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Andy Crowley
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Chiropractors make me nervy.
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BrainSmasher
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How dare you blame puds!!! Have Katie stab it up real good again and maybe do some corrective shit this time instead of acting like it was a miracle cure. Little spasms aren't bad, it won't be a thing as long as you take care of it.
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Luke Crowley
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Andy Crowley
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Puds were the only variable, and marathon hack but hack ain't never hurt nobody. It probably wasn't the puds, but just to be safe I will never do them again. I did corrective stuff and resty stuff. This is a different sensation than last time. More burny and sucky. I'm sure the root cause is probably the same, but I was feeling so good. I'm going to keep being a poopy pants about it until further notice.
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Andy Crowley
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12/5 bench 'n things.
5,3,1+ 195x5, 225x3, 245x5 Before my last set I texted my wife to come spot me. She works at the Y, so she was just downstairs and I trust her more than the other yahoos in the gym. I didn't hear back, so I went about doing my last set. I did 5 pretty easily, but figured I might as well not push it as I didn't have a spotter. I rack the weight and there's my wife standing behind the bench. Apparently she was there the whole time. Dirty B. I definitely had one more, probably 2. It really doesn't matter in the long run, but still, dirty B. I already did my clean workout for the week, but I waa feeling explosive so I did some stuff. Hang snatch high pulls 135x8 Hang snatch 135x5 Hang clean, hang clean, push press 3 sets @225 DB incline 3x10@ 60,70,80 Deficit pushups 3x20 Incline db single arm tri extensions (3,1,0 tempo) 12,10 per arm @20s V handle cable tri pushdowns Started at the bottom of the stack and worked my way up doing as many as I could at each weight. Somewhere around 75-100 reps. Not sure if this would fall under junk volume, but the pump was real. I like it because it didn't take a million years. My back felt good throughout. Minor tightness here and there, but no spasms. I did make sure to brace hard whenever I picked anything up no matter how light or how short a distance I had to move it. The frustrating thing is I don't know what to avoid to not aggravate it. Oh well. Such is life I suppose. I've really run the gamut of emotions these last few weeks. From the yayest of yays to the poopiest of pants. It's been a real roller coaster right. |
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BrainSmasher
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Your back appears to be fine. Max out on deads.
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Luke Crowley
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TheJeff696
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And THEN throw puds
They will only make you strawnger
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Jeff Kaste
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Andy Crowley
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I wish I would have seen your advice earlier. I probably would have done both those things. Instead, I squatted.
12/6 Squat 5,3,1+ 325, 365, 410x8. A rage fueled rep PR. I say rage fueled because I lost my wallet. I spent most of the day angrily tearing the house apart trying to find it. No dice. Screw it, time to hit the gym. That always makes me feel better. About 15 minutes into my workout, Spotify thinks it would be a super funny joke to play "I Hope I Never Lose My Wallet" by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Big Brother is watching, and he's a dick. Granted I was tempting fate a bit by listening to the MMB station, but I do so frequently and haven't heard that song in months. But, hey PR. Woo... Front squat 5x6@245,255,275,250,250. Paused the last rep of each set in the hole because I did. Called it there. No stiff leg deads today because my back felt good and I'd like to keep it that way. I might mess around with the trap bar next deadlift day depending on how I'm feeling. Other options are drop deads all together for a bit and split up back and front squat to different daya or don't change anything. Who knows, man |
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Andy Crowley
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12/8 hang cleans
5x3@245 Most sets felt good. Some not so much. 3 is a lot of reps. I like these Sunday morning clean sessions. They help work out lingering soreness and set me up well for my week. At least for now. |
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Andy Crowley
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OHP
