choppin dat pork
Pain's gone now.Originally Posted by boxerbilly
I get a little tightness in my neck & lower back from time to time, but nothing serious.
Think my big issues is just plain fatigue:
I've gotta fit 3 days of weights and 2 sessions of cardio, each needing a day afterwards to recuperate, into the 7 days of the week.
Thanks for the support!
-Jack Dempsey ch1 pg1 Championship FightingWhat would happen if a year-old baby fell from a fourth-floor window onto the head of a burly truck driver, standing on the sidewalk?
It's practically certain that the truckman would be knocked unconscious. He might die of brain concussion or a broken neck.
Even an innocent little baby can become a dangerous missile WHEN ITS BODY-WEIGHT IS SET INTO FAST MOTION.
choppin dat pork
Thursday 10/22/2015
So my plan for today was to work out kinda light (my program recommends light days) so that I can work out again on Friday, getting my 3 weight lifting days in this week and my muay thai session. Also, I've been having a lot of trouble with the added volume of 3 sets of 10 reps for each of the 10 exercises as opposed to the 2 sets I was doing earlier. I realized in the gym this morning that I was either going to have to drop down a lot of weight to get the 3 sets (and still deal with time & fatigue issues), or I could stick with the more comfortable 2 sets and only drop a little weight. I went with the second option.
Squat 135lbs x 10, 135lbs x 10 - little stiff at first, but in general pretty easy
Bench 115lbs x 10, 115lbs x 10 - easy
Assisted Chin 120lb assist x 10, 120lb assist x 10 - Wasn't quite sure what to set this one on. Worked out pretty well, not too hard.
Overhead Press 95lbs x 10, 95lbs x 10 - wouldn't say it was hard, but maybe not as easy as I was hoping
TBar Row 90lbs on bar x 10, 90 x 10 - fairly easy.
Skullcrusher 80lbs x 10, 80 x 10 - fairly easy
Standing Dbell Curl 35s x 10, 35s x 10 - lot easier than when i was doing 3 sets on everything.
SL Deadlift 135lbs x 10, 135lbs x 10 - superset with calf raise, fairly easy, but started to feel fatigued
Calf Raise 135lbs x 10, 135lbs x 10 - superset with sldl, good weight, but fatigued. grip held up well.
Incline Reverse Crunch 10 reps, 2 sets - fairly easy
My intent was to get some work in, but not to kill it and I think I accomplished that. I don't feel anywhere near as obliterated as I have been lately. Given the fact that my recuperation is not very good, this may be the way to go. I'm thinking about just doing 3 sets on the leg exercises.
Something I haven't really mentioned that is playing a part in my recovery (or lack thereof) is my family. My daughter usually wakes up in the middle of the night at least one night a week. This week (since Sunday), she's woken up every night. Tuesday night was particularly bad - my wife put her in our bed a little after midnight and she kept kicking me all night, so Wednesday I was a bit of a wreck, that's part of why I wasn't able to work out. Wednesday night, she did me a favor by not waking up until around 5am Thursday morning. Luckily, the roughly 6 hours of sleep beforehand (and the hour or so afterwards) was enough to keep me from being a basketcase. My job's fairly challenging mentally, so when I don't sleep enough it's very bad for me. I gotta figure out what to do about my daughter.
So yeah, it's looking like I'll do 3 sets of squats, SL deadlifts, and calf raises, leaving the rest at 2 sets. I just don't think I can recover from 3 sets on everything. I still have to see how I feel on Friday. Hoping I can go heavier than this workout. I'm feeling pretty good right now though, like I got enough work in to trigger growth, but not so much that I can't recover from it.
Last edited by Pork Chop; 10-22-2015 at 08:21 AM.
-Jack Dempsey ch1 pg1 Championship FightingWhat would happen if a year-old baby fell from a fourth-floor window onto the head of a burly truck driver, standing on the sidewalk?
It's practically certain that the truckman would be knocked unconscious. He might die of brain concussion or a broken neck.
Even an innocent little baby can become a dangerous missile WHEN ITS BODY-WEIGHT IS SET INTO FAST MOTION.
choppin dat pork
Sunday 10/25/2015
Drumming - Performed again at Gibbs garden (about 1hr away), 2 shows, about 20 min apiece.
Busted my eyebrow open with the drum. Funny, I've never been cut like this in boxing.
Friday I was exhausted and Saturday I had no time.
2 weeks in a row of only 2 lifting days... not good
-Jack Dempsey ch1 pg1 Championship FightingWhat would happen if a year-old baby fell from a fourth-floor window onto the head of a burly truck driver, standing on the sidewalk?
It's practically certain that the truckman would be knocked unconscious. He might die of brain concussion or a broken neck.
