Hello Again - Page 6

JJ_Sungirl · 07-10-2006, 05:37 AM

Hello 1st! Missed ya, my friend...been away in soccer heaven, eating and drinking far too much! I was reading over what I have missed in your life. I am sorry to hear about your friend that passed away...my heart goes out to you and your comrades.

On a happier note: Congrats on your PB! You're really maxing out, bigtime.:clapping: You're a bad ass! Take care...come back home soon!

1stindoor · 07-10-2006, 01:20 PM

Hey GDD...the Deadlift is just to impress me...and to lift big trucks off of friends that find themselves under the wheel.

Thanks JJ...hope you're enjoying your vacation.

Sorry for not stopping in sooner. Been busy as of late. I got back in from our last mission at 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning. Slept from around 4 to 8, slept again from 10 to 1200, and again from 3 to 7:30. Then went back to bed at 1:00 and woke up this morning feeling like myself again. It's been a long week. Anyhows...it's Monday boys and girls and you know what that means........Chest Day!!!!! Yea!

Flat: 135 x 15, 225 x 10, 275 x 8, 315 x 5, 315 x 1
Incl: 135 x 10, 205 x 10, 245 x 6, 275 x 3
Decl 225 x 10 for four sets
DB Pullovers: 80 x 10, 100 x 10 for four sets
Incl Flyes: 40 x 10 for two sets, 40 x 8 for three sets

Now it's time to feed the machine...I'll come back online tonight and play catch up with ya'll's threads.

**NewSpawn** · 07-11-2006, 02:34 AM

hi first....to start with let me apologize for not posting in ur journal prior to now. i do read ur journal and am impressed with your workouts and ur day to day routine in the military. thank you for ur dedication and service. anyway just wanted to post and let ya know that i am following your journal. hope things go well for you and ur unit and that u have a good day tomorrow.

1stindoor · 07-13-2006, 12:18 PM

Thanks NewSpawn...unfortunately I've more internet problems of late than I care to talk about...Hence my absence from my thread. Anyhows, it's been an interesting week.

Tuesday was leg day, and I knew I wasn't going to go heavy, still in the recovery mode after last week. Well my partner tells me today is the day...he's going to beat me. We go through the normal drill, 135, 225, 315, 405, 495...I stop there and tell him it's all up to him now.

He goes to 525...does 3 reps....545...two reps...555 (5 lbs over my best)....gets under the bar...clears the rack....down....and CRASHES the bar. I make sure he's okay...and ask if he wants to try again...he says yeah. So while he's getting his legs back under him I clear the bar, rerack it and reload it.

Second attempt...gets under the bar...clears the rack...backs up a few feet...goes down...hits parallel.....and up!...one....goes down...up!...two...goes down....and crashes again...but hey...he beat me solid with two good reps....I was quite proud. Unfortunately he torqued his knee a bit on the second crash so the workout abruptly ended.

Yesterday was back:
Bent over row: 135 x 10, 165 x 10, 195 x 10, 225 x 6, 225 x 8
Shrugs: 225 x 10, 275 x 10, 315 x 10, 365 x 5 for two sets
Hyper Ext. Roman Chair w/DB: 25 lb x 10, 50 x 10, 70 x 10 100 x 9
DB Rows: 70 x 10, 80 x 10, 100 x 6 for two sets

Today was shoulders...nothing of note...not too heavy, not too light.

If I feel good...next week I'm going for a 575 squat.

miezimau · 07-13-2006, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 1stindoor

Glad to hear you're on the mend and doing well...I would love some fresh fish about right now...this Army food's killing me slowly. LOL

At least the MRE's are better now then they used to be 10 years ago.
Can you believe my Commissary is actually selling MRE's now?
They want 7.95$ for just 1 pack. Yikes.

What kind food are you getting over there? Just MRE's or do you have an actual Mess hall with a Cook?

