TommyBoy's Log

[deeder]

Deeder, please refer to what I said to Stump!

I'm glad we can still be civilized. :thumbup:

[TommyBoy]

I'm glad we can still be civilized. :thumbup:
Of course:whip:

[TommyBoy]

Mon. June 18/07

Close Grip Bench
95x10
135x8
185x5
225x3
255x3
275x5x3sets

Standing DB Press
60x8x3sets

Front Raises
80x8x3sets

Decline Kaz Press
250x8x3sets

Decline Russian Twists
35x10x3sets

[Lones Green]

Mon. June 18/07

Close Grip Bench
95x10
135x8
185x5
225x3
255x3
275x5x3sets

Standing DB Press
60x8x3sets

Front Raises
80x8x3sets

Decline Kaz Press
250x8x3sets

Decline Russian Twists
35x10x3sets

nice close grip pressing, tommy.

[Bako Lifter]

Nice close grip Tommy.

And thanks for the Kazies, I tried them today and I love them :D.

[Stumprrp]

quality workout Sir Thomas.

[Cirino83]

Damn those are some monster cgb presses.

[deeder]

Definitely nice close grip bench man! I still don't know what a Kaz press is though... Is there a description earlier in your journal somewhere?

[Sidior]

Beautiful CGBPing bud. 3 sets of 5 seems to be pretty easy for ya though, why not go heavier?

[Sidior]

Definitely nice close grip bench man! I still don't know what a Kaz press is though... Is there a description earlier in your journal somewhere?
Stole this from my journal.


Kazz press is done on the smith machine. Line the bar up with your clavicle, grab it with a shoulder width grip and bring it down towards you. Keep your elbows tucked and once you get to about 6" above you, explode back up. Kinda like a mix between a JM press and a skull crusher but on a smith machine.

[deeder]

Stole this from my journal.

Hmmm... Interesting. What's the benefit of doing these vs. a skull crusher?

[TommyBoy]

nice close grip pressing, tommy.
Thanks d00d.

Nice close grip Tommy.

And thanks for the Kazies, I tried them today and I love them :D.
Thanks bro, no problem; they're wicked!

quality workout Sir Thomas.
Thank you Stumpalufaggus.

Damn those are some monster cgb presses.Thanks man, they're weren't that monster.


Definitely nice close grip bench man! I still don't know what a Kaz press is though... Is there a description earlier in your journal somewhere?Thanks dude, yeah what Sid said. Basically a JM on the smith.


Beautiful CGBPing bud. 3 sets of 5 seems to be pretty easy for ya though, why not go heavier?
Just pacing myself man. Building up raw strength and gonna give er in the fall.


Hmmm... Interesting. What's the benefit of doing these vs. a skull crusher?
Skullcrusher=pain in my elbows, kaz press=jacked up triceps and huge bench. Do you want pain or huge bench??

[Sidior]

Just pacing myself man. Building up raw strength and gonna give er in the fall.


Solid plan. This fall should be a blast for me too, I will finally be bulking again! lol

[TommyBoy]

Solid plan. This fall should be a blast for me too, I will finally be bulking again! lol
Nice, I, on the other hand, will be cutting down to 275....not looking forward to making weight.

[deeder]

Skullcrusher=pain in my elbows, kaz press=jacked up triceps and huge bench. Do you want pain or huge bench??

Haha makes sense then. I'd give them a try but my gym is too hardcore for a smith machine :shoot:

[TommyBoy]

Haha makes sense then. I'd give them a try but my gym is too hardcore for a smith machine :shoot:
Just do JM press and you'll be covered.

[deeder]

Just do JM press and you'll be covered.

Ok, what's a JM press? :confused:

[TommyBoy]

Ok, what's a JM press? :confused:
Jesus f'n christ deeder....get with the program!!!!

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[deeder]

Jesus f'n christ deeder....get with the program!!!!

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Meh... What can I say... I don't have elbow or shoulder problems to work around... Close grip bench and skulls have been good to me so far!

[TommyBoy]

Tuesday June 19/07 - SQ

Squats
135x3 tough
185x3 tougher
225x3 even tougher
275x3 even more tougher
315x0 unracked, felt like 1000lbs, reracked it

Looks like that tweak in my back from a few days ago, is now officially a blown out rib. I can barely breathe without excruciating pain. I'm f****n' pissed off. I had plans for a big squat tonight.

[Built]

What the hell is it with ribs right now?

You got an ART guy to fix that rib Tom? I recommend my guy - Glenn McDonald on Broadway near Burrard. Broadway Chiropractic.

Sec ...

Here:
MacDonald, Glenn W.
#406 - 1755 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6J 4S5
Phone: 604-737-4305
Fax: +1 604-714-0053
Email: Contact this Doctor (http://www.bcchiro.com/find.php?contact=419&field=city&search=Vancouver)

[Lones Green]

damn man, get that rib taken care of. does not sound like fun.

[Cirino83]

Ahhh sucks with the rib man. Rest it up good.

[Sidior]

Sort that out bro. Real bummer.

[Stumprrp]

damn dude! i was lookin foward to a big workout, its all good, get healed man! rest!

[TommyBoy]

What the hell is it with ribs right now?

You got an ART guy to fix that rib Tom? I recommend my guy - Glenn McDonald on Broadway near Burrard. Broadway Chiropractic.

Sec ...

Here:
MacDonald, Glenn W.
#406 - 1755 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6J 4S5
Phone: 604-737-4305
Fax: +1 604-714-0053
Email: Contact this Doctor (http://www.bcchiro.com/find.php?contact=419&field=city&search=Vancouver)
Thanks Built, I might check this guy out.

damn man, get that rib taken care of. does not sound like fun.
Thanks man, it sucks.

Ahhh sucks with the rib man. Rest it up good.
Thanks bro.

Sort that out bro. Real bummer.
Yeah, it's gonna suck next week when I move in to my new place.

damn dude! i was lookin foward to a big workout, its all good, get healed man! rest!
Sorry Stump, I even had the suit with me. I was gonna give er, but this is not what I wanted.


My training partner is gonna do some stuff for me on thursday to help fix the rib. He's really good at fixing this kind of stuff. He's fixed pinched nerves and dislocated shoulders that I've had, so I'm sure he can do something. If that doesn't work, then I go to get some ART done.

[deeder]

That sucks man. I hope you have a speedy recovery :thumbup:

[TommyBoy]

Thanks Deeder.

[TommyBoy]

Went home today, laid on my bed, started rolling sideways, twisted my legs side to side.......POP, rib popped back in!!!!!!!! Awesome. Floor Press tomorrow.

[deeder]

Went home today, laid on my bed, started rolling sideways, twisted my legs side to side.......POP, rib popped back in!!!!!!!! Awesome. Floor Press tomorrow.

LMAO! Good stuff man! Don't overdo it tomorrow and hurt yourself.

[TommyBoy]

LMAO! Good stuff man! Don't overdo it tomorrow and hurt yourself.
hahaha yeah, I'll try.

[Stumprrp]

CHAIN floor press!!

[Clifford Gillmore]

Went home today, laid on my bed, started rolling sideways, twisted my legs side to side.......POP, rib popped back in!!!!!!!! Awesome. Floor Press tomorrow.

Sweeet. Its cool when you don't have to pay for it!

[Built]

Oh thank God.

I keep popping my rib into and out of place. I have to do these weird scapular retractions (they look like shrugging pushups) to pull it in and keep it in. Seems to be helping, but it still feels loose in the socket. I think it's like dislocating a shoulder - once you do it, it happens over and over and over again.

Figure out what to do to keep your rib back IN or it'll happen again, bud.

[TommyBoy]

CHAIN floor press!!
For you Stump, consider it done!

