Rug -huge applause for being able to do them! I cant critique squats if I did I might set you back another two years!..anyway good work…
Tues, Jul26 2011
Incline Press 5/3/1
215x5
240x3
272x1x3
Dips
45x5x4
45x7x1
Cable Rows
150x7x5
I feel fat and bloated today. Hmph!!!
Wed, Jul27 2011
Hills on 'mill - 30min
Pushups and Chins - 57reps
Thurs, Jul28 2011
GM’s 5/3/1
137x5
157x3
177x2x3
Shrugs
Worked up to 295x7x5
Some farmers walks
Full Squat
Worked up to 177x1 I had someone call depth and I hit it!!!
Fri, July29 2011
DE Inclines
205x3x6
Standing Mils 5/3/1
142x5
162x3
182x2x3
Dips
55x5x5
Krocs
100x8x5
Sun, July31 2011
Tried free squatting today. Did so in my garage instead of going to the gym. Mistake. Started warming up. At 135x5, decided I wasn’t into it and said fuck it. Couldn’t get loose, 23 different thoughts going on at the same time, etc. Got a call from my union hall on Thursday and I actually start back to work for a new company on Monday. Hopefully they’ll work around my school schedule for a while.
That’ll give me time to work on 2 certification tests before spring that I can then put on my resume, Wireless and the first of the Cisco tests. As odd as this may sound, the best part about going back to work for a different company is that I’m not the boss. I just have to show up and do my job. I liked being the foreman at my previous employer but at this point I would rather not have the headache. Makes it easier to concentrate on school.
^^^Monday Morning Caffeine Fueled Rant^^^
PS. My wife informed me the other day that I’m getting a ‘station’ butt. I’m beginning to like squats more and more, even though I suck at them. Bonus points to anyone who gets the ‘pop culture’ reference.
Well, as you can see, it’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted. I got called back to work, and not having done any real work in like a year, I’ve been freakin whipped. Between classes, going back to work, and side work, I’ve had zero time for much else the last few weeks. It’s kinda of odd but whenever I REALLY need the money, work seems to ‘appear’. Amazing what a little faith and a lot of ‘just doing the next right thing’ can accomplish. Hopefully my current employer will work around my school schedule this fall so I can get some hours in. It seems he has the work. We shall see. As for training, haven’t been able to fit it in. Life, ya know. I’m hoping to have all scheduling conflicts worked out by Labor Day so I can get back to it. An interesting side note however…I’ve lost 10lbs since returning to work. My wife told me if I’m not careful, I’m going to get ‘too sexy for my shirt’. I love being an ‘old married couple’!!!
That’s cool about the job. It does sound like there is a lot of “life” going on. It’s hard to juggle all the balls sometimes.
To stay in the training groove you might try frequent, short sessions. Makes it less daunting than thinking “shit, how am I going to find an uninterrupted hour?”. Pick one movement and do it for 20 minutes, then get out. Or pick two and alternate back and forth. The weight used doesn’t really matter.
[quote]giterdone wrote:
That’s cool about the job. It does sound like there is a lot of “life” going on. It’s hard to juggle all the balls sometimes.
To stay in the training groove you might try frequent, short sessions. Makes it less daunting than thinking “shit, how am I going to find an uninterrupted hour?”. Pick one movement and do it for 20 minutes, then get out. Or pick two and alternate back and forth. The weight used doesn’t really matter.[/quote]
That may be exactly what I do for a while, ala OLAD or 3/5/1 doing just the mains. Knock em out and go. I will say this…it’s much more satisfying participating in life than just observing
Congrats, Rug. That is great news. Keep after it. Git’s plan sounds like a good one.
For the time being I’ve started on a Singles Routine that I can do in my garage after work. It consists of rack pulls and standing mils. It will at least keep me in a groove until I’m back on 8hrs. Currently on 12hr days…plus school!
Wow. Ain’t been here in a while. I think I may finally have a training partner. We’ll see how that works out. Working out the kinks of benching 3 days a week. Working my way back to my previous best (320) as quickly as possible. It goes sorta like this: Sunday heavy (triples), Tues light, 7’s (approx 80% of Sunday), and Thurs med 5’s (approx 90% of Sunday)
Typical session (Sun, Tues, Thurs)
Bench
Tris (Dips, Skulls)
Some type of row (Seated Cable, Krocs)
Lower (Leg Press, Box Squat)
Off Days
Standing Mils (singles)
Rack Pulls (singles)
Sunday, Oct2 2011
Bench - Warmups : 90x5,115x5,135x5,160x5,185x5,205x3,225x3
Worksets : 5x3@235
Dips - BW 5x5
Cable Rows - 85x7,100x7,120x7,140x5,160x5
Leg Press - 1ppsx5, 2ppsx5, 3ppsx5, 3p+35psx3, 4ppsx2
Monday, Oct3 2011
Standing Mils - 5x1@170
Rack Pulls - 5x1@485
Tues, Oct4 2011
Bench - Warmups : 90x5,115x5,135x5,160x5
Worksets : 5x7@185
Dips - BW 5x5
Cable Rows - 85x7,100x7,120x7,140x7,160x5
Leg Press - 1ppsx5, 2ppsx5, 3ppsx5, 4ppsx5, 4pps+25x3, 4pps+50x2x3
Wed, Oct5 2011
Standing Mils - 7x1@170
Rack Pulls - 7x1@485
Thurs, Oct6 2011
Bench - Warmups : 90x5,115x5,135x5,160x5,185x5
Worksets : 5x5@205
Skulls - 50x10x5
Krocs - 80x20 right, 80x15 left…I suck!
Leg Press - 1ppsx5, 2ppsx5, 3ppsx5, 4ppsx5…Done. Freakin tired this day
PS : Making Tues my Box Squat day
Fri, Oct7 2011
Standing Mils - 9x1@170
Rack Pulls - 9x1@485
Sat, Oct8 2011
Standing Mils - 11x1@170
Rack Pulls - 11x1@485
Sun, Oct9 2011
Bench - Warm Ups - 90x5,115x5,135x5,160x5,185x3,205x3,225x2
Work sets - 5x3@240
Face Pulls - 5x10
Overhead Cable Tris - 5x10
Fronts Squats - 5x5@PAW (for now)
Thats solid benching on those work sets.
Nice to see you back. Looking strong already.
Glad to see you back. Hope the new partner works out for you.
Mon, Oct10 2011 : GO LIONS!!!
Rack Pulls - 13x1@485
Standing Mils - 13x1@170
Tues, Oct12 2011
Below Parallel Box Squats - 7x5@PAW (for now) These are really different than parallel box squats!
Bench - Warmups - sets of 5 to 165
Work sets - 190x7x5
Dumbbell Row - 80x10x3
Multiple douche-bags on the dip apparatus so…
Close Grip Bench - 135x10x5
I just noticed that the retardation pops up on the live spills as well. Hmph. Thank the Gods for this forum.