There's a Ham in the Power Rack! Part II

[thehobbes]

Fall has been here for awhile, and it was never really summery. It'd just get high 70's and humid, so it would feel hot when it wasn't. Or it'd drop a bit, and get rainy.

Now I feel like it's fecking October, like whatever, it's fall, give me baggy sweaters, and pumpkin pie Blizzards. We'll try this "summer" thing again next year.
If we didn't have that trip to VA SC, FL I'd probably be a bit depressed over not having enough sun, and warmth.

I would kill for that weather, I've got weather like Hobbes' at the moment.

Yeah it never really was that hot summer "go outside and hit the pool" weather. :/ Not sure if it's just how things used to seem when I was a kid or what but it's like all the seasons just merge together now.

You might! Especially with those creepy looking people at the park. Or was that Party?

That was Party, but for the record one time I was driving to work and not feeling well. I took an emergency pit stop at the park for the glorious outhouse that the gods were kind enough to provide me that day. I saw a drug deal going down in the parking lot of the metro parks, LOLOL!! It was like 6am so the park wasn't technically open. I was desperate and so were those people I guess.


Workout coming up...

[thehobbes]

SHOULDERS/BIKE

SUPPS:
PRE: Vapor Next Gen 1.5 scoops
INTRA: none
POST: Con-Cret 1.5 scoops

LOCATION: Home gym
BODY WEIGHT: 164

WARMUP:
-Foam Rolling with Spike 8min
-Arm circles of peace
-Cuban Press
-BW squats

SHOULDERS:
Push Press:
*wrist wraps
45x8
75x8
100x5
110x1
115x1
120x1 tough single, barely got it up there
115x1

DB Shoulder Press:
35s x 14
40s x 9
45s x 5
40s x 8

DB Incline Press:
40s x 12
50s x 10
55s x 9

Incline BB Bench Press:
45x10
95x10
115x10 not sure if this is my first time hitting 10 on this one
135x7 (vid)
140x5 *Rep PR!

Very happy with how efficient I'm getting at this lift



CARDIO:
Stationary Bike
Distance: 7 miles
Time: 25 min

OTHER PREHAB:
-Stretching 30min


Incline bench press is going well. It was nice to hit a 120 on PP too, I don't always nail that one. I switched to the stationary bike instead of running for today because I think I have a little tendonitis in my foot (Google says tendonitis and hey dumbass stop tying your shoes so tight with a death grip lol.) Icing that up and letting it rest. Doesn't bother me lifting or just walking around, but I do want to get that resolved so it doesn't become an issue.

[anandagirl]

Yeah for PR! And I bet that 120 single wasn't as grindy as you think You're a strong Ham!

[LunaLifts]

Yeah it never really was that hot summer "go outside and hit the pool" weather. :/ Not sure if it's just how things used to seem when I was a kid or what but it's like all the seasons just merge together now.\

Exactly! We live close to a small lake with a man-made beach type thing, and it never got nice enough to go. Could've picked up the little bros, cooked some burgers, made a nice day of it.

Worst of all I'm going into winter already fecking pale.

Nice pr!

[SophieM]

I went to the pool when I was up in Ohio at the end of June. I didn't think it was super hot like MD gets, but I did mange to get sunburned. Go figure.

[thehobbes]

Yeah for PR! And I bet that 120 single wasn't as grindy as you think You're a strong Ham!

I am a strong Ham.

Exactly! We live close to a small lake with a man-made beach type thing, and it never got nice enough to go. Could've picked up the little bros, cooked some burgers, made a nice day of it.

Worst of all I'm going into winter already fecking pale.

Nice pr!

Lol Pale As Fark Crew 24/7/365.

I went to the pool when I was up in Ohio at the end of June. I didn't think it was super hot like MD gets, but I did mange to get sunburned. Go figure.

I actually spray on sunscreen every time I go outside to run (if it's not raining.) Where did this spontaneous responsibility come from?


Workout coming up...

[thehobbes]

SQUATS

SUPPS:
PRE: Vapor Next Gen 1.5 scoops
INTRA: none
POST: Con-Cret 1.5 scoops

LOCATION: Home gym
BODY WEIGHT: 164

WARMUP:
-Foam Rolling with Spike 8min
-Arm circles of peace
-BW squats

LEGS:
Squats:
45x10
95x8
135x5
165x3
*belt
200x3
220x3
240x1
250x1
255x1
260x1 (vid)
225x7




OTHER PREHAB:
-Stretching 15min
-LAX/Spike glute rolling 10min
-Foam Rolling with Spike on wall 5min


Squats were excellent today! Even threw in a back off set with 2 plates just because squats fuk yeah!

