Destroy:Erase:Improve -- PBs Training Journal

[Protobuilder]

Sick. No working out tonight. Blah. . . .

 

[fortunatesun]

I'm beginning to doubt your dedication. I would have done 45 min. of Highland bucket tossing using the preferred fireman's drill pace. This has the added benefit of allowing everyone in the gym to realize you are one bad mofo.

 

[The Shadow]

or at least a cpr session on a rubber manthing

 

[Protobuilder]

I said I wasn't going to train. I didn't say I was going to discontinue my cpr & fireman drills. Geesh. I'm never to sick to breath life into a rubber dummy.

 

[Protobuilder]

Week 6, Thurs. (workout 1) (coming off a cold)

Squats

w.u.
5x200
3x200 (wanted 3x5x200 but it wasn't in the cards . .. shouldn't have tried for a PR today even though I felt good . . .should've been a bit more conservative)
5x195

Bench

5x177.5 (+2.5 . . . not bad. . . 2.5 away from old PR)
9x142.5 (b.o.)

Row

5x177.5 (+2.5 . . . not bad . . . 2.5 away from old PR)
14x145

Hanging knee lifts

12
12
12

I hate that this abbreviated workout is taking 60 minutes . . . it doesn't seem like much but I don't want to rush when I'm trying to push new weights each time. Next week, I'll be in PR territory for everything. Squats are getting hard to add weight. I may start making 2.5 pound jumps even on them. Just to see how it goes.

 

[Protobuilder]

Week 6, Sat. (workout 2)

Push Press

3x147.5
5x147.5
2x157.5 (+10 . . . no volume this week, just keeping the weight high)

Front Squat

w.u.
4x160 (+10 . . . just wanted to get a few reps in)
3x160

Skulls

6x6x75 (60 s. rest between sets . . . very easy)

Highland Game events training


I will get back on track this week. The cold this week kind of threw me off.

 

[fortunatesun]

Dude- I got just the thing for Highland events training. Sandbag curls- so you don't miss out on the fun of blasting bis even though you're away from the squat rack:

http://asp.elitefts.com/qa/default.asp?qid=44438&tid=111

 

[Protobuilder]

LoL Thanks. I've got a duffel w/ sand inside (leaking out now, LoL) and do some sandbag stuff when I'm not feeling like a tired pussy, which is most days unfortunately. It's damn hard work C&P'ing a heavy sandbag. Never thought about power curling it though. . . .

 

[fortunatesun]

There's several other sandbag ideas in the Strongman exercise index. I threw that one out as an enticement.

 

[Protobuilder]

Week 7, Tues. (workout 1)

Squat

w.u.
5x185 (holy crap . . . WTF?)
5x6x135 (60s. rest between sets . . . mad pump LoL)

Bench

3x130 (+2.5 . . . 2 reps from old PR . . . taking it slow & steady)
11x140 (b.o.)

Row

5x180 (+2.5 . . .old PR, not too hard)
9x145 (b.o.)

hanging knee raises

12
12
12

Power Shrugs

w.u.
8x325 (+1 rep LoL)

I have no idea what's wrong w/ my legs & hips. One set of 5x185 was really tough and 2 weeks ago I got 5x5 w/ 195. Ugh. That really bums me out b/c I could give two shits about everything else. I jsut want that squat number to go up.