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Altoona Man's Workout Blog - 2010 Edition « Thread Started on Mar 24, 2010, 5:23pm »
I know this is going to be incomplete, just like every blog I've posted here thus far except the snowpile blog. But I have been making tons of progress with everything. I'll edit in everything I need to edit in later on, but for now, this will be the placeholder post. I'll also provide links to all of my blogs (here and TalkPA). Unlike previous editions, both here and TalkPA get the same treatment with my blogs. A new addition that some here may not know about that are not TalkPA memebrs but were members here is the grading system. Typically it's A B C D F, but with a twist. There are grades above A+, which is 100%, they are A++ (110%), A+++ (120%), A++++ (130%), BRONZE MEDAL (135%), SILVER MEDAL (140%), and GOLD MEDAL (150%). There are also grades below F, which is a 50%. I'll give a list of all my grades on my next post.
== COPIED FROM TALKPA AND MODIFIED ==
While my 2007 and 2008 blogs had some readers, it REALLY only became famous in 2009 with my blog that began in January, not March, and chronicled my struggles and eventual megaburst of success from September through December. But the question now is, was the breakthrough of the fall of 2009 a fluke or a preview of greater things to come? That question will be answered while you read my workout blog which will be the earliest it had ever begun, like last year's was the latest it had ever ended, although I may tie or exceed that this year, but since I like the break from before Christmas until after Russian Christmas, it may stick that way, or I may reinterpert it to end the REGULAR season before Christmas, and treat the Grand Finale Workout like a bowl game in college football and do it right after Christmas on say the 26th, eventually my "winter break" may only be a three week break, which is fine because that's still a long gap and more than enough time off. But part of the reason I'm jumping into the 2010 season so early is because of the success of 2009. And it looks like the majority of the snowpile building is behind me, because it's so big that now I'm mostly doing maintenence work and only adding a layer if we get a blizzard, because to add a layer, I need enough to make it 8 feet high. But anyways, if you would like to read about my workout blogs of years past, here are the links (you need to join Grippermania and the Gripboard, so no 2005 and 2006 blogs). But still, nice to take note of my progress and all the changes that took place. At least I still have my calendars. I may someday post an archive of my old workouts.
These are the links to my 2007 blog (started midseason or later).
Although early on, a link to my 2009 blog may seem silly because it's still on the first page, it'll eventually fall off onto the second, third, and beyond, so a link to my 2009 blog will eventually become very useful. But still, putting links to all of my blogs helps keep consistancy, all new blogs post links to my old ones. Again, I'd post a link to my 2005 and 2006 blogs, but they're mostly missing outside of calendars.
Anyways, as with any blog, I am expecting to make a lot of updates and revisions as time goes on. The next page will be a list of my goals.
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2010 Goals and Preseason Hype « Reply #1 on Mar 24, 2010, 5:23pm »
Unlike the tumultuous 2008 season which brought a flat first half and beyond to 2009, last year was very consistant for whatever it did. It was just plain awful during the winter and spring, curved upwards in summer, and the fall was the best span of workouts that I had ever experienced as a whole. I went from struggling to close the Master on a regular basis to almost closing the Super Master and closing the Master with my left hand. There is a LOT of promise for this upcoming season and there is a lot to suggest that the 2010 season will live up to the lofty expectations that I have bestowed upon it. There now is little to suggest that anything will go wrong in that manner, but the Kickoff Workout will ultimately set the tone for the year however it goes good or bad, or at least the first 3/4 of it. It'll let me know what to expect out of my workouts, but still hopefully there isn't a lot of rust that had set in for me to shake loose. Even if there is, it should not be anywhere near as disastrous as last year's abomination of that kickoff workout was.
Here's a list of my goals for 2010
Note: Goals may change depending on what I add or subtract. Also, I know I won't meet every goal, but it's nice to have them here all for my own personal reference.
