Training Journal for Geek

[beatha]

heya G

yay to getting back home safe from the trip and getting a training session in
booo to the sunburn . hope it gets better soon

btw how are you likeing that 2nd round of squats?

i find it helps me sharpen my focus on form cause i know i'm not fresh and staying tight is even more important.

[geek23ka]

Well hello there!!! Look who's back

Great workout - your squats always impress me! Does it feel good to be back?

scary but good. i am peppering my angus for the conditioning workout tomorrow. haha. thanks.

Yay, deload ended! I hope your sunburn heals fast.

i am in the itchy phase of sunburn now. almost healed!

Such a 'mom' thing to do lol

no kidding. when i realised what i had done, i had a v8 moment. THUNK! i coulda saved myself, too!

Nice squattin'! I'm sorry to hear you got toasted like a panini. I have the sun tan spray. I wish it'd tint your skin purple or something so you can see where you put it on, srs, just for like 5min until you're done.

that's really a smart idea. i bet if someone does that they would make a mint.

Squat bench Squat! Nice come back!
Sorry about the sun burn. THat is no fun!!

thanks, jani. your workouts are awesome and your journal is so much fun to read.

heya G

yay to getting back home safe from the trip and getting a training session in
booo to the sunburn . hope it gets better soon

btw how are you likeing that 2nd round of squats?

i find it helps me sharpen my focus on form cause i know i'm not fresh and staying tight is even more important.

the second round is killer. how long have you been doing this to yourself? lol it's torturous! oh!!!! i have some NASA gossip. i'll PM you.

workout comin up

[geek23ka]

my phone battery exploded on the trip, so i cant take a picture, but i call this workout the:

welcome back to deadlifts, sorry your hands are all torn up!

my hands look like hamburger. srs.

Deadlifts
155x5
195x5
215x3
215x3
245x3
245x3
245x3
245x3
245x3

Bench Press
65x5
85x5
95x5
105x3
105x3
115x2
115x2
115x2
125x1
125x1
115x2
115x2
105x3
105x3
95x5
85x8
70x10

Deficit Deadlifts from 3.5"
195x5
195x5
195x5
195x5
195x5

almost 3 hours. i goofed off a bit with my coach's daughter, who is a sweet pea.

[kaleida]

wow yeah my hands would be torn up too! That's a lot of deadlifts

[beatha]

lotta lotta deads there G good job
think i started sheiko about 1 year ago so that's when I started the 2nd rounders they can be quite a challenge

Srsly stop teasing and PM me ASAP I'm dying to know what you heard is it good or bad gossip???
btw have you joined / friended their facespace? I heard there is the one for the fed and then one for the ladies of the fed.

[Flounderbout]

Deadlifts
155x5
195x5
215x3
215x3
245x3
245x3
245x3
245x3
245x3

Deficit Deadlifts from 3.5"
195x5
195x5
195x5
195x5
195x5

almost 3 hours....

Needz moar deadz... Wait wut?!

[jjeane]

That is an enormous mount of DL there Geek!

[thehobbes]

my phone battery exploded on the trip, so i cant take a picture, but i call this workout the:

welcome back to deadlifts, sorry your hands are all torn up!

my hands look like hamburger. srs.

Deadlifts
155x5
195x5
215x3
215x3
245x3
245x3
245x3
245x3
245x3

Bench Press
65x5
85x5
95x5
105x3
105x3
115x2
115x2
115x2
125x1
125x1
115x2
115x2
105x3
105x3
95x5
85x8
70x10

Deficit Deadlifts from 3.5"
195x5
195x5
195x5
195x5
195x5

almost 3 hours. i goofed off a bit with my coach's daughter, who is a sweet pea.

Whoaaaa, DL marathon of peace. Nice job hitting all those deficits after all that other work, those are not easy. Get some bbq sauce for dem hands, heehee.

[ilovethe80s]

Now THAT's a deficit!

[geek23ka]

hey y'all!

wow yeah my hands would be torn up too! That's a lot of deadlifts :-)

deads for days.

lotta lotta deads there G :-D good job
think i started sheiko about 1 year ago so that's when I started the 2nd rounders they can be quite a challenge

Srsly stop teasing and PM me ASAP :-p I'm dying to know what you heard is it good or bad gossip???
btw have you joined / friended their facespace? I heard there is the one for the fed and then one for the ladies of the fed.

Needz moar deadz... Wait wut?! :eek-:

That is an enormous mount of DL there Geek!

Whoaaaa, DL marathon of peace. :-D Nice job hitting all those deficits after all that other work, those are not easy. Get some bbq sauce for dem hands, heehee.