Sweeet. Its cool when you don't have to pay for it!
F'n right brother!

Oh thank God.

I keep popping my rib into and out of place. I have to do these weird scapular retractions (they look like shrugging pushups) to pull it in and keep it in. Seems to be helping, but it still feels loose in the socket. I think it's like dislocating a shoulder - once you do it, it happens over and over and over again.

Figure out what to do to keep your rib back IN or it'll happen again, bud.
Yeah, it was interesting how it all happened. It was super tight for a full day, then light walking made it looser, then I just did my normal back cracking routine, and voilà! It was nuts, I was on the bed and had my leg against the wall, pushed down on the hip, twisted my upper body the other way and CRUNCH.....oh god if feels good. I can't wait to deadlift!!!!

[TommyBoy]

Thursday June 21/07 - ME BP

Floor Press
95x10
bar x 5 w/5 chains per side
95x3 w/5 chains per side
135x3 w/5 chains per side
185x3 w/5 chains per side
225x3 w/5 chains per side
255x3 w/5 chains per side
275x1 w/5 chains per side
300x1 w/5 chains per side
325x1 w/5 chains per side
350x1 w/5 chains per side

face pulls
2x20

pushdowns
2x20

laterals
2x20

hammer curls
2x20

cable crunches
2x20

[Stumprrp]

wow, monster, is 350 weight WITHOUT chains?

[TommyBoy]

yeah, 350 bar weight + 5 chains per side. Close grip. My last rep I yelled out "This is for Stump!!!!"

[Stumprrp]

haha you phuckin dog how much are the chains?

[TommyBoy]

approx. 125lbs.

[Sidior]

REDICIKLUS!!!

Moster ****ing floor pressing, fack! How did your shoulder take that?

[Chris Rodgers]

Sick floor press. I like it.

[Clifford Gillmore]

HOLY F'N DOG SHI-TTE! Thats grotesque bro.

[TommyBoy]

REDICIKLUS!!!

Moster ****ing floor pressing, fack! How did your shoulder take that?
Thanks brotha, shouler feels pretty damn good.

Sick floor press. I like it.
Thanks CR.

HOLY F'N DOG SHI-TTE! Thats grotesque bro.
Yeah, I guess you could say that. Thanks man.

[North]

Holy **** Tommy, save a little glory for the rest of us. Great floor presses man.

[TommyBoy]

Holy **** Tommy, save a little glory for the rest of us. Great floor presses man.
LOL, thanks North.

[TommyBoy]

Birthday/DL/Birthday

June 22/07 - Ok, what a nutso weekend. Finished work on friday night, came home, drank a whole bunch of gin and vodka/rockstars, went to my bro's place, drank a whole bunch of beers, went to the club, drank a whole bunch of random drinks that people bought for me, passed out underneath a table with my feet in the air. I was politely carried out of the club and in to a cab. I got home @ 4am.

June 23/07 - Woke up groggy, fell over several times, drove my gf to her friend's stagette party, I got super jacked up on stimulants, went to the gym:

Deadlifts (Conventional, from the floor, belt only)
135x3
225x3
315x3
405x3
475x3

High Pulls
275x3x3sets

BB Rows
315x8x3sets

Not too shabby considering my blood/alcohol levels!

That night: came home from workout, ate 1.5 large pizzas, drank 13 beers at my house with my buddys. Went to stripclub, drank 10 more beers, my bro and his friend showed up, bought me 5 more beers, we went back to the same club as the night before, I had 10 more drinks bought for me, some dude bumps into me, I yell some profanity's at him, he gets mad, we start a mini rumble--too bad we were both so toasted that nobody laid a punch on anyone, we both fell on our asses and spilled our beers. At this point we were laughing at each other, everything was cool, we both had 6 shots of jagger, I pass out under the same table as last night, I get carried out by the same bouncer as last night, and I get out of the cab and into my house @ 6am, where I then went to sleep.

What a weekend.

[Chris Rodgers]

LMAO@ your weekend ya drunk bastard.

[deeder]

LOL! Sounds like a good time man! Happy Birthday!

[Stumprrp]

god tommy, that much alcohol would kill nearly any human.

[deeder]

god tommy, that much alcohol would kill nearly any human.

You didn't know? Tommy's half sasquatch!

[8.8]

sounds like a hell of a weekend but the only bad thing about passing out at the bar is you dont get to have freaky drunken sex until the sun comes up

[TommyBoy]

LMAO@ your weekend ya drunk bastard.
Thanks CR. I'm never drinking again........until next weekend.


LOL! Sounds like a good time man! Happy Birthday!
Thank you brother. That was without a doubt, the roughest weekend of my life.


god tommy, that much alcohol would kill nearly any human.
Stump, you're right. Everything i've eaten for the last 2 days has tasted like beer. The worst part: I'm not a big drinker!


You didn't know? Tommy's half sasquatch!
Deeder, you're pretty close. I'm 1/4 sasquatch, 1/4 grizzly bear, 1/4 human and 1/4 amorphus carbon fiber cyborg bounty hunter.


sounds like a hell of a weekend but the only bad thing about passing out at the bar is you dont get to have freaky drunken sex until the sun comes up
I'm gonna be honest with you, I was more worried about getting into my house than I was worrying about sex. I don't remember much, although I woke up in my bed. I'm pretty sure my girlfriend had her way with me.

[Sidior]

Haha sounds like a blast. Happy belated bro.

[Cirino83]

I pass out under the same table as last night, I get carried out by the same bouncer as last night, and I get out of the cab and into my house @ 6am, where I then went to sleep.

What a weekend.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAH Sounds like an awesome weekend. Musta been hilarious seeing you under the table with your legs in the air lol. That bouncer must have been a strong dude to be able to DL you up two nights in a row. Nice workout too, even being hungover I'm sure.

Happy late B-day :alcoholic

[TommyBoy]

Haha sounds like a blast. Happy belated bro.
It was, thanks man.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAH Sounds like an awesome weekend. Musta been hilarious seeing you under the table with your legs in the air lol. That bouncer must have been a strong dude to be able to DL you up two nights in a row. Nice workout too, even being hungover I'm sure.

Happy late B-day :alcoholic
Thanks bro. Yeah he was about 6'7" 300. Man, he earned his money that night.

[TommyBoy]

Jesus, finally back in the gym. I was forced to take a week and a hlaf off in order to pack for my move. It was not fun, I've been super edgey, and I hate everyone. On saturday, we did the move. It was basically me and my training partner moving everything, so lot's of power cleans with couches etc. So it was somewhat of a workout. Popped out my rib again, then lifted an entertainment centre and popped it back in. And then yesterday, as me and my gf are unpacking s***, I pulled both bicep tendons. the right I pulled right where the arm bends, and of course, the left one gets pulled right at the anterior deltoid, where my shoulder injury was. So I'm quite pissed off about that s***, because I was lifting bloody boxes when it happened. I almost killed several people this weekend. Not a good long weekend, that's for sure.

Monday July 2/07

Close Grip Bench
95x10
135x8
185x5
225x3
255x3
275x3x3sets very tough

Decline Kaz Press
245x8x3sets tough

DB Press
45x20
45x13 nothing left

Front Raises
60x8x3sets painful

Rev. Pec Deck
Stack x 8 x 3 sets

Tate Side Bends
100x10x3sets

This was one of the hardest workouts I've ever done. I'm not very happy with what's happening. Too many layoffs from lifting, and way too many stupid injuries.

