Smolov Jr. for Bench

2-08-10

ME Upper

CG Bench:
135x7
165x8
205x3
240x3
265x3
300x3 (Last rep was a grinder)

DB Incline:
70x2x15

Seated Cable Rows:
plate 12x12
plate 14x10
plate 16x10

FacePulls: (Should keep this lower weight, probably… had control of the 200 though.)
160x15
180x10
190x8
200x5

Seated DB Curls:
45x5
50x7
2x55x5

Felt great today. Feel good right now, like I could go back in. Happy with the CG bench, been making some good progress with it.

2-13-10

Upper Accessory

DB Bench:
70x10
80x8
90x8
100x6
110x6 (I think, maybe 7. I forget.)

Chinups:
bwx2x8
bw 10x6

Seated DB Presses:
55x12
60x10
70x7

BB Shrugs:
225x10
315x10
365x8
405x8

Unilateral supinated tricep cable extensions: (Lol.)
60x12
70x10
80x7
90x6 (Uh, pretty ugly last rep on my left side.)

Seated Incline DB Curls:
35x8
40x5
40x6 (Or something like that.)

Felt good.

2-15-10

ME Upper

CG Bench:
45x10
95x15
135x10
175x5
205x3
235x3
265x2
295x1
315x1
325x0 (Meh. Wrists ended up behind my elbows, no way I had it from there. Bar came down and back suddenly)

Normal Grip Bench:
225x12

DB Incline:
70x17

Seated Cable Rows:
plate 12x10
plate 14x10
plate 17x6
plate 18x5

Facepulls (thumbs facing towards me):
100x20
110x20
130x16

DB Curls:
50x5
60x5
65x3

Cable Curls:
130x12 (Uh, I think.)

Meh. I think I have the strength for 325 with a close grip, but missed it because I let my wrists get behind my elbows… I overcorrected the bar moving towards my feet.

Floor presses next week.

Did facepulls with a different (the ‘normal’) grip. Felt good.

2-18-09

ME Lower

Sumo Deadlift:
135x10
225x5
275x5
325x5
375x5
425x3 (felt pretty speedy on these)
445x1 (much better than last time)
465x1 (required quite a bit of effort, but wanted to try more but gym was closing and I wanted to leave some in the tank)

Standind Ab PUlldowns:
plate 8x3x12 (Felt it nice and good in my abs.)

Rack Pulls: (Supersetted with ab pulldowns due to time)
405x8
455x5
495x3 (Hands were killing me; pathetic.)

I really feel it in my glutes right now. Awesome.

2-21-09

Upper Accessory

DB Bench:
75x10
85x10
95x6
105x6
115x6

Chinups:
bwx6
bw+10x6
bw+15x5
bw+25x4

DB Shoulder Press:
55x12
65x10
75x8 (Did one arm at a time.)

Standing DB Tri Extensions:
2x30x10
35x8

Seated Incline DB Curls:
35x8
40x6
45x5
50x4

Hm. Felt pretty good despite getting drunk the last two nights, and eating like shit the last week.

2-25-09

ME Upper

Incline Bench:
45x15
95x10
135x8
165x5
195x5
225x3
240x2
250x2 (reps were fast)

Dips:
bw 35x2x12

Seated Cable Rows:
plate 13x12
plate 15x10
plate 17x6
plate 18x5

Tricep Rope Pushdowns:
180x15
200x12

Facepulls:
120x15
130x15
140x15

DB Curls:
45x7
55x5
60x4 (felt weak)

Not bad. Haven’t done barbell incline in … 9 months …? Pretty weak at them; the reps were all relatively fast though. Dips were a bit rough.

Felt ok this workout.

2-26-09

ME Lower

Sumo Deadlift:
135x10
225x5
315x5
365x3
405x3
425x2
455x1
480x1 (Shaking like a leaf!)

Romanian Deadlifts:
225x8
275x8
315x7

Was pressed for time, otherwise I would’ve done some Ab work too, and maybe another set of romanians. I felt like I didn’t have that much energy, but 455 flew up pretty fast. Gained pretty well on my sumo. I think I’ll start doing some GM’s again next week.

2-28-10

Bench Accessory

DB Incline:
60x12
70x10
80x8
90x6
105x6 (had one more grinding rep in me)

CG Bench:
135x10
185x8
225x10 (easy)

Chinups:
6
bw 10x6
bw 30x5
6

Cable Curls:
120x12
130x10
140x10

3-1-10

Lower Accessory

Leg Press:
worked up to 8 plates & a quarter for 5 reps.

Standing Ab Pulldowns:
plate 7x12
plate 8x12
plate 9x0 (Lol, just couldn’t really get it in position.)
plate 8x12

Leg Raises:
3x8

Legs hurt like hell still, two days later.

3-3-10

ME Upper

Incline Bench:
95x15
135x8
165x5
205x5
230x5
255x3 (rough.)

CG Bench:
135x12
185x7
225x15 (Probably had 1 more. Stopped simply because I hit 15, but rough still.)

