Tip Toeing in my Vibrams

[Renascent]

I am not sure I have enough room in my garage to do them standing. Disadvantage of being 6'2 with long arms. (Also, based on the one time I tried, I'm not strong enough either)

I usually do them in my bedroom or living room, so rollouts = "yay I get to go home now," for me. I can usually squeeze my sets in between washing dishes or ironing work clothes and such.

I started trying to be more consistent with them for supposed hip flexor benefits, but I'm long overdue for trying to incorporate some sort of difficulty progression. I might look back into that again soon.

[hector]

Ab Wheel Rollouts
13 x 3

From knees or feet?

From my knees. heidikay is still the reigning champion of standing rollouts (for now, anyway).

I tried the standing version once about a year ago, and it almost ended in tragedy. I probably should start progressing to partials using a baseboard as a stop or something, but I've mostly been using rollouts as a substitute when I am too tired or lazy to arrange cables and such for core-related finishers at the end of a session.

I lost my ab wheel awhile ago. The little b part of me was not only happy, but relieved. I guess I’m just a b in general, bc I never bought a replacement.

[Renascent]

Ab Wheel Rollouts
13 x 3

From knees or feet?

From my knees. heidikay is still the reigning champion of standing rollouts (for now, anyway).

I tried the standing version once about a year ago, and it almost ended in tragedy. I probably should start progressing to partials using a baseboard as a stop or something, but I've mostly been using rollouts as a substitute when I am too tired or lazy to arrange cables and such for core-related finishers at the end of a session.

I lost my ab wheel awhile ago. The little b part of me was not only happy, but relieved. I guess I’m just a b in general, bc I never bought a replacement.

It was one of those things that I was initially skeptical of when I first heard about it, years ago. It collected dust sporadically after I got one, but now I'm a believer.

I've been dragging my feet on a couple of gym-related purchases, but I'm pretty sure now that I'd go out and replace the thing if I ever lost track of it. It helps ease my conscience if I don't lift at all on a given day, aside from the ab wheel.

[Renascent]

(1.13.2023)
Barbell Hang Rows
225 x 12 x 2 (Pronated)
225 x 12 x 2 (Supinated)
265 x 5 x 2 (Pronated)
265 x 5 x 2 (Supinated)

Landmine T-Bar Rows
200 x 11 x 6
205 x 7 x 2

Ran out of sleeve space, and the collar was barely clamped down, so I can add the last two sets to the list of dumb ideas that came to fruition in the throes of inspiration.

Might need to buy more fives or tens. Eventually.

Straight-Arm Pulldowns
90 x 10 x 3
95 x 8 x 3
100 x 5 x 2

Kneeling Single-Arm Iliac Pulldowns
60 x 12 x 2
65 x 8 x 2

Kneeling Face Pulls
65 x 10 x 4

Cable Pull-Aparts
35 x 8 x 3

This is totally unrelated to lifting (well almost, anyway), but I umm... I think I like Bathory -- or their early shit at least. Their name alone used to be sort of a turnoff. I was never big into doom metal, sludge metal, and whatever Cannibal Corpse or Deicide would fall under, but proto-black metal is interesting, from a mood/production standpoint.

And Bathory tickles a part of me that likes ignorant shit in my music. I like my old, Satanic metal like I like my tuna melts: ignorant as fuck and cheesy.

And this song has also made this week fun in a weird way:

[SnakePlissken]

(1.13.2023)
Barbell Hang Rows
225 x 12 x 2 (Pronated)
225 x 12 x 2 (Supinated)
265 x 5 x 2 (Pronated)
265 x 5 x 2 (Supinated)

Landmine T-Bar Rows
200 x 11 x 6
205 x 7 x 2

Ran out of sleeve space, and the collar was barely clamped down, so I can add the last two sets to the list of dumb ideas that came to fruition in the throes of inspiration.

Might need to buy more fives or tens. Eventually.

