Training Log: Friday July 26, 2013

July 26, 2013 — Leave a comment

Dragon Flags

  • 5

Foam Rolling

Ab Wheel

  • 6

Band Pull Aparts

Shoulder Dislocations

  • 10

L-Sit Chin Ups

With Fatgripz.

  • Body weight (~200 lb): 6

Breathing Paused Low Bar Squat

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 320 lb: 3

Paused Low Bar Squat

Belted up at 460 lb.

  • 410 lb: 1
  • 460 lb: 1

Low Bar Squat

  • 500 lb: 1
    • Bar rolled forward a little, making it harder than it should have been.

Low Bar Squat - Reverse Bands

  • 550 lb: 1
    • Black bands. About 80 lb of assistance at the bottom, so the weight throughout the entire range of motion is roughly 470-550 lb.
    • Felt very explosive. Decided to go for a 1RM.

Low Bar Squat

  • 530 lb: 1 * PR!
    • +5 lb 1RM from last week!
    • Felt easy to unrack after doing those reverse band squats. Coming up was a different story. It was a bit of a grind, and a little lopsided, but I got it.
  • 430 lb: 5
    • +5 lb from last week.

Face Pulls

  • 70 lb: 12
  • 90 lb: 10

Reverse Grip Bench Press

Paused until work sets.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 330 lb: 1
  • 370 lb: 1

Reverse Band Reverse Grip Bench Press

  • 410 lb: 1
    • Black bands
    • About 55 lb of resistance (assistance?) at the bottom. So the the weight ranges from ~360 lb at the bottom to 410 lb at the top.

Reverse Grip Bench Press

  • 395 lb: MISSED
    • Nope. Blah.
  • 325 lb: 3,3,3,3,3
    • Usually I do 3x3, but decided to do 5 sets because I felt strong, and I skipped my work sets last week.

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.




Quick Stats
Height: 5'4" on non-squat days
Weight: 200 lb 210 lb ~220 lb (FOREVER BULK BRAH)

Credentials


Programs
  • 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