Weights up, scales down…

[Hyde]

It’s that time of year again

 

[Dustin07]

bring it!

 

[Hyde]

bring it!

Settle down, WA

 

[Dustin07]

Settle down, WA

we're about to die up in here

 

[Segansational]

We're also getting the heat & humidity here in the northeast. 94 yesterday, 93 today and it stormed something crazy last night too. So it's just like walking out into a steam room.

 

[Dustin07]

We're also getting the heat & humidity here in the northeast. 94 yesterday, 93 today and it stormed something crazy last night too. So it's just like walking out into a steam room.

the past week we went from hot sun, to warm rain for a couple days, which the plants needed. then wind, which blew the plants dry, before we came back to hot direct sun. which means less scorching most likely on the plants. I thought that was really interesting and like a perfectly planned out mother nature event.

 

[Hyde]

the past week we went from hot sun, to warm rain for a couple days, which the plants needed. then wind, which blew the plants dry, before we came back to hot direct sun. which means less scorching most likely on the plants. I thought that was really interesting and like a perfectly planned out mother nature event.

It’s been raining daily here to where you couldn’t mow - everyone’s grass is jungle mode. Today is dry & sunny before more rain this weekend though, so today’s mowing day for sure!

 

[akboom87]

We could use more rain here! Been dry for sure

Warm ups

Squat
45x10
115x10
135x5
2x10x170
2x8x185
2x6x200

BB row
5x10x115

Front squat
4x4x135

Close grip bench
2x10x135

Double band face pulls
3x12

Seated press BB
3x12x95

Stiff legged deadlift
3x12x115

Another great session! Will get some updates and pics of garden and building update. Time seems to be flying this summer!

 

[Dustin07]

It’s been raining daily here to where you couldn’t mow - everyone’s grass is jungle mode.

haha yeah thats the worst, april/may can be a challenging yard time out here...
I've switched over to mulching with a slightly longer yard this year. so it's staying much greener which is nice, and typically its only emptying one bag instead of like 6-8 lol.

Will get some updates and pics of garden and building update. Time seems to be flying this summer!

Looking forward to seeing it! This is my favorite time of year tbh, everything growing in thick and early sunrises are the best.

 

[MrKleen73]

Man, we are on the every other week mow plan and this last two weeks with rain, then sun, then rain, then sun, and now rain again my yard is almost a foot tall. They should be out this week but dang it... I kind of miss owning my own mower when it gets long like this.

 

[Dustin07]

Man, we are on the every other week mow plan and this last two weeks with rain, then sun, then rain, then sun, and now rain again my yard is almost a foot tall. They should be out this week but dang it... I kind of miss owning my own mower when it gets long like this.

always a catch 22 when you have a service like that. When our guy comes out occasionally I always think I won't appreciate it as much as doing it myself, but then I get home and the place looks beautiful and I really enjoy it. before the inflation period I had setup a deal with him to do our property every other week (with my son doing the alternating weeks as part of his chores) but we started cutting back a few years ago. now days I typically only have him come out once in the spring and fall to help with a big clean up.

 

[Hyde]

haha yeah thats the worst, april/may can be a challenging yard time out here...
I've switched over to mulching with a slightly longer yard this year. so it's staying much greener which is nice, and typically its only emptying one bag instead of like 6-8 lol.

Always mulch brother; you’re throwing away a perfect combination of everything your grass needs if you bag! Saves you effort and promotes longevity for the inevitable drought times.

 

[Dustin07]

Always mulch brother; you’re throwing away a perfect combination of everything your grass needs if you bag! Saves you effort and promotes longevity for the inevitable drought times.

its so true. I had a hard time staying on top of it well enough in the past to be able to mulch without giant clumps of grass all over the yard, but with a fresh blade, little bit longer grass, and staying on top of it the grass is definitely greener this year!

I just found out recently some people give their clippings to their chickens too. even though we are largely anti-chemical I did bite the bullet and do a single weed and feed this year to nip a few dandelions and clover in the bud so I won't be feeding that grass to the chickens I eat lol

 

[Hyde]

its so true. I had a hard time staying on top of it well enough in the past to be able to mulch without giant clumps of grass all over the yard, but with a fresh blade, little bit longer grass, and staying on top of it the grass is definitely greener this year!

