Finnegan's Wake

[erco]

Trying to figure out anything written by James Joyce is an almost Sissyphian endeavour.

 

[mschatz]

I'm reading Heart of Darkness for the second time. I have trouble with the Conrad's sentence structure. I know he's saying something really profound....I just don't really know what it is.

this book rawks. so does conrad's "secret sharer"

 

[finnegan]

Wikipedia says the Book of Subenius is often placed in the humor section, but that some people feel it belongs in the religion section of a book store. I'm already intrigued.

I'm not done with it yet, so I can't be sure where I'd put it, either. It certainly fits both. It was given to me by a friend who basically said "You're into this weird shit. Tell me what this is about."

 

[finnegan]

Conditioning
All exercises had 15-25 seconds of rest between. All punches were done on a heavybag and circling right . 2 minute rest between circuits.

Circuit 1:
10 jabs
10 Dips
10 Log Power Clean/ Slams (smallish log, about 25-30 lbs)
10 Right crosses
10 Dips
10 Log PC/ S
15 Jab/ Cross/ Left Hook
15 dips
15 Log PC/ S
20 Jab/ Cross/ Left Hook/ Overhand Right
20 Dips
20 Log PC/ S

Circuit 2:
10 jabs
20 jump rope skips *steel toe boots*
3 Towel Pullups, 5 Pullups
15 Jab/ Crosses
30 jump rope skips
3 towel pullups, 5 Pullups
15 Jab/ Cross/ Left Hooks
40 Jump Rope skips
5 Towel Pullups, 5 Pullups

Circuit 3:
10 Jabs
10 Heavy Bag flips (100 lbs)
10 jumping squats
15 Jab/ Cross
15 Heavy Bag flips
15 jumping squats
15 Jab/ Cross/ Left Hooks
20 Heavy Bag flips
20 Jumping squats
20 Jab/ Cross/ Left Hooks
25 Heavy Bag flips
25 Jumping squats
/ death.

Grip Work:

Single arm deadlift and hold (used a dumbell and loaded the weight on one end w/ 2 collar clamps holding it on) Each was held for 5 seconds.
25 x 1
50 x 1
100 x 3
135 x 3
180 x 1 / too much weight for the collars. *chalk*

Hub Grip
25 lb x 8 seconds, right hand, PR
25 x 5 seconds x 3, right hand
35 x 0 seconds right hand
45 x 0, but I lifted one end...
25 x 4 seconds left hand PR
25 x 2 seconds left hand x 2 PR

Wrist Levering
5 lbs x 10 (dumbell w/ weight on one end)
10 lbs x 5 (dumbell w/ weight on one end)
12 lbs x 5 (12 inch handled 12 lb sledge)

Impressions: Wow. I was on tonight. The conditioning kicked my ass. I rested about 10 minutes before starting the grip work. I was shocked at the hub grip on the 25s as I've been struggling with this. Good stuff. Definitely like the single arm deadlift ( I think that is what I did, anyway).

 

[finnegan]

Pay day, so therefore I bought some stuff:

Sandbag. 150 lbs. I made this for about 30 bucks. I got a military duffle bag for 9 bucks, three 50 lb bags of sand for 10 bucks, three pillow cases for 1.50, and some Gorilla tape.

I also made a 30 lb medicine ball out of an old basketball, another 50 cent pillow case, 2/3rds bag of sand, and Gorilla tape. I had blood drawn today, so I didn't really feel up to testing them out too much, but I look forward to adding these toys into my regimen.

Strap for strap holds. Its about an inch thick w/ a hook at the bottom for hanging a weight from. Should work.

Bed rails for all-steel sawhorses that I'll be making shortly to go with my new squat rack. Got them for 1 dollar each.

Overall, a good Friday the 13th.

 

[finnegan]

Okay. It was a little less than a month, but I'm more or less back.

Push Press:
135 x 3
155 x 3
185 x 1
205 x 1, +20 lbs PR

Bench Press
135 x 10
205 x 12
225 x 10, 2 sets
245 x 8, 2 sets

Medicine Ball Plyo Pushups
10
BW Dips:
10, 2 sets

Zercher Squats
225 x 5
255 x 5
275 x 5
295 x 1 (10 minute rest)
325 x 1
350 x 1, +25 Lbs PR
375 x 1, +50 Lbs PR

Impressions: I'm still a little hesitant and babying my lower back/ glute region from the pull, but I felt strong today, so I figured it was time to get back to it. Push press went up after two failures, but no re-racks. It felt really good to get the 205 finally.
The Zercher squats were all done with a one second pause with the bar touching my thighs to verify depth for myself. 375 went up easy enough, but being the last thing I did and not wanting to risk injury, I called it a day.
Overall, three weeks of rest worked out quite well for me. I'm going to go for 405 Z-squat for Graedy. I might have been able to do it today, but again, caution won out.

 

[DEVILsSON]

great lifting. you're slowly becoming a monster.....*slowly backs away*

 

[finnegan]

Thanks DS. Took some magnesium before the workout w/ Redline. No aspirin on hand though. Seemed to work out well enough for me.

