Jwood's Chaos and Pain Adventure

[jwood]

I am not really a fan of half presses I am doing them as a compound movement so I am not worried about isolating the middle deltoid. It seems to me that Dr. Squat is trying to isolate the deltoids I am just trying to increase overall strength.

Thanks for the encouragement guys!!

[jwood]

Another light day on C&P, I wanted to try the bear today but my lower back is extremely sore to the point where it was difficult to get out of bed this morning. So I did some other stuff.

Dumbell press- single, single, double
60'sx7 reps each arm, 7 double arm reps x 7 sets

superset with
Hammer curls
35sx12

superset with
ab roller x 10 reps each set

Did all three exercises and then took about a minute long break, the rest should have been shorter but the bench work was much harder than expected. My back loosened up throughout the workout but I am sure it will tighten up in a little while. The intensity of the workout was good and I need a day off!! The bear will be done soon enough.

[jhuse2]

Looks like you still have a productive day. I will be looking for the Bear.

[kman025]

so does this mean the heavy deads will go?

[jwood]

Originally Posted by kman025

so does this mean the heavy deads will go?

I think the heavy deads are gone for a while. I am going to do an experiment and eliminate deads for a while and work other pulls like powercleans and high pulls.

Then in about 2 months I plan to test my deadlift and see if this way of training will work to increase my deadlift without deadlifting. I am just happy it is the weekend, my back is not happy with me.

[kman025]

Originally Posted by jwood

I think the heavy deads are gone for a while. I am going to do an experiment and eliminate deads for a while and work other pulls like powercleans and high pulls.

Then in about 2 months I plan to test my deadlift and see if this way of training will work to increase my deadlift without deadlifting. I am just happy it is the weekend, my back is not happy with me.

i havent squatted/deadlifter since sun. and ny back just yesterday felt 100%. id been sore for a while

[jwood]

I want to comment about the ab wheel, it is the devil. My abs have never felt more worked, I can do sit ups until the sun comes up and this thing just crushed my entire midsection. It was very difficult but I can see how it could rip you up.

Also my pumps are better than they have ever been using these short rest periods for arms. Today my skin felt like it was going to tear and I do not use any sort of NO product, just caffeine prior to workouts. It is amazing I have veins coming out that I have never seen before, even when I was much leaner. So far I am loving the C&P program, except for this awful lower back soreness, which is my own fault.

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by jwood

I want to comment about the ab wheel, it is the devil. My abs have never felt more worked, I can do sit ups until the sun comes up and this thing just crushed my entire midsection. It was very difficult but I can see how it could rip you up.

For some reason when I read this I imagined an ab wheel, plank superset. But I won't try it

[jwood]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

For some reason when I read this I imagined an ab wheel, plank superset. But I won't try it

O thanks, now I have to try it, lol.

Good idea BTB

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by jwood

O thanks, now I have to try it, lol.

Good idea BTB

I'm always up for inventing the painful, but not much for trying it out on myself.