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[The Monkey Man]

Seems like my quest for 'Big' numbers has brought me the whammy's
I was trying so hard to avoid...

So chastised by this new revelation, I move forward seeking the
training that will truly bring my mind and body together and gain
me the "spriritual creaminess" I seek...

This could get weird, as my quest for physical fitness
has always been closely followed by a need for psychological
fitness as well.. As you know the two go hand in hand..
If you are foul tempered, tired, exausted from work, or sore
from previous training sessions, it will effect your current workouts...

And; for me, if I am not meeting my general, or long term goals,
that has an effect on my mood outside the gym...

So if I decide to shave my head don't freak out!
And keep all the kojak jokes in a positve humor..

Catch you on the rebound 'ah' the medicide -

 

[The Monkey Man]

SAT 14JA061130
LTF

PRONE LEG CURL (cybex)
90x18
130x12
150x10
170x705
190x5.5

SETD LEG CURL (techno)
110x13
130x12
150x10
170x705
190x5.5 ---> 110x10

HANG PWR SNATCH
65x7
85x7
100x5
120x4
135x2, 2
145x2 - grip became sweaty (chalkless) (gay LTF)

REV PEC DEC
80x13
90x15
100x12
110x12

DB LATL RAISE
15x12
20x12
25x10, 10

Nice little Wo... Just under an hour

(no pains at all, felt good)

 

[King Silverback]

Good lookin w/o Brother Monkey!!! I hear ya about the pains, thats a great sign though that you didn't have any!!! I've been thinking about shaving my head as well, more power to ya my Friend!!! Did you ever find a room for the Arnold???

 

[The Monkey Man]

Good lookin w/o Brother Monkey!!! I hear ya about the pains, thats a great sign though that you didn't have any!!! I've been thinking about shaving my head as well, more power to ya my Friend!!! Did you ever find a room for the Arnold???

No we will buy next Friday (payday)

 

[yellowmoomba]

No pain

 

[The Monkey Man]

Well...

There goes the 2nd WO of this journal...

I went to the gym with the intent of doing 40-45min of cardio
and relaxing in the sauna to drain some of the impurities from my body...

The freakin place was packed!!! -
18:30 on Sunday night!...

I wish the new years resolutionists would all
drop dead on the recumbant bikes! -

OK, I feel better

 

[yellowmoomba]

Well...

There goes the 2nd WO of this journal...

I went to the gym with the intent of doing 40-45min of cardio
and relaxing in the sauna to drain some of the impurities from my body...

The freakin place was packed!!! -
18:30 on Sunday night!...

I wish the new years resolutionists would all
drop dead on the recumbant bikes! -

OK, I feel better

 

[shiznit2169]

screw the curls

squat til u puke

 

[BigDyl]

How much can you clean, clean/jerk, snatch, or hang clean now???

 

[Seanp156]

screw the curls

squat til u puke

You probably missed the posts relating to his knee problems in his old journal...

 

[King Silverback]

Well...The freakin place was packed!!! -
18:30 on Sunday night!...
I wish the new years resolutionists would all
drop dead on the recumbant bikes! -

OK, I feel better

I understand my Friend, thats why I LOVE going in the am!!!

 

[The Monkey Man]

MON 16JA061610
LTF

CARDIO
22min Walk on tread
12min Row

PUSH PRESS
95x10
115x10
135x10

SMITH HANG SNATCH PULL
90x10
110x10
130x10
150x10

HANG PWR SNATCH
65x6
85x6
105x5

SEATED MILITARY PRESS (behind)
95x10, 10
115x10

STRETCHING

BW PWO = 209.5

 

[King Silverback]

Good lookin w/o BRother Monkey, how do you like the behind neck presses? They kill my shoulders!!! More power to ya my Friend!!!

 

[The Monkey Man]

THURS 19JA061726

Walked 47min outside

Little chilly, but warmed up at the end
(Fresh air is good)

Knees hurting still...
Woke up middle of the night, last night -
Haven't done squats for a week and a half,
so should feel good, but don't

Thinking of calling the ortho again tomorrow,
make an APPT to have the scope & grind

I won't have the insurance for much longer
and if it gets worse after May, I'm screwed

 

[The Monkey Man]

SAT 21JA061145
LTF

PRONE LEG CURL (cybex)
110x12
130x12
150x10
170x8

HANG PWR SNATCH
65x10
95x6
115x3, 3
135x2, 2
155x1, 1 (used thumblock grip first time here)

SEATED LEG CURL
120x12
140x12
160x10
180x8
200x5.5

-----------------------------------------------------

Medical Update...

Made 2nd Appt with Ortho Surgeon...
I decided to have the knees scoped...
Will find out the full, impact of the procedure when I talk to the doc...