5,5,5+ 125, 140, 160x6 Meh Push press 5x3@210 felt yucky Dips 6x4@70,85,90,90,90,80(paused reps on last set) Lateral raises 1x12@25,20,15,12.5,10,8 1x10@25,20,15,12.5,10,8 Rear delt machine flies 2x20 Pretty blah workout overall. Shrug |
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Andy Crowley
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12/10 deadlift...ish
Trap bar deads 135x10, 225x8, 315x5, 405x5, 495x3, 495x3, 405x5, 405x5 405x5 Trying these out. They actually felt pretty darn good. No back hurty so that's cool. I messed with some different stuff on my back down sets (lifting shoes, barefoot, deadlift stance width, squat stance width, higher hips, low hips). I think I'm going to try to mimic the straight bar deadlift as much as I can ie. no shoes, slightly higher hips, narrow stance. Pullups 3x10 Chest supported DB rows 3x8@65s I wanted a row variation that takes my lower back out of the equation. These will have to do because there isn't a seal row setup, and I don't feel like taking the time to jimmy rig one. That was that. |
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Andy Crowley
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12/12 bench
5,5,5+ 175,195,225x10 I'm happy with that. It's been a while since I've hit that many repa at 225 so that's cool. Little extra volume 3x9@205 High incline paused DB press. Probably 80ish degrees 10,8,8 @60s Incline overhead DB extensions (3,1,0 tempo) 2x10 per arm @25s Cable overhead tricep extensions Started at the bottom of the stack and worked my way up. Lots of reps. |
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Andy Crowley
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12/13 squats
5,5,5+ 295, 335, 375x10 didn't feel great, but good enough. Front squats 6x4@260,275,285,285,270,270 again, good enough RDLs 3x8@225 just some light reps to remind my hamstrings that I haven't forgotten about them. Dats it Edited by Andy Crowley - 12/13/19 at 2:36pm |
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Andy Crowley
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12/15 hang cleans
6x2@255 225×5 Felt good. Coming in to an explosive movement right away is always tough for me, so I made sure to warm up well and everything felt good after that. |
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Andy Crowley
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12/16 OHPoop
3,3,3+ 135,155,165x5 F this stupid lift in the stupid A Push press 6x2@225 might as well F this while we're F'n things Dips 8x3@80,80,95,95,95,95,80,80 last 2 sets paused These are getting annoying. They moved the dip station to the opposite side of the gym from the dumbell rack. I'll probably have to start using plates out of laziness, but they don't feel as good. Lateral raises Set the timer on my phone for a minute and did reps w/ 20s. Two sets of this with a minute rest between. It was harder than expected. Probably should have gone with 2 minutes rest. Rear delt machine flies Same deal as laterals but with two minutes rest between. I'm getting very bored with these shoulder accessories, but I feel like they're beneficial for stability and whathaveyou. I'm trying to find ways to get them done quickly but still get quality work in. |
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TheJeff696
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OHP can kiss my ass AND dick
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Jeff Kaste
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Andy Crowley
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Could not agree more 12/17 trap bar deads I've come to terms that trap bar will be my life for a while, so I figured I might as well bring them into the 531 family. Started with the 3s for the sake of symmetry. 3,3,3+ 345, 395, 445x12 I could have kept going, but I got bored. May have to do some finagling with my training max. With 445 on, there was only about an inch of bar left. This may become a problem in the future. Pullups 3x6@ +25 1×9.72@ bodyweight Chest supported incline DB rows 4x8@65s That is all. |
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BrainSmasher
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*Legally changes name to Oscar Henry Parker, generously applies chapstick and skips over to Jeff's house* |
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Luke Crowley
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Andy Crowley
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Gross.
12/19 bench 3,3,3+ 185,210,235x8 Volume work 4×5@205 paused Paused DB incline 3x10@60s Hang cleans 5,3,3 185, 225, 225 Deficit pushups 1x30 last 10 reps paused Feeling lazy today, so I called it there |
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Andy Crowley
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I had another back spasm last night when I was getting out of my recliner. It laid me out on the floor for a few minutes before I could straighten out. That was disheartening. I woke up pretty sore today. Did some stretching, foam rolling, la crosse ball, heating pad. None of which really helped. I could still squat with no extra pain though so off to the gym I went.