[thehobbes]

DL (Friday)

SUPPS:
PRE: Vapor Next Gen 1.5 scoops
INTRA: none
POST: Con-Cret 1.5 scoops

LOCATION: Home gym
BODY WEIGHT: 163

WARMUP:
-Foam Rolling with Spike 8min
-Arm circles of peace
-BW squats

BACK:
DL:
135x8
185x5
*Versa Grips
225x4
*belt
250x2
275x1
290x1

OTHER PREHAB:
-Stretching 15min
-LAX/Spike glute rolling 10min
-Foam Rolling with Spike on wall 5min


Pretty normal numbers on DL.

[thehobbes]

CHEST/TRI (Saturday)

SUPPS:
PRE: Vapor Next Gen 1.5 scoops
INTRA: none
POST: Con-Cret 1.5 scoops

LOCATION: Home gym
BODY WEIGHT: 163

WARMUP:
-Foam Rolling with Spike 8min
-Arm circles of peace
-Cuban Press
-BW squats

CHEST:
Bench Press:
45x12
75x10
105x7
135x3
155x2
170x1
*wrist wraps
180x1
185x1
185x1
170x4
170x4
160x7
*remove wraps
145x12

Bench Press with BLUE SLINGSHOT:
*wrist wraps
175x6
185x5
195x4

TRI:
CGBP:
*wrist wraps
95x10
135x8
155x5

OTHER PREHAB:
-Stretching 30min


Das it mane, the 185s went up nice and smooth and I got an extra rep on the 160 set.

Horrible weekend, srs. My aunt was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. Friday she was supposed to have surgery to remove a section of lung with the cancer (hadn't spread anywhere else) and that was going to resolve that for the most part. They went in and could not remove anything due to an artery in the way so really they can't do anything. :/ She has been a heavy smoker for 55 years (my dad has been furious for like the last 20 yrs trying to get her to quit) and has a bunch of other health problems already, so it's not looking good. I went to the hospital yesterday with family to see her and she is freaking out, ugh, bad all around.

Also for work I have a small business that consists of a bunch of delivery guys and trucks, and we work in a place that has many of these small businesses with guys and trucks. Anyway on Friday one of the other groups had a horrible accident where their guy ran over and killed a guy on a motorcycle. I've been there over 15 yrs and there has never been a fatality. Ugh, horrible, both guys were in their early 20s too.

So fuk this stupid weekend. My foot feels better, so that's something I guess. I'm going to try to do a short, easy run this morning and see how it goes.

[Partyrocking]

I'm sorry about your aunt.

[itsagoodday]

Awww crap, Hammy. So sorry to hear about your aunt! That's awful about the accident as well. Motorcylists make me paranoid when I'm driving. I was merging from one expressway onto another just the other day, and it's one of those situations where the on ramp immediately becomes an off ramp, so you have to change lines right away. I hit my turn signal, checked my mirror, looked over my shoulder, and still almost hit a motorcyclist who suddenly swerved into view out of my blind spot. I felt awful about it, but sometimes you do everything you're supposed to do, and you still don't see them

[SophieM]

Sorry about your aunt. That really sucks. Been there, done that. My aunt's lung cancer was originally treated in Columbus at Zangmeister, or something like that. It was radiation. I know Columbus is a long drive for you though.

[thehobbes]

I'm sorry about your aunt.

Thanks Party

Awww crap, Hammy. So sorry to hear about your aunt! That's awful about the accident as well. Motorcylists make me paranoid when I'm driving. I was merging from one expressway onto another just the other day, and it's one of those situations where the on ramp immediately becomes an off ramp, so you have to change lines right away. I hit my turn signal, checked my mirror, looked over my shoulder, and still almost hit a motorcyclist who suddenly swerved into view out of my blind spot. I felt awful about it, but sometimes you do everything you're supposed to do, and you still don't see them

Thanks IAGD. Yeah I hate being anywhere near motorcyclists. A lot of them do illegal, dangerous stuff like split lanes, I try to stay far away.

