Rock climber lifting...

[MixmasterNash]

Skinny rock climber that needs to gain weight for some "expeditions," so I'm lifting heavy now (and eating silly, silly amounts of food; darn it's expensive).

Recent workouts (before I forget them):
2/3/03:
Dips: (BW +) 0lbsx20, 25x10, 45x10
BB Bench: 155x8, 165x5, 165x4
Inc. Machine Bench: 140x10, 160x8, 180x6
DB Flies: 30x10, 30x10@3:1:3, 30x10
Skulls: 65x10, 75x10, 75x10
Tri. Pushdowns: 130x10, 140x10, 150x10
Notes: Lower weights than normal due to the dips at the beginning of the workout, but triceps really got worked. Still sore!

2/4/03:
Climbing, slow and weak, 1.5 hours

2/5/03:
Pullups: (BW +) 0x10, 45x8, 70x4, 90x1x3 (3/4 partials)
Deadlifts: 135x10, 225x8, 275x4, 315x1x2, 335x1
DB Rows: 70x10, 80x8, 90x6
Notes: Whole day was about deads, and I cranked a very good PR. Though I do love strapping nearly 2/3 of BW on and doing a pullup.

Cheers.

[bradley]

Good luck with the journal. Where do you do most of your climbing?

Here is some for your hiking expeditions

[Franjipani]

Originally posted by MixmasterNash
Skinny rock climber that needs to gain weight for some "expeditions," so I'm lifting heavy now (and eating silly, silly amounts of food; darn it's expensive).

Hey there !

Welcome and congrats on starting a journal. Do you have any specific goals with regard to that weight gain??

[MixmasterNash]

Yep, I want to gain 10 lbs of muscle, in legs mostly, by summer. Meaning I go from a skinny 150 to a slightly less skinny 160. I'm fine for the climbing part; it's the hiking 15 miles to the mountain that I need to work on. Anything more than 10 would be icing on the cake.

Spam rules! I've even been to the museum/factory in Austin, MN.

2/7/03:
DB Military Press: 45x10, 55x4, 55x6
DB Seated Shrugs: 70x10x3
Standing Machine Shrugs: 150x10x3@1:3:1
Cable Rear Delt Pulls: 10x30, 10x40
Bent Over Rear Delt DB Raises: 25x10
Lat Raise Machine: 10x6 plates, 10x7, 10x8
Leg Press Machine Calf Extensions: 180x20x3, 360x10, 270x20
Seated Calf Press: 90x20, 90x20, 90x20
Hammer Bicep Machine 21's: 70, 80, 45 (10/10/10)

[MixmasterNash]

2/9/03:
Warmup: bike, leg extensions
Squats: 135x10, 225x8, 245x5, pain, 135x10
SLDL: 145x10, pain
Leg press: 8(plates)x15, 10x12, 12x10
Seated calf raise: 80x20x3
Leg extensions: 11x10, 12x10, 13x10
Seated hamstring curls: 7x10, 9x10, 11x10
Leg Press Machine Calf Extensions: 180x20x3
Leg extensions: 7x50

Notes: Form was bad/partial on every lift that required bending at the hip; pain in hip probably from max deadlifts last Wed. Note to self: rest more after huge lifts.

To anyone who is listening: Any advice on recovery from max lift days? How long does it take you to feel 100%?

[MixmasterNash]

2/10/03:
Bench: 155x10, 165x8, 175x6
Hammer Incline Press: 70x10, 75x8, 80x6
Hammer Decline Press: 90x10, 100x8, 110x6
DB Flies: 40x10, 45x8, 50x6
Dips: 10, 10x2xassist, huge drop set hitting every weight on the assist machine (100+)

Notes: Very good form on all presses; okay form but huge weight increase on flies.

[MixmasterNash]

2/13/03:
Rock climbing, 1.5hrs, felt relatively good
Quick stop in gym:
Hammer military press machine: 10x55/side, 8x65, 5x70, 10x45
Burnout on side lat raise machine

[MixmasterNash]

2/14/03:
Why did I do back the day after hard climbing... owwww.
Weighted pullups: 10x0, 10x45, 8x55, 2x70x4
Seated hammer rows: 100/side x10, 110x8, 120x6
Seated hammer high rows: 135/side x10, 155x10, 165x8
One arm pullups on assist machine, 14-20 weights x 5 per arm
Hammer Bicep Machine 21's: 70lbs, 45lbs
35lb bar curls: 20

[carolinagirl]

If it makes you feel better, someone is reading yr. journal - just not anyone who feels qualified to advise!!

So essentially, this is spam - but I did read it at least!

[MixmasterNash]

Hey, thanks. Always good to know that people are interested... it's pretty interesting that people on this board seem clustered in a few geographic locations, like NC, Cali, and Canada.

