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njflex · « **Reply #1100 on:** February 23, 2013, 05:00:18 PM »

Quote from: Primemuscle on February 23, 2013, 04:58:07 PM

Here is what I believe is a fairly recent photo of Bill Pearl and Larry Scott. Two greats from the past.

prime facially now u remind me of pearl,,something there,,still has that barrel chest..sad about larry looks frail but facially good,,,loved pearls build thick ,solid..

Primemuscle · « **Reply #1101 on:** February 23, 2013, 05:13:34 PM »

Quote from: njflex on February 23, 2013, 05:00:18 PM

prime facially now u remind me of pearl,,something there,,still has that barrel chest..sad about larry looks frail but facially good,,,loved pearls build thick ,solid..

Thanks, Bill was and is a nice looking fellow. I don't see the resemblance except for our coloring. I think Bill has olive-toned skin, like me. He had really dark hair though, while mine was more dirty blond. Of course we both have white hair now, he just has more on his head and I have more on my face. LOL.

Larry does appear somewhat frail. Where did his delts go? Larry Scott retired from competitive bodybuilding when he was only 28 years old. Perhaps he took his physique in a different direction after that.

Here is another photo of Larry Scott take when he as 73 years old. The other fella is Franco Columbu, another blast from the past. Franco is 71 years old.

These men have lived to a ripe old age and all still look to be fairly healthy. What do you suppose today's bodybuilders are doing different that is causing some of them to become sick and even die really young? Bodybuilder and wrestler Matt DuVall just died. He was only 40 years old.

Donny · « **Reply #1102 on:** February 24, 2013, 01:18:49 AM »

Quote from: njflex on February 23, 2013, 02:13:44 PM

heavy legs today...

squats 135,225,275,315,405,465 yes pushed for it 4 reps wrapped phew,,,
hacks 4 plate,4.5 plates ,,5 plates 10/8 reps
standing lunges 135/185 x2
extension x3

hams lying legs curls x4 140>170 on stack 12/10/10/7

calves leg press and seated calf raise x6 sets...

your a lot stronger than me...good weights

465...would kill me...lol

Donny · « **Reply #1103 on:** February 24, 2013, 01:21:17 AM »

some great pics in here ...
http://www.bill-pearl.com/pictures.html

njflex · « **Reply #1104 on:** February 24, 2013, 07:16:40 AM »

Quote from: Donny on February 24, 2013, 01:18:49 AM

your a lot stronger than me...good weights 465...would kill me...lol

thanx donny,,,a bit sore today ,,nice feeling ,,today rest day,,tomm chest/tri

Donny · « **Reply #1105 on:** February 24, 2013, 07:32:40 AM »

Quote from: njflex on February 24, 2013, 07:16:40 AM

thanx donny,,,a bit sore today ,,nice feeling ,,today rest day,,tomm chest/tri

well outside it´s cold again the weather is changing all the time.. could just do some skipping and keep warm indoors but i can´t wimp out.. gotta go out and run, take it like a Man...

njflex · « **Reply #1106 on:** February 24, 2013, 07:45:39 PM »

wifes birthday celebrated a few days early her mom,bro/wife and newborn,,,we had pizza,calamari,i made great salad loaded walnuts,craisens,mozzarella,tomatoes,olives,cucumber's,and dessert.. cake,zeppoles,cappucino,espresso,,oh and some vino of course,,,

Donny · « **Reply #1107 on:** February 25, 2013, 08:14:50 AM »

Quote from: njflex on February 24, 2013, 07:45:39 PM

wifes birthday celebrated a few days early her mom,bro/wife and newborn,,,we had pizza,calamari,i made great salad loaded walnuts,craisens,mozzarella,tomatoes,olives,cucumber's,and dessert.. cake,zeppoles,cappucino,espresso,,oh and some vino of course,,,

that sounds just what i need....

all the best to your wife for her Birthday...

Donny · « **Reply #1108 on:** February 25, 2013, 08:20:35 AM »

Today i worked chest....
10 mins jumping rope
Abs: crunches and leg raises 3xmax

I did straight sets today:
Parallel bar dips 3x 10-15
Decline Flyes 3x10-15
Incline DB press 3x10
Incline flyes 3x10-15
Push ups on the floor 1x max reps till failure

Donny · « **Reply #1109 on:** February 25, 2013, 12:04:02 PM »

just got a reply back from Bill Pearl on Facebooks, he said he is doing well...and hopes the same for me...what a great Guy..

njflex · « **Reply #1110 on:** February 25, 2013, 12:09:17 PM »

Quote from: Donny on February 25, 2013, 12:04:02 PM

just got a reply back from Bill Pearl on Facebooks, he said he is doing well...and hopes the same for me...what a great Guy..