Sorry about your aunt. That really sucks. Been there, done that. My aunt's lung cancer was originally treated in Columbus at Zangmeister, or something like that. It was radiation. I know Columbus is a long drive for you though.

Yeah that is several hours away. I'm not sure how much they can really do TBH, she is 71 and in very poor health as it is.


Workout coming up...

[thehobbes]

SQUATS/RUN (Sunday)

SUPPS:
PRE: Vapor Next Gen 1.5 scoops
INTRA: none
POST: Con-Cret 1.5 scoops

LOCATION: Home gym
BODY WEIGHT: 163

WARMUP:
-Foam Rolling with Spike 8min
-Arm circles of peace
-BW squats

LEGS:
Squats:
45x12
95x10
135x5
165x3
*belt
200x3
220x3
240x1
250x1
260x1
225x6

CARDIO:
Running
Distance: 2.1 miles
Time: 20:38
Avg HR: 147
Peak HR: 158
*sunny and 60 degrees

OTHER PREHAB:
-Stretching 30min
-LAX/Spike glute rolling 10min
-Foam Rolling with Spike on wall 5min


Went pretty heavy on the squats again, 260 went smooth. The run was great! Foot seems fine now. I made sure to not tie my shoes too tight so maybe that's what was wrong. I felt like I was going at a really easy pace but my time ended up pretty good anyways.

Today was a serious rest day. Between last night and today I had to work on some spreadsheets for work and it took me about 12 hours. :/ Going to catch up on journals now, sorry guys, been a busy Ham!

[anandagirl]

I'm so sorry about your aunt That sucks that they couldn't do surgery because of the artery, I've not heard that one before

[thehobbes]

I'm so sorry about your aunt That sucks that they couldn't do surgery because of the artery, I've not heard that one before

Thanks, yeah I didn't even know that was a possibility. I Googled that and apparently it's very common for the doc to get in the lung trying to do surgery but they have to cancel because something like that is in the way. I would have thought they could see that in advance with a scan.

[thehobbes]

BACK/BICEPS

SUPPS:
PRE: Vapor Next Gen 1.5 scoops
INTRA: none
POST: Con-Cret 1.5 scoops

LOCATION: LTF
BODY WEIGHT: 165

WARMUP:
-Foam Rolling with Spike 8min
-Arm circles of peace
-BW squats

BACK:
Pull Ups:
bw x 10
bw x 7
bw x 6
bw x 5
bw x 5
bw x 4
bw x 4
*total of 41

DB Rows:
60s x 10
70s x 8
80s x 5
80s x 4
75s x 5
65s x 10

HS Row:
1pps x 10
2pps x 10
2.5pps x 7
3pps x 4
2.5pps x 6
2pps x 10

Lat Pulldown:
100x10
115x9
130x8
145x6
145x5
130x8

Face Pulls:
42.5 x 20
50 x 15
57.5 x 12
57.5 x 11

Cybex Low Cable Rows:
block 8 x 10
block 8 x 10
block 8 x 10

BICEPS:
DB Curls:
35s x 10
30s x 13
30s x 11

OTHER PREHAB:
-Stretching 30min
-LAX/Spike glute rolling 10min
-Foam Rolling with Spike on wall 5min
-Hot tub 10min
-Pool time
-Sauna with rolling 15min


Moved up to the 80s on db rows, hell yeah mo-fos! It wasn't very intentional, someone was using the 75s for a while so I figured ok, grab the 80s, let's do this! I figured they'd feel massively heavy, but not really, felt about 5lb heavier than the 75s... which makes sense. And a fellow lifter woman told me I inspired her a while ago with my db rows and she worked on going heavy and is now throwing around the 70s.

Ham of heavy rows RARRWWW!!!

[BubsNBean]

Hi Hams, I'm sorry to hear about your aunt. It's so frustrating having hopes that there's something doctors can do, but then to be disappointed. I hope they can keep her comfortable and it won't spread for a long time.

[astronut96]

So sorry about your aunt Ham. Like Bubs, I hope they can at least keep her comfortable.

About Wentworth .... you and Sophie piqued my interest so I started watching it when I was spending a lot of time in hotel rooms away from home. I tried to pace myself, but on my last trip I blew through season 5 - you will not be disappointed! When I started the series I wasn't sure what to expect, but the emotional highs and lows were not what I thought I was getting into! I have boo-hoo'd over that show repeatedly, and have started over at season 1 again. It is an excellent show!

