Four rounds of:
30 unbroken wall ball
60 unbroken double unders
I've never done more than 40 unbroken DUs, so I didn't have any illusions of besting that by 50 percent four times in a row. I did hope to do the WB unbroken, but knew that would be a tall order.
As it turns out, I did two of the rounds of WB unbroken, and each of the DUs in three sets. This was a tough one, and I don't think anyone got the rx'd star. BrianB did the WB unbroken, and Paul did the DUs unbroken, which are both pretty impressive feats on their own.
Time was 19:46
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Friday, February 26, 2010
OPT Chipper
30 wall ball
80 double unders
20 bell swings (70 lbs)
30 toes to bar
50 walking lunges
50 pull-ups
20 burpees
Time was 18:57.
I nearly puked.
80 double unders
20 bell swings (70 lbs)
30 toes to bar
50 walking lunges
50 pull-ups
20 burpees
Time was 18:57.
I nearly puked.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Strength - Workout A: FAIL!
Back squats: Three sets of 5 x 240lbs.
--I think I actually did six reps in the first set because of my well-documented inability to count. These are fucking hard now, and it's only getting worse.
Shoulder Press: Three sets of 5 x 115lbs
--These are pretty heavy for me. Kind of screwed up on the "remembering to inhale at the top" thing during the second set.
Deadlift: One set of 5 x 285lbs
--I think the number 285 got in my head a little bit, because it wasn't long ago that my one-rep max was 275. Or maybe it's just because it's really fucking heavy for me at this point in my progression. Anyway, I did the five, but my grip was pretty sketchy by rep #3 or so and it may be time to switch from the double overhand (meaning: both palms facing me) to having an over-under grip.
Weighted Pull-ups: Three sets of 5 x 32.5lbs.
--I didn't have a lot of confidence in my ability to get through this without a failure and, it turns out, I was right. I managed to get the chin over the bar for five reps on the first set, but could only do 3 on the second and third. Damn.
I sought some advice from Aaron on how to proceed, both with regards to the weight I should use next time on the WPLUs and the grip I should use on the deadlifts. His reply:
Pull-ups: how long are your rests between sets? I recall you did these quickly in the past. If your rest times are between 3-5 minutes then simply repeat the same weight next time and see if you can make the reps. If you miss again, go back to 30lb and continue on from there.
DLs: since you still made the reps I'd say repeat the 285 next time and see if you pull easier the second time around. Keep trying to use the overhand grip. A few weeks ago I had to switch to mixed grip for 3 of my 5. I repeated the weight the following week and made the lifts with all overhand grip.
Stay the course, young padawan.
--I think I actually did six reps in the first set because of my well-documented inability to count. These are fucking hard now, and it's only getting worse.
Shoulder Press: Three sets of 5 x 115lbs
--These are pretty heavy for me. Kind of screwed up on the "remembering to inhale at the top" thing during the second set.
Deadlift: One set of 5 x 285lbs
--I think the number 285 got in my head a little bit, because it wasn't long ago that my one-rep max was 275. Or maybe it's just because it's really fucking heavy for me at this point in my progression. Anyway, I did the five, but my grip was pretty sketchy by rep #3 or so and it may be time to switch from the double overhand (meaning: both palms facing me) to having an over-under grip.
Weighted Pull-ups: Three sets of 5 x 32.5lbs.
--I didn't have a lot of confidence in my ability to get through this without a failure and, it turns out, I was right. I managed to get the chin over the bar for five reps on the first set, but could only do 3 on the second and third. Damn.
I sought some advice from Aaron on how to proceed, both with regards to the weight I should use next time on the WPLUs and the grip I should use on the deadlifts. His reply:
Pull-ups: how long are your rests between sets? I recall you did these quickly in the past. If your rest times are between 3-5 minutes then simply repeat the same weight next time and see if you can make the reps. If you miss again, go back to 30lb and continue on from there.
