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I miss hammer strength machines =( stupid golds doesnt carry them. and i wouldnt dare ask for them at the powerlifting gym :(

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I love 'em for the support exercises I use them for. :tu

Just got back from my first time ever doing yoga. My two thoughts: (a) that was frickin' hard; (b) that was frickin' AWESOME. I'm gonna do it every Wednesday. I didn't realize how bad my flexibility and balance had gotten until tonight. Wow. I wish I hadn't done it on a day I PRed on a back lift and compound chest lift. :r But whatev. I'll be back every week ... and will probably be the only guy for a while.

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Although my overall manliness would ultimately prevent me from doing yoga, I wouldnt see it as such a bad thing to improve flexibility and balance like you said Dokk. But I will never do it, ever.

I miss hammer strength rowing machines, all three and the incline chest.

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Maybe Macy's will have a sale on leotards on Tuesday. ;) :fu

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Har har har. :fu2 :r

Laugh it up; but I think this is going to improve my lifts in some important ways. :tu

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If not you can always opt for a girdle and the Miracle Bra. ;)

Love you!!!! :D

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Don't worry Dokk, you know Tom and Frank would be in the yoga room if they could :dance: Last time they tried, the gurls beat em up and threw em out the door :ze :ze

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Hey ... you said you liked my tits just the way they are!!! :mad:

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I said "if you were a goat....". ;)

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Good lifts this morning. Lighter day squatting. New PR on Bench - 195x3. Good hang cleans.

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For several years, yoga was the only workout I did :tu I'm actually a certified instructor, but I haven't taught much. I'm not nearly as flexible as I was, but it has served me well with a lot of exercises. Most people don't put nearly enough emphasis on flexibility as a part of overall fitness.

There are tons of different styles, from those that put me to sleep (literally), and those that kicked my butt.

As for being the only guy in class, no complaints here. I met my wife in a yoga class :D

Glad you enjoyed it!

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Actually, I'm a bit surprised that more people don't do it. Only makes sense, spend all that time strengthening your muscles and so little strengthening your tendons and ligaments. Probably prevent a lot of injuries as well as improving most of your lifts.

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I will be starting the "Yoga with The Professor and PeteSB75" thread momentarily. :)

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That's what I'm thinking ... despite what the manliest men in the thread think. ;) :r

Had another big PR day. It was just bis and tris today. Started out with overhead rope extensions up to 130 and one-arm press-downs to 50 as a warmup and what I thought was the first chunk of my triceps workout. Followed up with tate presses to 45 x 7, 6, 5. Couldn't go as heavy as usual b/c my left front delt was a little sore from yesterday's lifts and yoga. Moved onto bis: HammerStrength preachers @ 60 x 8,8,7; db hammers @ 30 (those were supersetted w/ the preachers); straight bar curls 75 x 6,8,6; cable cambered curls @ 100 x 10,10,9.

I thought I was done here. But I realized that I still had some energy and kind of wondered what some tri exercises would be like after having warmed up a lot. So I put a straight bar on one cable and a rope on the other and began supersetting pressdowns (starting at 150) and overhead extensions (at 120). Well ... 150 was too easy; so I tried 170 and kicked out 8 -- a PR on reps. Then I set it at 180 and kicked out 4, another PR. 190? Sure -- for 3! 200 (the full stack)? You betcha! Kicked that out for 3, too. :dance:

:wo

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i know i been missing a bit...

today deadlift day:

185lbs x 15
225lbs x 15
275lbs x 10
315lbs x 8 x 7

and i dislocated my toe last night...

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:r WTF is wrong with you! Never yell at a "dad" :r we need a herf :tu

Rob :tpd:

Oh yea played Vb yesterday does that count:tu

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it always counts :tu

and you cant beat dad cuz he is always right :confused:

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:banger

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I hit some personal bests on inclines and pullups today...and I didn't even have to do any yoga to do it. :D

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Assistance day, more like overhead press day. I also hit some PRs. sans yoga.

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both of y'all can bite me. :tg :fu2 :r

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I am not familiar, is that "yoga speak"? :r

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:dr eatin is good :tu

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Another day or PBs on rear delt raises (I struggle with shoulders). I really think my supplementation regimen has hit the spot. :tu

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Any tips on increasing vertical leap?

