A Young Buck's Training Journal

[djeclipse]

There is a thing at the gym which is a seated calf raises, its almost like doing leg extensions, its not a machine machine, it uses free weights, but yah my lower hamstring gets these sharp pains down it when I do them. Weird.

The calf work is not mandatory, it is fluff, that you added, so keep in mind if it is hurting you you can remove it.

Are you stretching your hams enough? Before, during and after your work outs are you able to at least touch your toes with your legs straight? If not, you need to work on hamstring flexibility. Also, stretch out those calves if you are giving them isolation work.

 

[Hellawulf]

The calf work is not mandatory, it is fluff, that you added, so keep in mind if it is hurting you you can remove it.

Are you stretching your hams enough? Before, during and after your work outs are you able to at least touch your toes with your legs straight? If not, you need to work on hamstring flexibility. Also, stretch out those calves if you are giving them isolation work.

Yah, I'm an ex football player, and Mixed Martal Arts fighter, I've always taken pride in my flexibility. I hadn't been stretching for the first two weeks of this program, because I thought it would be counteractive to my program for some reason, but after some research I learned that stretching is essential, so I've been stretching before, during, and after my workouts.

 

[Hellawulf]

May 15, 2009 Workout

Squat
5x115
5x145
5x170
5x200
3x230
8x145

Bench
5x100
5x120
5x145
5x170
3x200
8x145

Row
5x80
5x100
5x125
5x145
3x165
8x120

Drag Curls
8x70
8x75
8x80

Dips
3 sets 5 reps

Pretty Good workout... still don't feel like I'm hitting max intensity, but I'm getting there. I did all the weights and reps that I planned on doing going in.

 

[Hellawulf]

May 16, 2009 Cardio
2.5-4.0 mph warmup 5 min.
4.0 mph 2.5 inlcine 5 min.
5.5 mph 25 min.
4.0 mph 2.5 inlcine 5 min.
4.0-2.5 mph cooldown 4 min.
Stretch 10 min.

 

[Hellawulf]

May 17, 2009
I work on Sundays, wish I didn't, but I work as a sells rep for best buy, I do a lot of walking. This is my rest day, so other than the walking my muscles get a chance to rest, got a good nights sleep last night too.

 

[Hellawulf]

May 18, 2009 Workout

Hit the gym hard today! Def the most intense day since that friday about two weeks ago.

Squat
5x115
5x145
5x175
5x200
5x230

Bench
5x100
5x125
5x150
5x175
5x200 (lets go ahead and call this a PR)

Row
5x85
5x105
5x125
5x145
5x165 (PR)

Weighted Hypers
8x25
8x25

Weighted Ab Crunches
8x65
8x70
8x70
8x75

 

[OneBreath]

May 18, 2009 Workout

Hit the gym hard today! Def the most intense day since that friday about two weeks ago.

Squat
5x115
5x145
5x175
5x200
5x230

Bench
5x100
5x125
5x150
5x175
5x200 (lets go ahead and call this a PR)

Row
5x85
5x105
5x125
5x145
5x165 (PR)

Weighted Hypers
8x25
8x25

Weighted Ab Crunches
8x65
8x70
8x70
8x75

Very nice, you're not that far behind in the squats either. Pretty solid workout on Friday too. Looks like you are back on the upswing. Keep it up.

 

[Hellawulf]

Very nice, you're not that far behind in the squats either. Pretty solid workout on Friday too. Looks like you are back on the upswing. Keep it up.

Thanks, man.

May 18, 2009 Diet
Breakfast 7:30 AM Protein Shake, Oatmeal, Bannana
Snack: 10:30 AM Better Protein Bar
Lunch: 12:00 PM 2 Chicken Cheese Sandwhiches, yogurt, apple
Snack: 1:45 PM Cashews/ Sunflower Seeds
Snack: 2:45 PM Fiber Bar
Pre-Workout: 4:10 PM Amplify 02
Post-Workout: 6:15 PM Protein Shake, Raw MCC
Dinner: 7:00 PM Sausage, Mashed Potatoes, Black Eyed Beans
Snack 8:30 PM Wheat Thins
Pre-Bed 9:30 PM Protein Shake

 

[djeclipse]

Congrats on your PR's

As far as intensity, as you are finding out, it gets harder as you progress through the weeks, as it does it is just natural that the intensity increases with it. When you start making Pr's on all 3 lifts for the day, 2PR's on wed you really start to feel it. You have to be mentally prepared to make those PR's as well.

 

[Hellawulf]

Congrats on your PR's

As far as intensity, as you are finding out, it gets harder as you progress through the weeks, as it does it is just natural that the intensity increases with it. When you start making Pr's on all 3 lifts for the day, 2PR's on wed you really start to feel it. You have to be mentally prepared to make those PR's as well.

I love it sooooo much, I love that dizzy feeling I get after putting down my PRs because my body isn't used to that much stress, I love the bad ass feel you get after a PR, a huge smile takes up my entire face after a PR, I love how when I get home I feel like I've got the flu and I'm about to throw up because my body is in a state of shock.... seriously.... Its better than any drug... I love it!