Kenshin and Dbone's Nursing Home Adventure

[koweanguy]

Alrighty, meet in the books and I survived. Here is how is went:

Squats: 365 / 385 / 405 - Hit all three
Bench: 295 / 305 / 315 - Hit all three
Deadlifts: 475 / 500 / 525 - Hit all three

Squats - these sucked. First off, I am so used to squatting in front of a mirror, so not having this really threw me off. Also

Darn. . I'm used to squatting in front of the mirror too :/ Tried it without the mirror, and my form & range of motion was a bit off :/
Solid work nailing all 9 lifts though
Got the deadlifts up and going so smoothly
Silly question, but is there a limit on the rest time inbetween those lifts??

[koweanguy]

Squats are progressing nicely. Hopefully, I'll be back to repping 4 plates in a couple of months.

Strong determination
Seems we are never in sync. . like I am on Week 1 and you are on Week 3 zzz

[dbone1026]

^^ Nice job man. Glad to hear the knee's doing better.

By the way, I started doing Lilly Shrugs. Hope to see some increased trap size from it. Going too heavy on the Hammer Strength shrugs were starting to bother my back.

I have my wife doing Lilly Shrugs as well She is running Bret Contreras Strong Program, so doing a lot of benching, squats, and DLs!

This workout was a little bit strange. The family and I had planned to leave for Hawaii on Sunday for a week, but my son got sick last night. We had to scrap the entire trip. Plus, he threw up in the middle of the night, so I didn't get good rest either. I thought to do a heavy workout today and then deload next week while we're on vacation, but of course I had to rethink that as well. All in all, it led to an unfocused workout.

Since we're no longer going on vacation, I'm leaning towards just restarting another DUP cycle, and put off the deload for another 3 weeks Week 3 wasn't a grind, which leads me to believe I can do another cycle before having to deload.

Doh, there is a stomach bug going around. My two youngest threw up last week, and I know a bunch other who have been sick. Do you end up having to eat some costs cancelling the trip?

I hate both of you guys for your strong pressing.

Strong training sessions fellas. I need to look into doing those Lilly Shrugs also.

Thanks dudes. Honestly feel weak as fuk right now, really need to refocus.

Went through about 5 boxers for me to realize which kinds are durable to squats

Haha, yeah, the Old Navy boxers I had weren't made for squatting!

Darn. . I'm used to squatting in front of the mirror too :/ Tried it without the mirror, and my form & range of motion was a bit off :/
Solid work nailing all 9 lifts though
Got the deadlifts up and going so smoothly
Silly question, but is there a limit on the rest time inbetween those lifts??

No limit. So for Squats, when it is my turn I get my attempt in, then I have to wait for everyone after me to go, and then everyone who went before me does their 2nd attempt. Squats took the longest out of the 3 lifts (the monolift had to be adjusted for each lifter, and seemed like there was the widest variance between how much each person lifted which I guess is not surprising b/c there was a mix of knee sleeves and wraps)

[koweanguy]

No limit. So for Squats, when it is my turn I get my attempt in, then I have to wait for everyone after me to go, and then everyone who went before me does their 2nd attempt. Squats took the longest out of the 3 lifts (the monolift had to be adjusted for each lifter, and seemed like there was the widest variance between how much each person lifted which I guess is not surprising b/c there was a mix of knee sleeves and wraps)

Woah, speedy response Thank you!
Can't see in the vid if you wore knee sleeves or wraps. . does it help?
Or is it simply for injury preventives? O.o
Took me 3 weeks to get used to my lifting belt (mainly the breathing transitioning) but I'm getting a wee bit closer to 500's deads cause of it

[KenshinH]

Strong determination
Seems we are never in sync. . like I am on Week 1 and you are on Week 3 zzz

Since I have a problem taking deloads, we'll be in sync soon enough

I have my wife doing Lilly Shrugs as well She is running Bret Contreras Strong Program, so doing a lot of benching, squats, and DLs!



