WhenDanSaysJump Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I may as well log my adventures somewhere... Today was a lower body day. Back squat 2-2-2-2-2-2-2 115kg x 2, 115kg x 2, 120kg x 2, 120kg x 2, 125kg x 2, 130kg x 2, 135kg x 2 (new 2rm!) Was feeling a little worn down after that so I took it slightly easier for : Front squat (clean grip) 5-3-3-1 80kg x 5, 90kg x 3, 90kg x 3, 105kg x 1 (Current front squat 1rm is 120kg) All that remained thereafter was some light ab work, a ton o'stretching and the ritual guzzling of protein. Today has been a thoroughly positive day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenDanSaysJump Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 Rest day today. It's also Saturday, my one concession to eating with gay abandon so I am filling up on otherwise verboten junk. I am experiencing severe DOMS in my quads, but my cats are being extra attentive to ease my suffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Hercules Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Kitties are very understanding. Love the chalk pic, brings back memories of some great guys. Baby Herc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenDanSaysJump Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 Picked up a kettlebell and did 22 rounds (15:15) of Viking Warrior Conditioning. Now I'm finished, sweating profusely, and sitting down to watch the Indy 500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veggiesasquatch Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Nice session, like myself no bs. You should check out jim Wendlers 5/3/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenDanSaysJump Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 Funnily enough, I've been looking at the various permutations of 5/3/1 on http://www.strstd.com/. Once I have the time available to devote four days each week to the gym, I'm seriously considering devoting a couple of cycles to 5/3/1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veggiesasquatch Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 You can train 5,3 & two days a wk with 5/3/1...also x3 days a week full body training (squats each days) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenDanSaysJump Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 Today was meant to have included an upper body workout. A combination of 6 hours driving, illness, Monday-induced sulking and, to top it all off, news of a bereavement, have all conspired to render me as beyond unmotivated. I'd love to say that I'm being badass and lifting the pain away, but instead I'm contemplating what a big uncaring universe this is over some outstanding Australian wine. I have pledged to be in the gym at 7am tomorrow to right my wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenDanSaysJump Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Well, I probably shouldn't have decided to get drunk as a response to bad news. My gym performance was... somewhat lacking. Decided that for the next little while I'd switch up my rep scheme a little for my upper body excursions. Today : Push press 6, 6-8 60kg x 6, 60kg x 8 Chins 4x6 All was going well until I inexplicably ran out of lifeforce on the 4th rep of my final set. DB incline bench press 6, 6-8 34kg x 2. TWO. TWO. I have no idea what happened there.34kg x 6 - much better. DB row 6/6, 6-8/6-8 48kg x 6/6, 48kg x 6/6 Conditioning work in the form of treadmill pushes. 8 rounds thereof at an 8 degree incline, 15 seconds on, 45 seconds off, bile dancing a merry jig in the back of my throat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenDanSaysJump Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 I have just arrived home from a thoroughly pleasing gym adventure. Lower body today... Back squat 6-6-6-6 Kept it nice and easy ahead of deadlifts, so 100kg x 6 across all four sets. Deadlift 3-2-1 140kg x 3, 150kg x 2, 160kg x 1 I was shocked at how easily I ripped 160kg off the ground. No joke, it felt like 60kg rather than 160kg. All I did was follow a few cues as presented in this article - http://www.t-nation.com/strength-training-topics/1828 - I found while idly browsing T-Nation earlier this week. Seemed to do me a world of good. Finished up with a couple of sets of face pulls to helpfully ease a minor shoulder impingement issue that dislocations alone haven't been totally eliminating. I am in a very good mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.O. Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 That's the best feeling when weights start to feel lighter. Great find on the article as well, thanks for sharing that! -Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenDanSaysJump Posted June 1, 2012 Author Share Posted June 1, 2012 June is here and today was a good day. Snatch 1-1-1 50kg x 1, 55kg x 1, 60kg... FAIL. But I was so close. So close. So I added an extra attempt and got the 60kg snatch. I know that's not an impressive weight in any way, shape or form, but I'd been striving for that for some time now and I'm stoked as hell to get it. Insert your snatch double entendre of choice here. Clean & Jerk 1-1-1-1-1 Trying to drill technique on this still, as I'd had some shoulder issues caused by improper jerking (stop laughing at the back). 65kg x 1, 70kg x 1, 70kg x 1, 72.5kg x 1, 75kg x 1 I finished up with some plyo pushups, some chins, some deliciously vain arm work, a tiny bit of ab work, and then put myself through my usual conditioning ordeal of treadmilll pushes. Tomorrow is cheat day and I have some vegan cookie dough mix. Win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenDanSaysJump Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Back squat 2-2-2-2-2-2-2 115kg x 2, 117.5kg x 2, 120kg x 2, 122.5kg x 2, 125kg x 2, 130kg x 2, 132.5kg x 2 Front squat 5-3-3-1 80kg x 5, 92.5kg x 3, 92.5kg x 3, 110kg x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenDanSaysJump Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 Yesterday's merriment... Push press 6, 6-8 62.5kg x 6, 62.5kg x 6 Chins 4 x 6 DB incline bench 6, 6-8 34kg x 6, 34kg x 8 DB chainsaw row 6, 6-8 48kg x 6/6, 48 kg x 8/8 Treadmill pushes for conditioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewybaws Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Some good graft going on in here. No flat benching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenDanSaysJump Posted June 8, 2012 Author Share Posted June 8, 2012 Nope, just a tiny incline. 24 sets of Viking Warrior Conditioning completed. Heart rate somewhere in the upper mesosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenDanSaysJump Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 Back squat 6-6-6-6 102.5kg x 6, 102.5kg x 6, 102.5kg x 6, 102.5kg x 6 Deadlift 3-2-1 140kg x 3, 150kg x 2, 160kg x 1. Ripped 160kg super easy again : my goal of a 400lb deadlift will be achieved this year. Aaaaand some facepulls to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenDanSaysJump Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 Snatch 1-1-1-1-1 50kg x 1, 50kg x 1, 50kg x 1, 50kg x 1, 50kg x 1. I was looking for five solid reps and I got them. Which is nice. Clean & jerk 1-1-1 70kg x 1, 75kg x 1, 80kg x 1. Lovely. Some clap pushups and some chins : then vainglorious arm isos. Finished off with some retch-inducing treadmill pushes. Home now, protein shake in my mighty fist. Good times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenDanSaysJump Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Went for a new 1rm squat of 142.5kg yesterday. Did not succeed. Set a new 3RM of 125kg on my way, but that hasn't lifted my foul mood at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhenDanSaysJump Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Foul mood continued yesterday with another disheartening gym excursion. Push press 6, 6-8 62.5kg x 6, 62.5kg x 5 Chins 4 x 6 DB incline bench 6, 6-8 36kg x 0, 36kg x 0, 36kg x 0. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT? Wailing and gnashing of teeth ensued. Then I tried : BB bench 6, 6-8 70kg x 6, 70kg x 8. To try and bring a modicum of cheer to proceedings, I decided to attempt a 1RM. 90kg x 1, 90kg x 1. Better, but painful. My pecs are sore this morning. DB row 6, 6-8 50kg x 6/6, 50kg x 6/5,1 ...to top it off, when replacing the 50kg DB in the rack, it wasn't as securely placed as I'd hoped and I managed to trap my right hand beneath it. Grr. Treadmill pushes to finish, went home to pout. Maybe today will be a better session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.O. Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Hey Dan, are you still training? Haven't seen you post for a long time. Or did you start another journal here and I've just missed it? -Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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