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Smokers road to 1st plm

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rob112 said:
It's just bitterness. I'm sure the radios in the Bronx aren't too happy either lol
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Not happy at all. But it got a championship. And making the playoffs almost every year is great. With " new" leadership things will be rough for 2-3 years I think. Then they'll be strong again.
 
jimbuick said:
I'm an Astros fan (shut up, I know).

Always hated the Cards.

Always.

And forever.
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It's just a d1ck move to hate on the Astros, lol. There's down, then there's, well. Hopefully now that they're out of the NL central they can pick it up.





napalm said:
good catch,

<---4 beers deep!
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There you go. I've got some Sam Adams in the fridge waiting on me for this weekend :)
 
smoker145 said:
If I put the bar with my chin my head is off the bench...
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Pro Tip: Always line the bar up even with your eyes.

Caveat: Unless you're self-unracking, then I get my head to the end of the bench.
 
smoker145 said:
Andy, the rocket , berkman, oswalt years ago. Pretty good team. Oh and biggio. Only a few years away now I believe until contenders. So many top picks...... Look at the rays. It happened to them
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You forgot Jeff Bagwell! Never forget Jeff Bagwell! One of the few players from that era that doesn't have the steroid cloud looming over his head, one of the best righthanded bats in the NL in the 90s (if not the best) and let us not forget, he pulled off a switch from baby face to badass goatee the likes of which have never been seen before!
 
herderdude said:
You forgot Jeff Bagwell! Never forget Jeff Bagwell! One of the few players from that era that doesn't have the steroid cloud looming over his head, one of the best righthanded bats in the NL in the 90s (if not the best) and let us not forget, he pulled off a switch from baby face to badass goatee the likes of which have never been seen before!
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Those were the good old days, back when they still used the Astrodome, now it's that gay Minute Maid Park.
 
jimbuick said:
Those were the good old days, back when they still used the Astrodome, now it's that gay Minute Maid Park.
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As a Pirate fan, it was a real privelige to get to see him, Biggio, and the Puma play 18 times a year. I hope we play them in interleague every year. I liked when it was Enron Field. Lol. I think Minute Maid is a nice park. I like the short porches combined with huge alleys. An old-time type stadium. Makes for interesting baseball. And I like that guys could hit it all the way up to those goofy train tracks, back when they were juicing.
 
herderdude said:
As a Pirate fan, it was a real privelige to get to see him, Biggio, and the Puma play 18 times a year. I hope we play them in interleague every year. I liked when it was Enron Field. Lol. I think Minute Maid is a nice park. I like the short porches combined with huge alleys. An old-time type stadium. Makes for interesting baseball. And I like that guys could hit it all the way up to those goofy train tracks, back when they were juicing.
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Biggio is my all-time favorite player.


It's not a bad park, it's just gayly named due to the whole advertising thing.
 
That's life these days. The Sacramento Kings play in Sleep Train Arena. Then there's University of Phoenix Stadium or Jobing.com Arena. And don't even get me started on bowl names. Can college football be decided in a playoff yet? Please?
 
herderdude said:
That's life these days. The Sacramento Kings play in Sleep Train Arena. Then there's University of Phoenix Stadium or Jobing.com Arena. And don't even get me started on bowl names. Can college football be decided in a playoff yet? Please?
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We both know that'll never happen lol.
 
herderdude said:
Pro Tip: Always line the bar up even with your eyes.

Caveat: Unless you're self-unracking, then I get my head to the end of the bench.
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Napalm mentioned to me to do the chin and i perfer it that way. I used to do eyes, but I like chin better.
 
herderdude said:
You forgot Jeff Bagwell! Never forget Jeff Bagwell! One of the few players from that era that doesn't have the steroid cloud looming over his head, one of the best righthanded bats in the NL in the 90s (if not the best) and let us not forget, he pulled off a switch from baby face to badass goatee the likes of which have never been seen before!
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Very true, good catch. Wtf is up with that hill in center field? I'd hate to be chasing a fly ball and have to run up a hill. I bet many ankles have been hurt in cf
 
Did some mobility Just now, feeling good. Shoulders are feeling better recently too which is awesome. Ready for tm week.

Rob- did that band hip thing you sent me. It was goood mang thanks
 
Tm bench today. Gonna be a quick session so probably no back work, maybe a superset of back and tri at the end.