12/20 Squat 3,3,3+ 315,355,405x5 Played it very conservative. Slowed my descent down to about 3 seconds because I was afraid of hitting the hole and having my hips shoot up. That's not a probably I usually have but better safe than snazzy. 5 felt easy so I cut it off there Front squat 265x3, 275x3, 295x3, 305x3, 315x5(woohoo!), 275x3x3 paused Front squats have been feeling ultra mega good hence why I deviated and did 5 at 315. It's probably been over a decade since I've done that. Deviation is bad, but I needed a win today. I'm happy Hamstring curls Probably 60-70 total reps. Light weight with lots of squeeze. |
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TheJeff696
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Nice work, hoss. The back is a bitch, you just have to conquer your inner bitch.
I recommend ab wheel roll outs and dead bugs to help counter the spasms. I worked hard on my core and my back has been much better since I did that.
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Jeff Kaste
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Andy Crowley
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I've been telling myself for months I'm going to start doing more core work, but it's so GD boring. I'm actually going to make a point to do it now...maybe. I was okay during the season because of the hammer volume I was doing. Now that I'm not throwing anymore, I'm definitely lacking in that department. Also, what the fart is a dead bug?
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TheJeff696
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I mean....Andy
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Jeff Kaste
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Andy Crowley
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I've been burned before by googling seemingly innocuous things. Fool me three to four dozen times, shame on me, I guess. You should try the tub girl lift. It's an awesome core workout. Google it.
12/22 Merry Cleansmas 8x1 @225, 245, 255, 265, 275, 275, 275, 275 1x5@225 275 was my goal when I started doing cleans again. They were easy peasy today. I'm starting to get the silly idea that maybe 315 could be in the cards before the season. I think I've only ever hit that once in my life and it was a looooong time ago. I'm sticking to the program though. No crazy stuff. |
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TheJeff696
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*Googles "tub girl lift"*
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Jeff Kaste
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Andy Crowley
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12/23 OHP
5,3,1+ 140, 160, 180x2. Still hate this lift. 2 reps felt awesome. I thought I was going to hit 4 or 5. Nope. Things fell apaet. Disp 4x8@ +50, 65, 65, 55 Lateral raises 3 x 1 minute @20, 20, 12.5 Rear delt machine flies 2 x 1 minute 2 minutes rest between sets |
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Andy Crowley
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12/26 deload stuff
Bench 3x3 paused @225 Trap bar deads 3x3 @405 That was enough. The gym was annoyingly full. Stupid winter break for college kids and pre-resolutionists. I decided to deload this week due to the crazy Christmas schedule and whatnot. My body doesn't feel too beat up, but with the holiday stress, and my crap diet this week, I felt like it wouldn't be conducive to putting in consistent good work in the gym. The way things felt today, I was right. |
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BrainSmasher
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Look at Mr. Smartypants over here.
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Luke Crowley
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Andy Crowley
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You don't need pants for the victory dance.
12/27 squat deload Screwing around with some different concepts today. I'm sticking with a self limitting variation, moderately high intensity and low volume, but today I figured I'd play around with some auto-regulation schtuff Beltless paused squats Worked up to a double at RPE 8 then 3x3 off of that at an RPE of 5,6,7 405x2, 3x3@ 335, 350, 365. I feel like I was pretty close on these, but honestly I have no idea. Paused front squat w/ belt because my guts hurt Same deal double @8, 3x3 @5,6,7 315x2 3x3@ 245, 255, 265. I think I under-reached on these, but oh well. Stiff leg rack deads at mid shin 3x10 @225, 225, 275 No back pain. Very minor lower back pump, but that's probably not the worst thing. At least I'm getting blood to the area, right? Right!? I'd like to get better at auto-regulation. I can definitely see the benefits, but I don't have confidence in myself to not be a pussy or a crazy person depending on the day. Oh well. Back to chorin'. |
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TheJeff696
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Blood flow = cash flow baby.
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Jeff Kaste
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Andy Crowley
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12/29 hang cleans
4x3 @225, 245, 255, 255 1x5@235 These weren't feeling particularly snappy today. Wasn't really driving the catch like I normally would. Oh well. It wasn't really difficult either way. Anycrap, Go Pack Go! |
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