Yeah. I just hit a PR on my deadlift. Infact, last couple weeks were all-time PRs for me. I’ve been gaining steadily with it. I have only been deadlifting since August, while I’ve squatted since January. I don’t expect to stall out on my deadlift.
I only increased the weight with the front squats on the first two sets. I felt as though I was going too heavy with them. Wednesday is supposed to be a light day. Heh.
I made my chinups, the last rep was tough… but I believe I had one left in me. Next week will be interesting.
Uhm. I fucked up the loading on my back squat. I was supposed to do 290 for 3, but did 285 for 3. I also had a goofy spotter (again!) who decided to help me lift the bar on the third rep of my bench.
I’m still going to try 290 for 5 and 220 for 5 on the squat and bench respectively, on monday.
I missed my workout Monday. I thought the gym was closing later than it did. Oops. I called around to like 4 other gyms - all closed. I should’ve planned that better. This friday will be the same as last week.
Pictures are coming. My nephews got the digital camera.
I took about ~2 minute rest for the chins. I still did more total than last week, so… cool.
Side pose. Last one. My nephew refused to take any more pictures after this. Even when I offered him $5. I guess $5 isn’t a lot after you just got $150 in x-mas money.
Uhm. Ok, this program has gone beyond my expectations. I’ve lost 11 lbs, and actually gained some strength.
The last set of squats were tough. The last set of bench was even tougher. The bar was barely moving on my 4th rep; I didn’t even try to do a fifth. The rows went fairly decently. I rested a bit longer than I usually do on these, though.
I’m out of Surge. I ordered two more tubs, but they’re coming this thursday. My pre-workout meal usually consists of two scoops of whey (Biotest’s Grow! Whey) & one scoop Surge. Today I drank a cup of OJ and three scoops of Grow! Whey. I also drink two scoops of Surge after my workout; that was replaced with a cup of pepsi and two scoops of Grow! Whey. Heh.
Oh. If I lose one more pound, I have a twice bodyweight deadlift. That’s cool.
I can’t believe it’s been 7 weeks! I’m starting to feel muscle soreness (general back, hips(!)) and an aching in my right knee (or somewhere abouts).
Squat:
175x5
195x5
225x5
255x5
295x3
225x8
Bench:
125x5
145x5
165x5
190x5
220x5
165x8
Row:
100x5
115x5
130x5
150x5
175x3
I’m retarded:
I was so excited about todays workout that I left the gym before finishing it. I had one more set of 8 at 130 to do on the rows. Oops.
I’ve been using different grip widths (about a 2 inch difference) on the bench press. Accidently. My gym has two bars and the rings are different lengths apart. I noticed today while positioning my hands for my rows. I do believe that is why I missed my bench on monday - my hands were in closer than they usually are. I wonder how many times the bars have been switched? Oh well.
Bench:
125x5 (this is just funny.)
145x5
165x5
190x5
220x4 grueling reps. I almost missed 4!
Row:
100x5
115x5
135x5
155x5
175x5
I’m stalling on my bench. If I don’t get 5 reps at 220 next week, I’m going to reset back to 210 lbs.
I think I better start really keeping a log of what I’m eating. I can’t believe I’m eating the same, but still losing the same amount of weight. :-/ I know I’ve missed some meals on the weekend.
I think I’m gonna buy a scale to weigh my food, too. Heh. :-/
Tough workout. The deadlifts were difficult - I “hitched” a little on my third rep of my last set, but that was corrected for the last two reps. I’ll get 315x5 next week. I have to, damnit.
I got my 135x5 on the MP, but I was shaking like a leaf doing it. That was tougher than I thought! I’ll only try for 137.5 next week. Infact, I’m going to only increase by 2.5 lbs on the bench too - I’ll reset it back to 215 this friday, then next friday do 217.5 for 3… and so on.
Front squats I messed up loading - first set was supposed to be 145, but I can’t add. This is a recurring theme.
The chinups were hard. I was flat out spent by the time the last set was done. I want to start doing these weighted. I’ll figure out a scheme by next week.
Week 9, Tuesday. (I missed monday. That was a bad idea. I’ll now only have one day of rest between my third workout and monday. Oh well.)
Weight: 173 (damnit, I cheated a lot friday and saturday, though.)
Squat:
180x5
200x5
230x5
260x5
300x3 (Damnit!)
Bench:
135x5
150x5
165x5
185x5
215x5 (Barely.)
Row:
100x5
115x5
135x5
155x5
180x4 (Sigh.)
Ok. I feel like I’m regressing on my bench, and my chins have regressed. I need to do something.
I guess that was inevitable, given the weight loss. I think I need to deload. I’m unsure how to go about that. I think I’m going to reset the whole program. Maybe I’ll change it up, and do sets of 3 for the last two sets. It’ll allow a higher weight, and let me really push my strenght.
Last week sucked hard for me, emotionally. I won’t let a woman affect my work or training. I won’t!
I ordered two more tubs, but they’re coming this thursday. My pre-workout meal usually consists of two scoops of whey (Biotest’s Grow! Whey) & one scoop Surge. Today I drank a cup of OJ and three scoops of Grow! Whey. I also drink two scoops of Surge after my workout; that was replaced with a cup of pepsi and two scoops of Grow! Whey. Heh.