Even an innocent little baby can become a dangerous missile WHEN ITS BODY-WEIGHT IS SET INTO FAST MOTION.
choppin dat pork
Tuesday 10/27/2015
Squat - 135lbs x 10, 145lbs x 10, 155lbs x 10 - last set was actually easiest
Bench - 120lbs x 10, 130 x 10, 140 x 10 - easy
Assisted Chinup - 120lb assist x 10, 105a x 10 - 2nd really hard
Overhead Press - 105lbs x 10, 105lbs x 10 - good hard
TBar Row - 105lbs on bar x 10, 110ob x 10, 115ob x 10 - last set hard
Skullcrusher - 80lbs x 10, 80lbs x 10 - last set hard
Dumbbell Curl - 40lbers x 10, 40s x 10 - 2nd hard
SL Deadlift - 145lbs x 10, 155 x 10, 165 x 10 - superset with Calf Raise, easy
Calf Raise - 145 x 10, 155 x 10, 165 x 10 - superset with SLDL, grip issues on last set
Incline Reverse Crunch - 15 reps x 3 sets - tired
Tried mixing it up because I really can't do 3 sets on all the exercises.
This one still took over an hour, probably 1hr 15min.
-Jack Dempsey ch1 pg1 Championship FightingWhat would happen if a year-old baby fell from a fourth-floor window onto the head of a burly truck driver, standing on the sidewalk?
It's practically certain that the truckman would be knocked unconscious. He might die of brain concussion or a broken neck.
Even an innocent little baby can become a dangerous missile WHEN ITS BODY-WEIGHT IS SET INTO FAST MOTION.
choppin dat pork
Thursday 10/29/2015
Squat - 135 x 10, 145 x 10, 155 x 10 - easy
Bench - 120 x 10, 130 x 10, 140 x 10 - last moderately difficult.
Assisted Chinup - 120a x 10, 105a x 10 - not too bad
Overhead Press - 105 x 10, 105 x 10 - tired 2nd set
TBar Row - 105ob x 10, 110ob x 10, 115ob x 10 - not bad, but tired
Skullcrusher - 80 x 10, 80 x 10 - super tired
Dbell Curl - 40s x 10, 40s x 10 - 2nd set, slow
Incline Reverse Crunch 15 reps, 3 sets - a little easier doing it early. people curling in squat rack.
SL Deadlift - 145 x 10, 155 x 10, 165 x 10 - superset with CR. grip issues throughout
Calf Raise - 145 x 10, 155 x 10, 165 x 10 - superset with SLDL, grip issues.
Pretty sure this was 1hr 15min or longer.
-Jack Dempsey ch1 pg1 Championship FightingWhat would happen if a year-old baby fell from a fourth-floor window onto the head of a burly truck driver, standing on the sidewalk?
It's practically certain that the truckman would be knocked unconscious. He might die of brain concussion or a broken neck.
Even an innocent little baby can become a dangerous missile WHEN ITS BODY-WEIGHT IS SET INTO FAST MOTION.
choppin dat pork
Friday 10/30/2015
Squat - 145 x 10, 155 x 10 - easy
Bench - 130 x 10, 140 x 10 - good
Assisted Chinup - 120a x 10, 105a x 10 - not bad
Overhead Press - 105 x 10, 105 x 10 - 2nd set slow.
TBar Row - 110ob x 10, 115ob x 10 - 2nd set heavy
Skullcrusher - 80 x 10, 80 x 10 - 2nd moderate
Dbell Curl - 40s x 10, 40s x 10 - last rep very slow
SL Deadlift - 155 x 10, 165 x 10 - superset with CR, no grip issues
Calf Raise - 155 x 10, 165 x 10 - superset with SLDL, no grip issues
Incline Reverse Crunch - 15 reps x 2 sets - not bad, tired
Really wanted to get in my 3rd workout, was kind of tired and pressed for time, so went with 2 sets on everything. Worked out pretty well. Finished in just under an hour and nowhere near as fatigued as with earlier workouts, but still got in some good work. 2 sets feels a lot better, 3 on everything feels too much.
-Jack Dempsey ch1 pg1 Championship FightingWhat would happen if a year-old baby fell from a fourth-floor window onto the head of a burly truck driver, standing on the sidewalk?
It's practically certain that the truckman would be knocked unconscious. He might die of brain concussion or a broken neck.
Even an innocent little baby can become a dangerous missile WHEN ITS BODY-WEIGHT IS SET INTO FAST MOTION.
choppin dat pork
Sunday 11/1/2015
Drumming practice - 3 hours. First hour was stance & basics. Drank a protein shake during the workout, but still fairly exhausting. I probably did a better job of surviving this time around, but I was REALLY tired & hurting. Hit a protein shake when I got home too.
-Jack Dempsey ch1 pg1 Championship FightingWhat would happen if a year-old baby fell from a fourth-floor window onto the head of a burly truck driver, standing on the sidewalk?
It's practically certain that the truckman would be knocked unconscious. He might die of brain concussion or a broken neck.
Even an innocent little baby can become a dangerous missile WHEN ITS BODY-WEIGHT IS SET INTO FAST MOTION.
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