Take care of yourself

Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

Since nobody answered my question, I'll assume I'm still a wimp.

Todays workout:

Bent-over dumb bell rows: 12x55, 10x55, 8x75, 6x85, 5x95, 4x95
Straight-leg DB deadlift: 10x55, 10x55, 10x55, 8x75, 8x75, 6x75
Hammer curls: 5x55 (too heavy), 8x45, 8x45, 8x45
Barbell curls: 10x75, 8x75, 8x65
Chasing daughter, who was chasing a basketball, which was rolling toward the road: 1 set
Pushing Dora tricycle one block: 1 set
Erecting teepee for kids' fine dining of bologna and cheese with Ruffles: 1 set

Now I get to go interview some kids about the rigors of high school practices.

 

Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

Today, after a six-day break and my left elbow still being fucked up, "Nicole": Run a quarter-mile, do max-rep pullups without dropping off the bar, as many rounds as you can in 20 minutes.

My rounds went: 1:47-11; 1:46-8; 1:41-4; 1:41-6; 1:36-5; 1:34-3(!, fuck); 1:36. So that's about 10:40 in running the 1 3/4 miles and 37 lousy goddamn pullups. Still fighting the effects of a sinus infection, I thought I was gonna puke.

Joe

And I_T, quit being so damn funny. You're getting strong in a hurry, dude. Great job.

 

Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

After having ignored this type of training for more than three months, I went for a run this morning. Just five miles.

My quads hurt more after this little run than they did after 206 miles of pushing on the bike.

 

Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

joe, I've had some elbow soreness. It went away. I think mine was from the weights. Most likely, I was jerking around too much. No jokes. I hope your elbow improves. I thought of you yesterday as 20 ROTC kids filed past me to try their luck at pullups on an apparatus that is left outdoors.

 

Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

When you press more than I squat.

 

Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

Consider it done. I'll update you each time I go up 50 pounds. You let me know when I've made it.

By the way, I'm reading for stretching exercises. Yoga? Something else? I seem to be losing a little flexibility, and it bothers me.

 

Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

I did box squats yesterday: 45x8, 135x5, 225 x5, 235x5, 240x5

 

Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

Squats are the one thing I haven't subscribed to yet.

 

Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

Today, with trap bar deadlifts, I did 305 five times. I was planning on doing 3 reps, but after the third I felt like I had two more in me, so I did them.

 

Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

Slowly been upping the squat weight, got up to 175 today. Taking it slowly since I've never done them before.

Can't seem to gain more weight. I've tried just about everything. Any suggestions?

 

Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

Maybe back off for a week or two, using a lighter weight and build back up or change your set and rep scheme.

 

Re: Take care of yourself (LiveSTRONG)

Oops, maybe I didn't make my post clear enough. I can't increase my body weight and my mass. I've tried weight gainers and such, but nothing is kicking me off the schnide.