Benched, poked, sliced, cauterized.

So, fun today, had to train this morning since I had a doctor's appointment to get that rash on my arm looked at.  That was a load of fun, poked full of lidocaine, sliced like a deli ham, then they cauterized it.  So naturally the smell of burning flesh meant I had to have Taco Bell on the way home.  Don't judge, I was hungry.  Results in a week or so.  Anyway... I don't like training in the morning because I don't like training within an hour(or in this case 30 minutes) after I wake up.  I'm just stiff.  But it was still pretty good.  So here's some numbers...


Shoulder Saver bench press 135x10, 225x8  from here out I alternated wide and close grip 315 7x2

Reactive Sling Shot Bench 225x31

Full Boar Sing Shot Bench 225x23

Stretched out overhead triceps extentions 72.5  x 51


Was just a day for some speed training and some blood flow, was a good day all in all. 

Screw the rack pull, one handed chinup baby

So, the plan today was to leave work at noon, rest some before the gym, then hit it hard.  Plans changed, got off at 2.  So no time to rest before the gym, however, pretty sure those rolled chicken tacos from Taco Bell fueled a day I won't forget.  I'll post numbers below, but for the goodness.  So, our accessory work was just chinups, and my partner decided on set 3 to do a set of close grip pullups instead of chins.  So naturally I called him a motherfucker.  On my 4th rep I asked how many he got, he said 4, I thought he had done 3 and thought I beat him on that 4th one.  So I did a 5th.  Then I made the joke we're not done.  Then acted like I was going to do a one handed chinup and actually came off the ground.  So I was like "Fuck dude, gotta record this incase I manage to do it."  So, tossed him my phone, got some chalk, and I'm gonna call it 1.5 instead of 2, but I managed to do a one handed chinup.  My 315 pound fat ass, did a one handed chinup.  It's funny, I remember benching 135, and 500, everything in between and over... don't really register quickly.  This though... damn... I'm elated.  So okay, numbers...


Rack pulls, 2nd pin.  135x6, 225x5, 315x1, 405x1, 495x1, 585x1

Chinups 1x5, 1x3,

Close grip pullup 1x5

ONE HANDED FUCKING CHINUP 1.5

Okay, this high still isn't coming down.  Bench tomorrow!


Oh yeah, video on FB/IG. 

More benchy goodness.

Past few days at work have been hell with the blackest of Fridays/parking lot sale.  But it's been good.  So haven't gotten as much sleep as I'd like/want, but today was still good in the gym despite working 8 hours before.  My training partner was getting over a cold which kinda felt like it was kicking back in on him so we cut our accessory work just a bit.  Was still a really good day though.  So lets throw some numbers down.


Reverse Grip Benchpress 135x8, 185x8, 225x5, 275x1, 315x1, 365x1

Chin Ups  4x3

Grenade grip pressdowns  70  3x10

Funtastic upper back day.

So, after yesterdays squat day my ass is so sore.  Yes, squats damnit.  Anyway, today did upper back. Was really good actually.  The machine I wanted to use was taken, but you know, improvise, adapt, overcome, and I'm glad I did.  Actually did standard lat pull downs, ended up pulling more than I had thought, which was nice.  Okay, figure I'll fire out some numbers then get ready for my blackest of Fridays shift, fortunately I didn't open.

Lat Pull Downs 100x10, 130x10, 160x8 190x6 220x3 250x3

Chin ups, 1x5, 1x3, 1x4, 1x4, 1x5

Straight arm pull downs  52.5 3x15


Weight was 316 this morning, but I'm not surprised with how much I ate yesterday, was damn tasty though. 

Turkey day/Squat Day

Damn, today was really fucking good.  Not only was I stuffed on turkey, but man... squats were good today.  Just did my usual doubles for speed, but everything felt like it was clicking right.  Weight was moving well, depth was good.  Only way I could be more pleased would be if the weight had been higher.  But it'll get there.  Okay, lets fire out some numbers.


Squats 135x10, 185x6, 225 3x2, 245 3x2, 275 3x2

Glue Ham raises  3x8

Then spent some time with the foam roller letting it pleasure me in ways that were making me moan and pop.  Yeah, I went there.  Okay, time to put this one to bed.  Upper back tomorrow morning!

Three month deadlift drought...

I thought today was just a decent day at first.  After looking back, I'm now upgrading it from decent to pretty damn solid.  Was the first time in just over three months I've been able to do any kind of real deadlifting.  Didn't want to go crazy with it, so I pulled from 3" blocks instead of the ground, which was a good idea.  Anyway, since today was a heavy day, went heavy, only one accessory, which wore me the fuck out considering it wasn't that many. Anyway... here's the numbers.

3" Block Deadlift  135x6, 225x5, 315x1, 405x1, 500x1, 550x0

Missed that 550, but it broke well, just realized if I had attempted to completed it I wouldn't have maintained form and could have pulled my back.

Only accessory today was...

Chinups 4x3

Squats Thursday, so looking forward to that.

Good bench day...

Had the fun of being up at 3am this morning to be at work at 4am.  In spite of this, today was a good day at the gym.  Did have a wee nap beforehand, so that helped.  Didn't feel today would be as good as it was, however, I was pleasantly surprised.  Just going to post some numbers, gotta be back at work at 4am tomorrow, so need to work on getting to sleep.