DLs: since you still made the reps I'd say repeat the 285 next time and see if you pull easier the second time around. Keep trying to use the overhand grip. A few weeks ago I had to switch to mixed grip for 3 of my 5. I repeated the weight the following week and made the lifts with all overhand grip.
Stay the course, young padawan.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Strength - Workout B
Back squats - Three reps of 5 x 235lbs
Bench press - Three reps of 5 x 120lbs
Power cleans - Five reps of 3 x 135lbs.
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Bench press - Three reps of 5 x 120lbs
Power cleans - Five reps of 3 x 135lbs.
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Deck of Cards Saturday
The one thing about doing this Strength programming is that I "miss out" on all the "fun" of doing the WODs that everyone else at CrossFit Regina are doing. And there have been some nasty looking WODs lately.
It's weird, but after a month of not suffering in the same way as everyone else at CrossFit Regina - even though it's my choice to do my own thing for a little while - I kind of feel left out.
(This is the part where Tracey would tell me that I'm being such a girl. Good thing she doesn't read this blog.)
Anyway, to alleviate my feelings of CrossFit loner-ism (can you tell I write things for a living?), I'm trying to hit at least one WOD a week and it's probably going to be Saturdays for the most part. Hopefully, I'll be able to retain a bit of metcon capacity, too. This past Saturday, the 10a.m. WOD was the good ol' "Deck of Cards."
Pretty simple:
Do the number of reps that the card's value represents. (Aces = 11, duh)
Hearts = Pull-ups
Diamonds = Push-ups
Spades = Squats
Clubs = Sit-ups
Jokers = 20 Burpees, and you double the reps on the card that comes next.
I was invited into a group of four with the Competition Team members Christian, Kim F., and Kat. They had all just finished the 9a.m. workout involving some kind of Tabata-related torture, so I had nothing to complain about. But Christian still was the first one done on every rep.
I can still feel it in my shoulders a couple of days later.
It's weird, but after a month of not suffering in the same way as everyone else at CrossFit Regina - even though it's my choice to do my own thing for a little while - I kind of feel left out.
(This is the part where Tracey would tell me that I'm being such a girl. Good thing she doesn't read this blog.)
Anyway, to alleviate my feelings of CrossFit loner-ism (can you tell I write things for a living?), I'm trying to hit at least one WOD a week and it's probably going to be Saturdays for the most part. Hopefully, I'll be able to retain a bit of metcon capacity, too. This past Saturday, the 10a.m. WOD was the good ol' "Deck of Cards."
Pretty simple:
Do the number of reps that the card's value represents. (Aces = 11, duh)
Hearts = Pull-ups
Diamonds = Push-ups
Spades = Squats
Clubs = Sit-ups
Jokers = 20 Burpees, and you double the reps on the card that comes next.
I was invited into a group of four with the Competition Team members Christian, Kim F., and Kat. They had all just finished the 9a.m. workout involving some kind of Tabata-related torture, so I had nothing to complain about. But Christian still was the first one done on every rep.
I can still feel it in my shoulders a couple of days later.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Fuck that, 70s Big
I've written before that the site 70s Big entertains me. It's a bunch of barbell-loving, whole-milk drinking, face-stuffing mofos who write in an entertaining manner about lifting weights and eating tons of food.
But a couple of days ago, they pissed me off, and it was as a result of a post which I'm going to reproduce in almost its entirety. I would have left a comment on their site and left it at that but you have to register with Wordpress. I actually have a Wordpress account, but can't get into it, so I guess I have to rant on my own blog.
Here's the post in question.
"Steroids are a tool utilized in order to recover — this is how they were used then, and this is how they are used now."