Here they changed the way they do the Mess hall now. Instead of paying 1.95$ for Breakfast they break it up now and you pay for what you get. I think Bacon is like 30 cents a piece and a roll is like 20 cents, then you pay for each slice of cheese and stuff. It is getting crazy now. Still cheaper than MCDonalds though.

1stindoor · 07-13-2006, 05:31 PM

We actually have a messhall and a cook. Although our food is still prepackaged frozen out of a box stuff. It's just gotten kinda boring after 7 months of the same things day in and day out. I can't wait to get back home and hit the Waffle House. I've been eating there M-F nearly every week for almost 5 solid years. I like being able to sit, read my paper, and enjoy my coffee in relative peace and quiet. I hadn't heard about the change in the mess halls pricing, this kinda scares me a bit since I have a very healthy appetite at breakfast. To put it in perspective...at IHOP...my bill runs around $12-15...for just me. Waffle House is a bit cheaper but it's still close to $10.

miezimau · 07-13-2006, 06:20 PM

I hear ya. No idea if it is just our Mess hall or all of them. Waffle house is da bomb! Love it. Ihop in my opinion is way to expensive. Especially with 4 people eating there. The other day we went to Waffle house and I got the special there (cannot remember what it was called), but I ended up getting Bacon, 2 eggs, Toast and 1 waffle and hashbrowns for 6.95$ plus my coffee ( I think it was 1.95$). Not too bad and it was a lot of food. I ended up giving some to my kids to finish cause I couldn't eat it all.

1stindoor · 07-14-2006, 05:43 AM

Four eggs scrambled, no yolk, swiss cheese, waffle, grits, dry wheat toast, coffee, ice water, occasionally the hamsteak. I can't remember what it costs anymore. Great...my mouth's gonna water all day.

JJ_Sungirl · 07-14-2006, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by 1stindoor

Four eggs scrambled, no yolk, swiss cheese, waffle, grits, dry wheat toast, coffee, ice water, occasionally the hamsteak. I can't remember what it costs anymore. Great...my mouth's gonna water all day.

Yum...drool, and here it is my first day back on full clean eating, dang...:lol3:
Hey there, 1st, hope things are fairing better for you than a few days ago. Its good to hear that in spite of your circumstances, you manage to stay well fed and keep your hard earned lean mass

1stindoor · 07-20-2006, 07:22 AM

Hello all, it's been a busy week around here and I apologize for not keeping up with my thread. I'll try to recap the workouts in the next couple of posts. Last Friday was Bis and Tris:

EZ Bar Curls: 55 x 12, 75 x 10, 95 x 10, 115 x 8, then we put the bar at 95 lbs with all 5 lb plates and did a drop/forced set down to 45 lbs...my arms felt like spaghetti.
Tricep Press Down: 60 x 10, 70 x 10, 80 x 9, 90 x 9, 90 x 6
Seat Alt DB Curl: 20 x 10, 30 x 10 for four sets
Kickbacks: 20 x 10 for 5 sets
Rev EZ Curls: 55 x 10 for 5 sets

1stindoor · 07-20-2006, 07:28 AM

Monday the 17th was chest day...pretty good day for me:

Flat Bench: 135 x 12, 225 x 10, 275 x 8, 315 x 4, 350 x 2
Incline Bench: 135 x 10, 225 x 8, 255 x 4, 275 x 3, 295 x 1new PB:clapping:
DB Pullovers: 70 x 10, 100 x 10 for four sets
Dips: 3 sets of 10
Incl Flyes: 30 x 10 for 5 sets

DarkFalcon · 07-20-2006, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by 1stindoor

Monday the 17th was chest day...pretty good day for me:

Flat Bench: 135 x 12, 225 x 10, 275 x 8, 315 x 4, 350 x 2
Incline Bench: 135 x 10, 225 x 8, 255 x 4, 275 x 3, 295 x 1new PB:clapping:
DB Pullovers: 70 x 10, 100 x 10 for four sets
Dips: 3 sets of 10
Incl Flyes: 30 x 10 for 5 sets