Close the BeefBuilder Super Master - DONE 1/31/10 Close the BeefBuilder Grand Master - DONE 3/12/10 Close the Mash Monster 1 Replica - DONE 4/17/10 Close the Ironmind #3 - DONE 5/15/10 Close the BeefBuilder Elite - DONE 5/30/10 Close the BeefBuilder Super Elite - DONE 7/11/10 Close the BeefBuilder Grand Elite - DONE 12/24/10 Close the Ironmind #4 Close the Ironmind #2 left handed - DONE 1/31/10 Close the BeefBuilder Super Master left handed - DONE 5/21/10 Close the BeefBuilder Grand Master left handed - DONE 5/30/10 Close the Mash Monster 1 Replica - DONE 9/5/10 Close the Ironmind #3 left handed - DONE 10/31/10 Close the BeefBuilder Elite left handed - DONE 12/24/10 Chest Crush the Ironmind #4 - DONE 1/19/10 Chest Crush the BeefBuilder Pro - DONE 3/23/10 Chest Crush the BeefBuilder World Class - DONE 7/1/10 Chest Crush the BeefBuilder Galaxy - DONE 12/9/10 No set close the BeefBuilder Master - DONE 1/17/10 No set close the Ironmind #2 - DONE 2/18/10 No set close the BeefBuilder Super Master - DONE 5/15/10 No set close the BeefBuilder Grand Master - DONE 5/30/10 No set close the Ironmind #3 - DONE 10/24/10 No set close the BeefBuilder Elite Two-Finger Close The BeefBuilder Super Advanced - DONE 2/2/10 Two-Finger Close The BeefBuilder Master - DONE 3/23/10 Two-Finger Close The Ironmind #2 - DONE 5/24/10 Two-Finger Close The BeefBuilder Super Master - DONE 12/11/10 Bench Press 200 lbs for 3 reps - DONE 10/28/10 Bench Press 225 lbs for 1 rep - DONE 12/13/10 Bench Press 225 lbs for 3 reps - DONE 12/13/10 Bench Press 250 lbs for 1 rep Deadlift 315 lbs for 6 reps - DONE 10/19/10 Deadlift 350 lbs for 6 reps - DONE 11/23/10 Deadlift 365 lbs for 6 reps Deadlift 385 lbs for 3 reps Deadlift 405 lbs at all Deadlift 205 lbs with one hand - DONE 8/19/10 Deadlift 225 lbs with one hand - DONE 11/9/10 Deadlift 250 lbs with one hand - DONE 11/9/10 Deadlift 275 lbs with one hand Deadlift 300 lbs with one hand Pinch grip two 45 lb plates at all using two hands - DONE 1/30/10 Pinch grip two 45 lb plates for 20 seconds using two hands - DONE 2/24/10 Pinch grip two 45 lb plates for 30 seconds using two hands - DONE 2/24/10 Pinch grip two 45 lb plates for 50 seconds using two hands - DONE 3/4/10 Pinch grip two 45 lb plates for 75 seconds using two hands - DONE 3/27/10 Pinch grip two 45 lb plates for 100 seconds using two hands - DONE 4/7/10 Pinch grip two 45 lb plates for 120 seconds using two hands - DONE 4/7/10 Pinch grip two 45 lb plates for 150 seconds using two hands - DONE 4/15/10 Pinch grip two 45 lb plates for 180 seconds using two hands - DONE 6/11/10 Pinch grip two 45 lb plates for 200 seconds using two hands - DONE 6/11/10 Pinch grip three 35 lb plates at all using two hands - DONE 5/4/10 Pinch grip three 35 lb plates for 10 seconds using two hands - DONE 5/4/10 Pinch grip three 35 lb plates for 20 seconds using two hands - DONE 5/4/10 Pinch grip three 35 lb plates for 30 seconds using two hands - DONE 6/11/10 Pinch grip three 35 lb plates for 50 seconds using two hands - DONE 6/11/10 Pinch grip three 35 lb plates for 75 seconds using two hands - DONE 6/23/10 Pinch grip three 35 lb plates for 100 seconds using two hands - DONE 7/2/10 Pinch grip three 45 lb plates at all using two hands - DONE 5/4/10 Pinch grip three 45 lb plates for 10 seconds using two hands - DONE 6/11/10 Pinch grip three 45 lb plates for 20 seconds using two hands - DONE 6/11/10 Pinch grip three 45 lb plates for 30 seconds using two hands - DONE 6/23/10 Pinch grip three 45 lb plates for 50 seconds using two hands - DONE 7/2/10 Pinch grip two 35 lb plates at all - DONE 1/30/10 Pinch grip two 35 lb plates for 5 seconds - DONE 2/16/10 Pinch grip two 35 lb plates for 10 seconds - DONE 2/24/10 Pinch grip two 35 lb plates for 20 seconds - DONE 3/4/10 Pinch grip two 35 lb plates for 30 seconds - DONE 3/27/10 Pinch grip two 35 lb plates for 50 seconds - DONE 4/7/10 Pinch grip two 35 lb plates for 75 seconds - DONE 6/11/10 Pinch grip two 35 lb plates for 100 seconds - DONE 6/23/10 Pinch grip five 10 lb plates at all - DONE 3/27/10 Pinch