Monday, January 31, 2011

Volume Squat PR!

Monday
Squat
135x5 (675 lbs)
225x3 (675 lbs)
315x2 (630 lbs)
365x1,1,2 (1460 lbs)
385x1,1,1,1 (1540 lbs)
395x1,1,1,1,1,1 PR! (2370 lbs)
405x1 Miss
315x6 (1890 lbs)
275x8 (2200 lbs)

11,440 lbs. Total not bad for 40 minutes.

I also decided to add a little core work in just because my back was really tight from all of the squat work and it seemed to help relieve some of that tension.

Saturday, January 29, 2011

This weeks training

Monday
Squat
135x8
225x5
315x5,5,5
365x2,2
385x1
405 miss

Tuesday
Squat
135x3
225x3
315x2
365x1
385x1,1,1,1
365x1
315x5
225x8

Bench Press
135x5
185x5
225x2,2
215x3

Thursday
Squat
135x5
225x5
315x2
365x1
385x1
405x1
385x1,1,1
365x1,1,1,1
335x5,5,5
225x8

Tons of Volume felt excellent, and has been paying off big time!

Bunch of overhead and tricep work

Saturday Back to Deadlifts after a month and a half. I don't recommend taking that much time off, but I am going to work hard to get back up there. I want to set a new PR goal, but I am not sure yet. I am thinking somewhere between 550 and 600. My best is 505, but I know with some hard work it will come back fast.
Deadlift
135x4
225x3
315x2
405x1,1
415 miss Back started to bother me so I stopped.

Bench Press
135x8
185x5
225x2
235x1
230x1
225x2
235x1
230x2
225x2
215x4
185x6
135x8 close grip

Overhead press
65x6,6,6
85x6,6
95x6
115x5

Row
125x8,8,8

Monday, January 17, 2011

Back at it!

A lot has happened since my last official post. On December 18th I got married to my beautiful wife, and now we reside in Mankato, MN. It has been difficult being away from Noonan Barbell, (but I train with all of you in my heart). I just joined a new workout facility but I have quickly realized that I will have to go back to training mostly on my own. Which means digging even deeper to find motivation and pushing harder to meet my goals. Lately I have been squatting a ton with fairly high volume which I have seen some pretty significant strength and endurance increases from. I also have a goal of putting on a little more size just to see what happens. Anyway enough of the talk lets get back to getting serious. (ha haaa) here is what tonight's workout looked like.

Squat
135 a bunch
225x5
315x2
365x1
385x1
405 Miss ( shouldn't have missed it. My weight shifted forward a little, but everything felt light).
365x1
385x1,1,1,1,1,1,1
365x1
315x2
315x6
225x8 Narrow stance I have started doing this almost every workout, and I feel like it has helped, but it just might be in my head.

Overhead Press
95x6,3
135x1,1,1
145x1,1,1