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napalm: slow and (hopefully) steady...

rob112 said:
Squats look good. Slight forward lean is all I notice could improve. I notice I lean some too. I think it is a weakness on myself. I'd be nervous backing that out with shoes not tied lol.

And your gym has a Pepsi machine! Lol
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Pfft, I never tie my shoes, even at nationals I didn't tie them.

I think the forward lean is left over from wide stance. Like I said, I don't know if its just a habit or not.

And my gym sucks, I hate it and should just make the move to Detroit barbell, somewhere I can actually learn...
 
napalm said:
Pfft, I never tie my shoes, even at nationals I didn't tie them.

I think the forward lean is left over from wide stance. Like I said, I don't know if its just a habit or not.

And my gym sucks, I hate it and should just make the move to Detroit barbell, somewhere I can actually learn...
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New, kickass gyms are PL Viagra. Nothing beats a great gym.
 
napalm said:
I hate everybody at my gym...they're all a bunch of 1/4 squatting pussies...
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Been trapped in that layer of hell...

If it makes you feel better, Brian Shaw is supposed to be at my gym later this week. ;)
 
Swanson52 said:
Been trapped in that layer of hell...

If it makes you feel better, Brian Shaw is supposed to be at my gym later this week. ;)
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Try not to be too star struck. I can see you just standing there w your jaw hanging open.

Shaw: hi, I'm Brian.

Swanson: sbfsnencandduipb...

:biglaugh:
 
6/19 db bench, face pulls, db rows


Warm up: cable internal/external rotations

4x20 5lbs

Db flat bench

25x20
30x15
35x15
40x10

Work sets

3 sets of 8 w 65

Face pulls

60 reps total w 75

Db rows

2 sets of 20 w 40 lbs

Prowler

Couple warm up pushes no weight

6 40 yd harness pulls

I'm f.ucking gassed, now I get to go mow the lawn.

Thoughts later...
 
thoughts:

the flat db presses felt pretty good today. labrum was no issue and as a bonus - brachialis didn't bother me today. a little, but an improvement. injection might be starting to take hold.

i'm going to increase the weight on my face pulls, i've been at 75 for a while now.

db rows i haven't done in quite a while. it's time to start working on the grip.

looking forward to dl on friday.

Swanson52 said:
Have you ever tried those twist presses?
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no, i'm lazy, got a link?
 
This is the jist of it; I do them a bit differently because I press them normally, but begin the twist about halfway up so I'm palms facing at the top, then I twist.

I was REALLY surprised at the way these dig at the inner chest. I haven't had a chest pump in a long time, but these babies did the trick.

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Swanson52 said:
This is the jist of it; I do them a bit differently because I press them normally, but begin the twist about halfway up so I'm palms facing at the top, then I twist.

I was REALLY surprised at the way these dig at the inner chest. I haven't had a chest pump in a long time, but these babies did the trick.

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Interesting, I'll give them a whirl next week.

Woo Hoo, my joint supp is being delivered today!
 
Swanson52 said:
This is the jist of it; I do them a bit differently because I press them normally, but begin the twist about halfway up so I'm palms facing at the top, then I twist.

I was REALLY surprised at the way these dig at the inner chest. I haven't had a chest pump in a long time, but these babies did the trick.

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You don't think he's bringing his hands too close together at the top?
 
6/21 DL, Pendlay's and shrugs


Warm up was a sh.it ton of static stretching

DL

135x2x5
185x2x5
205x2x5

Work:

245x5x3

Pendlay's

140x3x5

Shrugs

135x15
185x10
225x8
275x8
320x2x4

Thoughts:

Well got 2 sessions under my belt now w no hammy issues. Only 10 lbs more than last week, but they felt ok. Going to maybe increase 5-10 lbs a week for the next couple weeks and see how it goes. still need a lot more reps w the DL. And I'm sticking w triples for my work sets for now. No brachialis issues either. So all in all, it was a pretty good week.
 
I don't like how they took away the thank/like thing on the phone. It's all boss to click like because its like "**** yea" but if I just post "thank you Napalm, I like what is going on in here" it is kinda fruity.

