AB's 2007 log

[anotherbutters]

AB's 5x5: Week 6, Mon (heavy day)

Bodyweight: 180lb

Summary Spreadsheet. All weights in kg; previous weeks in orange.

1. Squat (3x5)
Week 1: 96 x 3 x 5 - hard, just about ok (211lb)
Week 2: 102.5 x 3 x 5 - hard, just about ok (226lb)
Week 3: 105 x 3 x 5 - hard, just about ok (231lb) PR! - a YEAR in the making
Week 4: 107.5 x 5/4/5/5 - a little harder than last week (237lb) PR!
Week 5: 110 x 3 x 5 - c'mon, is that all you've got? (242lb) PR!
Today: 112.5 x 3 x 5 - hard, but ok (248lb) PR!

2. Bench (3x5)
Week 1: 63 x 3 x 5 - ok (139lb)
Week 2: 67.5 x 3 x 5 - hard, but ok (149lb)
Week 3: 70 x 3 x 5 - hard, but just ok (154lb)
Week 4: 71 x 3 x 5 - hard, ok (156lb)
Week 5: 72.5 x 3 x 5 - very hard, almost failed (160lb)
Today: 73.5 x 3 x 5 - heavy, just about ok (162lb) PR!

3. Rows (3x5)
Week 1: 52 x 3 x 5 - ok (114lb)
Week 2: 55 x 3 x 5 - hard, but ok (121lb)
Week 3: 57.5 x 3 x 5 - hard, but ok (127lb)
Week 4: 58.5 x 3 x 5 - hard, but ok (129lb)
Week 5: 60 x 3 x 5 - ok (132lb)
Today: 61 x 3 x 5 - ok (134lb) PR!

Comments

I've no right making progress like this with the drinking, lack of sleep and poor diet I had over the weekend. I guess all the work, eating and resting at the beginning of last week did the trick. I need to get better at the weekends.

I had some curler asking me whether I was a powerlifter after I finished squats today. I nearly burst out laughing. He said he was into it about 10 years ago, but hasn't done anything for a while. He was there with his buddy doing curl after curl after curl. They were still curling when I finished my workout.

Anyway, squats were fine. Very hard, but only just not in doubt. Bench was also very hard, but I always seem to have a little more in reserve than I expect. Rows were good - I think I might be developing lats, lol.

Good workout. The PR train is now at full steam. Choo-choo!

 

[TomoUK]

great work! keep going!

 

[Andalite]

aweosme stuff dude

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Impressive bro!! A day of PR's is worthy of a box of oreos

 

[al420]

Impressive bro!! A day of PR's is worthy of a box of oreos

Someone tell Bunny he said that

 

[blut wump]

Sarge changed his name. Does this mean we now have to call him SgtSlaughter?

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Someone tell Bunny he said that

Sarge changed his name. Does this mean we now have to call him SgtSlaughter?

That would be an un-nick-name

 

[Czar87]

Has your body comp changed alot ?

 

[anotherbutters]

Wow, I have visitors. Thanks everyone.

Czar, I'm generally a little bigger all over, which includes my gut unfortunately, because of the quick jump to 180 last week. I'll sit at 180 for a week or two more before resuming the bulk. I was thinking of doing some cardio tomorrow for the hell of it (and eating loads).

 

[anotherbutters]

AB's 5x5: Week 6, Tue

Cardio - hill intervals on the stationary bike, previous weeks in orange
Week 1 Tue: 30 mins @ level 14 (of 25), max HR: 166 bpm
Week 1 Thu: 30 mins @ level 15, max HR: 176 bpm
Week 2 Tue: 30 mins @ level 16, max HR: 180 bpm
Week 2 Thu: 30 mins @ level 17, max HR: lots - QUIT after 24 mins
Week 3 Tue: 30 mins @ level 16, max HR: 178 bpm - not too hard, but harder than expected
Week 3 Thu: 30 mins @ level 15, max HR: 175 bpm - again, a little harder than expected
Week 4: one light 30 min run
Week 5: one light 30 min run
Today........: 30 mins @ level 15, max HR: 165 bpm - unexpectedly easy

Interesting. Very interesting. I haven't noticed any loading at all during the past 6 weeks and the weights haven't been getting harder and harder, so I didn't expect this improvement in cardio ability today. The last two cardio sessions were 'harder than expected', so maybe there was a small amount of loading that I've recovered from by having 2 weeks off the bike.