Bullshit. I realize that there are times when doctors prescribe steroids to patients who need them to recover from a legitimate injury or illness. That's fine. But there are also a ton of people who pump themselves full of the latest designer, test-fooling PEDs to cheat in a competition, to improve their cosmetic appearance, or simply to lift more weight or enhance athletic performance. If you're self-prescribing shit that you buy from a fellow roid-monkey in the locker room and you're doing so because you want to be the alpha dog at your gym, you're not using them in a legitimate way.
"Just because a guy is on steroids doesn’t make his success any less impressive."
Um, yes it does, actually. Because he took a fucking shortcut. Does it mean he didn't work hard? Nope. Does it mean that he didn't accomplish something that very few people would be capable of, regardless of chemical assistance? Nope. But it is less impressive, by definition.
"What, you think a picture of my lousy 230 pound frame is going to inspire Skinny Guy to start lifting? No. I need everyone to epitomize something that is far beyond their reach so that they always have something to strive for."
What a crock of shit. There are always going to be presumably roid-free guys who lift a shitload more than even the best lifters at his gym or 99 per cent of the visitors to his site. Now, if he had offered some kind of disclaimer, "I wanted to post a picture of a big motherfucker from the 70s and couldn't find any that likely weren't on steroids," at least he was being honest and not offering up some quasi-steroid apologist bullshit. And frankly, showing a picture of someone who is reasonably-sized lifting a shitload of weight (which, to a novice, is what it would look like) is far more inspirational to far more people. But, even if that weren't the case, is there no one else you can hold up as an example of what you're trying to accomplish?
To be fair, a Q&A post that appeared on 70s Big a few days earlier seemed to argue against steroids...
But then in the next paragraph, we get this:
It comes down to this: What are we trying to accomplish with our training? Assuming we're not competitive powerlifters, the answer to that question is that we're using barbells in an effort to get stronger through hard work and dedication.
Stronger than who? Ourselves. Specifically, the past versions of ourselves. Does it really fucking change the world if I squat 350lbs instead of 315? Will I make more money at my job? Will I live in a bigger house? Will my wife and kids love me more?
Probably not.
It would be pretty cool to be able to say I was the strongest guy in my gym, but I am not willing to stick a needle in my ass to get there. In my case, there ain't enough needles, anyway. If I become the 24th strongest guy at CrossFit Regina, and I did it through training, steak-eating and drinking whole milk, I can live with that just fine.
But a couple of days ago, they pissed me off, and it was as a result of a post which I'm going to reproduce in almost its entirety. I would have left a comment on their site and left it at that but you have to register with Wordpress. I actually have a Wordpress account, but can't get into it, so I guess I have to rant on my own blog.
Here's the post in question.
“If I tell ya the truth, I’ll tell you a lie, but if you call me false I’ll also tell you a lie…”
This may sound a little hypocritical or judgemental coming from me, someone who grew up idolizing steroid-addled pro wrestlers and never competing at a high level in any athletic endeavour (and that was not because I didn't take steroids, it was because I was fat, lazy and unathletic). Still there are a few points I need to address:
Look, I know Doug Young was taking steroids, okay? Do you think I am some kind of moron? Everybody was on steroids in the seventies, and I don’t really care. Steroids are a tool utilized in order to recover — this is how they were used then, and this is how they are used now. I do not, and never have, taken steroids (if I did, I would be a shit-load stronger than I am now). All of my friends don’t take steroids either. And that’s the point.
What, you think a picture of my lousy 230 pound frame is going to inspire Skinny Guy to start lifting? No. I need everyone to epitomize something that is far beyond their reach so that they always have something to strive for...
Just because a guy is on steroids doesn’t make his success any less impressive. And just because most of us don’t take them doesn’t make us any better, or worse, than them. It’s not like Doug Young wasn’t a genetic specimen without them anyway, so grow up and quit worrying about it. If I set the bar high, then I give people something to strive for. So far the quest to being 70’s Big has helped turn many boys into men. Everyone wins.
"Steroids are a tool utilized in order to recover — this is how they were used then, and this is how they are used now."
