DE Upper

Saturday 11-7-09

W/ 4board and J$
Warmups
Benchpress w/ mini-bands-3 grips: work up to 5x3/ 135# then 185x1 (close grip), 225x1 (medium grip), 245x1 (wide) All 3 sets done with bands still on the bar.
3-Board Press (4board's little bruddah)-close grip: 245x3, 275x3, 300x2 then 255x8
Low incline DB press (#3 pin): 2x18, 16/ 70#
Low cable rows w/ V-bar: 5x10/ 175, 200, 225, 250, 275

J$ was in rare form today. I think he must have gotten a full night's rest. First he informed me he'd be 15 minutes late and for us to "wait for him". We allowed that due to his age he must need more time to get going (never mind that we were training on Saturday afternoon). So I got to the gym and found him listening to "Freebird" at #50 volume sitting in his van. He said he'd be in as soon as the song was over. I went in and told the 4board, ' 'Board, you know why $ was gonna be late today?' 'No', he said. I replied that $ wanted to listen to the long version of"Freebird". That's why. I cannot print what he said. So $ rolls in and we laid into him about his delayed entry; "Whassamtter? The nurse not wake you up in time? Batteries on your hov-a-round give out? Couldn't find anyone to mash up your peas?" So he started firing back, especially after 4board called him a 'grumpy old man', and it was brutal. I said to 4board, "no wonder him and Larry couldn't get along." Then as we added some 25s to the bar, he offered to hand me one and as I reached for it from about 6 feet away, he tossed it to me! I jumped out of the way and he sneered, "I knew you wouldn't catch it." Nice. We found out it was his birthday the day before so that started the "didn't-you-get-anything-for-your-birthday-is-that-why-you're-grumpy" jokes and on it went.

Once we got past the board presses, we were able to pick up the pace. The result of which was the Old Man couldn't catch his breath so the jokes stopped. Good stuff.

Happy (belated) Birthday $,
Ed T.