A Young Buck's Training Journal

[Hellawulf]

I missed my Friday workout so I combined my Friday and Sunday workout. I was feeling good so I figured I'd at least try and it worked.
Squat
120x5
150x5
185x5
210x5
245x5

Bench
100x5
125x5
150x5
175x5
200x5

Standing Barbell Press
75x5
90x5
100x5
120x5

Deadlift
200x5
245x5
290x5
335x5

Row
100x5
125x5
150x5
170x5
200x5

Weighted Situps w/ twists (8 pound Med Ball)
3x15

Might have been a little ill concieved, but I sould be good for Tuesday.

 

[JDid23]

shit man lol. squat, bench, military, dead, row in 1 workout!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! good shit

 

[Hellawulf]

shit man lol. squat, bench, military, dead, row in 1 workout!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! good shit

The workout from hell, my energy is still drained, I only got away with it because I'm in week 3, if this were week 5 I'd either have died, or just couldn't have finished the weights. Haha!

 

[ExtraMile]

how hard were the weight in those sets bro? Just curious as to how much strength you lost if any...

 

[Hellawulf]

how hard were the weight in those sets bro? Just curious as to how much strength you lost if any...

I lost a little strength, but I feel really good about where I am right now, those sets actually came fairly easily, so far all of my sets are, but I'm taking it with a grain of salt, and not pushing myself over the program, because when I did in the past it came back to bite me in the ass in later weeks. Do the program by the book, nothing more nothing less, and you'll get the best results. (though like yesterday, I do it a little off the book, haha, but I mean keep the weights its says to do)
Today's Workout
Bench
100x5
125x5
150x5
175x5
205x3
150x8

Squats
120x5
155x5
185x5
215x5
250x3 (sloppy form)
250x3 (correct form - did an extra set because I didn't like my sloppy form on the last set)
185x8

Row
100x5
125x5
150x5
175x5
200x3
150x8

Dips 3x8

Drag Curls
60x8
70x8
80x7 (failure)

Overhead Dumbell Tricep Ext
60x8
65x8

I'd say all of the lifts were fairly easy, the only one that I would potentially put at moderate is Row because I feel like on the 3 rep set my form gets sloppy *and this is every week, unlike that squat set today, which is a rarity
My form is usually to the tee with squats, I go all the way down, even though people look at me like I'm crazy cause my ass almost hits the ground, and everyone else in that gym is retarded... I've just accepted this... but I fell forward (to much on my toes on the first rep) then I had a wider stance when I came back for a second rep, I should have just reracked and came back at it, but I went with it and I felt like I didn't get low enough, and my stance may have been a little too wide. Second time I attempted the set my feet were set much better and did a much better squat set. I just hate that squat rack with a passion, its connected on the sides, but not front and back, so you can fall forward and back, but no side to side freedom (a freedom I want) therefore I try to align my hips with the bar, but there are lines on the ground, so somtimes my hip alignment is fairly off, causing me to sway my hips during reps sometimes.

Overall: good workout, strength feels good, growth is starting to show

 

[Tblock1]

I lost a little strength, but I feel really good about where I am right now, those sets actually came fairly easily, so far all of my sets are, but I'm taking it with a grain of salt, and not pushing myself over the program, because when I did in the past it came back to bite me in the ass in later weeks. Do the program by the book, nothing more nothing less, and you'll get the best results. (though like yesterday, I do it a little off the book, haha, but I mean keep the weights its says to do)
Today's Workout
Bench
100x5
125x5
150x5
175x5
205x3
150x8

Squats
120x5
155x5
185x5
215x5
250x3 (sloppy form)
250x3 (correct form - did an extra set because I didn't like my sloppy form on the last set)
185x8

Row
100x5
125x5
150x5
175x5
200x3
150x8

Dips 3x8

Drag Curls
60x8
70x8
80x7 (failure)

Overhead Dumbell Tricep Ext
60x8
65x8

I'd say all of the lifts were fairly easy, the only one that I would potentially put at moderate is Row because I feel like on the 3 rep set my form gets sloppy *and this is every week, unlike that squat set today, which is a rarity
My form is usually to the tee with squats, I go all the way down, even though people look at me like I'm crazy cause my ass almost hits the ground, and everyone else in that gym is retarded... I've just accepted this... but I fell forward (to much on my toes on the first rep) then I had a wider stance when I came back for a second rep, I should have just reracked and came back at it, but I went with it and I felt like I didn't get low enough, and my stance may have been a little too wide. Second time I attempted the set my feet were set much better and did a much better squat set. I just hate that squat rack with a passion, its connected on the sides, but not front and back, so you can fall forward and back, but no side to side freedom (a freedom I want) therefore I try to align my hips with the bar, but there are lines on the ground, so somtimes my hip alignment is fairly off, causing me to sway my hips during reps sometimes.

Overall: good workout, strength feels good, growth is starting to show

Wow bro your rows are really strong compared to your bench, are you using a little cheating or are you keeping it strict?

 

[Hellawulf]

Wow bro your rows are really strong compared to your bench, are you using a little cheating or are you keeping it strict?

I keep it strict till that last set normally, but rows are always the last thing I do, so I'm usually starting to get pretty fatigued going into them. But yah, come 200 pounds on that row, and I start popping a little. I feel like rows are going to be the first thing to plateau, but I feel like my bench is about to explode, like I won't get a plateau at all throughout this workout cycle. Which if thats the case my max will jump from 230-240 to the 270-290 range in the next 6 weeks. As for squats, they seem to be consistently good with the weights, its just a matter of getting my legs used to them again. When I was in high school, my squat max was over 500 pounds, but I'm also going all the way down now, whereas then it was all about going "parrallel" (which is still lower than most people at my gym, haha)

 

[Hellawulf]

I did this yesterday Week 4 day 3 of Bill Starr's 5x5

Bench
105x5
130x5
155x5
180x5
210x3
155x8

Squat
125x5
155x5
185x5
215x5
255x3
185x8

Row
105x5
130x5
155x5
180x5
210x3
155x5

Dips
BWx10
+10 pounds x 10
+25 pounds x 8

Drag Curls
60x10
70x10
80x6

Overhead Tricep Ext.
60x8
70x7

I expected squats to be harder than it was as I was doing them... though they felt kinda weird during the reps, paying attention to my over all kinesiology mentally while doing the reps they also felt the same, maybe my legs are finally broken into squats now? Bench went well, 2.5 more weeks till 225, I'm pretty excited, though that comes write in the middle of exams, ugh!

 

[Hellawulf]

Today was a little rougher, first week of what is pretty much PRs, had a late night last night and I was definately feeling it.
Week 5 Day 1
Bench
105x5
130x5
160x5
185x5
210x5 (need a little tap on that last rep)

Squat
125x5
160x5
190x5
225x5
255x5 (felt like I was leaning forward too much on a few)

Row
105x5
130x5
160x5
185x5
210x5 (w/ some pulling)

Weighted Ab Machine
90x15
90x10
100x10
110x10

Pull ups
BWx6
BWx5

 

[JDid23]

good shit.