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Eric,

regarding the military presses: yeah i know im doing single right now. i got ur point. i misread what u said and thought u were asking me to be a bad ass and triple progress. although, i really wish i could ill progress and as long as im progressing (currently im tweaking sets and reps but next week it will be the wieght itself) i dont see a problem and im glad that neither do u

Regarding the bulgarians: Eric, im not sure how to set up the bulgarians and i really hate this exercise. i know it sounds stupid but the only reason why im doing it and sticking to it is because of carry over effect. however, that is all besides the point. the point is that i reduced the weight so much because due to my injury i wasnt able to touch the floor with my fingers keeping my knees locked without pain however that pain has gone but u know the injury hasnt disappeared. this is why i reduced the weight because in the set-up i put the dumbbells down and then i pick them up once im in the correct position. so i thought i could re-injure myself thats why i reduced the load. in 3 weeks ill be back to 65's E.

EDIT: oh shit i saw that i wrote 25. damn, it was 25 a side...that means 50...lol....my bad.

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LOL, dude, nevermind. I did read it as 25 pounds total.

^^^ yeah my mistake. ive always added the 2 and put the total. i forgot to this time. sorry.

So on the bulgarians you mean you literally are having trouble with the set-up? It's not the easiest thing to get in position for that's for sure. I assume you're probably having trouble with getting a consistent stride length so you have to adjust is which is a little tricky but your balance should be gettng better.

Basically once you find a set up that is good you need to try and take note of the position you are in relative to the bench or whatever you are putting the back leg on. So after your first set just stand there and take note of the distance from the bench so you can get yourself approximately in the right place next time.

I just walk over with the weight in hand, stand about where I think I want to be, which may change over time according to what I'm doing, and just reach back with the one leg, find the bench, and put it on. At first that was difficult to do but now it is easy. If you find you are not far enough away the easiest way to adjust the stide is at the bottom with you knee on the ground. You can then just wiggle the front leg forward or back a bit.

If you can't touch the knee to the ground you will have to adjust in the standing position.

If this is an issue get yourself some masking tape and carry it along. Get some lighter weights, set up and do a rep. If it isn't right stand up and move forward or backward and try again. Then put a bit of tape on the ground to mark you postion, get your working weights and go to town. After a while you will be able to judge better.

I don't know if any of this is what you are talking about, I'm just guessing. Like anything, it gets easier over time.

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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.

i know it gets easier. it is much easier now than it was before. i think what i meant was that its a fucking pain in the ass to set up and thats why i dont like it lol.

Eric: remember a while ago u asked me if i could do suitcase deads? well, because my gym is a football gym we have this hammer strength machine which is extremely similar to the suitcase deadlift. i was thinking of putting them in on the deadlift day (lower 1) for 2-3 sets of 5-7. is this ok? what do u think?

Fall '07 - Upper 1, Week 18

Overall Impression:

ok so this is one fucking insane week. i have 3 exams, one today (management of info systems) one tomorrow (business statistics) and one on friday (financial accounting). needless to say i got 4 hours of sleep last night and even after studying my balls off this exam was tough. luckily it wasnt for me alone but everyone found it tough. im either gonna nail a A or a C. nothing in between lol.

ok back to the workout, i went to the gym at 11:00 pm today. needless to say my energy was zapped. but i think the workout went well.

Bench Press = 10 sets x 3 reps x 170 lbs w/ 60-72 sec RI

very cool. im glad i got in 10 sets. it was tough as hell. but it was GOOD

Chin-ups = 4 + 5 + 4 = 13 reps to failure

i bombed on these. these are so fucking difficult to predict. one day i do 23 and the next i do 13. very weird.

Unilateral Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Presses = 3 sets x 12 reps x 40 lbs

i finally managed to do 3x12 with this. this was difficult as well. but it felt good to nail this next week its 3x8x45.

Leaving Thoughts:

yeah this workout was shorter than normal. but thats because the gym shuts at 11:30 and i arrived at 11:15 and they kicked me and my friend (who i have been "training" for the last 2 weeks) out lol...well, the guys at the gym all know me so it wasnt getting "kicked out" but more of my workout not getting completed :( anyways, im happy with today's session. i hit all my target weights in 2 out of 3 exercises. next time im going to try and manage my time better. fucking triple major'ing sucks....

cheers and have a good week y'all

thanks for reading!

NO.

Don't do them now anyway. Wait a while till you're sure your back is up to par. Then all you have to do is put a heavy db on one of those steppers beside you...or whatever you may have. You will want to go fairly light with higher reps.

^^ okie dokie. i just wante u to know that i can do it whenever you want me to

^^^yeah stay away from the uni deadlift stuff right now.

On your deadlifts you did 1 set for 135 and then 2x155x12. I'd like you to stay away from 12 rep sets. I'd rather you do more sets of 8 with rest in between. High reps are fine for those rehab machines and leg extensions but for deads there is a fine line between practice and rehab vs. swcrewing up. With your history I want all your reps to be good ones. I don't want you having the density so high that fatigue causes you do go sloppy and also fatigue causes you to re-strain the muscle. Eight reps at the most is enough but even less if that is what it takes for it all to be in a more or less "fresh" state.

I am NOT saying you can't ever deadlift tired. I'm just saying I don't want YOU to deadlift tired right now. Keep in mind that you don't need to do more to progress. Stick with these submaximal weights for a little while longer. Next time do maybe try 165 for 3x8. A little while longer you will be able to try higher weights for a couple reps and then ligher backoffs. If that goes well you will build on it from there and before you know it you will be progressing from the point before you messed up and overloaded the bar.

Fall '07 - Lower 2, Week 18

Overall Impression:

back is feeling better. but i am not at 100% at all. this workout took a lot out of me.

ok, i did cardio twice last week for 45 minutes the first time and 60 minutes the next. im going to be doing cardio 2-4 times a week.

Deep Squats = 5 sets x 5 reps x 185 lbs

my lower back hurt a couple reps a set. fuck. this injury is going to take a long time to go - about 1-2 months. ill post on this later...

Low Box Squats = 2 sets x 5 reps x 185 lbs

felt wierd. ive lost me groove.

Reverse Hyperextensions = 2 sets x 10 reps x 25 lbs

Preacher Curls = 2 sets x 10 reps x 50 lbs

Leaving Thoughts:

ok so here is the deal. i have a lower back injury which isnt gonna go anytime soon. it will probably disappear in 1-2 months. this workout was better than the last since i was able to squat with some weight atleast. so yeah it is healing. but it will take time. naturally, im a little torn up about this because this means my lower body is going to be seriously fucked strength wise since im not going to squatting 295x4 anytime soon. ive worked hard for 13 weeks ironing out all weakpoints on my lifts to progress and this has happened which is a huge setback. it is temporary but it is a setback noentheless.

so here's the deal, since most of my lower body workouts are going to be like shit 99% of the time, im going to be focussing on certains aspects of training which i have been ignoring for the last 1-2 years:
cardio
direct arm training
ab work

yes, im going to be working teh beach muscles a lot more for the next 1-2 months.

im not really all that upset about this because i have a long time to train ahead of me (15-20 years?) so im fine with being patient and training other "skills" while i recover from this injury. so yeah u guys are going to probably see a little more ab work and more curlzzz and extensionzzz from now on ;)

cheers and have a good weekend y'all

thanks for reading!