Beached Whale Chronicles

[Andalite]

Hi everyone,

I started this journal on a bunch of other boards but I'm stopping most of them from now on.

I haven't posted on this board in forever and I think it's time I come back..I've always liked the feel of this board so I'm setting up shop here

I started this year weighing 215 lbs @ 5'7. Needless to say, I was fat. I am now down to 185-190 lbs.

I'm 21 years old and a Senior at Trinity University majoring in Finance and Economics with a huge amount of elective classes in History. If the money paid well, I'd love to be a History major.

I have been training for 5 years now (6 in March 2010) and I spent the first few doing stupid things. I then suffered a series of shoulder and lower back injuries for a good year and a half almost.

I then got introduced to the wonderful ideas of shoulder stability, hip mobility, etc by Eric Cressey and Eric Troy.

I am a strength trainee of sorts...I'm not a powerlifter so I don't focus as much on the big three as some of you guys.

I dabble in Overhead Squats, Pistol Squats, Deadlifts, Military Press, etc...

I don't follow "routines". I train.

I follow templates and the exercises are rotated every 4 weeks. Each block of 4 weeks is one Mesocycle. I am currently on Week 2 of my 15th Mesocycle.

I'm going to post the last 2 weeks' workouts just to keep this fresh with Mesocycle 15.

Thanks for reading everyone and it's great to be here

 

[Andalite]

13th November

Fall 2009 Training
Mesocycle 15 - Week 1
Deadlift Day​

Beginning Thoughts:

This week has been hellish for my school-wise. I managed to only get one sandwich in yesterday before this workout.​

Workout:

Deadlifts:
405 lbs x 3 reps
415 lbs x 3 reps
425 lbs x 3 reps
435 lbs x 1 rep
455 lbs x 1 rep

Weird Ab Exercise:
BW x 4 reps x 4 sets ​

Videos:

Deadlifts:
IronScene | Powerlifting Videos​

Overall Impression:

Good session. I ate like a pig after this workout though...Taco C all the way lol....​

 

[Andalite]

15th November

Fall 2009 Training
Mesocycle 15 - Week 1
Press Day​

Beginning Thoughts:

SI have decided to alternate Military Press and Bench Press from here on out. This week I started it off with Bench Press. Next week I will do Military Press and so on and so forth. I am keeping a simple linear progression scheme of 5x3 and my base weights for Bench is gonna be 185 and for Military is gonna be 160. After 5x3, I plan on hitting one or two slightly heavier sets just for kicks.​

Workout:

Bench Press:
185 lbs x 3 reps x 5 sets
225 lbs x 1 rep

Dumbbell Rows:
120 lbs x 2 reps x 3 sets

High Cable Rows:
160 lbs x 8 reps x 3 sets

Facepulls:
80 lbs x 15 reps x 2 sets

Ab Rollouts:
BW x 10 reps x 3 sets​

Videos:

Press and Rows:
IronScene | Powerlifting Videos

My boy Didier hit a 365 Deadlift which is a new PR @ 140 lbs BW:
IronScene | Powerlifting Videos​

Overall Impression:

I am swamped with school work this week. I have 3 exams in a row from Tuesday - Thursday. So I am gonna be missing my Pistol Squat workout but I will hit the gym tonight for Squat Day.

I hope everyone's had a good weekend so far and thanks for reading! ​

 

[Andalite]

16th November

Fall 2009 Training
Mesocycle 15 - Week 1
Squat Day​

Beginning Thoughts:

I am kinda overwhelmed with school work....​

Workout:

Front Squats:
255 lbs x 2 reps
275 lbs x 2 reps x 3 sets

SSB Squats:
295 lbs x 3 reps
335 lbs x 1 rep
295 lbs x 3 reps x 3 sets
365 lbs x 1 rep
Getting into it...

Unilateral RDLs:
40 lbs x 5 reps x 2 sets

Farmers Walks:
105 lbs x 2 trips x 2 sets

Swiss Ball Jackknife Pikes:
BW x 10 reps x 3 sets​

Videos:

Forgot my camera...Really stupid of me.​

Overall Impression:

I am beginning to like squatting again so thats good.

Have a good week ahead, everyone ​

 

[Andalite]

Today - 22nd November

Fall 2009 Training
Mesocycle 15 - Week 2
Squat Day​

Beginning Thoughts:

So...it's been 5 days since my last journal update. Last week was one of the worst weeks of my life. I was swamped with school work and I didn't get more than 3 hours of sleep each night.

