[quote]IronAbrams wrote:
Alright, so I must have been doing something right because everything except my waist and wrists have increased in size.
Chest: 39" (+2")
Waist: 32" (same woohoo)
Hip: 39" (+1")
Arm: 11.5"/13" (+1"/+1")
Forearm: 11" (+.5")
Thigh: 24" (+2")
Calf: 14.5" (+.5")
Neck: 16.5" (+1")
Shoulders: 46 " (+2")
Wrist: 7" (if this one changed I would be worried lol)
I’ll get weight later today. Is it strange that my chest and hips are the same size?[/quote]
Nah, it’s not strange. While my measurements for those aren’t exactly the same, they are close. Oh, and FYI wrist size can and does increase over time if you weight train. It won’t be dramatic improvement from month to month like other measurements, but it can slowly go up.
Sounds good.
I’ve decided to start keeping a blog as a central location for my workout journal. Will probably keep posting in either this thread or a new one for an ongoing discussion.
http://plbutterbar.blogspot.com/
Some thoughts about the new Army PT on the blog.
(some new posts up)
Speed Deadlift form check: - YouTube
Dammit that chinup max out was sooo close today…
315 Squat: 315 Back Squat (Travis) - YouTube
335 Squat Miss: - YouTube
365 Deadlift: - YouTube
385 Deadlift Miss: - YouTube
Specifically looking for tips on the squat, I missed it pretty high up. I’m suspecting weak quads for the deadlift.
Good progress!
What about the broad jump?
Never really got around to testing it, but I can definitely testify to feeling a lot more athletic after the program was finished. I hadn’t played soccer in 3 years or so and was never a good player but a couple weeks into school we had a quick game in ROTC and I scored 2 goals out of 3. I was cutting and twisting like a politican that game, really surprised myself lol.
I’m still not sure how much transfer single leg work has to powerlifting but the athletic benefits are real.
Reminds me to get on training jumps and some more single leg work again.