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Training Log: Wednesday December 12, 2012

December 12, 2012 — Leave a comment

Texas method recovery day.

Abs are feeling sore from yesterday's L-sit chin ups.

Foam Rolling

High Bar Squat

  • 45lbs: 20
  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 325lbs: 5,5

Overhead Press

  • 45lbs: 10
  • 75lbs: 8
  • 100lbs:5
  • 140lbs:3
  • 190lbs: 1
  • 250lbs: 1 *PR - 1RM
    • What a grind. Half way up I just kept telling myself non-verbally to keep on pushing. I think it's going to be a while until I attempt another 1RM for OHP. In the mean time I'll work on rep PR's.
    • +5lbs from last week
    • 1.25x body weight!
  • 215lbs: 5 *PR - 5RM
    • Struggling with this weight for a few weeks trying to hit 5 reps. Got that SOB.
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Training Log: Monday December 10, 2012

December 10, 2012 — Leave a comment

Texas method volume day.

5 sets of 3 reps for low bar squat, followed by 3 sets of 5 for high bar squat is 30 total reps.

Sure feels a lot less grueling than 10 sets of 3, or even 5x5.

Foam Rolling

Low Bar Squat

  • 45lbs: 20
  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 410lbs: 1
  • 387.5lbs: 3,3,3,3,3
    • About 3.5 minutes in between sets

High Bar Squat

  • 330lbs: 5,5,5

Face Pulls

  • 70lbs: 10,10

Reverse Grip Bench Press

No longer calling it "paused" because I can't pause all reps and complete all sets.

  • 45lbs: 10
  • 140lbs: 5
  • 230lbs: 3
  • 320lbs: 1
  • 270lbs: 5,5,5,5,5
    • +2.5lbs from last week
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Training Log: Friday December 7, 2012

December 7, 2012 — Leave a comment

Texas method intensity day.

Foam Rolling

High Bar Squat

Used straps until 460lbs.

Feeling a lot weaker on the squat these days. It's as if some of my squatting powers have transferred over to my overhead press, bench press and deadlift.

  • 45lbs: 20
  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 410bs: 1
  • 460lbs: 1
  • 430lbs: 1
    • Missed on the 2nd rep.
  • 430lbs: 2

Reverse Grip Bench Press (Paused)

Found out that the latest rule changes to 100% RAW doesn't allow reverse grip bench press.

That's gripcist!

  • 45lbs: 10
  • 140lbs: 5
  • 230lbs: 3
  • 300lbs: 1
  • 350lbs: MISSED
    • Felt like (and looked like) I was about to get it, but as a pushed my with my legs, my upper body slid backwards on the towel I put on my bench. DAMMIT.
  • 350lbs: MISSED
    • Tried again. Nope.
  • 305lbs: 3,3,3
    • Same weight as last week (did not complete 3x3 as I planned)

Deadlift

Hook grip.

  • 140lbs: 5
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 410lbs: 1
  • 460lbs: 1
  • 530lbs: MISSED
  • 530lbs: 1 *PR
  • 550lbs: 1 *PR
    • Strapped deadlift PR
  • 475lbs: 3
    • Straps.
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Training Log: Wednesday December 5, 2012

December 5, 2012 — Leave a comment

Texas method recovery day.

Foam Rolling

High Bar Squat With Straps

Haven't done a real "recovery day" workout in a while.

  • 45lbs: 20
  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 5,5

Overhead Press

Watched a 275lbs OHP video to psych myself up prior to attempting my own PR of 245lbs.

  • 45lbs: 10
  • 75lbs: 8
  • 100lbs:5
  • 140lbs:3
  • 190lbs: 1
  • 245lbs: 1 *PR
    • +5lbs from last week. A bit tough.
  • 250lbs: MISSED
    • Not even close.
  • 215lbs: 4.5
    • Dammit wanted a 5RM.
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Training Log: Monday December 3, 2012

December 3, 2012 — Leave a comment

Texas method volume day.

Foam Rolling

High Bar Squat

Supposed to be low bar squats today, but my shoulders have been hurting so I've decided to do high bar squats, with straps.

Also, while experimenting with squatting with straps yesterday, the left side of my lower/mid back cramped up. Not sure why, maybe not enough warm up. Or squatting in flip flops. Only had 320lbs on the bar, and I was just standing there when the pain shot up my back. Weird.

Still feeling it today, but going to squat anyways.

Lastly, I widened up my stance to get more stretch reflex out of my adductors at the bottom of the squat, and to minimize strain on my lower leg. A narrow stance can get me A2G a lot easier, but it seems to shift me onto my toes at the bottom, which I think was causing pain in my soleus lately.

  • 45lbs: 20
  • 140lbs: 10
  • 230lbs: 5
  • 320lbs: 3
  • 370lbs: 2
  • 415lbs: 3,2*,3,2
    • *Missed on 3rd rep
    • Didn't think I could get a 3rd rep on the last set.
  • 375llbs: 5,5,5

Reverse Grip Bench Press (Paused)

Strapped squats made my triceps a tiny bit sore, but my shoulders feels fine. No affect on today's bench session.

  • 45lbs: 10
  • 140lbs: 5
  • 230lbs: 3
  • 320lbs: 1
  • 267.5lbs: 5,5,5,5,5
    • +2.5lbs from last week
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