Doh, there is a stomach bug going around. My two youngest threw up last week, and I know a bunch other who have been sick. Do you end up having to eat some costs cancelling the trip?

Good to hear your wife is keeping up with lifting

After spending over an hour on the phone, I was able to get most of the money back - full refund on hotel + airline credit. It was a relief since the trip was looking to be one of our priciest ones yet :/


7/2 - DUP w1d2 squat strength + dead power + bench hypertrophy

Barbell Squat
45x8
135x5
225x3
315x3
355x3
380x3
380x3
380x3
380x3 (vid)

Barbell Deadlift
135x3
225x3
315x3
405x3
405x3
405x3
405x3
405x3
405x3 (vid)

Barbell Bench Press
45x20
95x5
135x3
185x3
225x3
255x5
255x5
255x5
255x5
255x5 (vid)


I did this workout around noontime Saturday instead of the normal 7 AM. Squats continue to feel good, and my deadlifts were moving fast. I was supposed to do 385x3x6 for power deads, but went with 405 instead.

I moved my deadlift stance closer a bit, and that seemed to give me more speed off the floor. Since getting the Crossfit Lite TRs, I had moved my stance out because it was more comfortable ... But being more comfortable doesn't necessarily translate to being stronger


Video: https://www.instagram.com/p/BHYMoQRhkQI/

[jeezyreezy]

Darn. . I'm used to squatting in front of the mirror too :/ Tried it without the mirror, and my form & range of motion was a bit off :/

Mirror does help, no guessing about depth/form when you can see what you're doing

[shoefanatic23]

Happy 4th of July fellas...Warriors acquiring KD, smh.

[dbone1026]

Woah, speedy response Thank you!
Can't see in the vid if you wore knee sleeves or wraps. . does it help?
Or is it simply for injury preventives? O.o
Took me 3 weeks to get used to my lifting belt (mainly the breathing transitioning) but I'm getting a wee bit closer to 500's deads cause of it

I wore knee sleeves. Basically knee sleeves are more for support/stability. You can maybe get some assistance with a real tight pair (SBDs or Strong) but this would be minimal. I have heard with wraps if done properly you could get up to 50lbs+ added to your squat

[dbone1026]

7/2 - DUP w1d2 squat strength + dead power + bench hypertrophy

Nice job dude. I need you to kick some ass with your current DUP cycle, see if that helps motivate me b/c right now motivation is definitely not there lol

[dbone1026]

07/05/2016 Cube Predator Day 2 Bench

Bench Press (1st rep paused)

135lbs @ 5
185lbs @ 4
225lbs @ 5
235lbs @ 5
235lbs @ 5
235lbs @ 5
235lbs @ 9

CGB:

155lbs @ 15
155lbs @ 15

Lilly Shrugs:

60lbs @ 10
65lbs @ 10
70lbs @ 10
75lbs @ 10

Arnold Press:

30lbs @ 10
35lbs @ 10
40lbs @ 10
45lbs @ 10

Farmers Walks

60lbs DBs @ 75ft
65lbs DBs @ 75ft
65lbs DBs @ 75ft
65lbs DBs @ 75ft
70lbs DBs @ 75ft

Notes:

Decent workout, mentally just wasn't quite there and bench didn't feel all too great. My plan was for the next few months see if I could slowly drop my weight down to 200lbs, but honestly any dip in my strength at this point is just going to further demotivate me, so not sure yet what I want to do. Maybe I just roll with things for the next few weeks and when I get back from vacation then come up with a plan.

I did drop ArA after I hurt my knee, not sure if that was a contributing factor

[KenshinH]

WTF is wrong with this site?? Took me almost 10 tries to make this post

Happy 4th of July fellas...Warriors acquiring KD, smh.

Happy 4th bros!

This is a questionable move by KD. A top 5 player joins a team that just won 73 games, has the reigning MVP, and also includes two top 25 players ... May as well just skip right to the NBA finals against CLE.

Btw, I'm in Warrior-land, but I'm not a Warriors fan. It's going to be even more annoying around here, since their huge bandwagon is going to get even bigger.

