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RE: WDNinABQ's TP-PT Journal - 6/15/2004 6:19:45 AM
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WDNinABQ
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ORIGINAL: mda1125
I'd say carry a can of raid or bug bomb the place.
I usually have two cans of spray in the house (one where I can easily get to it, and one in reserve), but I used them up this weekend when I moved a pile of bricks that had a bunch of black widows in it.
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Now about the knee pain. Have you tried wrapping? And I can only gather from this detailed journal that you know what you are doing in terms for form. Is it the range of motion that is bothering you? Too low? Knees turning inward?
What about gluocosamine as a supplement?
Well, I've been taking glucosamine for a while, but the problem isn't in the cartilage. It feels more like its up in the quadriceps tendon. I strained it or something on the last batch of leg extensions at the end of phase two. For a while it hurt to put any strain on it -- it would hurt when I would go to sit down and stuff. Now it's feeling better for normal use, but flares up again under load -- like an ankle sprain that's starting to go away. I'm going to keep RICE-ing it, and it should be OK in a week or so.
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RE: WDNinABQ's TP-PT Journal - 6/17/2004 8:11:54 PM
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A two-a-day over two days...
Yesterday's Workout:
Standing Bar Curl : 80 : 6; 75 : 6
Close-Grip Pull-ups : 7, 6
T-Bar Row : 100 : 6, 6
Side Lateral Raise : 20 : 7, 7
Start: 7:40 pm - 8:04 pm
Workout Music: Liz Phair - Whitechocolatespaceegg
Today's Workout:
DB Flys : 45 : 9, 9 (+2.5)
Bench Press : 125 : 8, 7
Close Grip Bench Press : 95 : 9, 9
Leg Curl : 110 : 9, 7
Superset:
Seated Calf Raises : 300 : 13, 13
DB Shrugs : 85 : 10, 10
Start: 8:00 pm - 8:48 pm
Workout Music: My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Workout Notes:
OK, this was supposed to be a two-a-day split performed all today. However, I had an early morning engagement, so I did this morning's portion last night. I guess I could have published it then, but I was kind of tired and pretty lazy to boot. So how did the workouts go? Basically, they were another big "Meh..." I'm just having a hard time getting into the workouts for this phase. Like I said earlier, they seem more like busy work than productive work. Sure, that tune may change in a week or so, but for now I find this phase to be, by far, the least interesting of the three.
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RE: WDNinABQ's TP-PT Journal - 6/19/2004 9:38:20 PM
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AM Workout
Standing Barbell Military Press : 85 : 7, 6
Incline Barbell Press : 115 : 6, 5
Flat DB Press : 55 : 7, 6
Close Grip Bench Press : 100 : 7, 7
Superset:
    Hammer Curls : 30 : 8, 8
    Overhead Triceps Bar Extensions : 70 : 8, 8
Standing Dumbbell Curl : 30 : 7, 5
Start: 8:15 am - Finish: 8:57 am
Workout music: Read Yellow - Radios Burn Faster
PM Workout
Squat : 165 : 9, 9
Chin Up (Assisted) : 8, 6
Barbell Row : 115 : 7, 7
Stiff Leg Deadlift : 215 : 7, 7
Superset:
    Barbell Shrugs : 205 : 7, 7
    Calves (standing) : 255 : 8, 8
Start: 8:58 pm - Finish: 9:48 pm
Workout music: Mission of Burma - On Off On
Workout Notes:
Yes! I actually got to do squats again today. I did do them fairly light (though my quads were feeling pretty weak after the almost two-week layoff) to keep from re-injuring myself right away. There's a wee bit of stiffness in there, so I'm icing it now as a precaution, but I should be able to keep doing my squats for the rest of the phase. Other than that the workout was, well, ok. The morning portion was a nice way to start the day. A good light workout to get the blood pumping. The evening portion was about the same as the rest of the workouts, nothing of any note outside of the re-introduction of squats.
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RE: WDNinABQ's TP-PT Journal - 6/22/2004 5:56:15 AM
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D'oh! I forgot to post these Sunday.
My week 10 stats:
216 pounds Body Fat: ~25%
(~162 pounds lbm, 54 pounds fat)
Measurements:
Chest (just above nipples, expanded): 116.2 cm (45.75 in)
Waist (at navel, fully relaxed): 105.4 cm (41.5 in)
Hips: 100.5 cm (39.6 in)
Left Biceps: 37.6 cm (14.8 in), Right Biceps: 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
Left Quad: 59.6 cm (23.5 in), Right Quad: 59.8 cm (23.5 in)
Left calf: 42.6 cm (16.8 in), Right calf: 42.3 cm (16.7 in)
Left Forearm: 31.1 cm (12.2 in), Right Forearm: 31.9 cm (12.6 in)
Pictures are up at Sweating With The Toadies... check it out, I actually have a bit of definition in my left delts and my quads!
