Londonjoseph Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, Blacksmith513 said: yes walking has been great. There’s some nasty turkeys in my neighborhood. Coyotes run away. The turkeys hiss and come after me. Hate turkeys, the geese by me are absolute goobers though. They are the worst. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 40 minutes ago, matek said: turkeys are total jerks Sure are.. They attack me at stop signs. I think they see their reflection in my truck and attack it. 26 minutes ago, Londonjoseph said: Hate turkeys, the geese by me are absolute goobers though. They are the worst. Swans too.. As a kid I read "The Trumpet of the Swan" in school and thought they where nice and chill.. Nope those things will attack. If I lived in an area that supported guns and hunting you could keep a well stocked freezer. But you can't even say the word gun around here. Would also help with predator control and stop deer and rabbits from ruining peoples gardens.. But what do I know.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 THAT SUCKS Sounds like you live in California 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 3 hours ago, John Knowlton said: THAT SUCKS Sounds like you live in California California sneezes, Massachusetts catches a cold, mutates it and sends it back affecting the other states on its way back west. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 This morning lower back drills, bought a 10lbs ankle weight to do some things... All and all its getting better but it still nagging me. Archer push ups, chin ups, ring rows and ring push ups, lunges Weaker with the strand pulling to a little bit just did low reps up to 5 springs. I just did warm up lifts with the 3x4 NN again and 2" NN thumbless dead lift. 2.5" crusher did singles up to 115... I am noticing lifting doesn't hurt... setting the weight DOWN is when I feel pain. If I put more pressure on the outside of the feet vs in the inside the pain is minimized. All and all it was still a good session very humid and worked up a nice sweat. My brother starts PT today for his back maybe I'll steal his moves.. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 11 Author Share Posted July 11 This morning 10 minutes of lower back drills. I tried one where I was doing back bridges with my feet on my foam roller and then as I went up id roll my feet out and back in on the way down... Even the roughly 10 minutes I've been doing have really helped open things up for me down there.. Stuff seems to be going better and I'll up the intensity. Archer pushups, pull ups, diamond push ups. Chest Expander tried some new stuff, hit my traps and front deltoids big time. Plate Curls Left 21x3 22x3 21x3 Right 21x3 21x3 21x3 Plate curl negs 22.5x3 25x3 25x3 both hands Wrist plate curls Left 17.5x5 18.5x5 18.5x5 Right 17.5x5 16x5 16x5. righty was not liking these had to drop weight a bit Sledge pronation/supination 11"x5 3 sets both hands Chest Krusher 4 springs (going to get my a$$ in gear and make that 5 springs) Wrist Developer 3 sets of 3 level 2-2 orange springs just for fun plate curling is my new favorite thing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Nice work Joe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 Just and early morning walk with one of my nephews this morning weather is terrible. I feel like I’m in a crockpot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 1 hour ago, Blacksmith513 said: Just and early morning walk with one of my nephews this morning weather is terrible. I feel like I’m in a crockpot NOTE: I'm checking "like" for time with your nephew, not the crockpot weather. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 8 hours ago, Douglas Carney said: NOTE: I'm checking "like" for time with your nephew, not the crockpot weather. Thanks Doug. Tonight it’s coronas and messing with them in the pool. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 (edited) Nice just don’t get pool water in your Beer. Not saying it’s ever happened to me, but it’s not good Edited July 12 by John Knowlton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 12 Author Share Posted July 12 5 minutes ago, John Knowlton said: Nice just don’t get pool water in your Beer. Not saying it’s ever happened to me, but it’s not good funny you say that it happened a few times tonight and I wasn't nice about it.. lime is good in a Corona, pool water not so much. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 13 Author Share Posted July 13 back drills chest Krusher good volume with 4 springs Strand pulling focused on heavy singles and doubes COC 2 sets of 3 #1 gripper 3 singles #1.5 gripper both hands Blobtop left 19x1 5 sets right 17x1 17x1 16.5x1 16.5x1 16.5x1 diamond push ups archer push ups chin ups. I still don’t feel comfortable lifting or bending over so I did some gripper work instead. It sucks. 