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For the first time ever I was unable to bench because I was so tired from deadlifting yesterday. I did Aaron's German volume training at 225 and thought I was going to die!

 

i was feeling pretty good today so i tried to do a basic workout this afternoon after work... 2 mile run/body weight calisthenics/stair sprints/ 2 mile run

FML! didn't go so well, my ribs are still pretty bad and now they're killing me again. Vicodin here i come

 

Because I felt like a boss today after I worked out! Comments Welcome!




No flex in this picture.

 

Not bad dude, you're gettin there!

 

Blew past my previous max (I use max loosely) of 225 on squat, repped 245 once, could have gone at least one if not two more.... Felt awesome. AT 175 lbs today, in the range of 8% bf

 

Thoughts on behind the head presses?

 

Any negative side effects?

 

Think they fuck up the rotator cuff.....so do behind the head pull ups!

 

What's up guys? Today I strayed away from my morals and decided to do a push/pull routine in an effort to mix things up. I started with chest and hit the flat bench pretty hard, went to some flat dumbell fly's, hit the cables, and did about 100 push ups. I did back in a circuit starting with lats. The order went pull downs (behind the head), standing lat pull downs, and then alternating hanging leg lifts with pull ups. I managed about 5 pull ups with the leg lifts and then finished out until I hit 15 leg lifts. Then I moved onto seated row and roman chair. Rest time between each set was 1:10. I have to say that I was quite surprised at how I was feeling. Blood flow was evenly spread and fatigue was predictable. Before I fail to mention all sets for the workout went 15/12/8/8 increasing weight for the first three and maintaining on the fourth.

The reason I usually don't do push/pulls is to prevent rotator cuff complications/injury. I will say that I still will not make a habit of this routine, however it was a much needed mix into the routine. I am not a believer in the "muscle confusion" idea by changing routine every week. Typically I go three weeks on a steady routine, a week off, and THEN I change routine. This has proven (for my body type; which is enctomorphic) to yield substantial results in performance.

Have any of you guys dabbled in push/pull? What results have you noted from making it a regular practice?

 

right now, my workouts consist of playing with my dogs (2 pit bulls, 1 jack russell mix, 1 chihuahua), splitting wood, then stacking the wood alongside the house for winter. just to mix it up, i go to work, which is construction, and that really mixes things up as i range from working in an attic crawling through trusses to hauling, hand bending, and installing conduit anywhere. my latest thing is that I am going to take part in the Tough Mudder. that is a military grade obstacle course which varies in length based on location from 10-12 miles. I am going to the one in Seattle, WA area at the end of next month and it is supposed to be about 11 miles. find more about it at www.toughmudder.com. i think it sounds like fun to run through fire, get shocked by 10,000 volts, climb, crawl and do the other parts of it, but i may be a little off in the head. i am married to a redhead, so i must enjoy abuse.

 

There's a tough mudder thread here on TW, check it out!

 

Push and pull is my staple routine.....i use big compound movements and rarely do isolation/body parts. Personally I love it and feels more natural to me. Vertical push/pull, horizontal push/pull and legs.....what more is there?

If I'm doing a bodyweight routine ill do pistols (one legged squats) and bear crawls to get some leg work in.

Right now this is my routine.....

Bar muscle ups with additional dips at the top 5,4,3,2,1
Alternating grip pull ups/chin ups 5x5-8
Hand stand push ups 5x5
Ab wheel roll outs 3x15
Pistol progressions 5 sets

Some days I'll skip the legs and finish with a light 2 mile jog.

 

So I will be on the road for the next 5 weeks for work. Every single 1 of the hotels we are staying at does not have a gym.

I was planning on bringing the insanity workout dvd's and using that in my hotel room playing on my laptop. Then using the hotel pool for an upper body workout.

do you think this is a good enough work out or should I try something else

 

Burpees....burpees.... and more burpees!

Pull ups on the tops of the doors (make sure their sturdy enough)

or check this out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc_3peqT-qA&feature=player_embedded

You can download individual videos but basically he just finds shit in the hotel to workout with!

http://maxwellsc.com/las-vegas-fitness-hunter.cfm