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RE: WDNinABQ's TP-PT Journal - 6/22/2004 8:25:58 PM
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AM Workout:
Front Squats : 125 : 9, 8
Hack Squats : 115 : 9. 8
Standing Bar Curl : 80 : 6; 75 : 6
Close-Grip Pull-ups : 6, 6
T-Bar Row : 100 : 6, 6
Side Lateral Raise : 20 : 7, 7
Start: 6:07 am - 6:47 am
Workout Music: Mansun - Attack Of The Grey Lantern
PM Workout:
DB Flys : 45 : 9, 9 (+2.5)
Bench Press : 125 : 8, 6
Close Grip Bench Press : 100 : 9, 8
Leg Curl : 110 : 8, 7
Superset:
    Seated Calf Raises : 300 : 14, 13
    DB Shrugs : 85 : 10, 10
Start: 8:17 pm - 9:00 pm
Workout Music: Pulp - This Is Hardcore
Workout Notes:
Well, another day, another day with squats back in the mix. Again, there was a bit of tightness in the knee after I was done, but there was no pain during the movement. I guess I'll try to bump up the weight a bit on the next go 'round. Other than that, everything else was pretty much as you would expect -- my strength was down a bit on some of the lifts, but nothing to significant.
In other news, I discovered that it's best not to do seated calf raises barefoot... it's kind of hard on the balls of the feet.
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RE: WDNinABQ's TP-PT Journal - 6/23/2004 4:05:15 PM
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I suppose naked deadlifts would probably be a similarly bad idea.
I'm not sure I even want to contemplate that...
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RE: WDNinABQ's TP-PT Journal - 6/24/2004 7:18:45 PM
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AM Workout:
Standing Barbell Military Press : 85 : 6, 6
Flat DB Press : 55 : 9, 9 (+2.5)
Incline Barbell Press : 115 : 5!; 105: 5!!!
Close Grip Bench Press : 100 : 9, 8
Superset:
    Hammer Curls : 30 : 8, 7
    Overhead Triceps Bar Extensions : 70 : 8, 8
Standing Dumbbell Curl : 30 : 7, 6
Start: 6:02 am - Finish: 6:45 am
Workout music: Public Enemy - Fear Of A Black Planet
PM Workout:
Squat : 175 : 9, 9
Chin Up (Assisted) : 8, 7
Barbell Row : 115 : 8, 7
Stiff Leg Deadlift : 215 : 8, 7
Superset:
    Barbell Shrugs : 205 : 8, 6
    Calves (standing) : 255 : 8, 8
Start: 7:03 pm - Finish: 8:01 pm
Workout music: Unkle - Psyence Fiction
AM Workout Notes:
Damn... I don't know what the deal was this morning, but my left shoulder was weak from the get go, and now it's sore like a mother... It felt OK (just weak) during the military presses, but it just gave out on me during the incline bench presses. And speaking of that, what the hell is the deal with my chest. Today I could only get five reps of incline bench at 105, but I could do 9 close-grip benches at 100? That's just sad and confusing...
AM Workout Notes:
Damn... I don't know what the deal was this evening either. I started out feeling great. Squats... No problem. Chin-ups... blazed through 'em. Underhand rows... erm, well things started going downhill. Straight-leg deadlifts... utterly gassed by the end of the first set. Shrugs and calf raises... ugh. I think you get the point, I died faster than a Yugo in a demolition derby. But at least I finished, and now I can pass out on the couch.
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RE: WDNinABQ's TP-PT Journal - 6/25/2004 9:58:07 AM
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You might want to experiment with your grip width when doing BP and Military press. You're having shoulder issues and you state you're able to press out more narrow grip presses than regular. Adjusting your grip narrower will relieve the strain on your shoulder and allow you to lift more weight with less pain. I've got a forty-seven year old shoulder that swears by this advice! As far as your energy levels, get some bananas in you between sets and watch what happens. It's astounding how much of an advantage one banana or a couple of orange slices can provide.
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RE: WDNinABQ's TP-PT Journal - 6/25/2004 5:51:12 PM
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Son of a [female dog]! I woke up this morning with my left leg feeling a little rough. As the day went on, the pain (well, pain isn't quite the right word for it... it's more like I had my leg shot full of Novocain then run over by a car -- it was an odd, diffuse, fuzzy sort of pain) got worse and worse going all the way from my lower back, through my ass and hammie, past the knee and into my left calf.
It looks like I've gone and frozulated[1] my sciatic nerve. I'm going to continue with TP-PT, but if it gets worse, I might have to back off on lifts like squats (and I just got going again with them) and straight leg deadlifts. Dammit!
