carlsuen's SF 5x5 journal

[petpre61]

nice journal.

shouldnt the rep range for olympic lifts stay around 1-3?

 

[GSP]

Good luck with this run! Is this your 2nd 5X5 cycle?

 

[carlsuen]

asdfzxcv, thx alot! i'm actually so lazy to wake up early in the morning to run on off days.. man! gotta kick my ass to do it now.. yeah u prolly right.. i took that measurement on a weight machine which reading is (far from)approximately correct!

petpre61, thx! i'm not doing cleans this time round.. i wanna improve my rows first as my bench really sucks at this point..

gsp, thx! it's actually my 4th! haha!! 2 failed cuz of festive season and world cup! and the other 2 was only a nine week run.. one which i posted on this thread.. the other was done by myself..

 

[carlsuen]

week 1 day 2 (thursday) 20/7/2006

front squat
5x60
5x70
5x80
5x90kg

military press
5xbar
5x30
5x35
5x40
5x42.5kg

deadlift
5x70
5x80
5x90
5x90
5x110kg

rack pullups 4x5 (i'm so weak at these, i can't even do them with BW)

swiss ball sit ups..

overall was a pretty quick workout as the weights are not hard at this stage.. anyone know where i can buy 0.5kg plates? cuz i can't increase 2.5kg every workout as that would over load me too fast.. any ideas?

while i was taking a rest from front squat, i went to the water fountain to take a sip, when i came back, there was this cute chick trying to move my weight at 90kg on ONE SIDE!! i think she was trying to move it a side as she wanted to check herself in the mirror i guess.. (the squat rack is situated in a corner) so when i came back i was like "need help?" then she quickly scurried away saying "oh, no it's ok." lol pretty funny sight, guess i'll have a good opportunity to start a convo with her next time.. hehe..

 

[solarclimax]

overall was a pretty quick workout as the weights are not hard at this stage.. anyone know where i can buy 0.5kg plates? cuz i can't increase 2.5kg every workout as that would over load me too fast.. any ideas?

I baught a pair of 0.25's and a pair of 0.5's but it was 40 squid alltogether ( i got ripped)
I think AnotherButters posted a link in a recent thread telling them where to get a good deal but i can't find the thread.

while i was taking a rest from front squat, i went to the water fountain to take a sip, when i came back, there was this cute chick trying to move my weight at 90kg on ONE SIDE!! i think she was trying to move it a side as she wanted to check herself in the mirror i guess.. (the squat rack is situated in a corner) so when i came back i was like "need help?" then she quickly scurried away saying "oh, no it's ok." lol pretty funny sight, guess i'll have a good opportunity to start a convo with her next time.. hehe..

Next time slip a pill in her drink and bend her over the squat rack

 

[carlsuen]

this isn't bar/gym u know.. lol! k..

 

[carlsuen]

15 min cardio(HIT style)

it's been a while since i really woke up early to run.. it's all your fault asdfzxcv if i get a six pack!

 

[carlsuen]

week 1 day 3 (saturday) 22/7/2006

squats
5x67.5
5x67.5
5x87.5
5x87.5
3x107.5kg
8x87.5

bench
5x47.5
5x47.5
5x57.5
5x57.5
3x67.5kg
8x57.5

rows
5x42.5
5x42.5
5x52.5
5x52.5
3x62.5kg
8x52.5

dips

BB curl

still a breeze since it's only first week.. finally bought a tub of whey protein to try.. whoa not bad.. got quite a boost..

 

[carlsuen]

week 2 day 1 (tuesday) 25/7/2006

squat
5x67.5
5x67.5
5x87.5
5x87.5
5x107.5kg

bench
5x47.5
5x47.5
5x57.5
5x57.5
5x67.5kg

rows
5x42.5
5x42.5
5x52.5
5x52.5
5x62.5kg

clean (for fun & for looks :twisted: )
5x62.5kg

pullups
3x8

abwork on swissball..

overall an ok workout.. squats were not easy but manageable.. bench was whoa.. i don't know what happened.. but they feel really heavy.. hope it be better next week.. rows weren't a prob.. clean was for fun.. haha.. didn't want to lose touch on the cleans.. and for vanity of cuz.. haha!! scared some ppl.. haha heard someone called me crazy..lol..

 

[carlsuen]

last time i attempted 117.5kg on my squats, i so totally failed on the last rep.. and it's been getting SOOOO hard that imagine adding another 2.5kg next week seems impossible! for u guys who stall out, what are your weakest link when it comes to squat? as i think most probably mine would be the core.. my abs are just plain weak..