Yeah, me too….we were eating our eggs and oatmeal, as usual, and he set down with eggs and a big serving of the rice. I said well look at you, and told him to mix them all together, and I grabbed me and him some jalapeños, so he must’ve loved it, because he was getting a second helping as I was leaving for work.
Yeah, and that means it has to be good when it sucks that much.
One of the little girls when I told her I was fine and just doing a deload week, she said “good because I was worried you had injured your shoulder again”. It’s good to feel loved, even in the gym.
you could do a lot worse than moving slightly less weight for a few days!
Yeah my son text me this morning and said the little guy was still up at midnight because he was so fired up, but when his Mom woke him up for school, this morning, he jumped right up and couldn’t wait to go. The little guy is probably still running on adrenaline.
I appreciate that Hyde….yeah he practices year round and plays on travel teams in the Summer and Fall. The High School coach has talked to him and a few of the other players and told my son how good he is. Of course at that age the main pitch they know is a fast ball, but he has a great curve ball, slider, and fastball. The high school coach says he goes all around the region and he is the best pitcher he has seen and the only one he has seen at that age with such a nasty curve. He actually sets up batters with his fastball, but mainly gets his strike outs with that nasty curve and slider. Kids that age just can’t hit those pitches. Ha, every game there usually at least one batter that he’ll throw that curve to and they will almost fall getting out of the way, because it looks like it will hit them, but it will curve right over the plate. Funny thing is he’s always wanting to improve his game, and told me when we talk about what he wants to work on he says “yeah Paw Paw I’ve got to get better at painting the corners.
Thats awesome. we have come so far since the 80s and 90s. remember when they used to say kids shouldn't lift? they also would not teach us anything but a fast ball back then because they were convinced it would screw up our arms. I hope he maintains his passion and drive, I love that old clip of Cal Raleigh when he was about the same age saying "I'm going to be the home run derby champion!!" and then.................... he was
I know, things have changed so much since back then. And we actually are cautious with his arm. He goes to the batting cages usually about 3 times a week, but only practices pitching once a week. His coach said he would love to let him be the starting pitcher every game, but he won’t just to be safe. The good thing is he never has arm soreness or any injuries and is in really good shape.Thats awesome. we have come so far since the 80s and 90s. remember when they used to say kids shouldn't lift? they also would not teach us anything but a fast ball back then because they were convinced it would screw up our arms. I hope he maintains his passion and drive, I love that old clip of Cal Raleigh when he was about the same age saying "I'm going to be the home run derby champion!!" and then.................... he was
You know I’m not sure the speed, but his fastball definitely looks fast and he does use lower body leg drive already. He is a super smart kid, straight A, and studies all kinds of stuff on pitching and hitting. Ha, he can name so many players in MLB the team they play for and stats. And it’s crazy the knowledge he has on the history of the game. Next time I’m at their house I’ll take a picture of his baseball card collection. He has several cards worth thousands and was in the local newspaper about his collection. And he’s such a good kid that he gives cards away to other less fortunate kids all the time. He will ask a kid their favorite player and then a couple days later he will give that kid a card of that player to them. My son said he’s actually gave away some valuable cards. My son will ask him are you sure? And he always says Dad I have plenty and he likes that player.
this is the right kind of autism to have, your grandson and I could be good friends
My son sent me a picture….this is just part of his collection.this is the right kind of autism to have, your grandson and I could be good friends
its weird once baseball stats get into your head they get archived for life because someday you'll be having a beer with someone and it will be important to be able to remember that no, it was Roger Maris who beat Babe's HR record with 61 and that it was quite a debacle since he played more games that season
Great session and for sure letting the shoulders build up will pay dividends later on5/18/2026
Monday
Stretches
Warmups
Rotator Cuff
McLeod Flys
Bench 5-3-1
170 x 5
190 x 5
220 x 12 (2-3 RIR)
Spoto Bench
220 x 5, 5
HS Incline Bench Machine
205 x 10
210 x 10, 10
CG Bench
175 x 10
185 x 10
205 x 10, 8
Side Laterals
30s x 10, 10, 10
Cybex Tri Extension Machine
3 x 10
Week 5 of 5/3/1….decided to stick with the plan and only go up 5 lbs on my TM to 255. Still feels very light, but in the long run the weight will start catching up and hopefully this will allow my shoulders to gradually get used to the bigger weights as I start getting over 240, which I haven’t put that much weight on the bar in a couple of years, so I believe this is smarter for the long haul.
Yes it does….ha and in my case finishes the race.
