Day 362

Got out in the garage for a little something before our trip, I've only had time for two training sessions this week.

Shoulder warmup

Log press
empty x 8
155 x 3
205 x 3
225 x 3
245 x 3

15" deadlift with chains (+60lbs at the top)
135 x 3
225 x 3
315 x 3
405 x 2
475 x 1
500 x 1
525 x 1

Dumbell rows
140 x 15 each arm, was going to be 3 sets of 5 but ain't nobody got time for that

Stone trainer
140 x 5
185 x 5

Then my parents got in town and we packed up and headed to Lake Martin for the next couple of days. Woo Hoo!

Happy 10 year anniversary to us!

Here's to 2 solid days of strict rest.

Day 361

Tomorrow is my 10 year anniversary so I stopped by my go-to buddy jeweler and bought my bride a little something.

We are headed to a friends lake house tomorrow, just the two of us. My parents are coming into town to keep the kiddos, it's pretty awesome. training in the morning.  

Day 360

Just hung around the house and ran a chainsaw for a little while cutting up the dead tree some more.

Just some good old yard work.

Day 359

Squat
bar x 5
135 x 3
225 x 3
315 x 3
365 x 3
405 x 3

Incline bench
bar x 5
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 3
250 x 3
275 x 2,1 (tried to get three but after the second rep it was a no go on the third and I'm too old to miss reps, racked it, rested and made the last one in strict form)

Band lat pulldowns x 18,15,12 (12 breathes between sets)

stone trainer 140 x 5, 175 x 5 (trying to get my left bicep/elbow back up to par, still giving me fits / painful)

Day 358

The afternoon the guys from a tree cutting service came and cut down a dead ~60ft. pine tree in my back yard. It was cracking in spots and making me nervous. He used a bucket truck and topped it, and it came down with a thunderous crash.  It was pretty fun to watch.

That was our afternoon entertainment. I got out the chainsaw and began cutting it up. putting the huge chunks in my trailer was a nice little workout. 

Day 357

Church then a nice big nap. Then in a cruel and unfortunate twist of fate I had to go to work for a bit. Oh well, my Monday always seems to begin on Sunday afternoon.

Day 356

Will joined me in the backyard for some training today.  Before we got started my friend Nick and his daughter Chloe stopped by to pick up a stone mold.

While there Chloe lost a tooth in the back yard and it was high drama there for a while.

Shoulder warmup

Log Press
empty x 5
155 x 3, 205 x 1, 225 x 1, 255 x 1,1

Stone Trainer
140 x 3
175 x 3
210 x 1,1, 1 (shouldered this one)

Frame Carry
440 x 50'
570 x 50'
710 x 15' (pumped about this, the heaviest carry I've ever had)

Then we discussed some technique for the keg press, as will was demonstrating how to press he dropped it and it fell on a pile of Gracie's (my dog's) crap.  So after I hosed it off I decided to call it a day, no keg work.

Then Will sat in the swing and talked about girls for about 30 minutes...

In all seriousness, he's gonna make a good husband and daddy one day, proud of that young man.