the napalm detroit barbell experience...

[Duramaxhd]

I see super d had some good banded ankle stuff on his youtube channel mite help with that its something u could do at home too

 

[napalm]

I see super d had some good banded ankle stuff on his youtube channel mite help with that its something u could do at home too

I will check that out, thanks...

 

[napalm]

weak point day

band pull apart series x 10, yup, 700 of them, shoulder is still bothering me a bit, but it's better.

one arm row 5x10 w 60

hammer curl 5x10 w 40

ghr 8x5


thoughts
my oh my, the ghr is an evil little bitch. something tells me i'm gonna be in pain tomorrow. got there around 5:30 and it was like 30 inside. we cranked the heat and got it up to about 40 and the power went out in the whole strip. - we're at the end of a strip of of a couple car/bike businesses, and a couple other that i don't know what they are. the temp dropped instantly - no insulation.

that said, nobody seemed to mind. everybody just whipped out their phones, turned on their flashlights and went about their business. one dude was squatting so we would go over there with our lights and spot him. i could do the ghr's by myself so no biggie. power went back on after about 20 minutes.

time to cook cow...

 

[Sean1332]

Helluva day then.

 

[iparatroop]

Ghr=love/hate. I'm not opposed to loving to hate it.

 

[rob112]

Nice session Napalm! I feel the same way about the GHR

 

[napalm]

txs guys, hams = jelly...

 

[smoker145]

I hope it's cool in the summer. Much easier to get warner than to cool down

 

[herderdude]

I hope it's cool in the summer. Much easier to get warner than to cool down

Lol. Easy fix, peel clothes. Anything between 10-110 can be trained in. Just have to manipulate layers. Why do I have so many shirtless videos? I'm not trying to make a statement, it's usually 80+ in my shed. (I swear that's why)

Napalm, give that GHR a couple months and you'll forget all the bad times and remember those big nasty PRs, that's my take on that bitch.

 

[smoker145]

Yea but can you walk around shirtless at the gym?

Idk.

 

[herderdude]

Yea but can you walk around shirtless at the gym?

Idk.

Depends. Lot of factors.

 

[smoker145]

Depends. Lot of factors.

Certainly can't use the bench shirtless. Besides sliding everywhere , that's kinda nasty

 

[napalm]

Ugh, my hamstrings didn't feel like coming to work today, so I left them at home to get some rest. I told them to be ready around 6, it's rack pull day...

 

[iparatroop]

Yea but can you walk around shirtless at the gym?

Idk.

I can.

 

[napalm]

rack pulls - pin 4 w quad minis

warmup
stretch/rumble/roll/mash
bar x 2 x 5 - i was quite surprised at how heavy this was. once again i was wondering how long i was going to be able to hang

work
135x2x5
185x2x5
225x2x5
275x2x3
315x2x3

pendlay's
185x5x3

<---fried

thoughts
whoever invented quad minis is an evil piece of shyt. dem things is hard at the top, really had to work to get the shoulders back on the last couple sets. i think i did better w these cause the big boys worked up to 5 and half plates.

everyone was late because apparently we live in the arctic fcking circle so i just got home.

time to eat cow...

 

[Sean1332]

Yeah those mini's are little bitches that turn into a wall real quick like.

Enjoy your cow. Good work.

 

[rob112]

I third those freaking minis are tough ****ers! Nice work napalm!

 

[napalm]

ok, so i make a point to never get gas in the city because nothing good ever happens at a gas station around here. i had to break that rule today and got gas on 8 mile on the way home. walked in, went directly to the counter and there was a dude and chick yelling at the top of their lungs at each other at the far end of the counter, about 15 feet away. normally, that's not unusual around here, but this dude hauled off and right hooked this chick and knocked her completely off her feet, flat on her back. she didn't move, i thought she was dead. there was 3 other people in front of me and all 3 of them walked right out. i kinda stood there and two guys came from behind the counter and grabbed this dude. i'm like, it's time to go. there was one more guy at the register (behind the bullet proof glass) and i just tossed him a 20 under the glass, said pump 4 and got the fck out. cops were there while i was pumping my gas.

the lesson here: never get involved...

