TRAINING LOG: Myles

Yesterday was insane, out on the road early and got back in time to rush to the gym for my incline.  Wanted to go on with this even w the game this week.  Now I have been having some difficulties with my incline Russian program.  This goes back to after I did two rounds, both the first two rounds went great, I smoked them, so why not jump up 20 pounds the next round.  The minimalist said go 5 pounds.  5 pounds?  That is crazy ridiculous, no way 5, so I went 15 instead of the 20. 

So now the second time into this round and having more trouble, I am supposed this week to jump from the 5 x 5 at 255 to 4 x 4 at 270.  Well last week it was all I had to get to the last set and did not get the 5 reps.  So in a tip to the minimalist we fixed it this week, we dropped the 10 pounds he told me not to do in the first place, and only jumped 5 pounds to 260 for the 4 x 4 and I killed it.  In fact I was early in the gym and nobody there, no problem, no spot, no lift off, crushed them all.  How funny the mind set, same guy as last week, but instead of doing the 10 extra pounds and then feeling bad about missing and over training really, just do the correct weight, get the work, and feel good about myself. 

Then to the football game.  Ironhead's team is undefeated.  He is jacked up, and they won again.  He told me he was nervous before the game and we talked about that.  Was just a lot of fun for me to be with him and see all the things I used to think about going through his head. 

^^^ Yup...you're DNA right there.  Pretty soon he'll be losing his balance and catching himself on people's necks.

Lucky for me my three kids have not been in my foot steps.  By 8 years old I had numerous times in the ER with stitches and had broken my femur already and spent 42 days in traction.  But yea, there is a reason I call him Ironhead and it is not his lack of intelligence.  

North Alabama Highland game yesterday.  Got up at 4:30 to get there, yep AM.  Was a nice cool drive, the first hint of fall for the year, in the high 40s.  Get to the field, never been to this one, nice little park in a town north of Huntsville, AL.  Gorgeous little park, little lake in the center, plenty of big shade oaks around it with a large open field for throwing.  Jim MacLean has put on the game for a few years and now has it at this festival.  It was great.  Nice gathering of folks to throw with, some old and some new.  Gorgeous weather and fun people to throw with.  Only complaint I have is we threw up hill.  I don't throw far to begin with.  Had the Miller boys to throw with all day, Brent in the A group and Braidy in mine.  So it was a race to second for the rest of us.  We started w the heavy weight and I was fine w it.  Got second to Braidy and was not competing with him.  Light was more of the same, Chris Snyder had a solid toss out there that I had to reach down to get past for second again, was great to see him.  He brought out a clan of people, children and everything.  It was a real nice game for family.  Hammer turned out brutal.  They had no light, just happened to have one in my truck, we broke the handle at the end of the first round, don't know why I say we.  Throwing it up the hill it was not going far until Braidy tossed it.  Was all his fault.  So we all threw 22 the next two rounds.  Brutal watching masters try and muscle that up hill. 

Did some stone next.  Was pleased with my stone.  I mean once I throw it three times and my shoulder and elbow are numb, I can toss it pretty decent these days.  Got second again behind Miller.  Braidy brought his dad there with him, who is a great guy and fun to be with.  He is having some health issues and we need to all pray for him.  Braidy also brought his son.  This is the place I got pissed.  The kid beat me in stone.  That was not right. 

Caber, Bill the hated Gray did not want to do the caber the A guys had.  I was told I turned it already before, so I was confident.  But no, Bill gets them to switch to a lighter caber.   Most of us turned it easy, so we went back to the original while ridiculing Bill for being so foolish and wimpy.  We then proceeded to have our asses kicked by the caber, nobody turned it.  Well Braidy did, but he turned it with the A guys and shinned us thankfully there.  Bite me Bill. 

Sheaf was ok, we had a new bag and now days we are all geometricaly spoiled.  We want a perfect cube bag that is just the right level of loose and not too tight, but don't dare be worn at all and it has to weigh perfect, always.  This one was new, a tight rectangle.  So I was stuck on the bag for the first 5 trys before my mind went, hey, this is not working.  So got my pam out and did my tines, first try the thing slips off way soon and no more warm ups.  So I sit and wait while we start at 16 or so and get to 24.  Seems like eternity, was prob about one beer.  That rectangle came off perfecto and I went up 26, 28 w no misses and then lost my total stuff w 30.  Not close, was up high enough the last toss out to the side, was horrible goofy spastic throwing.  Weight for height was hillarious.  They started at 10,  then went 11 and nobody missed, so the judge made them go 13 and nobody but Braidy and I made it.  So I went 15 and missed it.  Was stupid smooth, oh forgot to add power.  When I got to the last throw computing I needed to throw higher, I unloaded hard into the bottom of the bar.  This is getting stupid ridiculous. 

Kearney Smith was at the game, he judged me all day.  We had a very nice time and got things right.  Was a great day for me and that alone made is special.  Today I am crazy sore, my neck is rigid.  I need a 3 hr nap after a huge power lunch. 

I felt like garbage Sunday, my everything hurt.  Yard work, park w kids, football practice, shopping w the older girl, then some rest.  Yesterday was much better, but I was gassed still, just felt fazed like I was not ready.  But it was Monday and I am slave to routine, so in I went for the incline.  If you have been following along it was time for 3 sets of 3 w 285.   Warmed up pretty good, was still tired, but at least the joints felt decent.  Then got my first triple pretty hard, really had to ram, no groove and all over the place.  Second set was almost an eternal 3rd rep, but got it up there.  Rested a long time and hit the third set, amazing.  I figured that was enough on my body and prob too much as it was.  Went to the football game.  Keegan's team won again, 5-0.  He saw me get my daughter a snow cone and it ruined him.  This past weekend I introduced him to an icee and he lost his mind.  All he can think now is is Icee.  