BTW: Thanks for the advice BIGDOG, I'll definitely try different grips to keep the shoulder happy. Mucho appreciado.
[1] Technical medical term.
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RE: WDNinABQ's TP-PT Journal - 6/26/2004 5:53:34 PM
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AM Workout:
Front Squats : 135 : 9, 7
Hack Squats : 115 : 9. 8
Standing Bar Curl : 80 : 7; 75 : 6
Close-Grip Pull-ups : 7, 5
T-Bar Row : 100 : 7, 6
Side Lateral Raise : 20 : 8, 7
Start: 7:40 am - 8:27 am
Workout Music: Sloan - Action Pact
PM Workout:
DB Flys : 47.5 : 9, 8
Bench Press : 125 : 8, 5
Close Grip Bench Press : 100 : 9, 9 (+5)
Leg Curl : 110 : 9, 9 (+5)
Superset:
    Seated Calf Raises : 300 : 14, 12
    DB Shrugs : 85 : 10, 9
Start: 5:50 pm - 6:37 pm
Workout Music: Wilco - Summer Teeth
AM Workout Notes:
Well, so far the workout hasn't fired up my sciatica, and that makes me very happy. I woke up pretty much pain free and have stayed that way for over an hour after the workout finished. That's a pretty good sign. A bad sign, however, (though I'm not sure what it's a bad sign of) is the way those squats almost killed me this morning... Gah! It wasn't until I started my lateral raises that I finally caught my breath that I lost sometime in the first set of front squats. It wasn't pretty, but I was able to make progress, and that's what counts, I guess. Still there are some days I wouldn't mind holding steady -- so long as I don't feel like ass during (and after) the workout.
PM Workout Notes:
Not so bad this evening other. My bench press was, again, disappointing, but I am still making progress with the close-grip bench press, leg curl, etc. I tell you -- another exercise I won't miss when I'm done with this round of TP-PT is the seated calf raises. I've got a half ass rig set up, trying to approximate a seated calf raise, but I have limited range of motion, it's hard on the ankles and plantar fascia, and it takes a long time, because I have to do one leg at a time, as I can't get enough weight on the thing for both legs... grumble, grumble, grumble...
Why am I complaining about all this? Well it just wouldn't be a workout log if I wasn't ****ing about something...
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RE: WDNinABQ's TP-PT Journal - 6/27/2004 4:32:51 PM
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AM Workout:
Standing Barbell Military Press : 85 : 8, 6
Flat DB Press : 57.5 : 7, 6
Incline Barbell Press : 115 : 6; 105: 6
Close Grip Bench Press : 105 : 8, 7
Superset:
    Hammer Curls : 30 : 8, 7
    Overhead Triceps Bar Extensions : 70 : 8,7
Standing Dumbbell Curl : 30 : 7, 5
Start: 7:13 am - Finish: 7:53 am
Workout music: 764-HERO - Nobody Knows This Is Everywhere
PM Workout:
Squat : 185 : 9, 8
Chin Up (Assisted) : 8, 7
Barbell Row : 115 : 8, 8
Stiff Leg Deadlift : 215 : 8, 8
Superset:
    Barbell Shrugs : 205 : 7, 7
    Calves (standing) : 255 : 8, 8
Start: 4:04 pm - Finish: 4:57 pm
Workout music: Melissa Auf der Maur - Auf der Maur
AM Workout Notes:
Well, it's official. I am now doing more reps with my close grip bench press than I am with my incline bench press at the same freaking weight!!! I have no idea what the hell is going on, but it's really starting to piss me off. Everything else was going really well, but that stupid pit of despair that is my chest just puts a damper on the rest of the workout.
PM Workout Notes:
Dammit! Well, I think I may have found out how I aggravated my sciatic nerve the other day... Straight leg deadlifts. Doing them again today, I felt it tingling a bit in my lower back, and now it feels like the pain is starting to set in again -- I'll know better tomorrow I guess, but this really pisses me off (I am not in a good mood right now). I have to go ice my back and make some salmon now -- I might even have a beer... my first since about April or May.
