Krish's HighSchool Journey - Alpha Male

Tuesday June 23, 2009

Back/Biceps/Forearms

  1. Traditional Deadlift
    Warmup sets/Working sets 45x12 135x12 225x6 275x3 315x4->(had couple reps still in me)

  2. Dumbell Curls
    Warmup/working sets 15x10 30x10 40x8x3

  3. Widegrip pullups
    6reps 3sets

  4. Pulley row
    100x12 120x10x2

  5. Standing ezbar curls
    65sx6x3

  6. Lat pull down
    100x12 120x6 120x10

  7. Bicep 21s barbell
    60lb set barbell

  8. Behind the back forearm curls
    50x15 70x15x2

  9. Reverse Wrist curls
    10lbsx15x20x30reps

Workouts are at 6am going to start an actual program in a week but until then just going to see where my lifts are at and improving them all generally.

Wednesday June 24, 2009

LEGS

  1. Squats

Warmup - 45x12 135x10 185x6 225 with 2 20 pound chains 5 reps To heavy to go deep.
Actual sets - 225x6x3 225x8x1

  1. Below parallel squats

175x12x3 - NEW PR

  1. Leg extension

100x8/10/12x3

4.1 legged lunges

20x8x3

  1. Hamstring curls

95x8x3

  1. Seated calf raise

90x20x3

Stretched out

Extra notes - ENTIRE BACK biceps forearms and traps are extremely sore and I am definetly not looking forward to how my legs feel tomorrow.

Thursday June 25 . 09

Rest day

Friday June 26 . 09

Shoulders

  1. Seated dumbell press

Warmup sets 20x12 35x10
Actual Sets 50x8 55x8x2

  1. Barbell upright row

Warmup set 30x12
Working Sets 70x10x3

  1. Practice Power cleans

Working sets - 95x12-15reps ->(just practicing the form getting it down)

  1. Cable front raises superset w/ rear delts

Working Sets - 10x8x3


Any tips on a proper warmup / cool down?

Hopefully chest/triceps

Rest day Tomorrow is chest and triceps!

OH YEAH

Chest triceps

  1. Flat dumbell press

Warm up sets 17x12 35x10 55x10
Working sets 70x8x2 70x10x1 -->Felt really good went nice and low ready for more.

  1. Overhead tricep ext.

Warm up sets 30x15 45x12
Working sets 60x8x3

  1. Incline barbell press

Warm up sets 45x15 95x12
Working sets 135x6x2 145x6x1 → First set had a close grip and my tris really felt it once I widened the grip the weight felt much easier and more on my chest.

  1. Weighted Dips

Warm up sets BWx10 35x6
Working sets 45x6x3 -->More weight next time.

  1. Incline Dumbell flys

Warm up sets 30x12
Working Sets 40x12x2 35x12x2

  1. Seated calf raise

Warm up sets BWx20
Working sets 90x20x2 90x25x1

Cool down and stretches


Proper Warmup and Cooldown is a must any tips would be greatly appreciated time to google some up. Overall A great workout wanted to keep going!

Training looks good man, especially for your age! I wish i was doing the correct things like you are at your age…Just one question though,

What is your reasoning for doing squats that aren’t fully deep before your ATG ones?

Keep up the hard work man

Good work man

[quote]Alpha wrote:
Training looks good man, especially for your age! I wish i was doing the correct things like you are at your age…Just one question though,

What is your reasoning for doing squats that aren’t fully deep before your ATG ones?

Keep up the hard work man [/quote]

Oh Well back months ago when I first started atg squats I had done the atg squats before normal squats and then sometimes I did them on differant leg days. Experimenting with the order. So one day after doing a really heavy set of something that was just a little deeper than quarter squats I wondered how it would feel if I would lessen then weight down by say 150 pounds. The weight felt like absoletly nothing! What I meant was going from squating say 315 for some short range depth and than going to a weight like 155 felt like there was nothing on my back and I could go very low and handle the weight with ease rather than on a day I would work up to less weight and have the same difficulty squating. I hope you understand its like throwing around medicine balls and than when you pick up a basketball it feels substantially less that what it would normally feel like if you hadnt picked up any medicine balls prior to.

Back/Biceps/Forearm

  1. Traditional Deadlift
    45x10 135x8 185x6 225x5 275x3 That was it attempted more but just wasnt feeling deadlifts.

  2. Seated Dumbell curls
    17x10 30x8
    Working sets 35x8x2 35x10x1

  3. Weighted chinups
    Body weight x5
    20x5x3
    5 widegrip to finish it off

  4. Bicep machine
    Warm up 30x12 50x12
    70x8x1 70x10x1 110x12x1 (first time using the machine didnt know what weight to use)

  5. Lat pull down close grip superset w/ Seated pulley row
    120x8x3

  6. Bent over rows
    95x10
    135x10x3

  7. 21s with barbell
    60lb

  8. Behind the back forearm curls
    80x15x3

  9. reverse superset w/ front wrist curls
    15x10x3

July 1st / 09

Shoulders

  1. Seated dumbell press

Warmup 15x15 30x12 50x10
Working 45x10 60x6x3 - New pr From 60 for 2 reps next week need to go a bit deeper not a problem

  1. Barbell front raise

Working 40x8x3

  1. Cleans (practicing form)

Working 115x5 95x4x3

  1. Rear delt flys superset w/ front lateral raise

Working 15x10x3

  1. Upright Row

80x10x3


Didnt feel as hyped as I would normally feel in the morning but nevertheless gave it my best.