NICE,,,,

Donny · « **Reply #1111 on:** February 25, 2013, 12:17:23 PM »

Quote from: njflex on February 25, 2013, 12:09:17 PM

NICE,,,,

yeah .. a real Gentleman.

Donny · « **Reply #1112 on:** February 26, 2013, 06:14:20 AM »

so today is back...
Warm up Burpees 3x 30 reps ( no need to train abs with these)

Sternum chins 3x max

Barbell rows 3x 10 superset
Dumbbell pullovers 3x15

T-Bar rows 3x10 superset
Barbell pullovers 3x15

Dumbbell shrugs 3x10-15

njflex · « **Reply #1113 on:** February 26, 2013, 09:21:23 AM »

QUIET HERE DONNY LATELY...
CHEST
INC DBELL,,60/70/75/80 12/10/10/8
HAMMER LYING PRESS 2 PLATES,2 AND CHANGE,2.5 WITH DROP SET 6 THEN 7 REPS FAILED...
DB PRESS FLAT TWISTING PALMS FACING AT END MOVEMENT 70'S X3 10/9/7 LOST REPS EACH SET

CABLE CROSSOVERS X3 12/12/10
SUPERSET DIPS X10 WITH 25 LB DBELL IN BACK OF LEG WITH PUSHUPS X10/15 X2 SETS.....

TRI'S
ROPE EXTENSIONS OVERHEAD X4
PUSHDOWNS X3
DIP MACHINE X3
CABLE KICKBACKS X2 12 REPS EACH AND THEN STANDING CABLE EXTENSION X2
DID MORE TRI'S THAN USUAL USUALLY 10/12 SETS TOTAL ....
ABS,,,

Donny · « **Reply #1114 on:** February 26, 2013, 09:39:27 AM »

Quote from: njflex on February 26, 2013, 09:21:23 AM

QUIET HERE DONNY LATELY...
CHEST
INC DBELL,,60/70/75/80 12/10/10/8
HAMMER LYING PRESS 2 PLATES,2 AND CHANGE,2.5 WITH DROP SET 6 THEN 7 REPS FAILED...
DB PRESS FLAT TWISTING PALMS FACING AT END MOVEMENT 70'S X3 10/9/7 LOST REPS EACH SET
CABLE CROSSOVERS X3 12/12/10
SUPERSET DIPS X10 WITH 25 LB DBELL IN BACK OF LEG WITH PUSHUPS X10/15 X2 SETS.....

TRI'S
ROPE EXTENSIONS OVERHEAD X4
PUSHDOWNS X3
DIP MACHINE X3
CABLE KICKBACKS X2 12 REPS EACH AND THEN STANDING CABLE EXTENSION X2
DID MORE TRI'S THAN USUAL USUALLY 10/12 SETS TOTAL ....
ABS,,,

respect .. you are a strong guy. like i wrote before i can´t train triceps after chest. yes they are no doubt working or eating too much...

you know maybe i should start up Dons Boot Camp here...

Donny · « **Reply #1115 on:** February 26, 2013, 09:47:19 AM »

njflex · « **Reply #1116 on:** February 26, 2013, 10:02:55 AM »

Quote from: Donny on February 26, 2013, 09:47:19 AM

WHAT A BUILD,,,FOR SIZE OLD SCHOOL BEFORE ARNOLD HIM,,,FOR DEFINITION/SHAPE ZANE,,

Donny · « **Reply #1117 on:** February 26, 2013, 10:11:09 AM »

Quote from: njflex on February 26, 2013, 10:02:55 AM

WHAT A BUILD,,,FOR SIZE OLD SCHOOL BEFORE ARNOLD HIM,,,FOR DEFINITION/SHAPE ZANE,,

yes do not get me wrong i also love Zane too as i wrote. I love his mental awareness and intelligence and i love Bill Pearl for the man he is and that he makes time for you. outstanding .