I just found out recently some people give their clippings to their chickens too. even though we are largely anti-chemical I did bite the bullet and do a single weed and feed this year to nip a few dandelions and clover in the bud so I won't be feeding that grass to the chickens I eat lol

We mow our grass within every 10 days, whether it needs it or not

I always mulch, always run max deck height, and always hit with weed & feed annually. Going to do a second round of that soon actually, because weeds were worse this year & need to play catchup.

Plus we had a long draught last summer, and the feed aspect prior helps nourish it to better handle the inevitable long brown dormant period it will be faced with.

IL is a place where if you don’t like the weather, just wait a day or two.

 

[Dustin07]

Plus we had a long draught last summer, and the feed aspect prior helps nourish it to better handle the inevitable long brown dormant period it will be faced with.

I think we're in for a drought again. Temps are mild, but no rain in sight. the rain we did get, was perfectly timed between hot periods so everything grew like crazy. When I first met my wife this yard had no grass and was like the sahara desert lol. Neighbors and kids gave me a hard time for how much work I put into making a green yard, but a green yard does help keep the ambient temp down a bit!

I've gotten better with watering over the years too. Everyone seems to have contradictory opinions on that. Some people seem to think one heavy watering a week is good, deeper roots potentially, but I have found that a light daily watering early in the morning like 4am keeps my grass green all summer for 1/3 of the water bill. Could have something to do with our soil type or grass type, I'm not sure. But I know we are largely a big clay buff, which is why the geo engineers allow houses to be built so close to the cliffs / banks in our area. Maybe it just doesn't absorb and hold water as well as some other soil types.

although I did just see this which adds up, cause most of the past 5 years I did add a little top dressing and aerate

 

[Dustin07]

actually, I found a pure mushroom compost that we were using in the garden this year, I applied that as a top dressing and the yard loved it.

 

[akboom87]

Anybody else having issues with the site just being super slow and sometimes saying can’t load?

 

[akboom87]

Saturday session
Warmups

Deadlift- pause
45x10
135x5
155x6
5x4x190

Bench
45x10
2x10x140
2x8x150
2x6x160

Deadlift
135x5
185x3
5x4x205

BB RDL
2x12x115

Triceps/ biceps 3 sets of 12

 

[akboom87]

Today’s evening session

Warm ups

Squat
45x10
115x10
135x5
2x8x185 -65%
2x6x200- 70%
2x4x215-75%

BB row
6x6x-135 - 70%

Front squat
4x3x155 - 70%

Close grip bench
2x8x150

Double band face pulls
3x12

Seated press BB
3x12x100

3 pull ups 10 push ups 4 sets

Then me and the wife do a evening country road mile walk

Man I’m just not having enough hours in the day. After work try to get things done or have something to work on and then lift and man it’s 10 already

All weekend I battled this old girl, she been sitting for so long the cylinder seals dry rotted so I need to tear it apart and rebuild them. We had 10 acres of oats that I cut and needed to round bale. Luckily a neighbor is going to swing by and get it for me.

 

[akboom87]

 

[Segansational]

Looking nice! Like the big tractor tire gardens too.

 

[Dustin07]

Man I’m just not having enough hours in the day. After work try to get things done or have something to work on and then lift and man it’s 10 already

saw this homesteader on I think youtube talking about how the reality of it is that you never feel caught up, things are always a mess, and you prioritize by which fire needs to be put out first and that feels so relevant to my life lol.

All weekend I battled this old girl, she been sitting for so long the cylinder seals dry rotted so I need to tear it apart and rebuild them. We had 10 acres of oats that I cut and needed to round bale. Luckily a neighbor is going to swing by and get it for me.

Is that a massey? I've been shopping the subcompacts like the Kubota BX and the Deere 1025s but dad and I both think that a 24hp is going to be way too small for the land I need to clear. I just dont' want to commit to a legit full size... but I think I'm going to have to. or at least a 30 series deer in that 33-48hp region.

 

[akboom87]

saw this homesteader on I think youtube talking about how the reality of it is that you never feel caught up, things are always a mess, and you prioritize by which fire needs to be put out first and that feels so relevant to my life lol.



Is that a massey? I've been shopping the subcompacts like the Kubota BX and the Deere 1025s but dad and I both think that a 24hp is going to be way too small for the land I need to clear. I just dont' want to commit to a legit full size... but I think I'm going to have to. or at least a 30 series deer in that 33-48hp region.