BW PWO = 211.8 (fat)

Have Bodycomp scheduled for tomorrow -

 

[The Monkey Man]

SUN 22JA061030
LTF

HMR STR DCLN PRS
140x20, 20
180x15, 15
230x10, 10

PUSH PRESS
65x6, 6
95x5
115x5
135x5
165x2
185x2

MID-REAR DELT RAISE, CBL-X (free motion)
15x20, 20, 16, 22

-------------------------------------------------------

BODY COMP TODAY
BF% = 15.9 @ 211.3

Shit, I'm getting fatter
(like I didn't know that)

 

[P-funk]

why not clean up your diet if you don't like it?

 

[The Monkey Man]

why not clean up your diet if you don't like it?

Well, maybe I will -

 

[The Monkey Man]

It's hard to lose fat when I cant effectively train legs or do any serious cardio -

 

[The Monkey Man]

TUES 24JA061630
LTF

CARDIO - 15 min treadmill

PUSH PRESS
65x8
95x8
115x6
135x5
165x5
190x3
210x2
225x1, 1, 1
185x2, 2

SMITH HANG SNATCH PULL
90x8
140x8
180x5
230x5

HANG PWR SNATCH
65x7
95x5
115x5
135x2, 2
145x1, 1
115x2

CBL LATL RAISE
15x15
20x12
25x10 ---> 15x11

loads of stretching
(feeling really stiff, fat, and slo)

 

[The Monkey Man]

WED 25JA061615
LTF

CARDIO
WALK - 20min @ 4
ROW - 10min 217/500 @ 7.5

VERT ROW (Icarian)
110x12
130x10
150x12
180x10
No straps, wrists trashed

HMR STR DCLN PRS
180x15
230x12
270x10
320x7

FREE MOTION TRICEP
45x20
50x15
60x12
70x9 ---> 45x8

------------------------------> out!

 

[The Monkey Man]

THURS 26JA061610
LTF

CARDIO
Walk/Run 0.5 Mile Intervals - 35min






It was easy to log this WO...

...(Literally)

 

[King Silverback]

Excellent w/o's my Friend!!!

 

[The Monkey Man]

FRI 27JA061630
LTF

CARDIO
TREADMILL INTERVALS
WALK 0.5mi, RUN 0.6mi - 40min

SMITH SNATCH PULL
90x10
140x10
160x8
180x7
90x7

FRONT SQUAT
135x1 (bad idea)

POWER SQUAT MACHINE (icarian)
90x10
180x10, 10, 10

PRONE LEG CURL
110x15
130x12
150x12
170x7.5

SEATED LEG CURL
110x10
130x10
150x9.5
170x8.5

Owww... Hammy's Burnin' today

Knees Not hurting on the run...
...But, instantly on the squat -

 

[King Silverback]

Take care of those wheels my Friend, good lookin w/o too!!! I still have yet to try Front Squats!!!

 

[The Monkey Man]

SAT 28JA061315
LTF

CARDIO
Walk - 20min

PUSH PRESS
65x10
100x7
120x5
140x5
170x5
190x3
210x1, 1, 1
(feeling skinny)

HANG PWR C&J
140x3, 3, 3

HMR STR DCLN PRS
180x12
230x12
270x12
320x6.5

DB FRT/LATL RAISE
17.5x12
20x12
25x10, 10

STRETCHING

Not enough food to put out a HI WO today -

 

[The Monkey Man]

SUN 29JA060945
LTF

CARDIO
TREADMILL INTERVALS
0.5mi walk / 0.7mi run - 40min

WIDE PULLDWN (lever)
90x15
140x12
180x10, 7

SMITH HANG SNATCH PULL
90x10
140x10
180x10, 7

HORZ WIDE ROW MACH (icarian)
120x12
140x12
160x12
180x8 - tired?!?

REV PEC DEC
80x15
100x12
120x12
140x9 ---> 80x10

CBL TRI PRSDWN
#10x15
#12x12
#14x9, 5 ---> #10x5 = DEAD

Tried to make appt for massage for MON but,
the girl I usually see has some sort of surgery
and may never work again -

I will invert today, tonight, and in the morning
And see if I can get into yoga tomorrow
Which I have tried for the last three weeks,
but its impossible to get in.. Its so stressful
due to the crowds... It deletes the effectiveness of the session
=

 

[P-funk]

why do pulls on a smith machine? The bar moves in an arc as weight shifts from fornt to back and then back to front during the actual lift.

 

[The Monkey Man]

The bar moves in a straight line on a smith machine -

And it has more height settings in the bottom position

 

[P-funk]

The bar moves in a straight line on a smith machine -

And it has more height settings in the bottom position

no shit. but the bar doesn't move in a straight line when you do a real clean pull..that is what i am saying. so why are you doing it on the smith machine? it will fuck up the biomechanics of your pull.