Thursday, 9 February 2012

Wednesday - Great Training

What an excellent night!
Squats felt great, benches didn't hurt, and deads actually felt great as well. The key to my deads seem to be be jumps from the beginning, and little warm ups. Reps kill me.

Squat/Bench - Kg's
Deads - Lbs


Squat
70 x 5 paused
80 x 5 paused
90 x 5 (last 2 paused)
100 x 3 (LB)
110 x 3 (Belt)
115 x 4
120 x 2  Last two sets PR's.

Bench
50 x 5
60 x 5
65 x 5
70 x 5
75 x 5
80 x 3 (Missed the third)
70 x 6 (Flattened out to work on form).

Deads
135 x 5
225 x 5
255 x 1
275 x 1
290 x 1 (I have never been happier with a 4 lb PR)
225 x 6

Monday, 6 February 2012

Sunday Training

No work this Sunday, so back in the shed with the boys. Very, very cold when we first started.

Squats were feeling heavy for the first few sets, but picked up once things got going. Something going on with my elbow that I need to keep an eye on though. Really feeling it under the bar.

Weights in Kgs.

Squat
70 x 5
80 x 5
90 x 5
100 x 3
110 x 1 (Belt)
120 x 3
130 x 3
140 x 1

Bench
50 x 5
55 x 5
60 x 5
65 x 5
70 x 5
75 x 3 (Missed the third)
80 x 3 (Steve pissed me off)

No Deads (Surprise).


Started P90X this morning. Going. To. Be. Brutal.

Thursday, 2 February 2012

Easy Wednesday

Nice and easy night last night in the shed with the boys. No wraps for squats, and they felt great. Benches were not so good, and I was actually pleased with deads. Plan from now on, real deads wednesdays and heavy squat sundays.

Squat/Bench in Kgs, Deads in lbs

Squat
70x5 paused
80 x 5 paused
90 x 5
100 x 3
110 x 2 (Belt)
115 x 2
70 x 8 paused

Bench
50 x 5
60 x 5
70 x 5
75 x 4 (Off the bench last two reps)
70 x 4
70 x 4

Deads
135 x 5
205 x 5
225 x 3
245 x 2
265 x 1 (Got too confident and pulled like a cat)
270 x 1 Better form