Cal's Training Journal

[Madcow2]

Sweet, 3 PRs today, all relatively easy. It's like I can load for another week! Well, we'll see how that feeling changes at the end of the week

Yeah man - you think you can load for another week because you still have this week left (sometimes going by feel is right!). Definitely see how you are at the end. Normally, I'd say you could experiment here and try pushing for another set of records just to give you an idea of how hard you need to push to load up (i.e., if you are successful in setting new records it was fine) but with your track meet coming up I don't think it's a good idea.

Overall, looks good though.

 

[super_rice]

Yeah man - you think you can load for another week because you still have this week left (sometimes going by feel is right!). Definitely see how you are at the end. Normally, I'd say you could experiment here and try pushing for another set of records just to give you an idea of how hard you need to push to load up (i.e., if you are successful in setting new records it was fine) but with your track meet coming up I don't think it's a good idea.

Overall, looks good though.

i was thinking - but the track meet?! the whole time... so you just helped me make that choice. this meet is only going to happen once, but i've got the rest of my life to experiment with loading.

 

[super_rice]

5x5 Volume Phase - Week 4, Day 1
Training Videos

Full Olympic Backsquat
[ Set 1 ] http://rapidshare.de/files/1436893/...x5_PR_-_215lbs_-_26_April_05_-_Set_1.AVI.html
[ Set 2 ] http://rapidshare.de/files/1436930/...x5_PR_-_215lbs_-_26_April_05_-_Set_2.AVI.html
[ Set 3 ] http://rapidshare.de/files/1436898/...x5_PR_-_215lbs_-_26_April_05_-_Set_3.AVI.html
[ Set 5 ] http://rapidshare.de/files/1436940/...x5_PR_-_215lbs_-_26_April_05_-_Set_5.AVI.html

 

[Boss101]

When you bench what finger do you have on the 'ring'?

 

[super_rice]

When you bench what finger do you have on the 'ring'?

none, they are all inside the "ring"

 

[super_rice]

5x5 Volume Phase - Week 4, Day 2
Wednesday, 27 April, 2005

BW: 178
Time: 1hr 45 min

Full Olympic Backsquat
Bar x 5, 95 x 5, 135 x 3
Set 1: 185 x 5
Set 2: 185 x 5
Set 3: 185 x 5
Set 4: 185 x 5
Set 5: 185 x 5

Military Press
Bar x 10, 60 x 5, 95 x 1
Set 1: 110 x 5
Set 2: 110 x 5
Set 3: 110 x 5
Set 4: 110 x 5
Set 5: 110 x 5

Man, I suck. These were by far the hardest...

Mixedgrip Deadlift
135 x 3, 225 x 3, 245 x 1
Set 1: 275 x 5
Set 2: 275 x 5
Set 3: 275 x 5
Set 4: 275 x 5 on 4th rep felt a bit of a "pop" in my lower back
Set 5: 275 x 5
Set 6: 275 x 1 (i thought i did 4 reps on the last set so i went and did one for good measure)

Vids coming soon. I killed this shit.

Weighted Chinups
BW+10 5x5

My back a slight stiff right now. I got the pop feeling when my low back cam unarched slightly when i didn;t set right.

it was some really scary....

 

[super_rice]

5x5 - Volume Phase - Week 4, Day 3
Friday, 29 April, 2005

Haven't really been diligently posting or anything lately, a bit busy. Got a lot of videos to post too.

BW: 178 ish...
Training time: 1hr 40min

I thought at the start of this week I'd go for another week. Well, I think I could survive another week of loading and probably post PRs... 10lbs on bench, probably another 5 on deads and squats, and none on rows. But with the meet coming so close, and my joints beginning to feel beat up, and my coming down with more cold like symptoms... I'm going to deload as planned.

Bench Press
Bar x 5, 95 x 5, 135 x 3, 155 x 3
Set 1: 175 x 5
Set 2: 175 x 5
Set 3: 175 x 5
Set 4: 175 x 5
Set 5: 175 x 5

Full Olympic Backsquat
Set 1: Bar x 5
Set 2: 135 x 4
Set 3: 135 x 5
Set 4: 155 x 5
Set 5: 175 x 5
Set 6: 205 x 5
Set 7: 215 x 5

Set 8: 235 x 5 - 5RM PR +5lbs

Bent Over Row
Bar x 8, 95 x 5
Set 1: 135 x 5
Set 2: 135 x 5
Set 3: 135 x 5
Set 4: 135 x 5
Set 5: 135 x 5 - 5x5 PR +5lbs

 

[Tom Treutlein]

Funny, 'cause we started at the exact same time. Tonight was my last session of the volume phase as well, and my knees have been pretty beat from work and training, and I'm starting to get very run down. Deloading sounds fun.

 

[super_rice]

5x5 Volume Phase - Week 4, Day 2
Training Videos

Videos from Wednesday's deadlifts... 275 mixed grip 5x5. Damn this volume just kills me. Good news though, I took this one from behind, shirtless. I think it's safe to say I'm getting thick. Nice... I don't quite enjoy being as fat as I am right now though. But it's ok, as long as the iron is moving up I'm content.

[ Set 4 ]
http://rapidshare.de/files/1508467/...-_275lbs_5x5_-_Set_4_-_28_April_2005.AVI.html

5x5 Volume Phase - Week 4, Day 3
Training Videos

[ Backsquat 5RM PR ]
Squats without shirt, the bar was much more stable - no slippage. Problem here is that I look like a weeny when I'm trying to be tight (blowing air into belly, squeezing back, etc)

http://rapidshare.de/files/1508388/...cksquat_-_235lbs_5RM_-_30_April_2005.AVI.html


I'm around 183 now after big dinners... throughout the day I'll be around 178-180, and in the mornings I'm a nice 176. Height is still the same

Can't wait to see the results of this volume phase. I plan on setting new 1RMs once intensity is finished.

 

[Phaded]

def can't see either of the videos