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Any chance for a second opinion on another island Jay? Otherwise, it appears some rest is in order for the muscles to heal themselves...

...:r I'm sure Peter was only interested in comparing "one cactus" with another's;)


Think I had one of my best workouts this morning in the garage:

rev curls @60lbs 5/8
bicep curls @65lbs 5/8
standing upright row @75lbs 5/8
standing French curls @80lbs 5/8
standing press @85lbs 5/8 new weight

Hey, MuscleTechs CreaCore is my new buddy. CreaCore rocks baby:tu You guys have a great Saturday...

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Heavy back today, T-bars, Bent over rows, pullups, cable rows, pulldowns, dumbbell rows.....I looked like I showered with my clothes on by the end. Just 3 more workouts before I take 5 days off for a mini-vacation, so I plan to make them count.

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:D...going anyplace exciting on your mini-vacation Tom?:rolleyes:

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Went in and did a very short easy leg workout today. Thank God for the smith machine, so I only have to use one hand on the bar.

Mark, a second opinion on Oahu or even LA might be in store.

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:noon :banger

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I will be working out of town for the next several days, there's no 24 hour fitness nearby. Gonna stop in at some random gym to buy a week pass.

Chest/arms/abs today.

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Last workout for 5 days today, gonna try to do a little of everything.

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This morning, Thursday, and Saturday before driving over to Vegas for me Tom...

Another decent workout in the garage this morning:

rev curls 5/8
bicep curls 5/8
standing upright row 5/8
standing French curls 5/8
standing press5/8

Added a small fan to blow air around in the garage. Kinda nice:tu

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Hope Vegas is good to you Mark!

I did everything but shoulders today, tore it up. Earned my 5 days off as best I could.

Hockey tonight, then R&R until Monday. Hit it hard, Men. :ze

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Back day, went well.

Found a nice gym near by the hotel. Had a lot weird stuff there... grip machine? Never seen that before. Old school stuff there.

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Near which hotel, Huy?

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So... quick little poll... do you prefer bench pressing a) all the way down to the chest (or off by only an inch-ish) or b) until your upper arms are parallel to the ground? I've heard so much different stuff including, from a personal trainer: "90* counts as a full rep" and "beyond 90* is where injuries happen"... from other people I've heard that just doing 'partial reps' is a way to hurt yourself... is this question going to get the same array of responses as a question like 'which cigar is the best ever'? :r

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I go to just a tad parallel at this point in my life, Dan. Below that takes much of the stress off the chest muscles and puts it on the shoulders, tendons, etc.

I used to bury the bar like is necessary for a competition lift, but I find I get better development keeping constant tension on the muscle I am targeting. .

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I am like Tom, I do not let the bar touch my chest. I go short of it, I find it when I do let it go that far down, I stress too much on shoulder and not enough on my chest.

And Tom, my hotel in Redding. Not in LA. I'll be here till tomorrow afternoon. Think I will take tonight off though, may be meeting up with a local for a cigar.

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Shoulder day, just went to the gym at my hotel... not a whole to do but made the best of what I had to work with.

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5 days off, got back in the gym today and pounded out some legs. Gotta wotk off all that moonshine. :r

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Holy crap, did something my friend calls animal workout. Bear crawl, Spider-Man's, scorpions, spider, rabbit, chicken and a whole lot more... I have no core :su.

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Interesting I was taught to do full range if motion, anything less was just cheating yourself.

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we do those all the time in jiu jitsu...