Now THAT's a deficit!

i am getting back in the spirit of things. thanks for the support. man, those deadlifts tore me up the next day, too. yesterday i had traps screaming at me. haha



today is day five low carb, so energy levels were not optimal, but i still had fun.

bench press
barx10
65x5
90x5
100x5
110x3
110x3
120x3
120x3
120x3
120x3
120x3

Squats
60x5
90x5
130x3
130x3
155x3
160x1
160x2
160x2
160x2

the 160's are supposed to be triples, but i just didn't have it in me. i didn't push it to failure, but i came *this* close with one of them. my squat just plain stopped for a few seconds on the way up and there was an internal debate going on. my heart finally won out over my brain.

Bench Press with chains
I had a couple 10's on the bar and added the chains. at first it was the full load of chains, which i *think* is 80 lbs. it was definitely heavy. i did a single, and then a couple triples and failed on a 4th rep. i reduced the chains by removing one wrap around on each side and then finished up in sets of 3-5 for a total of 30 reps, with a couple failures in there.

[thehobbes]

bench press
barx10
65x5
90x5
100x5
110x3
110x3
120x3
120x3
120x3
120x3
120x3

Very nice, 135 for reps is right around the bend.

[geek23ka]

Squat
barx5
70x5
105x5
125x5
140x3
140x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3
160x3

Bench press
65x5
95x5
110x3
110x3
120x3
120x3
120x3
120x3
120x3

Squat
150x4
150x4

wanted to get 150x4x4, but ran out of time. i went to the doctor. hurrah for geek taking care of herself!

tomorrow is conditioning.

[geek23ka]

ps i knew it was too good to be true. i went to the doctors today and they measured me and i am 5'6" not 5'7". that last doctors office was wrong. I HAS A SAD. i thought i was nice and tall and could go around saying I AM FIVE FOOT SEVEN

alas, and alak.

[Flounderbout]

ps i knew it was too good to be true. i went to the doctors today and they measured me and i am 5'6" not 5'7". that last doctors office was wrong. I HAS A SAD. i thought i was nice and tall and could go around saying I AM FIVE FOOT SEVEN

alas, and alak.

This is precisely why it is important to get a second opinion when it comes to doctors. Or in this case, a third opinion, in order to correct this obvious incidence of egregious medical malpractice.

[geek23ka]

This is precisely why it is important to get a second opinion when it comes to doctors. Or in this case, a third opinion, in order to correct this obvious incidence of egregious medical malpractice.

you're right. imma sue. how could they????

conditioning
prowler sprints +90 lbs 20 yards
bench press barx20
landmines +25 10 each side

prowler sprints +90 lbs 20 yards
KB C&P 12 kg both at once
25 tire slams against wall

prowler sprints +90 lbs 20 yards
bench press - low incline barx20
landmine +25 10 each side

prowler sprints +90 lbs 20 yards
15 tire flips

prowler sprints +90 lbs 20 yards
bench press high incline barx10
OHP barx10x2

prowler sprints +90 lbs 20 yards
KB swings 16kg x50

[lochinvar76]

Everytime you post a workout with the prowler, this song pops into my head and I can't get rid of it....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RStkV0H0gkQ

[thehobbes]

ps i knew it was too good to be true. i went to the doctors today and they measured me and i am 5'6" not 5'7". that last doctors office was wrong. I HAS A SAD. i thought i was nice and tall and could go around saying I AM FIVE FOOT SEVEN

alas, and alak.

I swear someone just posted something similar like a week ago, they lost an inch. I'm 5'6" but I lie on my drivers license and say I'm 5'7" srs, if I ever rob a Honeybaked Ham they'll never be able to properly identify me. (Their bbq sauce is incredible by the way, that stuff is a Christmas miracle in itself, just sayin.)

[ilovethe80s]

You still manage to kill it on low carb, nice bench volume!

Another member of the 'I used to be 5'7 club' here lol. Squats must be compacting us

[geek23ka]

Everytime you post a workout with the prowler, this song pops into my head and I can't get rid of it....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RStkV0H0gkQ

LOL you have now passed that along into my brain. hi loch!

I swear someone just posted something similar like a week ago, they lost an inch. I'm 5'6" but I lie on my drivers license and say I'm 5'7" srs, if I ever rob a Honeybaked Ham they'll never be able to properly identify me. (Their bbq sauce is incredible by the way, that stuff is a Christmas miracle in itself, just sayin.)

clever ham.

i am really ridiculously upset about that inch. i only had that inch for a year. i spent my adult life knowing i was 5'6" and then a doctors office said NOPE 5'7"! i fell for their lies.

You still manage to kill it on low carb, nice bench volume!

Another member of the 'I used to be 5'7 club' here lol. Squats must be compacting us

i failed on the carb cycling. i have tried just about every kind of diet there is now. i keep trying something... anything, but regular old calorie counting with adequate protein intake and i keep failing. i am back to just counting calories and keeping my head in the game on a day to day basis. i still really would like to get to 198 by november.

workout comin up

[geek23ka]

Deadwifting (that's how my toddler says it)
155x5
185x5
220x3
220x3
260x3
260x3
260x3
260x3
260x3

Bench Press
70x5
85x5
100x3
100x3
110x3
110x3
115x3
115x3
120x2
120x2
125x1
130x1 < gym PR.
120x2
120x2
110x3
110x3
100x6
85x10
70x12

Deadwifts to the knees
135x5
165x5
195x3
195x3
225x3
225x3
225x3

[kaleida]

Deadwifting? AWWWW!!

