Mackanno training log

by **Mouse** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:09 pm

KIB:
Mouse:

What you need is a pair of sexy white briefs !!
And slippers!

(please don't kill me)

B@$t@*d - they were a Christmas present from my Mum - i've got a lot of love for those slippers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mackanno:
Ha ha ha ! ! !
I'll have to steal the neighbour's, mine are "time tested", LOL
By the way, did you check what can be seen from outside you garage?

Yeah, luckily none of the neighbours can see in - just a squirrel - i've seen him he just keeps banging two nuts together !!!!!!!

by **KIB** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:15 am

Great to hear there is at least one other Stronglifter in Vancouver. I've passed out the link to a bunch of people at the gym, but who knows if any of them ever check in. I work out at the Mount Pleasant CC. How 'bout you? Got a good setup where you are? My CC is going to move to Main/Kingsway next year and I'm afraid they're going to go all modern with the equipment and drop the bb and power rack. I need to get a letter-writing campaign going while they are still deciding things.

by **mackanno** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:10 am

@Kib:
Mine is a little gym on West Broadway called West side Gym. It's nice mainly because when I go (at around 10:45 am) there are few people and usually using machines. I went ot the Kits CC but it's always full at that time and they wanted me to pay the full year in advance, which was a lot. What a difference 8 years ago when they let me pay in installments. The feee is also nice because I go on the off peak hours.
he Main/Kingsway CC will look great, I have the feeling they will have some respect for free weights.

@ Mouse:
Good thing, and as long as the squirrel banges them outdoors. . . LOL

Good workout guys!

by **mackanno** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:34 pm

Blame it on the shoes!
Today the squats started bad, with 70.2kg, going forwrd, even when I tried tcurl my toes. The first set was plain bad. I started thinking what was going on and for some reason my sight focused on the shoes. I decied to remove them and lower the weight to 65.8 and voila! the technique improved a lot and breaking parallel was great.
Squat: 4 (with 70.2kg and shoes) /5/5/5/4 with 65.8kg
Overhead:5/5/5/5/4 with 38.4kg
Deadlifts 5 with 86kg
Pull-ups 6,5,4, (I will hire the girl from the video to show me how to do a lot, hahaha!)
Have a great weekend everybody!

by **Mehdi** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:47 am

What kind of shoes?

by **KIB** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:30 am

mackanno:
@Kib:
Mine is a little gym on West Broadway called West side Gym. It's nice mainly because when I go (at around 10:45 am) there are few people and usually using machines. I went ot the Kits CC but it's always full at that time and they wanted me to pay the full year in advance, which was a lot. What a difference 8 years ago when they let me pay in installments. The feee is also nice because I go on the off peak hours.
he Main/Kingsway CC will look great, I have the feeling they will have some respect for free weights.

@ Mouse:
Good thing, and as long as the squirrel banges them outdoors. . . LOL

Good workout guys!

Nice to have the place quiet when you go, huh? It's usually quite empty when I'm there, and I love it. I'm out looking for flat-bottom shoes these days, too. I've wondered about barefooting it. Let us know if they give you any flack!

by **mackanno** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 7:02 am

@Mehdi:
I was wearing New Balance sunning shoes. Even if they are for exercise they still have the heel a bit higher and that really makes you go forward. By the way, great vid about success Mehdi, thanks for keeping us inspired.

@ Kib:
I will look for something flat, if I find something I'll let you know Kib. Going "foot commando" sounds good, lol

by **mackanno** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:39 pm

Today I did the work out with those shoes one uses when walking on rocky beaches. They felt good but I don't think they will last long. I spoke with a trainer at the gym and suggested going barefoot, that sounds good too.
The squats felt way better than before with the flat shoes. I will keep the weight to get used to them but over all the feeling was great.
My right shoulder felt a bit weird on the Bench press, perhaps a combination of adding a bit more weight and the fact that I did some painting yesterday.
Dips were less than before. The shoulder thing, I guess.
Squat: 5/5/5/5/5 with 65.8kg
Bench press: 5/5/4/5/3 with 59 kg
Barbell row: 5/5/5/5/5 with 65.8kg
Dips: 8,8,6

Keep the spirit everyone!

by **Mehdi** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:16 am

watch out with that shoulder mackano.

by **mackanno** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:33 am

Yes, thanks Mehdi. I will read everything you have about shoulders. I can displace the arm from the shoulder, not totally but you can feel it. I will take pics tonight and post them to give you an idea, the y might come handy.

by **Mehdi** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:42 am

ok great

by **mackanno** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:39 am

Mehdi,
Well, the pics for the shoulder are here. I can e-mail them to you if that will work best for you.

by **Mouse** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:44 am

Mac
Any update on the photos ?
Don't forget, slippers are optional, but white briefs are de rigueur for 2008.

by **mackanno** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 10:52 pm

Mouse,
That's my main problem, my briefs are peach! perhaps I will switch to my white thongs, LOL. I haven't opened an account for the pics, I'll post some on hotmail messenger and see if I can post them here from there.

by **mackanno** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 11:16 pm

Today was great. I went barefoot for the squats, overhead press, and deadlift and I felt great stability and better performance. On the pull-ups I crossed my legs and bent them back to stop the swinging, they felt better.
Squats: 5/5/5/5/5 with 65.8kg
Overhead press: 5/5/5/5/4 with 40.7kg
Deadlift: 5 with 88.4kg
Pull-ups 5,4,4
@ Mehdi,
I had no problems with the overhead, actually I increased weight. I'll do more shoulder dislocations. Keep you posted.
Good liftings everyone!

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