Tractor is a International 1086- baler is a Hesston 5580

Let me get a picture of the kubota I have to check I can’t remember the size. The thing is a huge life saver! Have not been around deere at all. Always had IH/kubota for farm tractors

 

[gphagan1]

Dustin & AK…My wife loves this show…the old man, his son, and daughter take a week to help homesteaders. They are really good people and very creative. Neither of you guys would need them, because it’s where people have basically lost control and cry out for help. But it is really amazing the work they get done in a week to help people get back on their feet.

 

[akboom87]

Dustin & AK…My wife loves this show…the old man, his son, and daughter take a week to help homesteaders. They are really good people and very creative. Neither of you guys would need them, because it’s where people have basically lost control and cry out for help. But it is really amazing the work they get done in a week to help people get back on their feet.
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Oh yeah I have seen that, my dad actually knew him when we lived in Alaska, pretty sure it was long before he did tv.

 

[Dustin07]

Let me get a picture of the kubota I have to check I can’t remember the size. The thing is a huge life saver! Have not been around deere at all. Always had IH/kubota for farm tractors

When I was a kid we grew up on the Kubota and I beat the hell out of it. My brother and I were both known to get it stuck in the back fields a time or two lol. My dad later upgraded to a larger deere and somehow the Kubota ended up on my brothers farm down the road??? I'm guessing its one of those borrow it forever deals haha.

I'd really like to go American made and honestly the Kubotas are actually built in the states. I'm just concerned that I need a small tractor long term, but a big tractor short term to clear the land. I'm going to take an acre of our woods and clear it out, leaving 6 or 8 big trees inside the pasture, but limbed way the hell up. it will be a big project though, probably 100+ fence posts and 8ft deer fencing.

i'm not sure a little bx series or 1025 deere can handle that, even though once its done those tractors would be fine for everything else.

Dustin & AK…My wife loves this show…the old man, his son, and daughter take a week to help homesteaders. They are really good people and very creative. Neither of you guys would need them, because it’s where people have basically lost control and cry out for help. But it is really amazing the work they get done in a week to help people get back on their feet.
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I keep seeing that one pop up but haven't watched it yet. I did recently give Clarkson Farm a try though and that one is cracking me up!

 

[akboom87]

When I was a kid we grew up on the Kubota and I beat the hell out of it. My brother and I were both known to get it stuck in the back fields a time or two lol. My dad later upgraded to a larger deere and somehow the Kubota ended up on my brothers farm down the road??? I'm guessing its one of those borrow it forever deals haha.

I'd really like to go American made and honestly the Kubotas are actually built in the states. I'm just concerned that I need a small tractor long term, but a big tractor short term to clear the land. I'm going to take an acre of our woods and clear it out, leaving 6 or 8 big trees inside the pasture, but limbed way the hell up. it will be a big project though, probably 100+ fence posts and 8ft deer fencing.

i'm not sure a little bx series or 1025 deere can handle that, even though once its done those tractors would be fine for everything else.


I keep seeing that one pop up but haven't watched it yet. I did recently give Clarkson Farm a try though and that one is cracking me up!

Just from past experience is always better to have to much gun and not need then to have to little and need it.

How much land you clearing? I’m assuming you be running like a 3 point mower/ brush hog kinda clearing?

I guess the Kubota was bigger than I thought it’s the 52hp I was thinking it was 45 or so.

 

[akboom87]

Evening session

Warm ups

Deadlift- pause 70%
45x10
135x5
185x3
205x3
4x3x2/5

Bench
45x10
135x5
2x6x160 72%
2x5x175 77%
2x4x185 82%
I’ve also moved to thumbless grip and really digging it

Deadlift 75%
225x3
4x3x240

BB RDL 40%
2x10x130

Skull crusher
3x12x70

Bb curls
3x12x45 drop set band curls

Feels like I’m not going heavy enough but I know this is the way and it’s proven, this should work out nicely ramping up and the week I’ll have to travel will be a de load week.

 

[Dustin07]

Just from past experience is always better to have to much gun and not need then to have to little and need it.

How much land you clearing? I’m assuming you be running like a 3 point mower/ brush hog kinda clearing?

