Veens Training Log

Thursday 1 dec 2011

Upper chest and arms - last trained arms IIRC 5 months ago

Incline barbell
bar x 12,12
60kgs x 10,8
100kgs x 10,5
140kgs x 4
150kgs x 2 - ridiculous
100kgs x 12

ez bar curls
bar +20kgs x 12 supinated, 12 pronated
bar +40kgs x 12 supinated
bar + 50kgs x 8 supinated
bar + 55kgs x 4 supinated
bar + 40kgs x 17 supinated
bar + 40kgs x 12 pronated

close grip bench press
bar x 10,10
60kgs x 12
100kgs x 12
140kgs x 3
145kgs x 3 - WTF

hammer curls
20kgs x 8
26kgs x 6
32kgs x 6
36kgs x 4

Press downs
some x some
stack + 20kgs x 8

overhead extensions
some x some
stack x 9

one arm cable curls
plt 5 x 12
plt 7 x 12

bentover dumbell curls
22kgs x 15
26kgs x 12
28kgs x 11

called it a day. Aching all over. Did more pressing over the past 4 days than the past few weeks combined.

Friday 2 Dec 2011
Hell yeah full week admittedly though I feel like shit!
Shoulders

Military Press
bar x 10,10,10
60kgs x 12,5
80kgs x 5
100kgs x 3,2 - what the heck weaksauce
60kgs x 12

1 arm standing dumbell press palms neutral
22kgs x 12
26kgs x 12
32kgs x 10
36kgs x 8
40kgs x 6

prone rows on the incline bench
22kgs x 12,12
32kgs x 12,12,12

face pulls
6 sets

called it a day. Feeling awful. This week has been too much given my current state.

Tuesday 6 Dec 2011 - had flu over the weekend

Chest
Barbell Bench
bar x 12,8
60kgs x 10,5
100kgs x 5,5
140kgs x 3
160kgs x 1
170kgs x 1 - tough
140kgs x 3,3,3,3,3,3

high incline dumbell
40kgs x 12,10,12

Dumbell floor presses
40kgs x 12,10,12,15

called it a day. was feeling weak.

Wed 7 dec 2011

Back
rack pulls from pin 1 mid shin
60kgs x 12
100kgs x 6
140kgs x 5
180kgs x 5 - straps on
220kgs x 3 - tough
240kgs x 1 - really tough - ridiculous

close grip palms facing pull downs
some x some
last set plt 16 x 6

old school straight arm pull downs with rope
some x some
last 2 sets stack + 10kgs x 10,12

Dumbell rows
40kgs x 10
55kgs x 8
75kgs x 13 - surprisingly progressing in something at least
80kgs x 6 - hard but most i ve ever done

standing abs
some x some

snatch grip deads
100kgs x 5,5,5,5 - this was not easy

called it a day. something is off with me - i should not be this weak.

Thursday 8 Dec 2011
Shoulders & arms

Military Press
bar x 10,10,10
60kgs x 12,5
80kgs x 5
100kgs x 5 - still had 1 more in the tank
110kgs x 2 - finally something decent. An additional 3 reps and I’m bacnk in business

high pulls
60kgs x 10,5
80kgs x 5,5
100kgs x 2,2,2

1 arm standing dumbell press palms neutral
32kgs x 12
36kgs x 10
40kgs x 8

lateral raise
14kgs x 8
18kgs x 8
22kgs x 12

hammer curls
20kgs x 5
26kgs x 5
32kgs x 10 - all reps were controlled

overhead extensions
stack x 12,12,12

press downs
stack x 15,15

pronated ez bar curls
bar + 40kgs x 12,10,12

seated incline curls
10kgs x 12,12
16kgs x 8,8 - these were hard

called it a day. overhead pressing strength is improving at leat but r shoulder complex still feels weird though

Friday 9 dec 2011

Supposed to be Legs but spent a lot of time in the washroom with diarrhoea haha. Squats when having diarrhoea was never gonna be a good idea.

In between the pain and the frequent washroom breaks…
barbell back squats
worked up to 180kgs x 3 - dangerously close to crapping in my shorts - abort
front squats
worked up to 140kgs x 1 - lost it on rep 2 due to upper back fatigue from snatch deads and high pulls n pussylitis

called it a day. gave up.l wasted the long trip to the gym still having the runs.

Tuesday 27 Dec 2011

Got in a real quick 2 exercise session

one arm dumbell rows
40kgs x a lot
55kgs x 8
70kgs x 8
80kgs x 5,7 - tough

Bench press
bar x some
60kgs x 8,5 - been so long that i ve forgotten how to bench
100kgs x 8, 5 - damn
140kgsx x 2 - hit the pins on the way up
140kgs x 1 - again hit the pins pissed and decided to up the weight
160kgs x 2 - paused
140kgs x 3 - paused
100kgs x 17 or 18 - gassed

drove home felt like crap. detrained state

Tuesday 3 Jan 2012

Got in a quick session

one arm dumbell rows
40kgs x a lot
55kgs x 8
70kgs x 8
85kgs x 5,5 - form was rubbish

