blueviper42 Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 Oh yeah , armwrestling practice. So Ivarboneless decides to show up and I had no idea he was coming. I was glad to see him because I wanted to test myself out with him because I feel like I've made some good gains. Gripping up with him is very uncomfortable due to how strong his hand is, which makes toprolling difficult. I wouldn't want to go into a hook either because his arm is just as formidable. I don't really have any soreness at all today except for the missing skin on both of my elbows. I will catch you one of these days! I know you're reading this and you better not slack off (I know you won't anyway) because I have a fire lit under my ass and it won't be put out until I can match you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted April 29, 2010 Author Share Posted April 29, 2010 today core: situps 2x100 squat: 10x135 warmup 5x185 5x190 5x195 3x210 3x215 3x220 hamstrings 3x10, calves 3x10 I've successfully put on about 3-4 pounds of solid weight. I still have a six pack so it's pretty solid weight. I'm about 165-166(nude) in the evenings (several meals in me) and about 162-163 first thing in the morning (nude). My goal is to get around 167-168 in the mornings of SOLID weight. Then with around 10 days to nationals I am going to add cardio and cut the necessary weight to make 165 the day before competition. I've felt a strength gain with these extra pounds so I think it is good. I wasn't eating much before, and really all I'm doing differently now is eating more. I eat VERY cleanly though, so it's not junk. I was around 158 in the mornings for a few months, and my body doesn't particularly want to be in that weight range. I wasn't eating much compared to how much I'm training, so I'm getting back to around my natural weight. I'm feeling stronger and better rested so this is an improvement. Basically, as long as I still have a six pack then I know the weight that I'm gaining is good weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 1, 2010 Author Share Posted May 1, 2010 4-29-10 Decided to update an upper body day core: leg raises 2x70 hanging leg tucks 2x35 situps +70 lbs 3x30 decline situps 1x50 bench: 5x135 (warmup), 3x5x155, 3x160, 2x3x165 dips: +45x5, +55x5,+60x5, +65x3, +70x3 military press: 5x95, 5x105, 5x110, 4x110, 3x115 RT cable wrist/back work: 15x120 lbs, 10x130 lbs, 9x140 lbs bicep curls: 10x35 lbs, 10x40 lbs (mostly to get my forearms warmed) wrist curls: 10x70 lbs, 10x75 lbs, 8x80 lbs preacherpad partial curls: 8x70 lbs (elbow skin was torn up from practice, didn't want to break the scabs) 4-30-10 core: leg raises 2x70 hanging leg tucks 2x35 situps +80 lbs 3x30 decline situps 3x50 squats: 10x135, 5x185, 5x190, 5x195, 3x210, 3x215, 3x220 deads: 5x270, 3x290, 1x315, 1x325 (lockout was questionable. inclined to not count it as a full rep, but was a good effort) hamstring curls: 10x70, 2x10x90 standing calve raises: 10x140, 10x160, 10x180 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 2, 2010 Author Share Posted May 2, 2010 5-1-10 leg raises 5x50 hanging leg tucks 5x30 2" PVC pullups 10x10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 (edited) 5-2-10 Armwrestling practice. Almost 2 hours. Worked a lot of hand, wrist and finger strength. Had the big guy Jarrod Levullet work my hand for about an hour and a half. Come nationals I'm gonna be heavy, strong, and sexy . I'm going to have to cut a bit to make 165 There's a certain person I want a WIN over who I believe is in my grasp RIGHT NOW. Time will tell... Edited May 3, 2010 by thewalrus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 There's MORE than ONE storm brewing in Texas. It may be less visible and a bit further away, but that just means it will be more surprising when it HITS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 4, 2010 Author Share Posted May 4, 2010 