my old school training journal

[jeremys]

I just read the old school training thread and i see people did 2 sets of heavy warmups and then 3 sets of 5 w/ the same weight..is this what i should be doing instead of 5 sets of 5 with the same weight?

 

[jeremys]

here's how it went..

squats - warmups, 225x3, 235x3, 245x3x3 sets

overhead press - warmups, 95x5, 115x5, 125x5x3 sets

stiff-legged deads - 205x20 (20 pounds more than last week, what a breather!)

seated calf raise - 2x20 w/ 125

now get this...the same scale that said i was 234 says im 230 this week...and i've been taking creatine and i've been trying to eat a lot more...i think maybe the scale broke?

 

[b fold the truth]

You are doing a lot of work...and your metabolism should be taxed hard...so you may be losing weight somewhere. You MUST heat like a horse if you are gonna train this way. You MUST drink tons of water also...

B True

 

[jeremys]

thanks for reminding me to eat. seriously. i just had breakfast a few hours ago and i forgot to eat another meal..i'm semi-retarded so i actualy forget simple stuff like this all the time..

 

[b fold the truth]

You MUST eat and eat a ton... You can't grow unless you eat a lot and eat a lot often.

B True

 

[The Shadow]

Fold is correct - on this program diet is more important than the program itself...if you feel taxed - take an extra day off - NEVER, EVER miss a meal - EVER.


EVER...


























NEVER


































EVER.

 

[jeremys]

today::

bench - warmups, 185x5x, 205x5, 210x5x3 sets(5 pound increase from last week)

BB rows - 135x5, 140x5, 185x5x3 (50 pound increase from last week, but with kinda sloppy form...never did these before last week so i was just getting a feel for it)

here's where my day went down the shitter..

i had to do 1 set of 20 deadlifts..and i did this with 185 last week. i upped it to 215 and tried it. i felt a little popping at first.. i tried ignoring it, thinking my back was just cracking, but after the 5th rep i couldnt take it. i did some reverse hypers, that helped for about 5 mins then the pain was back again. i know it was bad form...i was probably trying to do what probably looked like a frickin good morning..i just wasnt thinking..

i knew i had 1 set for back left so i went to the row machine and did a heavy set of 15...

then i did my toe raises on the leg press, 2 sets of 20

if my back hurts tomorrow i'm taking friday off and maybe next week too

 

[b fold the truth]

http://www.testosterone.net/articles/194dead.html

 

[jeremys]

thanks for the link...turns out i was doing everything wrong

now about my back...anybody else have this happen? how long did it hurt? what do you reccomend for pain?(advil, vicks, icy-hot, etc)

 

[The Shadow]

REST THE BACK........