I thought this would be a good time for me to start a log - I’ve just come to the end of freshers’ week at univesity and I’m getting back into a serious training mindset after a week of undoing good work
Anyway, today I’m around 85kg, 5’10/5’11 and a little less conditioned than i have been previously
My pb gym lifts are 175kg, 110kg, 235kg. But as evidenced by the lower body session i did yesterday, I’ve got a little catching up to do with myself over the next few weeks - Its amazing how far back you can go in a week.
My goals are strength and size in equal measure
feel free to advise me - the one thing that may come up that I’m set on is frequent deadlifting
I’ve taken up competitive rowing so I’m being sparing with upper back work for a while. I feel this is ok for now since its already my best feature along with chest. If it starts to interfere with my weights too much, I’ll drop it
A1: Military Press 52.5kg; 8,7,7
A2: BB Curl 40kg; 3*10
B1: lateral DB raise 12kg; 212
B2: Seated DB Clean 28kg; 25 - just trying these out, I’ll probably replace them soon
C: Face Pulls (good chunk of the stack for 17or 18
D: Preacher Curl Machine on setting 55kg; done in DC-style r-p;5-1-1
E: Rack Lockouts (not sure which pin, but not too high) 80kg done in DC style r-p; 9-4-2
Then I joined my training partner for a dropset of DB Curls 14kg for 13, 12kg for 5
I know the DC style sets seem out of place adn may not be a good idea, but i want to try them if only for a while. They’re a remnant from doing DC and liking what it did for my arms.
A: Front squat 105kg; 5,5,4,4,5
technique was miles off, kept losing it forwards, I’ll probably deload and build up. This was the most frustrated i’ve ever been in the gym
B1: Deadlift from deficit 170kg; 35
B2: Reverse Crunch 317
C: Seated leg press, setting 119; rest-paused 30-10-8
i wasn’t planning on using such high reps but i’m not used to the machine and the weight was less challenging than i thought