abdominals: leg raises 3x50 hanging leg tucks 3x30 situps +80 lbs 3x30 decline situps 3x50 pullups: 2" PVC pullups 6x10 squats: 10x135, 5x185, 5x190, 5x195, 5x200, 10x185 Didn't feel like doing heavier triples, so did more sets of 5 and did a repout for the last set. Was hard but felt good. deads: 5x275, 3x295 (pretty much failed third rep though. My GRIP went out. Must have been all the hand work yesterday and thick pullups today) Going to switch to doing deads to once a week. They're pretty stressful on the body. hamstrings: 3x10x90 lbs calves 10x160, 10x180, 10x200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 5-4-10 core: leg raises 3x50, hanging leg tucks 3x30, situps +80 lbs 3x30, decline situps 3x50 2" PVC pullups 6x10 bicep curls 10x37.5, 10x42.5 pullups 5x45 lbs, 5x55 lbs, 5x60 lbs, 5x65 lbs, 5x70 lbs lat pulldown 10x200, 2x8x200 db rows 2x6x115 (way harder than I thought it would be), 10x100 rotator cable training 15x60 lbs, 12x70 lbs, 10x80 lbs backpressure with cable 10 seconds x 80 lbs, 10 seconds x 100 lbs wrist curls 10x70, 10x75, 8x80 preacher pad partial curls 8x70, 7x80 right 6x80 left (my elbows were sore by this time) calve work 15x160 lbs, 12x180 lbs, 12x200 lbs "You just keep after him. They know that and he knows it. This is for the big baby, Louie, this is for all the marbles, and we're gonna go after it, right? One year of training all wrapped up in one night Louie, remember that. When you step out there boy, remember all those grueling nights and mornings in the gym, and this is it, this is the reward. And we want it, we want it so bad that we can taste it. Remember that when we get out on that stage. We gotta get so excited, Louie, that when we get out there we got only one thought in mind, we're gonna win!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 6, 2010 Author Share Posted May 6, 2010 5-5-10 core: situps 2x100 squats: 10x135, 5x185, 5x195, 5x200, 3x210, 3x225, 10x185 deads: 5x270, 3x290, 1x315 hamstrings 3x10x90 calves 15x160, 12x180, 12x200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 7, 2010 Author Share Posted May 7, 2010 5-6-10 core: decline situps 2x50 bench: 5x135, 3x5x155 (seemed harder than usual), 2x8x140 (hard for some reason). My pressing sucks. I'm going to change my routine a bit. push press: 3x8x95, 5x100, 5x105 dips: 5x45, 2x8x45, 6x45 RT wrist work: 15x110, 12x120, 10x130 backpressure reps on cable: 10x60 lbs, 10x80 lbs wrist curls: 10x70 lbs, 10x75 lbs, 10x80 lbs preacher pad partial curls: 8x70 lbs, 8x80 lbs thick PVC pullups: 3x10 felt a bit off in the gym. Was a bit hungry and sleepy which was odd. Still finished, but kind of weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 5-7-10 core: leg raises 3x50, hanging leg tucks 3x30, situps +80 lbs 3x30, decline situps 3x50 squats: 10x135, 5x185, 5x195, 5x200, 3x215, 3x225 hang cleans: 8x115, 2x5x135 just getting the hang of these. Need to work on my form a lot. Definitely had the strength but need to improve the form. hamstrings: 2x10x90, 10x70 calves: 15x160, 12x180, 10x200 My routine will be changing a bit. On Monday I'll do squats and push presses, wednesday squat and dead, friday squat and power clean. I'm doing push presses monday so I can focus on dips and bench on thursday. I'm going to focus mostly on weighted dips for pressing strength and use bench as kind of an accessory lift (weird idea I know). This hopefully will allow me to press heavier on thursdays by only having 2 presses exercises instead of 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 5-9-10 leg raises 5x50 hanging leg tucks 5x30 hanging leg raises 2x5 (damn these are hard) 2" PVC pullups 7x10 pushups 5x10 Just keeping the fluids pumping in my arms. Had quite an interesting practice yesterday. More on that later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 (edited) 5-10-10 core: leg raises 2x50, hanging leg tucks 2x30, hanging leg