Bullshit. I realize that there are times when doctors prescribe steroids to patients who need them to recover from a legitimate injury or illness. That's fine. But there are also a ton of people who pump themselves full of the latest designer, test-fooling PEDs to cheat in a competition, to improve their cosmetic appearance, or simply to lift more weight or enhance athletic performance. If you're self-prescribing shit that you buy from a fellow roid-monkey in the locker room and you're doing so because you want to be the alpha dog at your gym, you're not using them in a legitimate way.
"Just because a guy is on steroids doesn’t make his success any less impressive."
Um, yes it does, actually. Because he took a fucking shortcut. Does it mean he didn't work hard? Nope. Does it mean that he didn't accomplish something that very few people would be capable of, regardless of chemical assistance? Nope. But it is less impressive, by definition.
"What, you think a picture of my lousy 230 pound frame is going to inspire Skinny Guy to start lifting? No. I need everyone to epitomize something that is far beyond their reach so that they always have something to strive for."
What a crock of shit. There are always going to be presumably roid-free guys who lift a shitload more than even the best lifters at his gym or 99 per cent of the visitors to his site. Now, if he had offered some kind of disclaimer, "I wanted to post a picture of a big motherfucker from the 70s and couldn't find any that likely weren't on steroids," at least he was being honest and not offering up some quasi-steroid apologist bullshit. And frankly, showing a picture of someone who is reasonably-sized lifting a shitload of weight (which, to a novice, is what it would look like) is far more inspirational to far more people. But, even if that weren't the case, is there no one else you can hold up as an example of what you're trying to accomplish?
To be fair, a Q&A post that appeared on 70s Big a few days earlier seemed to argue against steroids...
Taking steroids and adding fifteen pounds to your squat every workout (instead of ten or five) spells trouble for a novice lifter who is still learning to squat correctly. It also robs you of the opportunity to truly find out what it takes—mentally and physically—to recover from this type of program.
But then in the next paragraph, we get this:
So if you’re going to supplement steroids—and I’m not saying you should—you should wait until you’re nearly at the end of linear progression to do so. And I’m talking about the real dues-have-been-paid end of itThat bit of wink-wink, nudge-nudge was followed by a primer on what the various types of steroids do, and fairly detailed advice for "coming off" them and keeping your gains.
The answer, of course, is to come off properly. This will be covered in detail later, but the simple course of dealing is toThis is why this site disappointed me. They're supposed to be disciples of Mark "Rip" Rippetoe, and they work out at (and maybe work for) Rip's gym, the Witchita Falls Athletic Club. Now I haven't read as much of Rip's stuff as others have, but his "Starting Strength" book has helped develop my opinions on the reason we are doing what we are doing.
1) address the estrogen issue by reducing androgens and taking a SERM (estrogen inhibitor) as you come off;
2) restart natural testosterone production with HCG (gets the testes fired back up);
3) reset your hormone axis with Clomid;
4) deal with any outstanding Cortisol issues with Clenbuterol; and
5) adjust your diet to deal with your old hormonal patterns.
It comes down to this: What are we trying to accomplish with our training? Assuming we're not competitive powerlifters, the answer to that question is that we're using barbells in an effort to get stronger through hard work and dedication.
Stronger than who? Ourselves. Specifically, the past versions of ourselves. Does it really fucking change the world if I squat 350lbs instead of 315? Will I make more money at my job? Will I live in a bigger house? Will my wife and kids love me more?
Probably not.
It would be pretty cool to be able to say I was the strongest guy in my gym, but I am not willing to stick a needle in my ass to get there. In my case, there ain't enough needles, anyway. If I become the 24th strongest guy at CrossFit Regina, and I did it through training, steak-eating and drinking whole milk, I can live with that just fine.
Strength - Workout A
Back squat - Three sets of 5 x 230lbs
Fuckin' heavy. Still a bit of room to go, though.
Shoulder press - Three sets of 5 x 110lbs
The last reps in each set were tough.
