Well DAMN !!!!!

So the being orange (Joe Weider TAN) ORANGE...was of course a liver problem..and with weight loss of 50 pounds ( The Bench Bozo Death diet) I knew it was time to take my doctors ( I now have 5 doctors) advice..so there has been NO training for me at all for about 4 weeks now...

So IF you are used to checking this space for my workout log -or reports of getting really good old geezer bench presses of 578 or the like...or the one time 600 that the judges did not pass..or meet pictures and the like...I think that will be postponed for awhile while I recover from.............Cancer......(how many of you had already guessed??)

Yes, I will be having an operation March 16th--to grab a tumor from my Pancreas..and that IS the good news...because according to all the CT scans, Endoscopic Ultrasounds and other radioactive snapshots they have of me--I have a liver up roar caused by a Pancreas tumor that is in the OPEN to be snatched away so...no bozo will need be bald headed...as a simple slice and dice with the handy kitchen comedian from Popiel..will do it--at least that is my hope.

( it slices it dices, it pokes fun at your vegetables ...breaks your eggs..and spritzes them into the breakfast nook--yes, the YOLKS on you with the kitchen comedian)
Then what?--I will slowly resume training and try to hit the WABDL Worlds in November --there are lots of records to be broken...and I have lots of goals for then....then what about benchbozos very own brag a thon?? --I will occasionally come here to report any big ol thing that happens in iron sport--or let you know how I am doing --meanwhile..so this blog is not JUST about "whining"

BIG CONGRATULATIONS

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and Champ many times over


Mr Ron Moormeister --He lifted some incredible record breaking weight in the LA Fit expo last weekend--HE benched 4 attempts and four were for new USPF American and California State records. As planned he opened with 220kg. and blew up 230kg., 237.5kg., and 243,kg. The last three were competition PR's, and the last one was an anytime, anyplace PR.for Ron.. The three judges are noted for being very strict, and are qualified international officials... those being Steve Denison, Scott Layman, and Jim Merlino. The cool thing... He got 12 white lights... i.e. there were no questions about the quality of the lifts.
Ron also got Best lifter among the best masters in the league..YOU DA MAN RON !!!
here is his victory pic --he's the distinguished one with the medal..

Work outs postponed on account of being Orange

...Not exactly orange, more like Homer Simpson yellow--yep--seems like all my complaining about something wrong in my system..finally reared it's colorful head in the form of a jaundice looking complexion...and a urine sample that nearly made my doctor 'plotz' out of concern for me..so yeah it's now a "liver" kind of thing...she admonished me for my abandon with wine..and not checking my blood pressure more frequently...and I said ..

"I feel great when I work out...I'll check in for tests right after this weeks HEAVY sets..."

she cut me off....

'YOU'RE NOT WORKING OUT--you're 3 seconds from being sent to a hospital..AND I don't care what You say...you're taking blood pressure meds whether you want them or not.'

argh--so I skipped my light and heavy workouts this week...and took the meds..AND they GAVE me symptoms--yep, I take these damn things and on the 2nd day--I get stabbing pains in my left pec area that lasted all day...so I think I'll ask her for BABY Blood Pressure meds.

I went for tests (blood again) and I gave them 8 or so test tubes of claret..and an ice tea colored urine sample...If that was someone Else's sample I'd count the guy DEAD in 2 days...

So I'm awaiting my results (again) eating only liver friendly foods...funny how the body works..I craved salad with red cabbage-Garbanzos and Artichoke hearts the other day--come to read up on liver de-tox and THOSE items are in the list of suggested items..your body KNOWS this stuff...

So til I know what's up with my liver and giblet gravy--plus the Ol' B.P. I will follow docs orders so that I can live another day to battle gravity some time sooner than later...

Yes, I know doctors ALWAYS tell you to not over do it in the gym (or don't even lift competitively) but for once I'll humor her and stay way from the gym until the verdict is in..

BTW--I'm drug free for life (steroids and growth hormone etc.) so my traffic cone color is NOT from that poop....had to mention that..because it is the first concussion people jump to...when barbell people get sick.

I Almost Quit !!

It seemed my body weight had normalized and then I stepped on the scale and DAMN !!
270 --down from 300+ and more recently a holding pattern of 277--before that a holding pattern of 283 etc..Yes, I like my trimmer look, but not training weights that used to fly up like nothing... feel suddenly overwhelming...

Yesterday my pin press suffered a 5 pound decrement--so I must now adopt what Doug Hepburn called his "B" routine --doubles and triples with lighter weights till the singles have regained their original glory...but after my workout yesterday --I thought..."What is the use of competing if I cannot lift what I used to lift?" of course people like my friend Jody Cranston would say--beat the new weight class you're in--or try to get double body weight...and I would agree with that wisdom and strategy--but it seems if I plan on beating the 275 class record--by the time the meet rolls around I will have lost down to the NEXT lower class than that--with my strength going with every pound that drops off of my 27 acre body...so there I was pondering quitting...then today I said --lets look at the lifting year...so I went to WABDL dot org. and looked up records in various classes--and then I looked up the age group 68-74 which I will be "old" enough for at the Worlds in November...and hmmm...look at all those challenges..I now have 4 secret goals, and a renewed interest in staying alive til 2012 --not the Mayan calendar thing...that's actually when my drivers license expires...hah and you thought it meant the end of the world....

