M2 W2 Extra Workout

Fall 2008 Training
Mesocycle 2 - Week 2
Extra Workout

Beginning Thoughts:

I am sore as hell. I am looking forward to Thanksgiving! 

Workout:

Overhead Squats:
105 lbs x 1 rep x 5 sets
115 lbs x 1 rep x 5 sets
I was so scared doing this....this is very heavy weight for me. 

Dips:
7 reps x 3 sets

Assisted Squat Pistols
5 reps x 2 sets
I did these to a box. They were very hard.

Videos:

Overhead Squats Clip 1 with 105 lbs:


Overhead Squats Clip 2 with 115 lbs:

Overall Impression:

I hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving! 

M2 W2 Squat Day

Fall 2008 Training
Mesocycle 2 - Week 2
Squat Day

Beginning Thoughts:

I had a 20 minute presentation (solo) and two History Quizzes today. So you can imagine I got very little sleep last night. And today was tiring as hell too.

Workout:

Speed Squats:
@52% = 185 lbs x 2 reps x 5 sets

Heavy Squat Singles:
295 lbs x 3 reps x 3 sets
315 lbs x 1 rep x 1 set
275 lbs x 5 reps x 1 set

Rack Deadlifts:
335 lbs x 5 reps x 2 sets
185 lbs x 7 reps x 1 sets

Good Mornings:
115 lbs x 6 reps x 3 sets

Unilateral Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press:
50 lbs x 7 reps x 3 sets

Facepulls:
80 lbs x 15 reps x 3 sets

Pallof Press:
25 lbs x 15 reps x 3 sets

Videos:

Squats:

Overall Impression:

I went really hard this workout. The 315 squat just flew up. It did not feel very heavy and on the descent I concentrated on using my hips and ass. I think this was a pretty good session. 

I am leaving for Dallas on Wednesday. Tomorrow (Tuesday) I will do my Extra Workout of this week. From the 26th of November to the 4th of December my workouts are going to be pretty random. I will label all these interim workouts as "Extra Workouts". So my next Deadlift Day (which culminates each week) is scheduled for the 5th. 

I hope everyone is having a good week  

Cheers!

M2 W2 Press Day

Fall 2008 Training
Mesocycle 2 - Week 2
Press Day

Beginning Thoughts:

I finally got a good night's sleep last night 

Workout:

Speed Pin Presses:
@ 50% = 90 lbs x 3 reps x 8 sets

Heavy Pin Presses:
135 lbs x 5 reps
155 lbs x 3 reps
175 lbs x 1 rep

Weighted Chin-ups:
BW +20 lbs x 2 reps x 4 sets
BW +20 lbs x 4 reps x 2 sets

Close Grip Bench Press:
135 lbs x 5 reps
155 lbs x 5 reps
175 lbs x 5 reps
185 lbs x 5 reps
165 lbs x 5 reps
145 lbs x 5 reps

Glute Ham Raises:
5 reps x 5 sets

Reverse Lunges with Front Foot Elevated:
35 lbs x 6 reps x 2 sets

Videos:

A bunch of different clips: 

Overall Impression:

I hope everyone had a good Friday night!  

I saw Role Models and it was an awesome movie!

M2 W2 Deadlift Day

Fall 2008 Training
Mesocycle 2 - Week 2
Deadlift Day

Beginning Thoughts:

I look forward to my mexican food tonight 

Workout:

Deficit Deadlifts:
335 lbs x 2 reps x 4 sets
225 lbs x 7 reps x 1 set
I tried REALLY hard to get my form down right. On the first vid my friend Paul (the dude who benched 225 13 times) did some funny poses for the camera lol...But, in all seriousness, I really tried to get my groove back and do this with perfection. 

Banded Speed Deadlifts:
@ 60% = 230 lbs x 2 reps x 5 sets

Front Box Squats:
225 lbs x 2 reps
I felt weird doing this for some reason. I gave up too early lol...I could've done 2-3 more reps. 

Flat Dumbbell Press:
70 lbs x 10 reps x 2 sets
Increased the weight by 10 lbs. 

DB Rows:
85 lbs x 6 reps x 2 sets

Overhead Plate Side-bends:
10 lbs x 10 reps x 2 sets

Videos:

Deficit Deadlifts:

Overall Impression:

I am determined to get 8 hours of sleep tonight. The last time I got anything more than 5 hours a night was a week ago. This madness has to stop!

I hope everyone has a great weekend. It's Friday finally! 

M2 W1 Extra Workout

Fall 2008 Training
Mesocycle 2 - Week 1
Extra Workout

Beginning Thoughts:

This is yesterday's workout....I have had a total of 11 hours of sleep this whole week. Tonight I plan on making up for this large deficit.

Workout:

Overhead Squats:
95 lbs x 2 reps x 7 sets
On set 7 I did some stupid shit...the bar drifted forward and I lost my balance. But I recovered myself and cranked out another rep. Then just for kicks I did a third rep and I completely lost my balance and the bar crashed down in front of me. So I did another set of 2 reps to total 7 complete sets. But wtf.....I cannot believe I did something so dumb. 

Dips:
6 reps x 3 sets

Assisted Squat Pistols
5 reps x 3 sets
These were damn hard...I got a video.

Videos:

Overhead Squats:

Overall Impression:

I am sore and tired. It's time for some R&R. I will be taking most of next week off owing to thanksgiving 

I hope everyone is having a good week so far...

M2 W1 Squat Day

Fall 2008 Training
Mesocycle 2 - Week 1
Squat Day

Beginning Thoughts:

This is Tuesday's late update.

I slept for 3 hours Monday night. I had a massive exam (Finance) on Tuesday which I think I did miserably in. I hate it when I study very hard for an exam and then I blank out. In any case....

Workout:

Speed Squats:
@50% = 170 lbs x 2 reps x 5 sets

Heavy Squat Singles:
295 lbs x 1 rep
315 lbs x 1 rep x 2 sets
335 lbs x 1 rep

Rack Deadlifts:
335 lbs x 5 reps x 3 sets
185 lbs x 7 reps x 2 sets

Good Mornings:
95 lbs x 6 reps x 3 sets

Unilateral Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press:
50 lbs x 6 reps x 3 sets

Facepulls:
70 lbs x 12 reps x 3 sets

Pallof Press:
22.5 lbs x 12 reps x 3 sets

Videos:

A little bit of everything:

Overall Impression:

Today is my extra workout day. I'm gonna try pistols

I think today's workout was ok. I'm gonna reduce the weight on the rack deads...

M2 W1 Press Day

Fall 2008 Training
Mesocycle 2 - Week 1
Press Day

Beginning Thoughts:

I felt good going into today's workout...

Workout:

Speed Pin Presses:
@ 45% = 80 lbs x 3 reps x 8 sets

Heavy Pin Presses:
135 lbs x 3 reps
155 lbs x 3 reps

Weighted Chin-ups:
BW +10 lbs x 3 reps x 3 sets
BW x 5 reps x 2 sets

Close Grip Bench Press:
135 lbs x 8 reps
155 lbs x 8 reps
175 lbs x 8 reps
185 lbs x 1 rep
205 lbs x 1 rep

Glute Ham Raises:
7 reps x 3 sets

Reverse Lunges with Front Foot Elevated:
35 lbs x 8 reps x 2 sets

Videos:

A bunch of different clips: 

Overall Impression:

Tomorrow = Rest Day