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

Inclined NG Bench Press

Better training day today. But, so it should be... I was sitting down.

Theragun.

Light Stretches.

Inclined NG Bench Press - 2 sets/12 reps/bar, 4 sets/6 reps/135lbs, 5 sets/6 reps/225lbs.

Dumbbell Side Laterals - 3 sets/12 reps/20lbs.

Feeling good. 

Snowdaddy

Lazy Ass

Recently I've been so lazy. No motivation to do much. However, saying that there is so much in my life happening. I won't go into details but 2024 is a huge year of change and I don't see it slowing down. I guess I'm being a bit hard on myself. I haven't actually missed a full week of training. Back in the rack today for some squats.

Rebounding - 15 minutes.

Theragun.

Leg Swings and Stretches.

Squats - 2 sets/6 reps/bar, 2 sets/6 reps/135lbs, 4 sets/6 reps/225lbs, 225lbs/12 reps.

Rebounding - 15 minutes.

Nothing special. I still made sure to keep the reps fluid and not lock out at the top position. Decent volume. Form is still rock solid. I feel good but FAT.

Snaowdaddy

Inclined NG Bench Press

Still feeling under the weather. Energy levels feel alright. I have a meeting tomorrow that may substantially change my future. I think I'll take a break tomorrow. Today and tonight went well.

Rebounding - 30 minutes.

Now I had a bit of running around to do. After supper I got onto the weights.

Rebounding - 30 minutes.

Inclined NG Bench Press - 2 sets/12 reps/135lbs, 2 sets/12 reps/185lbs, 3 sets/6 reps/235lbs.

I watched Diggstown while training. A great movie I haven't watched in a long time. 

It's sad that we recently lost Louis Gossett, Jr.

Snowdaddy

Tire Deadlifts

I've had the Tire Deadlift bar set up ready to go for over a week. Might as well use it.

Rebounding - 30 minutes.

Light Stretches.

Tire Deadlifts (OH Grip) - 2 sets/6 reps/235lbs, 2 sets/8 reps/235lbs, 2 sets/10 reps/235lbs.

Rebounding - 30 minutes.

I'm still feeling ill but I gotta do something. The last 30 minutes of rebounding was done inconjunction with the Deadlifts. Every 10 minutes a set. Feeling not great but better for doing something.

Snowdaddy

Squats (it's about time)

I'm fat, I'm lazy, I'm procrastinating. This morning I woke up with some sinus rawness. There has been some illness going around the house so I thought I would take it easy today. Some time sitting in the garage watching the 2002 World's Strongest Man and I was ready for squats.

Rebounding - 30 minutes.

Leg Swings and Dynamic Stretches.

Squats - 2 sets/6 reps/bar, 2 sets/6 reps/135lbs, 5 sets/6 reps/225lbs.

This felt alright. I worked on not locking out at the top but pounding through the reps. I also narrowed my grip. Keep mixing things up. Keep learning.

Snowdaddy

More Rebounding

Keeping honest this week on the rebounder. Thursday was 30 minutes, Friday 60 minutes, Saturday 30 minutes. Today I did 40 minutes. Most of my day was spent tidying up the house then getting dinner ready for Easter. Tomorrow I gotta get back under the bar with squats. Considering cleaning up is done and dinner just needs to be heated up there will be no excuses. Squats it is.

Snowdaddy

Rebounding

A little bit busy today running around. I got onto the rebounder for an hour straight. Something I've been doing lately is adding a set of pull up negatives every ten minutes. Today I did anywhere from 20 to 40 negative reps. I'm noticing my arms and lats, pull up muscles, are are getting bigger and stronger. Something to keep doing.

Snowdaddy

Training

Saturday, Monday and today I managed to get some rebounding in. Life is crazy. I will be getting back into uniform. A few formalities left but so far it's looking positive. I also want to work at Nonsuch brewing. I don't see why I can't do both. This week end we finalized the purchase of my parent's new home. We also unpacked the POD of all our contents from the basement due to the insurance claim renovation. To say it's been physically and mentally trying would be an understatement. Furthermore, I'm flying to Nova Scotia next month to help my parents move. Once that's done I'll be driving their vehicle here. About 3800km.

Today I did some much needed organizing around the house. Then training.

Light Stretches.

Theragun

Rebounding - 60 minutes total.

Kettlebell Pulls (to chest) - 30, 15, 10, 10 reps.

Nothing fancy. Just working on cardio and training the sandbag lift of the DND Force test. Fun.

Snowdaddy

More to the Story

2024 is going crazy. At the beginning of the year I quit my job of five plus years. Today I was offered a position to re-enlist in the Military. The RCAF is critically short staffed and since I'm not doing much right now, maybe I can help. I maintain rank and seniority and going into a job that I really enjoyed, Employment and Training. Not sure when I start but I'm guessing towards the end of summer. 

Today I felt guilty that I didn't lift so far this week. Here's what happened.

Rebounding - 30 minutes.

Theragun.

SSB Squats - bar/12 reps, 3 sets/6 reps/140lbs, 3 sets/6 reps/230lbs.

Bench Press - 3 sets/12 reps/135lbs, (narrow grip) 3 ssets/6 reps/225lbs.

More comments later.

Snowdaddy