WOW! Nice incline bro! :clapping:

1stindoor · 07-20-2006, 07:31 AM

Tuesday the 18th...Leg Day...going to break the record and regain the championship

Leg Ext. for Warm Up: 90 x 12 for two sets
Squat: 135 x 10, 225 x 8, 315 x 6, 405 x 6, 495 x 4, 565 x 4...new PB!:clapping:
Rev Leg Curl: 90 x 10, 140 x 10, 170 x 8...
and then I was through

1stindoor · 07-20-2006, 07:33 AM

Yesterday, Wed the 19th, back day

BB Row: 95 x 12, 135 x 10, 185 x 10, 225 x 6 for two sets
Shrugs: 225 x 10, 275 x 10, 315 x 10, 315 x 8 for two sets
Seated Row: 200 x 10, 250 x 10, 300 x 10, 320 x 6 for two sets
Pull downs: 160 x 8 for 5 sets

1stindoor · 07-22-2006, 04:30 AM

Thursday 20 Jul, Shoulders
Standing Mil BB press: 75 x 10, 95 x 10, 135 x 8, 165 x 3 for two sets
Arnold Press: 40 x 10, 50 x 10 for four sets
Front DB Raise: 30 x 10 for three sets
Side Lat: 30 x 6 for three sets
Lying Side Lat: 30 x 10 for three sets

1stindoor · 07-22-2006, 04:32 AM

Friday, Bis and Tris
Straight Bar Curl: 75 x 10, 85 x 10, 95 x 10, 105 x 10, 115 x 4
Close Grip Bench: 135 x 10, 185 x 10, 225 x 4 for three sets
Stndng Alt DB Curl: 30 x 10, 40 x 10, 50 x 6 for three sets
Tricep Ext. w/ DB: 70 x 10, 80 x 10, 90 x 10, 100 x 6 for two sets

JJ_Sungirl · 07-22-2006, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by 1stindoor

Tuesday the 18th...Leg Day...going to break the record and regain the championship

Leg Ext. for Warm Up: 90 x 12 for two sets
Squat: 135 x 10, 225 x 8, 315 x 6, 405 x 6, 495 x 4, 565 x 4...new PB!:clapping:

CONGRATS on the PB!

Golly, talk about not messing around and whoopin' sum butt. Just curious, when you're doing your side lying lat, do you do it on an incline bench or flat on the floor lying on your side? I've seen it done a few different ways to change the center of gravity.

Have a great weekend!

1stindoor · 08-02-2006, 09:38 AM

Hey ya'll sorry I've been gone for so long, no real good excuse except that I've been wrapped up in my own little world. Went out on a mission last week and ended up in a good firefight, press reported 18-20 bad guys, we estimate closer to 30, the important thing though is that no one on our side got hurt.

Hey JJ...as for my lying side laterals, I use a flat bench.

I do have some new news...I set a new PB again yesterday on the squat, 585 for two...no real reason, except that I secretly wanted to use every 45 lb plate we had in the gym. I think I'm done with going heavy for awhile. Let my body recover for awhile.

I do have a question for any of the powerlifters in the forum, I now have a three lift total of 1435 lbs (350 bench, 500 DL, and 585 Squat); my question is, is this a respectable total? Doesn't matter really as I'm proud of what I was able to accomplish but I was curious as to how it stacked up. Thanks

RaSP · 08-23-2006, 01:13 AM

There's whole lot of us in our own little worlds lately. I'm afraid I've been quite the stranger, too. Great work against the bad guys!

I may not be one of the "powerlifters in the forum", but i think that's a helluva lotta poundage. I hope to be proud of that too someday.

*R*

**A.FreeRadical** · 08-23-2006, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by 1stindoor

I do have a question for any of the powerlifters in the forum, I now have a three lift total of 1435 lbs (350 bench, 500 DL, and 585 Squat); my question is, is this a respectable total? Doesn't matter really as I'm proud of what I was able to accomplish but I was curious as to how it stacked up. Thanks

I am not a powerlifter, but I train with two guys who are. I have attended a few competitions.

