Pumping Iron with Adriftpanda,Chainsaw13 and Icehog3 II

[Snook]

It's been a rough few days. Finally made it back into the gym.

Deadlifts
Bulgarian split squats
BB Hip thrusts
Hollow rocks
RKC planks
One mile walk for cool-down

Post workout meal: turkey sausage and eggs, large glass of water

[icehog3]

Helluva return, Leo.

Legs and shoulders today, went heavy so kept it low on sets again.

Squats x 6 sets
Hack squats x 4 sets
Waling lunges x 3 sets
Hammie curls x 4 sets

Military press x 5 sets
Barbell shrugs x 5 sets

Post workout meal for me was similar... Veggie omelet, sausage, bacon and water.

[icehog3]

Back day again, wanted to keep the sets a little low on 2 days rest so did some supersets etc...

High pulls/Wide pulldowns x 4 supersets
High pulls x 1 drop set
Wide pulldowns x 1 drop set
T-bar rows x 6 sets
High pulls/Wide pulldowns x 1 superset

Maybe the best pump I've had in my lats...I dunno, ever?

[icehog3]

Chest and tris. Second day in a row I was the only person in the gym the whole time.

Went heavy and kept the sets relatively low again.

Bench press x 6 sets
Inclines x 5 sets
Close grip x 4 sets
Skullcrushers x 3 sets
Dead hangs/dips x 3 supersets

Legs and shoulders manana.

[Snook]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Chest and tris. Second day in a row I was the only person in the gym the whole time.
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Do you feel It’s hard to go really heavy on bench without a spotter? I face that problem a lot since I’m usually alone in my home gym. I sometimes work around heavy sets and do slow eccentrics or pauses about an inch off the chest. Killer pumps.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Snook

Do you feel It’s hard to go really heavy on bench without a spotter? I face that problem a lot since I’m usually alone in my home gym. I sometimes work around heavy sets and do slow eccentrics or pauses about an inch off the chest. Killer pumps.

It's hard in the sense that sometimes I have to rack the bar when I might be able to eek one more rep out. But my heavy now is different than in my 20s and 30s when we would max or do heavy doubles and triples. Heavy now is a set of 6 or so. 43 years of lifting has me done with maxing out on anything.

[Snook]

Originally Posted by icehog3

It's hard in the sense that sometimes I have to rack the bar when I might be able to eek one more rep out. But my heavy now is different than in my 20s and 30s when we would max or do heavy doubles and triples. Heavy now is a set of 6 or so. 43 years of lifting has me done with maxing out on anything.

I agree. I’m 40 and my days of chasing PRs and maxing out are behind me. All I want now is to be fit and look good naked

My wife joined me today. Saturday workouts are about the only time we can lift together.
Barbell push press
Incline DB press
Bent-over BB rows
Face pulls
Dynamic plank/push-up combo (wife’s idea and I got slaughtered)
Banded tricep pushdowns

Post workout: eggs and chocolate peanut butter protein shake

[icehog3]

Leo, you are wise for your youthful age.

I played competitive hockey for 27 years until about 2 years ago. Now I train for "functional strength". And looking good naked.

Short and sweet today. After 2 days alone in the gym, it was a little crowded for the first time and the group wanted to get at legs, so I just trained heavy(ish) and went home.

Squats x 6 sets
Leg press/Reverse hamstring curl x 5 supersets
Quad extensions x 4 sets
Dead hangs

[Chainsaw13]

Keep it up guys. I’m there in spirit. Still no word on when gyms may open. So I’ll keep running.

[icehog3]

Gotta do whatever you can, Bob, and maybe some things heal up as well?

Off day today after 6 in a row. Back for back manana.

[icehog3]

Super volume back day, super short rest between sets.

T-bar rows x 10 sets
Super wide pulldowns x 8 sets
High pulls x 6 sets
Cable rows x 4 sets

ICT comin' up.

[icehog3]

Went to the gym at 11 and it was packed. Went back an hour later and it was almost empty. Live and learn.

Heavy day:

Incline bench x 7 sets
Bench press x 5 sets
Dips x 7 sets
Skullcrushers x 5 sets
Dead hangs

Wheel and shoulders manana

[Chainsaw13]

Are you still going to your buddy’s gym, or did yours open back up?

[Snook]

Kicking ass and taking names, Tom.
I planned for a solid leg and core day but I got a call that interrupted my session and I called it quits. I was able to get 2 warm up sets and 5 heavy sets of back squat. 2 supersets of good mornings / hanging toes to bar and that was it.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Chainsaw13

Are you still going to your buddy’s gym, or did yours open back up?

Still at my buddy's place, Bob. By the "phase protocol" in IL, phase 4 is limited gym openings with 10 person capacity. We are only in phase 2, on track to enter phase 3 on the 30th of May. I am guessing my gym won't be open until July at the earliest, and then we'll have to see how they plan on limiting members.

Originally Posted by Snook

Kicking ass and taking names, Tom.
I planned for a solid leg and core day but I got a call that interrupted my session and I called it quits. I was able to get 2 warm up sets and 5 heavy sets of back squat. 2 supersets of good mornings / hanging toes to bar and that was it.

I hated it when something came up last minute and screwed up my workout, Leo. Hopefully you can get back in there today.

Leg day for me as well, time to caffeinate.

[icehog3]

Leg day yesterday....went heavy.

Squats x 8 sets
Hack squats x 6 sets
Hammie curls x 6 sets
Stiff legged deadlifts x 6 sets
Dead hangs

Back today....volume

High pulls/Super wide pulldowns x 5 supersets
Wide pulldowns/high pulls x 3 supersets
Cable rows x 5 sets
Barbell rows x 5 sets
Pulldowns x 1 drop set
High pulls x 1 drop set

[Snook]

Deadlifts
2 warm up sets then 5 x 5 heavy

Did some kettlebell work also. Saving myself for tomorrow for an annual Memorial Day workout with my wife and some friends. It will be brutal.

[icehog3]

What does the Memorial Day workout usually consist of, Leo?

ICF coming up after my caffeine kicks in.

[Snook]

Originally Posted by icehog3

What does the Memorial Day workout usually consist of, Leo?

ICF coming up after my caffeine kicks in.

This will be my 11th year doing this on Memorial Day. It’s become quite the tradition — Get my ass handed to me in the morning, jump in the pool and have BBQ, cigars and beers after.

[Chainsaw13]

Get after it Leo! Another 4+ mile walk/run this morning. Humidity is up, so I really sweated my ass off.