Straight-Arm Pulldowns
90 x 10 x 3
95 x 8 x 3
100 x 5 x 2

Kneeling Single-Arm Iliac Pulldowns
60 x 12 x 2
65 x 8 x 2

Kneeling Face Pulls
65 x 10 x 4

Cable Pull-Aparts
35 x 8 x 3

This is totally unrelated to lifting (well almost, anyway), but I umm... I think I like Bathory -- or their early shit at least. Their name alone used to be sort of a turnoff. I was never big into doom metal, sludge metal, and whatever Cannibal Corpse or Deicide would fall under, but proto-black metal is interesting, from a mood/production standpoint.

And Bathory tickles a part of me that likes ignorant shit in my music. I like my old, Satanic metal like I like my tuna melts: ignorant as fuck and cheesy.

And this song has also made this week fun in a weird way:

Bathory's older stuff is awesome. A lot of other black metal bands made covers of his better stuff as well that I like called In Conspiracy with Satan. . It's a good intro to some of the other 90s Black Metal bands that have a few good songs to add to a playlist.

[Renascent]

Bathory's older stuff is awesome.

You ain't lying. I like that low-fi, gritty Venom-meets-Motorhead mood. Sounds like he recorded the first two albums in a cavern!

A lot of other black metal bands made covers of his better stuff as well that I like called In Conspiracy with Satan. . It's a good intro to some of the other 90s Black Metal bands that have a few good songs to add to a playlist.

Thanks. I'm gonna check it out.

[Renascent]

(1.17.2023)
Overhead Press
155 x 8
175 x 5 x 4
185 x 3 x 4
195 x 2 x 4
205 x 1 x 2



Yazmin Press
185 x 7 x 4
195 x 5 x 4

Barbell Hang Shrugs
255 x 20 x 2
315 x 12 x 2
345 x 6 x 2

Rope Pushdowns
75 x 13 x 2
80 x 8 x 4

Overhead RTEs
80 x 10 x 6

Dumbbell Silverback Shrugs
75 x 20 x 4

Cable Overhead Front Raise
30 x 10 x 4

Ab Wheel Rollouts
11 x 4

[Renascent]

(1.18.2023)
Low-Bar Squats
135 x 10
225 x 10
275 x 6 x 2, 5 x 2
315 x 1 x 4
325 x 1 x 4
295 x 3 x 4
275 x 4 x 2



Bilateral Dumbbell Bulgarian Split Squats
35 x 10 x 2
45 x 8 x 2
55 x 6 x 2

Standing Cable Leg Extensions
60 x 10 x 2*
55 x 12 x 4

*Misload. Was supposed for be 55 lbs. Oops.

Lying Cable Knee Raise
75 x 14 x 2
50 x 14 x 2

Hate to admit it, but I was pretty distracted during squats. I kept seeing the face of a coworker -- one stupid motherfucker -- every time I unracked; it's been an eventful couple of weeks for sure.

Originally considered moving squats over to tomorrow, but I figured it'd be a shit session anyway, so might as well get it over with.

Also I wanted to put the smothered liver farts to good use.

[MarkKO]

That sounds unpleasant. I always greatly resent when that kind of thing happens. I feel like if work is intruding in my mind, I should get paid for it.

[DCR]

I was never big into… Deicide

…a part of me that likes ignorant shit in my music.

I’ve never been so confused.

I’ve got Bathory / Blood Fire Death on cd. It does rule, but I never went further, dunno why.

Based on your comments I want to throw dozens of recommendations at you, but I’ll control myself. I just get excited about metal talk.

[dw]

Loved RDR so much, just exploring that world. Going to play the sequel as soon as I get a new GPU.

[MarkKO]

Loved RDR so much, just exploring that world. Going to play the sequel as soon as I get a new GPU.

I've never given it a shot but I'm tempted. There are very few games I've played for more than a day or two.

[Renascent]

I was never big into… Deicide

…a part of me that likes ignorant shit in my music.

I’ve never been so confused.

I’ve got Bathory / Blood Fire Death on cd. It does rule, but I never went further, dunno why.

Based on your comments I want to throw dozens of recommendations at you, but I’ll control myself. I just get excited about metal talk.