I am going to be starting a new singles cycle for Deadlifts (more on that later) come next Thursday so this week's Deadlift workout was going to be very light. Since I hadn't been sleeping well (or at all) I decided to skip it. I went in yesterday and did a squat session though. Today's gonna be a press day and tomorrow I'll focus on pistol squats. Thats the plan so far.

If any of y'all are interested, my next Deadlift cycle of singles can be found out here: The Singles Scene. I will be starting this come next Thursday (on Thanksgiving Day).​

Workout:

Front Squats:
255 lbs x 2 reps
275 lbs x 2 reps x 3 sets
295 lbs x 1 rep
Decent work.

SSB Squats:
335 lbs x 3 reps x 3 sets
This felt SOOO heavy..

Unilateral RDLs:
40 lbs x 5 reps x 2 sets

Farmers Walks:
105 lbs x 2 trips x 3 sets
Each trip is 25 feet. So each set was 50 feet. And 3 sets made it 150 feet total. I am underestimating these values though.

Weird Ab Exercise:
BW x 6 reps x 2 sets
I really need to come up with a name for this exercise.​

Videos:

Unlike last week, I did NOT forget my camera. Here's my squat session:
IronScene | Powerlifting Videos​

Overall Impression:

I am eating right and sleeping well for the last 3 days. I did eat decently inspite of having a terrible week though.

I hope y'all are having a good weekend. Thanks for reading!​

 

[Andalite]

Fall 2009 Training
Mesocycle 15 - Week 2
Press Day​

Beginning Thoughts:

I was supposed to do Military Presses today but I wasn't feeling it.​

Workout:

Dips:
BW x 5 reps
BW + 10 lbs x 5 reps
BW + 20 lbs x 5 reps
BW + 30 lbs x 5 reps
BW + 40 lbs x 5 reps
BW + 50 lbs x 3 reps

Dumbbell Rows:
120 lbs x 3 reps x 3 sets
120 lbs x 5 reps
I went all out on that last set..

High Cable Rows:
160 lbs x 9 reps x 3 sets

Facepulls:
80 lbs x 15 reps x 2 sets

Ab Rollouts:
BW x 10 reps x 3 sets​

Videos:

Press and Rows:
IronScene | Powerlifting Videos

My boy Paul doing Military Press and Rows:
IronScene | Powerlifting Videos​

Overall Impression:

Good workout. I cannot wait for Thanksgiving. This semester has gone by so fast. Very soon it's gonna be May and I'll be graduating college.​

 

[Andalite]

Fall 2009 Training
Mesocycle 15 - Week 3
Deadlift Day​

Beginning Thoughts:

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

I am in Dallas celebrating Thanksgiving with some friends. We decided to hit the gym today early in the morning. I hadn't eaten anything all I was sipping on during my workout was 2 scoops of whey and 2 scoops of dextrose.

As I mentioned last week, this week is gonna mark the first of a small singles cycle. If you need any info on singles training, please give this a read: The Singles Scene by Eric Troy and Joe Weir.​

Workout:

Deadlifts:
415 lbs x 1 rep (91%)
435 lbs x 1 rep (96%)
455 lbs x 1 rep (100%)
425 lbs x 1 rep (93%)
435 lbs x 1 rep (96%)
415 lbs x 1 rep (91%)
415 lbs x 3 reps (91%)
I got carried away by the last set...I didn't go quite to failure though. My calluses got ripped out in 435 and I lost all drive so I got frustrated with this weight and decided to crank out 3 reps.

Renegade Rows:
35 lbs x 7 reps
45 lbs x 7 reps x 2 sets

Pallof Press:
42.5 lbs x 12 reps x 3 sets

Cable Wood Chops:
35 lbs x 12 reps x 2 sets​

Videos:

Deadlifts and Core Training:
IronScene | Powerlifting Videos​

Overall Impression:

I haven't been as consistent as I would like to be this month of November. Hopefully things will improve down the line.

I hope everyone's having a great Thanksgiving! Thank you for reading, guys & gals!​

 

[JDid23]

wow.. nice workouts bro

Trinity is a great school as well!

 

[Andalite]

wow.. nice workouts bro

Trinity is a great school as well!

Thanks, dude.

I love Trinity. I am very proud of my alma mater.

 

[JDid23]

Thanks, dude.

I love Trinity. I am very proud of my alma mater.

nice dude

do you go to the one in connecticut or texas?