Next workout is legs and Ill make sure to be fully prepared and amped.

July 2nd /09

Legs

1.Box squats 18inch box

45x12 135x10
185x8x4 185x12
145x15

  1. 1 legged lunge

15x8x3

  1. Leg Extension

100x12x3

  1. Hamstring Curl

110x12x3

  1. Seated Calf raise

90x20x3


Workout was alright

July 3rd 09

Chest triceps

  1. Flat dumbell press

17x15 35x12 55x10
75x8x3

  1. seated overhead tricep ext

30x15 45x12
70x8x3

  1. Incline bench

135x5x4

  1. Tricep pushdown

57.5x5x3

  1. Incline flys

40x8 25x10x2

  1. Romah chair

20x2

  1. Decline crunches

Black medicine ball 10x3


workout was alright

July 6 / 09

Back/Biceps/Forearm

  1. Bent over Rows (palm over grip)
    45x12 95x10
    135x8-10x3

  2. Standing dumbell curls
    17.5x12 25x10
    35x10x1 35x8x2

  3. Lat pull down
    85x12
    140x8x3 —> New pr from 120x8x3!
    85x12

  4. Weighted pull ups
    20x6x3

  5. Good Mornings -->(First time doing the exersize)
    45x12
    95x10-12x4 → Felt the exersize just a tiny bit need to try out heavier weights

  6. Behind the back reverse curl
    80x15 – new pr … oh wait
    100x15x3 → NEW pr

  7. Wrist curls superset w/ Reverse wrist curls
    15x15-20x3

Not going to bother writing july 7ths workout my rotater cuffs got toasted and I couldnt lift.

July 9th 09

  1. Squats

45x12 95x12 135x10 185x6
205x8x4

Box squats 135x10x3 Trying to learn proper form for squats… Seems I was doing them with too much angle on my knees.

  1. Leg extension

110x10 130x10 150x10 170x8 → new pr

  1. 1 legged lunge

25x8x3

  1. Seated calf raise / Standing

100x20x2 / 17/15x15x2

Overall workout was Decent Glad im learning how to squat properly gains will come eventually

OOH Lower body from Calves up is Definetly Sore

Friday July 10th / 09

  1. Dumbell press
    20x12 40x12 60x10 80x6 ( seems again that I wasnt going low enough Time to start over from 55s and bring the dumbells below my chest. )
    55x8-10x3

  2. Behind the head tricep extension
    30x12
    45x10-12x3 ( Starting low weight and getting the form down perfect )

  3. Incline Barbell press
    45x12 95x10
    115x8x3 135x4 ( Same thing… PERFECT Form ) grr…

  4. Weighted Dips
    Bodyweightx10
    25x8
    45x6x2 50x5x1 30x6x1 ( Dont know why I went light on these…)

  5. Fucking light weights… Incline Dumbell flys
    35x8x2 30x10x1


This better pay off working stupid light ass weights

Doing dips with 90 pounds feels much better than 25 even if its PERFECT form…

Monday July 13 / 09

Shoulders

Dumbell shoulder press
20x15 35x8
45x8x2
35x8

Barbell front raise
40x8x3

Rear delt raise seated
15x10x3

Seated side raises
15x8x3

Shrugs
60x8x3


Incorporated a tempo for shoulders to gain size its my most lacking area
1-2
1-2-3-4

July 14/09

Back/Biceps

  1. Wide grip Pullups
    BW 8x3

  2. Deadlifts
    135x10
    185x10
    205x8x3 — Perfecting form focusing on keeping my glutes down in the lift

  3. Close grip lat pull down
    85x10 120x8
    140x8x3 plus rubber thing

  4. Bent over rows
    95x12x3

  5. Standing Barbell curl
    60x8x3 keeping a counting tempo

  6. Roman chair leg raises
    bodyweight 20x2 10x2


Glad to know deadlift form is getting much more proper now.

Thursday july 16/09

Legs

  1. Box squats
    45x12 95x10 135x8 155x8x3

  2. 1 leg lunges
    15x6
    30x8x3 New pr

  3. Leg extension
    190x8x3 New pr

  4. Standing calf raises
    15x15x1
    17x15x2


Overall good day just a note to self to keep my chest our and find a spot high up to look at during squats.

Friday July 17/09

Chest/Tricep

  1. Flat dumbell Press
    20x12 40x10
    60x8x3 → Fairly moderate

  2. Tricep overhead extension
    35x15 45x10
    60x8x3 → add up weight every week

  3. Incline Barbell press
    45x12 95x10
    125x8x3 → Easy

  4. Tricep Pushdown
    30x10
    35x12 42.5x10 50x8

  5. Incline flys
    35x10x3 → Easy


Overall not a hard workout need to up the weights a bit more. Finished all the sets complete and going to start pyramid sets 3 sets of 12/10/8 gradually adding more weight each set.

Monday July 20 , 09

Shoulders

  1. Military press standing
    95x8x3

  2. Arnold press
    40x8x3

  3. Barbell shrugs
    225x6 245x8 205x8x3

4.Rear delt flys seated
15x12x3

  1. Upright row
    80x8x3