5/30/08
Gonna be doing 20 rep squats for the summer squat competition. BW on Thursday was 203.
2/1/08
Felt I should update this first post, since I've changed my routine a bit now. I'm still more or less doin' the 2-day split in a 5x5 fashion, but I've decided to basically do unilateral movements every other week. Due to my university gym (and the Y I work at some back home when I'm there) only havin' dumbbells up to 100lbs, I'm either gonna do sets of high reps, or, I might have my uni days be more DE style, like 10 sets of 3 reps... or I may switch back and forth.
Also, I'm now 23 and atm, between 195 and 200.
Original First post below
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Okay, I decided that I should start keepin' a log on here again. I'm gonna at least keep track of my lifts, but I may occasionally include some conditionin' and fight trainin' if I feel like it, but I usually lift 2 days a week, so
Age - 22 (23 rapidly approaches, directly followin' Christmas. buy me things
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Height - 5'9"
Weight - ~190-195
Reach - never measured
Right now, for lifts, I'm basically doin' the two-day split from the FAQ in 5x5. I usually lift on Mondays and Thursdays. I'm currently gettin' ready to revamp my goals, so I'll update this once I get that. I have joined Bama's 275lb bench press race (provided he noticed that), tho, so that's my main goal right now. Mainly I'm tryin' to get stronger for the next time I fight so I try to be functional and explosive in all my movements. If anybody has questions/comments/advice about my routine or w/e, feel free to post them.
11/4/07
So I lifted today, because I'm gonna be busy tomorrow. Didn't do my normal warm-up of 5 min on the rower because of my wrist, wanted to be make sure I'd get lifts in in case it started botherin' me. Did 5 min on the elliptical instead.
Lifts looked like
Deadlift:
245x5 (did 5 shrugs b4 I set the bar down)
275x5 (did 5 shrugs b4 I set the bar down)
295x5
315x5
335x5 (switched from DOH grip to mixed for this set because after rep 5 at 3:15, I lost my grip and almost dropped the bar). I prefer to deadlift DOH to work my grip harder.
Push press - cleaned bar from ground for first rep of each set
135x5
145x5
155x5
165x5
175x5
Worked on power clean technique with the bar a little here
Pull-ups - I've gotten to the place to do all weighted pull-ups finally, so I hold a dumbbell either between my feet or triangled in my legs, dependin' on the weight.
+10x5
+15x5
+20x5
+25x4 (and 1 negative)
+30x2 (and 2 negatives; My grip was about dead by here, but I haven't lifted in a week, and a little longer than that since I did anythin' for my grip, and my grip is the first to go, so I'm not surprised. Also, I felt really weak 'cause last time I did pull-ups, I had more ROM and did a full 5x5 on these.
Finished off with a farmer's walk with 80lb dumbbells and waiter walk with each hand at 35lbs (first time tryin' 'em). I'm not sure of the distance, but it's not that long. Wanted to get a couple other lil things in, but ran out of time. Next liftin' day is Thursday, squat/bench/row day.
