Greetings, all.
Leg Day, the day that doesn’t seem to be on the calendar of most gym go-ers.
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Hot Diggity, Back Day
Greetings, all.
Started this bad bitch off with the Stairmaster. I hit 40 flights in 10 minutes. A while ago my goal was 30 in 10 minutes. Few things kick your ass harder than this. I know, the Stairmaster is scary, get over it.
It’s Not Christmas, It’s Chest Day
Greetings, all.
Today was some Chest Day action, and I think it ended up saving the world.
Stairmaster – 40 flights in 10 minutes.
Flat Bench – 185×5, 205×5,5, 225×5, 210×5,5
The first set I go slow, and pause at the bottom. My right arm was hurt about a week ago, I think from working on my punches too much. I haven’t hit 225lb for a set of 5 in a while, and I was at least 15-20lbs heavier when I did. Speaking of which, I hit 235lb today. Another 15lbs to go.
Hammer Strength Incline Bench – 150×10, 10, 10, 10, 10
I only rest about 60 seconds between these sets, just straight up bodybuilding. Always loved this machine.
Cable Flies – 27.5×12, 9, 8
I wish I could do dumbbell, but these are an awesome substitute.
Wing Chun Punching Drill – There’s 4 different styles of drills. Depending on the day, I either do 100 sets, which ends up with 300 punches, or 5, which is 150. Today I ended up doing about 700 or so. Then I did 100 Lop Saus, which is a favorite Wing Chun technique of mine. You use an arm to knock down their guard arm, and punch them in unguarded, stupid face. I then throw about 50 front/push kicks. These motherfuckers can be tiring.
Wing Chun Wooden Dummy – I build mine out of a Smith Machine, so it’s all steel, and all painful after a while. I do 50 rounds of a basic, 9 move set, and then switch my lead arm and do 50 more.
I did a little shadow boxing, and ended it with a 10 minute run.
Good times today.
Oooh, it’s back day, baby.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNrbBZvADuD/
Greetings, all.
Feel like such a damn pro for finally figuring out that damn ordeal with the instagram pictures showing up. So, thumbs up to me.
Last Friday & Saturday was my MMA training days, worked on strikes, mostly, as well as some defense. My buddy Jon, who’s about 6ft, 375lbs, was just bulldozing me and punching the shit out of me when I was at my most tired. It was fucking brutal.
Once Sunday hit, then it was Chest Day. It went a little something like…
Crush Your Enemies, See Them Driven Before You.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNb_qdOAaQF/
Hot damn, your boy finally figured out how to bring in these damned Instagram images. Good times.
I really dig the hell out of working on a single body part, as you can beat the hell out of it. I’m thinking since it’s such a radical change from the last few years, it should shock the muscles and hopefully yield some new results. Dig it.
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We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat
I have zero idea if these damned instagram photos & videos I post show up. I’m hoping so, otherwise, dammit. If not, as always, @caliberwinfield.
As I discussed last week, your boy has feelings for a gal I can’t have. Feelings that, despite my wants, seem to keep getting worse. I keep getting drunk on Saturdays with my friends and keep edging closer to telling people I shouldn’t tell about it. It’s uh…it’s obnoxious, ya know? Die, feelings, DIE!
OK, enough of the non-cool talk. I decided to really get back into Power Bodybuilding, or Powerbuilding. I was doing weights 6 days a week, hitting each bodypart twice a week, and have been doing that for almost 3 years. So, I decided to switch it up, and now go to 4 days a week, hammering a bodypart once a week, with some stuff mixed in during the MMA days. We’ll see what happens, but I’m expecting to put on about 50lbs of muscle, drop down to 2% bodyfat, and break Olympic records.
Recently I got a heavy bag, and it’s nice being able to just lay punches into something like that. My teacher was showing us how to kick properly the other day, so it’s nice to be able to learn how to use the other 50% of my body as offense. The thing weighs about 80-90lbs, so we also spent like 30 minutes just picking that bad bitch up, and slamming it in all sorts of ways. That was brutal, but fun. I’m also working on my Wing Chun as well, which is a very slow process since I’m having to cobble all my training together from text & online videos.
