Day 324

My parents came in town tonight and we went to All You Can Eat shrimp night at the Shrimp Basket.  It was good, but they were slow and stingy on the re-orders.

But it was good visiting with mom and dad. Probably going to head back home this weekend and spend a little more time with them.

Day 323

This week is a deload week. So no training today. I'm glad.

This will likely be my last rest before the final contest training leading up to the contest in June.

Oh, boy, here we go. 

Day 322

Skipped church this morning, Mom and R1 went and I kept the baby.

It was a good morning, I caught up on some things I've been wanting to get done. Looking forward to a nap and some R&R.

Day 321

I remember sitting in the hallway of our old house, 2 years ago, keeping an eye on the weather as dozens of tornadoes ripped the state of Alabama apart. So thankful that my hometown and current hometown were both spared. 

The state continues to rebuild, but nobody pulls their bootstraps up like the Heart of Dixie.

Overhead lockouts with chains and fat gripz

bar x 5,5

115 x 3

145 x 3

165 x 3

185 x 2

All I had time for, today was a busy day.  

Went to Rebekah's last gymnastics class of the year. She showed us all her tricks and ran into a few friends. It was a good day.

Day 320

14" deadlift with chains

135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 5
405 x 5
500 x 5

Yep, that was it. Perfect workout.

Then went for a walk with the family and took the giant Bassador, Gracie.

Day 319

I took the kids while a very tired wife took a nap.  We went outside and played, Rebekah swam in her heated pool (the hot tub) and the baby sat in my lap and slept. Mommy got plenty of sleep and it was good for everybody.

Now if I could just get the dad gum ivy and vines in the back yard to die... I sprayed them with round up and brush killer, but looking at them today they just look sick, but not dead....

Paging Harvey Updyke.... :-)

Day 318

Strict Log Press with 1 set of chains

empty x 10
add chains x 5
135 + chains x 3 x 8 (trying to move weight fast...  didn't move it as fast as I wanted)

Close grip Bench lockouts (used fatgripz on these)
135 x 10
185 x 8
225 x 5,5 (left tricep felt funny/burning... stopped here)

Band pushdowns x 3 sets of as many

band bicep rehab work.


I realized halfway through the log presses that I hadn't done my extensive shoulder warm-up and rotator cuff exercises, I think if I had gotten my shoulders going I could have gotten more speed on the log.