Here are the World Records for the American Powerlifters Association:
http://apa-wpa.com/mensworldrecord.htm

All classes are recorded by age and weight and there are drug tested events and non drug tested events.

World Records for Men's 198 lb class, age 33-39 Drug tested:
Squat 635
Bench 580
Deadlift 645
Total 1665

Of course these are world record scores. Your individual lifts and 1435 total would be respectable in most competitions. You probably would do well in local and regional meets.

Stay safe.

*

07-10-2006, 01:20 PM	#152
1stindoor Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NC Posts: 327 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	Hey GDD...the Deadlift is just to impress me...and to lift big trucks off of friends that find themselves under the wheel. Thanks JJ...hope you're enjoying your vacation. Sorry for not stopping in sooner. Been busy as of late. I got back in from our last mission at 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning. Slept from around 4 to 8, slept again from 10 to 1200, and again from 3 to 7:30. Then went back to bed at 1:00 and woke up this morning feeling like myself again. It's been a long week. Anyhows...it's Monday boys and girls and you know what that means........Chest Day!!!!! Yea! Flat: 135 x 15, 225 x 10, 275 x 8, 315 x 5, 315 x 1 Incl: 135 x 10, 205 x 10, 245 x 6, 275 x 3 Decl 225 x 10 for four sets DB Pullovers: 80 x 10, 100 x 10 for four sets Incl Flyes: 40 x 10 for two sets, 40 x 8 for three sets Now it's time to feed the machine...I'll come back online tonight and play catch up with ya'll's threads. __________________ Steely-eyed, barrel-chested, freedom fighter with the kung-fu grip and the life-like hair

07-13-2006, 12:18 PM	#154
1stindoor Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NC Posts: 327 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	Thanks NewSpawn...unfortunately I've more internet problems of late than I care to talk about...Hence my absence from my thread. Anyhows, it's been an interesting week. Tuesday was leg day, and I knew I wasn't going to go heavy, still in the recovery mode after last week. Well my partner tells me today is the day...he's going to beat me. We go through the normal drill, 135, 225, 315, 405, 495...I stop there and tell him it's all up to him now. He goes to 525...does 3 reps....545...two reps...555 (5 lbs over my best)....gets under the bar...clears the rack....down....and CRASHES the bar. I make sure he's okay...and ask if he wants to try again...he says yeah. So while he's getting his legs back under him I clear the bar, rerack it and reload it. Second attempt...gets under the bar...clears the rack...backs up a few feet...goes down...hits parallel.....and up!...one....goes down...up!...two...goes down....and crashes again...but hey...he beat me solid with two good reps....I was quite proud. Unfortunately he torqued his knee a bit on the second crash so the workout abruptly ended. Yesterday was back: Bent over row: 135 x 10, 165 x 10, 195 x 10, 225 x 6, 225 x 8 Shrugs: 225 x 10, 275 x 10, 315 x 10, 365 x 5 for two sets Hyper Ext. Roman Chair w/DB: 25 lb x 10, 50 x 10, 70 x 10 100 x 9 DB Rows: 70 x 10, 80 x 10, 100 x 6 for two sets Today was shoulders...nothing of note...not too heavy, not too light. If I feel good...next week I'm going for a 575 squat. __________________ Steely-eyed, barrel-chested, freedom fighter with the kung-fu grip and the life-like hair