[Lones Green]

Jesus, finally back in the gym. I was forced to take a week and a hlaf off in order to pack for my move. It was not fun, I've been super edgey, and I hate everyone. On saturday, we did the move. It was basically me and my training partner moving everything, so lot's of power cleans with couches etc. So it was somewhat of a workout. Popped out my rib again, then lifted an entertainment centre and popped it back in. And then yesterday, as me and my gf are unpacking s***, I pulled both bicep tendons. the right I pulled right where the arm bends, and of course, the left one gets pulled right at the anterior deltoid, where my shoulder injury was. So I'm quite pissed off about that s***, because I was lifting bloody boxes when it happened. I almost killed several people this weekend. Not a good long weekend, that's for sure.

Monday July 2/07

Close Grip Bench
95x10
135x8
185x5
225x3
255x3
275x3x3sets very tough

Decline Kaz Press
245x8x3sets tough

DB Press
45x20
45x13 nothing left

Front Raises
60x8x3sets painful

Rev. Pec Deck
Stack x 8 x 3 sets

Tate Side Bends
100x10x3sets

This was one of the hardest workouts I've ever done. I'm not very happy with what's happening. Too many layoffs from lifting, and way too many stupid injuries.


damn, that sucks tommy. i was beginning to wonder where you went off to. best of luck for a speedy recovery and improved training!

[Clifford Gillmore]

****ing sucks bro, take it careful with the lifting!

[TommyBoy]

damn, that sucks tommy. i was beginning to wonder where you went off to. best of luck for a speedy recovery and improved training!


****ing sucks bro, take it careful with the lifting!

Thanks guys. I think I'm on the mend. It's really tough getting the strength levels back up, but I'm pretty f****n' determined.

[Sidior]

**** brother that is some piss poor news. Hopefully your new place was worth the effort and all the injuries. Real strong tri and accessory work anyways.

[TommyBoy]

Thanks Sid. Yeah it's a nice place, it was worth it. But I'm not moving for a really long time, because missing a week and a half of training is absolute bulls***!!!

[TommyBoy]

Tue. July 3/07 - ME SQ/DL

Squats (raw, belt only)
135x8
225x3
275x3
315x3
365x3
405x4*

3pin Rack Pulls (at kneecap level)
315x3
405x3
455x3
495x3

Pullthroughs w/blue band
3 sets of 8

Pulldowns
180x10x3sets

Hangman abs w/blue band
3 sets of 10

Just an easy one to get er goin'. Biceps are gettin' better. I just strained them, nothing to worry about. As a precautionary measure (bicep) I stopped @ 495 on pulls. Didn't want to get cocky.

*Was going for 5 here, but the goddamn OL shoes almost killed me. I go down on my 4th rep, I spread the floor and roll my ankle. Thank god I was able to slide my foot against the rack and get it up. I'm offically done with OL shoes; that was the last straw. Back to Chuck's.

[Stumprrp]

great lifting man, i lift in sneekers lol, how was the move?

[deeder]

Nice squats man!

[TommyBoy]

great lifting man, i lift in sneekers lol, how was the move?
Thanks Stump. Yeah OL shoes may be good for cleans and snatches, but they've really messed me up lately. The move went great. Moved all my s*** and my gf's s*** in just under 6 hours. I was spent after that. I really need to get back on track, I've been eating so badly the last week that I'm a full 320lbs.

Nice squats man!
Thanks bro, but they weren't heavy enough.

[Chris Rodgers]

CHUCKS FTW!! Nice squats/deads skinny.

How wide were you going raw?

[TommyBoy]

CHUCKS FTW!! Nice squats/deads skinny.

How wide were you going raw?
Thanks fatboy. I was squatting wider than normal. Like 6" wider than shoulder width. I'm gonna go ultra-wide again, pretty soon. The gear is gonna be in full-force.

Hey Chris, do you think it would be a detriment to train in 2 ply gear even though I'm competing in IPF? I was thinking of just loading up the weight and crankin' on the gear and settling for a lot less weight in competition.

[Chris Rodgers]

Thanks fatboy. I was squatting wider than normal. Like 6" wider than shoulder width. I'm gonna go ultra-wide again, pretty soon. The gear is gonna be in full-force.

Hey Chris, do you think it would be a detriment to train in 2 ply gear even though I'm competing in IPF? I was thinking of just loading up the weight and crankin' on the gear and settling for a lot less weight in competition.


That's an interesting question. I haven't tried to squat in a single ply suit only in ages, so I don't know what the carryover would be. You have to figure it would help to overload, much like using bands/chains. Only problem might be that unracking weights in single ply might feel heavy since you'll have less support. You'll only know if you try though. :strong:

[Lones Green]

nice squats tommy. hopefully in the near future i'll be able to hit 405 for 4.

[TommyBoy]

That's an interesting question. I haven't tried to squat in a single ply suit only in ages, so I don't know what the carryover would be. You have to figure it would help to overload, much like using bands/chains. Only problem might be that unracking weights in single ply might feel heavy since you'll have less support. You'll only know if you try though. :strong:
Yeah that's what I figured. I do love overloading though. But I already know that what I do in the gym will be more than in competition because of the tough judging...I'm already expecting this. I used to try and 'peak' for the competition, only to lift 50-100lbs less than I had planned. So now the plan is to get as strong as humanly possible in the next 20 weeks. It's gonna be tough getting strong and going down to 275. I have a feeling I'll need to cut 20lbs + the night before. It's not gonna be pretty.

nice squats tommy. hopefully in the near future i'll be able to hit 405 for 4.
Thanks dawg. You can definitely hit 405 for 4. That was ice cream. Just eat some extra doritos and I guarantee you'll do it.

[Lones Green]

Yeah that's what I figured. I do love overloading though. But I already know that what I do in the gym will be more than in competition because of the tough judging...I'm already expecting this. I used to try and 'peak' for the competition, only to lift 50-100lbs less than I had planned. So now the plan is to get as strong as humanly possible in the next 20 weeks. It's gonna be tough getting strong and going down to 275. I have a feeling I'll need to cut 20lbs + the night before. It's not gonna be pretty.

Thanks dawg. You can definitely hit 405 for 4. That was ice cream. Just eat some extra doritos and I guarantee you'll do it.

haha maybe on a good day, with a whole lot of food, caffeine, and a nap. and getting as strong as humanly possible within the 20 weeks sounds like a good plan. dropping weight sucks though, i'm interested to see what your training looks like in the next little while, maybe i can learn something.

[TommyBoy]

a whole lot of food, caffeine, and a nap.
Holy s***, you just discovered the secret to powerlifting!!!!!

getting as strong as humanly possible within the 20 weeks sounds like a good plan. dropping weight sucks though, i'm interested to see what your training looks like in the next little while, maybe i can learn something.
Absolutely, maybe I can learn something too!

[TommyBoy]

Thur. July 5/07 - ME BP

BP
95x10
135x8
185x3
225x3

Rev. Green Band
275x3
315x3
365x3
405x3

CB JM Press
185x5
225x3
250x3

Laterals
75x8x3sets

Cable Rows
300x8x3sets

Tate Curls
60x10x2sets

[Stumprrp]

friggin sick workout man what are greens average?

[TommyBoy]

friggin sick workout man what are greens average?
Thanks bro. Yeah greens are average.

[Unholy]

Nice work Tommy boy, you are a beast man.

[TommyBoy]

Thank you brother.

[TommyBoy]

Sat. July 7/07 - DL

CB Squat (narrow): 135x5/185x5/225x5/275x5

Sumo Deadlift w/ doubled mini bands: 225x3/275x3/315x3/365x3/405x3/455x1

Pullthroughs: 3x10 blue band

Pulldowns wide: 180 2x12

Pulldown Abs 1 leg front: 1x20 2 blue bands

Hangman Abs: 2x10 blue band

Dynamic Abs: 1x20 blue band

[Bako Lifter]

Damn nice deadlifts Tommyboy.

