Lifting notes
A regulation, 45 pound bar was available today.
For warm-up, I did a set of six repetitions of dead-lifts at 135 pounds. Stretched and rested for five minutes and then did three repetitions of 185 pounds.
Another five minute rest. Then a single lift of 205. From there, I added five pounds per lift with about two minutes of rest between single-lifts.
I was able to lift 230 pounds but my body said "Enough for today". So that is where I stopped.
I had to keep reminding myself about "form" and to build lift slowly. I have a difficult time resisting the temptation to try to "rip" the weight off of the ground.
Since my goal is to build muscle, I hold the weight while locked-back for fifteen seconds and then slowly lower it.
I am sure that my muscles will complain for at least the next two days.
Dog breeders
One of the other lifters is a fellow who likes to chat. That type seems to be rare at this gym.
He and his wife have been breeding and selling purebred dogs for the last thirty years.
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| A Dobie from British blood-lines |
He was bemoaning the trends in the various breeds. Doberman Pinschers, for instance, used to be more massively muscled and carried some bone on them. The current trend is to push the breed to looking more-and-more like Greyhounds.
On the other hand, the Great Danes that are winning blue ribbons have ever-more-massive heads and more pendulous jowls.
I don't see the pursuit of Blue Ribbons at dog-shows slowing down anytime soon. Nor do I expect the breeders to show any restrain in turning their dogs into clownish caricatures of what the dog breeds used to be.
The reason is that a single straw of frozen, diluted semen from a "#1 dog" runs $7000 each. Of course the breeders simply add that cost (plus a mark-up) to the cost of the puppies they produce.
A few garden pictures
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| A watermelon vine |
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| Cucurbita maxima vines. Presumed to be Golden Hubbard. |
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| Tomatoes being trained up a feedlot panel |
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| These went into yesterday's dinner. |
Today's work-ticket
Today is scheduled to be a grass-mowing day. Anything beyond that will be a bonus.
Great job on the dead’s. They are my favorite. had a forced 2 1/2 week vacation from my powerlifting gym due to having to travel to MI. Before this I had been having a lot of chronic ouchies. When I got back to the gym I lightened the load considerably, giving myself plenty of time to work back up. A month back at it and no chronic or unusual ouchies, just a little muscle soreness that’s expected. Going forward, this 68 year old will program in some lifting vacations.
ReplyDeleteWe've had Great Danes and Dobermans since the 1980s. We now look for non-conforming but intelligent and attractive dogs. The show dogs are out of control - good for us as we get the cheaper, smarter, all-around better dogs from the litters. Who cares if they have a white spot on their toes, or a crook in a tail? Good dog!
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