07-13-2006, 05:31 PM	#156
1stindoor Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NC Posts: 327 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	We actually have a messhall and a cook. Although our food is still prepackaged frozen out of a box stuff. It's just gotten kinda boring after 7 months of the same things day in and day out. I can't wait to get back home and hit the Waffle House. I've been eating there M-F nearly every week for almost 5 solid years. I like being able to sit, read my paper, and enjoy my coffee in relative peace and quiet. I hadn't heard about the change in the mess halls pricing, this kinda scares me a bit since I have a very healthy appetite at breakfast. To put it in perspective...at IHOP...my bill runs around $12-15...for just me. Waffle House is a bit cheaper but it's still close to $10. __________________ Steely-eyed, barrel-chested, freedom fighter with the kung-fu grip and the life-like hair

07-13-2006, 06:20 PM	#157
miezimau IMPC Contestant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: at home Posts: 473 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 10	I hear ya. No idea if it is just our Mess hall or all of them. Waffle house is da bomb! Love it. Ihop in my opinion is way to expensive. Especially with 4 people eating there. The other day we went to Waffle house and I got the special there (cannot remember what it was called), but I ended up getting Bacon, 2 eggs, Toast and 1 waffle and hashbrowns for 6.95$ plus my coffee ( I think it was 1.95$). Not too bad and it was a lot of food. I ended up giving some to my kids to finish cause I couldn't eat it all. __________________ Opportunity Some People dream of Success..While others wake up and work hard at it.

07-14-2006, 05:43 AM	#158
1stindoor Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NC Posts: 327 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	Four eggs scrambled, no yolk, swiss cheese, waffle, grits, dry wheat toast, coffee, ice water, occasionally the hamsteak. I can't remember what it costs anymore. Great...my mouth's gonna water all day. __________________ Steely-eyed, barrel-chested, freedom fighter with the kung-fu grip and the life-like hair

07-10-2006, 05:37 AM	#151
JJ_Sungirl Pink Members Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Posts: 1,421 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 27	Hello 1st! Missed ya, my friend...been away in soccer heaven, eating and drinking far too much! I was reading over what I have missed in your life. I am sorry to hear about your friend that passed away...my heart goes out to you and your comrades. On a happier note: Congrats on your PB! You're really maxing out, bigtime.:clapping: You're a bad ass! Take care...come back home soon!

07-11-2006, 02:34 AM	#153
NewSpawn Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,223 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 24	hi first....to start with let me apologize for not posting in ur journal prior to now. i do read ur journal and am impressed with your workouts and ur day to day routine in the military. thank you for ur dedication and service. anyway just wanted to post and let ya know that i am following your journal. hope things go well for you and ur unit and that u have a good day tomorrow.

07-20-2006, 07:22 AM	#160
1stindoor Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NC Posts: 327 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	Hello all, it's been a busy week around here and I apologize for not keeping up with my thread. I'll try to recap the workouts in the next couple of posts. Last Friday was Bis and Tris: EZ Bar Curls: 55 x 12, 75 x 10, 95 x 10, 115 x 8, then we put the bar at 95 lbs with all 5 lb plates and did a drop/forced set down to 45 lbs...my arms felt like spaghetti. Tricep Press Down: 60 x 10, 70 x 10, 80 x 9, 90 x 9, 90 x 6 Seat Alt DB Curl: 20 x 10, 30 x 10 for four sets Kickbacks: 20 x 10 for 5 sets Rev EZ Curls: 55 x 10 for 5 sets __________________ Steely-eyed, barrel-chested, freedom fighter with the kung-fu grip and the life-like hair

07-20-2006, 07:28 AM	#161
1stindoor Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NC Posts: 327 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	Monday the 17th was chest day...pretty good day for me: Flat Bench: 135 x 12, 225 x 10, 275 x 8, 315 x 4, 350 x 2 Incline Bench: 135 x 10, 225 x 8, 255 x 4, 275 x 3, 295 x 1new PB:clapping: DB Pullovers: 70 x 10, 100 x 10 for four sets Dips: 3 sets of 10 Incl Flyes: 30 x 10 for 5 sets __________________ Steely-eyed, barrel-chested, freedom fighter with the kung-fu grip and the life-like hair