[Stumprrp]

solid workout tommy

[TommyBoy]

Damn nice deadlifts Tommyboy.

solid workout tommy
Thanks boys.

[TommyBoy]

Mon. July 9/07 - DE BP

Bench: 185x3x6sets
Tate Press: 45x8x3sets
Front Raise: 60x10x2sets
Pulldowns wide: 180x15
Rope Row-ups: 100x15
Pushdowns: 120x20
Tate Curls: 60x10
Tate Side Bends: 90x12
Vbar Pulls to Face: 120x15

[Bako Lifter]

It looks like pretty much everybody did DE Bench today...
Killer front raises though Tommy.

[deeder]

Nice bench day Tommy! It looked like a lot of volume until I realized you only did one set of most things. Don't scare me like that!

[Stumprrp]

nice workout big sexy

[Unholy]

Lots of volume big guy, did you eat a house after that workout?

[Cirino83]

good **** in here lately..strong as a bastard (if bastards are real strong)

[Sidior]

That sumo dead was killer. Everything seems to be going well for you again bro.

When is the gear coming out?

[TommyBoy]

It looks like pretty much everybody did DE Bench today...
Killer front raises though Tommy.
Thanks bro. I swear everyone benches on mondays.

Nice bench day Tommy! It looked like a lot of volume until I realized you only did one set of most things. Don't scare me like that!
I'm just gettin' into the swing of things, more volume to come.

nice workout big sexy
Thanks Chico.

Lots of volume big guy, did you eat a house after that workout?
Not quite. My gf does the cooking now, so moderate portions, and s**tloads of veggies. Nothing like when I was 355.

good **** in here lately..strong as a bastard (if bastards are real strong)
Yep, bastards are strong. Thanks hombre, I'm trying to step it up.

That sumo dead was killer. Everything seems to be going well for you again bro.

When is the gear coming out?
Gear comes out tonight for box squats.

[McVein]

Lookin good in here tommyboy.

[Unholy]

how much you weigh these days? height?

[Sidior]

how much you weigh these days? height?

His weight is sexy and his height EXTREME!!!!!!!!!

[TommyBoy]

Lookin good in here tommyboy.
Thank's bro.

how much you weigh these days? height?
420lbs, 7'2".

His weight is sexy and his height EXTREME!!!!!!!!!
That's a better answer.

[TommyBoy]

Tue. July 10/07 - ME SQ/DL

CB GM: 135x5/225x3/275x3/add metal vtype 315x3/405x3/455x3/500x4
Pullthroughs: blue band 3x10
Vbar pulldowns: 200 3x8
Hangman Abs: blue band 3x10
Dynamic Abs: blue band 1x20

[Stumprrp]

good mornings with a suit man? interesting, huge numbers

[deeder]

good mornings with a suit man? interesting, huge numbers

:withstupi

You're a monster!

[TommyBoy]

good mornings with a suit man? interesting, huge numbers
Thanks bro.

Reason for the suit=Good mornings help the top end of a squat--squat is a lift in competition--in competition I wear a suit.

:withstupi

You're a monster!
Thanks deeds.

[redFury]

Them are some nasty good mornings man! And how long have you been pimping CR?

[TommyBoy]

Them are some nasty good mornings man!
That's fury.

how how long have you been pimping CR?
Since he lost his virginity.

[Stumprrp]

how deep do you take your GM's? i dont like to go all the way to parallel i go a bit higher.

[TommyBoy]

how deep do you take your GM's? i dont like to go all the way to parallel i go a bit higher.
I try for parallel, but I usually go just a tad higher.

[Lones Green]

wow, 500 GM x 4. niceeeeeeeeeeeeee.

[Chris Rodgers]

Nice Good mo nins pimp.

[TommyBoy]

wow, 500 GM x 4. niceeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Thanks brotha.

Nice Good mo nins pimp.
Word up, nah too trife ho.

[Sidior]

Sheet buddy I like those GMs. You still in the loose suit or get a new one yet?

[TommyBoy]

Thursday July 12/07 - ME BP

Bench (narrow): 95x10/135x8
with doubled purple bands: 95x3/135x3/160x3/185x1/210x1
Pushdowns: 100 total reps w/ purple band
Laterals (seated): 40x10x3sets
CSR: 135x10x3sets
Hammer Curls: 50x10x2sets

[TommyBoy]

Sheet buddy I like those GMs. You still in the loose suit or get a new one yet?
Still in my fat suit. It has tonnes of pop still. It takes me literally 30 seconds to get in on and perfectly set. I think I'm gonna order a new Metal suit soon.

[TommyBoy]

Sat. July 14/07

Box Squat (Parallel box)
135x3/185x2/225x2/275x2/
metal vtype straps down 315x2/365x2x5sets

Pullthroughs
blue band 3x10

Hangman Abs
blue band 3x10

Dynamic Abs
blue band 1x17

Pulldowns wide
150 3x12

[deeder]

Nice box squats Tommy!

[RedSpikeyThing]

good squatting! And sick GMs from a while ago, that's insane

[TommyBoy]

Nice box squats Tommy!
Thanks bro.

good squatting! And sick GMs from a while ago, that's insane
Thanks a lot man.


Update, no more box squats....ever. I broke my rib on the right side (not to be confused with the left one that was dislocated a few weeks ago). I can't breathe, walk or do anything without severe pain. Wtf. Am I calcium dificient or something?

I know exactly how it happened too. I keep my belt loose and push out the abs on the way up, in order to increase inter-abdominal pressure, and I guess I pushed out a little too hard as I heard a bit of a crunch. The next day I was f'd pretty good. Time to take some time off.

F***.

[deeder]

Damn man. You must have some strong abs to break a rib by pushing out!! I hope you make a speedy recovery.

[Lones Green]

Thanks bro.

Thanks a lot man.


Update, no more box squats....ever. I broke my rib on the right side (not to be confused with the left one that was dislocated a few weeks ago). I can't breathe, walk or do anything without severe pain. Wtf. Am I calcium dificient or something?

I know exactly how it happened too. I keep my belt loose and push out the abs on the way up, in order to increase inter-abdominal pressure, and I guess I pushed out a little too hard as I heard a bit of a crunch. The next day I was f'd pretty good. Time to take some time off.

F***.

i hear you on the time off man, turns out i have mono. i can't work, or lift. :swear: :bang: :alcoholic :drooling: :zipit:

[Sidior]

**** man, I wish I had something positive to say. Heal up brother, enjoy the weather and drink alot :D

[TommyBoy]

Damn man. You must have some strong abs to break a rib by pushing out!! I hope you make a speedy recovery.
Thanks deeds. Yeah I put a lot of emphasis on strengthening my abs; I may have a wickedly huge gut, but trust me, the abs are under there somewhere.

i hear you on the time off man, turns out i have mono. i can't work, or lift. :swear: :bang: :alcoholic :drooling: :zipit:
S*** man, that sucks. Things are not going our way, are they??:bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:

**** man, I wish I had something positive to say. Heal up brother, enjoy the weather and drink alot :D
Thanks bro, yeah not too much I can do.

[TommyBoy]

Thurs. July 19/07 - ME BP

Bench
95x10
135x8
185x3
225x3
250x3
275x3 stopped here due to lack of strength

Kaz Press
225x8x3sets

Laterals
65x8x3sets

Hammer Curls
65x6x3sets

Rib feels good, but I woke up with a cold. Jacked up on stimulants and this workout still kicked my ass. That was the heaviest 275 ever!

[KevinStarke]

I hate when the body just gives in, solid pressing regardless.

[TommyBoy]

Thanks a lot bro.

[Detard]

Nice bunch of workouts Tommy. Sucks about the rib but your pushin through. word

[TommyBoy]

Nice bunch of workouts Tommy. Sucks about the rib but your pushin through. word
Gotta push through man. Word.

