Sunnyday's Training Journal

[Puma]

Thanks!



LOL, exactly!

Calves are actually responding well to this. It is BRUTAL though, training them twice daily with single leg stuff in the am and bilateral in the pm ANNND 2 days on/1 day off without missing a scheduled day. Only reason I'm doing this madness is because I'm sick and tired of mediocre calves and loading and unloading multiple plates onto the donkey calf machine...I throw my back out every time I use that thing.

Luckily the donkey at my gym has a pin. At least you'll have huge forearms from the plateload kind. Still have a pair of calf shoes that I never tried that are still in the box.

[Curt James]

Luckily the donkey at my gym has a pin. At least you'll have huge forearms from the plateload kind. Still have a pair of calf shoes that I never tried that are still in the box.

The ones Boyer Coe promoted? Now that is nostalgia!

(waves)

Hi, Sunny!

[Sunnyday]

Luckily the donkey at my gym has a pin. At least you'll have huge forearms from the plateload kind. Still have a pair of calf shoes that I never tried that are still in the box.

I had to give up on that machine. I was up to 4 plates PER SIDE. Inevitably the plates wete across the gym. Little me walking eight plates bsck and forth was hurting my back instead of making any difference in my calves. So the bodyweight option is where I remain for the time being.

The ones Boyer Coe promoted? Now that is nostalgia!

(waves)

Hi, Sunny!

I'll say it's nostalgia!

hiya, Curt!

[Puma]

I had to give up on that machine. I was up to 4 plates PER SIDE. Inevitably the plates wete across the gym. Little me walking eight plates bsck and forth was hurting my back instead of making any difference in my calves. So the bodyweight option is where I remain for the time being.

Oh, I thought you were talking one of those top loaded machines. Still a pain to walk the plates across though.

[Sunnyday]

Oh, I thought you were talking one of those top loaded machines. Still a pain to walk the plates across though.

One 45-lb plate is 41% of my body weight. Just loading and unloading EIGHT of them is a workout in itself! :-/

[sassy69]

Love the Pizza.

I haven't had a pizza since like March .... :c/

[Sunnyday]

I haven't had a pizza since like March .... :c/

Hang in there...it will be sooooo worth it when you nail your goals and THEN finally have one!

[Sunnyday]

Catching up on this week's training.

Thursday.
Will be missing my Saturday gym time due to my kids' first swim meet of the fall/winter season so I crammed bench/back/arms into this jam session

Nick Tumminello's upper body warmup (modified a bit)
over & back band stretches
band pull-aparts
a few inverted rows with my bench grip

Flat bench:
bar x 8
65 x 8
85 x 5
105 x 5
110 x 4
5 x 115 x 4 - WOOT! Very happy with these numbers!

Decline DB rrows:
40 x 8
40 x 10
45 x 8 - finally going up! happy with these numbers too!

Reverse grip bent over rows:
3 x 115 x 8 BOOM! - usually do 95 here.

Meadows rows:
3 x +40 x 8 - up 10 lbs here too! Liking this trend!

Dips:
3 x BW x 12
superset with ...
Chins:
3 x BW x 5

Standing bb curl:
3 x 40 x 10

No cardio.

[Sunnyday]

Friday training.

My last gym day before a 2-day break. Swim meet Saturday and I owe my family some face time with mommy on Sunday. Planning to go to the garden center to pick out pumpkins.

Nick Tumminello's lower body warmup (modified a bit)
Banded BW squats with toes against wall, 3 x 10
Monster walks
Sumo walks

Box squats to 12" box:
bar x 8
65 x 8
85 x 5
105 x 5
5 x 115 x 4 - this doesn't look like much but to a 12" box (regulation PL depth for my size) and with NO butt wink AND with my busted hip/back this is impressive! Quite proud of this progress. Hip is still shifting a touch to the left unless I have razor sharp focus. Hard to do in a busy commercial gym with unfitting house music (today it was reggae - wtf?!) cranked loud enough I could hear it over my iPod. :-/

Moving on...

Sumo deads!! ya think these are the highlight of my lower body days?!
95 x 5
115 x 5
135 x 3
8 x 155 x 1 with just 60 sec between singles!

I am stoked about the progress I'm making with these! Adding more weight next week.

Glute blast:
- 30 Side lying clams ss 30 side lying abduction
- 30 single leg glute bridge ss 30 quadruped hip ext from elbows
- 30 quadruped leg swings on bench ss 30 fire hydrants

Morning Calf smash:
3 x 10 single leg hops each leg
superset with
3 x 5 single leg standing calf raises with 5-sec hold at top each rep

Left the gym giddy about my progress

Evening calf smash:
1 set of bilateral standing calves to failure
2 x 30-sec calf stretch each leg

No cardio.

[sassy69]

Hang in there...it will be sooooo worth it when you nail your goals and THEN finally have one!

The sad part is that I'm pretty sure if I go enjoy a pizza, I will suffer trying to digest it for the following 2 days. #bodybuilderproblems LOLZ!

[Sunnyday]

The sad part is that I'm pretty sure if I go enjoy a pizza, I will suffer trying to digest it for the following 2 days. #bodybuilderproblems LOLZ!

Been there, done that. LOL!

[Sunnyday]

Off from training today. Spending my Saturday over here...

http://forums.rxmuscle.com/showthrea...ee-Zone/page12

[warthog]

Same. I'm itching to go in though. I've done 12 straight so common sense is telling me to take a day off but I'm getting gym cravings.

[Sunnyday]

Same. I'm itching to go in though. I've done 12 straight so common sense is telling me to take a day off but I'm getting gym cravings.

Agree with you, I was itching too! Especially since the spectator section at this swim meet was RIGHT BESIDE A KICK-ASS WEIGHT ROOM!
(made note to self to bring my gym clothes to this same pool for next month's meet just in case the weight room is unlocked LOL)

[Curt James]

I had to give up on that machine. I was up to 4 plates PER SIDE. Inevitably the plates wete across the gym. Little me walking eight plates bsck and forth was hurting my back instead of making any difference in my calves. So the bodyweight option is where I remain for the time being.



I'll say it's nostalgia!

hiya, Curt!

Hi!

Speaking of nostalgia, I'm planning on attending my 35-year HS reunion tonight. O.o

Agree with you, I was itching too! Especially since the spectator section at this swim meet was RIGHT BESIDE A KICK-ASS WEIGHT ROOM!
(made note to self to bring my gym clothes to this same pool for next month's meet just in case the weight room is unlocked LOL)

Guerrilla weight trainer!