It was decent out today. Probably high 40s, sunny, just made me realize how much stuff there is to do outside. The winter always makes your yard look like shit. And, having as many 4 legged family members as I do, my yard is also currently full of shit since the bugs aren't out to eat it.
I rolled my 290 atlas stone outside today. It was taking up room for my step-son's band in the garage so I rolled it out into the driveway. Of course, I couldn't just roll it out there and not try to lift it. I haven't lifted in atlas stone in well over a year. I would say the last time I lifted one was before I sold my gym, so that has been over a year. I was surprised to be able to lap it and stand up with it pretty easily in my moccasins and sweat pants. I felt that familiar pain in my abs that stones always gave me, and being my abs are sore from yesterday, it was worse. Still, I was happy to pick it up fairly easy with no warm up and zero motivation. I also managed to get my 1100-pound tire up out of the yard and rolled back onto the concrete slab. That thing was full of water and sinking into the ground. It had been there since August! I had to have my step-son help me break it free from the grass and muck, then I took over and got it up. Damn near killed me, and I smashed my chest hard against it right where my pacemaker is so it is a little tender now. I took a good 50 pounds of ice and 4 full buckets of water out of it once I got it upright.
My left knee is sore as hell from squats Sunday. I hate walking weight out, I know, for you purists the walk out is as important as the squat itself, but it always beats my knees up. It is worse when the band tension is sky high so today I have been walking around with an ACE wrap and lots of Jack's Blue Heat on it. I ordered some knee sleeves from APT and I will be wearing them on all squat days from here on out. When we max I will use my Metal knee wraps. I guess I am destined to always have knee pain in my pateller tendons.
I want to send out a huge Congrats to Jim "Smitty" Smith!!! His new cyber book is out, COMBAT CORE! Smitty has poured his life blood into this thing and I have been privileged to have a copy. It is awesome Smitty, you know your shit bro! Get it here: http://www.combatcorestrength.com/. Be sure to email Smitty at info@combatcorestrength.com and let him know you heard about COMBAT STRENGTH here at my blog.
I should know about the new job this week. Waiting around for the answer is driving me damn near batty. If I get it, it is going to do great things for my powerlifting as I will be able to do heavy bench with the guys on Saturdays.
Gotta get ready for bed. Chest and back tomorrow.
-Rick
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