[RedSpikeyThing]

still a good session tommy. You'll get over the rib, but you can never box squat again?? That's sad :(
BTW you gotta be a little happy that you're so strong you can break your own bones :bow:

[Chris Rodgers]

Stop hurting yourself fatty.

Do what I do when something hurts.....put more gear on. :)

[TommyBoy]

still a good session tommy. You'll get over the rib, but you can never box squat again?? That's sad :(
BTW you gotta be a little happy that you're so strong you can break your own bones :bow:
Yeah, I'm a little happy. I like breaking things. I'll box squat again, I just gotta put on more gear.

Stop hurting yourself fatty.

Do what I do when something hurts.....put more gear on. :)
Good call Chris. That's my plan, I'm gonna give er with the gear; 1ply, 2ply, whatever. I'm gonna go for broke and basically overload everything and train with the heaviest weights possible and we'll see if that translates into decent competition lifts in single ply gear at an IPF event. Part of me thinks that this is a pretty stupid idea, and the other part of me thinks this is sweet because I like lifting heavy s***.

[Sensei]

Dude. Everyone seems to be getting sick or injured around here - what the hell?
Yeah, I'm a little happy. I like breaking things. I'll box squat again, I just gotta put on more gear.

Good call Chris. That's my plan, I'm gonna give er with the gear; 1ply, 2ply, whatever. I'm gonna go for broke and basically overload everything and train with the heaviest weights possible and we'll see if that translates into decent competition lifts in single ply gear at an IPF event. Part of me thinks that this is a pretty stupid idea, and the other part of me thinks this is sweet because I like lifting heavy s***.
I'm going to go w. stupid on this one... Not to be discouraging at all, but getting away from the big three for a while, or at least making them secondary for a few months, might not be a bad idea.

[TommyBoy]

Dude. Everyone seems to be getting sick or injured around here - what the hell?
I'm going to go w. stupid on this one... Not to be discouraging at all, but getting away from the big three for a while, or at least making them secondary for a few months, might not be a bad idea.
Sorry Sensei, you misinterpreted what I was saying. I'm training for a competition, so I'm training the big 3 right now....regardless of anything else. What I was saying was whether or not the heavy gear work will aid my competition lifts, taking in to account that they are IPF lifts.


BTW, I appreciate your concern. I understand where you're coming from, but "taking time off of the big 3" is just not what I'm about right now. I'm sure there's some people on here who know what I'm talking about.

[Sensei]

I'm not sure how I misinterpreted what you said, but if you're training heavy injured and if "taking time off from the big 3 is not what you're about right now" then, no, I don't understand what you're talking about... I hate to be a dick about it and I'm not one to talk about staying away from injury, but it seems to me you're being pretty boneheaded about a competition...

[TommyBoy]

Sat. July 21/07 - SQ/DL Assistance

Belt Squats: Stack x 10/Stack + 2 purple bands 3x10
Pullthroughs: 2 purple bands 3x10
CSR: 180 3x8

[TommyBoy]

Mon. July/23/07 - DE BP

Speed: 185x3x3sets/205x3x3sets

Tate Press: 30 2x15
Pulldowns wide: 180 2x15
Side raise: 40 2x15
Rope row-ups: 100 2x15
Wide pulls to face: 100 2x15
Hammer curls: 40 2x10
Tate Curls: 60 2x15
1 Arm pushdown: 60 2x15

[Stumprrp]

great workout tommy

[redFury]

Nice speed work on the bench!! Lots of volume on that workout too...

[TommyBoy]

great workout tommy

Nice speed work on the bench!! Lots of volume on that workout too...
Thanks boys.

[TommyBoy]

Tue. July 24/07 - ME SQ/DL

Squats: 135x5/225x5/added briefs 315x1/405x1/495x1 felt like 1000
2pin Pulls: 315x3/405x2 f*** it

Really s****y workout. Nothing felt good. F*** it.

[redFury]

Don't worry about it man... you'll get back on track next session. Everyone has crap days in the gym.

[Sidior]

Bummer bro, being hurt Im sure does not help. Are your briefs just the IPF squatter with the straps down?

[TommyBoy]

Don't worry about it man... you'll get back on track next session. Everyone has crap days in the gym.
Thanks bro, yeah that's what it seems like. Just one of those days that was crappy from start to finish.

Bummer bro, being hurt Im sure does not help. Are your briefs just the IPF squatter with the straps down?
Actually, I'm not hurt. Everything seems to be healed. I was feeling good and strong. Just wasn't in it that day. I was using the Metal Viking Briefs. I don't know why I was using them, seeing as they're not approved for IPF competition.

[Chubrock]

How far out is the meet?

[TommyBoy]

How far out is the meet?
Quite a ways out. Meet is in either late October or early November.

[TommyBoy]

Thur. July 26/07

BP: 95x8/135x5/185x3/225x3
2board: 275x3/305x3/335x1/365x1/395x miss
5board: 275x5/305x5
Kaz Press: 225 3x8
Side Raise: 60 2x8
Hammer Curl: 60 2x6

[KevinStarke]

Nice board presses man.

[TommyBoy]

Nice board presses man.
Thanks bro, but they weren't very good. I've done a lot more than that in the past.

[redFury]

Strong boards regardless.... were those RAW?

[Sidior]

Damn sexy 2 board. Those 5 boards must have been a joke after.

[Bako Lifter]

Nice 2 boards Tommy. Kaz presses too ;).

[TommyBoy]

Strong boards regardless.... were those RAW?
Yep, all raw.

Damn sexy 2 board. Those 5 boards must have been a joke after.
Yeah they were quite easy. Although my joints were killing me. This westside stuff really hurts my body; now I know why I took such a long break from it. Luckily, the hammer curls pumped lot's of blood into me, and the elbow and shoulder soreness went away almost instantly.

Nice 2 boards Tommy. Kaz presses too ;).
Oh yeah Bako, gotta do the Kaz presses.

[Lones Green]

tommy you're right, westside is pretty taxing on the body & joints. definetely one thing i've noticed, i think some time off from it is going to benefit me.

[TommyBoy]

tommy you're right, westside is pretty taxing on the body & joints. definetely one thing i've noticed, i think some time off from it is going to benefit me.
Absolutely lones. I still believe that the westside template is phenomenal if you're looking to gain strength in the big 3, but it's not for everyone. I've taken from it all the things that work for me and I've also dropped lot's of things because they are either too taxing, or not efficient. I also think that it's a great training system if you plan on using lot's of gear (2 ply or more) ; however, I'm currently focusing on raw strength and minimal gear, so it isn't working for me as much as I'd like it to.

So I've definitely learned more about my body and how it responds to various methods of training. Hell, I've been lifting weights for 12.5 years and I'm still learning what works for me! That's also the reason why I keep it up, so things get more challenging. I'm never ever satisfied, and I'm always gonna be hungry for more. Sure some of you guys may perceive me as crazy, or stubborn, but this is how I am. At age 13 I realized that I wasn't a typical team player, I hated relying on other people or teammates to get everything done and work together in perfect harmony. I've never let anyone tell me what I can and can not do. This is what led me to start track and field (throwing) it was basically me in control of an inanimate object, and it was up to me to throw it as far as I could. If it didn't go far enough, it was my own fault. If I failed, I had myself to blame; nobody else. I remember going to school at 5:30am to practice my technique for the hammer throw, because I never threw it as far as I should have. Then once school was finished, I would go to the weight room and lift until 6:00pm, because I knew that I had to get stronger to throw the shot further. When I look back on my throwing career, I put countless hours of training in, and yes I threw fairly far and I got my share of medals. But none of that mattered to me; I wanted to throw further and further. I've never competed purely for the 1st 2nd or 3rd place medals, I couldn't care less about that stuff. I wanted to go beyond my physical potential. The same thing goes for powerlifting. Yes I'm strong. But in no way am I even close to as strong as I want to be. In fact, I'm down right embarassed to post my training in this log, because I feel that my strength isn't where it should be. Sure I have many roadblocks in my persuit of strength: stress (work, gf, health) , injuries (plenty of those) etc. But I will never be satisfied. Unless people begin comparing me to someone like Kaz, I will never ever be happy with my level of strength. Sure, I probably won't ever be even close to as strong as Kaz; but I'm gonna try to be....even if it kills me.

