Little Boy to Large Man (Log)

[coreygb]

Tuesday, 4.19.11

Squat
45 2x5
110 1x5
160 1x3
220 1x2
275 3x5 (PR)

Bench
45 2x5
90 1x5
130 1x3
170 1x2
190 1x4 (Never benched this much, but only got 4 reps. PR I guess)
190 Failed

Deadlift
125 2x5
190 1x3
265 1x2
310 1x3 (PR?)

Most tiring workout I've ever had. Squats went pretty well. Sucked at bench, but that was mostly the ole arm issue. I think next time I'll get all reps/sets, so I'm not going to reset just yet. I had neither chalk nor energy on that final set of deads, so I only got 3. I'm still happy about it though. Squats/Bench/Deads all in one day is so hard for me. Thank God it's only once every two weeks.

 

[coreygb]

Hey guys, I need some advice. I'm feeling pretty banged up lately, especially today after yesterday's workout. My calves ache if I walk too much or jog/run. I'm not sure how often you guys take a week off, but I'm considering doing it. Is it too soon? I've been doing this for 2.5 months. I really hate to since I'm still getting stronger, gaining size/weight, etc. On top of that, I've recently achieved my DL goal, I'm approaching a 300 x 5 squat goal, and I'm about to break 200 x 5 in bench. So, this is a very exciting time for me and I really don't want to take a week off. What do you think? If I decide to, I will probably still work out tomorrow to finish out the week. Any input is appreciated.

Edit: to be clear, by banged up I don't mean regular muscle soreness. I don't get sore from my workouts. I just feel slow and achey. Like an old man I guess, haha.

 

[_cato_]

You could "deload" for one week. Workout twice during the week and do like 80-90% of normal. See how you feel after that.

 

[coreygb]

You could "deload" for one week. Workout twice during the week and do like 80-90% of normal. See how you feel after that.

I'm definitely considering that. Except, maybe I'll take off a little more weight than that and use something like 70% of normal and bump up the reps from 5 to 8-10. In my head, that seems like a good way to still get a workout without killing my weakened spots. Do you think this is a bad idea for the next workouts?

Essentially this is what I'm saying:

Today - Rest/Skipped workout
Fri - Rest
Sat - Rest
Sun - 70% 8-10 reps
Mon - Rest
Tues - Rest/Skipped Workout
Wed - Rest
Thurs - 70% 8-10 reps

Then start again normal the next Sunday.

 

[coreygb]

Sunday, 4.24.11

As I mentioned before, I'm taking off some weight to let my body recover.

Squat
2x5 45
1x5 55
1x5 105
3x8 195

Press
2x5 45
1x5 55
1x5 65
3x8 85

Chins
17
13
9

Still felt like a good workout since I upped the reps to 8. None of my aches or pains flared up. Awesome. I'm already looking forward to getting back into heavy weights.

 

[coreygb]

Thursday, 4.28.11

Squat
2x5 45
1x5 65
1x5 115
3x8 205

Bench
2x5 45
1x5 95
1x5 115
2x8 135
1x12 135

Pullups
15
10
7

So this Sunday its back to the heavy weights. I'm unsure if I should just jump back in and pick up right where I left off, or if I should back off the weights a little bit and spend about a week working back up to my current maxes. It was high intensity when I stopped. Unless someone voices an opinion stating otherwise, I'm just gonna jump back in where I left off.

 

[coreygb]

Monday, 5.2.11

Squat
45 2x5
105 1x5
155 1x3
210 1x2
265 3x5

Bench
45 2x5
90 1x5
125 1x3
165 1x2
185 3x5

Chins (+10 lbs)
11
7
5

Finally back to the normal routine. The deload/break was exactly what I needed. I felt fantastic today. Although I did end up taking 10 lbs from my squat working sets, and 5 from my bench working sets, I could tell I hadn't lost any strength. I got everything up without any real problems. So, by the end of this week I'll be back to setting PRs. Thanks to _cato_ for suggesting the deload.

 

[studlife22]

Good work bro im subscribing

 

[coreygb]

Thursday, 5.5.11

Weight: 186.6 (about 1lb per week for past 3 weeks)

Squat
2x5 45
1x5 105
1x3 160
1x2 215
3x5 270

Press
2x5 45
1x5 60
1x3 75
1x2 90
3x5 110

Pullups
0

I am pissed. My left tricep will not quit with this nagging pain. It only bothers me during benching and pullups. I rested for over ten days and it felt healed. Before the 10 day break, when I flexed pretty hard, I could feel the pain a little bit, and after the break I felt nothing when flexing until I went back to benching...And even then it didn't start to ache until after all my sets. It isn't sore during the day,but it hurts when I apply pressure to it with my fingers. Should I be icing this or what? I'm not taking another break already.

 

[coreygb]

Sunday, 5.8.11

Squat
2x5 45
1x5 105
1x3 160
1x2 215
2x5 275
1x3 275

Press
2x5 45
1x5 60
1x3 75
1x2 90
3x5 115

Just when I was getting even more annoyed with my left tricep, I get this cramp like pain in my left ribs after the 2nd set of squats. It felt like I just finish a long sprint. Thought it would go away. Tried 3rd set, pain got worse, so I didn't do all 5 reps. Luckily, the pain is nearly all the way gone now (2 days later), so I don't think it's serious. I'm going to start warming up with a few minutes of light cardio before lifting because these little injuries suck.