“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” – Theodore Roosevelt

Sunday, March 31, 2013

531.c3.w2.bench

warm-up:
  • bench 45kgx5, 55kgx5, 65kgx3
main:
  • bench 70kgx3, 80kgx3, 87.5kgx10-5-3 (116.6kg)
  • inclined bench 60kgx5, 67.5kgx10-5-3
  • weighted pullups 40kgx5, 47.5kgx5-3-2
  • db reverse curls 20kgx10, 25kgx10-8-7
mobility:
  • rolled, mashed, and stretched alot
  • feels like death after 3 months of not stretching
  • do this more often

Friday, March 29, 2013

531.c3.w1.deadlift


warm-up:
  • deadlift 60kgx5, 80kgx5, 90kgx5, 110kgx3
main: 
  • deadlift 120kgx5, 140kgx5, 160kgx10 (213.3kg), 120kgx25
    • back feeling weird today especially with speed
    • went slow for all reps
  • front squat 50kgx5, 60kgx15
    • read weight wrongly, supposed to be 70kg for reps
    • everything was comfortable except the rack
  • snatch grip deadlfits 80kgx5, 95kgx10
    • short rest after rep 7 to swallow a little puke

Thursday, March 28, 2013

531.c3.w1.press

warm-up:
  • press 27.5kgx5, 32.5kgx5, 40kgx5
main:
  • press 42.5kgx5, 50kgx5, 57.5kgx7-4-2 (70.9kg)
    • lost tightness after rep 7
  • closed grip bench 50kgx5, 60kgx19-10-5
  • kroc rows 17.5kgx10, 22.5kgx25-13-7
    • dying at last 2-3 reps
  • db curls 12.5kgx5, 17.5kgx5-5-3
    • biceps dying after rows

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

531.c3.w1.squat

warm-up:
  • squat 60kgx5, 80kgx5, 100kgx3
main:
  • squat 105kgx5, 120kgx5, 135kgx10 (180kg), 105kgx22
  • ssb good mornings 40kgx5, 67.5kgx5, 82.5kgx10
  • leg press 160kgx5, 190kgx10

Sunday, March 24, 2013

531.c3.w1.bench

warm-up:
  • bench 40kgx5, 50kgx5, 60kgx3
main:
  • bench 65kgx5, 75kgx5, 85kgx10-5-3 (113.3kg)
    • moved pinky to ring
    • easy 10 reps
  • inclined bench 47.5kgx5, 57.5kgx18-9-5
  • weighted pullups 35kgx5, 40kgx6-3-2
  • db reverse curls 20kgx5, 20kgx18-9-5

Saturday, March 23, 2013

me squat


lifts:
  • squat 20kgx5, 60kgx3, 100kgx2, 140kgx1, 165kgx1 (5kg pr)
    • stayed conservative - pretty tired after 531 squats + me deadlift yesterday
  • random ring work
made some changes to training template:
  • changed accessory work to target weak points:
    • grip - kroc rows + snatch grip deads
    • lower back - good mornings + snatch grip deads
    • quads - leg press
  • updated weights for main + accessory work
  • calculated target reps for max rep sets
  • minimal conditioning work to be done
new target lifts:
  • squat - 195kg
  • bench - 120kg
  • deadlift - 227.5kg

Friday, March 22, 2013

531.c2.w3.squat

warm-up:
  • squat 80kgx5, 90kgx3, 105kgx3
main:
  • squat 112.5kgx5, 127.5kgx3, 142.5kgx7
  • me deadlift
    • warm-up (double overhand)
      • 60kg, 100kg, 140kg, 180kg
    • 192.5kg (d.o)
      • bar rolled down to finger tips at knee
    • 200kg (h.g)
      • relatively easy
      • extend more at lockout
    • 205kg (h.g)
      • bar rolled to finger tips at mid thigh
    • 205kg (straps)
      • smooth pull
      • mid/upper back rounding slightly
      • shoulders slightly in front of bar
  • farmer's walk 22.5kg dbs + fat gripz
    • db rack to last bicycle x 4
estimated maxes (to hit target):
  • squat 175.7kg (18.8kg)
  • bench 108kg (11.5kg)
  • deadlift 205kg (21.9kg)