[Sean1332]

Pull-ups suck àss. They make me feel fat too.

[PumpHouse]

Pull-ups suck àss. They make me feel fat too.

I see guys hanging 45's from there waist and bangin out ungodly numbers and I die a little inside. Then I remember how good cheesecake is and the pain goes away. I really just need to work on my vertical pulling, it's all around pretty lacking but lat pulldowns just don't seem to be cutting it.

[PumpHouse]

I think I've asked this before but is there a method to posting videos without YouTube?

[Sean1332]

I see guys hanging 45's from there waist and bangin out ungodly numbers and I die a little inside. Then I remember how good cheesecake is and the pain goes away. I really just need to work on my vertical pulling, it's all around pretty lacking but lat pulldowns just don't seem to be cutting it.

I just started chin-ups. They used to be harder, but now I find that they're easier. Either way, they all suck.

[PumpHouse]

I just started chin-ups. They used to be harder, but now I find that they're easier. Either way, they all suck.

Chin-ups have always been way easier for me. But yes, man was not meant to pull himself up over things.

[Torobestia]

Chin-ups have always been way easier for me. But yes, man was not meant to pull himself up over things.

Sure he was, lol. There's rock climbing, for one, and it's an awesome activity.

I actually did it recently at this course without using a harness. Surprisingly much easier to do than pullups.

[Sean1332]

Sure he was, lol. There's rock climbing, for one, and it's an awesome activity. I actually did it recently at this course without using a harness. Surprisingly much easier to do than pullups.

My wife and I were into "bouldering" for a while. Chicks with yoga pants fûcking everywhere. I loved it. It wrecks your forearms! Because of holding on..not because I beat off to the yoga pants later that night..

[Torobestia]

It wrecks your forearms! Because of holding on..not because I beat off to the yoga pants later that night..

You don't have to lie, Sean. You're among friends here.

[herderdude]

My wife and I were into "bouldering" for a while. Chicks with yoga pants fûcking everywhere. I loved it. It wrecks your forearms! Because of holding on..not because I beat off to the yoga pants later that night..

You really couldn't have set yourself up any worse than that. Proofreading, my friend!

[PumpHouse]

Haha!!


I do love bouldering and climbing though. Used to be my thing when I lived in Utah. I should plan it out for my Deload weeks.

[PumpHouse]

Cycle 1 5's wave Accumukation phase


Alright this was a bad one today.

Warm up fine
Agile 8 fine

Squats
2x10x45 fine
1x5x135 fine
1x5x185 fine
1x3x225 lower back hurt like hell
1x5x225 with belt no pain at all
1x5x225 no belt hurt again
1x3x225 with belt and it was hurting terribly

I really thought everything was going so well. It was just awful. I have a feeling all the work I did at my desk, sitting, really tired out my lower back so just didn't have the spinal support. Idk. I'm pissed but hopefully it was just a fluke.

Leg press
5x10x450

Standing cable crunches
3x10xlight

Planks
2x30 secs x 45

Calf raises with BB
3x20x185

I'm frustrated. The volume I did on the deadlift days ago could have just beat me up to bad. So idk, anyone got any thoughts?


Side note: Just watched Chris Bell's new doc "Trophy Kids" on HBO. It's awesome. Watch it.

[Sean1332]

How does it hurt? I'd imagine you shoulda recovered by then

[PumpHouse]

That's what I thought too.

It's a shooting pain at the base of my spine. Right at the top of my crack.

[PumpHouse]

Cycle 1 5's wave Accumulation phase

Warm up
Shoulder dislocations
Lax ball mashing

Bench
2x20x45
1x10x95
1x5x135
2x2x155
5x5x180
1x9x180

Fat grip barbell rows
5x10x135 yikes!

Klokov
3x8x95

Rope push downs
1x100x20

BB dead holds (posture work) underhand*
2x25 secs x 225

Back felt fine today, hopefully yesterday was just a fluke. But my sleep has been a problem lately so that's something I need to be more careful of. It really wrecks my recovery.

Going to mash the hell out of my back tonight.

[PaulBlack]

Back felt fine today, hopefully yesterday was just a fluke. But my sleep has been a problem lately so that's something I need to be more careful of. It really wrecks my recovery.

Glad to hear kiddo

[rob112]

That over the counter ZzQuil can help out if sometimes you have trouble sleeping. I wouldn't use it nightly, but here and there it could be a cheap fix.

[PumpHouse]

That over the counter ZzQuil can help out if sometimes you have trouble sleeping. I wouldn't use it nightly, but here and there it could be a cheap fix.

Honestly it's not treatable. I've tried the heavy prescription meds. Nothing's worked. So at this point it's just about dealing with it.

Thanks for the help, but it's not a run-of-the-mill sleep issue, it's a diagnosed condition that comes in waves.

[PumpHouse]

That over the counter ZzQuil can help out if sometimes you have trouble sleeping. I wouldn't use it nightly, but here and there it could be a cheap fix.

Your meet is this weekend though right?

[rob112]

Your meet is this weekend though right?

Next weekend and stoked! Haha

[PumpHouse]

Next weekend and stoked! Haha

Awesome man! What federation?

[rob112]

Awesome man! What federation?

WNPF

[PumpHouse]

Chest is so sore I'm going to live in icyhot today. Shouldn't affect my 10 am deadlifting though.

I'm pretty sure I found a meet that suits me. It's forever away but I'll tell you guys anyway. USPA April 26th in Westlake village. Very close to my house. As long as this injury is a thing of the past I should easily be able to get that Class II total. Then nationals in late summer. Here's hoping! I'll compete raw (no wraps).

[Sean1332]

Chest is so sore I'm going to live in icyhot today. Shouldn't affect my 10 am deadlifting though. I'm pretty sure I found a meet that suits me. It's forever away but I'll tell you guys anyway. USPA April 26th in Westlake village. Very close to my house. As long as this injury is a thing of the past I should easily be able to get that Class II total. Then nationals in late summer. Here's hoping! I'll compete raw (no wraps).

April 26th will be here before you know it so start preparing!

[PumpHouse]

Yep! I'll probably start collecting all kinds of advice from you guys around the 16 week mark. This will only be my 2nd meet and idk if I should even count my first one.

[rob112]

April 26th will be here before you know it so start preparing!

I agree. It flies when you have a specific date you train for.