Deload week

May 29-Saturday

At the end of a very long day I trained at Larry's...

Squat 225x5, 255x5, 280x5
Seated leg curls w/ green band (3 way) 3x18 (6 ea. way)
Band good mornings 3x15 (blue)
Band pull aparts 3x20 (mini) and TKE's 3x15-20 worked in between sets
Leg lifts 3x 60 seconds

May 31-Monday

@Area 51
Warmup
Benchpress work up to 245x3 x6 sets

Then they closed. And there were several very disgruntled lifters. There was no sign posted but it was a holiday and obviously there was bar-b-que to be had...So I took care of some things and finished at Larry's a few hours later.

Part duex
Inverted BW rows 3x19, 16, 15
Retract-row-rotate with mini-bands 3x lotsa reps S/S with
Pushups 103 reps (3 sets)
Gun show
OH crunches 3x15
Ball crunches 2x20

I have been walking every day. And trying to get in the Prowler/ complexes or whatever whenever. The biggest challenge since the gym closed has been consistency. Larry's is great because it is 5 minutes from my house and I can do whatever I need to do there. It is not the best equipped but it is enough. And with a little creativity one can get A LOT done. Poor Matt on the other hand, with babysitting issues, rotates between 3 or 4 places (!!!) And he is not alone. So the moral of the tale is to make the best of what you have. Just because you do not have what you used to have or what you THINK you need does not mean you cannot still get the job done. It IS a very frustrating situation but, like my dear old grandmother used to say, "it is what it is." She was also very fond of, "whaddaya gonna do?" (Like "fuggedaboutit" these can be used as nouns, verbs, adjectives and interjections. A very multi-purpose phrase(s).) For example:

Matt: "F&^%$#g gym's closin' early!"
Me: "Aa, whaddaya gonna do."
Matt: "They didn't even put up a f!#$%^g sign!"
Me: "It is what it is."
Matt: "This place sucks."
Me: "Fuggedaboutit."

See? Try it. It works. Three phrases that can get you through virtually any situation. (I am also partial to Charlie Sheen's "I understand" from Two and a half men. Couple that with "Interesting." and one has a rather complete vocabulary at their disposal.) But I digress...

Do the best with what ya got. Look at what you DO have instead of what you lack. 'Cause kickin' ass is still kickin' ass. Be like Nike.

Just do it,
Ed T.