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That's the way to do it man. Don't worry about everyone else. Set a goal and reach it then set another goal. I say get to where you can curl that 36# 15-20 times and bump it up to 45. :tu

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I would only use that for sports-specific training. I have seen some bodybuilders who want a thick neck mess themselves up with those, Chris. I stick to heavy shrugs and other exercises for that general area.

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Thanks for the feedback Tom! I really want to build my yoke. This just looked like a good way to do it...

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Take a look about 3/4 of the way down this page Dunno about anyone else, but I really shy away from neck exercises other than stretching. I'll work shoulders and traps till the cows come home, but hanging weights off my head gives me the heeby-jeebies.

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Thanks for the page reference. I read that article a while back but forgot about it. Definitely a good one to revisit! :tu

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Get a neck harness and get yoked. Quit messing around get yo yoke on son!!!!

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No training tonight, taking the week off as planned. I was going to hit the gym for a little treadmill work. But I feel that a FULL week away from the gym is as needed as a week away from the weights.
Plus my bodyweight, is between weight classes and I do not feel like cutting weight. So I'm in a holding pattern there.

Hope everyone is doing well.

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I know that I ruined my back by doing leg lifts with weighted boots in college. Sometimes staying with the tried and true is best!

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Going in for some long runnin tonight for the first since I got sick. (two weeks)

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Inspired by the faster-paced, more "athletic" workout yesterday, I decided to pick up the pace on upper back today.

1-arm HS low-rows @ 70# + machine weight, for 3 sets of 10 & held for 1-sec at the top ... superset with overhead 20# big medicine ball throws (like chopping wood)

old skool t-bar w/25# plates, from 4 up to 10 plates, to failure each set

1-arm DB rows @ 100, 125, 125

1-arm DB @ 65 on a stability ball (1 leg on floor, 1 leg and hand only on ball), 3 sets of 10 focusing on explosiveness off the ground ... superset with 20# big medicine ball brought from behind/above the head to the knees with straight arms while lying down

underhand grip BB rows @ 135, 185, 135 to failure

hammer curls @ 35, 40, 35 for 10 each time

1-arm cable curls @ 40 for 3 sets of 7-8

foam roller

all in about an hour

my heart was working pretty hard just about the whole time. I thought that was kind of neat ... a definite change of pace from the low-rep, heavy heavy workouts I'm used to. :tu

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Dokk was Rockin' the Rows! :D

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if you don't row, what's the point?!? :banger

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I only row on back day. :)

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yeah ... but you're a master. I'm still an apprentice. :)

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When you can snatch the dumbbell from my hand, you will be ready to leave, Grasshopper.

;) :r

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Was gonna just run last night but I ran two miles then supersetted dips and pull-ups, over to heavy shrugs, and finished up with some seated rows

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Great ... now if I could only stop myself from aging, I figure your body will start going downhill and I can catch up in about 30 years. :rolleyes:

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You haven't seen my portrait of Dorian icehog Gray, have you? :r

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Sh*t.

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did strength yesterday... felt just fine today... not even a little stiffness. Went to the gym to do cardio, ended up running/walking 3mi total (ran more than half) and then hit the whole strength routine again, but harder than yesterday. And to think, I didn't even want to go to the gym today... :)

I started trying some variations of things too... for curls, the machine allows you to have your hands facing each other also, so I threw in 10 of those... I could have done a LOT more at the weight I was at in that manor. For leg extensions, I went from 60 - 72 lbs and did 10... I am pretty sure I could go up another on those as the 10 I did felt simple even after running as much as I did.

I pushed myself hard today... I was so drained at the end I felt like crying (not a 'sad' or 'ouch' crying, just like a biggest loser 'I've got nothing left to give' kinda thing... I didn't, but it's funny...)... I feel absolutely ****ing great.

Now on the balcony w/ coffee and a 2000 RGPC... yum.