Gun day

Yesterday Josh was walking around the office flexing his "guns" talking about how excited he was for today's arm workout. He's the only skinny bastard I know that can actually flex bone. Anyway, he didn't show this morning. Something about his legs hurting too bad from yesterday. What a vag.
Here's how it went down for me:

Seated Zottman Curls: 10 sets of 5 with 45lb DBs
Skull Crushers: 10 sets of 5 with 120lbs
DB hammer curls: 45lbs x 8, 65 x 8, 65 x 6
Tricep pressdowns: some arbitrary weight with most of the rods on the bowflex. I made it hurt for three sets of ten.

My arms hurt.

Not dead, but not exactly alive.

yesterday morning I did a rediculous leg workout. This morning I went for a walk with Meg. This afternoon I came home and finally made myself go for a run. Well, not so much a run as a trot or perhaps a fast fat-guy walk. A canter, maybe. Neverless, I made it farther than expected without throwing a clot. Actually felt pretty stinking good. I just know I couldn'a gone a lick faster without sending the pulse rate into the stratosphere. I stretched when I got back, but i'm certain I'll need a wheelchair to get around tomorrow.

Enough.

So, I'm at the end of day three with no wife. More importantly, no mom for my boys. With the exception of Chicken Wing, I've got to be one of the worst mother's alive. I simply can't be left alone this long with nothing to do but babysit. self destruction doesn't even come close. Self annihilation is much closer to the proper illustration. I stayed up till four thirty in the stupid morning drinking beer and watching movies as if I'd never seen a tv before (by the way, I highly recommend Vantage Point. best flick I've seen in a while.) And that was after a half bottle of Tito's that I killed before lunch. Sheesh. I need my wife back. How the bleeding heck do single guys survive it?

It's Naught a Tooma!

OK. So the pain game is in full swing. Yesterday I did fifty reps on bench press with 275lbs or ~ 75% of my 1RM (10 sets o 5). Then 10X10 with pulldowns. 3 sets of eight with DB rows and 3 sets of eight of Tricep pressdowns. Michael and Mike are doing are doing 10X10 on the main exercises with 60% 1RM. I'm not sure who has it worse. My weights will go up faster and the reps will be up and down. The intensity and concentration required is rediculous. Their reps will stay the same and the weight will gradually come up. Should be interesting to see the results after two months.
Today (leg day) was a lesson in mental toughness. Or, at least I kept telling them it was all in their minds. They disagreed and would've kicked my ass, but they couldn't really lift thier legs anymore. My workout went like this:

• squats - 9 sets of 5 at 75% - 365lbs.
• squats - 1 set of 10 at 365lbs to pick up the slack from the other two guys.
• ham curlz - 10 sets of 10 at some arbitrary weight on Mike's bowflex. I made it hurt.
• Walking DB lunges w/35's - 3 sets of 16 steps
• Romanian DL - 135lbs for 3 sets of 8

Michael's workout:

• Ham curlz - 10X10
• Squats - 10x10 @ 175lbs. Had to insult his manhood to get him to finish the last set
• done.

Mike's workout:

• Squats - 8 sets of 10 @ 275
• Projectile vommit for 20 minutes
• Come back in the gym and proclaim that's the hardest he's ever puked.
• done.

Should be a fun two months.

I'm seriously looking forward to this climbing trip.

Sproing!

So yesterday I did a max squat with 495. Haven't maxed out a squat in ages. Last time I did I pushed 505 in a squat suit and knee wraps. Felt pretty good. The strongman training is having some good cross-over value. Next week we're starting a new program. I've posted on german volume training in the past, but I've never really gone through a full program. Should take two months to get through it. I don't think it will hurt my bench if I play it right. Nevertheless, my body is needing a change of pace for a little while. I haven't been able to convey to the other guys how bad this is going to hurt. The last time I did any GVT i was sore down to the bone and I was just playing around with it a little. There shall be sweating and cursing at a new level starting next monday!
I'll be doing the advanced cycle. The others will be doing the 10x10 program.

http://www.wiredfitness.com/v2/articles/Exercise/Advanced%20German%20Volume%20Training.pdf

Seeing stars

Pressed two clean off three boards with 405. Went for a single with 425 and nearly blew my spleen out my eye. Missed it. 405 will fall by the end of the year.

feedback

Gimme some feedback and attempt to be serious. My boy in Abilene has got more work to throw at me than I probably have time to do. He's suggested that I put up a simple website for him to point referrals to. Haven't done one of these in a while, but I don't think I'm completely worthless at it. simple. to the point. got some style.

www.seventhlayer.com

Why I hate gun shows.

I've got just enough stupid red neck in my to love going to gun shows. Of course, I haven't been to one in a bout ten years. I suppose when you live in the entertainment dessert of the universe you do what you can to get by. It was a family outing believe it or not. I mentioned that we might try to find a gun for Meg to practice with to make her a bit more comfortable when I have to go out of town. So she buys herself a slick little snake charmer 410. I'm not sure what's happened to this woman. All of a sudden she's buying guns and bugging the hell of me to find her a tat artist. Anyhow, while we were there I traded in my Walther P22 for most of a Ruger Charger. Go here: http://www.ruger.com/Charger/ and watch the video. Very fun little gun.

On another note, I got back in the gym this morning after nearly two weeks off. Nothing amazing to speak of, but it felt good to move and sweat again.

I think Sept 12 is my last day of school this quarter. I should be able to get everything in early which would make that the perfect weekend for a man trip.