Dog House Training

[BendtheBar]

Any session with squats is a good session.

[miked96]

I noticed that you use Trutein protein. I have taken them all and there Cinnabun is without a doubt the best tasting out there with the best profile. How are the other flavors?

[bamazav]

Originally Posted by miked96

I noticed that you use Trutein protein. I have taken them all and there Cinnabun is without a doubt the best tasting out there with the best profile. How are the other flavors?

I really like the chocolate and the cinnabun. I have not been overly impressed with the others. Vanilla is fair. The other flavors were meh.

I have gone with M&S premium whey this month as a cost cutting effort. I will probably return to Trutein as soon as finances allow.

[bamazav]

McCallum Hybrid Training
Horizontal Push Pull

Incline Bench
5 x 95
5 x 115
5 x 135
5 x 145
5 x 150Incline PR
PUMPSETS
10 x 8 x 80

Smith Pendlay
5 x 10 x 45 PWO

Pec Deck
10 x 90
10 x 95
8 x 100
7 x 100
7 x 100

NOTES
BAMA is back up to #2, all is right in the world. I was at a conference this past weekend, traveling Friday morning so I was not able to get Friday's session in. Today is a busy get ready for Thanksgiving day. Band Fruit deliveries and food basket deliveries. Lots of deadlifting and rowing this morning, even before I hit the Dog House.

Inclines - Felt good today. Added weight to 5 x 5 sets and to the Pumpsets. Nothing better than that!

Smith Pendlays - These are plate weight only. Added 5 pounds to these and felt it!

Pec Deck - Added 10 pounds to these. Will stay here until I hit the three 100's.

I had to stop early to go pack the Thanksgiving Boxes and help them get out in a timely manner. Wednesday will be Quads/Hams/Glutes.

[BendtheBar]

Nice, nice, nice incline press.

[MikeM]

Amazing how Alabama managed to sneak back into the picture just when it looked the SEC would get shut out of the picture.

Yeah, very nice inclines.

Love the high volume food basket rows and deadlifts!

[bamazav]

McCallum Hybrid Training
Leg Day

Working Sets

Leg Extensions
10 x 70
10 x 80
10 x 85

Leg Curls
3 x 10 x 60

Front Squats
10 x 45
10 x 95
10 x 115

GHR
3 x 10 x BW

NOTES
Daughter and family coming in for Thanksgiving around noon and some fires to put out at the church, so my session was cut a little short. I am going to examine my schedule and rethink the morning training as it is seeming to get harder and harder to block that time out without interruptions. It is frustrating to say the least.

Leg Extension - hold at the top a good way to get started
Leg Curls - both the extensions and curls are meant to create a slight pre-exhaustion before the squats. Goal achieved.
Front Squats - started with empty bar to get the feel again. I tried the Oly grip for the 95 pound set. Was not as bad as I had remembered it. I can see that at higher weights it will cause some discomfort. The final set was trying to hit parallel and come back up. Didn't feel right so about rep 5 I just said, " heck with this," and went all the way down the rest of the way. Hams to calves may slow the weight progress down a bit, but they feel much better on my legs.
GHR - each week I get better and better at these. I hope that by shortly after the new year I will not need to push off at the bottom any more.

For an abbreviated session this one was good. Not a pounding, but good.

Everyone have a

[bamazav]

Originally Posted by MikeM

Amazing how Alabama managed to sneak back into the picture just when it looked the SEC would get shut out of the picture.

Yeah, very nice inclines.

Love the high volume food basket rows and deadlifts!

Thanks Mike.

Go to youtube and look for Alabama 11/17 celebrations. It is funny how fired up the kids were. Look close, my boys are in a few of the videos.

ND has the easy road, a USC team heading in the wrong direction and then nothing else. Easy Peasy.

BAMA still has to play Auburn, never easy even when they are having a bad year, and then they have to play Georgia. It seems the BCS is not getting what they wanted. There will be an SEC team in the Championship game. Based on the BCS rankings, if the playoffs were based on rankings, 3 of the 4 teams this year would be SEC teams. Again, not what organizers want, but a statement none the less.

[BendtheBar]

Hope you have a relaxing, long weekend full of food, family and football.

[bamazav]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Hope you have a relaxing, long weekend full of food, family and football.

That is the plan. Daughter and hubby in for weekend. Tonight smoked up a prime rib. Tomorrow smoking a Turkey and all the fixens. I am looking forward to tomorrow.

You have a great Thanksgiving too!