Reverse Grip Bench 95x15, 135x15, 185x12, 225x8, 275x4, 315x2, 365x1

Grenade Grip Pressdowns  42x12, 47x10, 52x10, 57x10

Chinups  3x4

JM/Tate Alternating 40lb dumbbells, 25/15/10 no rest sets

Laying single arm tricep extensions   22 right arm/24 left arm.


Bodyweight was at 310.2 this morning.

Biceps, yes I hate myself.

Okay, thanks to my training partner having to make a quick trip out of town, the program I had set for starting this weekend is being pushed back to starting Sunday.  So, today we just decided to do some biceps, because... well, I hate myself.  I don't particularly like working biceps unless it's via rows and chinups, but oh well... I figure why not, and lets log it. 

Machine curls 50x15, 70x15, 90x12, 110x12, 130x12, 150x10, 170x8, 200x6

Single arm cable curls  42.5  3x8

Ladder bar curls, no rest between sets. 20x8, 30x8, 40x8, 50x8, 60x8, 50x8, 40x8, 30x8, 20x8

Phillips Curls  Standard 15 and 20 pound dumbbells... pain was had here but not as bad as most days.



Squats and tire flips tomorrow.  Should be a larf.

Non-DL Back Day

Holy fuck nuggets, my biceps and forearms are killing me right now.  That's how you know it was a good back day.  I can train biceps directly and they don't bug me much.  What I did today... motherfucker, where the biceps connects to the forearm has been so sore I've been T-Rexing a bit this evening.  It's a good feeling but damn.  Okay, so... partner had a work emergency come up so I went by myself today.  Still a good day, I just feel like I rushed through everything a bit more since I was in and out in about 35 minutes.  But... that's acceptable.  Lets drop some numbers...


One arm plate loaded rows  70x10, 115x8, 160x8, 205x8, 250x6 

Chin ups  8 sets of 3

Already at this point my forearms were on fire, but damned if they didn't look big in the gym.

Straight arm pulldowns  62.5  4x15



That was my day today, nice and simple, oh yeah, bodyweight was 311 this morning(my weight is down down.)  Damn that was a stretch for that reference but I'm okay with it.  Won't really be posting my weight every day, but maybe once a week or so.  Or hell, maybe I will, we'll see. 

Regularly scheduled programming, bench...

Okay, like I said, I'd be back to normal.  So, today was really damn good.  Doing reverse bench since it seems to be far less taxing on the shoulders.  The new Inzer elbow sleeves really help a lot with the elbow issues I was having.  So felt damn good in the gym today.  Going to fire out some quick numbers and get down to this brinner I'm about to have.


Reverse Grip Benchpress 135x8, 225x8, 245x8, 275x6, 295x3

Overhead Triceps Dumbbell Extentions   100 3x15

Chinups 1x5, 1x3, 1x4,  Final set was 1x2 but I used the rock climbing grips. 



I'm sure these will start getting wordier as I go, but you know... brinner.

It's been a minute...

Okay, so where have I been?  Not wanting to post this entry mostly.  Gonna try to catch up on the past, lets go ahead and call it two and a half months.  So, Aug 31st went to Chicago for All In.  With an exception it was probably the best weekend I've had in a long assed time.  Met some pretty awesome people, All In was fucking amazing.  Mom had some issues while I was gone, get home to that and she wasn't really able to walk and feeling pretty horrible.  So, got back on Sunday night, went to work Monday morning, when I got off, came home.  Mom had to go to the hospital, she was then airlifted to Chattanooga.  Over the next 20 days it seems like I was spending most of my time between Erlanger and Siskin.  Coming home mostly to eat a meal, shower, and grab some sleep before going to work or the hospital.  Seeing all the likes and comments on updates was actually helpful.  Seeing an unfriending during that time made me realize something I should have known all along, but I didn't want to admit it to myself.  Anyway, I would try to get some training in, but it was hard.  Then yay, I started getting ill.  After way too many test of stuff I don't even like thinking about, turns out it was costochondritis.  Basically, all the cartilage in my rib cage became inflamed.  It usually only happens for a few reasons.  None of those reasons could be found in me.  Particularly one that I'm grateful of.  So that's a bonus.  Apparently my body is still a mystery to earth sciences.  So, that put me out of the gym for about 4 more weeks.  I guess I kinda buried this down because it's not something I'm the most comfortable talking about, so hopefully most people have gotten bored and already left.   But my depression has gotten pretty bad over this period.  To the point that coupled with the costochondritis and just not caring my weight has dropped pretty crazy.  In 3 weeks I dropped about 20 pounds.  Before I left for Chicago I was 341.8, right now currently sitting at 305.2, this hasn't helped my muscle dysmorphia.  So even though I'm still gigantic and strong, everytime I look at myself, I feel tiny and weak.  So yeah, falling back into too much of some bad habits, and not taking care of myself like I should.  But I have been training, I'll start back the regular work next week.  Not better yet but getting there.  It's like Randal said in Clerks 2  "I hate everyone and everything seems stupid to me." 

Right now debating on if I should just post this or post everywhere I normally do.