Congrats on your bench press PR, that's great!

[thehobbes]

What what, 130 on bp YEAHHHHH!!!

[dreahere]

I swear someone just posted something similar like a week ago, they lost an inch. I'm 5'6" but I lie on my drivers license and say I'm 5'7" srs, if I ever rob a Honeybaked Ham they'll never be able to properly identify me. (Their bbq sauce is incredible by the way, that stuff is a Christmas miracle in itself, just sayin.)

That was me. I made her measure me twice and she still got 5'1.

I'm not changing my weight OR my height under my avi, ok?

[thehobbes]

That was me. I made her measure me twice and she still got 5'1.

I'm not changing my weight OR my height under my avi, ok?

Oh yeah!! Hey did you guys ever stop to think HOW the first ruler/measuring stick/tape measure in history was created? That blows my mind when I think about stuff like that and it honestly overwhelms me at times. And what were people weighing initially to say object X = what we're gonna call 1 pound??? So what if there was some doctors scale making company that since the year 1800 just didn't have their measurements right and they were telling everybody they were really taller than they actually are? For over 200 years! Ahhhh!!!

[serinebean]

Hey yo!

You are seriously killin it! I am glad you are back too!

[vanillabn]

Wow, you're doing great in here! Deadwifting... SO cute!! I'm tempted to call it that from now on, haha....

Hope you have a great weekend! Are you feeling sore today?!

[geek23ka]

Deadwifting? AWWWW!!

Congrats on your bench press PR, that's great!

WOOT! i had a tng of 132 at the meet, but i'm only sort of counting it. i am pretty sure i have 135, and 70% sure i have 140. no more testing for now, though. gotta wait a bit.

What what, 130 on bp YEAHHHHH!!!

wheeeee! maybe someday i can get a 1rep PR of what you bench any day of the week during warm ups. it's all i ask, lord! lol

That was me. I made her measure me twice and she still got 5'1.

I'm not changing my weight OR my height under my avi, ok?

LOL!!!! i tried to change it, but couldn't sort it and am not gonna go out of my way to figure it out. haha. so here i will be 5'7"

Oh yeah!! Hey did you guys ever stop to think HOW the first ruler/measuring stick/tape measure in history was created? That blows my mind when I think about stuff like that and it honestly overwhelms me at times. And what were people weighing initially to say object X = what we're gonna call 1 pound??? So what if there was some doctors scale making company that since the year 1800 just didn't have their measurements right and they were telling everybody they were really taller than they actually are? For over 200 years! Ahhhh!!!

things to ponder, starring hammy. LOL

Hey yo!

You are seriously killin it! I am glad you are back too!

i'm trying. some days chicken and some days feathers. this week has been mostly chickens. feelsgoodman.jpg

Wow, you're doing great in here! Deadwifting... SO cute!! I'm tempted to call it that from now on, haha....

Hope you have a great weekend! Are you feeling sore today?!

yes! i feel good, thanks, vanillabean!

my older son did some deadwifting today. awwww! and some tire flips and he smsashed up a wood pallet with a sledgehammer. he had a blast.


workout comin up

[geek23ka]

Bench Press
60x10
80x8
110x3x2
125x3x5

Squats
some squat stretching
60x5
100x5
110x5
140x3x2
170x3
175x3x4

Bench Press
60+120 lbs chain x5
65+120 lbs chain x5
70+120 lbs chain x4, x3, x3
65+120 lbs chain x3, x3

[thehobbes]

Solid numbers G, how do you like benching with chains? Have you tried bands?

[geek23ka]

squat
stretching
barx5
85x5
110x5
135x4
add belt
150x3x2
170x3x5

170 triples all went fine. tough but fine. my rest times were never more than 3 minutes, so i am moving up to 175 as my working weight next starting friday.

bench press
75x5
90x5
105x3x2
115x3x5

felt weak on bench today, so changed my working weight to 115. i have overestimated my 1rm. if i am working with 120x3x5 that is 80% of 150. on friday, i did 125x3x5, which was wildly high for me, and am obviously still not recovered. i think i need to stay at 120 for now.

front squats
105x5x5


i am feeling more confident in my squat these days. i think i can add to it and make some progress finally. my goal is to go from 225 to 300 in one year. this means, i need to get my triples up to 215 by december. i just need to keep on track. not derail by trying to do too much too soon.

i would still like a 733 total by november, as well. it means getting my bench to 153, my squat to 240 and my deadlift to 340.