Cal's Training Journal

[ghettostudmuffin]

Cool, I'll stick with the 2x per week intensity schedule and maybe later on down the road switch to your 3x a week plan. I wont do any deloading after the intensity phase because I am used to lifitng weights in the 1-3 reps range and twice a week isn't much.

Sorry to bump in on your thread super_rice.

 

[super_rice]

5x5 Intensity Phase - Week 8, Day 1
Tuesday, 1 March, 2005

I've got the flu... or at least, the beginnings of it. Got it from my dad, the better part of my family has it now. Workout was held back by the flu, but didn't stop me from making progress. Vids will post tmr..

Bench Press
Bar x 10
Set 1: 95lbs x 10
Set 2: 155lbs x 5
Set 3: 175lbs x 5
Set 4: 195lbs x 2
Set 5: 210lbs x 3 (Failed slightly... not sure, my brother helped me a tiny bit... he pushed me away from the clips as I was coming up, so I don't think this is a PR. Will do it again next week)

Full Olympic Backsquats
Set 1: 230lbs x 3
Set 2: 230lbs x 3
Set 3: 230lbs x 3 +10lbs 3x3 PR

No problems

Bent Over Rows
160lbs x 3 + 5lbs 1x3 PR

No assistance today, felt sick.



I'll post all the vids tomorrow night. I have a hellava busy day tomorrow gotta get some sleep.

 

[super_rice]

5x5 Intensity Phase - Week 8, Day 1
Training Videos

These will be the last videos for a while. I won't have access to a camera.

Anyway, I don't know if I should drop a workout this week. I feel like complete garbage right now - that flu is coming on strong.

Full Olympic Backsquat Set 3

Bent Over Row PR

 

[d-dub]

You are built to squat. This sucks when i watch people squating with great form with apparent ease.

Heres hoping you kick that flu to the curb fast.

 

[coolcolj]

excellent form

 

[super_rice]

thanks guys...

well, i skipped today's workout, and i don't think i will be doing 3 days this week. this flu is kicking some serious ass of mine and this is the first time i've been sick in 2-3 years... possibly more...

the next two weeks are going to be harsh as well, with the worst of it just beginning..

anyways, if i feel a little better i plan on topping off week 8 on friday with a light squat, DL, weighted chin, a couple of assistance things and a nice hot salt bath

 

[JeSt3r]

dont worry about it bro.. doing great....take a few days off and recover...then kill that shit dead...im going to start my 5x5 monday so shit is going down =) anyway remember lots of rest, and hot bath's showers....try to get all that mucus out of your system....i read somewhere that the green means your immune system is fighting it and as it gets lighter green to white it means you are getting over the sicknesss....wooooraaaayyy for white mucus! lol

 

[Phaded]

the two recent videos you posted are the same shit i thought you were gonna post some rows..

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

I think your next 5x5 cycle you should switch to the 2x a week intensity phase rather than 3. That way you know for sure you recover properly and get the most gains by the time you start your next cycle.

 

[super_rice]

I think your next 5x5 cycle you should switch to the 2x a week intensity phase rather than 3. That way you know for sure you recover properly and get the most gains by the time you start your next cycle.

i agree, and take this into consideration... i just, like lifting weights, so i don't know if i can do it twice a week

going to repost the bent over rows... something's wrong with that stupid site, no way i've posted the same thing 3 times in a row