Bench press
bar x some
60kgs x 8,5
100kgs x 8,5 - damn
140kgsx x 3 - paused
160kgs x 2 - could not lock out 3rd rep
140kgs x 6 + 100kgs x 7

Bentover barbell rows
60kgs x 12
100kgs x 8
140kgs x 6 - held contractions n grip was gone

called it a day.1st training session after my last ART session.long work hours long distance driving in bad traffic everday sucks…

Wed 4 Jan 12

military press
bar x 12,12
60kgs x 12,5
80kgs x 5 - felt heavy
100kgs x 3 - v heavy
110kgs x 1 - would have failed on rep 2

1 arm standing dumbell press palms neutral
20kgs x 12
32kgs x 12
40kgs x 10 R 6 L - L wrist had a problem

old school straight arm pull down
some x some
last set stack + 15kgs x 10 - focused on form this was tough

Modified stretchers
stack + 10kgs x 12
stack + 20kgs x 12
stack + 30kgs x 12
stack + 40kgs x 8 - Wrists were feeling it

one arm pull downs
10plts x 12
13plts x 10
15plts x 8

lots of face pulls

called it a day felt weak

much strong stuff right here. format looks pretty consistent with military press, squat, bench press being the main movers in each day etc. Training by feel now or following any routine? PMed.

Hi
thanks for stopping by

I am not following any program atm. train mostly by feel. Principles are consistent with most decent programs though. Nowadays I train anytime I can due to my current work schedule. This week was brilliant in the sense that I got in 3 sessions. lately i ve been getting in about 5 sessions a month! haha compared to my usual 4-5 sessionsa week previously which sucks big time.

Thurs 5 Jan 2012

legs - in a rush
Barbell squats
60kgs x 12
100kgs x 12
140kgs x 8
180kgs x 3
220kgs x 1 - hilarious

front squat
60kgs x 3, 8
100kgs x 4, 4
140kgs x 4
160kgs x 1

good mornings
wotked up to 100kgs x 12,10

called it a day - not too bad given the circumstance

Monday 9 Jan 2012

Got in a quick session

Bench press w a bad wrist courtesy of my 4 yr old
bar x some
60kgs x 8,5
100kgs x 8,5
140kgsx x 3 - paused
160kgs x 3 - prob would fail rep 4
drop set 140kgs x 6 + 100kgs x 7+ 60 x 15

one arm dumbell rows
40kgs x a lot
55kgs x 8
70kgs x 8
85kgs x 7 - form was better

thats all called it a day

Wed 11 Jan 12

military press
bar x 12,12
60kgs x 10,5
80kgs x 5
100kgs x 3
110kgs x 2 - not too bad

high pulls
60kgs x 10,5
80kgs x 3,3
100kgs x 3,3
80kgs x 5

1 arm standing dumbell press palms neutral
20kgs x 12
32kgs x 12
40kgs x 10

old school straight arm pull down different machine
some x some
stack x 15

close grip pull downs
some x some
plt 14 x 8

rope press down
some x some

reverse grip curls
ez bar +40kgs x 14+ 3+3

hammers
36kgs x 5

called it a day. Wrists and R shoulder feels funky.

Sorry, forgot to respond to PM. I should train with you one day , but I’m just a small lifter ha. Anyway, great lifting, with rows being one of them. What do you think about using some sort of progression on squats and bench press ?

Like 5/3/1 or like what some others do: from 8s, they drop to 6s over a couple weeks, then 5s, 3s, then singles, while starting from light to heavy over a period to milk gains.

@Hanlia
The name of this game is progression as long as you are getting stronger in a given rep range the program does not really matter in my opinion.

Currently I am not training regularly due to work commitments so I basically am doing whatever I can to minise loss in strength and size.

Thurs 12 Jan 2012

legs
Barbell squats
bar x 15,5,5 - shitty form gonna be a rough day
60kgs x 12 5
100kgs x 8
140kgs x 6
180kgs x 3- full squats- tough
220kgs x 1 - deep - would fail rep 2

front squat
60kgs x 8
100kgs x 8
140kgs x 5
160kgs x 2 - better than last week

good mornings
wotked up to 110kgs x 10

pull thrus
worked up to stack x 12,12,12

arms free pull downs
stack x 15,15,15 - 3 sec contractions

seated one arm rows worked up to stack x 10

called it a day. could not get the form down for squats…set up sucked

Gotcha bro. It’s difficult to even reach this standard of strength and you’re maintaining it more or less, on a tight schedule. Props.

Tuesday 17 Jan 2012

Got in a quick session

Bench press
bar x some
60kgs x 10,10
100kgs x 10,5
140kgsx x 3 - paused 2s per rep
160kgs x 2
170kgs x 1 - this was really hard
140kgs x 6

one arm dumbell rows
40kgs x a lot
55kgs x 8
70kgs x 8
85kgs x 10 - this rocked for some reason

low incline dumbells
one set all out
40kgs x 22

thats all called it a day

Must be great to get 170 again. Hope you get closer to 200 over time.

You don’t often compliment your work outs; the rows must have been great and in groove.