grip five 10 lb plates for 10 seconds - DONE 4/15/10 Pinch grip five 10 lb plates for 20 seconds - DONE 6/11/10 Pinch grip five 10 lb plates for 30 seconds - DONE 6/11/10 Pinch grip five 10 lb plates for 50 seoncds - DONE 6/11/10 Pinch grip five 10 lb plates for 75 seconds - DONE 7/2/10 Pinch grip five 10 lb plates for 100 seconds - DONE 7/16/10 Pinch grip two 45 lb plates at all - DONE 4/7/10 Pinch grip two 45 lb plates for 10 seconds - DONE 4/15/10 Pinch grip two 45 lb plates for 20 seconds - DONE 6/11/10 Pinch grip two 45 lb plates for 30 seconds - DONE 6/23/10 Pinch grip two 45 lb plates for 50 seconds - DONE 7/2/10 Pinch grip two 35 lb plates left handed at all - DONE 4/15/10 Pinch grip two 35 lb plates left handed for 30 seconds - DONE 6/11/10 Pinch grip two 35 lb plates left handed for 50 seconds - DONE 6/23/10 Pinch grip five 10 lb plates left handed at all - DONE 6/23/10 Pinch grip three 25 lb plates at all - DONE 6/11/10 Pinch grip three 25 lb plates for 10 seconds - DONE 6/23/10 Pinch grip three 25 lb plates for 30 seconds - DONE 7/2/10 Pinch grip six 10 lb plates at all - DONE 7/9/10 Pinch grip six 10 lb plates for 30 seconds - DONE 9/3/10 Use 42.5 lbs on my Pinch Block - DONE 2/20/10 Use 45 lbs on my Pinch Block - DONE 4/6/10 Use 47.5 lbs on my Pinch Block - DONE 5/17/10 Use 50 lbs on my Pinch Block - DONE 6/8/10 Use 52.5 lbs on my Pinch Block - DONE 7/1/10 Use 55 lbs on my Pinch Block - DONE 8/26/10 Use 50 lbs on my Wrist Roller - DONE 3/2/10 Use 60 lbs on my Wrist Roller - DONE 6/2/10 Use 75 lbs on my Wrist Roller - DONE 11/11/10 Carry two 40 lb buckets for two laps of manual labor Carry two 40 lb buckets for three laps of manual labor Carry two 40 lb buckets for four laps of manual labor Carry two 40 lb buckets for five laps of manual labor Carry a 50 lb sandbag for five laps of manual labor Carry an 80 lb sandbag for one lap of manual labor Carry an 80 lb sandbag for two laps of manual labor Carry a 100 lb sandbag for one lap of manual labor Carry an 80 lb sandbag for three laps of manual labor Carry a 200 lb stone for at least 30 steps - DONE 3/31/10 Carry a 200 lb stone for at least 50 steps - DONE 4/19/10 Carry a 200 lb stone for at least 60 steps - DONE 7/5/10 Carry a 200 lb stone for at least 75 steps - DONE 7/5/10 Carry a 200 lb stone for at least 100 steps - DONE 8/31/10 Carry a 200 lb stone for at least 120 steps - DONE 10/11/10 Carry a 200 lb stone for at least 150 steps - DONE 10/25/10 Carry a 200 lb stone for at least 200 steps - DONE 11/8/10 Lift and hold a 200 lb stone for at least 120 seconds - DONE 3/31/10 Lift and hold a 200 lb stone for at least 150 seconds - DONE 4/19/10 Lift and hold a 200 lb stone for at least 180 seconds - DONE 7/5/10 Lift and hold a 200 lb stone for at least 200 seconds - DONE 7/5/10 Lift and hold a 200 lb stone for at least 240 seconds - DONE 8/31/10 Lift and hold a 200 lb stone for at least 300 seconds - DONE 10/11/10 Lift and hold a 200 lb stone for at least 360 seconds - DONE 10/25/10 Lift and hold a 200 lb stone for at least 420 seconds - DONE 11/8/10 Lift and hold a 200 lb stone for at least 500 seconds - DONE 11/29/10 Stay injury free - NOT QUITE - (4/23/10 - 6/11/10)
Just like last year, the final one can only be complete if I actually stay injury free the whole year. Otherwise, I once again would have failed to meet that goal of mine. I haven't had a good injury free year since 2005, and I'd like to start off the new decade with a year free of any stupid things that set off problems. If you notice with this list of goals, many are goals leftover from last year, but you'll also notice quite a lot of new goals because I did meet a lot of goals last year, especially in the fall, and so the bar has to be raised a little. I don't expect to meet all of these goals, I never do, but I do expect to at least meet some of them. If I do meet all of those goals, then 2010 will be the #1 best workout year of all time. But realisitically I expect to meet around 50% or so of the goals, with 80% or over still being a fantastic rate.