Thanks Kleen, we are. Monday him and his little brother just racked up on academic awards for the school year. Not only did we tell the boys how proud we were of them, but we told our son and daughter in law how proud we were of them as parents too. They are great parents.
Man that is so true, your kids and Grandkids are the biggest blessing in this world. And you know I can honestly say we have a blast with them no matter what age…from babies, to toddlers, to little kids, to teenagers, and finally you get to be their best friends as adults.
This has been my experience. I remember when this all started I was old school get the kids out into the real world and on their own ASAP. It was just what was expected then. Now, I am like we can live in a community here at the house if you all want. If you don't get married no reason to leave the nest just live here and put in on the family home. At this point we don't really intend to get rid of the house and intend to leave it to the kids anyway. It is just funny how things change, and what you value changes as you grow and mature. I am at a point if my kids never wanted to leave, and wanted to stay they can as long as they are helping with the household.Man that is so true, your kids and Grandkids are the biggest blessing in this world. And you know I can honestly say we have a blast with them no matter what age…from babies, to toddlers, to little kids, to teenagers, and finally you get to be their best friends as adults.
and you're actually still pretty young by todays standards to have 32yr olds IMO. now days people are waiting so long. I know this is an unpopular opinion but if I could send one message to the youth today i'd say screw 'building you' and careers (I hate that word), have some babies!! I have friends who got knocked up in high school and even though it seems rough at the time, next thing you know my friend is like 37yrs old buying her 21 yr old her first drink, her husband got a job as a machinist at local aerospace company, she became a massage therapist with her own business, doing fine in their 30s with grown kids! having kids will make peoples lives a lot more full than "waiting" for some magical equation until its time, IMO.
The key is none of us are perfect and we all have our own love language, and your kids knew and know you love them, and that always comes from your actions, because love is an action word. And there is also tough love when we’re teaching our kids and dealing with issues. Man I went through a lot of that with my boys as teenagers, but now that they are men in their 30s and early 40s they have actually all told me and my wife that the tough love helped shape them into men as much as anything. The key is they know everything we do with and for them comes from love. Ha, I get a kick out of watching them get firm with their kids, but what’s funny now as Grandparents a lot of the stuff we can laugh at now, but man when you’re in the midst of dealing with a headstrong child nothing is funny. I’ve had my sons numerous times catch me smirking a little, and they would say “I know I was just like him at that age” and I’ll say “yep”.
You know what though I think its normal human nature, probably moreso during our eras here in the 90s-early 2000s. I did have a pretty blessed childhood and it still took till I was 27 to want to get my wife pregnant. I had a lot of selfishness early on I think, I was filled with ideas of me, making money, building business and I didn't want to change my lifestyle to accomodate raising children. OOPS!! I do think having the right partner makes a difference. I take responsibility for my divorce but I'll tell you that when I met my now-wife, I wanted to put a dozen babies in her. of course she was 10 years older than me and had 3 so it wasn't an option and we knew that going in, but the love I felt for her was something new to me and I finally understood how having children can be an expression of love in itself. F
The key is none of us are perfect and we all have our own love language, and your kids knew and know you love them, and that always comes from your actions, because love is an action word. And there is also tough love when we’re teaching our kids and dealing with issues. Man I went through a lot of that with my boys as teenagers, but now that they are men in their 30s and early 40s they have actually all told me and my wife that the tough love helped shape them into men as much as anything. The key is they know everything we do with and for them comes from love. Ha, I get a kick out of watching them get firm with their kids, but what’s funny now as Grandparents a lot of the stuff we can laugh at now, but man when you’re in the midst of dealing with a headstrong child nothing is funny. I’ve had my sons numerous times catch me smirking a little, and they would say “I know I was just like him at that age” and I’ll say “yep”.
Amen to that, it really does.
Good looking session there man!5/20/2026
Wednesday
Stretches
Stationary Bike 10 minutes
Warmups
Leg Extensions
3 x 10
Leg Curls with stretch at top
3 x 10
Leg Press
Platform x 8
90 x 8
180 x 8, 8
270 x 8
Standing Calf Raises
3 x 10
I did leg extensions and seated leg curls, with the extension stretch at the top, before leg press and it really helped me get a a little more ROM and extension on the leg press. The stationary bike after stretching added in my warmups was a good idea Hyde. By the time I did leg press I was loose and really warmed up and primed. Felt way more confident on it than last week and went ahead and added 3 plates on each side for my last set. A long ways to go but very pleased with how it’s progressing.
I appreciate that…it feels good just to be able to do leg press again.
