Exodus Strength

Allentown wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:49 amI've had entirely too much Costco pizza in the last 2 days. Kid birthday party on Sat, calculated I would need 5 based on how much my kids usually eat. Had 3 full pizzas left over.

That's a lot of protein, though...

Renascent wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 6:25 am

Allentown wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:49 amI've had entirely too much Costco pizza in the last 2 days. Kid birthday party on Sat, calculated I would need 5 based on how much my kids usually eat. Had 3 full pizzas left over.

That's a lot of protein, though...

It's the (probably) massive salt intake. I've felt dehydrated for days now.

Mar 19
Squats
BW 218.4
LBBS
340x1x3
225x5
235x5
245x5
255x5
265x5
285x5

SGDL
135x12
145x13
155x12
165x12

Mar 20
GPP
BW 218.2
DB row
71x12x5
Leg raise
10x7

EZ skull crushers
71x12x4
Pull up
3x4
4x4

DB concentration curl
31x12x3

Echo
1 mi
2:33

Bike was pathetic.

Mar 21
Bench
BW 216.8
Bench
218x1x4
172x8x4
Chain hammer curl
17x4

OHP
137x4
118x8x3

Allentown wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:13 amChain hammer curl

Tell me more...
I assume you're holding on to one end of a chain.?. Is it starting with part of the chain on the floor, or completely off the floor throughout?
It's interesting to me because my natural inclination would be to want the weight heavier when my arm is fully extended and getting lighter as my arm gets more horizontal. This would seem to do the opposite, but maybe I'm missing something.

Clearwater47 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:48 am

Allentown wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 4:13 amChain hammer curl

Tell me more...
I assume you're holding on to one end of a chain.?. Is it starting with part of the chain on the floor, or completely off the floor throughout?
It's interesting to me because my natural inclination would be to want the weight heavier when my arm is fully extended and getting lighter as my arm gets more horizontal. This would seem to do the opposite, but maybe I'm missing something.

Settled on holding some webbing with the chains clipped in at the middle of the chain length. There are ~2 links on the ground at the start. The extra movement of chains though makes the whole movement much harder and forces a more even tempo, or else they swing and hit you in the shins or crotch, depending on where and how bad the swing is. I use one large (20lb) chain and one small (8lb) in each hand. It feels awesome, best curling movement IMO.

Mar 22
DL
BW 215.8
Deadlift
455x5
425x4x4

CoC
#1x5,5,4
Tx21x3
Box front squat
200x12x3

GM
145x12x3

Been having some troubles in the home life. Not sure how to feel about it yet.

Allentown wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:42 amSettled on holding some webbing with the chains clipped in at the middle of the chain length. There are ~2 links on the ground at the start. The extra movement of chains though makes the whole movement much harder and forces a more even tempo, or else they swing and hit you in the shins or crotch, depending on where and how bad the swing is. I use one large (20lb) chain and one small (8lb) in each hand. It feels awesome, best curling movement IMO.

Sounds like something I'll have to try at some point. Thanks for the explanation.
Hope things smooth out for you on the home front.

Allentown wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:48 amBeen having some troubles in the home life. Not sure how to feel about it yet.

Whatever’s up, hope it resolves itself in a way in which you’re content.

Allentown wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:48 am
Not sure how to feel about it yet.

Seems like a smart way to approach a tough situation. I have been working on slowing down, giving it time, being ok with not knowing. The alternative is to let your emotions carry you away with them at 100mph, which never ends well.

Mar 23
GPP
BW 215.8
One arm grenade lat pull down
45x12x5
Oblique twist
Red band x12x5

Standing triceps press down
55x12x5
BB row
140x6x5

Myo pulley curl
37x20, 5x12

Treadmill
1 mi
8:42

Mar 25
Bench
BW 217.6
Bench
210x3
193x4x5
193x6

Pinky width tempo bench
141x8x3
Strict EZ bar curl
40x12x3

Mar 26
Legs
BW
325x3x4
235x5x2
245x5
255x5
265x5

SGDL
145x12
155x12
165x12
175x12

Mar 27
GPP
BW 215.0
DB row
120x8x4
Leg raise
13x5

EZ bar skull crushers
65x12x5
Pull up
4x8

DB concentration curl
30x12x3

Echo tabata
10::20x8
.92mi

Wife started attending church 2 months ago. Told me 1 month ago.

I was wondering how things were going for you.

Had you guys been religious earlier in your relationship? This would be a really tough thing to have opposite feelings about.

broseph wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:17 am I was wondering how things were going for you.

Had you guys been religious earlier in your relationship? This would be a really tough thing to have opposite feelings about.

Just me, at the start. Her not being religious helped me pull myself out of that hellscape.

Mar 28
Bench
BW 216.8
Bench
220x1x4
173x8x4
Chain hammer curl
17x4

OHP
146x2
120x8x3

Mar 29
Recovery
BW 216.4
Restart DL
315x5x7

Silly rehab stuff:
3 count pause heel elevated BW squats
3-0-3 GM

Left adductor felt awful, at least I noticed it feeling awful during the bike warmup. Bending down to the bar hurt pretty bad. So I made that the whole workout. Reset, let go, stand up between each rep. Walked on the treadmill between sets to try and move around more. Things actually felt a little better once I did some squats, annoyingly, so I might start doing some of those mobility drills or something around lunch time and see if I can cut down on the number of sessions I have to reengineer because of some sort of leg pain.

Allentown wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 3:44 am Left adductor felt awful, at least I noticed it feeling awful during the bike warmup. Bending down to the bar hurt pretty bad. So I made that the whole workout. Reset, let go, stand up between each rep. Walked on the treadmill between sets to try and move around more. Things actually felt a little better once I did some squats, annoyingly, so I might start doing some of those mobility drills or something around lunch time and see if I can cut down on the number of sessions I have to reengineer because of some sort of leg pain.

Welcome to left adductor hell. Been here for a minute. My strain/knot is too high up to reasonably ask anyone to massage it, and although I do plan to buy a massage gun, I need to wait because I'm heading back down south in a week and a half and I don't want to order it here and then have one more thing to fit in my already overstuffed suitcase. What I have done is take a hard, beveled foam roller, put in on my chair, and sit on it, sorta sideways to get the adductor directly on top of it, with all my weight on the sore area. It definitely has helped.