Oh, and excellent lifting in here - not that I expected that to change. Rowing 80 lb dumbbells is just awe-inspiring.

[lschepis]

Too bad u aren't in a gym throwing around those 80s and making the guys

[lschepis]

Wait...I missed it. U lift at a gym now? So you have to tell us how the guys react to you.

[thehobbes]

Hi Hams, I'm sorry to hear about your aunt. It's so frustrating having hopes that there's something doctors can do, but then to be disappointed. I hope they can keep her comfortable and it won't spread for a long time.

Yeah we're hoping so. She meets with the doc in 2 weeks to see what the plan is.

So sorry about your aunt Ham. Like Bubs, I hope they can at least keep her comfortable.

Thanks Astro

About Wentworth .... you and Sophie piqued my interest so I started watching it when I was spending a lot of time in hotel rooms away from home. I tried to pace myself, but on my last trip I blew through season 5 - you will not be disappointed! When I started the series I wasn't sure what to expect, but the emotional highs and lows were not what I thought I was getting into! I have boo-hoo'd over that show repeatedly, and have started over at season 1 again. It is an excellent show!

Ahhhh I'm so glad you got hooked on it!! I just finished season 5 last week. Oh I know what you mean, I have cried during that show so many damn times, even when I re-watch episodes! I've seen the first 3 seasons like 20x and 4 and 5 about 3 each. So much weird chit happens in that show where you're thinking noooo way, they're not gonna do that... OMG they're evil and soul crushing and I love it!! Would prison wife Franky HNNNGGGGG!

Oh, and excellent lifting in here - not that I expected that to change. Rowing 80 lb dumbbells is just awe-inspiring.

Haha thanks!

Too bad u aren't in a gym throwing around those 80s and making the guys

Wait...I missed it. U lift at a gym now? So you have to tell us how the guys react to you.

Oh yeah, I am! I lift at a fancy ass gym once a week, but I mainly use that place for the pools, hot tub, water slides, saunas SRS. I much prefer the guys in that gym to the girls, the guys just bro nod me and in general are much better to lift around, some of the girls are annoying AF. I'll never understand how there are always some chicks that are all bubbly and happy instead of in war mode of rage and seriousness in the gym. I swear those bubbly people are doing that on purpose just to piss off the rest of us. I blend in well with the serious dudes and got my ANIMAL shirts with the sleeves cut off or my grim reaper shirt BWAH HA HA!!

[thehobbes]

RUN

CARDIO:
Running
Distance: 2.00 miles
Time: 20:27
Avg HR: 148
Peak HR: 157
60 degrees, nice weather for running


Das it mane, and a ton of house cleaning this evening. I'm starting a one week deload from gym today. I'm overdue for one and I've got a couple appointments and chit that would screw up my schedule (eye doc, furnace cleaning, dentist, car recall) so I might as well get the deload over with now and knock everything else out. Eye place aggravated me big time. I tried to order more contacts online and got denied, bah! The doc never sent me a "you need an appointment" card so I didn't even realize I needed to go again already. So I'm down to my last pair of contacts (was expecting the new order to be here tomorrow but that's not happening.) I scheduled an apt for tomorrow but then they canceled on me, sigh, so now I have to wait until next week. My jimmies are sufficiently rustled. I told them I'm going to order like a 3 year supply of contacts when I get my RX renewed so I don't have to deal with this again LOL. Not sure why they don't send a card like every other medical thing I do. Well it's going in my iphone calendar now as a repeating yearly event.

Hmmm... I wonder how people in Little House on the Prairie times remembered to see the eye doc without iphone calendars? Probably just stepped outside the house and got eaten by a bear so it didn't matter too much.

[thehobbes]

RUN

CARDIO:
Running
Distance: 2.5 miles
Time: 26:56
Avg HR: 143
Peak HR: 151
*64 degrees and found a new part of the horse trail I'd never been on


Slow pace, was on a bit of rougher trail. This is the horse trail and usually you don't see too many people on it, but when I do see somebody occasionally riding a horse I'm like "holy crap a horse!!" I have no idea why this is surprising to me every time.

[BubsNBean]

I loved trail running when I used to do it. Seems like it's much less mundane, but my pace was always pretty slow too. But I just loved doing it so it didn't matter to me!