Deadlift - One set of 5 x 275lbs
It was last August that 275 was my one-rep max. This felt heavy as shit, but it felt good going up. Harlan says my DL technique is looking far better than it was a few weeks ago, but I still need to work on keeping the bar closer to my legs as it goes up.
Weighted pull-ups - Three sets of 5 x 30lbs.
Every time I do these, I go in expecting to fail but determined to scratch and claw my way over that fucking bar. This was no exception.
I'm not doing kipping pull-ups, per se, on these, but there was a lot of kicking my legs to get my chin that last few inches over the par on the last couple of reps in each set. I should probably ask Aaron at what point I should drop the weight or at least keep it at this weight.
On a slightly related topic, I'm starting to become a bit obsessed about this strength training stuff. Latest example: This morning before going to the gym, I received what can only be described as a very enticing offer from my lovely wife Tracey. I accepted, but there was a thought swimming around in the back of my head:
"Is this gonna affect my ability to do squats?"
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Fuckin' heavy. Still a bit of room to go, though.
Shoulder press - Three sets of 5 x 110lbs
The last reps in each set were tough.
Deadlift - One set of 5 x 275lbs
It was last August that 275 was my one-rep max. This felt heavy as shit, but it felt good going up. Harlan says my DL technique is looking far better than it was a few weeks ago, but I still need to work on keeping the bar closer to my legs as it goes up.
Weighted pull-ups - Three sets of 5 x 30lbs.
Every time I do these, I go in expecting to fail but determined to scratch and claw my way over that fucking bar. This was no exception.
I'm not doing kipping pull-ups, per se, on these, but there was a lot of kicking my legs to get my chin that last few inches over the par on the last couple of reps in each set. I should probably ask Aaron at what point I should drop the weight or at least keep it at this weight.
On a slightly related topic, I'm starting to become a bit obsessed about this strength training stuff. Latest example: This morning before going to the gym, I received what can only be described as a very enticing offer from my lovely wife Tracey. I accepted, but there was a thought swimming around in the back of my head:
"Is this gonna affect my ability to do squats?"
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Strength - Workout B
Back squats - Three sets of 5 x 225lbs
Bench press - Three sets of 5 x 115lbs
Power clean - Five sets of 3 x 130lbs
Bench press - Three sets of 5 x 115lbs
Power clean - Five sets of 3 x 130lbs
Tyler pussies out, uh, does the smart thing, uh, DNFFs
Yesterday at CrossFit was the hero WOD "Stephen."
30-25-20-15-10-5 reps of:
GHDs
Back extensions
Knees to elbows
Stiff-leg deadlifts.
I was never really comfortable with the technique for the stiff-leg deadlifts, and I was probably rounding my back too much and trying to go too fast. I'm not sure if it was just that, or that combined with the GHDs and back extensions, but whatever it was, my back was really starting to bother me after the second round.
At that point, I convinced myself that if I kept going, my form was going to suffer to the point where I would end up hurting my back and have to take a week off, which would derail my strength training.
So I decided to take a DNFF (Did Not Fucking Finish). I've been in a bit of a foul mood about it ever since.
I don't like DNFFs. I don't remember the last time I had one, other than a crazy Painstorm called "My Pet Rock."
If I'm being honest, I'm pissed because there's at least part of me that believes I should have finished the fucking WOD like everyone else, and that there's a difference between being merely sore and being actually injured.
And I also think that maybe I was just being a pussy because my hands hurt from the knees to elbows and I wasn't making the kind of time on the WOD that I thought I should have been.
So I'm not just a pussy, I'm also that fucking kid who takes his ball and goes home when he doesn't win the game.
There's only one cure for this condition.
More cowbell?
No. More CrossFit.
30-25-20-15-10-5 reps of:
GHDs
Back extensions
Knees to elbows
Stiff-leg deadlifts.
