Electron Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 7/10: SS2-W2D5, Press Press Warm up: 45x5, 45x5, 55x5, 65x3, 75x2 Working: 87.5x5, 87.5x4(missed rep), 87.5x5, 87.5x5, 87.5x5(make up set) A 2.5# increase. Squats to come. Note: Card tearing is addicting. Bought a ton more decks from the dollar tree. Vegas and 2/1 cheapos. The 2/1s I can tear corners off at will and get them in quarters. The Vegas kind, I can tear a corner off with difficulty or rip it in half with less effort. These are plastic coated and I think about the same feel as bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted July 12, 2013 Author Share Posted July 12, 2013 Bought a ton more decks from the dollar tree. Vegas and 2/1 cheapos. The 2/1s I can tear corners off at will and get them in quarters. The Vegas kind, I can tear a corner off with difficulty or rip it in half with less effort. These are plastic coated and I think about the same feel as bikes. Clarification needed here. Wasn't the Vegas brand, which I hear are hell. These were just being advertised at the dollar tree as vegas style playing cards, and are refurbished cards. They vary, but I picked up a few aristocrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Note: I think there is a list of card difficulties somewhere on here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 I have it saved on my ipod, but it's not too extensive. Doesn't cover most of what I tear. If you want it, I could point you in the direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Nah I don't plan on seeking out the hard ones. Haha. I just want to be able to demolish bike decks easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 7/13: SS2-W2D6, Pull ups and Grippers Pull up +85xalmost +45x10, followed by 4 reps neutral grip +45x5, followed by 1 rep neutral grip Grip Warm up: 30x5, 30x5, 45x5, 60x3, 75x3 Working: (HG200) 90x5, 90x5, 90x5, (#2) 105x1/F, 105x1/F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 7/14: SS2-W2D7, Squats and Deadlift Squat 110x20 (5# increase, easy.) DL Warm up: Squats were my warm up. Working: 180x5 (LH slipping), 180x5 (thumb let go for last rep, held on with curled fingers.) Been tearing. Today, got a 81 card stack (1-1/2 decks) in half. Extremely tough until I saw that I was pulling the wrong way. Then it was easy as hell. Then I tore that half (now 73 cards) in half again. This was a piece of cake. Another tear I did was a book of post it notes. This was difficult as hell both to begin and to do a tear-through. Will get these feats on video upon improvement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 I gripped my girlfriend's face in my sleep. Oops. She's told me in the past that I squeeze her arm if she lets me fall asleep when I'm holding onto her. I've heard this is a common problem among us gripsters... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Hey, one time I almost broke my ex-girlfriend's neck in my sleep. I had my arm around her neck apparently and rolled away, and she said she felt/heard and enormous pop in her neck, and for a second thought I'd snapped it. Haha. Even in my sleep I'm dangerous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted July 19, 2013 Author Share Posted July 19, 2013 Set a bench PR today. Did 145x6 on my last set (after 2 sets of 5 were done), whereas my previous efforts never had me reaching a last set. Calculated max is 175 now. I will hit 200 in this before the end of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted July 19, 2013 Author Share Posted July 19, 2013 7/16: SS2-W3D1, Press and Squats Press Warm up: 45x5, 45x5, 55x5, 65x3, 75x2 Working: 90x5, 90x5, 90x5 (2.5# increase) Squat (done 7/17) 115x15 (gassed), 115x5 (right after rerack) Forgot do descend quickly enough to get the stretch reflex to help me out. I'll get this next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 7/17: SS2-W3D2, RT RT Warm up: 45x5, 45x5, 55x5, 65x3, 75x2 (standard and hook for all warm up sets) Working: 85x5... Then a dove broke into my gym and flapped around for 10 minutes. I was taking my girl out to watch The Lone Ranger (alright movie, btw) so had to leave the bird and gym behind. When I came back 3 hours later, I inspected the damage and was preparing to clean the poop, I noticed the bird staring right at me while nesting on my sock. Tried to get it out, but it didn't listen to me. I even considered keeping it before I put some gloves on and grabbed it and let it out. Took pics. ...85x5, 85x5 (RH only) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 7/19: SS2-W3D3, Bench and Squat Bench Warm up: 45x5, 45x5, 70x5, 95x3, 120x2 Working: 145x5, 145x5, 145x6 (5# increase) Squat (Done 7/20) 115x20 (5# increase) Made sure to descend quickly. Glad I got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 7/19: SS2-W3D3, Bench and Squat Bench Warm up: 45x5, 45x5, 70x5, 95x3, 120x2 Working: 145x5, 145x5, 145x6 (5# increase) Squat (Done 7/20) 115x20 (5# increase) Made sure to descend quickly. Glad I got it. Good work in getting stronger, keep going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 Thanks man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 7/23: SS2-W3D4, Cleans Been out of the loop a bit because of having to go to work later. (I train evenings.) Clean Since my working weights stalled so early into the program, I decided to actually Learn how to do this technical lift. I've been winging it before. Read the entire chapter on cleans again in Starting Stregth, 1st edition. Greased the groove with empty axle (15#) and 85#s. Learned how to rack well. I may be purchasing a seperate bar for cleans eventually. I'll see how this goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 7/24: SS2-W3D5, Press Press Warm up: 45x5, 45x5, 55x5, 65x3, 75x2 Working: 92.5x4... Weird pop in my left elbow during the concentrics. Laid off of it and tried again after work. Warm up: 55x5, 75x5 Working: 92.5x5 (Weird feeling in elbows), 92.5x5, 92.5x4 (missed last rep!) If my elbows hold up, my next session will see 95#s as working weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Also, hit rep PRs in grippers today. 20mm block set on 105# rated #2: 5 reps right, 3 reps left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 If your elbows keep popping, try elbow sleeves. That's what had to do for my knees. Got a pair of TK bands and haven't had any problems since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 They were popping, and if I intentionally pop them, I develop tendinitis for some reason. Maybe I should look into some sleeves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 Can't wait to go home and do some axle deadlifting. Been tearing cards and quartering bottle caps too much lately, and my hands have been a bit sore. Shoulders are a good amount sore from the pressing I did yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 7/26: SS2-W3D6, Deadlift Deadlift BW: 126 One handed BW axle lift: L-got air, R-knee height (Probably could lock out the right, but I don't want to pull that quickly off my brittle floor.) Max BW axle pulls 27 reps, 1 regrip 17 reps, 1 regrip Since I know that 30 BW axle reps is the standard, I am shooting for 45. I think I'll have it in short order, along with an easy 2xBW. In order to achieve this, I'm thinking of adding an extra DL day to my program and taking out a squat day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 You could have a day that alternates between squats and deadlifts each cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted July 28, 2013 Author Share Posted July 28, 2013 That's a good idea. I already do cleans and deads, so doing more deadlifting every week could be overkill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellswindstaff Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 You could also work up to your clean work sets, then continue adding weight but switch to a deadlift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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