My ramblings, the endless journey

Ok, I'll try that.

You know what I really need are those strong exercise bands, so I can make a fake gravitron with my bar. I had a couple but I broke them, completely . You linked me to good ones, I am just having difficulty justifying the expense.


Totally screwed up last night I though class was a 7, not, it's at 6 on Fridays. So I showed up at form spar part, worked out since someone was partner less, but i felt like  huge dumb ass.

So I went this morning to open studio to make up not only my practice but my work out.

Just went through tiger,dragon and bird, over, and over and over, again, until I was absolutely confused, that took a good hour and a half.

Had some things clarified, Ryan, helped me with the weird for me part of dragon,  and so did another new guy, I intern helped him with Bird, since I know that one well.


Time well spent, and I feel like I have been on the rack until my joints almost gave way. Everything is sore.

Front squat 5x3 102 lbs X 3

Funny how I can hang clean more than I can power clean. That means my form is poor. I will do more reaserch, and re look at the vids people have posted. I will double check my hang clean as well.

Bench press: 3x5 45lb dumbbells x 5 only 4 at last set hmmm, not having a good time with bench these days

Power clean: 5x3 82 lbs x 3

Chin ups: 3 to failure 3chins 2  neg , 2 chin 4 negs, third set 6 negs.

Screwed up, didn't lift last night, I totally lost track of the day. I was too tired by the time, I realized the time.
So this I did it this morning. I will kung Fu tonight, and lift again tomorrow, that should put me back on track.

Kung Fu was all about forms last night.


SO I worked on Dragon a lot, it is still messing me all up, I have it it is just really unnatural for me. Wierd since it is the most practical for fighting of all the forms I have done.

So After my Dragon tutorial, I worked on a new one, 5 elements, really kicky, complicated switching sides, but I am finally confidant about the way we move, and the general postures, that learing it is not daunting...

I need to work on the other 3 much more, since that is what I will test on first. I am leary enough abut testing on 3 forms, I sure as hell am not about to make it 4.

Got my new wheels yeasterday, 2 nice 25lb plates, for deads more than anything, although they wll come in very  handy for a whole host of things... However yesterday they were  the cause of some mischief, contunue reading to find out what ... DAh, duh, dahhhh!


Clean and press 5x3 62 lbs X 3 , I might end up stalling very soon on these. High point, The clean is getting better, My catch is improving, and it is getting higher (where it should be).

Deadlift: 1x5 ramped up 127 lbs x5, 147 lbs X5 , 167 x 5 working set 177 lbs X5 PB!!!!


Rows: 3x8 , 1st set I wasn't thinking thought I put the 87lbs, on the bar (or actually stripped the overages off, after deads), went to do the first set pulled like 2 WTF, put bar down breathed a few times, pulled another 4 counldn't keep for, I couldn't get over it... Yeah the deads were taxing, it was another personal best, but, I feel I had more in me.... I knew for the past two weeks I have been unhappy ith my row, and didn't increase, But I need to drop.... what,. are you kidding me.... THEN I RECALCULATED THE WEIGHT ON THE BAR it was 107, not 87, so max effort for rows for me is 107 by 4, that is not bad. Personal best, and i am lucky I did not hurt myself.

I breathed a sigh of relief, stripped 20 lbs off the thing did my last 2 sets like they were pie. 87 lbs X 8 

Kung Fu was a good time... on thursday and friday... Made some progress, I can stay in forms all the way through 5 elements, alothough I am flop[ping and twitchen all over the place on those..
 
Fairly confidant that I will need to go formal atire shoppping in the next month for my test... I still have to ask Phan, but my buddy, said I amclose enough in time and certainly ready, (or ready enough I will be ready by july) and he won't hold me back 3 months on a techincality....
 
On Friday I had a whole lot of fun sparring with a 13 year old girl. She fast and wirery,with tiny little arms and legs that could just creep in anywhere. She has been there for 5 years. I was a good student (didn't resort to bullying) and used my forms, fun for everyone, and I learned. 
 