Primemuscle · « **Reply #1118 on:** February 26, 2013, 10:55:30 AM »

Have any of you ever experienced soreness in the tendons at the back of your knees. I had this issue come on a few weeks ago. It has persisted. I particularly notice it during and after climbing stairs either up or down.

This morning I did some weight free "good mornings" to see if I could stretch it out. Don't know if it made any difference yet.

I was having issues with my sciatic nerve in this same leg awhile back. I was in the car driving or at meetings sitting most of the day and evening yesterday and never developed sciatic pain. Sitting for long periods previously aggravated my sciatica. Somehow this problem has resolved itself.

Well, I'm off to take my wife to her doctor appointment and then out to breakfast. Breakfast at noon....now there is an issue.

Donny · « **Reply #1119 on:** February 26, 2013, 12:57:38 PM »

http://www.medicinenet.com/sciatica/article.htm

Donny · « **Reply #1120 on:** February 26, 2013, 01:00:48 PM »

hope this helps my freind... stretch it but as i have read it´s a very large nerve....

Primemuscle · « **Reply #1121 on:** February 26, 2013, 08:35:45 PM »

Quote from: Donny on February 26, 2013, 01:00:48 PM

hope this helps my freind... stretch it but as i have read it´s a very large nerve....

I was thinking that the pain is not from my sciatica, but the tendon that is somehow inflamed. Anyway, I have continued to stretch it throughout the day, which seems to be helping. My range of motion has actually improved somewhat. In a few days I will attempt toe touches. Considering the length of my arms, that should not be too big a feat.

When I was having sciatica issues, the pain was very different, almost like a Charlie horse and in my hamstring not in the tendons. It would come on when I sat for too long a time, like when driving. This bothers me when I am moving about and not when I am sitting. As I mentioned stair climbing or descending is the most aggravating.

Donny · « **Reply #1122 on:** February 27, 2013, 04:47:53 AM »

shoulders will get blasted today:
Warm up with Bastards( i will put a pic up) no ab training as my midsection is worked well with these.

Giant sets

Seated DB press 3x10
seated side raises 3x10
seated bent over laterals 3x10
standing nieder press with barbell 3x10-15 (works well also with a barbell plate in your hands) every serious martial artist or boxer should do these.

Primemuscle · « **Reply #1123 on:** February 27, 2013, 12:43:59 PM »

Donny,

I finally got around to checking the link you posted about sciatica. The webpage is loaded with information that I had not considered. I first started having problems with sciatica, it was after I had an issue with my lower back. The doctor diagnosed that as being caused by degenerative disk disease/arthritis in my spine. He prescribed about 8 weeks of physical therapy which I did. Not very many weeks into the therapy, the spasms subsided. I was taught how to do exercises specific to the strengthening the core muscles which affect the spine. Since doing physical therapy, I have had no recurrence of the spasms. However, it was following this episode that I started having an issue with sciatica. The problem only occurred after I was sitting for an extended time period as I previously mentioned. I was the guy people saw who pulled off to the shoulder of the road, getting out of my car and doing squats to relieve the pain. LOL!

I did not associate this latest issue of what I assumed is an inflamed tendon at the back of my knee with sciatica until I read the information you linked me to. Now it seems possible that the problem could be sciatica and has simply moved down my leg. The pain is different from what I had in my hamstring and it is nowhere near as intense as it was before. What really makes me think it could be related to sciatica is that it is in the same leg. Apparently, sciatica often only affects one leg.

For now, I am going to continue doing good mornings when I first get up in the morning and periodically throughout the day to keep things moving. Although I only started doing this yesterday, it seems to have already affected some improvement. This morning I did 2 sets of 10. The first set I did with my hands behind my head. Since I was getting a better stretch then yesterday, I did the second set with finger tips touching my toes. As I mentioned, I have long arms. When I can put the palms of my hands flat on the floor, I will have regained my normal flexibility.

Of course if my efforts to self treat this problem aren't successful, I will see my doctor for further advice. I am not ready to be an invalid yet, if ever!

Primemuscle · « **Reply #1124 on:** February 27, 2013, 12:47:15 PM »

I just want to go on record by saying that I have missed seeing Karen's posts here recently. I hope all is well with Karen and her family. I would have sent her and email inquiry to this effect, accept that her email address isn't available here and I don't otherwise know it.