I was never really comfortable with the technique for the stiff-leg deadlifts, and I was probably rounding my back too much and trying to go too fast. I'm not sure if it was just that, or that combined with the GHDs and back extensions, but whatever it was, my back was really starting to bother me after the second round.
At that point, I convinced myself that if I kept going, my form was going to suffer to the point where I would end up hurting my back and have to take a week off, which would derail my strength training.
So I decided to take a DNFF (Did Not Fucking Finish). I've been in a bit of a foul mood about it ever since.
I don't like DNFFs. I don't remember the last time I had one, other than a crazy Painstorm called "My Pet Rock."
If I'm being honest, I'm pissed because there's at least part of me that believes I should have finished the fucking WOD like everyone else, and that there's a difference between being merely sore and being actually injured.
And I also think that maybe I was just being a pussy because my hands hurt from the knees to elbows and I wasn't making the kind of time on the WOD that I thought I should have been.
So I'm not just a pussy, I'm also that fucking kid who takes his ball and goes home when he doesn't win the game.
There's only one cure for this condition.
More cowbell?
No. More CrossFit.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Strength - Workout A
Back squats - Three sets of 5 x 220 lbs
Shoulder press - Three sets of 5 x 105 lbs
Deadlifts - One set of 5 x 265 lbs
Weighted pull-ups - Three sets of 5 x 27.5 lbs.
Shoulder press - Three sets of 5 x 105 lbs
Deadlifts - One set of 5 x 265 lbs
Weighted pull-ups - Three sets of 5 x 27.5 lbs.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Strength - Workout B
Back squats - Three sets of 5 x 215lbs
Bench press - Three sets of 5 x 110lbs
Power clean - Five sets of 3 x 125lbs
There's a slight chance that I may have only done 210 on the back squats. So I did an extra set of 5 x 215 (I'm sure this time) at the end to atone.
Bench press - Three sets of 5 x 110lbs
Power clean - Five sets of 3 x 125lbs
There's a slight chance that I may have only done 210 on the back squats. So I did an extra set of 5 x 215 (I'm sure this time) at the end to atone.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Strength - Workout A
Back squats - three sets of 5 x 210lbs
Shoulder press - three sets of 5 x 100lbs
Deadlift - one set of 5 x 255lbs
Weighted pull-ups - three sets of 5 x 25lbs
Shoulder press - three sets of 5 x 100lbs
Deadlift - one set of 5 x 255lbs
Weighted pull-ups - three sets of 5 x 25lbs
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Strength - Workout B
Back squats - Three sets of 5 x 205lbs
Bench press - Three sets of 5 x 105lbs
Power clean - Five sets of 3 x 120lbs
Just realized I didn't do enough weight on the bench and cleans. DAMN!!
Bench press - Three sets of 5 x 105lbs
Power clean - Five sets of 3 x 120lbs
Just realized I didn't do enough weight on the bench and cleans. DAMN!!
Saturday, February 6, 2010
"CrossFit Football"
This WOD has teams of two splitting the work in two 10-minute halves. You can choose whether you want to go for touchdowns or field goals.
TD:
80 squats
40 pull-ups
20 burpees
Mandatory point after:
25 double unders
FG:
20 thrusters (45lb dumbell)
30 sit-ups
20 box jumps.
Harlan and I got a touchdown and two field goals in each of the halves for a total of 26.
By the end, I was very close to puking, though that might be related to the healthy amount of beer consumed last night.
TD:
80 squats
40 pull-ups
20 burpees
Mandatory point after:
25 double unders
FG:
20 thrusters (45lb dumbell)
30 sit-ups
20 box jumps.
Harlan and I got a touchdown and two field goals in each of the halves for a total of 26.
By the end, I was very close to puking, though that might be related to the healthy amount of beer consumed last night.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Strength - Workout A
Back squats: 3 sets of 5 x 200lb
Felt pretty good, though I was glad when they were done.
