9-29-17
OFF - Lats are fried

9-30-17
Neural Grip Chin Ups - 50# x 5-4-3-2-1 - all really good ones - the rest did me good
3 x 60d Reverse Bends with Double Overhand finish on each
WW Hill Walk
Euro at 52 with Sorinex Chalk from Nate - 60 - 110 - 160 - 210 chalk felt kind of strange - doesn't stick to my hands real well but seemed to give a nice friction - need to do more testing side by side with other chalks but so far I like it

Scheduled day off - just climbing at the rec center wall tonight is all for a couple hours.  Tomorrow finishes up the 50# chin up rotation.  Then a break until vacation and I'll start Gripmas training after that.  I'm not expecting much this year with the year I've had with my face pain and the limited (darn near non existent) training I've been able to do.  Hopefully next year will be better. 

Climbed well - Teresa climbed better - she had a really good night.

This Medication seems to be helping the face pain.  Certainly not gone by any means but it is better.  Having a little difficulty breathing which was the first side effect I noticed last time - but it isn't bad  - just when power hiking uphill was the only time today.

AM
Neutral Grip Chin Up 50# x 4-4-3-2-1
Painted fascia boards
Walked WW Hill
Plie Squats - 3 sets of 15

AM
Started new/old face pain medication last night - hope it works better and we can control the side effects with the lower dosages - fingers crossed.  there is supposed to be a gradual build up - last time I just dove right in - which is what the doc said to do.  This doc says different - as does the directions - hoping it works out better. 

Neutral grip chin ups - 50# x 4 -3-3-2-1
ARC on my wall 13 minutes
Rec Center Walk
Bike Trainer - 20 minutes

AM
Neutral Grip Chin Up -50# x 4 -3- 2-2-1
ARC on my climbing wall - mostly on the hard side today - a brutal pump - 12 minutes

AM
Neutral Grip Chin Ups - 50# x 4 - 3-2-1-1
ARC on My Climbing Wall - 15 minutes
Bike Trainer - 20 minutes
Water Works Hill Walk

AM
Neutral Grip Chin Ups - 50# x 4-3-2-1
ARC - 15 minutes

AM
Neutral Grip Chin Ups -50# x 3-3-2-1
Dumbbell Bench Press - 50# x 15 reps
Rec Center Climbing Wall Tonight

Noon
Neutral Grip Chin Ups - 50# x 3-2-2-1 all good ones today
ARC on my wall - 10 minutes today
Bike Trainer - 20 minutes at 14 mph

AM
Neutral Grip Chin Ups - 50 x 3 - 2 - 1 3rd one wasn't great
ARC - 12 minutes

AM
ARC - 16 minutes nice and easy

AM
Neutral Grip Chin Up - 35# x 5-4-3-2-1
ARC on my wall - 11 minutes

If you'll reading along you might notice the Chin Up experiment that's going on.  Its a kind of a bastardized Easy Strength Ladder combine.  I started out with 25# and 3-2-1 went to 25# and 5-4-3-2-1 then 35# and the same rep scheme.  Next I'm going to try 50# and see how that goes - it's a 5# bigger jump and may need fudged a little bit.  It should finish up just before vacation and it will be time for a break anyway.  Figure I'll see how far I can take it when I come back.  Long term I'd kind of like 5 to eight reps with 50 to 60 # maybe when I'm 70?  We'll see.

AM
Neutral Grip Chin Ups - 35# x 4-4-3-2-1
Plie Squats
Dumbbell Bench Press - 50# x 20 reps
Ab Wheel on knees - 20 reps

Not feeling great today - not bad - just not great.  Face pain is back.

AM
PVC
Neutral Grip Chin Up - 35# x 4-3-2-1-1
ARC on my climbing wall - 11 minutes easy technique and balance work
Rec Center walk

AM
Neutral Grip Chin Up - 35# x 4-3-2-1
Front Squat - 20-30-40-50-62-72K x 3

Had to be quick this morning - Dedication of the new Water Line Project this morning

AM
Neutral Grip Chin Up - 35# x 3-3-2-1
Band Tricep Extensions - light band plus easy mini band x 15 reps
ISG - just worked up to something hard
Ab Wheel on knees - 20 reps
Water Works Hill Walk

AM
Neutral Grip Chin Up - 35# x 3-2-2-1
Calf Raises - 45 - toes in - out - straight
Bike Trainer - 20 minutes
KB Swings - 16K x 35

AM
Neutral Grip Pull Ups - 35# x 3-2-1-1
DB Bench Press - 50# x 15
1Arm Overhead KB Carry - 16K x one lap L&R
KB Swings - 16K x 30 (two handed)
WW Hill and Rec Center Walk

AM
PVC
Front Squats - 20-30-40-50-62-72K x 3
2HP @ 52 - 60-110-160-180-200-210x 1
40 degree board pulls - 5-4-3-2-1 - need to add weight to these
Double Sledge - bare setup (20#) x 5 reps- hurts the webbing below my thumbs just like I remember from last time :)

AM
Dex Balls - Reverse Wrist Curls - Levering
Calf Raises
DB Curls and Triceps Extensions - 20# DBs by reps
Bike Trainer - 20 minutes at 14+ mph
16K KB swings - 25 x 2
Rec Center walk

9-7-17
Thursday
Neutral Grip Chin Up Test Day - I got 17 - disappointed a little - I felt so strong at 15 that I thought I might make 20 but things just stopped at 17.
Did some various width hand spacing pushup ups
Some floor work and stretching
A bunch of squats on my toes and plie squats
ISG up to 203#

Rec Center climbing wall - really climbed well - did quite a few routes

AM
A bunch of body weight stuff - a planned rest day.

AM
Neutral Grip Chin Up - 25# x 5-4-3-2-1 - last workout for this rotation - will test in 2 days
Front Squats - 20-30-40-50-62x3 --72K x1
Euro pinch at 52 - 60-110-160-180-200# x 1
Levering EZ all directions
Hanging L Sit leg spreads - 69 reps - wasn't too bad

AM
PVC
Neutral Grip Chin Ups - 25# x 4-4-3-2-1
DB Bench Press - 60# x 13 reps - lost position of rep 13 with my left hand and dropped it - still feeling fairly good at that point though
Bike Trainer - 20 minutes between 14 and 15 mph
WW Hill Walk - 7:55
Light Levering

6 PM - Tee and I went to Flint Ridge for a Flint Knapping thing - pretty fun - some of these guys have some serious skills!
Neutral Grip Chin Ups - 25# x 4-4-3-3-1
ARC on my climbing wall - 21 minutes
Euro while still pumped from the ARC work and on the new smooth surface - 60-110-160 -180 x 6" a couple times

AM
PVC
Neutral Grip Chin Ups - 25# x 4-3-2-2-1  Elbows achy today.
Rings - invert to low L sit - repeat - 9 reps - hard today - abs still sore
Rotated my Euro Plates to a fresh area and smoothed over the edges some for training - pretty smooth - we'll see what it does to my lifts