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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

(I took an extra day off between Sunday's session and today because my legs were still really sore yesterday and I didn't feel like I'd get much work done. It seems my legs had acclimated nicely to sitting around and eating Oreos.)

Stronglifts 5X5 Workout B

Squats:
Warm up: bar X 5; bar X 5; 95 X 2; 95 X 2
Working sets:
140 X 5
140 X 5
140 X 5
140 X 5
140 X 5

Overhead Press:
70 X 5
70 X 5
70 X 5
70 X 5
70 X 5

Dead Lifts:
135 X 5

Chins (neutral grip):
BW X 3
BW X 3
BW X 2
Followed by negatives

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Friday, June 6, 2008

Sronglifts 5X5 Workout A

Squats:
Warm-up: Bar X 5; Bar X 5; 95 X 2; 105 X 2

Working Sets:
145 X 5
145 X 5
145 X 5
145 X 5
145 X 5

Bench:
Warm up: Bar X 5; 95 X 3
Working Sets:
140 X 5
140 X 5
140 X 5
140 X 5
140 X 5

BOR:
100 X 5
100 X 5
100 X 5
100 X 5
100 X 5

Dips:
BW X 4
BW X 4
BW X 3

~10 minutes stretching

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Saturday, June 7, 2008

Easy mile jog. Did it in about 11 minutes, obviously taking it easy in the heat. My legs weren't tired or heavy, which was nice.

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Another similar jog as yesterday, just a little faster - about 10 minutes. A nasty thunderstorm was starting, so I stopped at a mile.

So, today I was supposed to do the Stronglifts Workout B. I planned to go after dinner. Apparently, my new gym closes at 6 on Sundays. I didn't know my new gym closed at 6 on Sundays until I got there ... at 6. It was our first quarrel of the summer. Fail.

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My first double post, right here in my very own training log.

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Monday, June 9, 2008
Stronglifts 5X5 Workout B

Squats:
Warm-up:
Bar X 5
Bar X 5
95 X 5
105 X 5
Working sets:
150 X 5
150 X 5
150 X 5
150 X 5
150 X 5

SOHP:
75 X 5
75 X 5
75 X 5
75 X 5
75 X 5

Dead lifts:
140 X 5

Neutral grip chins:
BW X 3
BW X 3
BW X 3
Negative 10 seconds
Negative 10 seconds

10 minutes static stretching

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Wednesday, July 11, 2008

Stronglifts 5X5 Workout A, plus determining my 1RM Squat

Squats:
Warm-up:
Bar X 5
Bar X 5
95 X 3
105 X 3

Determining 1RM (prior 1RM = 225:

135 X 1
155 X 1
185 X 1
205 X 1
225 X 1
235 X 1
245 X 1
250 X 1 -- New PR

Stronglifts Working Sets:
155 X 5
155 X 5
155 X 5
155 X 5
155 X 5

Bench:
Warm-up:
Bar X 5
95 X 3

Working Sets:
145 X 5
145 X 5
145 X 5
145 X 5
145 X 5

BOR:
105 X 5
105 X 5
105 X 5
105 X 5
105 X 5

Dips:
BW X 5
BW X 5
BW X 8

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Friday, June 13, 2008
Stronglifts 5X5 Workout B

Squats:
Warm-up:
Bar X 5
Bar X 5
95 X 3
110 X 3

Working sets:
160 X 5
160 X 5
160 X 5
160 X 5
160 X 5

This was a bit harder than last workout. Up to now with the five-pound increments have been noticeable, but I've felt strong throughout them. Today, at the end of the first set I didn't think I'd be able to get all five. But I did, so that's good.

SOHP:
80 X 5
80 X 5
80 X 5
80 X 5
80 X 5

Dead Lifts:
145 X 5

Chinups (palms facing me):
BW X 3
BW X 2 (+ negative)
BW X 1 (+negative)

I realized today that I've been cheating at chins, so I did them right today, from a dead hang, all the way up. Much harder that way.

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Saturday, June 14, 2008

Ran 1-1/4 mile in about 12 minutes.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Stronglifts 5X5 Workout A

Squats:
Warm-up:
Bar X 5
Bar X 5
95 X 3
110 X 2

Working sets:
165 X 5
165 X 5
165 X 5
165 X 5
165 X 5

(I felt a lot stronger today than I did on Friday.)

Bench press:
Warm-up:
Bar X 5
95 X 3

Working sets:
150 X 5
150 X 5
150 X 5
150 X 5
150 X 5

BOR:
110 X 5
110 X 5
110 X 5
110 X 5
110 X 5

(I hate BOR)

Dips:
BW X 8
BW X 7 (crapped out on no. 8)
BW X 4 (crapped out completely)

Decline situps:
1 set, 10 reps

10 minutes static stretching

[ThinkGreen]

Nice lifting man, but how can one hate BORs?

[SocraticMethod]

Originally Posted by ThinkGreen

Nice lifting man, but how can one hate BORs?

Thanks, man.

I guess I don't really hate BORs themselves, more so my ineptness at performing them. I feel weakest doing them than anything else and I have to be constantly conscious of my form or it all goes to crap. I can't do 135 yet, so since the weights aren't touching the floor I'm never really sure if my form and ROM is correct.

But it's much easier to just hate the exercise than myself.