[LunaLifts]

Oh yeah, I am! I lift at a fancy ass gym once a week, but I mainly use that place for the pools, hot tub, water slides, saunas SRS. I much prefer the guys in that gym to the girls, the guys just bro nod me and in general are much better to lift around, some of the girls are annoying AF. I'll never understand how there are always some chicks that are all bubbly and happy instead of in war mode of rage and seriousness in the gym. I swear those bubbly people are doing that on purpose just to piss off the rest of us. I blend in well with the serious dudes and got my ANIMAL shirts with the sleeves cut off or my grim reaper shirt BWAH HA HA!!

Dude, water slides? That's just awesome.
I would try out a sauna post workout, but they're in the locker rooms at our nearest gym, and if it's not co-ed then I don't have Jay to drag me out if my BP drops, and I pass out. >.<
I have problems with hot tubs too, but at least I can sit on the side, and soak my legs for a bit until I feel better.

[anandagirl]

Wait, how did I miss water slides?

You just prompted me to order some over the ear BT headphones to block everyone else out and listen to music of death and destruction during my lifts. Which means I'll need to start recording lifts on an actual camera. Progress?

[thehobbes]

I loved trail running when I used to do it. Seems like it's much less mundane, but my pace was always pretty slow too. But I just loved doing it so it didn't matter to me!

Yeah I think it's slow because you don't get that "bounce" off the pavement and you're watching out for sticks and snakes. I see at least one little snake every time.

Dude, water slides? That's just awesome.
I would try out a sauna post workout, but they're in the locker rooms at our nearest gym, and if it's not co-ed then I don't have Jay to drag me out if my BP drops, and I pass out. >.<
I have problems with hot tubs too, but at least I can sit on the side, and soak my legs for a bit until I feel better.

LOL yeah waterslides! I'm so glad the sauna is co-ed, it prevents people from pacing around in there naked lmao. There are separate saunas in the individual locker rooms but I dare not venture in there, I don't even wanna know what's going on in there.

Wait, how did I miss water slides?

You just prompted me to order some over the ear BT headphones to block everyone else out and listen to music of death and destruction during my lifts. Which means I'll need to start recording lifts on an actual camera. Progress?

Haha yeah, there's two water slides outside. One is covered and really small so I'm afraid to go in it cause I don't wanna get stuck lulz, but the other is the shizzle! SWEET! Yes yes, that is excellent news my friend! Metallica, StaticX, Five Finger Death Punch, let the war begin! Also Tao-tronics makes AWESOME BT buds. I am rough on those things with sweat, rain, and snow and they still work a year later. Got em on Amazon for $30.


Workouts coming up...

[thehobbes]

RUN (Sunday)

CARDIO:
Running
Distance: 3.00 miles
Time: 31:03
Avg HR: 150
Peak HR: 161
*60 degrees out, it's getting cold in the mornings!

[thehobbes]

SQUATS

SUPPS:
PRE: Vapor Next Gen 1.5 scoops
INTRA: none
POST: Con-Cret 1.5 scoops

LOCATION: Home gym
BODY WEIGHT: 164

WARMUP:
-Foam Rolling with Spike 8min
-Arm circles of peace
-BW squats

LEGS:
Squats:
45x12
95x10
135x6
165x3
*belt
200x3
220x3
240x1
250x1
245x1
245x1

OTHER PREHAB:
-Stretching 30min
-LAX/Spike glute rolling 10min
-Foam Rolling with Spike on wall 5min


Alright, deload over! Didn't lift for 5 whole days, ugh, was boring. Did some squats, felt pretty good.

Still have no contacts, but went to doc to renew prescription. Kinda jammed up my ham because they wanted me to try a new brand, which feels fine to me, and is a bit less money per box so I'm trying out a pair for a couple days. I don't understand what's with these places trying to get you to order your contacts through them though. They try way too hard. I said no thanks I'll order them through Costco because they're like $15 per box cheaper plus I still get the rebate. They offered to price match, I don't know why, and I said I'll think about it. I later realized I'd get more cash back rewards plus money on my yearly Costco rebate check so I'd rather do it through Costco. I'll order them online and I guess Costco will have to call them and deal with it as the doc didn't give me the little paper RX. I'm slightly annoyed the doc's office claimed to have the best price at first until I looked it up on my phone and found such a huge difference.