Sinuses still not clear, feeling slow and constantly having to clear out the snot.
Bench Press:
175 x 3
210 x 3
245 x 3
280 x 1
315 x 1
350 x 1
350 x 1
350 x 1
350 x 1
Squat:
340 x 5
340 x 5
340 x 5
340 x 5
340 x 5
340 x 5
340 x 5
First rep of
the first set was a train wreck, so much pressure in my face I had
tunnel vision in my left eye. Things got smoother after the second set.
Deadlift:
405 x 5
405 x 5
405 x 5
405 x 5
405 x 5
405 x 5
405 x 5
Took my
sweet time between sets. Strength wasn't an issue but fatigue was. No
accessory work tonight but I might do some chins tomorrow to make up for
tonight.
workout 4/24/2012
Deadlift:
245 x 3
290 x 3
340 x 3
390 x 1
440 x 1
490 x 1
490 x 1
490 x 1
490 x 1
Have some sinus issues stared last night. I really thought tonight might be tougher but it wasn't too bad. Had to chew gum through the whole workout to keep the sore throat under control.
Bench Press:
290 x 5
290 x 5
290 x 5
290 x 5
290 x 5
290 x 5
290 x 5
Squat:
340 x 5
340 x 5
340 x 5
340 x 5
340 x 5
340 x 5
340 x 5
Wide-Grip Pull-Up:
3x10
Vertical Leg Crunch:
3x50
workout 4/21/2012
Squat:
205 x 3
250 x 3
290 x 3
330 x 1
370 x 1
415 x 1
415 x 1
415 x 1
415 x 1
Squat Lockout:
495 x 5
565 x 1
615 x Miss
Playing with walking out heavier weights and 1/4 squatting to pins then walking back. Missed 615, got to the pins and couldn't get back up.
Bench Press:
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
Deadlift:
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
Wide-Grip Pull-Up:
3 x 10
Hanging Straight Leg Raise:
3 x 15
Lower back is a bit pinched, thought about packing it in after the deads but finished up with the pull-ups and leg raises to see if I could get my back to loosen up. No such luck.
205 x 3
250 x 3
290 x 3
330 x 1
370 x 1
415 x 1
415 x 1
415 x 1
415 x 1
Squat Lockout:
495 x 5
565 x 1
615 x Miss
Playing with walking out heavier weights and 1/4 squatting to pins then walking back. Missed 615, got to the pins and couldn't get back up.
Bench Press:
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
Deadlift:
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
Wide-Grip Pull-Up:
3 x 10
Hanging Straight Leg Raise:
3 x 15
Lower back is a bit pinched, thought about packing it in after the deads but finished up with the pull-ups and leg raises to see if I could get my back to loosen up. No such luck.
workout 4/19/2012
On auto pilot tonight, really didn't feel like lifting so my head was no where near the gym and I felt like I was just going through the motions.
Bench Press:
175 x 3
210 x 3
245 x 3
280 x 1
315 x 1
350 x 1
350 x 1
350 x 1
350 x 1
Squat:
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
Deadlift:
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
Close Grip Pull-Up:
3 x 10
Hanging Straight Leg Raise:
3 x 15
Next week is going to be rough, my back was hurting for most of the deadlift sets. The strength is there but the deads really wore me out.
Bench Press:
175 x 3
210 x 3
245 x 3
280 x 1
315 x 1
350 x 1
350 x 1
350 x 1
350 x 1
Squat:
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
Deadlift:
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
390 x 5
Close Grip Pull-Up:
3 x 10
Hanging Straight Leg Raise:
3 x 15
Next week is going to be rough, my back was hurting for most of the deadlift sets. The strength is there but the deads really wore me out.
workout 4/17/2012
Deadlift:
245 x 3
290 x 3
340 x 3
390 x 1
440 x 1
490 x 1
490 x 1
490 x 1
490 x 1
Didn't sleep well the past two nights, I was sure the deads were going to feel heavy tonight but they were incredibly smooth and fast. I guess the heavy days mixed into this phase are doing what I hoped they would.