Thursday morning
Overhead Squats 3x 15: 32 lbs X 15

Bench press/: 3x15 30 lbs x 15  ( I got to get those micro weights)
Romanian deadlift 3x15 87lbs X 15

 Chin : 3 to failure 3 full 3 negitives 2 full 4 negitives, 6 negatives

Saturday and Sunday  6 hours each gardening, digging mixing soinl, tearing through roots.. tired.

Sunday night
Front squat 5x3 107 lbs X 3

Bench press: 3x5 45lb dumbbells x 5 only 4 at last set MOTHER ****ER, still not having a good time with bench these days

Power clean: 5x3 87 lbs x 3  I think I might stick at this weight while I work my form out... I keep hitting my clavical, enough that I have a bruise, I got Starting strength, the bf, i8s watching my form, and I have a trainer lined up, she is an aquintence I forgot used to be a personal trainer. She is familiar with oly lifts, next week or the week after she should be able to help me.

Chin ups: 3 to failure 3 chins 5 neg , 2 chin 5 negs, third set 1 chin 5 negs. Sad little personal best with 6 chins yeay for me... kind of.

Monday no school, I only got 3 hours sleep last nght an dmy first day back to work, i hope to, kung fu and lift when I get home, although there is no garuntee I will be able to do do that..

At least it is deadlift day, the most taxing lift but the easiest to psych myself into doing, when tired, not like squats.

ORIGINAL: thehardway

Power clean: 5x3 87 lbs x 3 I think I might stick at this weight while I work my form out... I keep hitting my clavical, enough that I have a bruise, I got Starting strength, the bf, i8s watching my form, and I have a trainer lined up, she is an aquintence I forgot used to be a personal trainer. She is familiar with oly lifts, next week or the week after she should be able to help me.

The best you can do is read the power clean chapter again and again (probably after each power clean workout) and notice little things you do wrong. It might take a month or so to get everything right.

Just couldn't do both last night, my scedule is all f'ed up again, I am tellin' you it is the curse of the online journal, as soon as I publically post my daily crap, my regimine goes out the window.

Any way, got cleared by Phan last night to test in July, if I think I am comofortale, he said he will be there to judge me regardless of when I choose to test so no pressure, LMAO! So I get to go buy my formal kung fu attire (jacket), and much more importantly, I must practice and practice, and parctice my three baby forms.

 I did well, but really tanked on 5 elements, I am not worrying abuot that one at all right now, and it shows.

Had a good form spar partner too, Demetri (spelled wrong I am sure). He is a good teacher, finally understand the Tiger front kick block backhand horse punch. It signifiacnatly more clear.


reading my starting strenght, I have already found areas of issues, with the power clean, AHHH the second dip... I will have things to work on tonight! On a better note, my deads are just as they should be. , so are my front squats, bench is fine... over head press fine and dandy!  That is not my final critique of my form evaluation, but a cursery one. But really as far as I can tell, I have taught myself well!

Ohk I don't have much time, too much to do today.

Breifly I'll explain what I meant yesterday..

Ok I certainly  certainly have a broadway cast's worth of issues with the clean.

What I meant yesterday about the oh so natural and uncouncious redip,  when I first began getting dumbbells to my shoulders  using some sort of modified bastardised (sort of) clean. I was aware that my  body was coming down just a wee little bit before the pull. Just like people are trained out of breathing correctly because they think it is wrong, I trained myself out of that dip.

Now before that point and after that point I have a whole host of wrong... but they center around my earlier (I thought) form correction... kinda like the epicenter of an earth quake.

I hope that makes sense... This is why my hang clean is closer to correct (notice I did not say correct), but seriously much better, and also why I can do more weight.

Moving on.