Shoulder press: 3 sets of 5 x 95lb
Starting to get challenging.
Deadlift: 1 set of 5 x 245lb.
This was plenty heavy, but felt okay doing them.
Weighted pull-ups: 3 sets of 5 x 22.5lbs
I almost didn't get my chin up over the bar by rep #3 on the second set, but managed to get through it and the next one (after a brief, mental, self-pep talk).
It's little wonder these are getting tough quick. Though the weight on the belt/chain is only 2.5lbs heavier than the last time I did them, I've also gained seven pounds in the last week (eating more, drinking whole milk), so I've got to pull a lot more weight vertically to get my chin over that bar. And I'm doing my fair share of chicken-necking (meaning stretching out my neck to make my chin break the plane, not making out with poultry).
Felt pretty good, though I was glad when they were done.
Shoulder press: 3 sets of 5 x 95lb
Starting to get challenging.
Deadlift: 1 set of 5 x 245lb.
This was plenty heavy, but felt okay doing them.
Weighted pull-ups: 3 sets of 5 x 22.5lbs
I almost didn't get my chin up over the bar by rep #3 on the second set, but managed to get through it and the next one (after a brief, mental, self-pep talk).
It's little wonder these are getting tough quick. Though the weight on the belt/chain is only 2.5lbs heavier than the last time I did them, I've also gained seven pounds in the last week (eating more, drinking whole milk), so I've got to pull a lot more weight vertically to get my chin over that bar. And I'm doing my fair share of chicken-necking (meaning stretching out my neck to make my chin break the plane, not making out with poultry).
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Strength - Workout B
Back squat - 3 sets of 5 x 195lbs
Bench press - 3 sets of 5 x 105lbs
Power cleans - 5 sets of 3 x 120lbs.
I'm interested to see which lift I max out on (or - to use the more honest term - "fail with") first. Logic dictates that it will be the back squat, or possibly the deadlift. I feel like I have a fair bit of room left on the bench press and power clean. The shoulder press falls somewhere in the middle. I figure I might fail on the weighted pull-ups next time out, but I don't really count those. Not sure why.
So, after getting a chiding from Harlan and Aaron, and subsequently visiting the terrific 70s Big website, I decided that I could eat whatever the fuck I wanted because I'm doing strength training. On Saturday, I ate an enormous amount and there was plenty of crap, including fries and cheese toast.
Uh... no. I'm still going to eat lots of meat (even more than the amount I was already eating, which was a lot) and worry less about whether it's lean. After reading excerpts from "The Paleo Diet" I don't really want to go back to eating a lot of grains, but I will probably enjoy a few cheeseburgers.
I have also started drinking whole milk, to up my calorie intake. Goddamn, that stuff is good. Not a gallon a day, but easily more than a litre.
Bench press - 3 sets of 5 x 105lbs
Power cleans - 5 sets of 3 x 120lbs.
I'm interested to see which lift I max out on (or - to use the more honest term - "fail with") first. Logic dictates that it will be the back squat, or possibly the deadlift. I feel like I have a fair bit of room left on the bench press and power clean. The shoulder press falls somewhere in the middle. I figure I might fail on the weighted pull-ups next time out, but I don't really count those. Not sure why.
So, after getting a chiding from Harlan and Aaron, and subsequently visiting the terrific 70s Big website, I decided that I could eat whatever the fuck I wanted because I'm doing strength training. On Saturday, I ate an enormous amount and there was plenty of crap, including fries and cheese toast.
Uh... no. I'm still going to eat lots of meat (even more than the amount I was already eating, which was a lot) and worry less about whether it's lean. After reading excerpts from "The Paleo Diet" I don't really want to go back to eating a lot of grains, but I will probably enjoy a few cheeseburgers.
I have also started drinking whole milk, to up my calorie intake. Goddamn, that stuff is good. Not a gallon a day, but easily more than a litre.
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