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RE: WDNinABQ's TP-PT Journal - 6/29/2004 9:13:45 PM
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AM Workout:
Front Squats : 135 : 9, 7
Hack Squats : 115 : 9, 8
Standing Bar Curl : 80 : 7; 75: 6
Close-Grip Pull-ups : 7, 6
T-Bar Row : 100 : 6, 6
Side Lateral Raise : 20 : 6, 7
Start: 6:22 am - 7:03 am
Workout Music: The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight
PM Workout:
DB Flys : 47.5 : 9, 9 (+2.5)
Bench Press : 125 : 8, 6
Close Grip Bench Press : 105 : 9, 9 (+5)
Leg Curl : 115 : 7, 7
Superset:
    Seated Calf Raises : 300 : 14, 13
    DB Shrugs : 85 : 11, 9
Start: 5:28 pm - 6:12 pm
Workout Music: Pixies - At The BBC
Workout Notes:
I was kind of weak this morning. I assume thats because I had just rolled out of bed after a less than stellar night's sleep. The evening workout was pretty good though. I'll be bumping up the weight on two of the lifts for the next time this workout rolls around. I have to say again, however, that I'm just not getting this phase. The workouts aren't getting any harder to do -- they just take more time out of my week. Maybe something will kick in this week, but until then I'll just plug away.
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RE: WDNinABQ's TP-PT Journal - 6/30/2004 6:42:48 AM
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Flyes with 47.5 lbs? Nice!
Yeah, but I can't do a bench press to save my life... go figure.
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RE: WDNinABQ's TP-PT Journal - 6/30/2004 10:56:30 AM
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What warm-up do you do prior to the bench press? Are you working up to the 125 or do you just jump right in at the max weight?
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RE: WDNinABQ's TP-PT Journal - 6/30/2004 4:09:44 PM
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I warm up first. If I'm benching at 125, I'll warm up with something along the lines of: 65 for 9 reps, 80 for 6, 105 for 3, and 115 once. I'll add in more warmup reps if I don't feel "ready" to move on to the next step.
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RE: WDNinABQ's TP-PT Journal - 6/30/2004 8:56:40 PM
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AM Workout:
Standing Barbell Military Press : 85 : 8, 6
Flat DB Press : 57.5 : 8, 7
Incline Barbell Press : 115 : 7; 105 : 6
Close Grip Bench Press : 105 : 7, 7
Superset:
    Hammer Curls : 30 : 8, 8
    Overhead Triceps Bar Extensions : 70 : 8, 7
Standing Dumbbell Curl : 30 : 7, 6
Start: 6:09 am - Finish: 6:53 am
Workout music: Cracker - Traveling Apothecary Show
PM Workout:
Squat : 195 : 9, 9 (+10)
Chin Up (Assisted) : 9, 7
Barbell Row : 115 : 8, 8
Stiff Leg Deadlift : 215 : X
Superset:
    Barbell Shrugs : 205 : 8, 6
    Calves (standing) : 255 : 9, 9+6[1]
Start: 8:48 pm - Finish: 9:33 pm
Workout music: Pulp - We Love Life
Workout Notes:
I've decided to drop the straight-leg deadlifts from the routine for the rest of the program, i.e. today and Saturday. I'm doing it because I'm pretty sure that's the primary thing that's aggravating my sciatic nerve, and there's no point in going through a couple of make it worse/make it better/make it worse sessions this close to the end. In other news, it feels good to have my squats up near where they should be -- now it's time to take them up even higher.
[1] One of the dangers of doing supersets with the same bar is that you occasionally space out and forget to add weight for your calf raises. So I finished with 9 at 205 and another 6 at 255...
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RE: WDNinABQ's TP-PT Journal - 7/2/2004 8:51:06 PM
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AM Workout:
Front Squats : 135 : 9, 9
Hack Squats : 115 : 9, 9
Standing Bar Curl : 80 : 7; 75: 6
Close-Grip Pull-ups : 6, 6
T-Bar Row : 100 : 7, 6
Side Lateral Raise : 20 : 8, 7
Start: 4:39 pm - 5:19 pm
Workout Music: Spoon - Girls Can Tell
PM Workout:
DB Flys : 47.5 : 9, 8
Bench Press : 125 : 8, 6
Close Grip Bench Press : 1105 : 7, 7
Leg Curl : 115 : 8, 7
Superset:
    Seated Calf Raises : 300 : 14, 13
    DB Shrugs : 85 : 10, 10
Start: 8:30 pm - 9:14 pm
Workout Music: Frank Black - The Cult Of Ray
Workout Notes:
Well, it's almost over. Two more days, four more sessions... that's all I have left in the TP-PT program. And I tell you, I'm really ready for a break. My body is full of little aches and pains (and the occasional big ache and pain), I'm run down, and I really have to talk myself into getting into the gym these days. An nice little break is just what this guy needs and is looking for. As for the workouts today, I forgot to increase the weight for my DB flys today. As it turns out, that wasn't such a bad thing, as my strength was down a bit today. It's possible (probable even) that this is because I only had about three hours rest between sessions today instead of the usual 6-12 hours I've been getting (my cousins were visiting last night, and I didn't want to wake them up early this morning by tossing the weights around, so I did the whole workout after work today...).
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