So I went throught the chapter for almost an hour and a half. I did nothing but work on cleans, nothing else, and I am wicked sore today everywhere. I was actually mad at myself for not moving on and doing my deads or anything else, until I would stand up, then suddenly it felt like I had done enough work for the day, probably not.

I just started from the top down, like instructed. Including the few things I have correct, like the hook grip, and the rack positon.

I was consistantly good (eventually), until I would bring the bar up from below my knees, and I would just f'k it all up. My positon over my feet, wrong the bar in jump position wrong, my timing of the jump wrong.

So, I would go back to the begining reread, and start again, I never made it all the way to the floor, not in an hour and a half. , oh well.

Here is a question.. Am I correct, I should not change, or help/try to  slow down the bar, with my hands a split second before the bar is fully racked. It is just supposed to plunk down in the right spot?

So when I got a good pull I got a good one, man my bar popped up high straight and tight... a couple times. I had the bar loaded it a little for the work, I think it was 37 lbs, close to what a regular bar would weigh. So that was a fun couple of tries, when I would just totally out power it and have to stop it from going to high, like over  nose height. (why do I feel like I am gonna get yelled at).

Any way i will try again tomorrow, I don't know, I should probably do my deads and rows first and then work on the clean until I can't do any more.

Yeah, and I am a hooker, that is the way I could generate power with out using my knees properly, so by correcting that, I know have to think more about my elbows, and not bending them, because even though I know better, and didn't do it this way before, th straight ride up your shirt pull, does make me want to use my arms more, and upright row it. I know that is wrong, I have known that was wrong for ever, but now it is trying to  creep in as a tendancy. My arms are sore from doing that... and stopping the pull half way and starting all over again.

ORIGINAL: thehardway

Yeah, and I am a hooker, that is the way I could generate power

 
I never knew that about you!
 
BWWWAaaHaHaHaHa!

Current Stack: HDROL,Celltech,Superpump 250, Glutamine,Beta alanine,Whey protein.

ORIGINAL: bulkingup

ORIGINAL: thehardway

Yeah, and I am a hooker, that is the way I could generate power

I never knew that about you!

BWWWAaaHaHaHaHa!

How did I know, HOW DID I KNOW, as soon as I saw you poted to my journal, I thought to myself, it is about the "hooker" remark. LOL!

ORIGINAL: thehardway

ORIGINAL: bulkingup

ORIGINAL: thehardway

Yeah, and I am a hooker, that is the way I could generate power

I never knew that about you!

BWWWAaaHaHaHaHa!

How did I know, HOW DID I KNOW, as soon as I saw you poted to my journal, I thought to myself, it is about the "hooker" remark. LOL!

I am so sorry sweetie!
I literally could not resist!
I have,however been keeping up with your journal because i'm trying to decide between NROL and HST for my next cycle.
 
AND
I knew better....We all know you're the original "Classy Broad"!

Current Stack: HDROL,Celltech,Superpump 250, Glutamine,Beta alanine,Whey protein.

I know, I often times can not reisit a good set up either... the masturbation thread is a perfect example.

I am not doing NROL any more. With my lack of a squat rack, I couldn't do the wave loading for the strength routines.

I don't have it in me to do the fat loss agian at this point, and H1 and 2 were certainly fun, but i want to focus on power and strength for Kung Fu, so the routine I am doing now was given to me by coldfire. More focus on power and exsplosiveness.

I really enjoyed NROL, I don't know if you would like it as much as I did. I know you see results from iso work as well, and there is very little of it in NROL, but I am sure you know all that, especially since you are considering HST as well, same story.

But, please post smartass remaks when ever you would like to in my journal. It seems to get frequent visits, but rarely do people ever post to it.

It is nice to see someone elses sign in under my title, every now and again, even if it's just a silly post.

ORIGINAL: thehardway

Ohk I don't have much time, too much to do today.

Breifly I'll explain what I meant yesterday..