About my weight loss?? what do you think about 10 avocados a day??

At Powerlifting watch dot com--the WABDL forum won BEST federation forum YAY !! US !!

And some other great polls have been finalized Ed Coan won best lifter of the decade and Priscilla Ribic won best female lifter of the decade ! Biggest feat in Power Andy Bolton's 1000 pound PLUS deadlift..go over to the site to read about it-

Vancouver Powerlifters--Mayfair Magazines has a lot of the latest issue of PLUSA now--what HAS been happening lately is--they get a few--sell em' all--then RE ORDER--so if you went to get you mag and they were out...now they have too many--go buy some--it is red n green with the worlds strongest bodybuilder on the cover...

Shirt Work on Heavy Day !

I think my body is made of shortbread cookies--it being the season and all--I haven't done shirt work in 3 or 4 weeks...and today I found my 50 Katana fit as loose as a 60 would've when I weighed 304 ..my warm ups were weak and then when I put on the shirt--I might as well have been made of Xmas pastry dough...because 450 seemed to lock out as before..but Bruce had to put it in the rack for me...I thought the lift was complete but it wasn't--I seemed to not know when I was locked--that is, NOT LOCKED...that is a new one for me...so we went to closer to 500 pounds and TORQUED the shirt...now I was locking right --but the bar only traveled down half way before I sent it back up..

Bad Day??

'you betcha'

(Palinism)

So here I am 275 bodyweight and seeming to be weak as hell...NO, I AM NOT BEATING MYSELF UP--I'm just stating a fact...I might as well have lost a pound in my bench press for every pound of bodyweight I've lost..(that IS a common rule of thumb) so what am I going to do??

1. stop bitchin (yeah, right)
2. get a shirt that fits.
3. get my strength diet back on track (cut back on the Red Wine too)
4. now that I know the factors that are weakening me-fix em-forget em-and get busy !

The rest of the workout had me putting reverse bands with the loose shirt --and doing singles with 507--518--and 550

Then I joined Bruce and Nancy and did reps with heavy weights with JUST reverse bands..adding 6 or more sets of work...all in all the workout was good --but the true strength test was predictably down from what I wanted...but my sights are set on the WABDL Nationals in Portland Or. March 13th...there, I will have to speed to start the competition year right !

Nancy hit a 170 raw bench and will do 180 in two weeks...

Hope you had a Happy Holiday !

New Year's Eve to jump over, and we're into a fresh calendar !

here's to lifting heavy in 2010 !

Feelin Strong !

I won't be back in the shirt til the 26th...but because I wanted heavier weights today...I raised the safeties 3 inches so what I did today was more like a 'lock out' than a pin presses.
( I do pin presses from flush to my chest )

Anyway, I did raw lockouts (about a 9 inch range) with 315 for 10 365 X5 405X4-

Then with reverse bands I did

485 for 3 --
530 for 2
--550 for 5 singles...

that was an easy workout --but one that will prep me for my next shirt day ...also it didn't kill my shoulder like lifts right from the chest do.

I didn't skip my Wednesday workout...it was just a 'speed' work day 225 X4- 6 sets 275X4-3 sets 315 for '2's' for 3 sets...most of the weights went fast except--the first set of 315's--

Seems like I warm up VERY slowly...heh...almost in a time frame...like when the meet would be over, I'd be ready to go...

huh?

Reverse Band benches to 505

I Went up to Target Fitness today and got in a "Heavy" rack workout..benched 225X12- 315X3 + 335+ 355+ 365+ 365+ 365 to warm up (no shirt of course) then instead of shirt work...I did the reverse blue bands again--405 X8 +455X3
then 505 for 5 singles...
my triceps felt very worked after this, and the poundages were up from last week's workout ...so these alternate sessions are keeping me at least close to what some of the 'shirt' sessions do...due to Holiday stuff I wont be doing shirt training til the 26th...so this style might keep me ready til then---

Good News --the WABDL World's will be in November 2010 at the Spectacular Las Vegas Hilton--my next years Birthday will be out of the way by then and I'll be able to compete in the 68 to 74 age group...no matter what, I'll shoot for World records then...nice to be able to plan so far ahead !

Hey--did you play my little movie below yet??...Deadlift bozo is waiting...

Deadlift Bozo

Click this-- to watch Deadlift Bozo's quick little movie !

I did this cartoon character in Amorphium 3
a modeling program that allows real time creativity...I ad libbed the quick little bit.. about a judging snafu--

"If a guy does MORE than the rule of the lift mandates... will he still get 'turned down?"


Today's Bench workout was nothin special--that's why ya get the 'movie'

I did speed benches with as much force as I could get on the bar--with 225X4 for 6 sets--and doubles with 315 for 4 sets--this will set me up for a heavy workout on Saturday !!

Fast Forward Saturday workout went well !