Fitness Log

[ExtraMile]

Work on your bench form to blast through that mid range bro; arch hard, initiate maximum leg drive while staying tight. Think: push yourself away from the bar. Imagine as you lower the bar you are pulling the string back on a bow, once the bar touches your chest explode into it.

P.S I hate OHP!!!

 

[Tblock1]

Work on your bench form to blast through that mid range bro; arch hard, initiate maximum leg drive while staying tight. Think: push yourself away from the bar. Imagine as you lower the bar you are pulling the string back on a bow, once the bar touches your chest explode into it.

P.S I hate OHP!!!

Yeah thanks for the reminder when I remember to do this everything feels better on my body and better strength wise. Just got to remember to do it!

When I've been in a rut with overhead press before I've hated it too. But once I started progressing pretty well I like it a lot. One of the main things I did was just really focus on using my entire core to push the bar up rather than shoulders. Now when I press it seems almost less upper body than core

 

[Tblock1]

Monday 7.25.11

Bench press
135x5
165x5
185x3
205x3
5x5x225

weighted planks
90x1:00
90x:30
bw x2:00

Comments: good workout. bench form felt solid

 

[Tblock1]

Thursday 7.28.11

Military press
45x5
95x5
115x5
135x3
155x8 PR
2x5x155

Platform deadlift (Reebok step platfrom)
155x5
225x5
275x3
315x3
345x3 mixed grip
365x3 mixed grip, belt

Ellytpical machine 15 minutes

Comments: Great workout. Platform deadlifts were probably not the best choice simply because they placed a massive amount of the weight on my legs. However it turned out good my leg only had a slight bit of pain after the last set. Military press bounced back up, it went 155x7, 155x6, now back up to 155x8.

 

[JDid23]

good shit bro... and yeah, i don't think the platform DLs are optimal if you're still experiencing any leg pain.

 

[ExtraMile]

I see you don't do many exercises per workout, how long do your workouts normally take?

 

[Tblock1]

Thanks jdid!

It depends on the workout but for example yesterdays mp and dead workout took just over an hour with a good amount of rest between sets and that cardio included.


I have been keeping my workouts extremely basic all summer.

Bodyweight this morning was 186.2 no clothes. So its starting to come up again, probably due to me eating a lot these days (I dont want it to go up too much more because I wont be able to get a bodyweight military press haha)

 

[Tblock1]

Monday 8.1.11

Bench
100x8
190x5
215x3
5x5x230

DB Floor extensions
2x8x45's
1x10x45's

15 minutes elyptical machine

Comments: Solid.

 

[Tblock1]

Tuesday 8.2.11

Hyper extensions
bw x 10
25 x 10
45x10
45x10
45x10

couple sets of pull ups

15 minutes elyptical

Comments: Good stuff. I havent done pull ups in a while cause when I lower myself to dead hang my shoulder hurts. Hopefully that will clear up soon

 

[Tblock1]

Saturday 8.6.11

Military press
160x6 PR
2x4x160

Deadlift
160x5
225x5
295x2
315x1
335x1 stiff leg
365x1 sldl

db press standing
2nd heaviest db x 8
some push presses with the heaviest one
a little core work

15 minutes elyptical

Comments: Military press was good, but I was really sore from a bike ride yesterday and it showed big time with deadlifts