Ok I certainly certainly have a broadway cast's worth of issues with the clean.

What I meant yesterday about the oh so natural and uncouncious redip, when I first began getting dumbbells to my shoulders using some sort of modified bastardised (sort of) clean. I was aware that my body was coming down just a wee little bit before the pull. Just like people are trained out of breathing correctly because they think it is wrong, I trained myself out of that dip.

Now before that point and after that point I have a whole host of wrong... but they center around my earlier (I thought) form correction... kinda like the epicenter of an earth quake.

I hope that makes sense... This is why my hang clean is closer to correct (notice I did not say correct), but seriously much better, and also why I can do more weight.

Moving on.

So I went throught the chapter for almost an hour and a half. I did nothing but work on cleans, nothing else, and I am wicked sore today everywhere. I was actually mad at myself for not moving on and doing my deads or anything else, until I would stand up, then suddenly it felt like I had done enough work for the day, probably not.

I just started from the top down, like instructed. Including the few things I have correct, like the hook grip, and the rack positon.

I was consistantly good (eventually), until I would bring the bar up from below my knees, and I would just f'k it all up. My positon over my feet, wrong the bar in jump position wrong, my timing of the jump wrong.

So, I would go back to the begining reread, and start again, I never made it all the way to the floor, not in an hour and a half. , oh well.

Here is a question.. Am I correct, I should not change, or help/try to slow down the bar, with my hands a split second before the bar is fully racked. It is just supposed to plunk down in the right spot?

So when I got a good pull I got a good one, man my bar popped up high straight and tight... a couple times. I had the bar loaded it a little for the work, I think it was 37 lbs, close to what a regular bar would weigh. So that was a fun couple of tries, when I would just totally out power it and have to stop it from going to high, like over nose height. (why do I feel like I am gonna get yelled at).

Any way i will try again tomorrow, I don't know, I should probably do my deads and rows first and then work on the clean until I can't do any more.

Yeah, and I am a hooker, that is the way I could generate power with out using my knees properly, so by correcting that, I know have to think more about my elbows, and not bending them, because even though I know better, and didn't do it this way before, th straight ride up your shirt pull, does make me want to use my arms more, and upright row it. I know that is wrong, I have known that was wrong for ever, but now it is trying to creep in as a tendancy. My arms are sore from doing that... and stopping the pull half way and starting all over again.

No, you shouldn't try to slow the bar down before you rack it. I think the weight is too light for you and it leaves too much place for errors. Try it with a heavier weight. Something you can clean comfortably that wouldn't fly too high.

And if you are practicing form, do it before deadlifts and rows, and for multiple sets of low reps.

Looks like you are making some progress.

Good luck.

I was wondering if I should be adding more weight, I was trying to be a good student and follow directions, haha.

Although, now with all the form corrections, I think my working weight numbers are going to go way down. The only thing that bothers me about that, is my front squat. My squats are too light as it is for my legs really. I'll catch up again, it is good to be humbled.

But, on to new Kung fu injuries. I dislocated my little toe  last night, or hypreextended it or something. All I do know is that while the Bottom of my foot was firmly planted on the ground the TOP of my little toe was also firmly planted on the mat,I could feel the nail antd the top knuckle against the coolness of the matt. I did that twice, with in 1 minute . rigth at the end of warm ups, and just before we started on our forms. [&o]

I was a trooper, I kept going, my clumsy was significantly increased, I was terrified  abut doing it a third time.  Go figure, right as I finished my second tiger, Phan came over to me and said much, much better, more fluid, very nice. I think he was high (joke). Dragon with all its feet swishing, was a catastrophy. Bird was fine although the pain had really increased at this point, so I could not focus as much on what I was doing.  5 elements with all it's kicking and feet changes, total mess!

we took our break, I taped my toe to his buddy, and we form sparred. I had such a potentially fun spar partner, 19 year old boy who humbly likes to show of. I was too distracted, to take full advantage, the part of my brain that should have been concentrating on applying the pattern, was dealing with damage control, and further injury prevention. So the rest of my brain had to remember the patterns, and that left very little room for propper execution, timing, and forcefullness. And he was gaoding me to. I think I have a reputaion as a hard hitter. He wanted me to hit him hard, and I just couldn't. Well I did, but not like I could have, or would have under different circumstances.

i am certainly concerned about how my stupid toe is going to affect al of my lifting. Boo.