raises 2x5, situps +80 lbs 3x30, decline situps 2x50 squats: 10x135, 5x190, 5x200, 5x205, 3x220, 3x225, 10x185 push presses: 3x10x95 These are so much more badass than sitting overhead presses hamstrings: 3x10x90 lbs calves: 15x160 lbs, 15x180 lbs, 12x200 lbs I think I can already do my 2010 goal of 20 bodyweight squats. I might try on Wednesday. My new goal for 2010 is a 315 pound squat. That may be a tall order but we shall see. Edited May 11, 2010 by thewalrus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 13, 2010 Author Share Posted May 13, 2010 5-11-10 core: leg raises 2x50, hanging leg tucks 2x30, situps +80 lbs 3x30 2" PVC pullups: 4x10 bicep curls: 10x37.5, 10x42.5 pullups: 5x45 lbs, 5x55 lbs, 5x60 lbs, 5x65 lbs, 5x70 lbs lat pulldown: 2x10x200, 8x200 db rows: 3x10x100 rotator training: 15x60 lbs, 12x70 lbs, 10x80 lbs backpressure on cable: 10 seconds x 100 lbs wrist curls: 10x70 lbs, 10x75 lbs, 10x80 lbs Right, 9x80 lbs Left 5-12-10 squats: 20x165 lbs 2010 Goal (squat bodyweight x20), 10x185 lbs deads: 5x265, 3x285, 2 attempts at 315, both failed before lockout due to grip. My hands sweat more than the average person's and without chalk this is difficult. I'm going to ignore the no chalk rule and bring chalk anyway. hamstrings: 3x10x90 lbs calves: 15x180 lbs, 15x200 lbs, 12x220 lbs I'm glad I accomplished a goal for 2010 already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 17, 2010 Author Share Posted May 17, 2010 5-13-10 core: leg raises 3x50, hanging leg tucks 3x30, situps +90 lbs 3x30, decline situps 2x50 2" pvc pullups 6x10 pushups 3x10 (warmup) dips: 5x45 lbs, 5x55 lbs, 5x60 lbs, 3x70 lbs, 3x80 lbs, 2x90 lbs bench: 3x7x140 (I'm just going to do bench lightly with more reps and less rest time for now instead of pushing it hard) push press: 3x8x95 lbs bicep curls: 10x40 lbs, 10x45 lbs RT wrist work: 15x120 lbs, 12x130 lbs, 10x140 lbs wrist curls: 10x70 lbs, 10x75 lbs, 10x80 lbs partial curls: 10x70 lbs, 8x80 lbs, 8 second iso x90 lbs 5-14-10 studying for exams 5-15-10 TWO exams on a Saturday. Linear Algebra and Differential Equations. 5-16-10 Armwrestling practice. Ivarboneless came to Austin again. For anyone reading either of our logs, yes he does seem to come here a lot. I offered to come to him but he decided to come here. He was strong as per usual. For some reason my head wasn't in it as much as usual and I didn't seem to be able to get in a mental frame to harness as much strength as usual. MY HAND must have been doing alright too. My Jarrod Levullet toproll (aka high hook with rotation) can put him in some pretty bad spots. OF COURSE you couldn't do anything against me with two arms, that would be AWFUL for me at this point if you could. Those days are over for you Mr. Hann The gap is slowly closing...I'm like Xerxes bridging the Hellenspont. But I'm smarter than Xerxes, I know my limits and am willing to make steady and consistent gains. I don't expect to conquer anything over night. I think you just need to get your head in the right spot. We both know you have the strength to win nationals (at least left). Don't get psyched out just because the other guy is more well known than you. You know what you are capable of now go out and DO IT. Don't defeat yourself in your own mind just because you see the other guy on ArmTV more. You can't be the best until you BELIEVE you're the best. 5-17-10 1.5 mile on on treadmill first thing after waking up. Yeah I know treadmills suck, I'm going to start running at least 1.5 miles every morning until I build a decent level of endurance and then I'll run outside for real. 100 pullups from various surfaces. Flat fingers on a 2x4, from 2" pvc, some regular pullups core: leg raises 3x50, hanging leg tucks 3x30, situps +90 lbs 3x30, decline situps 1x50 squat: 10x135 warmup, 5x5x200 lbs, 10x185 hamstrings: 3x10x90 lbs calves: 12x200 lbs, 10x220 lbs, 10x240 lbs pretty good