Haha, I think we’ve all asked ourselves this question.
Forsooth! Both while exercising and in various non-training moments
10/9/24, Wednesday
Rower - 5:00, 1,021 m
Trap bar deadlifts
- 155 x 10
- 205 x 5
- 245 x 3
- 295 x 2
- 315 x 1
- 335 x 3
Bar was a large Rogue trap bar and might’ve weighed 70 pounds, but I listed the weights as a 45-lb bar.
Belt squats
- .5 pps x 10
- .75 pps x 10
- 1 pps x 3 x 10
Horizontal single leg press
- 60 x 2 x 15
Horizontal double leg press
- 200 x 2 x 12
Laying leg curls
- 100 x 7, 6, 5
Leg extensions
- 140 x 20
- 150 x 15
- 160 x 15
Seated calf presses
- 190 x 15
- 150 x 2 x 15
10/12/24, Saturday
BPAs - red x 4 x 20, supersetted w/
Low-incline DB press
- 35 x 15
- 55 x 5
- 70 x 3
- 80 x 4 x 8
Pec deck
- 105 x 10
- 125 x 2 x 8
Behind-head pulldowns, med-neutral grip
- 120 x 2 x 12
DB rows
- 80 x 3 x 9
Reverse grip rows w/ EZ curl bar
- 100 x 1 x 20
Dip machine
- 165 x 8
- 185 x 8
- 205 x 8
3/50 triple sets:
- Lateral raises - 17.5 x 44 total
- DB curls - 30 x 38 total
- Single triceps ext - 22.5 x 54 total
That makes this 360 take every lbs you can mate.
Nice work
Many thanks! This last week notwithstanding, I’m finding three, sometimes four, workouts per week are the current sweet spot.
10/19/24, Saturday
Spin cycle
- 30:00, five rounds of spin/sprint intervals, remainder mix of sitting and standing.
Sleep has been a major problem again. I fall asleep around 1 a.m., half wake up around 3 a.m. utterly parched, am unable to fully wake up and can’t fall back asleep. Last week was a necessary break from exercising.
10/25/24, Friday
Rower - 5:00, 1,061 m
Trap bar deadlifts
- 155 x 10
- 205 x 5
- 245 x 4
- 295 x 2
- 335 x 7
The deadlifts I did a couple weeks ago were definitely with 360 pounds.
Behind-head pulldowns, med-neutral grip
- 130 x 3 x 8
- 100 x 12 (to chest)
Dip machine
- 145, 165, 185 x 5
- 205 x 3 x 8, supersetted w/
DB curls - 30 x 3 x 8
Lateral raises - 15 x 18, 14, 12
Great return-to-lifting session. I might stay with a couple weekly full-body workouts for the next little while.
10/28/24, Monday
Exercycle - 5:00, 1.25 mi
Hip thrust machine
- 1 pps x 8
- 1.5 pps x 8
- 2 pps x 8
- 2.5 pps x 8
Walking lunges w med ball twist
- 6lb ball x 3 x 8/leg, supersetted w/
V-ups - bw x 3 x 12
Tire flips - 32 total
Leg extensions - 130 x 3 x 12
Seated calf press - 150 x 3 x 18
Lying leg curls - 85 x 8, 80 x 2 x 8
Treadmill
- 30:00, 1.82 mi, incline didn’t work
10/31/24, Thursday
Rower - 5:00, 1,065 m
Trap bar deadlifts
- 155 x 10
- 205 x 5
- 245 x 3
- 295 x 2
- 335 x 1
- 355 x 7
Low-incline DB press
- 35 x 15
- 55 x 5
- 70 x 5
- 80 x 10
- 80 x 9
- 80 x 7
- 70 x 8, supersetted w/
BPAs - red x 4 x 20, then
Behind-head pulldowns, med-neutral grip
- 130 x 10
- 130 x 10
- 130 x 10
- 100 x 15 (to chest)
Dips - bw x 9
11/10/24, Sunday
Bike ride - 1:13:30
11/12/24, Tuesday
Rower - 5:00, 1,059 m
Trap bar deadlifts
- 155 x 10
- 205 x 5
- 245 x 3
- 295 x 2
- 335 x 1
- 365 x 5
Hip thrust machine
- 1.5 plates x 5
- 2 plates x 2 x 8
Horizontal leg press
- Single leg - 70 x 2 x 10
- Double leg - 180 x 2 x 15
Dips - bw x 8, 9, 9
Lateral raises - 15 x 3 x 16
DB curls - 30 x 3 x 10
11/19/24, Tuesday
Rower - 5:00, 1,102 m
Trap bar deadlifts
- 155 x 10
- 205 x 5
- 245 x 3
- 295 x 2
- 335 x 1
- 365 x 5 singles
I was super tired and weak tonight, but I strongly suspect the other trap bar weighs 25-30 pounds, not 45.