Alright, here’s what I did today for Back & Biceps Day…
I’ll Fight Connor For $100 Million
What’s up, gang.
I thought, perhaps other than just talking about fitness here, I’d also ramble about some other life stuff.
Basically, I have a major, major crush on my good friend’s girlfriend. I’ve never been in love, but I’ve been close, and this feels like that. Obviously, it’s never anything I intended to have happen, and the entire thing is a double-edged sword. The way I feel about her, it’s amazing. She’s funny, interesting, creative, into nerd culture, loyal, and is one of the cutest girls I’ve ever met, who, I recently found out, can also be very sexy. Cute and sexy, that’s a very hard combination to pull off. Like I said, the way I feel about her…it’s amazing, but at the same time, it’s dreadful.
I constantly have to look at her from afar, with someone else. I constantly have to refrain from telling her I absolutely think the world of her, that for the life of me, I can’t understand why she has low self-esteem, because she could have the world at her feet. The only thing I want as much as her, is for her to see herself the way I do.
I pride myself on being a machine, ya know. No emotions unless they’re needed, but especially not in terms of dating or women. I didn’t give a shit. Then she came into my life. My soulless streak, she broke it. Now she’s all I fucking think about. Everything reminds me of her. A damn mail box can remind me of her.
I don’t know what to do. I imagine just time and a lot of lamenting.
OK, enough of the doom & gloom, let’s talk about Monday’s routine. It’s Leg Day plus a ton of striking work.
Back in action, and it’s a damn good time.
Greetings, all. Again, I don’t know if the photos I post here from instagram show up. If not, then head on over to IG and check your pal out @CaliberWinfield. I just updated with a progress photo, as I’m about 10-15lbs down.
Damn flu.
So, last Tuesday I was bullshitting at the gym, as everyone was talking about how they’d all been sick, or were getting sick. I started bragging about how I NEVER get sick, which is true, and that people could even spit in my mouth and it wouldn’t matter. Well, sure enough, when I got home later, I started feeling a tickle in the back of my throat, and then BAM, shit was over. As it always happens, it wipes me out.
Head on over to my IG, got a few new videos up, including one of Jason Voorhees rocking some Clean & Presses. Dude has to stay in shape.
Tuesday was a hell of a workout though….
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The Weekend Going-Ons
Greetings, all.
Over at me Instagram page I have a new video up with showing you cats a favorite lift of mine, a Dumbbell Clean & Press. It’s a great tool for building functional, real world strength.
Good times on the weekend. Friday was MMA class, still at the boxing stage. I worked a lot with the mits, or focus pads, if you will. A lot of jabs & crosses, the important basics. Did a lot of ab work, which hurt, especially the part where we just flex and the other guy punches your abs for 60 seconds.
On Saturday it was basically the same as Friday, damn good times. Beyond the martial arts portion of it, there’s also some intense aerobic work. Running, bear crawls, Spider-Man crawls, walking push-ups, frog jumps, burpees, it can be damn near crippling.
Sunday Night was great. It looked like this…
Bench – 185,190,195,200,225×6
Gonna switch it up for the next few weeks and go for a higher rep range on the strength based exercises.
Pendlay Rows – 135×6,6,6,6,8
Dumbbell Clean & Press – 50×3,3,3, 55×3,3
Standing Dumbbell Triceps Extension – 25×3 sets to failure
SUPERSET WITH
Dumbbell Curls – 25×3 sets to failure
Bodyweight Skullcrushers – 2 sets to failure
SUPERSET WITH
Hammer Curls – 40×2 sets till failure
Forearm Curls – 6 sets
Cardio – ran a mile in 13 minutes
Yeah, I know, running a mile in 13 minutes ain’t shit, but I’m proud. 6 weeks ago when I started running again, and could barely run for 3 minutes straight. So, being able to run a mile non-stop makes your boy feel like Robocop on the shoulders of Rambo.
Jab/Cross w/5lb Weights – I hold a 5lb Weight in each hand, and continually throw my jab & cross until failure. Then I rest for a few seconds, then go again until I reach 100 reps.
Lesnar By The Day 