UPDATE 7/9/10: With the massive amount of plate pinching goals that have been met, I'm not going to be adding any more, and if all of these are met, then there will be no goals added for the 2011 season except possibly a token extraordinary feat that likely will be met within weeks. However, there will still be unmet goals most likely of other categories. The gripper goal of closing the #4 still remains as distant as ever, but I hope to meet it some day soon. At this point, it's hard to tell really if that's going to happen within the next year or so, but I do plan to do it eventually, just look that within the past year I've went from struggling with the BeefBuilder Master to being to almost close the BeefBuilder Super Elite. Who really knows what the future will bring, but at this poitn I can't help but be a little optimistic?
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Time Limits, Definitions, and Grades « Reply #2 on Mar 24, 2010, 5:23pm »
I was thinking of beginning my workouts today due to some pent up irritation I need to get out. But still, I figured I'd wait until Sunday. I want to have at least 50% of the month as time off, and starting on the 17th or 18th would easily fit that requirement for me. It'll still be by far the earliest I'll have ever started, and with my new setup, the final forward expansion, it'll make the entire month of December a workout month pretty much since it'd mean the regular season ended right before Christmas and the Grand Finale being done right after Christmas, well before New Year's. That way, virtually all of December is workout time, but it still doesn't conflict with Christmas (since the last two workouts are well spaced apart anyway and never fall on Christmas), and it gives me the time off I need right after for almost a month.
Time Limits for Each Workout
Sunday Grip Workout: 55 minutes to 75 minutes (average completion time: 63 minutes) Thursday Grip Workout: 65 minutes to 90 minutes (average completion time: 74 minutes) Bench Press Workout: 60 minutes to 75 minutes (average completion time: 69 minutes) Home Dumbbell Workout: 50 minutes to 65 minutes (average completion time: 57 minutes) Deadlift Workout: 45 to 60 minutes (average completion time: 52 minutes) Rock Lifting Workout: 45 minutes to 65 minutes (average completion time: 52 minutes) Manual Labor: Variable Tuneup Tuesdays: 5 minutes time minimum (average completion time: 12 minutes for the shorter ones, 36 for the medium ones, 102 for the longer ones) Fixup Fridays: Anything (unless a Tuneup Tuesday done on Friday, then it's 5 minutes or better) Grand Finale Workout: 100 minutes to 150 minutes (average completion time: 120 minutes)
How I Categorize And Tabulate Various Things Related To The Workout
Day: When the day switched over has changed, it once was 6 AM, but then became 5 AM, and finally 4 AM, there also used to be a barrier between 6 AM and 7 AM that was neither that day or the previous one, so I'd either fill one box, fill one and partway spill a small triangle (widest at the top) into the next one, or fill parts of two days like a parallelagram like this: "|/|/|", only the area between the red lines would be all filled in. Now it crosses two days if it crosses 4 AM at all, there is no equivilent to the partway encroachment of the next day like there once was, so it's either one day or bridging the gap. My reasoning for including the wee hours as part of the previous day is that most people consider the 1, 2, and 3 hour part of the previous day, most who are up during those hours stayed up into them, after that, you get some who wake up at that time. Your milkman and your paperboy may wake up at 4 AM, as do many farmers. Awakenings before 4 AM are rare unless you're weird like me.