Sorry for the rant.

^^^This is what goes on inside the mind of TommyBoy^^^

[TommyBoy]

Sat. July 28/07 - DE OL

High Pulls: 135x3/185x1/225x1/275 6x1
Power Cleans: 135 6x1
BB Rows: 225 3x10
Rev. Grip Chins: BW 3x8
Pulldown Abs: Stack 3x10

[Bako Lifter]

Nice rows Tommy, and nice tour through your mind :nod:.

[KevinStarke]

Knowing how your own body works is essential but is really all about trial and error. Nice DE work man.

[TommyBoy]

Nice rows Tommy, and nice tour through your mind :nod:.
Thanks bro, yes...I have many demons running through my mind.

Knowing how your own body works is essential but is really all about trial and error. Nice DE work man.
Thanks Kev. I just recently went through an analysis on my body's strength and I have determined that I am just too damn slow; thus, the OL stuff I just did. I officially have no set routine. I'm currently attempting to strengthen all my weaknesses. Then....when I'm ready...I'll get into strongman:nod:.

[TommyBoy]

Mon. July 30/07 - DE BP

Did not happen, had so much s*** happen, I couldn't even make it to the gym.

Tue. July 31/07 - ME SQ/DL

Squat (Raw)
worked up to 275, couldn't even unrack it. Having severe mental problems right now.:(


Will explain more later. Need to get ready for work.

[TommyBoy]

Ok here's the scoop. My training has been embarassing lately due to numerous reasons. First off, my girl and I moved in together on July 1st, found an awesome basement suite, lot's of room...perfect. Well, thursday night we get a call, the people are selling the house. So basically we're S.O.L. Next thing, my f'n car. It's a '92 VW Jetta which I got from my grandpa for free. Great car.....so I thought. Ever since I moved, the s*** hit the fan, everything is going wrong with this car. On friday (1 day after hearing that we have to move again) the damn thing starts overheating on the highway on the way to work. Jesus f'n Christ. So who the f knows whats wrong with it, my dad took a look, might need a new radiator, among other things. Then, yesterday morning, my computer crashes. Beautiful. So, couple all of these beautiful factors, with rising credit card bills and a stressed out girlfriend and I guess you say I'm stressed. To make matters worse, I've been running around like a chicken with no head on, and haven't been able to get solid meals in, so my diet has suffered tremedously. 90% of my diet right now is whey isolate/sugar-free gatorade drinks.

So I'm gonna go ahead and say that these factors might have some bearing on my training. Anyways, I'm not one to make excuses, so I'm gonna have to get back on track in a hurry seeing as I have roughly 10 weeks to prepare for the next competition. So I'm gonna have to suck up all my personal problems and hit the iron hard. Heavy compund s*** and lot's of assistance and accessory work.

I apologize for the rant once again.

[KevinStarke]

Sometimes you own the gym and sometimes the gym owns you. I know what real life problems can do to your training man so I know how your feeling, once everything gets in order things'll be back to norma.

[TommyBoy]

Sometimes you own the gym and sometimes the gym owns you. I know what real life problems can do to your training man so I know how your feeling, once everything gets in order things'll be back to normal.
Well said Kevin. I appreciate it. Things better get back to normal in a hurry, because this really sucks.

[Sidior]

Training should be something you enjoy bro, it should not add to your problems. If life is giving you **** sort that out first, then come back when you arent as stressed. The iron will be much more enjoyable then.

Best of luck sorting stuff out.

[KevinStarke]

Well said Kevin. I appreciate it. Things better get back to normal in a hurry, because this really sucks.

Hey man at least you have a car to repair, mine died months ago and still havn't found anything decent...

[TommyBoy]

Training should be something you enjoy bro, it should not add to your problems. If life is giving you **** sort that out first, then come back when you arent as stressed. The iron will be much more enjoyable then.

Best of luck sorting stuff out.
Thanks bro.

Hey man at least you have a car to repair, mine died months ago and still havn't found anything decent...
S*** dude, that sucks. I feel you pain.


***THIS JUST IN***
We just got a new place! Another basement suite, 1 block from our current place: everything included also including our very own washer and dryer, for a cool $750/month!! Absolutely killer. Things are looking up.




FYI--Floor Press on thursday:cool:

[Detard]

Sweat deal with the new place brother. Get your diet in order and keep smashing ****ing weights. No excuses.

[Bako Lifter]

Awesome stuff with the new place Tommy.

Use the gym as an outlet from all that outside sh**. When you walk through those gym doors, you and the weights are all that exist.

Hit those floor presses hard bruther, SFW! ;).

[TommyBoy]

Sweat deal with the new place brother. Get your diet in order and keep smashing ****ing weights. No excuses.
Yes sir. Will do. SFW!

Awesome stuff with the new place Tommy.

Use the gym as an outlet from all that outside sh**. When you walk through those gym doors, you and the weights are all that exist.

Hit those floor presses hard bruther, SFW! ;).
Thanks brother!

[KevinStarke]

Floor presses for the win, congrats on the place man... I willed it so..

[TommyBoy]

Thanks bro. I love floor presses....possibly because I suck at them.

[KevinStarke]

They've always helped me for strength off the chest, definitelly key.

[TommyBoy]

They've always helped me for strength off the chest, definitelly key.
Actually, I like them because I can lay on the ground. I usually bring some food and eat between sets, and get my training partner to load the weights....I could lay there all day long!!:cool:

[Chubrock]

Good to see things looking up man. Everything will work out.

[TommyBoy]

Good to see things looking up man. Everything will work out.
Thanks bro.....because if it doesn't work out....I'm gonna go on a killing spree!!!!!:shoot:

[TommyBoy]

Thurs. Aug 2/07 - ME BP

Floor Press
95x8
135x5
185x3
225x2
255x1
285x1
315x1
345x1 tendonitis started acting up; stopped here

Kaz Press
245x8x3sets

Laterals (1 Arm)
70x8x3sets

Hammer Curls
70x6x3sets

Decline Russian Twists
35x10x2sets

Not too shabby at all today. One thing that I forgot about Westside, the pain. Tendonitis came back with a vengence today. I'm not worried, I'll just have to lift heavier. GFH baby!

[Stumprrp]

those kaz presses aw me more then the floor presses do! damn!

[TommyBoy]

those kaz presses aw me more then the floor presses do! damn!
S***, I better get that floor press up then. Those Kaz presses were a joke. I won't be happy until I'm repping 315.

[RedSpikeyThing]

tendonitis sucks....still a good workout, though. Ice that ****

[TommyBoy]

Thanks brutha, i'll definitely ice it. I think Pizza also helps on tendonitis.

[KevinStarke]

I have tendonitis in my right arm as well, solid ass floor presses man real strong.

[TommyBoy]

I have tendonitis in my right arm as well
Tendonitis is awesome!:bash:

solid ass floor presses man real strong.
Not really, but thanks for the props none-the-less.

[RedSpikeyThing]

Thanks brutha, i'll definitely ice it. I think Pizza also helps on tendonitis.

and beer. Don't forget the beer!

