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Andy Crowley
Senior Member Joined: 6/11/19 Location: Wisconsin Status: Offline Points: 733 |
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5/17 presses
Incline barbell 5x5@185 Incline dumbbell 12,10,10 @60s |
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TheJeff696
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I approve of this upper body training.
How is your tri-baby feeling?
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Jeff Kaste
"I think there's a Squatch in these woods..." |
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Andy Crowley
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Still not awesome, but it's coming back slowly but surely. It's definitely still a weak link |
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Andy Crowley
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5/18 throws
42 for distance x12 best of 43'. This event hasn't been clicking lately. Less than 3 weeks to get straightened out. Fingers crossed. Sheaf pulls xlots. This is still going well. Glad I was able to build on what was working last time. Edit: I forgot I also did some squats while the wife did her bench workout. 135x8, 225x5, 275x5, add 16" box 275x5, 315x5, 315x5 These felt okay. My spine is still not a huge fan of being loaded, but bracing as hard as possible helped. Probably something I should always do, but being hurt is a good reminder not to F about when it comes to bracing. Edited by Andy Crowley - 5/19/21 at 11:15am |
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Andy Crowley
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5/19 bench
5,3,1+ 165, 185, 205x8 Paused bench 5x3@205 Close grip 15,15,10 @135 |
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Andy Crowley
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5/21 OHP
With red bands 45x8, 95x5, 115x3 No bands 120x5, 135x3, 155x6, 5x3@155 |
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TheJeff696
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2 pressing sessions in 3 days. You monster. Your legs are (likely) wasting away!
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Jeff Kaste
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Andy Crowley
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I took exception to this, so scuddled out to the garage to prove you...right. oh poo... 5/21 squats because Jeff made me self-conscious 135x5, 225x5, 315x3, 365x2x3 16" box 365x3,5 Front squat 225x2x3 275x3 My get away sticks are indeed wasting away. |
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Andy Crowley
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5/22 throws
Heavy hammer 3 winds x4 best of 84' Light hammer 3 winds x5 best of 113' Light hammer is feeling good. I just need to transfer what I'm doing there to heavy hammer. Easier said than done being that the heavy hammer is well...heavy. 42 for distance Fulls x8 best of 44' Lots of sheaf. Still flying well. |
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Andy Crowley
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5/23 pressing
Incline barbell 5x6@185 Paused dumbbell Incline 3x6@70s |
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Andy Crowley
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5/25 more pressing
Bench 135x15, 155x5, 185x14 Paused bench 4x5@185 Close grip 2x5@185 I did some inversion in between sets to help decompress my lower back a bit. I think it helps maybe. |
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Andy Crowley
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5/27 press again
OHP With bands 45x10, 95x2x5 Without bands 105x5 125x5, 140x9, 140x3x5 |
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Andy Crowley
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It's been a bit. I've been sulking a lot lately. I tore something in my bicep/brachialis are last Friday. Not a full rupture, but it sounded terrible and now it's got me spooked. I let my form get sloppy on sheaf and didn't keep my left arm (fork hand) straight. I felt a sensation of velcro peeling apart from my brachial radialis up through my biceps/brachialis. No bruising or anything rolled up, but I definitely have less biceps tendon hanging on in comparison to my right. Dr. Big Katie thinks I ripped some scar tissue that was hanging around from last time I ripped up my biceps while throwing sheaf. The pain now is minimal, but it's definitely living in my head. I was able to take some 70ish percent sheaf pulls today. It's just a bit scary. I've done some hammer winds which felt fine, but no full throws. This is not ideal considering my first competition is on Saturday. At least I know I can throw weights, stones, and wob without problems. My lower back feels like dog crap too. All in all, it's been a pretty good games prep.
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Larry Satchwell
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Sorry to hear this Andy. I certainly understand your concern. I’d certainly take it easy on that for awhile. Play it safe, I know the old school rules say you have to compete in all the events but they don’t say you have to try 100% in all events. If it doesn’t feel right, take a an attempt and pass the rest.
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Andy Crowley
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Thanks, Satch. That is my plan going in. I just have to stick to it and not let my competitive meathead mentality take over.
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Andy Crowley
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6/5 Mason City Highland Games
Sheaf-26' 1st Right where I expected. I was cautious on this. Had some back and biceps hurty, but nothing extreme. I was not pumped about doing sheaf first, but I think it gave me a bit of confidence and was a relief that nothing exploded. Wob- 16' PR 1st This was a pleasant surprise. Things hadn't been going well in practice, but it felt good today. My first attempt at 17' hit the bar pretty solidly which was cool. I might just get it someday. Heavyweight- 44' PR 1st Felt smooth and fast. This was the one event I kind of felt good about coming in so it was nice to not poop the bed. Lightweight 64' 1st Felt like I was moving well, but I don't understand this event or how to make it go far. Braemar 33' 1st Such a nice feeling stone, but couldn't keep a good hand on it. Open Stone 41' 1st See Braemar Heavy hammer 81' 2nd First throw was weird and hurty. Not used to a 1/2" handle on heavy and tried to pull on it way too soon. Threw off my low point, stuck in my hand and hurt my bicep real bad. Hit 81' on my third with about 80% effort. Light hammer 106' 1st About 80% again. Everything was feeling really good, I just couldn't bring myself to give it the beans on the finish. Not worth it. Given the circumstances though, I'm not too grumpy. Caber-last Gave it one pick amd drop just to get a token attempt in. There was no way I was pulling a caber at this point. Kind of feel like a puss, but I made it out with my biceps still attached. Overall- 1st Looks like the future hold a bunch of recovery work over the next week or two. I've gotta get my body straightened out. The games went better than I expected, but it's not sustainable. |
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TheJeff696
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Nice work dude! Excellent throws. Be careful with your bi-guns! They are arguably your best quality. We cant have them detaching and shit.
