maidenfan Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 (edited) Felt motivated today - went to the pool Alternate 100m w/paddles and a pull buoy and kicking with the Jet Fins and a kick board - 1min rest between sets. 1000m w/buoy and paddles 500m w/Jet Fins and kickboard Finished with some chest flys and delt flys w/the swim paddles - 1 set ea for 1 min as hard as I could go - kicked my ass. Weighed in at 280 flat today - my new goal is to be in the best shape of my life (strength and cardio) before I turn 40 - including my 195lb Marine Corps days. I have 1.5 years to go. Edited June 3, 2008 by maidenfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 06/03/08 45 mins in the pool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 03-04-08 Front Squat - 70K x 5, 120K x 2 x 5 sets Rope Pullups - Body x 5, Body x 3 Chins - Body x 4 Pullups - Body x 3 Double Kettlebell Front Squat and Press (squat and press ea rep) - 32's x 5, 40's x 4, 40's x 3 HS 4way Neck - 45x15 (pause ea 5th rep) Couple of circuts on the Lat pull/rear delt machines 30 mins Elliptical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 06-05-08 45 mins in the Pool - Hardest drill today was holding a 4 gal bucket of water over my head while treading water with Jet Fins on (bucket drains via 5 x 1/2" holes in the bottom) - 1 min rest x 10 sets or so 30 min elliptical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg_uk Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 just saw your double beast press and squat, thats crazy, bet there arent too many people who can do that . awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted June 8, 2008 Author Share Posted June 8, 2008 I"m sure there's a few here that could pull that off with ease - thanks though. 06-07-08 Pool - Bucket & Fins drill and some sculling w/paddles Squats - 70K x 5, 120K x 5 Rope Pullups - Body x 3 Double KB Squat & Press - 40's x 5 HS 4way Neck - 45x20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted June 9, 2008 Author Share Posted June 9, 2008 06-09-08 Front Squat - 70K x 5, 120K x 2, 120K x 1 Rope Pullups - Body x 3 Double KB Squat and Press - 40's x 5 Pullups - Body x 5 Sandbag Clean and Press (1 clean/strict presses) - 186 x 5 + 10 back squats Double KB Floor Press - 48's x 5 - lots harder than I thought this would be KB Renegade Rows - 48's x 20 (10 ea arm) Chins - Body x 5 Squat - 120K x 5, 150K x 1 KB Side Press - 32K x 1, 40K x 1 KB Olympic Snatch (no swing) - 40K x 10 (5 ea arm), 40K x 10 HS 4way Neck - 45x20 1 arm G-Rex - 55 x 20 (10ea arm) 30min Elliptical Pretty good workout today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 06/10/08 Pool Day Pull Buoy & Paddles (1 min rest between sets) - 200m, 100m x 5 (500m total) 2 min rest Jet Fins & Bucket Drill (hold 4gal bucket over head while kicking w/fins - bucket drains via 5 x 1/2" holes) - 10 sets - usually 30-45sec kicking ea set - 1 min rest between sets 2 min rest Pull Buoy & Paddles (1 min rest between sets) - 100m x 5 (500m total) 2 min rest Sculling w/Paddles (basically max effort rear delt and chest flys) - 25m x 4 - 1 min rest between sets (100m total) About 50 mins in the pool - felt good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 06-11-08 Overhead Squats - Bar x 10, 40K x 5, 90K x 5 Rope Pull-ups (2 ropes) - Body x 5 Front Squats - 120K x 5 Chins - Body x 5 Double KB Squats & Press - 40's x 5 Sandbag Clean & Press (1 clean/strict press) - 186lber x 4 + 10 back squats HS 4way Neck - 45 x 10 Formulator - Flex - 35x20 Ext - 25x10 Sandbag Clean & Press (clean ea rep) - 186lber x 1 - wimped out Elliptical - 40 mins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesnotfair Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 I've been reading a lot about the OHS lately... it seems to be a great exercise that many strength athletes praise, and say they regret not doing it enough!! The "milestone" in this lift, from what I've read, seems to be BWx15 reps. Once my shoulder (had surgery 16 days ago) fully heals I'm gonna try to see how on earth I can incorporate some OHS.. I don't have bumper plates heh. Nice workouts!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 OHS are a great exercise - great for those like me who dont stretch normally as they'll keep your body somewhat flexible. I'd be happy with BW x 1 rep! One of my short term goals now is to double sotts press my 48kg kettlebells - I can barely do the 32's right now because of my poor shoulder flexibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 06-12-08 Pool Day Pull Buoy & Paddles (1 min rest between sets) - 200m, 100m x 4 (500m total) Tread Water (w/20lb weight belt) - 1 set x 1 min (tuff - going to add a few seconds each time) Bucket & Jet Fins Drill (1 min rest between sets) - 10 sets (about 30-40sec sets) Pull Buoy & Paddles (1 min rest between sets) - 100m x 