Destroy:Erase:Improve -- PBs Training Journal

[Protobuilder]

BiggT -- Highland game "training" is really me and my huge beastly friend trying to teach ourselves the events. We've got sandbags and variuos stuff for GPP (he needs it, he's 312, LOL) and he's put together a hammer and I'm responsible for constructing a weight for height and a weight for distance (same implement basically, a kettleball type device). Eventually, if I ever get around to cutting down the dead trees in my yard, we'll make a caber. LoL So, right now, we'll practice winds w/ the hammer and eventually learn to throw it properly and if I get the weight for height/distance built, we'll work on learning to throw that.

Check out "misc. videos" link and "Ton Dziepak's site" link: http://www.highlandgames.net/

AB -- Thanks for stopping by. We are in the same slow boat to China. LoL Or, Chiner, as you guys say. LoL

 

[anotherbutters]

Do you have a kilt?

 

[Protobuilder]

Sunday -- Week 7 -- Highland Games "training" LoL

2 mi. jog early (fasted, so probably lost 8 lbs of muscle)

couple of hours later . . .

hammer throws (mostly using 10-15 lbs.)

-- various distances . . . probably avg'd 60'

weight for height

-- 25 lbs. (not reg'n wgt.) -- probably 15' avg.

This was the first time doing any of the above. Technique is probably FUBAR at this point. The hammer throw is insanely fun. Worked light just to try and get the movements down. Next time, we'll find some rocks for shot (braemer stone, to be precise) and hopefully have a "proper" weight for distance built. Fun stuff. Then needed a nap b/c damn, my body is beat from yesterday (+5 PR on squats and some heavy doubles) and today's field stuff.

 

[*Bunny*]

Well, what's LEFT of it ...

Wishing you a great day ... and a kick ass week of training

 

[Protobuilder]

Week 8, Tues. (workout 1)

Squats

pyramid to 1x5 @ 195 (15 pounds down from last week but was still very difficult)

Bench

LoL terrible, 3d warmup set felt very very heavy so I quit

Rows

3x5x165 (+5, but getting a bit sloppy)

All in all, a terrible terrible workout. LoL I really forced myself to lift. Probably woulda’ been better to just take the night off. I don’t want to lose any progress on squats though so really wanted to at least do one heavy set, which I did but it wasn’t pretty. LoL I looked back and noticed that on Sat., I went overboard on squats. I should’ve hit my target and stopped. Instead, I hit my target, then did 2 heavy doubles, a heavy 5, and hard 15 rep backoff set. LoL No wonder my legs weren’t ready for PRs tonight. Lesson learned. Again.

At this point (week 8), I just want to keep pushing PRs on squats and deads, the rest be damned. I am still adding a little weight here and there on the other lifts, but I’m also adjusting volume on the other lifts depending on how I feel, etc. so I can keep pushing PRs in the squat and dead. So, tonight I did 3x5 on rows, same weight, and next time, I may just pyramid up to a top set, or do 4x5 w/ this weight, etc. So far, this seems to be working OK.

 

[BiggT]

You need those workouts, without them we'd never appreciate the good ones.....

How is the 'diet' going? I have been too tired to update my log, but I need to add in night-time trips to Baskin-Robbins cause I am dropping weight training twice a day.

 

[blut wump]

Just think of it as a deload workout.

 

[Protobuilder]

You need those workouts, without them we'd never appreciate the good ones.....

Yes, yes. I'm appreciating them a bunch lately b/c this week suxxorx. Lol It's become a deload by default.

Week 8, Thurs. (workout 2)

Push press

w.u.
5x140
4x140

Front Squat

5x95
5x115
5x140 (pain in left hip . . . time to deload)

Was gonna' deadlift but hip pain . . . blah blah blah

Skulls // Chins

8x75 // 8xBW
10x90 // 8xBW
6x90 // 8xBW

Another, tired, unmotivated attempt at lifting, followed by weakness and giving up.
LoL Did some skulls & chins b/c they aren't too taxing. But nothing else was happening. I'm wiped out this week. Sleep has sucked, long work hours, stress, wifey, etc. I'm scared to take a week "off" b/c I've tried so hard to get my numbers up and I'm afraid they'll drop off and I'll have to waste 3-4 more weeks trying to get 'em back up. . . . I'd like to take it easy this week, see if next week I can't get back to the heavy weights . . . I really just want to keep a single-factor approach going at this point, and just take an easy week every now and then and get right back at it.

 

[Protobuilder]

Week 8, Sun. (workout 3) -- DELOAD

Squat

w.u.
1x210

Dead

w.u.
1x305 (+10 PR, LoL)

Bench

w.u.
1x195

Ab roller (various attempted rollouts . . . black pipe stuck through 5lb. standard plate = ghetto ab roller)

This week was full of fatigue so I backed off volume, kept the weights heavy and just did very little. I plan to start a little lighter next week but be back to my current levels in the next week. I dunno if it's smarter to get a long running start or try and keep my weights close to PR territory right off the bat. I'm gonna try it the latter way and see how many weeks I can eek out. I'm convinced that I can basically keep this pattern up for a year at least (run hard for X weeks, take an easy week, get right back at it, and repeat).

Next week is kind of a "new" cycle but I'm keeping everything the same. I may do more rowing and fewer pullups, and I'm going to do less volume on OHP and flat bench to see if that helps. Both those lifts went nowhere this cycle. Part of the problem is I didn't have a set plan of attack. Now I do and I'll stick w/ it (3x5 OHP & 3x5/1x5 on flat bench). Deads went up 15 pounds and squat went up roughly 15-20 pounds over the last 8 wk. cycle. Bodyweight went up about 4 lbs. per the plan.

 

[xblitz44x]

My flat bench was also stuck last time. BigT recommended I concentrate on improving my close-grip for 8 weeks or so then going back to flat. You might want to consider doing the same. Good luck.