[TommyBoy]

and beer. Don't forget the beer!
Don't get me started on beer bro. I gotta cut the beer for a while. I went out on saturday for my gf's bday, well, it was corona night. So I ordered a corona, and another and another and another.....anyways, I ended up having something stupid like 22 coronas, and I got so toasted, the corona girls came up to me, hooked me up with tonnes of corona gear, took my picture, now I'm part of the Corona VIP club and my picture is on the wall........no more beer for a while....:alcoholic

[Bako Lifter]

^^ Hahahah, I'd be out cold after 10 of those.

Awesome kazs Tommy. Solid floor presses too.

[Detard]

Serious Corona session Tommy. I'd usually be saying something like "Serious Deadlift session" or something but damn, 22 beers, thats ****in intense. I have 14 and i'm wasted.

[redFury]

That's 22 more coronas than I've ever had in my life haha... at least you got put up on the wall ;).

[TommyBoy]

^^ Hahahah, I'd be out cold after 10 of those.

Awesome kazs Tommy. Solid floor presses too.
Thanks bro.

Serious Corona session Tommy. I'd usually be saying something like "Serious Deadlift session" or something but damn, 22 beers, thats ****in intense. I have 14 and i'm wasted.
Thanks. I was taking it easy too.

That's 22 more coronas than I've ever had in my life haha... at least you got put up on the wall ;).
Yeah, it's nice to be reckognized for my efforts!

[Unholy]

No K in recognize QT pie.

[TommyBoy]

No K in recognize
Thanque u profescer un-holey.





























QT pie.
Stop hitting on me. Seriously. It's getting really uncomfortable.

[Stumprrp]

22 coronas is impressive bro! the most beer ive had i think is 13-14 but i ended up puking because of microwave food, i had more in me!

[Sidior]

Nice ME work with the beers :D

[TommyBoy]

22 coronas is impressive bro! the most beer ive had i think is 13-14 but i ended up puking because of microwave food, i had more in me!
Thanks Stump, although that's not my best. My current record was 32 tall cans of Extra Old Stock (5.65% alcohol, malt liquor). That was consumed in a matter of 3 hours, and all I had to eat was a medium pizza. Also, I was 17 years old when it occured.

Nice ME work with the beers :D
Thanks bro, it was actually DE. My speed on the first 10 was nuts, after that it was just repitition method.

[Stumprrp]

WTF!! FREAK!!

i think im gonna get some vodka, grapefruit, cranbury, and get wasted tonight with my best buds, hells yeah, bros before hoes!

[KevinStarke]

14 Guinness Draughts in 1.5 hours... I dare anyone.

[Stumprrp]

10 shots of 151, a huge rum and coke (while taking a dump) and 2 beers in 2 hours.

[TommyBoy]

14 Guinness Draughts in 1.5 hours... I dare anyone.
I've had an 8-pack of guinness in 30 minutes. I was so bloated. I looked like Jim Wendler.

10 shots of 151, a huge rum and coke (while taking a dump) and 2 beers in 2 hours.
Buddy, for my 19th bday, halfway through the night, I had to do a line-up of shots one after the other. Here was the line-up:

151, 151, 151, 151, tequila, tequila, tequila, sambuca, 151, beer.

^^^^^I dare anyone to do that anytime of the day whether sober or drunk.....I guarantee you'll do what I did; fall straight backwards onto some random chick!!!!!!

[Stumprrp]

ROFL! i like this journal, bunch of drunks, did you crush that girl?

[TommyBoy]

ROFL! i like this journal, bunch of drunks, did you crush that girl?
Yeah, then I said I was sorry; started feeling her up and attempted to make out with her, and her big, black, 6'4", 275lbs boyfriend asked me politely to stop.







*and by "ask me politely," I mean "knocked me the f*** out!!!"

[Bako Lifter]

Yeah, then I said I was sorry; started feeling her up and attempted to make out with her, and her big, black, 6'4", 275lbs boyfriend asked me politely to stop.







*and by "ask me politely," I mean "knocked me the f*** out!!!"

On your birthday! Hahaha

[Stumprrp]

LMAO keep on going with these stories

[TommyBoy]

On your birthday! Hahaha
Buddy, that was the craziest birthday ever. I don't even remember anything after that moment. Apparantly, people kept on buying me drinks, and I was also buying myself drinks. I don't remember getting home, all I know is I was woken up by my mom 45 minutes after I got home. She told me I had to go to work (I worked at the gym by my house). So she dragged me to the car, drove me 1.5 blocks to work, I went to the front door, opened the gym, disarmed the alarm, and sat in my chair. Most of that shift was spent puking on Main Street, I've never known anyone could puke for 6 hours straight. My boss gets to work, tells me to go the f*** home. I look in the mirror at home, noticed that one side of my body is covered in bruises. I call my brother, he said that once we got home, I passed out on the front steps, he had to drag me inside, propped me up, then carried me to my room. Apparantly my brother was the cushion in between me and the wall. I saw my brother later in the day, he had bruises all over the other side of his body.

[Stumprrp]

holy crap man thats good stuff haha.

[Bako Lifter]

rofl :zipit:

[Detard]

HAhahah sounds like a fun birthday. On my 19th i'm gonna get so **** faced. its gonna be sweet

[TommyBoy]

Jesus, you're not 19?? Damn I'm old.

[Bako Lifter]

Haha. I think me, Stump and D are all 17 years old. ;)

[TommyBoy]

I hate all 3 of you.

[nhlfan]

hahah those are some epic stories.

I did a bottle of wine (13%, full size bottle) and 2 beers in 7 minutes once.

[Detard]

Yep were all the same age (I think big Rob might be 1 year older with a late birthday though)

[KevinStarke]

19 here.

[TommyBoy]

hahah those are some epic stories.

I did a bottle of wine (13%, full size bottle) and 2 beers in 7 minutes once.
Very impressive!

Yep were all the same age (I think big Rob might be 1 year older with a late birthday though)

19 here.
Motherf*****s!!!

[TommyBoy]

Sat. Aug. 4/07 - DE SQ

Sumo Pulls: worked up to 455x1 w/ metal v-type

Pullthroughs: blue 3x10

Pulldowns wide: 180 3x10

Hangman Abs: blue 3x10

Did a couple things today. Tried DL slippers for the first time, and they suck...plain and simple. Chucks FTW. The metal suit, which was snug @ 355, is loose as hell, and gives tonnes of pop. Very good to know. I also wanted to see where my pulling was at, and I found out that I'm really slow off the floor. So I'm gonna need to up the speed. Not a problem.

[Stumprrp]

good work thomas, and im 18 in september.

[POWERLIFTER87]

Nice pulling.

[TommyBoy]

good work thomas, and im 18 in september.
you little bastard.

Nice pulling.
Thank PL.

[Clifford Gillmore]

Is that 455 light stuff you Tommy?

[TommyBoy]

Oh yeah, quite light. I just stopped at 455. I was just testing today. Competition is a good 10 weeks out, so much more to come.

[Sidior]

Chucks own, but only if they are brown heh.

Real solid DE work.

[TommyBoy]

F that Sid; grey is by far the best. Technically, that wasn't dynamic, but whatever. I do what I feel like doing.

[Bako Lifter]

I do what I feel like doing.

Amen to that bruther.

[KevinStarke]

Solid lookin workout to me man, strong single.

[TommyBoy]

Amen to that bruther.
Yeah buddy, light weight babaay!!

Solid lookin workout to me man, strong single.
Thanks bro, but I would rather have a 455 bench.

[TwiloMike]

I'm a svelt 316.

Svelte indeed! Welcome back to journal land.

[TommyBoy]

Svelte indeed! Welcome back to journal land.
Thanks bro, except i'm more along the lines of 325 right now.