I am jealous of everyone competing. I just wanna throw (tears)
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Jeff Kaste
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TomLawrence
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Good work Andy! Finishing a games injured and still pulling out a win is class. Tom |
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Aim high. Stay hungry.
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Andy Crowley
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Thanks guys. It felt good to get out and compete again. If it happens to be my last games of the season, it could have been worse I suppose.
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Andy Crowley
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5/7 squat
135x5, 225x5, 275x3, 315x2x3 Front squat 315x2 Highbar tempo (3-0-0) 3x5@225 Nothing fancy. Just doing things that don't hurt. This weekend taught me that I don't have to be that strong to throw well. I just need to maintain a base level of not super weak and I'll probably be okay. There are plenty of technical things I can correct to make my throws go farther. That being said, once I recover I'll probably go back to lifting heavy and doing dumb stuff because my brain is broken and logic has no place therein. |
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Andy Crowley
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6/8 OHP and throws
45x10, 95x5, 115x3, 135x3, 155x3 Band triceps work Continuing the theme of pain free training Throws Hwfd x5 best of 43'. Taking things slow and working on hitting good positions Lwfd x5 best of 63'. Same has hwfd Wob x8 |
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Andy Crowley
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6/9 *giggles* bench
45x20, 135x10, 185x5, 205x3, 205x5, 205x5, 205x5 Band tricep work. Just hammering the left arm where the nerve damage affected. I'm just trying to get it back to somewhat close to my right arm strength-wise. I figure my right arm gets enough work just through pressing, so I'm not to worried about it withering away. Also did some very high rep light band curls to get some blood to my left biceps. Rehab is so boring. |
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Andy Crowley
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6/10 squat
16" box 135x10, 225x5, 315x5, 365x5, 365x5, 365x5 No box 365x5 Since the weights are light and I'm still rehabbing a bit, I messed around with a little wider stance today. It felt good for the box but less good for the no box. Oh well, now is the time to experiment I suppose. |
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Andy Crowley
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6/13 throws
42 hwfd Fulls x6 best of 44'. These felt good. Everything was 44-44.5 which is nice, but I would have liked to have hit a big one. 56 hwfd x1 29'. Too heavy. F that. Lwfd x6 best of 66'. I remembered a cue for the finish that I had disregarded this year for some reason. I did that right, but not much else. My allergies were acting up, so the snot shooting out of my nose was a bit distracting. Then I ripped my hand pretty good, so that was that. 6/14 bench 95x10, 135x5, 135x5, 185x5, 205x6, 205x6, 205x10 Paused bench 2x8@185 Triceps work |
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Andy Crowley
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6/15 squat
16" box 135x8, 225x5, 315x5, 365x3, 405x3, 405x3, 405x3 No box 405x3 Front squat 315x3, 315x3, 275x5 |
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TheJeff696
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It's been too long since I've commented on your training.
Since when do you squat to a box? Has Luke turned you to the dark side? How is your biceptual? These are the BIG questions!
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Jeff Kaste
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Andy Crowley
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I'm glad to see you're still creeping on my log. I think by default we are each other's biggest fan/creeper. I tweaked my back a while ago, so full depth squats weren't happening. I am enjoying the box squats. They make my legs sore, but don't screw with my back. Luke may have been on to something for once. I'll probably keep with then and sprinkle in some non-boxy here and there. I've been doing lighter front squats to get more full ROM volume. As for the bi, it's kind of whatever. I think it's getting better, but I'm still scared to throw sheaf. I basically feel like I'm waiting on a seemingly inevitable full rupture then I can get it fixed. Anywho, 6/16 throws Light hammer x a billion- best of 108'ish. It was hot and I took way too many throws. I was able to do some things right here and there which is better than last practice where I couldn't do anything right. |
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Andy Crowley
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6/17 pressing
OHP 45x10, 95x5, 115x5, 135x5, 140x5, 140x5, 140x5 Incline barbell 135x5, 185x6, 185x6, 190x5, 190x3 fatigue hit hard and fast on these Triceps work and barbell maintenance |
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Andy Crowley
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6/27 bench and throws
Spent the last week trecking hither and yon through South Dakota. It was awesome, but I was ready to get back to lifting. We rolled into town and grabbed the puppers from my parents' house, then it was off to Luke's for shenanigans. Bench 135x10, 205x5, 225x5, 255x3, 225x5, 225x3 That went better than expected. Throws Stand throws w/ 56 x a bunch. Best of 22.5". This was very awkward, but started to click a bit at the end. It really makes you act on the weight at the proper time or it doesn't go anywhere. Stand throws w/ 28 x6 best of 39' 22lbs Braemar x6 best of 37' 16lbs stands x4 best of 43' Glides x5 best of 45' 13lbs Glides x5 best of 49' Overall pretty good especially after 5 hours in the car. |
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Andy Crowley
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6/28 squats
16" box 135x10, 225x5, 315x5, 365x5, 405x5, 405x5 Front squat 315x3, 315x5, 315x5 First set I wore my Inzer belt, but it was way too tight for front squats. I switched to my 2pood soft belt for the second and third set and it felt much better. Band triceps and biceps stuff. |
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