Kung Fu first lift second, I am soo tired, and my joints just hurt!!

Worked on 5 elements the whole times it was purely a forms class, taped toe to his buddy, and I had to be really careful, and that helped and hurt my forms, 5 elements is just all about awkward leg changes, for kicks, of course, which is what gives my foot a problem. But I could call it by the time it is done...

Clean and press 5x3 62 lbs X 3 last set x 6,

form bad, making progress, got a couple good ones in, corrected a couple things , this is going to take while. 62 lbs felt heavier than it should have.

Deadlift: 1x5 ramped up 107 lbs x5, 127 lbs X5, 147lbs  x 5, 167 X 5  working set 182 lbs X5 PB!!!


Rows: 3x8 92 lbs X 8 

Toe did not interfear with my lifts, thankfully, however I really wish my thumb would finish healing... , that still gives me problems on a daily basis.

I am soo, tired!!

ORIGINAL: thehardway

Kung Fu first lift second, I am soo tired, and my joints just hurt!!

Worked on 5 elements the whole times it was purely a forms class, taped toe to his buddy, and I had to be really careful, and that helped and hurt my forms, 5 elements is just all about awkward leg changes, for kicks, of course, which is what gives my foot a problem. But I could call it by the time it is done...

Clean and press 5x3 62 lbs X 3 last set x 6,

form bad, making progress, got a couple good ones in, corrected a couple things , this is going to take while. 62 lbs felt heavier than it should have.

Deadlift: 1x5 ramped up 107 lbs x5, 127 lbs X5, 147lbs x 5, 167 X 5 working set 182 lbs X5 PB!!!


Rows: 3x8 92 lbs X 8

Toe did not interfear with my lifts, thankfully, however I really wish my thumb would finish healing... , that still gives me problems on a daily basis.

I am soo, tired!!

I like the way your deadlift numbers go up.

Thanks coldfie, my deadlifts make me happy as well. I think I will be able to break 200 in a couple 3  months.


Overhead Squats 3x 15: 37 lbs
Bench press/: 3x15 30 lbs x 15 last set 16

Romanian deadlift 3x15 92lbs X 15

Chins: 3 to failure 3full, 5 negs 2 full 5 negitives last set 1 full  5 negatives 

Kung Fu wa fine. My toe tape flew off in the beginning, silly how much help that little piece of tape is, had to be careful, that little toe just wants to keeps rolling over top of itself...

Damn, my dragon sucks donkey ass. It really does. Last night I made someone walk away, he is a freind of mine, so it was ok.  I can't believe I'll practice it before class, with all the other students around;they have all been through the same thing so really I am not to ashammed, and none of the students with my experiance level, practice their forms before class; however my dragon really is a crime against nature  .

I think I have myself weighted on my feet wrong. I need to watch the way others move their feet into the various cross stances required. I am entirely too off balance, even taking into considertion, my piss poor balance, I am missing something, I am sure.

That is the one I am worried about for my test.

I think I can go this Saturday to the open studio, so I'll work on it seriously.

5 elements was better, I almost was able to switch my feet with intent the whole way through, so that is progress.

Side note I really have to make an effort in choosing my spar partner, My days varry widely depending on who I am fighting, last night, my parner was crappy, I felt good that I had all the combinations, mostly down, but she was way to gentle, I want to be hit, and hit back (neither have to be hard the intent just needs to be there), otherwise I don't feel like 1 I am learning, and 2 I am getting a good work out. forms and warm ups are almost always intense, spar depends on you and your partner.