Average Grade: When I tabulate averages for each season or quarter I usually use the number given to me by mathematic calculations. But sometimes, the amount of progress or regression can't be measured with numbers because my standards changed during the timespan or such, or there was a lot of progress at the end and not enough raw number workouts to accurately document this change. For example, the raw numbers wanted to make the summer of last year would have made it a D+, but it was so much of a change that I decided to add nearly a full letter grade onto it because a C reflected the change in the same way that many students in school who fail early but work hard later on end up with a C. Also, the fall grade was only an A, but it deserved so much more because of all the progress. The yearly grade is generally an average of all four plus my adjustments.
Special Workouts: There are three categories of special workouts: Bookends Workouts, Holiday Workouts, and Joke Workouts. The first category is the Kickoff Workout and Grand Finale Workout. They are extra special because they tell me where I'm at and paint a picture of things to come. The kickoff workout tells me what I need to work at in the coming year in my bread and butter workout, the grand finale workout, worth the equivilent of six workouts in my grading (established in 2002, my first grand finale workout was merely a switch of weight poundages, but retrospectively was good) is more like a bowl game than anything. The regular workout season ends with the workout beforehand, but I didn't especially notice this until 2009 when I finished my workout up right before graduation from Penn State and then the Grand Finale Workout felt so much like a bowl game, falling on the 23rd that it wasn't even funny. It was because of that I made the requirement for the regular season to end before Christmas, and then only the Grand Finale Workout (with rare exceptions) could be done right before or even right after Christmas, such as the 26th or 27th, but not on Christmas Eve or Christmas, because we're still in Christmas mode and not yet New Year's mode, meaning that I will do my workout before the time when the last of the relatives that didn't make it for Christmas stop by as their Christmas visit (usually the 27th or 28th is the end of the "Christmas" timespan) with my ultimate limit being December 28th. This was done to make December a full workout month, something it deserves for being part of my schedule since 2002. And so, the Grand Finale Workout is like a bowl game, which is usually played around Christmas or New Year's, although the 28th is my limit, a Super Grand Finale Workout (done every 5 years) can be done on the 29th if I so choose to, and an Ultra Grand Finale Workout (every 10 years along with a Super) is a second Grand Finale Workout done around New Year's, and there's one more category that'll be even later, the Silver Grand Finale Workout (following a special Ultra) will be done yet another week later to commemorate 25 workout years, the Gold will be similarly done to commemorate 50, the Diamond will commemorate 75, and the Centennial will commemorate 100. After that, I don't know. But anyways, although the Kickoff Workout merely includes one Easter Egg at best, the Grand Finale Workout combines to my bread and butter workout some other favorite exercises and it's given a generous time limit to help me get a great score, so far I have a perfect record for Grand Finale Workouts. The second category is the holiday workout, it's generally just a workout that I do on a holiday, use the approproiate font (and for my journal, ink, starting this year), I always indicate what kind of workout it really is, but other than that, it's a normal workout, a holiday workout that originally was a Tuneup Tuesday also gets full credit. The third category is a joke workout, although these are factored into the final grade, they are very rare (the standard grade is an A+ or better). Usually what I do is in the guise of a holiday workout, make a list of something completely unrelated to workouts and then treat it as such, usually this is related to feasting, for example, I have a new tradition of doing this on Saint Patrick's Day and Thanksgiving, with occasional other workouts added for special themes (usually April Fool's Day is the best chance for something unrelated to food).
Sacred Holidays: Although I am not a deeply religious man (I'm a Deist/Pantheist with Christian and other influences, to be honest), I still honor my Catholic upbringing in a way that there are certain days that I will not work out on, these are Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day, although Thanksgiving could be included in that list because I never worked out on that day despite it being during my workout year during the whole run, but although it's an important day for giving thanks and feasting, I like to give myself a break during that time. Of the sacred days I listed, I will not work on Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day unless I absolutely MUST to make money, but even then, it doesn't sit right with me. On the days I listed as "sacred holidays", you will never even see a joke workout done on those days (except for Thanksgiving).
