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And apparently wishes she was born at turn of the 20th century, as her style and fashion choices may be from the 1920's, if I'm not mistaken?

I started watching All Out 2019 after finishing All Out 2020 (great main event and tag title match there, btw) and there was a Private Party vs Angelico & Jack Evans match on the pre-show that was already completely bonkers! Holy crap what action! How much have Private Party regressed in the last 5 years? Angelico was also way more exciting than he is these days.

Incline Seal Row pyramid and a regular bench pyramid on tap this evening both going pretty well, actually. Seal Row went from 154 to 330 to 154. Plenty of good reps with 264, a few with 286, maybe one pretty good and a bunch of not so goods with 308 and not very goods with 330. Bench went from 164 to 284 to 164. The good stuff was 14x230, 10x241, 11x230 (on the way down), 3 good reps with 269. The 284 "set" was just one ugly partial, but I think 279 at least touched the fabric of my hoodie, if not my chest (the second rep certainly did not). Also, the number of reps with 252 was 7 pretty decent if not all completely clean. The new Versas and wrist wraps worked well, no complaints. Good workout, one of the best bench stuff in quite a while.

Um, is it because Claudio speaks 5 languages and that's what speaking all of them at the same time would sound like? ...Or is that what what being inside a plastic bag sounds like?

While Ricochet will have to become at least his NXT-level self again for this to live up to the lofty expectations (I haven't seen their earlier matches, btw) the match against Will Ospreay is indeed pretty much why I still bother to watch wrestling almost daily (and weekly, at the very least) at 47 years old. PAC, Buddy Matthews, Ricochet, Ospreay, Mortos and Vikingo (or Fletcher, if you can't get Vikingo some more) as the Dynamite 6 (or Collision 6) would have me on the edge of my seat each week. We've had some of those matches and if that was the line-up of one of the brackets in Continental Classic, I'd lose my shit, in a very positive way!

At the risk of sounding certain way, and I must point out that I'm in no way being serious, BUT: We are about to enter a wrestling era where Big Show, Mark Henry and Statnam Singh are announcers and Adam Cole and The Young Bucks... well, are not!

Yup, leg day this evening. When I said light, I meant less reps but ended up going relatively heavy on the squat machine. The 2 heaviest sets were 6x416 and 6x427. They went pretty deep too, because my co-worker commented "Bad ass!" and he always goes deep, so I know they were good. On the way back down, I only did calf raises, so as to not aggrivate the knee and the glute too much. During the workout, they were both fine, now that I started the night shift, they both start to bother me a little bit. Well that figures. The Versa Gripps Xtremes arrived today, but they won't get any action until tomorrow. Today, when I woke up in the afternoon, I weighed myself and it was 189 and the body composition is definitely where I needed it to be in order to start the real slow bulk season.

If that's the case, then they must have Satnam confront Hangman for what Page did to Jarrett, get beaten by him and then attacked in a way that explains his "retirement".

As people have already said, he's out injured and is still living up to his name and actively robbing us of Bandido vs Mortos as we speak...

Well, the unnecessary censorship only makes it funnier. Here is Nigel, having a cathartic moment thanking his fiercest rival before deciding to submit. And some asshole makes it seem like he is giving his opponent one final FU before tapping out. Those are two totally different stories. Both awesome, but if he was going for exactly the opposite of what it was made to look like, it's a problem. A really funny problem, but a problem nonetheless.

Was able to find (thanks to my wife) a Finnish webstore that carries Versa Gripps Xtremes, so I ordered a pair along with some amino acids and new wrist wraps. That will be a part of my birthday present from my wife. So, this evening I went for Meadows Row pyramid, but stayed at considerably lighter loads this time. The top set was 12x168,5 with both arms. Once the loads became lighter on the way back down, the reps per set went up to as high as 22. In between each set I did a resistance band chest flies from several different angles. Afterwards, I did one long set of dumbell chest flies lying on two benches in T-formation again. Full ab routine at the end. I guess I should do a light leg day tomorrow, but I need to be wary of the knee and the glute. I did schedule a sports massage session for Friday afternoon so that should work on one of the problem areas at least.

Wrecked my ass (literally) on a deficit lift on Trapbar going for, and getting 502, so my right glute is a bit sore. I've been working on it during the weekend and right now during the night shift. Tonight's workout was alright. I decided to do just all the fun stuff it being my birthday and everything. After the warm up, I did the single arm dumbell press and actually cleared 88 with both arms, after a couple of attempts (but no rest between them) as well as reps with 79 and 83,5! 3 sets of 8 with the 88's on incline bench dumbell presses as well as the hammer curls. A few sets of resistance band lat pull downs and chest flies and a bunch of standing double bicep curls and push downs drop sets along with almost full ab work at the end. I made a one hour condensed gym playlist and tried to get the workout done by the time it was played through, but I went a few minutes over. Very effective list, however!

Thanks, I will. Never seen All Out 2019 before this, and last year's WrestleDream was indeed fantastic, especially the match in question. One of the few matches that was based on mat wrestling that not only lived up to its expectations but was also exciting, non stop action throughout! But the WrestleDream I bought just now, is the upcoming one. Waiting for that one as well, let's see how the card shapes up?

Thank you so much, my bro! Entering the late 40's with a bang! Woke up this morning with a stiff lower back, a tight hamstring and sore knee. Had to laugh, because that totally checks out. In actuality, I'm happy to still be going this strong this late in the game. Night shift week next week, so I will be going to the gym in the evening, but there will still be cake and pizza before that! Yesterday, I purchased AEW WrestleDream and All Out 2019 as a present for myself, so now my AEW PPV library is up to date.