Went in last night and got my press on.  Was a very long day on the road, but I got in there.

My new number on incline was 245, so I did 6 x 3 with it and was gold.  Last set did an easy 5 reps and long paused the last one for show. 

Then did my 20's for side laterals, dumbell standing french curl, and standing dumbell curls.  I had a great swole, the largest I felt in a while.  It was marvelous.  I was just walking around with a big smile on my face pumping the crap out of it.  My plan this week is to do my leg work wens and then Friday not do much other than snatch and stretch.  Almost a two day workout.  Almost. 

I guess I have decent traps.  People always ask me what I do for them.  I guess they are just curious, because when I tell them they never do it.  Of course I tell them I dead lift, as I don't shrug or anything these days.  Long ago I did, but not in 15 years or so.  Never, never, never do they ever go over and dead lift.  A guy really asked me this and then he was shrugging with straps and 40 pound dumbells in each hand after asking me recently.  He had and still has small traps.   

I'm laughing because:

1)  It is ridiculous, lol.
2)  You have no idea if you're heavy or not because you won't step on a scale.

But like you said, "in your mind", cause you really have no idea, lol. 

Surely there's a way we can plug the computer in and do a little test and tune on that bad boy...

Silverback wrote: Went over and had some food w the boys on Friday, KO ate the largest burrito I have ever seen.  He got a t shirt for doing it.  Minimalist got one and did about 60% stopping in the name of comfort, but then went for ice cream.  Was great to see them,

Good times for sure!

60% was perfect, and the ice cream was some nestle crunch deliciousness. 

KO did not have ice cream, lol.  But he does look sweet in that XL tee. 

Went in last night for some incline.  Been working on my routine some of late and doing less and it has been working.  My shoulder felt better and the cuff work has helped.  So worked up to 245 and did 6 sets of 4.  Last set did 6 reps for funzies and had more.  Then did the tri set of 20's.  Standing curls w dumbells, side laterals and dumbell standing french curls.  Got a rightous swole on.  Went to the son's football game, they won 14-13, held them for the extra point win.  Swear to god this father was so excited yelling at the game near me I thought he was going to loose it.  8 year olds I will point out again.  I was in the 60 minute window of anabolic what ever and had a grape snow cone to celebrate that.  Fall in Bama is not bad, was in the high 60's and gorgeous.  

Have not posted since last week and the last game of the season for ironhead.  They were undefeated and lost.  It was not close, the other team was larger in amount of players and size of players.  They ran them over.  Ironhead did not seem to notice as they played him a lot.  Tight end on O and linebacker and d line on D.  He was so happy.  Now the duech bag parents almost ruined it for the kids.  Never seen so much wine since the beer isle at the grocery store.  I had a parent actually yelling to the kids on the field they needed to get nasty mean out there.  I reminded stupid they were 8 years old and to hold onto himself.  We got an icie after the game, all good. 

Friday night at the gym did not do a ton.  Well did a ton of cuff work, really worked them hard.  Then some stretching and some massage chair.  Felt pretty good, but still so sore from the deads and rows.  I mean deep sore.

Got up early to toss on Saturday, it was gorgeous.  Not quite 60 when I took the field, but warmed up.  I was stiff and sore.  Not a good combo.  I did some stone and really was getting into it some.  I was decent with the stone.  Then the decent ended.  The heavy weight the wheels came off.  And they stayed off w the light.  I actually saw something new throwing.  Mark actually threw the weight down in the box and flew over the trig, I measured him at 8 feet.  Has to be some kind of record.  Heavy hammer as the light is broke as usual.  That was more vacuum, all suck.  Then some wob and guess what, more suck.  I went home and watched some college football. 

Talked to Shea a long time on Sunday.  He has been in the hospital 4 times and lost some weight.  The hospital is not a weight gainer I have found also in my frequent stops by there.  He seemed in good spirits and was doing well now.  Hope to see him soon.

How did the playoff game go?

Rub some dirt on it Myles!

Went in last night for maint work, tons of cuff work, some stretching to freak my body out, then some abs and some massage chair.   Got nice and loose w my back, felt pretty good.  Then came home and took the kids trick and treating, the walk locked me up and people were throwing me candy for my frankenstien walk.  Who in the hell got to work at the candy factory and came up with FUN size?  Fun size is crap and a real lack of effort.  You burn more calories opening the thing than what is inside.  I wish my electric bill came fun size this month.  Going out to the field to move this morning in the cold and laugh hopefully.    

Dude, I am the same age as you or at least close enough?  What is this uncle stuff.

Have not been here this week as I have not really trained this week.  I was intending to go to the Highlander in Mt Dora Fla, but w the thigh being hurt it did not seem my move.  In addition I have been getting the electric shock in my back, it does it after I lay down a while and then get up and walk, a few steps and boom.  Shocking.  So I went in Monday and stretched, did my cuff work and massage chair and it felt pretty good.  Then wednesday I did much of the same, but some bike and some very light leg extensions.  The leg was real tender so I decided then not to do the trip.  The leg feels pretty good today and the back has stopped shocking me.  So must be time to get back down.  Going to hit up K and see if he wants to throw in the AM some.  Cold here, but not as cold as say the minimalist who is in the snow quite often. 

Would it really be that uncommon to have an uncle 10 years older than you?  Doesn't seem that weird to me...