Inclined Axel Bar NG Bench Press

Quite the title for this post. Still mixing things up a bit I decided to press with the Axel Bar.

Rebounding - 30 minutes.

Inclined Axel Bar NG Bench Press - bar (25lbs)/10 reps, 2 sets/10 reps/125lbs, 2 sets/10 reps/175lbs, 2 sets/10 reps/195lbs.

Standing Side Laterals - 2 sets/10 reps/25lbs.

Feeling alright.

Snowdaddy

Bench Squats

Regular barbell this week. However, I chose to squat on my regular flat bench. My utility bench is 20 inches high. My flat bench is 17 inches. Watching the video I'm right at paralell on the flat bench making it more difficult.

Theragun.

Bench Squats - bar/10 reps, 2 sets/10 reps/135lbs, 2 sets/10 reps/185lbs, 2 sets/10,12 reps/235lbs.

Feeling pretty good. I'm sure the volume will pay off in strength gains in the near future. Nothing heavy. Not yet.

Snowdaddy

Bench Press with Chains

Yesterday I helped out at Manitoba's Strongest Woman / Man. A long day but amazing energy. Lots a great people. Today I pick up my wife and youngest daughter from the airport. In about an hour. I'm motivated more than ever to train and get stronger. What better way of killing some time before I head to the airport? Benching of course!

Bench Press - 2 sets/12 reps/135lbs, 225lbs/12 reps, 4 sets/1,2,2,2 reps/225lbs+130lbs chain), 225lbs/6 reps.

At this point I'm spent on the bench.

Barbell Biceps Curls - 3 sets/12 reps/45lbs.

Now I gotta go.

Snowdaddy

Driveway Tire Deadlifts

Crappy weather today for training outdoors. Not so bad not to get outside. Cold and misting. Yuck!

Rebounding - 45 minutes.

Tire Deadlifts - 265lbs/6 reps, 325lbs/6 reps, 415lbs/3 reps, 465lbs/1 rep (belt), 505lbs/1 rep (belt), 325lbs/6 reps.

I was lucky and it didn't actually rain until the final set. Still, I'm happy. Nothing felt really heavy.

Snowdaddy

Buffalo Bar NG Inclined Press

These felt as good as the squats yesterday. A bit of variety means more fun.

Cut the grass as warm ups.

Theragun.

NG Inclined Press - 3 sets/10 reps/135lbs, 2 sets/10 reps/155lbs, 2 sets/10 reps/175lbs, 195lbs/10 reps.

Dumbbell OH Triceps Ext - 3 sets/8 reps/35lbs.

Standing Concentration Bicepts Curl - 2 sets/8 reps/35lbs.

As I feel better I feel better to add extra exercises. My left triceps has caused me issues for a very long time. Either it's gonna keep up with me or I'm gonna leave it behind.

Snowdaddh

Buffalo Bar Bench Squats

Last week SSB Bench Squats felt really good. Today I wanted to mix it up again so I pulled out the Buffalo Bar. These felt outstanding.

Rebounding - 45 minutes.

Theragun.

Baffalo Bar Bench Squats - 2 sets/10 reps/135lbs, 2 sets/10 reps/185lbs, 2 sets/10,12 reps/235lbs.

Rebounding - 15 minutes.

Getting better and stronger. Still fat. Time for supper.

Snowdaddy

Bench Press

Wanting more weight today I went for heavy singles on the bench. Heavy is all relative considering my strength is way down and my fat is way up.

Rebounding - 30 minutes.

Bench Press - 2 sets/12 reps/135lbs, 225lbs/3 reps, 5 sets/1 rep/315lbs.

NG Bench Press - 3 sets/10 reps/225lbs.

Now I'm hungry. Time for supper.

Snowdaddy

Rebounding

I was a bit busy today running around. Instead of lifting I decided to take a break and get some rebounding in.

Rebounding - 60 minutes.

I was able to get 10k steps in as well. Tomorrow I'll Bench and maybe play with a keg or two.

Snowdaddy

Driveway Tire Deadlifts

It's been a long time since I've done my favorite lift. Especially when I'm outside on the driveway.

Driveway Tire Deadlifts - 165lbs/6 reps, 235lbs/6 reps, 325lbs/1 rep (OH), 375lbs/1 rep (OH), 3 sets/3,3,5 reps/415lbs.

Rebounding - 20 minutes.

Considering it's been a while, I'm pleased with these results.

Snowdaddy

NG Inclined Bench Press

This morning I walked to the shops and back. It came to about 4.5km.