07-20-2006, 07:31 AM	#163
1stindoor Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NC Posts: 327 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	Tuesday the 18th...Leg Day...going to break the record and regain the championship Leg Ext. for Warm Up: 90 x 12 for two sets Squat: 135 x 10, 225 x 8, 315 x 6, 405 x 6, 495 x 4, 565 x 4...new PB!:clapping: Rev Leg Curl: 90 x 10, 140 x 10, 170 x 8... and then I was through __________________ Steely-eyed, barrel-chested, freedom fighter with the kung-fu grip and the life-like hair

07-20-2006, 07:33 AM	#164
1stindoor Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NC Posts: 327 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	Yesterday, Wed the 19th, back day BB Row: 95 x 12, 135 x 10, 185 x 10, 225 x 6 for two sets Shrugs: 225 x 10, 275 x 10, 315 x 10, 315 x 8 for two sets Seated Row: 200 x 10, 250 x 10, 300 x 10, 320 x 6 for two sets Pull downs: 160 x 8 for 5 sets __________________ Steely-eyed, barrel-chested, freedom fighter with the kung-fu grip and the life-like hair

07-22-2006, 04:30 AM	#165
1stindoor Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NC Posts: 327 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	Thursday 20 Jul, Shoulders Standing Mil BB press: 75 x 10, 95 x 10, 135 x 8, 165 x 3 for two sets Arnold Press: 40 x 10, 50 x 10 for four sets Front DB Raise: 30 x 10 for three sets Side Lat: 30 x 6 for three sets Lying Side Lat: 30 x 10 for three sets __________________ Steely-eyed, barrel-chested, freedom fighter with the kung-fu grip and the life-like hair

07-22-2006, 04:32 AM	#166
1stindoor Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NC Posts: 327 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	Friday, Bis and Tris Straight Bar Curl: 75 x 10, 85 x 10, 95 x 10, 105 x 10, 115 x 4 Close Grip Bench: 135 x 10, 185 x 10, 225 x 4 for three sets Stndng Alt DB Curl: 30 x 10, 40 x 10, 50 x 6 for three sets Tricep Ext. w/ DB: 70 x 10, 80 x 10, 90 x 10, 100 x 6 for two sets __________________ Steely-eyed, barrel-chested, freedom fighter with the kung-fu grip and the life-like hair

08-02-2006, 09:38 AM	#168
1stindoor Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NC Posts: 327 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 7	Hey ya'll sorry I've been gone for so long, no real good excuse except that I've been wrapped up in my own little world. Went out on a mission last week and ended up in a good firefight, press reported 18-20 bad guys, we estimate closer to 30, the important thing though is that no one on our side got hurt. Hey JJ...as for my lying side laterals, I use a flat bench. I do have some new news...I set a new PB again yesterday on the squat, 585 for two...no real reason, except that I secretly wanted to use every 45 lb plate we had in the gym. I think I'm done with going heavy for awhile. Let my body recover for awhile. I do have a question for any of the powerlifters in the forum, I now have a three lift total of 1435 lbs (350 bench, 500 DL, and 585 Squat); my question is, is this a respectable total? Doesn't matter really as I'm proud of what I was able to accomplish but I was curious as to how it stacked up. Thanks __________________ Steely-eyed, barrel-chested, freedom fighter with the kung-fu grip and the life-like hair

08-23-2006, 01:13 AM	#169
RaSP Pro Stature Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: 66.239.233.115:8080 Posts: 930 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 30	There's whole lot of us in our own little worlds lately. I'm afraid I've been quite the stranger, too. Great work against the bad guys! I may not be one of the "powerlifters in the forum", but i think that's a helluva lotta poundage. I hope to be proud of that too someday. R __________________ ~~~Dumb Animal~~~ I am Thee oMega.. GameDayDog is Thee Alpha.. But GameDayDog Hasn't been here for ever... 6'4" @ 201. Finally got back to 500lb deadlift.

08-24-2006, 12:20 PM	#171
hibiscus09 IMPC Contestant Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 986 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 16