Archive for April, 2012
« Previous EntriesWhat’s wrong with body building.
Monday, April 30th, 2012Bodybuilding, in its current form, will never be more than a subculture, a carny sport of sorts. With the bloated, nearly-immobile, unattainable physiques that are espoused by its most renowned organizations and supplement manufacturers, it will always be ridiculed by the massic as “steroid freaks in speedos”. As long as the people see the cartoonish, […]
Log 29 April 2012
Monday, April 30th, 2012Standing Barbell Shoulder Press:
45 lb x 10 reps (+58 pts)
65 lb x 10 reps (+66 pts)
85 lb x 9 reps (+75 pts)
95 lb x 5 reps (+69 pts)
115 lb x 5 reps (+79 pts)
135 lb x 5 reps (+90 pts)
145 lb x 5 reps (+97 pts)
145 lb x 5 reps (+97 pts)
145 lb x 5 […]
Log 28 April 2012
Saturday, April 28th, 2012Barbell Squat:
45 lb x 15 reps (+39 pts)
45 lb x 15 reps (+39 pts)
135 lb x 10 reps (+68 pts)
135 lb x 10 reps (+68 pts)
low bar practice + warm upz for bench day
Barbell Bench Press:
45 lb x 20 reps (+47 pts)
95 lb x 10 reps (+59 pts)
135 lb x 10 reps (+77 pts)
185 lb […]
The Mental Aspect of Training
Friday, April 27th, 2012Every man who has achieved an elite level in any kind of activity will tell you that before forging an elite performance machine in his body, this man forged an elite mind. You can have all the genetics for success, but if your mind isn’t along for the journey, it’s for naught.
Think of your […]
Log - 25 April 2012
Thursday, April 26th, 2012Two-Arm Kettlebell Swing:
25 lb x 15 reps (+29 pts)
25 lb x 15 reps (+29 pts)
25 lb x 15 reps (+29 pts)
Pendlay Row:
65 lb x 10 reps (+36 pts)
95 lb x 10 reps (+44 pts)
135 lb x 5 reps (+49 pts)
185 lb x 5 reps (+69 pts)
185 lb x 5 reps (+69 pts)
185 lb x 5 […]
Log 24 April 2012
Thursday, April 26th, 2012Power Snatch:
45 lb x 10 reps (+47 pts)
45 lb x 10 reps (+47 pts)
45 lb x 10 reps (+47 pts)
Barbell Bench Press:
65 lb x 20 reps (+54 pts)
95 lb x 15 reps (+63 pts)
135 lb x 10 reps (+77 pts)
135 lb x 10 reps (+77 pts)
Cuban Press:
45 lb x 6 reps (+20 pts)
45 lb x […]
Log - April 23
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012Walking:
0:19:00 || 1.1 mi (+37 pts)
0:10:00 || 0.6 mi (+19 pts)
0:10:00 || 0.6 mi (+19 pts)
Barbell Squat:
45 lb x 20 reps (+41 pts)
45 lb x 15 reps (+39 pts)
45 lb x 15 reps (+39 pts)
low bar practice
Power Snatch:
45 lb x 20 reps (+53 pts)
45 lb x 10 reps (+47 pts)
45 lb x 10 reps (+47 […]
Natural Lifting - A Lesson Learned In Stronglifts
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012Awhile back, I decided, though I could already squat 300 pounds, to do Stronglifts 5×5 as a training program. In other words, I wanted to do beginner volumes with intermediate weights. Just to see how my body would respond.
At the time I realized the program only hit the back with deadlifts and rows. This […]
Log - April 22, 2012
Monday, April 23rd, 2012Standing Barbell Shoulder Press:
45 lb x 20 reps (+65 pts)
65 lb x 15 reps (+70 pts)
85 lb x 10 reps (+76 pts)
115 lb x 5 reps (+79 pts)
135 lb x 5 reps (+90 pts)
145 lb x 5 reps (+97 pts)
145 lb x 5 reps (+97 pts)
145 lb x 4 reps (+88 pts)
fuuuuuuuu
Incline Dumbbell Bench Press:
50 […]
Log - April 21, 2012
Monday, April 23rd, 2012Barbell Squat:
45 lb x 15 reps (+39 pts)
45 lb x 15 reps (+39 pts)
warming up, ingraining the low bar motor pattern after 2.5 yrs of high bar squats.
Barbell Bench Press:
45 lb x 15 reps (+45 pts)
90 lb x 10 reps (+57 pts)
135 lb x 10 reps (+77 pts)
185 lb x 5 reps (+92 pts)
200 lb […]