Completing these workouts every 5 minutes before the time limit boosts the grade, finishing in the range has no effect, while every 5 minutes over the limit results in a drop of one grade incriment and beyond 30 minutes over the workout, a whole letter grade for every 5 more minutes over. That means that an A+ would become a C/D after 30 minutes and a D/F after 35 minutes. But it's very rare that a workout would go that much over the time limits. Tuneup Tuesdays are much more flexible, as are manual labor workouts. Even the rock lifting workout has a fairly generous range, meaning it should take anywhere from 40-60 minutes, while other workouts are more narrow.
Here's a list of the grades and their point values and the different categories.
The first three categories are technically considered a type of "A" although each is something very very different, but for stats that count the A's, the medal ones are factored in as A's, unless it's something less stringent that gives the medals their own category, then the extra credit and regular A's are considered A's. B+ is it's own category since it's not factored in with A's, but factored in with them as "elite" grades.
== THE OLYMPIC MEDAL SERIES ==
PLATINUM MEDAL PLUS - 250 Points (can only be awarded once a year) PLATINUM MEDAL - 200 Points (techincally not an Olympic medal) GOLD MEDAL - 150 Points SILVER MEDAL - 140 Points BRONZE MEDAL - 135 Points
Note: The Platinum grade, not a medal anyway, can only be given out thrice in a year.
-3 to -99 - -3 to -99 Points, face value of whatever the number is -100 - -100 Points, the lowest grade one can receive (more common than the -7 to -99 range, actually)
== THE UNCLASSIFYABLE SERIES ==
U - No Points, an expirimental workout that's much bigger than a non-graded Tuneup Tuesday.
Here is the prestige rating of the following.
The Medal Series: An elite workout that is impossible to do twice in a row, these are reserved for workouts that completely change my expecations for that particular workout. A+ to A++++: Just below the medal series, they are so good that they redefine what progress really is, it's rare to see these show up more than just on rare occasion. B+ to A: Workouts that let you know that what you are doing is working, evidence of very strong progress taking place. C- to B: This is the typical range of workouts, with "C" meaning you met all your expectations, anything below C- indicating that little or no progress was made, while above B, it's more than just common levels of progress made. D- to C/D: These are a typical off day, you're not too upset because you know it won't happen more than a few times. F and D/F: These off days are worse, although D/F is technically passing, it was only a little bit better than "F", which being a 50%, is almost passing, indicating that it was not a total loss. They shouldn't be common. 0 and F/0: These are more than just an "off day", indicating that things not only are not gelling at all, but that a lot of things are wrong on many levels with the workout. If these are common, it should be time to re-examine your workout and standards. -2 and -1: You do not want these, these are the kinds only reserved for the most pitiful workouts, workouts that almost make you wish you hadn't worked out that day. -6 to -3: Extraordinarily rare, these indicate a miserableness with workouts that just should not happen. -7 to -100: If this happens, you should check for an injury or the equiptment, no workout should be this bad, not even for a freak ocurrance. Unless, of course, your standards are crazy.
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Thursday Grip Workout 3/25/10 « Reply #3 on Mar 26, 2010, 1:50am »
What a great first workout for my 2010 blog on the Altoona forum! This revealed the wisdom of taking a week off beforehand, as I know I'm ready to move up with three things (but I just want to be a little cautiously careful with the chest crush before moving up, I know I can close the Pro, but that was probably a freak happening), and added a new exercise. Hopefully I have that nice and built up in time. With the one exercise that I added, the wrist levering, I've made the Thursday timespan from 65 to 90 minutes, noticing that it grew almost as long as the original grip workout that I did 2005 through mid-2008.