Today: lame frisbee playing in the rain for an hour

[MixmasterNash]

2/16/03:
Leg extensions: 6(plates)x20, 12x15,14x12,16x10, 17x8, 18x6
Hamstring curls:10(plates)x12, 12x10, 13x8
Seated calf raise: 90lbs x20, 110x20, 130x20
Calf press on hammer leg press: 180x25x4, 270x20x3

Climbing: tired, but I climbed pretty hard, 1.5 hours

[Franjipani]

Originally posted by MixmasterNash
Today: lame frisbee playing in the rain for an hour

Sheer Brilliance.... I like you for this alone

[MixmasterNash]

Originally posted by Franjipani


Sheer Brilliance.... I like you for this alone

Thanks. It's even better than that... there weren't enough people to play ultimate, so we played 500, which was kinda fun, and rather violent. That takes me back to 5th grade.

[MixmasterNash]

2/17/03:
Holy carp, gym was busy today.
Hammer bench machine: 80(per side)x10, 85x8, 90x8
Hammer incline bench: 70x10, 80x8, 85x6
Weighted dips: 25lbsx10, 35x8, 45x10, 55x8
Incline DB flies: 40x8
Flat DB flies: 40x10x2
Camber bar curls: 65x10, 75x8, 85x6, 65d55d45d35d25 burn out max reps each

[Franjipani]

Originally posted by MixmasterNash
there weren't enough people to play ultimate, so we played 500, which was kinda fun, and rather violent.

Card game or Frisbee game??? If its the former...then you totally ROCK !!! . If its the later, what is it exactly??

[MixmasterNash]

3/20/03:
Pullups: 10, 8 w/45lbs, 3 w/70, 3 w/80, 3 w/90
DB Rows: 8 x 85, 8x95, 8x100
Wide grib cable rows: 10x10(plates), 10x11, 10x12
Narrow grib cable rows: 8x12, 6x14, 4x16
One arm pullups on assist machine: burnout from 50lbs assist to 100lbs, approx. 50 per arm

500, the frisbee game: one person throws ball/disc/whatever and calls out points; everyone else battles to catch it; whoever does gets the points; when someone gets up to 500 pts, they become the thrower.

[MixmasterNash]

3/23/03:
Climbing, pretty hard, followed by a tough hang board session, 2hrs

[Franjipani]

Originally posted by MixmasterNash
500, the frisbee game: one person throws ball/disc/whatever and calls out points; everyone else battles to catch it; whoever does gets the points; when someone gets up to 500 pts, they become the thrower.

Gottcha

What is your ultimate dream/goal as far as your climbing passion is concerned??

[MixmasterNash]

Hard to say what my ultimate goal is... maybe a real expedition to, say, Antartica or something. For now, I'd like to gear up for some easy alpine routes in the Rockies or Sierras. Mt. Whitney is very appealing due to its accessibility. Some easy routes in Yosemite would be nice too. I'm pretty sure I won't ever climb a big wall like El Capitan though... years of dedication or absurd natural ability to get to the level where you can even start to think about such routes.

[MixmasterNash]

2/24/03:
Squats: 135x10, 185x8, 205x6
SLDL: 95x10, 145x8, 205x6
45 deg Leg Press: 4 plates/side x10, 5x10, 6x10
Seated calf raise: 90x20x2
45 deg calf press: 3 plates/side x25x4

Notes: All lifts about 20-25% off pre-injury sets; good form though, and went nice and deep on the squats.

[MixmasterNash]

2/25:03:
Bench Press: 175x5, 175x5, 180x5, 185x5, 185x5
Hammer Incline Bench Machine: 80x10, 85x8, 90x6
Weighted Dips: 0x10, 45x9, 45x8
DB Flies: 35x10, 40x8, 40x6

Notes: Started 5x5 program for primary compound lift each day; expect to try it for a month. 5x5 didn't hurt or feel too hard, but the lifts that followed were very tough, especially dips, which are usually easy.

[Shane]

Just checking out your journal and thought I'd say hi. I live right next to the Sierra Nevada Mts and there are some great places to climb here. Good luck with your training!

[MixmasterNash]

Originally posted by Shane
Just checking out your journal and thought I'd say hi. I live right next to the Sierra Nevada Mts and there are some great places to climb here. Good luck with your training!

Thanks for making me feel bad that I live in the flatest area in the mid-atlantic.
<jealous am i> I am definately moving next to some mountains soon. Even big hills would suffice. Thanks for stoping by!

[MixmasterNash]

2/27/03:
Pullups: 10, 8x45, 4x70, 4x90 w/assist
DB Rows: 10x85, 8x95, 8x100
Deadlifts: 135x10, 225x10, 275x4

Notes: Bad form on deadlifts. Probably shouldn't do DB rows before deads.

[MixmasterNash]

2/28/03:
Climbing: 1.5 hours, okay, almost sent orange route, my nemesis