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At least I hope so...:r

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:r after hitting submit I thought of that.

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I haven't learned chit.



;) :r :r

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you and Gerry are in the non learning side. :) I was curious though to see a response from you on the bench thing. I do think that benching is more for show and chest pounding though ;)

BTW I am always learning but it is because of my many mistakes

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I am in a whole different lifting mode than the powerlifters. I concentrate more on the incline bench than flats, as the flats seem to bother my shoulders more. Not as interested in maximum strength for a single rep as I am in strength for higher reps, but I have the utmost respect for what powerlifters do.

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I will have to keep an eye out for that, hurt shoulders suck when doing lifting. I guess I prefer efficiency with most things however that may be.

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For my goals, the incline movement is definitely more efficient. :tu

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one more week of therapy and we will see :)

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Fingers crossed. :tu

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Grazie fratello, it is still very weak but that only leaves room for big gains :)

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Do you do decline also? Gotta work the lower pec too.:ze

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I don't like the decline position, Chris, so I do weighted dips and other movements that work my lower pecs.

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Good day in the gym :ze ... until I got yelled at and was too mad to keep going. :fl

Box squats to below parallel: 185 x 3 x 10
Rack walk-outs: 315 x 1 x 3; 315 x 3 x 1, 315 x 5 x 1 (just feeling the weight)
Stiff legged deads: 225 x 8 x 3; 275 x 6 x 2
Leg press: 8p x 10; 10p x 7; 12p x 5 (this is when I got yelled at)
Box jumps (18"): 10, 7 (and this is when I realized I was too mad, unfocused, and would hurt myself)

I do my leg presses with a full range of motion. I bottom out to the safety, under control ... but I hit the safety stop, which lets me know it's time to go back up. Got yelled at for doing that today. "The equipment isn't made for that." Whatever ... it's a Hammer Strength leg press! It's made for a lot more than that!

Effin' gym. :fl :fl :fl

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sorry to hear Dokk...I figured getting yelled at would have made you pump harder!

I've got a 13 mile training run today and i need to motivate myself enough to do it faster. I do not want to be on the treadmill all farkin evening. :(
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It just made me mad ... and I think it's generally a bad idea to lift when you're actually mad because I lose focus and it's then easier to make a mistake.

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Same here Tom, id rather do 100 dips than one decline press

The flat Bench bothers a lot of people. I think there are a few different reason for this, rather than the actual movement itself.

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I *wish* I could do 100 dips. :r Hell ... I wish I could do one at body weight. :r

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Dip Machine to the rescue!!! Dont feel bad Prof. After I took a long time off from working out I couldnt do a pull up or a dip.

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Squat till your shorts get tight!
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Should have asked him to hold your towel...

Sorry I have been absent from the thread, been stupid busy...

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Got tweaked in the gym....cable snapped while I was doing 260 pound close grip pulldowns. Sent me flying backwards. Just stiff and sore right now, we shall see what the evening brings.

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That really sucks, I hope you feel okay in the morning.

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I hope so too, so far it hasn't gotten much worse. :)

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I hope you are ok...

Rest day for the next 3 days, it might be like whiplash if the movement was sudden as I pictured it...

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I actually have 5 days off from the gym coming as I am leaving foir vacation, so that part worked out well, Gerry. :)

It was pretty sudden/violent, you are probably picturing it correctly.

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Sounds painful. I would have probably flipped out after something like that.

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Hope you're ok Admiral...That sounds very scary.


*side note* i didn't get to run today :fl gonna see if I can get that training run in tomorrow with some weights after.:tu

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I must have looked pissed, 'cause the gym manager looked skeered. ;)

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Be easy big fella! If it were me I woudl try and get a good nights sleep see how you feel tomorrow and enjoy your vacation:ss

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That's my plan....and one more good workout if I feel OK in the A.M., Dave. ;)

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Okay chest day today. Had a hard time getting into it. That said, I went up a little from last week....

Close @ 125; 3 sets x 6 reps
Regular @ 135; 3 x 4-5
Wide @ 135; 3 x 2

Lying overhead extensions @ 65 or 75 (not sure bar weight); 3 x 8

Hammer Strength plate-load decline bench @ 185; 3 x 6,5,4

Rope press-downs @ 100; 2 x 10,8

Straight bar press-downs @ 150; 3 x 8,6,5

Hope the Admiral is feeling well today. :salutes: Hey Tom: Are you going to get a free month of membership out of it?

Good lifting to all! :ze

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Congrats on the gains, Dokk!

I am actually a bit more sore than yesterday, but I don't think it is anything major. I think my gym should give me 6 months free....I won't ask for it however, but if they offer.....;)

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Seriously ... they should. If my cable broke, I'd fly back into the indoor track. I'd be so mad. :fl

Here's hoping that they offer. :tu ;)

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Being the jerk that I am..I'd try to pull an offer from him...:rolleyes:

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so many hands out these days

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Wow! It's a good thing you didn't have your finger in there.
Seriously, glad you're okay. Stuff like that can get you hurt pretty good.

One of the cables broke a few weeks ago on the crossover wire machine at my gym.
They replaced all the cables with new on every machine that had them.

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Corporate left a message for me this morning, waiting to hear back from them.


Thanks Pete. They fixed the cable today, and used Locktite on the bolt. I told them they need to put Locktite on all the cables, not just the ones they are fixing. If they don't, and I have a different cable snap, I just might take an ambulance ride. ;) :r

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Just got off the phone with Corporate. Told them to use Locktite on all the cables, that I wasn't hurt too bad, and that I appreciated their concern.

The wonderful lady gave me 3 free months without me asking for anything. :)

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Nice Tom! 6 Free months! Spend that hard earned money on some CC's!!! :r

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nice :tu

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Just got back from the gym. Little bench action, started feeling rather flat and tired at the gym. Hit my numbers than did some random stuff to get some blood in my chest and triceps.
Been having a little chest congestion with a cough, hurts a little when I cough. Think I might have a little infection in there. Picked up some OTC stuff on the way home, hoping to get this crap out before it gets bad. No fever, hoping that it is just a minor ordeal. If all else fails, got a few z packs in the cabinet :D

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Hope you feel better Frank! :tu

5 days off from the gym start for me tomorrow. It came at a good time between not having has a break for a few months and the little tweak to my back yesterday.

I've been off the White Flood for about 6 weeks now, looking forward to seeing how I react when I hit the weights again on Sunday. :)

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Thanks Tom. Hope the rest works out well. Eat like a horse and sleep!

Anyone have trouble finding the grove for bench some days? Was thinking about todays workout, the weight felt light but had trouble controlling the bar. Anyone have issues with this, its not all of the time but some days I bench I am all over the place.

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If we could do our best in the gym every workout, Frank, imagine waht monsters we would be. I don't do a lot of flat benching, but I can relate to inclines. Some days the groove seems cut with a knife, and other times, I never find it. Doesn't always have to do with the weight for me. I just do what I can that day, and pick an exercise I haven't done for a few workouts as a substitute if I need more work.

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woo-hoo! :tu

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i dont eat right (ask darrel) i dont sleep right and i have awesome workouts??? :confused:

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You're Batman. :)

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You and most powerlifters myself included. :confused:

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shhh! http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/batman.gif

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it's true.