The last time I gave Deicide a shot was over two decades ago. I was still in high school, and discovered, on a whim, that Metallica and Megadeth (and 80's goth-adjacent shit) were right up my alley.

I wouldn't say that my tastes are necessarily more refined now, but I probably have a different ear nowadays for sounds that previously didn't appeal to me.

At the moment, I am currently fixated on Sodom's first EP, and open to finding more shit that sounds like it. I might even wind up finding some Cannibal Corpse that I can fuck with.

[Renascent]

Loved RDR so much, just exploring that world. Going to play the sequel as soon as I get a new GPU.

I was not expecting to enjoy it nearly as much as I did.

Even riding the damn horse through the scenery was a wonderful experience. I was kinda disappointed (in myself) once I figured out how to fast-travel.

[Renascent]

Loved RDR so much, just exploring that world. Going to play the sequel as soon as I get a new GPU.

I've never given it a shot but I'm tempted. There are very few games I've played for more than a day or two.

I'd recommend it. It's a game you can step away from when you need to come back to reality, but, for the sake of immersion, I wouldn't stay away from it for too long between sessions.

[Renascent]

(1.19.2023)
Lateral Plate Raises
25 x 10 x 5

Cable Pull-Aparts
35 x 8 x 5

Landmine Rainbows
45 x 8 x 4

Kneeling Cable Crunch
65 x 20 x 2

Was supposed to do more crunches, but ... stuff came up. Gonna see if I can get out of work early tomorrow to deadlift before dark.

[MarkKO]

Loved RDR so much, just exploring that world. Going to play the sequel as soon as I get a new GPU.

I've never given it a shot but I'm tempted. There are very few games I've played for more than a day or two.

I'd recommend it. It's a game you can step away from when you need to come back to reality, but, for the sake of immersion, I wouldn't stay away from it for too long between sessions.

So, follow up question. In style how does it compare to Fallout 4 and Skyrim? Other than Destiny 2 those are the only vaguely modern games I've devoted any amount of time to. I think what's held me back from RDR is that I've often heard it described at GTA in the Old West.

[Renascent]

Loved RDR so much, just exploring that world. Going to play the sequel as soon as I get a new GPU.

I've never given it a shot but I'm tempted. There are very few games I've played for more than a day or two.

I'd recommend it. It's a game you can step away from when you need to come back to reality, but, for the sake of immersion, I wouldn't stay away from it for too long between sessions.

So, follow up question. In style how does it compare to Fallout 4 and Skyrim? Other than Destiny 2 those are the only vaguely modern games I've devoted any amount of time to. I think what's held me back from RDR is that I've often heard it described at GTA in the Old West.

I've not yet played any Fallout games. I have a copy of Skyrim that I still intend to get to someday, but I've only seen my stepdaughter play it, in passing. I remember her character going to jail for getting caught stealing some silverware or something, so perhaps Red Dead Redemption is more in line, stylistically, with Skyrim.

Way back when (2005?), I picked up a copy of Red Dead Revolver about a year after it was released, with the expectation that it was basically GTA with horses. Instead, it turned out to be something like a 3D homage to the western-themed shooters of the 80's (like Wild Gunman, or Hogan's Alley), but with a Tarantino-esque presentation. I enjoyed the hell out of it, and still have songs from the soundtrack on my MP3 player.

Before I played Red Dead Redemption, I half-expected it to be a more realized version of the "GTA on horses" sort of game that everyone was clamoring for prior to its release. It definitely shares similarities with other Rockstar games, where presentation and gameplay are concerned, but it felt less like GTA than I thought it would. Mind you, I played a pretty straight-laced style; anybody I saw beating up prostitutes got shot on sight, and the one time I hogtied someone and placed them on the train tracks (he was a horse thief), I ended up letting him go (I got impatient waiting on the train). Most of the time, I'd even restart missions if I accidentally capped my horse during bear hunts and bounty hunter shit. I steered clear of the law's bad side.