day on squat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 5-18-10 core: leg raises 3x50, hanging leg tucks 3x30, situps +90 lbs 3x30 bicep curls: 10x40 lbs, 10x45 lbs pullups: 5x45 lbs, 5x55 lbs, 5x60 lbs, 5x65 lbs, 5x70 lbs lat pulldown: 3x10x187.5 lbs db rows: 3x10x100 lbs rotator training: 15x60 lbs, 12x70 lbs, 10x80 lbs wrist curls: 10x70 lbs, 10x75 lbs, 10x80 lbs partial curls: 8x70 lbs 70 pullups from 2" PVC/flat fingers on 2x4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Knight Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 serious workouts David! ... comin out this Sat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 paul: I am indeed. Well in academic news, I managed another perfect 4.0 this semester Plus I made a 100 on my differential equations final...Good semester. 5-19-10 running: 1.5 miles on treadmill in the morning core: leg raises 3x50, hanging leg tucks 3x30, situps +90 lbs 2x30 squats: 10x135, 5x5x200 deads: 5x260, 3x280, 1x315, 1x330 these are SO much easier with CHALK calves: 12x200, 10x220, 10x240 hamstrings: 3x10x90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Knight Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 paul: I am indeed. Well in academic news, I managed another perfect 4.0 this semester Plus I made a 100 on my differential equations final...Good semester. 5-19-10 running: 1.5 miles on treadmill in the morning core: leg raises 3x50, hanging leg tucks 3x30, situps +90 lbs 2x30 squats: 10x135, 5x5x200 deads: 5x260, 3x280, 1x315, 1x330 these are SO much easier with CHALK calves: 12x200, 10x220, 10x240 hamstrings: 3x10x90 Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Thanks a lot Paul!! Mashing a #4 is way harder than making a 4.0 though 5-20-10 Man....without having to go to class during the day, I really having nothing to do. It makes me lazy all around. It sounds backwards but the busier I am with life the MORE stuff I get done...I guess once you're already out doing stuff it makes it easier to keep going. Sitting around all day makes me get lazy and I don't get as motivated to train...It's still basically a built in component of my life though so it would be weird to not do it. I'll chalk it up to having an off day...didn't have the fire but I still got a really good lift today. dips: 5x45 lbs, 5x55 lbs, 5x65 lbs, 3x80 lbs, 1x90 lbs, 1x100 lbs (pretty clean, probably parallel or close) bench: 3x7x135 dips KILL my arms for bench pushpress: 3x8x95 RT cable wrist work: 15x120 lbs, 12x130 lbs, 10x140 lbs bicep curls: 10x35 lbs, 10x40 lbs, 10x45 lbs wrist curls: 10x70 lbs, 10x75 lbs, 10x80 lbs partial curls: 8x70 lbs, 8x80 lbs, 10 second iso x90 lbs 2" PVC pullups: 3x10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 21, 2010 Author Share Posted May 21, 2010 5-21-10 100 pullups varied flat fingered/2" PVC core: leg raises 3x50, hanging leg tucks 3x30, situps 3x100 squat: 5x5x200 lbs hamstrings: 3x10x90 lbs calves: 2x10x240 lbs, 15x200 lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 5-22-10 Went to Fort Worth to do some grip stuff with Paul, Eric, and Greg. Ivarboneless was there too. I saw some really impressive feats accomplished. Ivarboneless did some really good feats which I will let him report first in his own log. Greg was impressive on the blobs and hubs. I got chumped by Paul Knight in armwrestling! I was pretty confident I would be able to win but NOPE!!!Too much power in him. I should have foreseen such an outcome, but alas, hindsight reigns supreme...Seeing all of the impressive grip feats being recorded motivated me to get my ass back into training GRIP. One of my goals now is to make it into a Paul Knight gripboard video. I don't know how long it will take, but I will do it!! Eric, thanks for letting me train in your garage! You were a great host, and very strong. Must be something in the water in the Fort Worth area...you guys must be drinking that radioactive green water I saw in the gutter. 