Azinine's get swole journal

[Azinine]

6/11/08, Week 9, Day 2

Tough workout today. I had a taxing day at work so I was pretty drained going into it. I was able to complete everything, but it was harder than usual. Very low energy...

Shoulder warmup: YTWL w/ 5lb DBs. 1 set, 3 reps of each movement.

I can tell that my pecs are super tight when doing this. For most of the movements I can't raise my arms high enough to be on the same plane as my back... Gots ta keep stretching and foam rolling.

Squat: 110x5, 140x5, 165x5, 165x5

No hip pain!

Push Press: 85x5, 100x5, 120x5, 135x5 (PR)

These were very difficult today. I mentioned that I had a taxing day at work. Well, it was taxing because I was basically lifting shit over my head all day... Still, I got a nice PR. It was cool to put a couple of big-boy plates on each side!

Deadlift: 150x5, 185x5, 215x5, 245x5 (PR)

Last two sets were tough! I think I may have rounded my lower back a bit on the first couple of reps of the last set... Not good. Noticed it and corrected it for the last 3 reps. My back is not destroyed

Shoulder rehab: Face pulls, 2x10, 30lbs

 

[Azinine]

6/14/08, Week 9, Day 3

Shoulder warmup/rehab: YTWL w/ 5lb DBs.
face pulls, 2x10, 30lbs

Squat: 110x5, 135x5, 165x5, 190x5, 225x3 (PR), 165x8

2 plates, baby! Squats felt great. No hip pain! Plenty of room to improve on this lift. Before the set of 225 I found myself saying "light weight, baby!" to myself ala the Ronnie Coleman deadlift video. It worked. ha...

Bench: none

Power Cleans: 95x5, 95x5, 115x5, 135x5, 155x3, 115x8

The cleans totally wiped me out. This is one of the best cardio exercises I've ever done. I was sweating buckets when I was finished. I love these things. Unfortunately, I think I'm going to switch back to barbell rows because of my shoulder problem (which is getting better, by the way). The cleans really hit my traps which I don't really need right now. If they get tighter it will just jack up my shoulder more. The barbell rows will make my middle back stronger which is exactly what I need. I'll come back to the power cleans one of these days.

 

[Sculelos]

Nice lifts and great progress! Take care of that shoulder though you don't want to be completely messed up due to a shoulder injury.

 

[Azinine]

6/17/08, Week 10, Day 1

Shoulder work: YTWL w/ 5lb DB, facepulls, 30lb, 2x10

Squat: 115x5, 140x5, 170x5, 195x5, 225x5 (PR)

Bench: 95x5, 115x5, 140x5, 160x5, 185x0

Pendlay Row: 80x5, 95x5, 115x5, 135x5, 150x5

My shoulder has been feeling a lot better lately so, like a knucklehead, I decided to bench today. I set the weight back 3 or 4 weeks and gave it a go. Everything felt fine until the set of 160 and it started hurting again so I quit. So, bench is out again and I'll continue to work on the shoulder.

Squats felt really good although the last set was pretty tough. I kicked my running shoes off before starting and squatted in my socks. It made a hell of a difference. Felt much more stable while in the hole, especially. I will do this from now on. I just hope I don't drop a weight on my toe.

 

[Azinine]

6/20/08, Week 10, Day 2

Shoulder warmup: YTWL w/ 5 lb DBs

I must have slept on my shoulder wrong or something because it was extra crunchy today. It was popping with slight pain on the "L" portion of the exercise.

Squat: 115x5, 140x5, 170x5, 170x5

Squats felt really good. Went nice and deep with no hip pain. Doing them in my socks really makes a world of difference. I would love to get some Chucks but they don't make them in my size

Push press: 85x5, 105x5, 120x5, 140x5 (PR)

Tough but manageable. I'm getting close to a failure weight on these. Not there yet, though.

Deadlift: 155x5, 190x5, 220x5, 250x5 (PR)

The last set was tough. I was dizzy when I finished! Nice little milestone, though.

 

[Azinine]

For those who care:

The novelty of updating this journal with every workout has worn off! I'm still working hard but I think I'll just update every couple of weeks or so. I'll still be around, that's for sure.