Seated Cable Rows:
plate 15x12
plate 17x8
plate 18x5
plate 19x5 (cheated a bit)

Face pulls: (thumbs towards me)
120x15
130x15
140x15

DB Curls:
45x8
50x5
55x5
60x4

Great workout.

3-5-10

ME Lower

Box Squat:
45x10
135x8
225x5
275x5
325x5
375x3 (For some reason, this felt hard?)
415x3
450x2
485x1 (Oh yeah. 5 plates next week!)

Romanian Deadlift:
275x2x6
315x6

Supersetted w/

Standing Ab Pulldowns:
plate 8x12
plate 8x2x15

Mmm. So close to 500 I can smell it!

3-7-10

Bench Accessory

DB Bench:
70x10
80x10
95x10
105x8
115x7 (Very tough. This was all out.)

Chinups:
7
+15x6
+30x4 (heh)
8

Seated DB Press:
60x10
65x10
75x9

Unilateral DB Tricep Extensions:
30x10
35x8
35x10

Preacher Curls:
ez-bar + 30x10
ez-bar + 40x10
ez-bar + 50x8

Cuban Presses:
55x2x12

Felt pretty good. Happy with that last set of 8 on the chinups. Right shoulder was sore during the DB presses, was affecting my strength and I had to tuck my arm more.

Preacher curl weights I used are pathetic. :wink:

(Edit: Ok, my last DB bench session I did 95x6, 105x6, 115x6. Clearly I did a lot more today. That makes me feel better about that last set. ;))

1-8-10

DE Lower

Box Squat:
95x5
135x5
225x2
250x6x2

Standing Ab Pulldowns:
plate 8x3x10

Wanted to do more (bulgarian split squats) but it was really late, so I just left. Good enough. Form felt great on the squats.

Gonna try and crush 495 thursday.

3-10-10

ME Upper

CG Incline Bench:
95x15
135x8
165x5
195x5
215x3
230x3
240x2

DB Incline Bench:
75x2x17

Seated Cable Rows:
plate 15x8
plate 17x5
plate 19x6, Rested ~20 seconds, 4

BB Shrugs:
225x12
315x10
365x10
405x10
455x5
315x20

DB Curls:
2x40x? (wasn’t even counting, just repping. 10-15 I guess.)

Felt pretty good; felt strong on the rows. Feel good now. Ate like shit today. My breakfast consisted of hot dogs

3-12-10

ME Lower

Box Squat:
45x20
135x10
225x5
275x5
325x5
375x2
415x2
455x1
495x1
465x2

Leg Press:
450x12
500x20

Mmm. Box maybe a little high? Hard to tell at the angle.

Set up a youtube channel: http://www.yout 404 Not Found | UBE株式会社 - UBE Corporation

Finally got my old powerlifting meet videos uploaded.

3-14-10

Upper Accessory

DB Bench:
75x10
85x10
95x10
105x10
110x9

Chinups:
8, 8
bw+15x6

Seated DB Press:
65x10
75x6
80x5 (right shoulder sore; felt weak)

DB Curls:
45x8
55x6
60x4
50x8

DB Tri Extensions:
35x12
40x8
30x25

Felt a bit tired today; not motivated. Right shoulder is sore and feeling weak.

3-17-10

ME Bench (Deload, so very light volume.)

Bench:
45x20
95x10
135x8
175x5
205x5
230x5
255x1
275x1
300x1
330x1 (Touch and go)

Facepulls: (thumbs away from me)
140x25
140x17

That’s it. It’s a PR for the bench. The 300 was smooth. It felt as though 330 was again pulling towards my feet about mid lift, and once corrected, it flew up (this happened with a CG 325 bench that I missed). Not sure what that’s all about. Weak shoulders? Shit technique? Both?

3-24-10

Bench:
45x15
95x15
135x8
185x5
225x5
265x3
285x3
305x2 (hard.)
320x1 (very tough.)
245x8 (hard! wtf!)

Seated Shoulder Press:
95x13
135x13
135x15

Chinups:
6
bw+10x6
bw+15x6

Facepulls: (neutral grip, thumbs towards me. Doing this way from now on.)
130x10
110x13
110x15

EZ-bar Preacher Curls:
65x8
85x2x8

Meh. Felt weak as hell on the bench. I’ve been feeling crappy lately, though. I barely ate at all the last week. One day all I had was 3 hot dogs, another I had some milk

3-26-10

Good Mornings:
45x10
95x10
135x8
175x5
225x3
255x3
275x3
295x3
320x2

Wide Stance Leg Press:
360x8
450x8
540x8
630x8
720x8

Standing Ab Pulldowns:
plate 8x12
plate 8x10
plate 7x15

Felt ok. Was tired today. Still hit a PR on the GM’s, and did a bit more volume on them than I did the last time I did them.

Ab pulldowns are driving me nuts. Plate 7 is easy, plate 8 is challenging, plate 9 is impossible. Pain in the ass to progress on.