 

[smoker145]

Never ever get involved in any of that.

I didn't see anything, I don't know what your talking about...

And I don't understand the question. That will always buy you a few seconds

 

[Duramaxhd]

Life in Detroit, right napalm

 

[napalm]

man i'm telling you, these a.ssholes around here don't give a fck, no respect for human life. no bullshyt, we had a minister with a congregation of around 3000 carjacked in his own fcking neighborhood a while back.

a wise man named marshall once said:

welcome to detroit, come back soon, sorry we missed you...

 

[rob112]

Holy ****!

 

[smoker145]

Napalm maybe you shiukd move. Just saying. But if you love it there I understand

 

[napalm]

bench

got there early and had a chance to warm up

band pull aparts x 3 x 10
bar x 10
95x2x5
135x2x5

work
185x2x3
225x2
245x2x3 2 board
265x3 2 board
275x1 2 board all of these all flew off my chest

shirt
315x2x1 4 board, tbh, i don't even remember these everything was happening so fast
350x2x1 4 board, these i remember, it started to hurt
365 4 board
365 to within a half inch of a 3 board, i thought i was going to die

thoughts
wow, that's all i can say right now is wow. that my friends, was an experience. after i got into the shirt, i had big clay take a look and adjust it, so now i know what it's supposed to feel like. after that, i asked marc, the filipino dude and tony, who benches 500 to keep an eye on me so i didn't kill myself. i honestly don't remember the first couple w 315, guys were adjusting the velcro in the back, pulling down the shirt and putting my belt on, it was happening pretty fast. got under it and had my pinky on the ring, which was a mistake. it came down easy enough, but my god that shirt puts a hurtin on you.

that became more evident when we tossed 350 on it, that's when i started to notice the pain. i'm gonna have a few bruises tomorrow i'm sure. we widened my grip on these and it helped. i rushed the first one and lost tightness in my back and had to fight it to a 4 board. slowed down on the second and it was a little smoother, but hurt like fck. 365 to the 4 board i think was my best one. to the 3 board it was an exercise in pain tolerance and the bar won, couldn't get it down. i also thought my right wrist was going to break on the last one, no wrist wraps, i know...stupid. i'm going to check efs out in a couple minutes. these are going to be a must.

my shoulders are going to be wrecked tomorrow. i need to figure out a set/rep scheme that is low volume but accomplishes what it's supposed to. i haven't stuck to my 531, i'm just doing what those guys are. oh yeah, i have bruises on both my palms from the quad mini pulls the other day.

for a guy who prolly could bench 275 right now, and has never had >305 in his hands (20 yrs ago), today was a trip...

 

[herderdude]

WOOOO shirt! Go with EFS Super Heavies or Power Belly Felonies. You're gonna want something heavy.

 

[Sean1332]

So ****ing awsome dude

 

[Swanson52]

So ****ing awsome dude

This x infinity.

 

[napalm]

i just looked, both my armpits and left tricep are a nice shade of purple.

i guess the shirt fits...

 

[rob112]

****ing killer session brother! Happy you got there early enough and got to get yucky with the boys

 

[jem6702]

Reads like a great killer session.

 

[Duramaxhd]

Awesome day napalm it sounds like your on the road to great things as if u weren't before

By the way how do u like this weather we are having atm

 

[napalm]

By the way how do u like this weather we are having atm

dude, you know how it is, it's like 10 w 40 mph winds.

just fcking brutal...

 

[smoker145]

Cool like the weather my friend.

