the original grindhouse is still bookending the membership with our squats (me at the bottom, 'horst at the top, willy j and gilmer quads in between somewhere). however, the weight range continues to grow
horst:
3x5 squats at 365
3x5 bench at 190 (still nursing an f-ed up shoulder)
1x5 deads at 375
root:
3x5 squats at 265
3x5 bench at 170
1x5 deads at 350
for your viewing pleasure, he's a candid of some mystery man pulling 350. excited to see a bit of bar curve finally...
Didn't work out all week because I was in Canada... went for a run on Tuesday and then another short run on Saturday morning. Have been eating and drinking crap all week... generally my body is a mess. Anyway, got a decent workout in last night:
Squat: 5x5x285 (felt heavy... but the dude I was working in with was struggling with sets of 5x140, what a chump)
Incline Press: 5x5x185
Pullup: 5x5x35lbs weighted
One legged deadlift: 3 sets of 8 each leg holding 2x45lb dumbells.
My butt and back are sore. Going to try to do more HIIT this week and clean my diet up.
After six weeks of linear programming via the starting strength model, we'll be switching to the Texas Method, beginning Sunday, Nov 11, continuing on the Sun/Tues/Thurs schedule.
Weights are starting to get heavy, but whenever i'm feeling week, i just look at vanderhorst and remember to...
Anything that has a face and can run/swim/fly away from you. Anything that comes from such animals. Pretty much anything that grew in the ground, on a vine, or in a tree. Use some common sense, but select the most caloric dense items you can find.