Worried about my front squat  tonight, With my form work on the cleans, I know I am not going to be able to pull 107 today (hang clean), I just don't see how I can pull it off. Probably thow in  couple more reps, to compinsate, might be a whole bucket full of more reps, depending on what I can get up there. I don't want to resort to doing step ups, to augment my leg training, I hate those things...

Front squat 5x5 92 lbs X 5

worked on the hang clean (as usual) for the front squat, I was worried about even getting 92 #'s up with my form corrections, and learning curve... They felt pretty damn good, not perfect but better, and yes 92#'s felt heavier than it used to, now doing them the close to right way. reped it to 5 instead of 3

Bench press: 3x5 45lb dumbbells x 5 2nd set X6 3rd set by 5 (inprovement !)

Power clean: 5x3 77 lbs x 3 that fetlt alright, much better actually, If I though about it to much I coouldn't  do them explosively, therefor fail, however I took a different approach this time. i would do visualisation  of the form , I would go over it with out even the bar . Than I would grab the bar and just do them, rather than thinking about them , sduring the actual lift. Form felt better much closer to the ideal, I believe.

Chin ups: 3 to failure 3 chins 5neg  1st set , second 2 chin 5 negs, third set 2 chins  4 negs. 7 chins total  PB!!!!!

One more thing workeds on my straddle, didn't do the whole thing with the weights, like Linda and I discussed yesterday, just did the straddle split specific 20 minute thing, I have to get used to that first, It really hurts me hips, and the hams a pissing and moaning runner up.

I figure i'll get used to that for a couple weeks, maybe i can do that 3 days, weight days, or Kung Fu, It is not going to matter, after Kung fu I am more flexible, so I could probably get more strech out of me... but my hips are already fatigued.. After weight, I just want to be done working out, but 2 minute strech holds gives me a lot of time to rest into it, and in all honesty I drank my post workout shake during the first 6 minutes of my streching....

DRAGON DRAGON DRAGON...........

that was all

Clean and press 5x3 67lbs X 3

making progress, got a couple good ones in, corrected a couple things , Got my amr like fast whipping noodles a couple of times! I felt better about them

Deadlift: 1x5 ramped up 107 lbs x5, 127 lbs X5, 147lbs x 5, 167 X 5 working set 187 lbs X5 PB!!!
Really think that might be my sticking point for a minute, had to work real hard at maintaing my back posture.

Rows: 3x8 92 lbs X 8 wasn't up to the increase last night. Working on that form to. 

Really hoping to  hit over 200 lbs in the next month.... or two, should happen, but there is always a chance it won't.


longer term dead goal is 150% of my body weight so at Sundays body weight that is 236 lbs.

At the moment I am even more than usual about strength, and power. So I just want to hit the big numbers on BIG lifts, while still mainting my endurance, why I have a higher rep, lower rest day.

I want to be able to free spar with the boys (and take it really well, I don't want the m to have to pull their punches any more than they would for someone else with my experiance level), and since I am not the most agile (never gonna be either, I'll get better, but it is never going to be a big strength of mine), I am focusing on power. Basically I want to beat up boys.

Kung Fu, saparred with Hector tionight, he is the one who split my lip, last time.

A MUCH more aggressive spar session, exceallant!! I lerned something me about Monkey tonigh!!!

Good time, wasn't to hot, but way too crowded...

I can't wait till the new schoolopens, it is 3 blocks from my place, how AWESOME iS THAT!

I am really starting to think I need to find a gym, gym soon though.

I agree with Coldfire in using heavier weight for your powerclean.

It clicked for me after about 5 minutes, someone told me when you go up, your wrists should be at your collar bone when you flip them, and at the peak of the flip, the bar should be in the nose area, and lowered to shoulder height as you bend your legs.

Maybe it'll help you too.

