Texas Method Training Log: Friday April 20, 2012 [Intensity Day]

April 20, 2012 — Leave a comment

Obliques are super sore from doing barbell side bends a few days ago. I was doing barbell side bends like Lu Xiaojun (from the Chinese weightlifting team) but with a lot less weight.

Experimented with 45lbs, then 52.5lbs for 20 reps. Maybe it was a little too much to try out a new exercise. Nonetheless, hit a couple of PR's today:

Jump Rope

2 minutes.

  • Going to start adding these in as a general warmup at the beginning ofmy workouts.
  • Haven't skipped in so long so I'm really feeling the lactic acid in my calves!

Low Bar Back Squat

Warm Up

  • 45lbs: 10
  • 137.5lbs: 5
  • 227.5lbs: 3
  • 317.5lbs: 2
  • 367.5lbs: 1
  • 407.5lbs: 1
  • 442.5lbs:  1

Main Sets

  • 477.5lbs: 1
  • 397.5lbs: 5

Overhead Press

Warm Up

  • 45lbs: 10
  • 72.5lbs: 5
  • 97.5lbs: 5
  • 137.5lbs: 3
  • 187.5lbs: 2
  • 207.5lbs: 1

Main Sets

  • 230lbs: 1,1,X
    • Performed a push press after 2nd set, first rep (so it was an OHP for rep 1, then push press for rep 2).
    • Failed 3rd set
  • 215lbs: 2

Deadlift (Double Overhand Hook Grip)

Warmup

  • 137.5lbs: 5
  • 227.5lbs: 3
  • 317.5lbs: 2
  • 407.5lbs: 1

Main Sets

  • 480lbs: X
    • Low back feels sore, and ran out of steam. Cutting my deadlifts for this week  so I have more time to recover for next week.

Barbell Hip Thrust

  • 137.5lbs: 5,5,5
    • Placed a pair of Fat Gripz in the middle of the bar for padding.

John Phung

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Ever since I started taking strength training seriously, I was bitten by the Iron Bug. Then it burrowed under my skin and laid eggs in my heart. Now those eggs are hatching and I... the feeling is indescribable.




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Height: 5'4" on non-squat days
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  • Texas Method: March 4, 2011 - April 28, 2013
  • Smolov Jr for Bench Press: June 4 - 22, 2012
  • Starting Strength: Nov 29, 2010 - March 4, 2011