Hammer's Log

[Hammerfit]

just alot of back tightening work pullups, pulldowns, various rows and tons of ab work all done circuit style w little or no rest about an hour of that misery then did 20 hellish minutes of the stair stepper (my least favorite cardio)

This morning was an hour of Lisa strength training/fat burning circuits: 10 different exercise that hit all bodyparts for 20-30 reps each w an 80lb BB, stopping only to sip water, then did 500 reps of cable wood choppers

[masterschamp]

Looks great Mike ....Congrats on your placing and good luck in the next one. The fat burning stack took me back to the good old ephedrine/caffeine/aspirin days!

Keith

[Hammerfit]

Just got a new diabetic client. I love taking on people that need help and want to do something about it. She is only 24 years old, weighs 275lbs @ 5'4"! This is going to be a challenge and I'm excited about it. The good news...she's a former power lifter and loves to squat, bench and DL......Time to lower the Hammer!

[Down4whatever]

Just got a new diabetic client. I love taking on people that need help and want to do something about it. She is only 24 years old, weighs 275lbs @ 5'4"! This is going to be a challenge and I'm excited about it. The good news...she's a former power lifter and loves to squat, bench and DL......Time to lower the Hammer!

That's awesome Mike! I wish I had the patience to do what you do. Good stuff in here man; love the heavy high rep stuff. You're a freakin beast--puttin me to shame

[Hammerfit]

very long tedious whatever bad words I can think of

6 set sof heavy uni exts 20 reps
6 sets of back squats WS: 315x15/405x10/315x10
5 sets of uni leg curls 12-15 reps
5 sets of hack squats all to the rubber then pause for full 2 seconds painful chit
all I could do was 5 plates a side, with this method I almost passed out
6 sets of leg press w feet close and low WS was crazy ass drop set
5 sets of heavy high rep SLDL on V Squat machine
5 supersets of smith machine reverse lunges w hip adduction machine
5 sets of lying leg ext

[KevinCouch]

very long tedious whatever bad words I can think of

6 set sof heavy uni exts 20 reps
6 sets of back squats WS: 315x15/405x10/315x10
5 sets of uni leg curls 12-15 reps
5 sets of hack squats all to the rubber then pause for full 2 seconds painful chit
all I could do was 5 plates a side, with this method I almost passed out
6 sets of leg press w feet close and low WS was crazy ass drop set
5 sets of heavy high rep SLDL on V Squat machine
5 supersets of smith machine reverse lunges w hip adduction machine
5 sets of lying leg ext

I lost count on the number of sets...damn brother! Your weight still hanging around 230 or so? Get some rest this evening, after that workout you're gonna need it

[joedemarco]

very long tedious whatever bad words I can think of

6 set sof heavy uni exts 20 reps
6 sets of back squats WS: 315x15/405x10/315x10
5 sets of uni leg curls 12-15 reps
5 sets of hack squats all to the rubber then pause for full 2 seconds painful chit
all I could do was 5 plates a side, with this method I almost passed out
6 sets of leg press w feet close and low WS was crazy ass drop set
5 sets of heavy high rep SLDL on V Squat machine
5 supersets of smith machine reverse lunges w hip adduction machine
5 sets of lying leg ext

"Leg Death March"....perfect title for that workout....lol. Crazy stuff!

[masterschamp]

Right back at it full speed agead!! Awesome,bro!

Keith

[Hammerfit]

I lost count on the number of sets...damn brother! Your weight still hanging around 230 or so? Get some rest this evening, after that workout you're gonna need it

Was really hurtin walking to car, all my thoughts were on ibuproferin and ice and please god help me get to my car and dont make my hams cramp when I stuff myself into that little M3 please!

Honestly though, this intensity has gotten pretty normal, if I dont feel like Ive just about died on leg day I would be very disappointed in myself. And I am our business billboard. Most of our clients sign with us because they have watched the crazy old man hang with the strong kids.

My weight has pretty much stayed 218-219 all week after my re-feed last Sat. Sunday I weighed 230, Tuesday dropped back to 218 and hung all week. Low carbs all week except leg day, I think I hit around 200. The good news is I am getting deeper cuts especially in my abs at this higher weight. We are thinking competition weight on May 7th is going to be 3-4lbs heavier than the last one but harder and leaner. We'll see what happens when I really start depleting the last week.

[Hammerfit]

"Leg Death March"....perfect title for that workout....lol. Crazy stuff!

"Death March" is the walk to the car! LOL! I had the 6 plate hacks in my mind but when I did the 5 plates and held down on the rubber for a couple seconds I almost lost it coming back up. I knew that was plenty heavy! Never gonna catch the Master, but as long as I can stay in the same zip code, I'm Hanging!

[Hammerfit]

Right back at it full speed agead!! Awesome,bro!

Keith

Thanks Keith, I',m not sure I would call that full speed, but it's close. My training partner (whos in offseason) was repping 495 squats while I did 405 so that f... w your head a bit, but I'll get back there when comp season is over. My goal is to do legit competition 600lb squat before I turn 60.

[mrky03]

Man I love this stuff! We are not your typical over 50 set are we! lol

No way could I keep up with you, but I love reading about it! Inspires me to no end! Question, do you do high bar or low bar squats? I switch back and forth from time to time for a different feel.

[Down4whatever]

very long tedious whatever bad words I can think of

6 set sof heavy uni exts 20 reps
6 sets of back squats WS: 315x15/405x10/315x10
5 sets of uni leg curls 12-15 reps
5 sets of hack squats all to the rubber then pause for full 2 seconds painful chit
all I could do was 5 plates a side, with this method I almost passed out
6 sets of leg press w feet close and low WS was crazy ass drop set
5 sets of heavy high rep SLDL on V Squat machine
5 supersets of smith machine reverse lunges w hip adduction machine
5 sets of lying leg ext

Gonna try this next week.......of course weight will be dropped for my weak ass Maybe this is what I need to get my legs to grow

43 sets seems like suicide. What kind of time did this take?

[Hammerfit]

Man I love this stuff! We are not your typical over 50 set are we! lol

No way could I keep up with you, but I love reading about it! Inspires me to no end! Question, do you do high bar or low bar squats? I switch back and forth from time to time for a different feel.

with all the shoulder dis locates from cycling crashes I cant grab the bar when I place it low! That sux but its one of those things, the good news is I get to use my big ass traps for cushion lol

[Hammerfit]

Gonna try this next week.......of course weight will be dropped for my weak ass Maybe this is what I need to get my legs to grow

43 sets seems like suicide. What kind of time did this take?

Actually when we combine quads and hams like this, it can go as high as 60 sets. It all depends on the how far the insanity goes. When you incorporate things like pausing at the bottom and 3-4 second negatives it will sap you fast. There was 3 of us yesterday and I think this took around 2:15. 2 of us went 60 sets couple weeks ago and we were in there 2 1/2 I think. (Not including 7 mins cycling and 5 min stretch) Sounds like a lot but legs are def my weakness so I torch em at every chance I can.