5-23-10 Floated the river with some friends. Apparently it's supposed to be relaxing, ie sitting back and cruising, drinking beer, and chatting...of course I couldn't let THAT happen. I pretty much made it into a competition to see who could finish first Normally, it takes around 4 hours to finish...we finished in about 2. Was a decent workout actually. 5-24-10 I'm now doing a slightly modified 5-3-1 routine now. I'm switching bench for weighted dips and am switching the auxiliary/accessory work to suit armwrestling and grip. I'm still using the percentage and rep scheme. core: leg raises 3x50, hanging leg tucks 3x30, situps+90 lbs 3x30 military press: 5x85 lbs, 5x100 lbs, 9x115 lbs, 10x95 lbs bicep curls: 10x35 lbs, 10x37.5 lbs RT deadlift: 8x95 lbs, 3 singles x105 lbs, 2 singles x110 lbs (assisted left) I shouldn't do so many reps in the first set...kind of killed my lifts thereafter. Going to focus on singles. db rows: 3x10x100 lbs wrist curls: 10x70 lbs, 10x75 lbs, 10x80 lbs Will probably do 100 or so pullups throughout the day, and may go running later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 5-24-10 updated pullups: 150 various grips. Neutral, chinups, widegrip, 2" PVC, flat fingered straight leg situps: +40 lbs x30, +70 lbs x30, 1x100. Straight leg situps are easier than how I've been doing them for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Knight Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 My elbow has been killing me ever since we all armwrestled ... I can hardly pick up my son ... is it normal for your arm to hurt after arm wrestling if you are a newb? Anywho ... plan another trip over and we'll get some footage. "No worries" LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueviper42 Posted May 26, 2010 Author Share Posted May 26, 2010 (edited) paul: That is definitely normal. Sounds like a case of tendinitis. Could last anywhere from a few days to a few weeks (more likely the former). Ice it whenever you can. Also, I hate to say this, but pop a few ibuprofin about half an hour before working out if you can't go through the pain. I used to do that. Also, ibuprofin will also help the inflammation so take a couple during the day if you really need to. I wouldn't take too many for an extended period of time though. Also, I need to be able to do something worthy of video first! 5-25-10 deadlift: 5x215, 5x250, 7x285, 5x10x185 lower back was fried after this hamstrings: 3x10x90 lbs bicep curls: 10x35 lbs, 10x37.5 lbs core: situps+90 lbs x30, situps +25 lbs(behind neck)x20,x30, leg raises 3x50, hanging leg tucks 3x30 putting the weight behind the neck makes it MUCH harder than on the chest! grippers: right- 3x5x#2, some #1.5 closes, a lot more #2 singles/overcrushes, #2 strap hold left- lots of #1.5 closes, #1.5 singles/overcrushes, some attempts at a #2, #1.5 strap hold lots of gripper closes in general blob 40 work: several 2 hand lifts with blob 40 + 15 lbs, kept adding weight for a lot of 2 hand lifts up to blob 40 + 35 lbs. I figure once I can get a 2 hand lift with 90 lbs total weight I'll be close to a one hand lift. 2 mile run on treadmill Got my first two hand rips from grippers in a long while!! Super-glued them up. 5-26-10 pullups: 5x25 lbs, 5x45 lbs, 7x70 lbs, 3x5x55 lbs, 160 various grip pullups partial curls: 8x70 lbs, 8x80 lbs, 5x90 lbs RT cable wrist work: 15x120 lbs, 12x130 lbs, 10x140 lbs rotator cable training: 20x50 lbs, 15x60 lbs, 12x70 lbs, 10x80 lbs wrist curls: 10x70 lbs, 10x75 lbs, 10x80 lbs core: situps +25 lbs behind neck 3x30, straight leg situps +40 lbs blob on chest 2x50, straight leg situps 1x100 My biceps are fried more than anything. All the pullups fried my biceps more than my lats. Edited May 26, 2010 by thewalrus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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