The Norseman's Log

Squats:

135 x 5

225 x 3

315 x 1

365 x 1

Hip tight, stopped there

315 x 12

315 x 10

Called it. My hip was taking a beating, and my body has stopped recovering. I think i’m going to run my own cycle. This is the one my coach is making us do. I am fine with a little high rep base building before the real stuff begins

Shrugs:

225 x 12

275 x 10

285 x 10

Incline DB curls:

35 x 10 10 10 (3 grips) PR

25 x 10 10 10 (3 grips)

15 x 10 10 10 (3 grips)

DB lateral/front raises:

30 x 10 10

20 x 10 10

20 x 10 10

Side Leg Raises:

12

10

10

Toe Touches:

3 x 25

Crunches:

4 x 50

Slow Curl Ups:

3 x 15

Really just need to get my shit healthy. That should be of utmost importance.

Bench Press:

Bar x 10

135 x 5

160 x 4

185 x 3

205 x 2

240 x 1

245 x 1

255 x 1

215 x 15

Had 1 more

185 x 10

165 x 10 10 lbs cuz why not

Seated Rows:

250 x 12 10 lbs

240 x 10 10 lbs

220 x 10

Chest fly/ posterior fly:

45/10 x 12

45/10 x 10 x 2

Lat Pulldowns:

120 x 20

100 x 20

70 x 20

These fucking sucks

Stability ball pushups:

12

10

10

V sits:

3 x 20

Russian Twist:

3 x 20

Solid lift, gotta keep building.

Box Drill x 10

Pro Agility x 6

100 Yard Striders x 4

10 Yard Hill x 5

300 Yard Shuttle x 1

Get offs x 5

Hand drill x 5

Hang Cleans:

185 x 8

185 x 6

135 x 6

Dropped weight, meh

Rope Hammer Curls:

160 x 12

170 x 10

180 x 10

Upped weight, easy

DB Step Ups:

45 x 12

45 x 10

45 x 10

Upped weight, easy and explosive for legs but quite the cardio/grip challenge

Push Press:

135 x 8

175 x 6

155 x 6

Went up, was hard

1 Leg Straight Leg Dead Lift:

60 x 12

60 x 10

60 x 10

Up

Speed Crunches:

4 x 50

Hanging Leg Raises:

4 x 25

Slow Curl Ups:

3 x 15

Toe Touches:

3 x 25

Probably the first time doing every ab exercise, my abs have gotten strong as fuck with this program. Ok lift, really happy to be leaving 8 rep hang cleans behind.

DB Hammer Incline Press:

90 x 12 10 lbs

85 x 10

80 x 10

No dips, hyperextended my elbow a little and trying to give it some rest

Pullups:

10

5

5

Neutral grip, helped with shoulder issues

Paused Close Grip Bench:

135 x 12

165 x 10 10 lbs

165 x 10 10 lbs

still still lol

Cut rows for rest and elbow, just adding reps to the 100s is boring anyways, my local gym back at home doesn’t have bigger dbs

V sits:

3 x 20

Hip raises:

3 x 20

Russian Twists:

3 x 20

Fine, last lift of phase 1. Phase 2 looks less bothersome.

Box Drill x 10

Pro Agility x 6

100 Yard Striders x 4

10 Yard Hill x 5

300 Yard Shuttle x 1

Get offs x 10

Hand drill x 10

Bench Press:

135 x 5

150 x 5

175 x 4

205 x 3

225 x 2

235 x 1

245 x 1

260 x 1

210 x 17

Had 1-2 more

Seated Rows:

250 x 8 x 6 x 4 x 2

200 x 20

Paused Close Grip Bench Press:

185 x 8 x 6 x 4

205 x 2

Chinups:

Bw x 5

Bw x 5

Bw x 3

Bw x 3

I was just done after the rep out set on the rows

Dips:

Bw x 8

Bw 25 x 5

Bw 50 x 5

Straight bar Curls:

100 x 8 x 6 x 4

110 x 2

80 x 16

Abs 3 sets

Crunches x 25

Leg Lift x 10

Medicine Ball Throw x 12

Russian Twist x 12

Squat:

135 x 8

225 x 6

315 x 4

405 x 2

Lateral/ Front Raises:

30 x 10/10 x 2

Deficit Dead Lift (45 Pound Plate):

135 x 8

225 x 6

315 x 4

365 x 2

Trunk Twist:

Green Ball x 5 x 3

1 Leg Dumb Bell Dead Lift:

60 x 10 x 3

Shoulder Press:

135 x 8 x 5 x 5

Ab Circuit 3 x 12

Incline Bench:

185 x 8

185 x 6

205 x 4

225 x 2

Not PRs by any means, but all quick and good reps. I drove 16 hours yesterday from so cal to washington, so I am figuratively dead inside today, especially after helping someone move out all day, so i’m glad i just got it done

BB Row:

185 x 8

205 x 6

225 x 4

245 x 2

These were good, all very good reps

Rope Curls:

No rope, had to improvise

Some Weight x 8 x 6 x 4 x 2

Rep Out Weight x 20

Not the machine I normally use, no point in writing down weight

Nose Breakers:

95 x 20 x 3

Stability Ball Push Ups:

10 8 8

Ab Circuit 3

Missed Running on wednesday, probably won’t make it up. Camping from this weekend through the next

Bench Press:

45 x 15

95 x 5

150 x 5

175 x 4

205 x 3

225 x 2

240 x 1

260 x 1

270 x 1

225 x 14 PR

I think I may have come within a rep of this before, but never with that much work sets before, this is good especially coming off a camping trip and getting sick as fuck towards the end.

