Turning Obsession Into Progress

February/20/2020

Wake Up: 5am

Song of the Day: Big Ole Freak (Megan Thee Stallion)

Workout: 5:45-6:30am
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8yq91IFx55/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Me:

  • DB Row - 8RM@120 (Left arm is definitely weaker than my right arm, but PR with crap form nonetheless)
  • Pulldowns - 3x15@97.5
  • Facepull - 3x12@144
  • Hammer Curls - 3x12@25

GF:

  • DB Row - 5RM@35
  • Pulldowns - 3x15@17.5
  • Facepull - 3x12@48 (A certain grip was hurting her shoulder, and I think it was because she was rotating her shoulders at the end of each rep. That’s desired, but since pain isn’t, I switched her to the anti-rotating grip)
  • Hammer Curls - 3x10@10

February/21/2020

Wake Up: 5am

Song of the Day: Ace of Spades (Motorhead)

Workout: 5:45-6:30am
https://www.instagram.com/p/B81AZs1lRix/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Me:

  • RDL - 3xAMRAP@120 (25,20,18)
  • Leg Press - 4x8@360
  • Landmine Squat - 3x12@70
  • Pull Through - 2x15@110

GF:

  • RDL - 3xAMRAP@10 (There were literally NO other DBs between the weights of 30 and 5 available except for 1 pair of 10s. Our gym sucks and it seemed like people were just leaving them all over the place. We will most likely be switching gyms very soon.)
  • Leg Press - 3x12@50 (Her knees were hurting with her feet placed low on the plate, so I had her move them up)
  • Landmine Press - 3x12@Empty Bar
  • Pull Through - 2x15@50

song reminds me of Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3, when my friends and I spent hours hanging out doing wallride/manual combos for big points in an empty warehouse park

Its enough to drive someone crazy

I’m glad someone appreciates the song of the day! Lol

And yeah, you wouldn’t believe the clutter at my gym. I actually cancelled today so I got about 1 month left on my membership. I left them a terrible novel of a review and will be checking out the beautiful Gold’s in my town

February/24/2020

Wake Up: 7:30am

Song of the Day: Mississippi Queen (Mountain)

Workout: 8-9am
Me:

  • Inc DB Press - 5RM@95
  • Lateral Raise - 3x15@25
  • OH DB Extension - 4x8@55
  • Rope Pushdowns - 4x15@70

GF:

  • Inc DB Press - 5RM@20
  • Lateral Raise Static Hold - 3x15s@5lb (This was weird because lateral raises had never aggravated her shoulder. Her pain is anterior and medial, so it affects her between her pec and her front delt. What was also weird was that it didn’t hurt for every rep or every set. She was able to perform many reps pain free, but only some would hurt. Since this was all within the span of 5 min, I was confused. I’m starting to believe her inflammation is gone, but that she still is dealing with a slight injury like a sprain or small tear. Because static holds didn’t hurt her shoulder, I had her do those. Weird weird weird. She is going for her followup soon, and hopefully we can get some answers.)
  • Overhead DB Extensions - 4x8@10
  • Rope Pushdowns - 3x15@30

February/24/2020

Wake Up: 4am (got up bc gf had an early trip with a long drive)

Song of the day: Yikes (Kanye)

Workout: 7:20-7:50pm (we worked out in the garage)
Me:

  • Pullup - 3xAMRAP (12,10,10)
  • Tbar Row - 3x12@45
  • Rear Delt Fly - 4x8@25
  • BB Curl - 3x15@45

GF:

  • Aussie Pullup - 3xAMRAP (12,12,10)
  • Tbar Row - 3x12@Empty
  • Rear Delt Fly - 4x8@5
  • BB Curl - 3x15@10
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February/25/2020

Wake Up: 5am

Song of the Day: No Worries (Lil Wayne)

Workout: 5:40-6:20am
Me:

  • Zercher Squat - 8RM@155
  • Hip Thrust - 3x12@135
  • Hyperextension - 3x15@BW
  • Leg Extension - 3x15@140

GF:

  • Squat - 8RM@65
  • Hip Thrust - 3x12@45
  • Hyperextension - 3x15@BW
  • Leg Extension - 3x15@20

February/26/2020

Wake Up: 5am

Song of the Day: Time to Pretend (MGMT)

Workout: 5:45-6;25am
Me:

  • Landmine Press - 3xAMRAP@45
  • Lateral Raise - 4x8@40
  • Bar Pushdowns - 4x8@72
  • Kickbacks - 3x15@20

GF:

  • Landmine Press - 3x5@Empty
  • Lateral Raise - 3x8@5 (We changed her form up and it was pain free)
  • Bar Pushdowns - 4x10@10
  • Kickbacks - 3x15@5

I might start pushing her a bit more on some of the isolation exercises because I feel like she is strong enough to try heavier weight.