5 sets (500m total) Back at Home Double KB Swing & High Pull - 24's x 10, 32's x 10 x 3 sets (good exercise) supersetted with/ Incline Sit-ups - Body x 10 x 4 sets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 06-13-08 Rope Pull-ups (single rope) - Right/Left - Body x 3, Left/Right - Body x 3 Pull-ups - Body x 5 x 3 sets Power Rail Handstand Push-ups - B x 1, B x Neg, B x Neg Sandbag Overhead Carries - 186 x 150', Keg 2/3's Full of Water x 150' Rock Clean & Press - 190 x 1, 186 Sandbag x 1 Single KB Clean & Press - 40K x 10 Chins - Body x 5 x 2 sets KB Curls - 24's x 10 45 mins in the Pool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted June 14, 2008 Author Share Posted June 14, 2008 06-14-08 HS 4way Neck - 35x20x2sets Overhead Squat - 70K x 5 x 2 sets, 90K x 1 Double KB Clean & Press - 24's x 20, 24's x 20 BTN Pulldowns - 120x20, 120x20 Preacher Curls - 55x10 Elliptical - 30mins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 06-15-08 Did some pullups and some grip work then 31 mins on the elliptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 06-16-08 Front Squats - 70K x 5, 130K x 1 x 3 sets Overhead Squats - 70K x 5 Pull-ups - Body x 3 Double KB Floor Press - 48's x 10, 48's x 10 Rope Pull-ups - Body x 3 Rock Ring Pull-ups - Body x 3 Renegade Rows - 48's x 20 x 2 sets Sandbag Clean & Press - 186 x 4, 186 x 1 + 150' overhead walk Machine Preacher Curls - 55x10, 65x10 HS 4way Neck - 35x20 ~45 mins in the pool 30 mins Elliptical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesnotfair Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Ok, I can't help but say something. It might be totally useless and I know that a weak guy's opinion could easily be ignored by strong fellas :P But still, I'll say it. What is the deal with all that time you spend in the eliptical ??? It is, in my opinion, nearly useless!! (PLEASE keep reading!). Back in February 2006 I was 240lbs of fat, and by June I reached 200, that was 40lbs in 4 months.. just eating South Beach Diet and doing 45-55 minutes of eliptical, 6 days a week. So how on earth is it that I say it's useless?? Well, it just is. If I could do it all over, I'd do it differently, you can bet on it! I still am no guru but at least I know a thing or two I didn't know back then, when I thought that a lifting routine were mostly isolation, etc. The eliptical's only good thing is that it doesn't have impact and saves your joints (compared to running in concrete while landing on your heels, like nearly everyone who runs, for example). But you would think that after so many months and so many hours of eliptical work, in which I was doing always levels 16-18 or so (out of 20) and for those long periods of time... you'd think my endurance in other stuff would be good, or leg strength or whatever... well, when I finally decided to try other equipment (like treadmills), I noticed I SUCKED, and at a slow pace I'd be totally out of breath in 10 minutes. Stationary bike? The same. Step-master? The same, 10 minutes was harder than 60 on the eliptical. I think the eliptical has a very short ROM.. I mean, your shin and your femur never form a close angle, your legs are almost straight the entire time. I think it's comparable to doing as many squats (no weight) as you can, but only lowering yourself 6 inches and up.... then try another set, but going to parallel and up.. there's a world of difference. Needless to say, I never did eliptical since then. Eliptical was too easy, even for an out-of-shape guy like myself. I think the only reason many people include it at the end of their workouts "for some cardio", it's because it's easy, it's manageable, and they think that by doing 30 minutes of it, they're getting the "benefits of cardio". I don't know if you're one of these people though, I'm not saying you're wrong, because I could be. But I think that there are hundreds of better ways to do "cardio", if that's what you're after. I have seen you have kettlebells and stuff... haven't you tried some cardio-oriented KB workouts? Usually lighter weight, higher rep stuff? Or interval training or something.. or rope-jumping.. let me tell you that I've jumped a lot of rope, and still I can't jump for many minutes straight, maybe 10 on a max effort.. Last time I did like 30, but in sets of 2 mins with 30 secs rest and so.. but eliptical? I bet I still can do a ton, it's so easy Sorry to waste your time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted June 18, 2008 Author Share Posted June 18, 2008 No waste of time man - everyone's entitled to an opinion. I started on the treadmill and found that I get a lot better workout on the elliptical - heart pumps harder and I sweat more. It really doesnt matter to me what kind of cardio I do, as long as I progress, which I have. 06-17-08 Pool Day Pull Buoy & Paddles - 500m in 10min Tread