Seated Rows:

250 x 8

250 x 6

260 x 4 PR

260 x 2 PR

210 x 16

Upped weight here, will stay most likely next week

Paused CGBP:

185 x 8

185 x 6

205 x 4

205 x 2

Chinups:

6

4

3

3

Dips:

Bw x 8

Bw 45 x 5

Bw 45 x 5

Straight Bar Curls:

110 x 8

110 x 6

110 x 4

110 x 2

Ab Circuit Day 1

Lateral/ Front Raise:

35 x 20

30 x 20

Dead Lift:

135 x 8

225 x 6

315 x 4

365 x 2

Same weight as last time, tried to lift fast

Trunk Twist:

Brown x 5 5 5

Straight Leg Dead Lift:

60 x 10 x 3

Behind The Neck Press:

135 x 8

135 x 5

135 x 5

Ab Circuit Day 2

No squats, so weird. Probably the first time in four years I haven’t squatted in over two weeks.

Hang Clean:

135 x 8

185 x 6

185 x 4

185 x 2

So slow and tired just worked with the weight

Neck Bridges:

15 s x 3

Push Press:

135 x 8

135 x 6

185 x 4

205 x 2

All pretty easy, just not used to using the same muscles as incline the next day, will probably see large improvement do to that

Box Jumps:

Tallest box in the gym (shorter than our boxes at school) x 5

15 x 5

15 x 3

15 x 3

Scarecrows:

12 x 12 x 3

Ab Circuit Day 4

Really just a get it done type of workout because i haven’t done the fourth day of this phase yet so its a drag. Also added some rehab/prehab

mhm

Forgot to post day 3… Silly me

Incline Bench Press:

185 x 8

185 x 6

205 x 4

205 x 2

Regression, my chest was just too sore to handle this shit though

135 x 20

Barbell Rows:

185 x 8

225 x 6 PR

245 x 4 PR

265 x 2 PR

Rope Hammer Curls:

170 x 8

170 x 6

170 x 4

170 x 2

120 x 20

Nosebreakers:

100 x 20 x 2

Cut the last set cuz my wrist was hurting

Stability Ball Pushups:

10

8

8

Ab Circuit Day 3

you’ve made good progress

Bench Press:

Bar x 15

95 x 5

150 x 5

175 x 4

205 x 3

225 x 2

260 x 1

270 x 1

275 x 1

240 x 7

Singles felt good, AMAP went awful, just felt slow and called it at 7. I probably could have gotten 1 or 2 more but it was just so slow there was no point.

Seated Rows:

250 x 8

260 x 6 PR

260 x 4

260 x 2

210 x 18 PR

Upped weight here

Paused CGBP:

185 x 8

185 x 6

205 x 4

225 x 2 PR

These were redeeming somewhat, everything felt much faster

Chinups:

8

3

3

3

Really focusing on doing these with my back and shoulder blade, weaker

Dips:

Bw x 8

Bw 45 x 5

Bw 55 PR x 5

Fast

Ab Circuit Day 1

[quote]spar4tee wrote:
you’ve made good progress[/quote]

Thanks man.

Lateral/ Front Raise:

35 x 20

35 x 20 PR

Raised Dead Lift:

135 x 8

225 x 6

315 x 4

315 x 2

Dropped weight

Trunk Twist:

Green x 5 5 5

Straight Leg Dead Lift:

60 x 10 x 3

Stayed

Smith Behind The Neck Press:

135 x 8

175 x 5

175 x 5

This was not working on the regular rack, the bar kept catching

Ab Circuit Day 2

Fine, got a massage, just trying to heal up

Incline Bench Press:

185 x 8

185 x 6

225 x 4

235 x 2

Fine

Barbell Rows:

185 x 8

225 x 6

245 x 4

275 x 2 PR

Rope Hammer Curls:

180 x 8

180 x 6

180 x 4

180 x 2

120 x 26

PRs

Nosebreakers:

100 x 20 x 3

Stability Ball Pushups:

10

8

8

Ab Circuit Day 3

Hang Clean:

135 x 8

185 x 6

205 x 4

205 x 2

Felt better, still pretty light weight

Push Press:

135 x 8

185 x 6

205 x 4

225 x 2

Good, I think the best I got on these in off season training was like 240 x 2-3

Box Jumps:

Tallest box in the gym (shorter than our boxes at school) x 5

30 x 5

35 x 3

40 x 3

Scarecrows:

15 x 12 x 3

Ab Circuit Day 4