Maxson's Log

[Joey Smith]

Nice work Steve....What line of business you in bro?....also you are looking stronger each time I read your logs and you are welcome to come to Nebo or GCBB on Fridays anytime bro!....

[maxson]

Thanks bro. I’m in sales and marketing, lots of travel. Sometime I would like to head up to Mt Airy for Friday BP.

[maxson]

6/1/06 DE DL

Sumo speed pulls standing on two mats, 50% with 30 lb chains on each side
My goal was to concentrate on proper form and speed, but I’m not a sumo puller and the chains were awkward, so it was pretty ugly.

Zerchers for D. (I swear this guy Zercher is laughing at my name)
4 x 8 @ 135lb, pin 4

Full contact twists, with 25lb plate on bar, 4 x 10

Back machine, 3 x 10

I ordered a kettlebell two weeks ago to use on DE SQ/DL day, but I have not received it yet. How long can it take to make a cast iron ball with a handle on it? I don’t get it.

[gopostal42]

maxson said:

Zerchers for D. (I swear this guy Zercher is laughing at my name)
4 x 8 @ 135lb, pin 4

lol those are some of the most fun you can have in a gym. good to see you do them! btw did u pad the bar or anything? the sumo form will come it just takes a little time.

[maxson]

Not as fun as a 700 lb rack pull. Good work!
A pad - that would have been a good idea. I'll try it next time.

[gopostal42]

thanks man, i usually take 2 small towels and wrap them around the bar and it helps a ton.

[badrock]

I dont know of any exactly in the area but i know of alot around the area. I know alot of powerlifters like robert vick and his crew lift in Bally's, there is also Quads gym where ed coan trains, alot of powerlifters are there. out at and there are a couple in Joliet, but i dont know of that many in the city, you'd have to be specific about the area

[maxson]

6/3/06 DE BP

Speed bench: 50%, 8 x 3 (no bands or chains)

Pin press (pin#8), 205 x 8, 225 x 6, 275 x 4

Floor DB extensions, 3 x 10

Rear laterals, 3 x 10

Band pull apart, 4 x 15


6/5/06 ME SQ

Sled pulls 85 lb for 6 trips @ 200 ft

Box squats 1 inch below parallel: 275 x 2, 295 x 2, and 315 x 1
Reduce height by 1”: 315 x 1, 325 missed

One-leg squats: 60lb, 3 x 10

Ultra wide Pull throughs, 3 x 8

Mini-band abdominal crunch, 4 x 15

I want my kettlebell!

[gopostal42]

workouts look quite good steve, looks like what i wished mine were. how are you doing the sled? are you running or jogging or what? also how did u do the band abs?

[maxson]

D, I was doing the pulls with brisk strides. I can’t run, that would be cardio and I would probably pass out. I’m going to start with more weight next week.

I saw the stability ball AB crunch with bands on one of the old WSB squat/dl workout videos that I recently bought from Melvin. I don’t how old it is but Tate has hair and Vogelpohl looks like he’s 198. Send me a PM is you want to watch them and I will send them to you.

[gopostal42]

lol i hear ya on the cardio!

[maxson]

I finally received my 16kg starter kettlebell so I played around with a few things.

Double arm swings from squat position, 4 x 25

One-arm kettlebell snatch presses, 2 x 5 each side

I will start to incorporate some KB work at the end of my DE sessions.

[Breaker]

Were you sore at all Steve from this new exercise? The whole Kelltebell phenomenon has me very curious.

[maxson]

Hams and glutes are a little sore.

It’s funny how something so simple can become a phenomenon. I wonder what was invented first, the kettlebell or vodka?

[gopostal42]

i wonder if vodka was created and tested about 30 minutes before the kettlebell?