Good to hear you're getting back in, Jim. :-) I HATED when I was traveling so much and couldn't be on a regular lifting schedule. It really just threw me off in so many ways....

I heard you have been "throwing some off" while the Missus is out of town. :-)

:-)

I don't *even* know what that means, Admiral; but I'm laffing! :-)

It's a euphemism for "Roughing up the suspect", "boxing the clown", and the like. :-)

i wish i was strong like you guys :-)

I agree with school taking up a lot f time. Exams are coming up and I havent had much time to do anything other than work, school, and the girlfriend. Finally got in there yesterday for a good back and chest day.

started with pull ups. 3x8 on the assist machine
seated rows 3x10

flat bench 1x15x135, 1x15x155, 1x15x155(struggling by this point), 1x15x125

incline bench 1x15x90, 1x15x90, 1x15x100(struggling again), 1x15x75
Thanks God I had a workout partner yesterday to help me through a few of those sets. I was pretty much only able to get the negatives about 2/3 the way through the last couple sets on flat and incline. My shoulders, chest and tris were just ridiculously tight after the flat bench that I could barely do anything on the incline. Plus this was the first time I've really worked upper body in a month.

Followed the bench up with a couple more back exercises
bent over row 4x15x45 (I'm trying to increase my stamina)

Back extensions 4x15 while holding a 25lb plate in front of me. that REALLY works the lower back like crazy.

Then just a few sets of ab exercises.

Pretty sore today. Looking forward to being very sore tomorrow, lol.

Maybe some day? :-)

Hit the gym hard today. Did a modified triplex push-pull ... only changing the weight 2 & 3 times.

For the pulls: 135, 185, 225
For the pushes: 95, 135

That's a superset with minimal rest (pull-push-pull-push, etc.).

Followed that up with Tate tricep presses @ 25-30-35-40-45. Last set yesterday was 35 x 6. I did that with the 45s today. :-) Also did a few sets of JM presses, overhead tricep rope extensions, and press-downs.

Followed the tri work with some rear delt face-pulls ... working my way from 60 to 100 to failure or 12, whichever came first.

Threw in some cUrLz 4 da GrRrLz for good measure -- superset straight and EZ-bar cable curls for 3 sets to failure. Last set was failure after 4 reps with my eyes rolling back a little. I figured that was my body telling me it was time to stop. :-)

Another good day with 17HD. Really wish I had a pool to just soak for a little while.

Happy lifting to all today! :-)

Can't believe Andre Smith. He was a beast on the football field, but how could he let himself get so out of shape between the end of the season and the combine. Ran a 5.3 40 time and only got 19 reps on BP test. I could beat him on both of those. On the field he is way better than those numbers show, but he must of got awfully full of himself after the season ended and thought he didn't need to keep working or something.

Went and saw a shoulder specialist while in philly....It was a painful experience. Then went and got a "special" deep tissue massage where they performed "tendon stripping" on my becep and shoulder. I wanted to cry. I felt like I was on a torture table. Woke up this AM and My whole shoulder was bruised.

Effin LAME, Dave! Is it feeling better deep down or does it still hurt like a mutha?

sucks, Dave. I hope the massage at least helped afterwards even though it hurt to get it done.

So you're saying you hope this story has a happy ending? :-) :-) :-)

haha thanks for the love guys. I went again the massuese and he said the bruises are good because that means that the blood, crap and whatever else is built up has come loose and is on the surface. I have another one on tuesday here in SC hopefully this will be better and give me a little increase ROM for the discus.....

cool. fingers are crossed for you. :-)

did you get to compete in the meet this weekend?

I did, It was okay, not the best. Back to UGA in 2 weeeks then SEC:S

Hope that shoulder is feeling better soon, Dave....sounds painful and frustrating.

tendon stripping...Just sounds abnormally painful!

I learned an important lesson as I was doing my cool down exercises today in the gym:

Don't catch an 18lb medicine ball with your face ... and especially not your upper cheekbone.

:-):-):-)

That is all.

Always good advice, Dokk. :-) :-)