water w/Jet Fins Sculling w/paddles on 40 mins in the pool today - felt good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 06-18-08 Front Squat - 70K x 5, 110K x 1, 140K x 1, 110K x 5 Pull-ups - Body x 5 Double KB Squat & Press - 40's x 5 Rope Pull-ups - Body x 5 Sandbag Clean & Press - 180x1, 180x3, 180x1+1 front squat, 180x3, 180x1 Cable Hip Belt Squat - 150x10 5 Gal Water Bottle Curl and Press - 10 HS 4way Neck - 35x25 Horizontal Machine Squat - 225x10 Elliptical - 30min Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Mathison Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 (edited) Glad I stumbled on this log. Your youtube vids are incredible. Ill throw my hat in the current elliptical discussion. Muscle is the furnace and fat is the fuel. The more muscle you have the more fuel you will burn all the time. for a muscular guy 30 min on an elliptical is a great way to burn fat. Arturo you said you were 240lbs of fat and earlier referred to yourself as weak. You will have to do a helluva alot more cardio than someone with maidens build to burn the same calories. You would have been much better off doing the nutrition change and use your gym time to build muscle so that you will always burn more fat. As far as the short stride you referred to... I know what you mean and short strides suck. they range from 16" to 26". Alot more muscle activation with a long stride therefore more calories expended. Stride length also depends on the intensity you are working out at. if you are going balls out you will want a long stride. just like when you run fast your brain tells your legs to take longer strides. I guess what im saying is use the machine for what its intended. Its intended to provide a ROM for your muscles to move through in order to activate them and burn fuel. Its not going to get you in shape if you dont have muscle on you. Gotta hit the iron for that. Ok im off my soapbox. Maiden keep up the good work.. ill be checking this one out daily. Edited June 19, 2008 by Chris Mathison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 I'll toss in a penny or two. I didn't (and probably don't haha) have the muscular endurance to get a good cardiovascualr workout on a treadmill. Simple too taxing fro the legs. I could/can keep my HR up better and longer on the elliptical. But, in my professional opinion, if possible stick to the old ground and pound or the treadmill. But you do what you gotta do to ge the work in, ultimately. Also, for Chris's benefit, what was that 'One Handed 3" Bar Pull' of yours, Morgan? Like 170 or so...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honk Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Mogan, have you tried HIIT or MAT like workouts. I did them for a while to get my bodyfat below 8% for climbing, but in the end I got "fat" again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Mathison Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Also, for Chris's benefit, what was that 'One Handed 3" Bar Pull' of yours, Morgan? Like 170 or so...? sheesh.. Good story: Ive had one experience with 1hand 3". It was at jackals. he had a loadable circus dumbell with 3" handle. 140lbs empty. I got it about 8-12 inches up before it just rolled out of my hand. After a few repeats of this Karl walks over picks it up like a regular 25lb dumbbell and walks it across the gym. pretty humbling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesnotfair Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Chris Mathison: thanks for your input. I am 170lbs now, by the way, and trying to get leaner and stronger, just had some setbacks with injury and a surgery but I hope I'm fully recovered in a few weeks, after a whole year pretty much wasted dealing with the injury, trying to avoid surgery. If I could back to january 2006 and do it all over again, I would have spent those 45-55 minutes 6x a week on other stuff, not eliptical, but I didn't know any better back then... and it was working, after 10lbs off the first month, why quit? I just kept going. Of course, the fatloss was probably mostly due to diet changes anyways.. but I probably lost lots of muscle in that period, since I did not lift any weights! Thanks for the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted June 19, 2008 Author Share Posted June 19, 2008 Thanks for the comments - there are several of you guys here that make us all look like weaklings (Chris, Matt, Carusom, etc). I'm almost 40 now, so I'm trying to add some "fitness" to my workouts. Honk - I guess I've been doing some HIT type training in the pool - 100m hard effort swims, 1 min break, continue - I'm not well versed in that style of training and I havent been doing the pool work long enough to notice anything yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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