40 minute walk and 20 minutes of stretching 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Nice grip work. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 13 Author Share Posted July 13 6 minutes ago, John Knowlton said: Nice grip work. Thanks John. I know I keep going back and forth but I may have to take a break from thick bar lifting for a bit and perhaps do gripper day, plate curl day and blob top day. instead of just using warm up weights every week for the time being. My time is better spent focusing on getting my back strong and improving on other areas of grip that won't aggravate my back. It's at like 85% of what it was so it's really improved but my gut tells me I'll keep aggravating it unless I give extra time to heal and strengthen it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 15 Author Share Posted July 15 2000m on the rower. 20 minutes of stretching and a 15 minute walk with these three stooges this morning 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 THE MOTLEY CREW, Trouble times 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 16 Author Share Posted July 16 Vulcan V2 Orange spring 20mm setblock 1-1x3 1-2 x3 2-2x3 2-3x3 3-3x3 both hands COC 1.5 Left 1x 1/8th 1 xclosed 1x1/8th Right 1xclosed 1x1/8th 1xclosed calisthenics and strand pulling... My neck has been bothering me and I know its from leaning my head to far forward when using the expanders. 10 minute walk after to cool down Have a new routine... Kind of nice doing something different for a change, not moving weight plates around.. Would be great to close my 2.5 before returning to thick bar. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 17 Author Share Posted July 17 This morning 30 minutes 4250m rowed very slow and careful of my form.. 25 minute walk and 15 minutes of yoga Back is slowly getting there..Tomorrow or Friday I have 52 80lbs bags or even more if I get 60lbs bags to carry to the back of a customers house... 7 4 foot deep footings to dig.. Luckily managed to get an auger for the mini excavator so I won't have to dig them by hand unless I hit rock. I'd normally eat this alive but with my back and his weather its gonna suck. here's a couple closes from yesterday 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 3 hours ago, Blacksmith513 said: This morning 30 minutes 4250m rowed very slow and careful of my form.. 25 minute walk and 15 minutes of yoga Back is slowly getting there..Tomorrow or Friday I have 52 80lbs bags or even more if I get 60lbs bags to carry to the back of a customers house... 7 4 foot deep footings to dig.. Luckily managed to get an auger for the mini excavator so I won't have to dig them by hand unless I hit rock. I'd normally eat this alive but with my back and his weather its gonna suck. here's a couple closes from yesterday Solid closes, Joe! And happy to hear the back is getting better! I don't know about the weather forecast up your way...but Friday is supposed to be a bit cooler here in Maryland. I'd push a day...if you can...to avoid the peak of this heat wave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 17 Author Share Posted July 17 9 minutes ago, Douglas Carney said: Solid closes, Joe! And happy to hear the back is getting better! I don't know about the weather forecast up your way...but Friday is supposed to be a bit cooler here in Maryland. I'd push a day...if you can...to avoid the peak of this heat wave. Thanks Doug, working on my technique now. This will be my first time every seriously training with grippers. yup one more till it cools down and the humidity goes. It’s not me I worry so much about as it is my dad. He shouldn’t be out in it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted July 17 Share Posted July 17 NICE WORK ON THE GRIPPERS Be careful today, no setbacks 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 17 Author Share Posted July 17 1 hour ago, John Knowlton said: NICE WORK ON THE GRIPPERS Be careful today, no setbacks Thanks John, thats the plan. It shouldn't be bad.. I've got a mixer, mixing concrete by hand isn't bad but anything after 30 takes too much time. The hydraulic hoses are slightly undersized for the augur attachment on mini excavator but should work fine... Been messing around with that all morning trying to get everything hooked up. As long as everything works like it's supposed to should be pretty easy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 18 Author Share Posted July 18 Plate curls left 22.5x3 3 sets right 21x3 23.5x3 21x3 plate curl negs 22.5x3 25x3 25x3 both hands wrist plate curls left 17.5x5 18.5x5 18.5x5 right 16x5 17.5x5 17.5x5 sledge pronation supination 11”x5 12”x5 12”x5 Calisthenics chest expander and chest Krusher circuit cool down and 10 min walk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 18 Author Share Posted July 18 Back saver. work smarter not harder 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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