Lifted the 15 lb anvil three times each hand by the horn, did complete wrist work
Pinch Block loaded to 42.5 lbs
1R. Lifted and held for 52 seconds 1L. Lifted and held for 26 seconds
2R. Lifted and held for 54 seconds 2L. Lifted and held for 36 seconds
3R. Lifted and held for 63 seconds 3L. Lifted and held for 41 seconds
Wrist roller loaded to 50 lbs, did four sets with it
Levering hammer loaded to 10 lbs, did three sets with it
Grade: GOLD MEDAL
Post workout commentary: Talk about getting off to a strong start! If you know me, you know that I'm not one to give out grades like this generously, but this workout defies explanation. I'm suddenly ready to move up on all of my workout areas, and will do so next week on two out of three, still playing the chest crush a little conservatively. The workout that I do for the Thursday Grip Workout has become a catch-all workout for everything in my old Grip Workout that would have gone there that wasn't pure one handed gripper closing (even the chest crush didn't fit that definition), with the Thursday Grip Workout slowly growing almost as long as the Grand Finale Workout, although a cap will likely be placed before that can happen. However, it's just amazing how much progress I keep making, how I'm clicking the #4 left and right, lifting 42.5 lbs easily on the pinch block, and rolling up 50 lbs easily on the wrist roller. I just hope this progress doesn't end soon. However, knowing what I know about myself, I don't see this ending any time soon.
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Re: Altoona Man's Workout Blog - 2010 Edition « Reply #4 on Mar 26, 2010, 2:22am »
Congratulations on having such a wonderful workout. I am very proud of you for the progress that you have made during the time that I have known you, and believe that you will continue to make progress as long as you continue to believe in yourself. Amazingly, our timing was quite similar with workouts, it seems, I will be doing one of my own in an hour or so (great minds think alike, mayhap).
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Re: Altoona Man's Workout Blog - 2010 Edition « Reply #5 on Mar 26, 2010, 2:42am »
Well, doesn't look like I have to say anything - Pepper has said everything I've already been telling you over on TalkPA, so all I will say is keep up the good work, dear!
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Re: Altoona Man's Workout Blog - 2010 Edition « Reply #6 on Mar 26, 2010, 3:27am »
Thank you to both of you for the support with my blog. It's always good to have people like the two of you that keep me feeling good about my blog performances (also the TalkPA people who support my blog definitely make me feel good about my workouts). It's always tons of fun working out when I see that I'm making progress. All the hard work I've been doing began paying off big time last September.
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Re: Altoona Man's Workout Blog - 2010 Edition « Reply #7 on Mar 26, 2010, 4:32am »
Thank you to both of you for the support with my blog. It's always good to have people like the two of you that keep me feeling good about my blog performances (also the TalkPA people who support my blog definitely make me feel good about my workouts). It's always tons of fun working out when I see that I'm making progress. All the hard work I've been doing began paying off big time last September.
You are quite welcome. ^_^ I always enjoy seeing your efforts result in progress. I believe that you will close the #3 gripper before your birthday, close the Elite by year's end, chest crush the World Class by your 26th birthday, close the Super Elite by the end of 2011, close the Grand Elite by your 27th birthday, close the #4 gripper as well as chest crush the Galaxy by the end of 2012. You may even close the Pro someday (perhaps by your 30th birthday). ^_^ You are the most strong-willed person that I have ever known, despite the adversity with your workouts that you have faced, that would have forced most to quit, you refuse to allow any obstacle to come between you and your goals. I believe in my heart that you can do anything that you want and that if you set your mind to something, nothing can stop you.
Thank you to both of you for the support with my blog. It's always good to have people like the two of you that keep me feeling good about my blog performances (also the TalkPA people who support my blog definitely make me feel good about my workouts). It's always tons of fun working out when I see that I'm making progress. All the hard work I've been doing began paying off big time last September.
You are quite welcome. ^_^ I always enjoy seeing your efforts result in progress. I believe that you will close the #3 gripper before your birthday, close the Elite by year's end, chest crush the World Class by your 26th birthday, close the Super Elite by the end of 2011, close the Grand Elite by your 27th birthday, close the #4 gripper as well as chest crush the Galaxy by the end of 2012. You may even close the Pro someday (perhaps by your 30th birthday). ^_^ You are the most strong-willed person that I have ever known, despite the adversity with your workouts that you have faced, that would have forced most to quit, you refuse to allow any obstacle to come between you and your goals. I believe in my heart that you can do anything that you want and that if you set your mind to something, nothing can stop you.
Thank you. That is a very nice thing for you to say to me. Your faith in me even exceeds that of my own faith in myself, it amazes me, but in a good way. I hope you're right when you say I'll meet my goals.
« Last Edit: Apr 19, 2010, 10:46am by Altoona Man »
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