Going for 225, comp style thou. Pause and everything. Will I get it? Well put it this way

" whether you think you can, or think youu can't, your probably right"
 
Got 225 but lacked the pause. Still not bringing the bar down below the nips. But it was an improvement. Ill post vid later. Need to grab some food and head to work
 
We'll work on the commands when we bench together. It's easier with someone calling IMO.
 
Just think spread the bar, bend the bar and stack your wrists. You'll groove it where it goes.
 
herderdude said:
Just think spread the bar, bend the bar and stack your wrists. You'll groove it where it goes.
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Thanks bud. It's gotten better. Still need to tuck thou. My boss said I can use his slingshot, so maybe that will help me with getting a feel for doing that with heavier weight
 
smoker145 said:
Thanks bud. It's gotten better. Still need to tuck thou. My boss said I can use his slingshot, so maybe that will help me with getting a feel for doing that with heavier weight
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Make sure you're doing it on all of your sets. The slingshot will put the bar right where it needs to go, because it tucks your elbows for you. It's up to you to use your upper back to push out against the slingshot and then do it without. I have seen the slingshot fix multiple people's bar paths.
 
herderdude said:
Make sure you're doing it on all of your sets. The slingshot will put the bar right where it needs to go, because it tucks your elbows for you. It's up to you to use your upper back to push out against the slingshot and then do it without. I have seen the slingshot fix multiple people's bar paths.
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Will do. I appreciate the input and advice
 
Bench 135x10 175x3 205x1 225x1 Swiss bar 115 3x10 135 3x10 S tbar 90 5x8 Face pulls 50 5x12 Tricep light work. Inside of left elbow is bothering me a little. I had a bent arm for a dead rep 2 weeks ago and since then it's been off. I might go underhand righty for Friday. Not sure yet.
 
Rest day today and tomorrow. Going for big pull on Friday night. Thinking I'm going for 350.
 
Big pull for me that is. Most I've ever done was 315 but that was a while ago now
 
Just go by feel man. Don't wanna kill yourself less than 2 months out.

You did 315 with 50lbs if chains last week so if say that 315 isn't your max. It looked pretty easy too...besides the way down lol.
 
rob112 said:
Just go by feel man. Don't wanna kill yourself less than 2 months out.

You did 315 with 50lbs if chains last week so if say that 315 isn't your max. It looked pretty easy too...besides the way down lol.
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True dat man. I just want to get a feel for a heavy weight off the ground. I don't want to head in to the comp going off guesses. If 350 isn't bad, then ill go 365 at comp.

I need to get a feel for my numbers. Right now opening is 315, next 330, , 350. But if 350 is well, then those numbers change
 
Smoker, Brandon Lilly heard about you trying for 165. Now he all mad n'at.

[video=youtube;-f_hOzuPc1Y]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f_hOzuPc1Y[/video]
 
Ate almost an entire hamburger helper meal. Gotta eat more to move more, I'm getting it
 
Atta boy. I like what he says in this video, something to the effect of, the only thing that matters is how big your total is. xBW stuff was popularized by skinny lil bitches. Something like that.
 
herderdude said:
Atta boy. I like what he says in this video, something to the effect of, the only thing that matters is how big your total is. xBW stuff was popularized by skinny lil bitches. Something like that.
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Haha yea. I like the part about program switching too. 5/3/1 has worked big time for me, so no way in hell should I change
 
My weight goal is 215 by June. That's about 35 lbs difference in 8 months. Is this realistic? Probably not. Is it possible? Yes. Will I try? No. I will do it.
 
smoker145 said:
Haha yea. I like the part about program switching too. 5/3/1 has worked big time for me, so no way in hell should I change
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Ohhh I HATE program switching! If you had results, don't switch. If you didn't have results and you think you know what you did wrong, don't switch. Just frickin pound away, stuff's gonna get stuck and we just have to get smarter!
 
herderdude said:
Ohhh I HATE program switching! If you had results, don't switch. If you didn't have results and you think you know what you did wrong, don't switch. Just frickin pound away, stuff's gonna get stuck and we just have to get smarter!
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5/3/1 is my first program. I'm more than pleased with my results. Ill 5/3/1 until I get sick. Then 5/3/1 some more. Simple and great program.

Thanks
Rob112 for showing me the light
 
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