 

[napalm]

squat/deadlift

warmup
strecth/rumble/roll/mash

cambered bar (65 lbs)
bar x 2 x 8
115x2x5
155x2x5
205x5
245x2x3 - stayed tight
295x2 - sucked
295x2 - better
295x1 - best one, here it is:
[video=youtube;XptCSzS1iw8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XptCSzS1iw8[/video]
camera angle is weird, i did get all the way down.

deadlift - 2 inch deficit
225x2x5
275x2x5
315x3
365x2 - not very good, actually jj said they sucked. ass shot up
365x2 - much better
365x1 - good

done and gassed...

thoughts
man, set up is very different for me w deficits. harder to sit back and get a little behind the bar more. had a couple rounds of cerebral flatulence today, lost tightness on both movements midway, made some adjustments then got a little better. with the cambered bar, i had trouble w it swinging back and forth after my unrack on prolly half of my sets. i think i easily had 3 plates w the cambered bar, but no reason to rush. couple guys said if i keep going like this, i could squat in may. dunno, might be a little aggressive. the squat suit will come out the end of feb i think. clay's wife had on a brand new jack squat suit and she was getting to parallel w it today, first time she wore it.

these old bones are still adjusting to squat/deadlifting the same day...

 

[Swanson52]

That 295 was easy money. Also you're pulling crazy strong for having been injured so recently.

Atmosphere = performance.

 

[rob112]

That 295 was easy money. Also you're pulling crazy strong for having been injured so recently.

Atmosphere = performance.

X 2

Looked like you had it easy man! Killer session brother! Keep at it!

 

[Sean1332]

Great job man. Can't wait to see ya in the suit!!

I'm jealous of your cambered bar. Looks so much easier to hold.

 

[napalm]

I'm jealous of your cambered bar. Looks so much easier to hold.

yeah it's easy to hold but i gotta work on not letting the fcking bar swing back and forth after unrack.

i like the cambered bar because it forces you to keep your chest up, something i struggle with sometimes...

 

[Sean1332]

yeah it's easy to hold but i gotta work on not letting the fcking bar swing back and forth after unrack. i like the cambered bar because it forces you to keep your chest up, something i struggle with sometimes...

Yeah it's a bitch. Try good mornings with it someday. Much easier than straight bar.

 

[CountryLiftin]

Late but here.

 

[HokiePride]

When next meet Napalm?

 

[napalm]

Atmosphere = performance.

i'll tell you what, there's no question to this. my objective is to not look like a p.ussy. i see these guys busting their balls day in and day out and it really does pump you up. jj has totaled 2007 at 198. so when he yells at you to keep your ass down, well, you keep your ass down...

 

[napalm]

When next meet Napalm?

apf nationals in may. after that wpc worlds in west palm beach in november.

haven't decided yet what i'm entering. at least bench and deadlift only, maybe full power depending on achilles. full power for worlds.

equipped or raw has yet to be seen, i've got some work to do!

 

[napalm]

Just got an email from juggernaut: since Lilly is a pro, insurance is saying they ain't covering his surgery.

Will cost in the 10's of thousands of dollars...

 

[rob112]

I read that too, truly sad situation

 

[Duramaxhd]

I just got that email
May sound harsh but u would think he would have the money and not have to take up donations from people like u or me
I mean everything on that site costs a bunch of money just my opinion mite be wrong

 

[napalm]

I just got that email May sound harsh but u would think he would have the money and not have to take up donations from people like u or me I mean everything on that site costs a bunch of money just my opinion mite be wrong

Yeah, I don't think Lilly is getting rich from juggernaut, or pl in general.

The issue is the insurance not picking it up...

 

[iparatroop]

Animal isn't footing any of the bill?

 

[CountryLiftin]

Insurance should be picking it up. That's garbage. That's what you pay for. Maybe make him pay higher rates because he is a higher risk... not to mention way to piss people off at your company.

 

[smoker145]

Yeah, I don't think Lilly is getting rich from juggernaut, or pl in general. The issue is the insurance not picking it up...

Maybe not getting rich, but he should have some money. Through training clients alone I would imagine he makes decent money