Thats true, my concern with the bigger rigs was more about trail work out in the woods and whatnot where a narrower bucket and skidsteer would make ideal cuts. we're only on about 7 acres but its nearly all woods so I've been using onx and google maps to plot out a clean 1 acre clearing. I'm starting to think the right answer might be to bring in a forestry mulcher for the day and have him do the hard clearing work, then I go in there with the lighter tractor rig to maintain it. My main 3 point attachments I think I'd need would be auger (cause fence post pounder likely won't go high enough for deer fencing) grader for the driveway, possibly trencher/backhoe. I know the little 24hp tractors can get beat up with an auger, but I think the bucket strength would be plenty IF the forestry mulcher has already done most of the clearing....

I don't think I'd really need a brush hog cause I don't think the pasture will ever get big enough to warrant it and the initial land clearing I think would need more than a brush hog of that makes sense. we have those big 100ft+ firs, a giant maple, some madronas. we want to limb those way the hell up to clear sunlight, but the under brush is all about 5-8ft tall salmonberry and that kinda stuff. the things that make deer hunting in western washington miserable.

 

[akboom87]

Thats true, my concern with the bigger rigs was more about trail work out in the woods and whatnot where a narrower bucket and skidsteer would make ideal cuts. we're only on about 7 acres but its nearly all woods so I've been using onx and google maps to plot out a clean 1 acre clearing. I'm starting to think the right answer might be to bring in a forestry mulcher for the day and have him do the hard clearing work, then I go in there with the lighter tractor rig to maintain it. My main 3 point attachments I think I'd need would be auger (cause fence post pounder likely won't go high enough for deer fencing) grader for the driveway, possibly trencher/backhoe. I know the little 24hp tractors can get beat up with an auger, but I think the bucket strength would be plenty IF the forestry mulcher has already done most of the clearing....

I don't think I'd really need a brush hog cause I don't think the pasture will ever get big enough to warrant it and the initial land clearing I think would need more than a brush hog of that makes sense. we have those big 100ft+ firs, a giant maple, some madronas. we want to limb those way the hell up to clear sunlight, but the under brush is all about 5-8ft tall salmonberry and that kinda stuff. the things that make deer hunting in western washington miserable.

Oh yeah you are talking some big clearing. For sure I would probably go that route. Depending on how thick I would say a day would clear it up.

If you can find a skid steer on the cheap they are supreme in my opinion, and can run a good auger and just so handy

 

[Dustin07]

Yeah I'm hoping a 1 day project would knock it out, in that case it might be cheaper for me to have a local dude come out and do that part for me than investing in a mulcher and bigger rig. I'd definitely prefer a skidsteer but I have a fear of throwing a track out in the woods lol.

 

[akboom87]

Yeah I'm hoping a 1 day project would knock it out, in that case it might be cheaper for me to have a local dude come out and do that part for me than investing in a mulcher and bigger rig. I'd definitely prefer a skidsteer but I have a fear of throwing a track out in the woods lol.

Yeah for sure I would probably go the tire route and foam filled, even though many drawbacks compared to a track, but almost indestructible. They do make metal track kits for the wheel skiddys

 

[Hyde]

Evening session

Warm ups

Deadlift- pause 70%
45x10
135x5
185x3
205x3
4x3x2/5

Bench
45x10
135x5
2x6x160 72%
2x5x175 77%
2x4x185 82%
I’ve also moved to thumbless grip and really digging it

Deadlift 75%
225x3
4x3x240

BB RDL 40%
2x10x130

Skull crusher
3x12x70

Bb curls
3x12x45 drop set band curls

Feels like I’m not going heavy enough but I know this is the way and it’s proven, this should work out nicely ramping up and the week I’ll have to travel will be a de load week.

Are you doing a Sheiko program? Is that why there’s these jumps back and forth between primary patterns? Or are you alternating between some of these movements but not listing it?

 

[akboom87]

Are you doing a Sheiko program? Is that why there’s these jumps back and forth between primary patterns? Or are you alternating between some of these movements but not listing it?

Im running a cast iron strength mark keys spreadsheet it is a 12 week layout.

Only mod is i dont have a good chest supported row option so im just doing bent over rows

 

[Hyde]

Im running a cast iron strength mark keys spreadsheet it is a 12 week layout.

Only mod is i dont have a good chest supported row option so im just doing bent over rows

If you have an adjustable bench, setting it to an incline then placing your forehead on the top end while you bent row will give some extra low back support. Just an idea.

 

[akboom87]

If you have an adjustable bench, setting it to an incline then placing your forehead on the top end while you bent row will give some extra low back support. Just an idea.

I’ll give that a shot I have not tried that before with a barbell