every penny. We are four years in and it’s like new.

[Farley1324]

Got a top end memory foam mattress for like $2200. 20 year warranty. Worth every penny. We are four years in and it’s like new.

Details man details

[pezking7p]

Details man details

I think we bought a Simmons mattress....It doesn't make a ton of difference which brand, as the foam is all pretty similar once you get past a certain price point.

I did just read that there are a couple brands that weren't around when we bought ours (casper, dream something or other) that are cheaper and highly rated. One of them was using firmer foam under your hips for better support, which sounds cool.

All I'll say is that it's hard to get the right mattress firmness picked out in the store, memory foam gets softer as it warms up, so after 30 minutes it's softer than when you first get in it. I would say ours is 1-step softer than I really like, but it's not a big deal. At first I was really concerned about the heat retention (I'm a hot sleeper) but it hasn't been a problem.

I would say buy the cheapest memory foam mattress that is highly rated and not under $1000 and has at least a 10 year warranty.

[Farley1324]

[Farley1324]

Fri May 25

Squat
45x10, 135x5, 185x3, 225x3, 275x1
315x5

Press
45x10, 95x5, 135x1
145x5
145x5
145x5
145x5
145x5

AM bodyweight: 215.0. Kraken Pre. 13mm lever belt all worksets.

Squats were so deep I hit the safety a couple times. I could have done probably a couple more reps but 5 was all I wanted and it was solid work. I hadn't squat 315+ since Feb 20 lol.

[Farley1324]

Squat
275x5

Front Squat
225x3

Press
150x7

AM bodyweight: 214.6 lbs

I'm just here so I don't get fined.

aka I don't want to shrivel to nothing and start from scratch again.

I was going to do 275 3x5 on squats like I did last week Monday, but then I didn't feel like it because I suck. The front squats were a lot harder than I expected.

[Farley1324]

Fri June 1

Cycle 1, Bench 3x3

Bench / Chins or BB Row
45x20 / BWx2
95x10 / BWx2
135x3 / BWx2

150x3 / 135x5
175x3 / 165x3
195x10 / 165x6

Press FSL / BB Rows
110x5 / 165x5
110x5 / 165x5
110x5 / 165x5
110x5 / 165x5
110x5 / 165x10

AM bodyweight: 214.0

Bench RPE ~8

The chin-ups still hurt my right shoulder, on the way up, just above fully extended, whether go from a dead hang or stop with tension before hitting bottom, doesn't matter, hurts.

13mm, 3" belt for rows.

White Flash pre workout. 77*F, 57% RH, fan.

[Farley1324]

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[Farley1324]

Tue June 5

Cycle 1 Squat 3x3

Squat
45x10, 135x10, 185x3

215x3
245x3
275x3

315x5

Trap Dead FSL
215x5
215x5
215x5
215x5
215x5

315 lb RPE ~9. I know I could have had another rep without bad form, but it was a lot of work and I had trap bar yet to go...5 was the plan all along.

214.0 lbs AM. Kraken 1 hour pre. 77*F, 53% RH, fan.