February/27/2020

Wake Up: 5am

Song of the Day: All of the Lights (Kanye)

Workout: 5:45-6:25am
Me:

  • DB Row - 8RM@120 (Excluding my dog-dookie form, this was a cool PR. I didn’t feel like I’d get it, but it was just because my warmup was tough this morning)
  • Pulldowns - 3x15@110
  • Facepulls - 4x8@170
  • Hammer Curls - 3x15@30

GF:

  • DB Row - 4RM@35
  • Pulldowns - 3x12@17.5
  • Facepull - 4x8@65
  • Hammer Curls - 3x8@8

February/28/2020

Wake Up: 5am

Song of the Day: Say So (Doja Cat)

Workout: 5:30-6:15am
Me:

  • RDL - 3xAMRAP@130 (Good googly moogly these suck)
  • Leg Press - 3x8@360, 1x8@450
  • Landmine Squat - 3x12@90
  • Pull through - 3x15@130

GF:

  • RDL - 3xAMRAP@20
  • Leg Press - 4x8@50
  • Landmine Squat - 3x8@empty
  • Pull through - 3x15@57.5

March/1/2020

Wake Up: 7am

Song of the Day: Sussudio (Phil Collins)

Workout: 8-8:45am
Me:

  • Incline DB Press - 5RM@100
  • Lateral Raise - 3x15@30
  • DB Extension - 4x8@55
  • Rope Pushdowns - 3x15@48 (idk why, but this pulley was way tougher than the other one we normally do. It had the same leverage and everything as the other one, but there just felt like so much more friction. Could be that the bolts holding the pulleys were too tight and constraining the pulleys)

GF:

  • Incline DB Press - 5RM@20, 1RM@25 with maybe one more rep to spare, just a test
  • Lateral Raise - 3xAMRAP@5
  • DB Extension - 4x12@10
  • Rope Pushdown - 3x15@12

March/2/2020

Wake Up: 5am

Song of the Day: The Final Countdown (Europe)

Workout: 5:45-6:25am
Me:

  • Cable Row - 4x8@170
  • Pullup - 3xAMRAP (10,10,10)
  • Rear Delt Fly - 4x12@20
  • BB Curl - 3x15@60

GF:

  • Cable Row - 4x8@37.5
  • Pullup - 3xAMRAP@BW-80 (I had her stop at the bottom and completely relax, at the top I had her do an isometric pull and squeeze. The intention of this was to help better replicate coming out of the bottom of a pullup, and using isometrics as a way to build strength.)
  • Rear Delt Fly - 4x12@5
  • BB Curls - 3x15@16

March/3/2020

Wake Up: 5am

Song of the Day: Danger Zone (Kenny Loggins)

Workout: 5:45-6:25am
Me:

  • Zercher Squat - 3RM@225
  • Hyperextensions - 3x15@BW
  • Step Ups - 3x12@100 (Replaced hip thrusts because of lack of decent place to do them)
  • Leg Extensions - 3x15@150

GF:

  • Squat - 3RM@95
  • Hyperextensions - 3x12@BW
  • Step Ups - 3x12@30
  • Leg Extensions - 3x12@50

March/4/2020

Wake Up: 6am

Song of the Day: Dr. Feelgood (Motley Crue)

Workout: 6:30-7:15am
Me:

  • Landmine Press - 3xAMRAP@45
  • Lateral Raise - 4x8@45
  • Bar Pushdowns - 3x12@72
  • Kickbacks - 3x15@20

GF:

  • Landmine Press - 3xAMRAP@Empty
  • Lateral Raise - 3x10@5
  • Bar Pushdowns - 3x12@24
  • Kickbacks - 3x12@5

March/5/2020

Wake Up: 6am

Song of the Day: Country Boy Can Survive (HWJ)

Workout:
GF:

  • DB Row - 5RM@30
  • Pulldowns - 4x10@36
  • Facepull - 3x12@36
  • Hammer Curl - 3x15@10

I was gone on a hunting trip, so the GF went alone for a few days. She recorded her weights and sent them to me

March/6/2020

Wake Up: 6am

Song of the Day: Hungry Like the Wolf
GF:

  • RDL - 3xAMRAP@20
  • Leg Press - 4x8@50
  • Landmine Squat - 3x10@Empty
  • Pull Through - 3x15@24

March/8/2020

Wake Up: 7am

Song of the Day: Hole in the Earth (Deftones)

Workout: 9am
Me:

  • Incline DB Press - 8RM@80 (felt a bit under the weather from a long night before)
  • Lateral Raise - 3x15@25
  • DB Extension - 4x12@55
  • Rope Pushdowns - 3x15@48

GF:

  • Incline DB Press - 9RM@20 (super nice PR here. very proud of her progress, and she is too.)
  • Lateral Raise - 3x12@5
  • DB Extension - 4x8@15
  • Rope Pushdown - 3x15@12

March/9/2020

Wake Up: 5am

Song of the Day: The Final Countdown (Europe)

Previous Workouts:
We’ve been really behind on the insta workout posts so we uploaded a bunch all at once lol
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9RiP5XFLCy/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9RjHBiF-AG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9RluYYlhAF/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9Rn9RHFMgD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9RolrFlJZe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9gvwb7F-4Z/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9gwPRKlDQx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9gwqr5lTCk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9gxX-Rlt21/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9gxxGaF6Rl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Workout: 5:40-6:25am
Me:

  • Pullup - 3xAMRAP@BW (10,10,10)
  • Cable Row - 4x8@190
  • Rear Delt Fly - 3x12@30
  • BB Curl - 3x15@70

GF:

  • Pullup - 3xAMRAP@BW-80
  • Cable Row - 4x8@50
  • Rear Delt Fly - 3x12@5
  • BB Curl - 3x10@20

March/10/2020

Wake Up: 5am

Song of the Day: Panama (Van Halen)

Workout: 5:45-6:25am
Me:

  • Zercher Squat - 7RM@185 (This weight felt ridiculously heavy. I think my weight loss and caloric deficit may have hurt my strength, which is to be expected. Other factors like sleep, alertness, fatigue, etc couldve also played into it)
  • Hyperextensions - 3x12@BW
  • Step Up - 3x12@100
  • Leg Extension - 3x15@160

GF:

  • Squat - 5RM@85 (PR for sure, not in weight but weight for reps)
  • Hyperextension - 3x8@BW
  • Step Up - 3x12@20
  • Leg Extension - 3x15@40