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Overhead Squats 3x 15: 42 lbs
Bench press/: 3x15 30 lbs x 15 last 2 sets 16

Romanian deadlift 3x15 92lbs X 15

Chins: 3 to failure 2full, 4 negs 1 full 5 negitives last set 6 2 leg assist

Totally crapped ouT HOT< HOT< HOT

Really f'ed up my week skipped Kung Fu on Monday.. At least the hunmmid should break tonight after class.

over 96 I am a PUSSY, it was way over 96


Thanks for the advice Yet. I am getting there. sometime I hit them right the othertimes.. I think I think to much about them, and just can't get the speed right.

Last night kung fu, Dragon dragon dragon, all forms, WAY HOT!!! I was soaked with sweat, I mean every square inch of every stitch of clothing I had on was actively dripping sweat, when I was just standing there. I work all three, but really 80% of my time was dedicated to dragon. It still is not natutral. Boo, hiss!

otherwsie fine, I should be ready for my test, and my friend John, gave me his old formal jaccket, so I won't need to buy anything.

This morning.


Front squat 5x5 97 lbs X 5

worked on the hang clean  reped it to 5 instead of 3
almost got stuck in the hole on set 3 seriously worried I wuldn't be able to stand up, I think it was rep 4. I bottomed out bottomed out! Otherwise fine hang cleans  ummm better  .

Bench press: 3x5 45lb dumbbells x 5 2nd set X6 3rd set by 6 (improvement,. with an M !)

Power clean: 5x3 82 lbs x 3 Easier time with the power clean this time... 82 felt light??? I kept recounting the weight on the bar to make sure that was the total, it was. The imagining and than exploding helps, I think my form is better, it might be video time soon.

Chin ups: 3 to failure 2 chins 6 neg 1st set , second 1 chin7  negs, third set 1 chins 6 negs  BOOOOOOO, my grip crapped out again, 

wow.  i'm real impressed with your deadlift numbers hardway.  over 185 pounds is impressive IMO.  there are tons of guys out there that can't even do that much.. let alone GIRLS.   way to go. 

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Hey silver thinks I am 2 pounds on the happy side of strong, thanks ! I actually really appreciate it.

I did more split streching on Wednessday night.

Yesterday Kung Fu. All about forms, Dragon, dragon, dragon, and then 5 elements. I have a 5 elements buddy, that one is his problem form (like my dragon), and since i haven't been concentrating on it I am not brilliant either.

He is another one who is testing for the first time in July. I am going on in Saturady, as is he.

I am torn between lifting tonight odr Kung fu first and them go home and lift.

Since I am going in on Saturday morning, it is not as if I am skipping a day, but since it is open studio, and not class, it makes me feel like a bad student. I'll figure it out.

Oh boy, I'm gonna try for the 192 dead tonight......

Clean and press 5x3 72lbs X 3

Set 4 hit them nearly perfect, every other rep and set, can we say epic fail! Well not that bad, but yikes...

Deadlift: 1x5 ramped up 107 lbs x5, 127 lbs X5, 147lbs x 5, 167 X 5 working set 192 lbs X5 PB!!!
That was hard

Rows: 3x8 97 lbs X 8 should have kept it at 92 lbs, the bar did not touch my body an the last reps of any of my sets, another fail.. I should drop them back next week. 

So my whole weekend if totaly ****ed I had to stay late last night so I couldn't go to Kung Fu, this stupid ballast was trying to kill me. I mean I hate doing any kind of electrical, but a ballast that is certainly with in my range of comfortable capabilities. It was ut to get me I know t.

So no Big deal, I was going this morning anyway to practice by my self... but the janitor working this morning got trapped in Mephis,  it's my birthday, damn it, and I am at work, got in at 8 am, can't go to open studio. **** them really. Maybe I will practice in the Sanctuary, after I shut the building up.

Uggh! I gotta go play janitor.