Was it Ricky Steamboat who said that they were indeed running up a flight of stairs, then back down and up while carrying a partner on their backs, then switch etc... when training with Verne, so yes, absolutely.

Amok (or Down, either or) is my favorite Sentenced album and The War Ain't Over and Dance on My Grave (Lil Sistah) are undoubtedly my two all time favorite Sentenced tracks. I happened to be in the army at the time when I was first listening to (parts of) this album on a cassette.

Some surprising title changes here! The X-division title match was off the charts insane! I could totally go for Hammerstone and Something wrecking The System's shit! Well, I would imagine they will target the Hardys next! Wait! Maybe Hardys beat The System and The Beast Bros will target the Hardys after that? Joe Hendry is now totally legitimised! Nothing can stop The Juggernaut! Moose's theme keeps on rocking! Well, so does Nemeth's, though! The main event was very good and got great by the end. I think this was a better match than their first one, but I probably should re-watch it to be sure. The end stretch after all the interference was warded off was at least better than the first match

Trapbar day for the finish. I did some decent stuff in there a deficit lift of 458 off the high block without Versas, then I did 480 off the low block and then 502 off the low block with Versas. The best stuff was 2x742, 2x786 and 3x742 off the full blocks and 8x647,5 off the 3/4 blocks. And a bunch of lighter stuff and some shrugs. I'm glad this week is done, however!

Bench and Seal Row pyramids yesterday. Bench was from 164 to 252 and back down to 164. I did 11 reps with 230 and the 10th one at least touched the chest on the way down. Seal Row was from 154 to 308 to 154. The first rep of 286 was clean, full range of motion. I know because it banged on the bottom of the bench on the way up. Rest of the reps weren't. Neither were any of the 308 reps. Also did two sets of reverse grip barbell curls with 154, before and after the Seal Row. No abs, just hanging upside down at the end. This felt like a really good workout, but I was really wiped out during the evening.

Great show! Also, last week's Rampage and Collision had a bunch of awesome stuff! Opener was intense and told a decent story with Nigel going for super strong pins and surely held his own, until the cathartic ending. Maybe he can shut up now. Christian was stirring shit up with his contract but considering how the main event went, his options are getting shittier and shittier. FTW title match was good and Taven was stooging around something fierce. Good show of respect at the end and the story of FTW title comes to an end. Hook can now move on. To what, I have no idea, though? The tag title match was simply amazing! Holy shit! I'll shove that screwdriver straight in your ear, Callis! It has worked for you ONE time! Stop bringing it with you, it only... well fuck it, screws things! Women's title match ended up being super exciting, fun and brutal. Nasty suplexes etc. The ending and post match stuff was very good. Poor Mina caught in the middle this time! I don't think she was coming down to celebrate with you, Mariah! MVP! Shit, your job is in peril there, Nana! Or... MVP will bring in his own client if Swerve isn't willing to talk business! Main event was insane, but I really don't like Moxley winning, unless Darby wins the World title from Moxley somewhere down the line, then it was fine, I guess? The match itself was a gruelling war!

Squat machine day, along with the calf raises. I went nowhere near as heavy as past couple of times but my quads and hamstrings are fucked as we speak. Calves seem relatively fine. The top set was 12x322 (plus the two sets of resistance bands), followed by 7×322 after a set of calf raises in between. Most of the squat sets were 10 reps and I was trying to go deep every time. I was absolutely drenched in sweat by the end, but did manage a full ab routine at the end. I have tried to eat a lot during each day and stretch and hydrate but I'm really feeling wiped out at the moment. Once again I found a fantastic new shredwave band from Spain, incidentally called Lex Lùger (I don't know how to get the damn umlauts on the "u" in Luger) and blasting through their 2023 album Creepshow more than a dozen times in a couple of days has given me a lot of energy, but that boost doesn't last indefinitely, apparently.

Meadows Row pyramid today starting from 55 all the way to 241 and back down to 55 with more sets on the way back down than on the way up. The 4 or 5 ugly reps per arm with 241 is once again a new record, the set before that one was 7 or 8 with 197 and the one after it was 4 or 5 with 219. Some 15 sets per arm overall. Rough shit. I did 2 sets of standing double bicep curls and 2 sets of dumbell chest flies on two benches combining into a "T"-shape. Then a long set of light side delt raises and a full ab work at the end.

Apparently, our company has hired Mike Barnes from Cobra Kai! I can hardly contain myself when this guy walks past me. I will refrain from calling him Deacon Sharpe, because there's no way this guy hasn't been called that for the past 20 years, the resemblance is SO striking! Well, if you look like a celebrity, there are WAY worse options out there! Edit. Apparently, he IS only visiting. He is from the company but won't be working here for the long haul. Bummer...

Another attempt at 88lb single arm dumbell overhead press today. A few partials with both arms, but no clean reps. 83,5 was completed cleanly with both arms, but it took more tries with the left one. Sitting overhead dumbell presses with 61,5's, 75's and 79's followed by hammer curls with each weight. Two standing dumbell curl/ sitting dumbell overhead press/ sitting dumbell curl/ narrow dumbell overhead press/ hammer curl combos with 35's and 26,5's. 3 sets of resistance band lat pulldowns and two drop sets of resistance band push downs. Some gripper stuff and a full ab work at the end.

A 7km run this morning. The knee held up well, no problem there. There was also an outside gym near by where we are staying so we tried out some of the machines. They were surprisingly heavy, with adjustable weights on both sides of the racks. Didn't stay for too long as it was a pretty chilly morning, but I did get a few sets in.