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Training Log: Friday September 28, 2012

September 28, 2012 — Leave a comment

Texas Method intensity day.

Foam Rolling

  • 10 minutes

High Bar Squat

  • 45lbs: 20
  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 410bs: 2
  • 460lbs: 1
  • 495lbs: 1
    • FINALLY! After a couple of weeks of missing at this weight, finally got.
  • 500lbs: MISSED
    • Felt the bar move forward a little bit in the hole. Cannot power it up.
  • 460lbs: 1
    • Failed at 2nd rep. Out of Chakra.

Face Pulls

  • 60lbs: 15

Close Grip Bench Press

  • 45lbs: 12
  • 140lbs: 5
  • 230lbs: 3
  • 280lbs: 1
  • 345lbs: MISSED
    • Forearm pain.

Rack Pulls

About 6 1/4" off the ground. (at the #3 hole in my power rack and standing on a 3/4" piece of wood).

  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 410lbs: 2
  • 500lbs: 1
  • 600lbs: 1,1
    • Torn a callus on my right hand, ring finger during the last set. First time ever tearing a callus! Picture below.

torn-callus

 

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Training Log: Friday September 21, 2012

September 21, 2012 — Leave a comment

Texas Method intensity day.

Feeling a little under the weather.

Foam Rolling

  • 10 minutes

High Bar Squat

  • 45lbs: 20
  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 410bs: 2
    • Wore knee wraps. Seems more difficult to walk out of the rack.
  • 460lbs: 1
    • Grinder
  • 492.5lbs: MISSED
  • 410lbs: 3

Close Grip Bench Press

I have a feeling that my close grip bench press will surpass my regular bench press.

1st attempt at 345lbs below:

  • 45lbs: 10
  • 140lbs: 5
  • 230lbs: 3
  • 320lbs: 2 *PR
  • 345lbs: MISSED
  • 330lbs: 1 *PR
  • 340lbs: 1 *PR
    • Equal to my bench press 1RM!
  • 345lbs: MISSED
  • 285lbs: 1
    • Right pec felt weird, so stopped after 1 rep
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John Phung

Training Log: Friday September 14, 2012

September 14, 2012 — Leave a comment

Texas Method intensity day. No PR's set today. Dammit.

Note: I realized I've eaten less this week.

Foam Rolling

  • 10 minutes

Bird Dog

  • 10
    • Didn't really count the reps

High Bar Squat

  • 45lbs: 20
  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 410bs: 1
  • 460lbs: 1
  • 495lbs: X,X
    • Felt like I leaned forward too much.

Low Bar Squat

  • 140lbs: 5
  • 230lbs: 3
  • 320lbs: 2
  • 410lbs: 1
    • Felt tough for some reason.
  • 460lbs: X
    • I feel weak today.
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Training Log: Friday August 24, 2012

August 24, 2012 — Leave a comment

Texas Method intensity day.

Foam Rolling

  • 10 minutes

High Bar Squat

3 PRs in a row for high bar squat! Approaching my max squat of 485lbs (low bar).

  • 45lbs: 20
  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 390lbs: 2
  • 460lbs: 1 *PR
  • 470lbs: 1 *PR
  • 475lbs: 1 *PR

Face Pull

  • 60lbs: 12
  • 85 lbs: 8

Bench Press

  • 140lbs: 5
  • 190lb: 3
  • 230lbs: 2
  • 280lbs: 1
  • 330lbs: 1,1,1,1,1,X
    • Failed on 2nd rep, 1st set

Rack Pulls

About 8 3/4" off the ground, at knee level. Started using straps @410lbs.

  • 140lbs: 5
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 410lbs: 3
  • 500lbs: 2
  • 550lbs: 1
  • 600lbs: 2,2,1
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Training Log: Friday August 17, 2012

August 17, 2012 — Leave a comment

Texas Method intensity day.

Foam Rolling

  • 10 minutes

High Bar Squat

  • 45lbs: 20
  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 390lbs: 2
  • 450lbs: 2
    • 2nd rep was a real struggle.
  • 440lbs: 1
    • Failed on 2nd rep.
  • 410lbs: 2
    • Failed on 2nd rep.

Overhead Press

  • 45lbs: 10
  • 75lbs: 5
  • 100lbs: 4
  • 140lbs: 3
  • 165lbs: 2
  • 190lbs: 1
  • 210lbs: 1
  • 232.5lbs: 1
  • 235lbs: 1
  • 237.5lbs: X
  • 220lbs: 2

Deadlift

Thumbs still feel sore from last Friday.

  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 410lbs: 1
  • 460lbs: 1
  • 505lbs: X,X,1
    • Failed twice using hook grip. Success using straps
  • 515lbs: 1
    • Straps.
  • 480lbs: 3
    • Straps
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