This evening I felt like moving some weights.

Rebounding - 30 minutes.

NG Inclined Bench Press - 2 sets/10 reps/135lbs, 2 sets/10 reps/155lbs, 2 sets/10 reps/175lbs.

Seated Dumbbell OH Ext - 4 sets/6 reps/35lbs.

Still feeling heavy and fat but building strength.

Snowdaddy

SSB Bench Squats

Looking for something fun to do today. Adding the SSB and a bench did the trick.

Rebounding - 30 minutes.

SSB Bench Squats - bar/12 reps, 2 sets/10 reps/140lbs, 3 sets/10,10,12 reps/190lbs.

Theragun.

Rebounding - 30 minutes.

These worked extremely well for volume and total work. I'm going to work these for a while. 

Snowdaddy

Bench Press

A bit of time at the end of a busy day for some Bench Press.

Rebounding - 30 minutes.

Bench Press - 2 sets/12 reps/135lbs, 225lbs/12 reps.

NG Bench Press - 3 sets/6,8,10 reps/225lbs.

Now I have an old friend coming over for a beer.

Snowdaddy

Trap Bar

I haven't done any pulls in a long time. Today I really took it easy.

Rebounding - 20 minutes.

Trap Bar Rack Pulls - 2 sets/12 reps/135lbs, 3 sets/12 reps/235lbs.

That was more than enough to get a really good pump.

Snowdaddy

Rebounding Tonight

I got home then got onto the rebounder.

Rebounding - 45 minutes (+15 min this morning)

Every 15 minutes or so I worked pull up negatives.

Pull Up Negatives - 4 sets/30 reps.

My back and arms always feel nicely pumped when I add these.

Snowdaddy

NG Inclined Bench Press

Wonderfull weather to have the garage door open today. I can feel the energy come back into my body. I don't want to jinx it so here we go.

Rebounding - 20 minutes.

NG Inclined Bench Press - bar/10 reps, 2 sets/10 reps/115lbs, 2 sets/10 reps/135lbs, 2 sets/10 reps/155lbs.

Dumbbell Side Laterals - 10lbs/12 reps, 2 sets/12 reps/20lbs.

Now it's lunch. Going out with a friend for coffe. Tonight I'll bounce more.

Oh ya, btw. I'm down almost 5lbs. I feel good for it.

Snowdaddy

Squats

My daughter came over to learn from the master today. She trains regularly but wants to get stronger. Specifically for squats. Once you master form I like the old saying. "To squat more, you must squat more." 

Leg Swings and Dynamic Stretches.

Squats - 95lbs/6 reps, 115lbs/6 reps, 135lbs/6 reps, 155lbs/6 reps, 245lbs/6 reps, 4 sets/3,1,3,4 reps/315lbs.

My strength is way down but this is a good start. I'm also trying to lose some body weight. 370lbs right now is waaaay too heavy.

Snowdaddy

Bench Press

Yesterday I managed an hour and over 10k steps on the rebounder.

Today we were busy doing some house work. This evening went like this.

Rebounding - 15 minutes.

Bench Press - 5 sets/12 reps/135lbs.

Now I'm watching the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. Go Edmonton!

Snowdaddy

Squats

Starting slow.

Rebounding - 30 minutes.

Squats - 3 sets/6 reps/bar, 2 sets/6 reps/135lbs, 2 sets/6 reps/225lbs.

Later on in the evening.

Rebounding - 30 minutes.

Nothing difficult.

Snowdaddy

Inclined NG Bench Press

It's time to start training again. Slow and easy.

Rebounding - 60 minutes (total)

Inclined NG Bench Press - 3 sets/10 reps/115lbs, 3 sets/10 reps/135lbs.

Nothing fancy.

Snowdaddy

I'm Back!!!

This is the longest hiatus I've taken from lifting, training and entering posts. I spent some time visiting with my parents in Nova Scotia. I was helping them downsize in preperation for their move here to Winnipeg in July. I don't really have anything to train for right now so the break was nice.

Now I'm back home and life continues. Time to get the train back on the tracks. However, I'm not exactly sure where to start. Life is so busy right now. I want to do so much but there's only so much time. Enough about that. Here's how today went.

Rebounding - 40 minutes total.

Pull Up Negatives - 5 sets/ 20 reps.

Kettlebell Swings - 3 sets/20, 20, 30 reps.

Feeling fat and out of shape. Time for a change.

Snowdaddy