Talo's training and video log

Thanks man that is really cool although I have to say the adductor video boardered on soft porn lol Do you find that helps alot. I have coverage for massage theropy and am going to start using it soon I think.

I try to get a massage ( deep tissue ) atleast once a month . In between those I always use the foam roller for my back , hams , glutes , and quads. The one at the gym is a green one and the one I have at home is a white one that is a lot more dense and hurts that much more :)

I also take a tennis ball or a small medi ball and roll out my shoulders and my chest . This has helped my shoulders 100% .

I do find that if I don't keep up with the rolling and stretching it doesn't take long to get stiff again . For me just waking up in the morning and doing some quick stretches helps me big time , then later in the day I will take a good 15-20 mins and use the roller.

I know you can buy them at fitness depot ( and places like that ) , online or some people even make their own from pool noodles or pipe.

Cardio !!

also:

Banded abs
Fallouts
Banded pull downs
Banded Face Pulls
Banded GM's

My last two days have been not the best for dieting.

Cardio was spent playing squash and a round of golf.

Also got in a decent chest workout , but nothing to write about.

Skipped Cardio today.

Starting back on nights so I will do some tonight ( 45 min bike ride )

Here are some pictures - Small progress , not much but atleast I feel I'm moving the right direction.

And one from my last dead lifting session . The damage done a week after.

More ****in cardio today.

Also starting to get the boys ready for basball season... Need to teach them to hit and catch ( basically not to be afraid of the ball ).

Now that I've got my plates ( some blind flanges from work with a 2" whole machined in ) I'm working on getting some chains built

I think I'm going to go with this.

2 x 1/4" chains - 8ft long ( one for each side )

16 1/2" chains - 2 ft long . With snap hooks .

This way it will help cut cost and with the 1/4" 8' long chains I wont have a problem setting different heights.

Going old school training is the best for a home gym.

Always looking for more plates :)


Still doing cardio 4-5 times a week.

I just scanned through the last 3 pages. cardio cardio and more cardio. You're going to be skinny if you keep that shit up.

I found the first thing to go when I lost my 40" waist was my squat. Taking 6" off my waist took 20 pounds off my squat and I still haven't built the core strength to make up for it. I look a heck of a lot better but a thick middle really helps the squat.

Man , my lifts ( all together ) have gone down. A combination of diet and no gym to train heavy really hurts.

Squatted for the first real time in about 3-4 months yesterday and holy crist I'm a weak bastard.

400lbs felt like 1000lbs - I did put it up for 3 reps . Then I tried 500 but unracking felt way to heavy.

I need to get some 25 lb plates so I don't take such big jumps.

I've got a long way to go in order to catch Short Dave , but I will :)