[dbone1026]

WTF is wrong with this site?? Took me almost 10 tries to make this post

Something is wrong when you try to quote. I couldn't post at all yesterday and was able to today after editing the posts I was quoting

[KenshinH]

Nice job dude. I need you to kick some ass with your current DUP cycle, see if that helps motivate me b/c right now motivation is definitely not there lol

Lol as long as you're in the gym consistently, the motivation will come back.

I'm not extremely motivated right now either, but my lifts are progressing, so just gotta ride it until it stops. Backing off on deadlifts a couple of months back seems to have helped my squats start moving again.

I re-started ArA two weeks back. Will have to watch out for any joint issues.

[dbone1026]

07/06/2016 Cube Predator Day 3 Squats

Squats:

135lbs @ 4
185lbs @ 4
225lbs @ 4
255lbs @ 2
275lbs @ 2
275lbs @ 2
275lbs @ 2
275lbs @ 2
255lbs @ 5

Paused Squats:

185lbs @ 3
185lbs @ 3
185lbs @ 3

Lat Pulldowns:

100lbs @ 12
110lbs @ 12
120lbs @ 12
120lbs @ 12

Lilly Shrugs:

65lbs @ 15
70lbs @ 15
75lbs @ 15
75lbs @ 15
75lbs @ 15

Farmers Walk:

55lbs @ 3 walks

Notes:

First time squatting since I hurt my knee 2 weeks ago Weight felt way too heavy, and I noticed my right knee is a little achy (I think it is more b/c I have been putting extra pressure on to make up for my left knee injury). On a bright note, as the workout went on I actually felt great and in the zone, so hopefully this is something I can carry forward to my next few workouts to get back on track.

Had a bowl of ice cream when I got home at 7am lol.

[KenshinH]

Fuaarkkk, still can't post any workouts

I did some bench and deads on Monday, then deads and squats today lol

[jeezyreezy]

Good to hear you were back in the zone today dbone

[dbone1026]

Fuaarkkk, still can't post any workouts

I did some bench and deads on Monday, then deads and squats today lol

Try posting without the video/instagram link (assuming you had added that into your post). When I tried quoting your posts with the instagram link still in it, it would crap out on me.

Good to hear you were back in the zone today dbone

Now let's hope I can repeat it tomorrow and Saturday

[shoefanatic23]

Hope everyone is doing well ITT. Work has been killing me and haven't had the time to post much.

[Anthony21]

07/06/2016 Cube Predator Day 3 Squats

Squats:

135lbs @ 4
185lbs @ 4
225lbs @ 4
255lbs @ 2
275lbs @ 2
275lbs @ 2
275lbs @ 2
275lbs @ 2
255lbs @ 5

Paused Squats:

185lbs @ 3
185lbs @ 3
185lbs @ 3

Lat Pulldowns:

100lbs @ 12
110lbs @ 12
120lbs @ 12
120lbs @ 12

Lilly Shrugs:

65lbs @ 15
70lbs @ 15
75lbs @ 15
75lbs @ 15
75lbs @ 15

Farmers Walk:

55lbs @ 3 walks

Notes:

First time squatting since I hurt my knee 2 weeks ago Weight felt way too heavy, and I noticed my right knee is a little achy (I think it is more b/c I have been putting extra pressure on to make up for my left knee injury). On a bright note, as the workout went on I actually felt great and in the zone, so hopefully this is something I can carry forward to my next few workouts to get back on track.

Had a bowl of ice cream when I got home at 7am lol.

Good sh!t bro.

[jeezyreezy]

Now let's hope I can repeat it tomorrow and Saturday

But what about today??

[dbone1026]

But what about today??