For what it's worth, I didn't really enjoy GTA V as much as I thought I would; it seemed like the more they tried to make the world feel more realistic, the more I noticed what was lacking in the game (I had infinitely more fun in San Andreas when trying to "outsmart" the design of the game, and it felt less restrictive). Plus, I didn't find any of the characters particularly likeable, and the storyline was kinda meh. Even causing chaos felt sort of restricted, unless I was doing it wrong.

Maybe Red Dead Redemption has the benefit of being a 13-year-old game, so my expectations were a little tempered, but the story was engaging enough, and there was something very satisfying about even just riding around on the horse through Mexico. Taking over gang hideouts and bear hunting was oddly very gratifying. I might play Undead Nightmare next before moving on to something else.

[Renascent]

(1.20.2023)
Deadlift
225 x 7
315 x 7
405 x 6
455 x 3 x 3
475 x 2 x 2
495 x 1



Romanian Deadlifts
275 x 9 x 3
315 x 7 x 2
335 x 3 x 2

Seated Cable Leg Curls
50 x 12 x 5
55 x 9 x 3

Standing Barbell Calf Raises
225 x 25 x 4
135 x 20 x 2

Seated Reverse Calf Raises
60 x 35 x 4
65 x 30 x 4

Nordic Curls
8 x 4

Weighted Sissy Squats
25 x 10 x 4

[MarkKO]

Loved RDR so much, just exploring that world. Going to play the sequel as soon as I get a new GPU.

I've never given it a shot but I'm tempted. There are very few games I've played for more than a day or two.

I'd recommend it. It's a game you can step away from when you need to come back to reality, but, for the sake of immersion, I wouldn't stay away from it for too long between sessions.

So, follow up question. In style how does it compare to Fallout 4 and Skyrim? Other than Destiny 2 those are the only vaguely modern games I've devoted any amount of time to. I think what's held me back from RDR is that I've often heard it described at GTA in the Old West.

I've not yet played any Fallout games. I have a copy of Skyrim that I still intend to get to someday, but I've only seen my stepdaughter play it, in passing. I remember her character going to jail for getting caught stealing some silverware or something, so perhaps Red Dead Redemption is more in line, stylistically, with Skyrim.

Way back when (2005?), I picked up a copy of Red Dead Revolver about a year after it was released, with the expectation that it was basically GTA with horses. Instead, it turned out to be something like a 3D homage to the western-themed shooters of the 80's (like Wild Gunman, or Hogan's Alley), but with a Tarantino-esque presentation. I enjoyed the hell out of it, and still have songs from the soundtrack on my MP3 player.

Before I played Red Dead Redemption, I half-expected it to be a more realized version of the "GTA on horses" sort of game that everyone was clamoring for prior to its release. It definitely shares similarities with other Rockstar games, where presentation and gameplay are concerned, but it felt less like GTA than I thought it would. Mind you, I played a pretty straight-laced style; anybody I saw beating up prostitutes got shot on sight, and the one time I hogtied someone and placed them on the train tracks (he was a horse thief), I ended up letting him go (I got impatient waiting on the train). Most of the time, I'd even restart missions if I accidentally capped my horse during bear hunts and bounty hunter shit. I steered clear of the law's bad side.

For what it's worth, I didn't really enjoy GTA V as much as I thought I would; it seemed like the more they tried to make the world feel more realistic, the more I noticed what was lacking in the game (I had infinitely more fun in San Andreas when trying to "outsmart" the design of the game, and it felt less restrictive). Plus, I didn't find any of the characters particularly likeable, and the storyline was kinda meh. Even causing chaos felt sort of restricted, unless I was doing it wrong.

Maybe Red Dead Redemption has the benefit of being a 13-year-old game, so my expectations were a little tempered, but the story was engaging enough, and there was something very satisfying about even just riding around on the horse through Mexico. Taking over gang hideouts and bear hunting was oddly very gratifying. I might play Undead Nightmare next before moving on to something else.

That is way more in depth an answer than I expected. Thank you. I suspect you would like Fallout. IMO Fallout 4 is one of the best games ever, but I know I'm not in the majority.