 

[DEVILsSON]

magnesium helps me with muscle cramps and takes edge off a bit when I take caffeine...

 

[juanlawnmower]

magnesium was a great pre-sleep supp for me. i actually have a report in my nutrition class due on monday about Mg.

"Magnesium also helps regulate blood sugar levels, promotes normal blood pressure, and is known to be involved in energy metabolism and protein synthesis [2-3]."

Seems like a small dose pre-wo would work well, and then hit the big dose via ZMA at night for recovery.

pre-wo have a banana, good for ~30 mg of Mg.

 

[finnegan]

Conditioning
All exercises done w/ 15 seconds rest between sets.

Circuit 1 x 3
medicine ball (30 lbs) wall slam x 10
sandbag shouldering (150 lbs) x 5
pullups: 5
(1 minute rest)
repeat.
(1 minute rest)

Circuit 2 x 3
sandbag suitcase deadlifts (150 lbs) x 5 each side
alternating knee strikes x 10
medicine ball (30 lbs) push press and catch x 10
(1 minute rest)
Repeat.
Done.

Impressions: Sandbag kicked my ass. I used a variety of methods to get it on my shoulder from pulling it mostly vertical and then scooping it up to just ripping it off the floor and up. Compared to this, everything else was easy.

 

[Brando]

One of the most grueling and effective sandbag workouts I've ever done is "sandbag fence jumping".

-Find a fence at about chest height
-Stand on one side of the fence, and clean your sandbag to your shoulders. Press it overhead and then drop it over the fence. Alternately you can clean + throw it over the fence
-Hop/climb over the fence depending on the height
-Repeat for a timed round, or a number of reps, or until your will to live expires

 

[finnegan]

I died a little just imagining that workout. Sounds brutal.
On a side note, it seems that a local dojo is offering an MMA class now. (local as in a few blocks away instead of an hour) I'll go check it out this weekend and see what's up with it.

 

[bacon]

Rex Kwon Do

 

[finnegan]

Yeah, it might be. We'll see what they mean by MMA. If that means Karate mixed w/ folkstyle wrestling, I'm not shelling out 55 bucks a month.

 

[BJJ in Chicago]

yeah... i've always had a blast going to karate schools and sparring with the guys. i've handled and put the beatdown on plenty of people, but then again i've also run into a few ex-special forces guys who've made me question my life choices.

 

[finnegan]

Deadlift
135 x 5
225 x 5
295 x 5
355 x 5
405 x 3

Bench Press
225 x 3
255 x 3
275 x 3
285 x 3
295 x 1
305 x 1
310 x 1
315 x 1

Pullups
3,3,3,5,5,5

OHP
135 x 8
155 x 8, 3 sets

Dumbell rows
55 x 10, 3 sets

Dumbell Flys
55 x 12, 3 sets

CoC #2
Close Right Hand: 2 successes, 3 failures. Left Hand: 0 successes, 5 failures
Negatives: 3 each hand
Assisted Closes: 3 each hand

Impressions: Tested out the back/ glutes today on the deadlifts. I went really slow and careful. 405 x 3 was easy, but I felt a little strain on the glute so I ended it for the night. I'll go light another week or so on it before pulling heavy again.
Met my PR on Bench Press which was nice, considering I haven't been near that weight in a month or so. Again, no spotter. Perhaps when Barut is in for a visit I'll go for a PR...
Did dumbell rows to keep the lower back out of it, and did dumbell flys cause my girl wants me to have a bigger chest.
Was happy w/ the two closes on the CoC #2. Seemed easier after deadlifting. Primed CNS I'm told.

 

[finnegan]

7/21/07
Conditioning
All exercises done w/ 15 seconds rest between sets.

Circuit 1 x 3
medicine ball (30 lbs) wall slam x 10
sandbag shouldering (150 lbs) x 5
pullups: 5
(1 minute rest)
repeat.
(1 minute rest)

Circuit 2 x 3
sandbag suitcase deadlifts (150 lbs) x 5 each side
dips x 10
medicine ball (30 lbs) push press and catch x 10
(1 minute rest)
Repeat.
Done.

Impressions: Dips seemed to wind me a little less than the knees, otherwise, the same as before.

Also:
7/22/07
Technique drills.
Did:
Right roundhouse kick x 100 or so.
Jab/ Cross: 50 or so
Jab/ Hook: 50
Cross: Hook: 50
Push Kick: 100
Elbows: 100 each arm.

 

[finnegan]

Zercher Squat
135 x 5
225 x 5
245 x 5
295 x 5
325 x 5
350 x 5, 4 rep PR

Chinups
3,3,3,5,5,5,7

Impressions:
all reps w/ the Zerchers where done w/ 1 second pause and depth was with the bar touching thighs. The last set was absolutely brutal. On the 4th rep, I thought "I am dying." quite clearly. Legs were fine, but my core absolutely hated me tonight. Needless to say, I cut this one short. Still, a 4 rep ZPR is good enough.

 

[jk3004]

Zercher Squat

350 x 5, 4 rep PR

Still, a 4 rep ZPR is good enough.

I'd say! Awsome job man that's brutal!