Either way, good stuff napalm
 
rob112 said:
I don't like how they took away the thank/like thing on the phone. It's all boss to click like because its like "**** yea" but if I just post "thank you Napalm, I like what is going on in here" it is kinda fruity.

Either way, good stuff napalm
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I noticed that too.

Stupid

Txs broseph...
 
Missing my tone on the Internet sucks. I'm just messing around. I do miss the button and would use it...but I don't have a strong feeling about it. I also meant the good stuff in here remark.

Sorry for making it weird guys lol Carry on
 
6/24 squats

short session today, stomach has been bothering me since yesterday. debated whether or not to skip it until i called myself a p.ussy. just got the required reps in for my main lift, and one accessory then got the fck out.

warm up:
some rolling and static stretching for about 10 min

95x2x5
115x2x5
135x2x5
185x2x5
225x2x5

work sets 531 week, 75/85/95%
255x5
285x3
320x1

narrow stance squats
5 sets of 10 w 190

that was it

thoughts
as s.hitty as i feel the bar felt ok today. 320 was the most i've had on my back since nationals. here it is:


[video=youtube;SuFnMfBHyiw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuFnMfBHyiw[/video]

i'm still having trouble finding the fcking groove narrow stance. feels fine during first couple work sets, but the 320 was a little wobbly. def didn't sit back enough either. i think the weight came forward on me on the way up, but i was able to keep my chest up a little better.

i'd give myself a b, maybe a b+ for showing up.

meh...
 
And oh yeah, got some labs back today . T was at 600, e2 28, hgb and hct are both lower. Soooo, I'm upping my trt dose to 60 every 4 days.

Glad the hgb and hct came down, let's hope they stay where they're at...
 
I was under the impression that 600 for t was a nice number...what is an optimal range?
 
rob112 said:
I was under the impression that 600 for t was a nice number...what is an optimal range?
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Optimal is going to vary from person to person. I like to keep my peaks around 900, and troughs around 700. Swanson on the other hand gets bad sides when he gets above 800. I went from 75 e3d because of high hgb and hct to 50 e4d. I just overshot it a bit. It takes some time to get it dialed in. This dose should be perfect...
 
napalm said:
Optimal is going to vary from person to person. I like to keep my peaks around 900, and troughs around 700. Swanson on the other hand gets bad sides when he gets above 800. I went from 75 e3d because of high hgb and hct to 50 e4d. I just overshot it a bit. It takes some time to get it dialed in. This dose should be perfect...
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I was thinking about this yesterday after you posted your bloods...I'm going to try bumping mine up a bit and seeing if the ~800's still bother me.

The reason I thought it might be better NOW is because before I jumped straight from <200 to ~850 when I started TRT. Who knows how long I had been so low, but I wonder if the HUGE sudden jump may have been a culprit. I've been in the 6-700 range for a while, so maybe a small bump in total T won't twist me up so badly.

Or maybe I'm full of shyt.
 
Swanson52 said:
I was thinking about this yesterday after you posted your bloods...I'm going to try bumping mine up a bit and seeing if the ~800's still bother me.

The reason I thought it might be better NOW is because before I jumped straight from <200 to ~850 when I started TRT. Who knows how long I had been so low, but I wonder if the HUGE sudden jump may have been a culprit. I've been in the 6-700 range for a while, so maybe a small bump in total T won't twist me up so badly.

Or maybe I'm full of shyt.
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What are you going to increase your dose to?
 
Swanson52 said:
Maybe 50 or 60 e4d. 40 is keeping me right at 670-ish with e2 <20. 60 is a 50% increase...think that's a good jumping off point?
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I'd try 50 first, then get some labs. I went from 75 to 50 - a 33% decrease, now 50 to 60, a 20% increase...
 
napalm said:
I'd try 50 first, then get some labs. I went from 75 to 50 - a 33% decrease, now 50 to 60, a 20% increase...
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Good plan. I inject tomorrow & Sunday, so I'll try and get some Monday & Thursday pre-stick.
 
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