Well, today (which was yesterday) was an off day. Not sure I want to be in the zone at work

[dbone1026]

07/08/2016 Cube Predator Day 4 Bench

Bench Press (1st Rep Paused)

135lbs @ 4
185lbs @ 4
225lbs @ 5
225lbs @ 5
235lbs @ 3
235lbs @ 3
255lbs @ 2
255lbs @ 2
255lbs @ 2

Board Press:

225lbs @ 8
225lbs @ 8
225lbs @ 8

Skull Crushers:

65lbs @ 12
75lbs @ 12
75lbs @ 12
75lbs @ 12

Lat Pulldowns:

100lbs @ 12
110lbs @ 12
120lbs @ 12
120lbs @ 12

Cable Pressdowns:

80lbs @ 15
80lbs @ 15
80lbs @ 15
80lbs @ 15

Bicep Curls:

20lbs @ 15
30lbs @ 15
30lbs @ 15
30lbs @ 15

Reverse Lunges:

35lbs @ 10
35lbs @ 10
35lbs @ 10

Smith Calf Raises:

135lbs @ 10
185lbs @ 12
225lbs @ 12
225lbs @ 12

Farmers Walk:

55lbs dbs @ 4 walks

Notes:

Good workout. Bench still feels off but whatever, getting work done nonetheless.

[KenshinH]

Try posting without the video/instagram link (assuming you had added that into your post). When I tried quoting your posts with the instagram link still in it, it would crap out on me.

I don't think that's it since my Monday workout didn't have a video. But whatever, it should be easy to fix.

So how close are you to 200?


7/8 - DUP w2d1 bench strength + squat power

Barbell Bench Press
45x20
95x5
135x3
185x3
225x3
265x3
295x3
295x3
295x3
295x3

Barbell Squat
45x8
135x5
225x3
295x3
335x3
335x3
335x3
335x3
335x3
335x3

[dbone1026]

So how close are you to 200?

Ummm ... havent been exercising much and eating ice cream 1-2x a day, what do you think lol

[Filmbuff81]

Ice cream gains are where it's at.

Nice meet. Even though you're a little bummed , you hit everything.

K what browser are you using? Certain ones mess up in me more than others.

[shoefanatic23]

Strongs lifts have been posted on T's ig..well done sir.

D, that ig post on El Chapo going to the Warriors was hilarious.

[dbone1026]

Ice cream gains are where it's at.

Seriously, my only hope is to either a) do 5 hours cardio every day or b) stop eating ice cream lol

Strongs lifts have been posted on T's ig..well done sir.

D, that ig post on El Chapo going to the Warriors was hilarious.

El Chapo completes the Warriors IMO

[dbone1026]

07/09/2016 Cube Predator Day 5 Deadlifts

Sumo Deadlifts:

295lbs @ 3
345lbs @ 3
375lbs @ 3
375lbs @ 3
375lbs @ 3
375lbs @ 3
375lbs @ 3
375lbs @ 3

Ballistic Squats:

135lbs @ 10
135lbs @ 10
135lbs @ 10

Bench Press:

225lbs @ 5
225lbs @ 5
225lbs @ 5
225lbs @ 5
185lbs @ 15

Lilly Shrugs:

65lbs @ 15
65lbs @ 15
65lbs @ 15
65lbs @ 15

07/10/2016 Cube Predator Day 1 Squats

Squats:

225lbs @ 5
225lbs @ 5
225lbs @ 5
225lbs @ 5
225lbs @ 5
225lbs @ 5

Lat Pulldowns:

100lbs @ 10
100lbs @ 10
100lbs @ 10
100lbs @ 10

Leg Curls:

50lbs @ 15
50lbs @ 15
50lbs @ 15

Notes:

Not much to report. Looks like Lilly now has us benching 3x a week, although moderate weight. I needed to move some days around since I can't get to the gym the same days this week, so bumped up my Monday squat session to Sunday and today will do my Tuesday bench session.

Motivation/focus has been improved at the gym of late, even if I feel like I am making no progress lol.

[Filmbuff81]

well we know you won't stop eating ice cream, so goodluck on your marathon aspirations

[dbone1026]

well we know you won't stop eating ice cream, so goodluck on your marathon aspirations

Well, I would just replace ice cream with cookies... Then again, right now I am eating both!!! Wish my knee wasn't still achy or I would actually start bumping up the cardio.