Bench Press:
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
Squat:
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
Seriously scared myself during the third set, my left quad got really tight then I felt a zipper sensation running from about mid thigh up to my groin. I thought for sure I tore my quad, then I realized that it didn't hurt. The quad is OK but the shorts are dead.
Wide-Grip Pull-Up:
3 x 10
Hanging Straight Leg Raise:
3 x 15
245 x 3
290 x 3
340 x 3
390 x 1
440 x 1
490 x 1
490 x 1
490 x 1
490 x 1
Didn't sleep well the past two nights, I was sure the deads were going to feel heavy tonight but they were incredibly smooth and fast. I guess the heavy days mixed into this phase are doing what I hoped they would.
Bench Press:
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
280 x 5
Squat:
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
330 x 5
Seriously scared myself during the third set, my left quad got really tight then I felt a zipper sensation running from about mid thigh up to my groin. I thought for sure I tore my quad, then I realized that it didn't hurt. The quad is OK but the shorts are dead.
Wide-Grip Pull-Up:
3 x 10
Hanging Straight Leg Raise:
3 x 15
workout 4/14/2012
Squat:
205 x 3
250 x 3
290 x 3
330 x 1
370 x 1
415 x 1
415 x 1
415 x 1
415 x 1
Changing form on the third rep at 85% was a dumb move. In short I dropped down not back and didn't come back up. Stopped being stupid and hit the last two easily.
Bench Press:
270 x 5
270 x 5
270 x 5
270 x 5
270 x 5
270 x 5
270 x 5
Deadlift:
380 x 5
380 x 5
380 x 5
380 x 5
380 x 5
380 x 5
380 x 5
Wide-Grip Pull-Up:
3 x 10
Hanging Straight Leg Raise:
3 x 15
205 x 3
250 x 3
290 x 3
330 x 1
370 x 1
415 x 1
415 x 1
415 x 1
415 x 1
Changing form on the third rep at 85% was a dumb move. In short I dropped down not back and didn't come back up. Stopped being stupid and hit the last two easily.
Bench Press:
270 x 5
270 x 5
270 x 5
270 x 5
270 x 5
270 x 5
270 x 5
Deadlift:
380 x 5
380 x 5
380 x 5
380 x 5
380 x 5
380 x 5
380 x 5
Wide-Grip Pull-Up:
3 x 10
Hanging Straight Leg Raise:
3 x 15
I am not a bodybuilder
So as I was leaving work this afternoon I stopped in the kitchen to get some water for my drive home. A guy from the office did a double take and said "you look like you've been hitting the weights hard, are you bodybuilding again?"
Well for starters I've never done any bodybuilding and I started running through all the reasons I could never be a bodybuilder and that really got me thinking, the main reason that I'm not going to do any bodybuilding, I don't like to count. Counting seems to be a big part of bodybuilding, counting everything.
Things I counted today.
Sets, reps, weight on the bar
Things I didn't count today.
calories
macro-nutrients
time between meals
ounces of water
hours of sleep
time between sets
eccentric and concentric portions of reps
visible abs
bicep to calf ratio
time on a treadmill
veins in my quadriceps
all the other things bodybuilders seem to obsess over
Well for starters I've never done any bodybuilding and I started running through all the reasons I could never be a bodybuilder and that really got me thinking, the main reason that I'm not going to do any bodybuilding, I don't like to count. Counting seems to be a big part of bodybuilding, counting everything.
Things I counted today.
Sets, reps, weight on the bar
Things I didn't count today.
calories
macro-nutrients
time between meals
ounces of water
hours of sleep
time between sets
eccentric and concentric portions of reps
visible abs
bicep to calf ratio
time on a treadmill
veins in my quadriceps
all the other things bodybuilders seem to obsess over
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