Tuesday 11/22
DB Lat Raise 10x10’s
DB Lat Raise 10x15’s
DB Lat Raise 10x20’s
DB Curls 10x15’s
DB Curls 10x20’s
DB Curls 10x25’s
DB Incline Press 10x40’s
DB Incline Press 10x45’s
DB Incline Press 10x50’s
KB Press 1x88
KB Press 1x88
KB Press 1x88
KB Press 1x88
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Wednesday 11/23
Deadlift
1x135
1x135
1x225
1x225
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
10x315
Leg Press
10x200
10x200
10x200
10x200
10x200
10x200
Did the singles at 315 strapless, but then decided to strap up and do one high-rep set of deadlifts, since I had not been doing many repetition deadlifts lately. Pretty good for a weekday-morning workout.
Thursday 11/24
7.1-Mile Run (69 Minutes)
This marks the return of an old tradition…in college and the first few years afterwards, when I was still at “home” for Thanksgiving (and more used to long-distance running), I used to run from my parents’ house to my grandparents’ house, a distance of about 7 miles by the route I would take (my parents would bring a change of clothes for me, haha).
Today, now that I’m back to running I told my wife that I wanted to go for a good long run before heading to my brother’s house, so we went out on an old 7-mile loop that I used to run regularly. Feeling really good. I have a nice mix of strength and endurance right now. Looking forward to a great Turkey Day meal…
Hey dude, if you’re still looking for a stubby axle, Vulcan Strength is having a black friday sale. $64 for one. I’ve heard good things, but don’t have any personal experience with it.
Friday 11/25
Bikram Yoga (90 Minutes)
@T3hPwnisher: thanks man, good memory! I have tabled the acquisition of any more stuff for the moment - my wife and I live in a one-bedroom apartment that really does not have any space (I do keep my kettlebells in our building’s fitness center). Our timeline for buying a house is about two or three years, at which time I’ll be working on the full garage gym…
Saturday 11/26
Hot Vinyasa Yoga (90 Minutes)
Man awesome workouts…lots of deads and presses! Good stuff!
When you do kb press are you doing an 88 in each hand or doing right then switch to left? Just curious!
Keep at it
Sunday 11/27
Deadlift
1x135
1x135
1x225
1x225
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x405
1x405
1x425
1x425
1x440
1x440
1x455*
Leg Press
10x200
10x200
10x200
10x200
10x200
5x290
5x380
5x470
5x470
DB Press
1x80
1x80
2x80
2x80
3x80
3x80
*These aren’t the biggest weights I’ve ever done, BUT this still represents a milestone - all of these were done without straps. I’m pretty sure that’s my first-ever pull over 405 without the assistance of straps, so huzzah to that…it also motivates me to see if I can hit a 500 deadlift strapless sometime next year, at which point I might even consider doing it in a meet for fun.
Thanks, man.
The presses are all one-hand-at-a-time. Not that I have anything against bilateral presses, but the one-arm press has been a fascination of mine, probably because of the old-time strongman nature of the movement. I also try to set my fitness benchmarks against something, and a 106-pound kettlebell press (unilateral) is part of the requirement for an SFG/RKC Level 2 cert; while I am not pursuing the certification itself, it’s a nice measuring stick. Similarly, a 500 deadlift will keep me well over the double-bodyweight-deadlift hurdle, and a 10-mile run is just a nice round number. Hitting all three of those at once is a nice combination.
Won’t that mean you’ll have to start training the squat/bench haha?
Video of the strapless 455 pull.
I think I like the side-front view of DL’s better than the straight-on view.
Awesome dude!
I would rather press a KB unilateral than bilateral! I’m a big fan of old time strongman too
Oh yes the 106 KB press for rkc…actually a 5 year goal of mine is the the beast tamer…and to do it at >=200
Monday 11/28
4-Mile Run (39 Minutes)
Tuesday 11/29
DB Lat Raise 10x10’s
DB Lat Raise 10x15’s
DB Lat Raise 10x20’s
DB Curls 10x15’s
DB Curls 10x20’s
DB Curls 10x25’s
DB Press 10x30’s
DB Press 10x40’s
DB Press 10x45’s
DB Press 10x50’s
DB Lat Raise 10x10’s
DB Lat Raise 10x15’s
DB Lat Raise 10x20’s
DB Curls 10x15’s
DB Curls 10x20’s
DB Curls 10x25’s
KB Press 1x88
KB Press 1x88
KB Press 1x88
KB Press 1x88
Wednesday 11/30
2.1-Mile Run (20 Minutes)
Are you still running with ya boo, or are these solo?
Some of each. I had to be in the office early today, so this was by myself on the treadmill at 6AM. But most of them have been with my wife, yes.
Thursday 12/1
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Awesome log! Unique compared to the others I’ve seen on the site.
Question for you. What do you feel is the carry over from unilateral to bilateral?
I’ve been thinking about dropping all barbell UPPER body work and only using KBs, DBs, and bodyweight exercises and only using the barbell for squats/deadlifts/power cleans.
My assumption is you can get pretty damn strong and more balanced doing it that way. Chances are you if you can single hand DB overhead press at 100lbs, chances are you are going to have some strong and big triceps/shoulders. Then if you move over to do a standard OHP, your body will be more “prepared” to handle it at that point?
What’s your opinion on this?
Thanks for the compliment.
I can’t say for sure what the carryover from unilateral to bilateral is, since I have so infrequently tested myself on bilateral exercises. I do think that I’ve been able to maintain respectable upper body strength with heavy single-hand overhead presses.
As for the proposed approach…I guess it depends on your goals. I am certainly pleased with how things have worked out for me using this approach, but I have pretty general “stay fit and strong” goals, so that’s probably a pretty low bar to clear. I also benefit from keeping a small number of goals (i.e. 500-pound deadlift, 100-pound single-arm press, 10 mile run) and gearing everything around them. If you have anything more specific in mind, of course you’ll want to orient your training appropriately.