General Strength Training from Finland

3.6.19 Monday

Arnold press
3 x 21 x 10 kg

Front squat
3 x 4 x 80 kg

Row machine
3 x 15

5.6.19

Standing press (narrow grip)
3 x 5 x 52,5 kg

Lat pulldown (wide grip)
5 x 8 - 11 x 75 kg

Walking lunges (dumbbells)
5 x 7 x 8 kg

GM
2 x 9 x 30 kg

Pressing sets were harder than expected. I guess its the heat and couple of days of sleep deprivation I faced. Still, went as planned.

7.6.19 Friday

Seated press (wide grip)
3 x 14 x 32,5 kg

Row machine
5 x 12

Walking lunges
5 x 5 x 10 kg

GM
2 x 10 x 30 kg

Lat pulldown btn.
2 x 10

Forearms

9.6.19 Sunday

Z-press (narrow grip)
3 x 4 x 42,5 kg

Lat pulldown (narrow grip)
3 x 10 x 75 kg

Walking lunges
3 x 4 x 12,5 kg

RDL (wide grip)
3 x 15 x 40 kg

Row machine
3 x 16

Forearms

11.6.19 Tuesday

Standing press
3 x 6 x 52,5 kg

Front squat
5 x 4 x 80 kg

Good morning
3 x 15 x 25 kg

Row machine
3 x 10

Lat pulldown (medium grip)
3 x 12

3x6x52,5kg on standing press, dead-stops and re-breaths at bottom, must be some kind of pr. :slight_smile:

13.6.19

Seated press (wide grip)
5 x 15 x 32,5 kg

Lat pulldown (wide grip)
3 x 12 x 75 kg

RDL
3 x 15 x 50 kg

Cable row (medium grip)
3x15

Forearms

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15.6.19 Sat

Z press
4 x 5 x 42,5 kg

Lat pulldown (narrow grip)
3 x 10

Walking lunges
3 x 5 x 10 kg

Cable row (narrow grip)
3 x 15

Power cleans from hang
3 x 10 x 30 kg

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17.6.19 Monday

Standing press
3 x 5 x 52,5 kg

Front squat
3 x 5 x 80 kg

Lat pulldown (medium grip)
3 x 15 x 60 kg

Good morning
3 x 16 x 30 kg

Cable row (wide grip)
3 x 20

Forearms

I’m still pretty stoked about pressing 3x9x50kg, so I’ll be having standing press on a ā€œbackburnerā€ for now: I’ll go for three sets with 52,5kg each time and I let the reps drop on which numbers they may. Perhaps that will lead me to 3x8-9x52,5kg eventually. Progressing in standing press is so slow anyways that any kind of precise planning seems really difficult.

Instead of standing press I’ll be focusing more on seated press and z-press -variations, which have lots of room for improvement.

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Well, some time has passed by. I have been training, not just writing it up here. :slight_smile: Training’s been good and Im on a vacation right now.

2.8.19 Friday

Front squat
1 x 6 x 90 kg
5 x 10 x 65 kg

Lat pulldown wide grip
5 x 6 x 85 kg

4.8.19 Sunday

Standing press
3 x 15 x 42 ,5 kg - pr

Seated dumbbell press
5 x 6 x 20 kg

Rows
3x

Forearms, hammer curls

6.8.19 Tuesday

Front squat
6 x 10 x 70 kg
1 x 10 x 75 kg

Lat pulldown narrow grip
3 x 10 x 70 kg

Lower back

Squat has been really promising lately. My all-time bests on back squats are: high-bar with a belt: 10x150kg, without a belt: 10x140kg. My best front squat is an ugly 1x120kg. Front squatting 10 x 90kg with this clean technique will be a definite pr. :slight_smile:

8.8.19 Thursday

Standing press
5 x 11 x 45 kg

Steep incline dumbbell press
5 x 8 x 20 kg

Machine row
3 x 15 x 80 kg

Forearms and curls

Im not familiar with the terminology when it comes to determining whether the seated press -lift is incline press, overhead press or steep incline press. When Im doing seated dumbbell presses, the back support is in its most steepest angle. This one is second steepest - calling it a steep incline press.

10.8.19 Saturday

Front squat
2 x 10 x 80 kg
4 x 10 x 65 kg

Power snatch
3 x 3 x 35 kg

Lat pulldown wide grip
5 x 7 x 85 kg

Row machine
2 x 20

12.8.19 Monday

Standing press (paused, no knee or hip motion)
1 x 10 x 52,5 kg - pr

Seated dumbbell press
5 x 7 x 20 kg

Seal dumbbell row
3 x 6 x 40 kg

Lat pulldown wide grip
3 x 8 x 85 kg

Power snatch
3 x 3 x 40 kg
1 x 1 x 50 kg

Forearms
4x

Curls
2x

Triceps
3x

Rear delts
3x

A pr-set long time coming. 10x55kg will be a true tester. It will take some time though that Ill take dips on that. Most likely next year.

I have been easing myself into snatching lately. Doing power variations is nice and not too taxing.

13.8.19 Tuesday

Front squat
4 x 10 x 72,5 kg
2 x 10 x 67,5 kg

Power snatch
5 x 2 x 40 kg

RDL
5 x 10 x 40 kg

Lat pulldown narrow grip
3 x 10 x 75 kg

15.8.19 Thursday

Standing press
5 x 12 x 45 kg

Steep incline dumbbell press
5 x 10 x 20 kg

Lat pulldown wide grip
3 x 9 x 85 kg

Triceps
3x

Forearms
3x

Curls
3x

Rear delts
3x

17.8.2019 Saturday

Front squat
5 x 10 x 60 kg
1 x 10 x 70 kg

Lat pulldown narrow grip
2 x 15 x 70 kg
1 x 6 x 85 kg

Calves
3x

19.8. Monday

Seated press
5 x 9 x 42,5 kg

Bench press narrow grip
5 x 10 x 50 kg

Lat pulldown wide grip
3 x 15 x 75 kg
1 x 6 x 90 kg

Seated dumbbell press
1 x 13 x 20 kg

Triceps
3x

Forearms
2x

Curls
3x

Rear delts
3x

21.8.19 Wednesday

Front squat
5 x 12 x 50 kg

Lat pulldown narrow grip
5 x 6 x 85 kg

Walking lunges
2x

Calves
2x

23.8.19 Friday

Standing press
3 x 13 x 45 kg
1 x 6 x 50 kg
1 x 8 x 50 kg

Bench narrow grip
5 x 5 x 60 kg

Lat pulldown wide grip
3 x 6 x 90 kg

Rear delts
3x

Curls
3x

Triceps
3x

The last set in the ohp was the best. I was caught by surprise. Repping 50 kg for 8 was really easy.

25.8.19 Sunday

Front squat
2 x 6 x 75 kg

Walking lunges
3x

Lat pulldown narrow grip
3 x 7 x 85 kg

Calves
2x

Dumbbell rows
2x

Light squat workout.

27.8.19 Tuesday

Seated press
5 x 10 x 42,5 kg - pr

Bench narrow grip
3 x 12 x 50 kg

Lat pulldown wide grip
3 x 8 x 90 kg

Curls
2x

Im moving out, so I kept this workout short and sweet.