Squatting everyday with SR9009 workout log

[muskate]

Friday June 16, 2017


Another really good workout today. My legs are no longer sore. I can't believe it. I have been stretching a good 20-30 minutes after each workout and sleeping a solid 8-9 hours each night but I really thought I would be sore from squatting everyday.


This is what my workout today looked like -

 

[muskate]

Saturday June 17, 2017


Another really good workout today. I trained right after breakfast.


This morning, I got up, had breakfast, was a guest on the mind and muscle podcast and then left for the gym immediately after. It worked pretty much perfect. The podcast was about an hour and I like to wait an hour after eating before leaving to the gym.


The podcast episode went really well. I'll post up the link once it's uploaded.


For breakfast today I had -
150g wild caught sole (cooked weight) with salsa on top
100g oatmeal (uncooked weight)
30g hemp seeds
1/2 cantaloupe
1 scoop greens powder


This was my workout today -

 

[muskate]

Sunday June 18, 2017


So I have officially finished week 1 of the program. All in all I am really surprised. My legs really aren't that sore at all. There is a sort of 'lingering' soreness but it's not terrible by any means.


What's actually REALLY sore is my core. I.e. abs and lower back. I don't train with a weight belt so my core takes a real beating squatting everyday.


I am going to get some soft tissue work done tonight. I think this is a great program but it's really demanding on the body. I wouldn't recommend trying it unless you are devote a solid 8-9 hours to sleeping each night and 30-45 minutes of stretching after each workout.


This is what my workout looked like today -

 

[muskate]

Monday June 19, 2017


I am in awe. Today is Monday so I trained legs + chest. I hit a personal record on my flat bench. I really didn't think my body would respond this well to training legs everyday.


As great as this program is, I can start to feel it creeping up on me. I can tell my central nervous system is getting burnt out. I am also starting to get mentally burnt out. These are LONG workouts. When you add in all the warm ups, stretching afterwards etc. most of these workouts take me 2.5 hours. I probably will only do this program for 2 weeks, switch to a more maintainable 5 day per week program for a month and then go back to the squat everyday program for 2 weeks.


I think this program is great but you really need a lot of time to devote the amount of time needed to recover from how demanding these workouts are.

 

[muskate]

Tuesday June 20, 2017


Today was an interesting day to say the least. I went in to do my normal squat workout and just had nothing to give. I felt the signs of burn out coming on earlier and it finally really hit home.


One of the hardest things I have had to teach myself is the importance of periodizing your intensity. There is a time to push and there is a time to ease off and listen to your body. I didn't end up doing the squat workout and instead did a more traditional bodybuilding style back and arms workout.


I think this is a great intensity technique to shock the body but I think 1 week of squatting everyday is max. Anymore then that and it really drains your central nervous system.


I am going to go back to a more traditional bodybuilder split. This is what I am currently planning -


Day 1- Chest/ Bis
Day 2- Legs (volume)
Day 3- Back/ Tris
Day 4- Cardio/Abs 1 or completely off
Day 5- Legs (heavy)
Day 6-Shoulders/Traps/Arms
Day 7- Cardio/Abs 2 or completely off