Horizontal leg press machine
- 150 x 10
- 170 x 10
- 190 x 10
- 210 x 10
- 230 x 10
- 250 x 10
A nice, budget leg day.
11/23/24, Saturday
Exercycle - 25:00, 3:00 / 3:00 sitting / standing
11/26/24, Tuesday - Budget Leg Day II: The Budgeting
Exercycle - 5:00
Freemotion squat machine
- 100 x 10
- 140 x 10
- 180 x 10
- 220 x 10
Twas nice tonight; we’ll see how ye olde knee feels tomorrow.
Horizontal single leg press
- 80 x 12
- 70 x 12
Seated calf press
- 160 x 20, 18, 17
Leg extensions
- 130 x 2 x 15
Yeeouch!
Lying leg curls
- 80 x 3 x 8
11/29/24, Friday
Rower - 5:00, 1,065m
Trap bar deadlifts
- 135 x 10
- 185 x 5
- 225 x 3
- 275 x 2
- 315 x 1
- 345 x 1
- 365 x 4
- 295 x 8
I’m assuming the lighter bar weighs 25 pounds instead of 45.
Low-incline DB press
- 35 x 15
- 55 x 5
- 70 x 3
- 80 x 1
- 85 x 8
- 85 x 6
- 70 x 9
Behind-head pulldowns, med-neutral grip
- 120 x 15
- 120 x 10
- 120 x 10 (to chest) supersetted w/
Dip machine
- 205 x 8
- 185 x 9
- 185 x 9
11/30/24, Saturday
Exercycle
- 35:00, 3:00 / 0:30 cruise / sprint, remainder 2:00 / 2:00 sitting / standing
12/3/24, Tuesday
Exercycle - 5:00
Hip thrust machine
- 1 pps x 10
- 1.5 pps x 5
- 2 pps x 5
- 2.5 pps x 10
- 2.5 pps x 10
Walking lunges w twist
- 8-lb med ball x 3 x 9, supersetted w/
V-ups, full body
- bw x 3 x 13
Tire flips - 3 sets x 12
Seated cable rows, wide-neutral grip
- 70 x 3 x 10, supersetted w/
Standing DB OHP
- 35 x 10
- 40 x 10
- 45 x 10
Seated calf press
- 150 x 3 x 20
Freemotion hack squats
- 160 x 2 x 12
12/7/24, Saturday
Rower - 5:00, 1,071 m
Trap bar deadlifts
- 135 x 10
- 185 x 5
- 225 x 3
- 275 x 2
- 315 x 1
- 345 x 1
- 365 x 1
- 365 x 2
- 365 x 3
- 295 x 9
Weirdly weak tonight, like a few weeks ago.
Low incline DB press
- 35 x 15
- 55 x 5
- 70 x 3
- 80 x 1
- 85 x 9
- 85 x 7
- 70 x 10
Behind-neck pulldowns
- 130 x 10
- 130 x 10
- 100 x 10 (to chest)
Dip machine
- 205 x 11
- 205 x 9
- 185 x 10
Lateral raises - 15 x 18, 15
DB curls - 25 x 15, 12