I am a fairly good volleyball player and am going to be joining a league soon, need to improve my jump though. I am already trimming down(fat) so I weigh less, makes it easier to jump:D. But I know I need to do excersises to increase my vertical leap/jump. Any ideas?

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Have you tried ... jumping? ;)

I know that sounds like a stupid question; but there a lot of different ways to jump (from standing, from seated, from running, with weight, etc.) that people sometimes don't think about.

Field boy Dave is going to have some better recommendations, I'm sure....

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I haven't tried anything other than just playing volleyball and jumping while playing. I just found out about this league, and decided to try to improve my leap. Those are excellent suggestions and I will try them. :tu

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Squats, one-legged squats, step-ups, calf raises and lunges would all be good for general strength in that area. Power Cleans would probably be the best for having the most impact on your vertical jump. Being an explosive exercise, it's all about rapid recruitment of muscle in the legs, trunk and shoulders, exactly what you are trying to do while jumping.

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calf raises are going to help a lot IMO also. You have to press your body away from the floor by doing a "calf raise" when you jump, so it makes sense.

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Thank you, I will try these as well. :tu

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Actually did hit a PR on an exercise today, but it was a "cosmetic" lift so I ain't tooting my horn. :r

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Off to squat.

Going to superset yoga, with lifetime network movies. Followed by some High intensity Ben and Jerry Ice Cream eating. Then im going to finish it off with some hand holding, cuddling, and talking about my feelings.

Sorry Dokk...

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Add come cleans in there so your upper body doesnt get chumped.

I would also do some bicep curls (30-40 sets) whilst looking in the mirror at your massive pump. I advocate using heavy weight, in the power rack, with extra lower body and lower back involvement. :r:r:r:r

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I hear yoga helps too. At least that's what Frank said. :tf

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Fuuuuk ... real ice cream sounds awesome. :r:r:r

Oh ... and F U. :fu2 :tg

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Love is in the air. :)

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Started cycling heavy, med and light days, as I just can't keep going heavy every day. Medium day today, felt good. Squats, Press and Dead.

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Good day in the gym. On a traditional 4-day split for the next 4 weeks. Chest/tri today. Only worked up to 165 x 3 on flat bench, which is what I led with after warmups. Worked up to 148 x 3 on incline Hammer Strength. Dips were a personal best @ 275 x 5 on the Hammer Strength. Followed that up with overhead triceps extensions @ either 85 or 95 (not sure if our EZ bar is a 25lb or 35lb model) x 5/5/4. Finished things off with a personal best for reps on triceps press-downsm @ 200 x 4/3/4. Tried to finish things off with some overhead cable rope extensions; but my tris were shot and I only knocked out one rep. :r

Happy lifting to all today. :ze

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Went to spin yesterday. Room was damn hot, AC wasn't working very well. Sweated my a$$ off. Hung my shirt on the back of the bedroom door and went through the doorway a couple hours later, stepping in a puddle on the floor... :ze

Off day today. Heavy tomorrow!

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Had a good back day yesterday. Tried Black Powder yesterday before my workout. Anyone have any experience with it. They had single serving packs at my gym so I figured I'd try a couple to see how I felt as I've never taken any preworkout supplements before. I think it helped and I liked how it tasted so I'll try it out a couple more times and order some if I think it continues to help. Gonna work on legs today.

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glad everyone is having good workouts.

deload week for me. bench today, but nothing serious. might stretch some later and do some foam rolling. then eat ice cream.

jkim you should hit me up if your in the b-more area im only like 45min north of ya, maybe less.

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I'm usually closer to DC but on Tuesdays I'm at the office in Towson, so I shouldn't be to far from you then.

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maybe you two could get together for some yoga and ice cream. :tf

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thats about 20-30 minutes from where I train. usually train at the crappy gym on tuesday
ice cream maybe :r

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not everyone is part of the Longhorn Athletics Dept.

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:banger:r:r

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Did chest and back today...tried to wake up this morning for some swimming...too damn tired. I did get my bodyfat testes (8.3%). My goal is 6%, I hope to achieve that in 3 months.

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:D