Posts Tagged ‘Selfie’

Tuesday – Quads/Back

Front Squats – 200x5x8

Bent Over Rows – 165x5x8

Dumbbell Shrugs – 50x5x20

Daily “Selfie” – This is the shirt I got from my family for my 30th birthday this summer.  I know that I am still young by a lot of standards, but I was very nervous about trying to be a competitive strength athlete at 30 years old.  I had lifted weights before (HS football, College football, etc.) but never consistently, and certainly never for competition. When I took up lifting to get in shape after my daughter was born (I was 29), I never thought I would be doing it this way.  I figured I would weight train to lose weight because I hate cardio.  I never, in a million years, would have thought that I would have my own training/diet blog, sell protein powder and other supplements, win two medals and one trophy in powerlifting meets, compete in a strongman contest, compete in a MAS Wrestling tournament, start a strength club and a MAS Wrestling team at my work, and become a certified personal trainer ( I am currently working on the program).  This has been one of the best decisions of my life.  I am healthier than I have been in a long time, I have goals to work towards, and I am having fun.  I just want to take this time to thank the person who has been by my side through my journey of becoming even fatter than I was (I blame her cooking being so good) and completely changing my life.  My wife has been a steady support system who let me take over our basement and turn it into a gym, who let me start business ventures in supplements that she didn’t really understand at the time, and who let me drop money into a “hobby” that turned into a new lifestyle.  I love you babe!!! (not sure how I got this whole story out of a picture of my t-shirt)2015-12-08-05.32.26.jpg.jpeg

Monday – Chest/Arms

Dumbbell Bench Press – 50x5x8

Incline Bench Press – 165x5x8

EZ Bar Curl – 85x5x8

Shoulder Complex – 5x5x8

Daily “Selfie” – This is my Toughest shirt (yes, I know…hahaha). I got this shirt at the Quad City Strength and Fitness Expo this summer. Tugfest is a giant game of tug-of-war.  You can find more about it here: http://www.tugfest.com/history.  I want to compete in this someday. Again, also pictured are my SBD Elbow Sleeves and Inzer wraps.2015-12-07-05.48.05.jpg.jpeg

Sunday – Quads/Back/Calves

Front Squat – 195x4x8

Straight Arm Pulldown – 60x4x8

Dumbbell Shrug – 50x4x20

Standing Calf Raise – 405x4x8

Daily “Selfie” – This is another one of my Wal-mart Bro-tanks.  It is a giant Eagle.  The good thing about this shirt is that it was very very small on me when I bought it.  Now it is just kinda small.  Proving that I AM losing weight.  The bad thing about this shirt is that the eagle’s eyes are right in line with my pecs (man boobs).  Kinda makes him look bug-eyed.

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Friday – Chest/Arms

Dumbbell Bench Press – 50x4x8

Spot0 Press – 175x4x8

Preacher Curl Machine – 100x4x8

French Presses – 85x4x8

Wrist Roller – 45×4 (each set includes rolling the wrist roller forward until completed, rolling it back down, rolling it back up the opposite way as previously, and then rolling it back down.)

Daily “Selfie” – Here is one of my new Bro-tanks. It is a bit small around the belly (like everything is), but it fit worse when I bought it 6 months ago.  I got it at Walmart in the summer because they had a HUGE Bro-tank sale going on..lol. Apparently a lot of bros shop at wally world. Again, due to chest day, I am wearing my awesome SBD elbow sleeves and my old Inzer Z wrist wraps.  Maybe someday I can be a bro and actually show off some guns.2015-12-05-09.07.42.jpg.jpeg

Wednesday – Shoulders/Arms

Overhead Press – 155x4x8

Seated Dumbbell Press – 50x4x8

Hammer Curls – 30x4x8

Dips – Bodyweightx4x8

Daily “Selfie” – My wife got me this at the One Bread, One Cup conference in Indiana at the St. Meinrad Archabbey.  I love when my wife gives me random t-shirts so I can wear them and have people ask, “What does that t-shirt mean?” In this picture you can also see my SBD Elbow Sleeves and my SBD, 1m, Stiff Wrist Wraps.2015-12-02-17.26.58.jpg.jpeg

Tuesday – Quads/Back/Calves

Front Squat – 185x4x8

Bent Over Rows – 155x4x8

Dumbbell Shrugs – 50x4x20

Standing Calf Raises – 405x4x10

Daily “Selfie” – One of my favorite WWE/WWF Legends T-shirts.  It has Jake “The Snake” Roberts, “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase, Ultimate Warrior,  “Rowdy” Roddy Pipper, “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan (my favorite wrestler), and apparently “Stone Cold” Steve Austin is an ’80s Legend now…hmmmm

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Monday – Chest/Arms

Dumbbell Bench Press – 50x4x8

Incline Bench Press – 155x4x8

EZ Bar Curls – 75x4x8

Close Grip Bench Press – 185x4x8

Shoulder Complex – 5x4x8

Daily “Selfie” – This is my Hulk T-Shirt. It is one of my favorite shirts.  Fits great and features my favorite Marvel hero/anti-hero.  Also in the picture you can see my awesome SBD Elbow Sleeves and my old Red and Black Inzer Z Wrist Wraps.2015-11-30-19.09.09.jpg.jpeg

Thursday – Hamstrings/Back/Calves (I also did Friday’s workout today due to the Thanksgiving holiday…I don’t think I can get in a workout tomorrow – Chest/Arms)

Sumo Deadlift – 275x3x9 (This is coming along nicely.  I hope I can work up to a max higher than my conventional)

Stiff Leg Deadlift – 155x3x9

Seated Rows – 60x3x9

Barbell Shrug – 155x3x20 (1st time trying behind the back, will alternate these every other week)

Standing Calf Raises – 375x3x12

Dumbbell Bench Press – 50x3x9

Spoto Press – 155x3x9

Preacher Curl Machine – 90x3x9

Standing Skull Crushers – 75x3x9 (used EZ Bar)

Wrist Curl/Extension – 17x3x9

Daily “Selfie” – This is one of my newly purchased “bro-tanks.” – It says “Got 99 problems but a BENCH ain’t one.”  I really liked seeing workout slogans/pictures on t-shirts at Walmart.  2015-11-26-05.58.36.png.png

Wednesday – Shoulders/Arms

Overhead Press – 135x3x9

Seated Dumbbell Press – 30x3x9

Hammer Curls – 25x3x9

Dips – bwx3x9

Daily “Selfie” – BulkyBoy Strongman Division T-shirt. I got this for Christmas last year from my brother-in-law Kyle. One of my favorite sleeveless shirts.20151125_052127.jpg

Tuesday – Quads, Back, Calves

Front Squat – 145x3x9

Bent Over Row – 145x3x9

Dumbbell Shrugs – 50x3x20

Standing Calf Raises – 355x3x20

Daily “Selfie” – This my Iowa’s Strongest Man T-shirt that I purchased at the Quad City Strength and Fitness Expo.  I hope to maybe compete in Iowa’s Strongest Man someday.  I am also wearing my Elitefts Strong(er) Lever Belt.  I might have to get another one.  I have lost so much weight that I don’t really have a way to make it smaller anymore.

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