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Dposey's Rippetoe Journal
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Wednesday 3/1/06 - Week 3 - Day 2
Workout B
Squats:
Bar x Warm-up
95 x 5
115 x 3
135 x 5
135 x 5
135 x 5
Just did light squats today and it felt great not to be struggling on almost every rep.
Push Press:
Bar x Warm-up
65 x 5
90 x 5
90 x 5
90 x 5
Push press went well, continues to climb.
Chin-ups:
BW x 5
BW x 4
BW x 4
BW x 1 (Pull-up)
This surprised me. I decided to try and see if I could do chin-ups and went with an underhand grip rather than an overhand. To my astonishment, I was able to get 5 full reps with my own body weight! The next set I almost got 5 but just couldn't get the top one, and the third I was done after 4. I tried one last set with an overhand grip and was still able to get one. I'm really happy with this, I think I'll stick to underhand chins for my SF 5x5.
Weighted Hyperextensions:
BW+35 x 8
BW+35 x 8
BW+35 x 8
Needsize Crunches:
BW+20 x 5 x 5
Comments:
Good workout today, my push press is climbing still and I'm ecstatic about the chin-ups. I'm finally machine free, and it feels so good!
Workout B
Squats:
Bar x Warm-up
95 x 5
115 x 3
135 x 5
135 x 5
135 x 5
Just did light squats today and it felt great not to be struggling on almost every rep.
Push Press:
Bar x Warm-up
65 x 5
90 x 5
90 x 5
90 x 5
Push press went well, continues to climb.
Chin-ups:
BW x 5
BW x 4
BW x 4
BW x 1 (Pull-up)
This surprised me. I decided to try and see if I could do chin-ups and went with an underhand grip rather than an overhand. To my astonishment, I was able to get 5 full reps with my own body weight! The next set I almost got 5 but just couldn't get the top one, and the third I was done after 4. I tried one last set with an overhand grip and was still able to get one. I'm really happy with this, I think I'll stick to underhand chins for my SF 5x5.
Weighted Hyperextensions:
BW+35 x 8
BW+35 x 8
BW+35 x 8
Needsize Crunches:
BW+20 x 5 x 5
Comments:
Good workout today, my push press is climbing still and I'm ecstatic about the chin-ups. I'm finally machine free, and it feels so good!
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Underhand chinups is the way to go. When you do them underhand, you give the biceps the best line of pull. The lats are also maximally recruited as a shoulder extensor when you do chinups, as opposed to the pullup.
When you get strong enough to do sets of 12-15 with underhand chinups with bodyweight, you may want to try pullups for the hell of it. The lats can be recruited as a shoulder extensor and something else (can't recall right now). This may be optimal for full lat development. Honestly though, I'm probably splitting hairs. Get stronger in a hypertropic rep range, and you'll be big. That's it.
When you get strong enough to do sets of 12-15 with underhand chinups with bodyweight, you may want to try pullups for the hell of it. The lats can be recruited as a shoulder extensor and something else (can't recall right now). This may be optimal for full lat development. Honestly though, I'm probably splitting hairs. Get stronger in a hypertropic rep range, and you'll be big. That's it.
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