[TommyBoy]

Mon. Aug. 6/07 - DE BP

Bench: 190+5chains/side 6x3
DB Press: 50x30/50x25
CSR: 135 3x10
Face Pulls(narrow): 150 3x10
Inc. Tate Press: 35 3x10
Tate Curls: 60 2x10
1 Arm Pushdowns: 60 2x10

[TommyBoy]

Tue. Aug. 7/07 - ME SQ/DL

Ok, I was pretty jacked up for todays workout. So I get to the gym, and I look in my gym bag: I forgot my lifting clothes!! Beautiful. Here's my choices: jeans, boxer briefs, or my metal v-type suit....the obvious choice, the suit.

So I wore my metal v-type squatter, a polo dress shirt, and chucks.

Cambered Bar GM's
135x3
225x3
315x3
405x1
455x1
495x1
545x1

I got pretty jacked up for the last set, purposely hit my head on the bar before unracking it. Well, I got a huge PR, and a huge headache! GFH baby!

[Bako Lifter]

Damn Tommy!!! 545 on a GM? That's sick!

[TommyBoy]

Thanks bro. I wanted to add some more weight, but that was a pretty slow rep. I had 2 wicked huge veins across my forehead on the way up.....and I turned completely purple <<<<<That is what powerlifting is all about!!!:bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

[Chris Rodgers]

That's some pretty sick-ass work there....especially in a polo shirt. :)

Did you pop the collar before you headbutted the bar?

[Sidior]

Huge GM! Do you find you get much from the suit when you use it for GMs, or is it just to stay tight?

[redFury]

Dang.






Nice 545... I officially am a little girl.

[TommyBoy]

That's some pretty sick-ass work there....especially in a polo shirt. :)

Did you pop the collar before you headbutted the bar?
Yes Chris, I be poppin' them thangs like I pop my collar.

Huge GM! Do you find you get much from the suit when you use it for GMs, or is it just to stay tight?
No, I don't get much from the suit. It made my sore-ass hip flexors feel good....that's about it. My main reason for wearing any type of suit on Max Effort Squats and Deads, is for protection against my hips....they take a beating with westside.

Dang.






Nice 545... I officially am a little girl.
Thank you maam.

[Stumprrp]

HOT DAMN NEGRO, thats a huge lift! those cambared bars roll off my back!

hows the diet these days? still eating whatever? i love it but i hate it lol.

[Detard]

bitch weight

[Kong]

Great lift

[TommyBoy]

HOT DAMN NEGRO, thats a huge lift! those cambared bars roll off my back!

hows the diet these days? still eating whatever? i love it but i hate it lol.
You gotta arch a little bit better if it's falling off your back. Diet is hit and miss. Still in the process of moving, so not cooking that much. Regardless of what I'm eating, I'm still getting in 5 shakes per day with 40g of protein, so it's not too bad.

HOT DAMN NEGRO
Stump, I'm caucasian.

bitch weight
You're the bitch.

Great lift
Thanks bro.

[Detard]

You're the bitch.

Nuh UHHH!! I swear im not. :hello:

Great lifting brother

[TommyBoy]

Thurs. Aug.9/07 - ME BP

Bench: worked up to 225x3
3board: 275x3/300x3/325x3/350x1/375x1/400x1
Rack Lockouts: 315x3/365x3/405x3/455x3/505x1
DB Rows: 120x8/130x8/140x8
Face Pulls: Stack 3x10
Pulldown Abs: Stack 3x10

[KevinStarke]

Very strong bench work man, sick workout. Did 3-boards myself yesterday after having not done board work in many many months, forgot how much I loved it. What is your best bench to date? shirted and/or raw.

[TommyBoy]

Very strong bench work man, sick workout. Did 3-boards myself yesterday after having not done board work in many many months, forgot how much I loved it. What is your best bench to date? shirted and/or raw.
Thanks bro. My best bench was 485 before the whole shoulder mishap. I was planning on hitting 500 at my last meet; but that never happened because I f'd up the shoulder. So I'm slowly building up my bench again. It's taken a while to get where I'm at, but I am making progress.

[Stumprrp]

big workout dawg

[Bako Lifter]

Awesome top end work Tommy.

[TommyBoy]

big workout dawg

Awesome top end work Tommy.
Thanks guys.

[Sidior]

Heavy ass 3 board! How was the shoulder feeling after all that work?

[TommyBoy]

Heavy ass 3 board! How was the shoulder feeling after all that work?
My shoulder is about as close to 100% as it can be right now. I never thought I would get my bench back. But maybe, just maybe, I'll get another crack at 500 in the next year or 2.

[POWERLIFTER87]

Very nice bench work and gms. I am curious as to what you were benching raw when you did 485 shirted?

[TommyBoy]

Very nice bench work and gms. I am curious as to what you were benching raw when you did 485 shirted?
I couldn't tell you, as I don't train for a raw bench.

[TommyBoy]

The last few days have been rough. Went to a wedding on saturday....f*** that was a long day. Nothing but girls crying, and people asking me when I'm gonna marry my gf....to which I replied "not for another 10 years." I had to miss my DE SQ day, which pissed me off the most....12 weeks out, this is crucial time in my training cycle. I definitely let my girlfriend know, as I was bitching about it all day long on saturday. Anyways, I ate a s***load of food at the wedding and took advantage of the free booze....just a mild buzz because I had to drive home. So it was nothing like my Corona night. Then yesterday I had to move.....AGAIN. So a little bit of GPP work, throwing couches etc. Finally got all our s*** in the new place, and now things can start to become normal. The only problem is that my gf's cousin (w/ 8 month old baby :bang:) is coming tuesday, and staying for a week. So the workouts are unfortunately going to suffer. Although, in order to get as much training in as possible, I'm gonna get up at 5am and train on tuesday and thursday---->That is what you call commitment. DE BP tonight.:burger: :strong:

[TommyBoy]

Mon. Aug. 13/07 - DE BP

BP: 145+doubled purples 6x3
Tate Press: 35 3x12
1 Arm Laterals: 40 3x10
Pulldowns: 180 3x10
Hammer Curls: 40 2x8

Tried to wake up @ 6am to go do ME SQ/DL today, I got up, fell over, made it to the fridge, ate 2 slices of pizza, went back to bed. Not gonna happen today. Probably won't get a chance to do any type of squatting or deadlifting until next week.

[Stumprrp]

nice DE work man, glad the house is going well.

[TommyBoy]

Thanks Junior.

[Lones Green]

tommy i like what i see in here lately bro.

[TommyBoy]

thanks lones. much appreciated.

[redFury]

Sounds like craziness at the tommy household... way to be (mostly) dedicated during the chaos. Seriously, eating some pizza and going back to bed sounds like something I would do haah.

[Bako Lifter]

Nice DE work Tommy, the purples are lights right?

Ya, I can never make myself get up early to go to the gym, haha.

[TommyBoy]

Sounds like craziness at the tommy household... way to be (mostly) dedicated during the chaos. Seriously, eating some pizza and going back to bed sounds like something I would do haah.
I've had pizza for every meal, for 3 days in a row. I love pizza.

Nice DE work Tommy, the purples are lights right?

Ya, I can never make myself get up early to go to the gym, haha.
Yeah, the purples are the light bands....bloody good tension on them. If you double one band first, it'll flip the bar completely. Some guy didn't believe me, so I let him try, and I stood back--The bar hit him right in the face.

Yeah I was gonna go and do my ME BP tomorrow morning early, but my shoulders are pretty effed from the speed work. I think I'll take a well deserved 6 days off, then start 'er back up on monday.

FYI--The baby was absolutely scared to death of me.

[Bako Lifter]

FYI--The baby was absolutely scared to death of me.

I would be too.

Rest up TommyBoy :thumbup:.