Oso's strength journal

[oso0960]

Today I just started an old strongman barbell routine by Doug Hepburn called the "B" program. I probably should've waited a week before going into it because I JUST started overreaching last friday, but oh well. anyway to save the time typing out the program it's here: http://www.mikemahler.com/articles/hepburn.html

The workout has a lot of tonnage (right use of word?) and it took me a complete hour to finish, so I'll see how it goes and make sure i don't fall into overtraining.

Scheme: weight x setsxreps

My stats: 6'1, ~210lbs, 17yr, got over a Laparoscopic Appendectomy about a month and a half ago.

Stats from 5x5:
Squat: 265
Bench: 195
Row : 145
Press : 140
Deadlift: 325

Monday 1/28
Squat
280 x 5x1
Bench
205 x 5x1
Row
150 x 5x1

Squat
240 x 6x3
Bench
175 x 6x3
Row
130 x 6x3

 

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Wednesday 1/30
Front Squat
205 x 5x1
Military Press
145 x 3x1
135 x 1x1
140 x 1x1
Deadlift
340 x 5x1

Front Squat
180 x 6x3
Military Press
120 x 6x3
Deadlift
295 x 6x3

 

[oso0960]

Friday 2/1
Squat
280 x 6x1
Bench
205 x 6x1
Row
150 x 6x1

Squat
240 x 5x3
240 x 1x4
Bench
175 x 5x3
175 x 1x4
Row
130 x 5x3
130 x 1x4

I know I'm not overtraining but my tendons are taking a beating. I have a mild fracture in the right wrist, and my left elbow started to hurt after today's benching. I feel great when I workout. I've also been sore up to 2 days after the workout which is different because I'm not used to being sore.

 

[oso0960]

Monday 2/4
Cleans
135 x 8x3
Front Squat
205 x 6x1
Military Press
140 x 6x1

Front Squat
180 x 5x3
180 x 1x4
Military Press
120 x 5x3
120 x 1x4

Cleans were easy, I thought I would have lost a bit of form after not doing them for a while.

Military Press is hard, I don't understand how the concentric part of the lift is so much harder than the eccentric.


Wednesday 2/6
Squat
280 x 7x1
Bench
205 x 7x1
Row
150 x 7x1

Squat
240 x 4x3
240 x 2x4
Bench
175 x 4x3
175 x 2x4
Row
130 x 4x3
130 x 2x4

 

[oso0960]

Friday 2/8
Front Squat
205 x 7x1
Military Press
140 x 7x1
Deadlift
340 x 7x1

Front Squat
180 x 4x3
180 x 2x4
Military Press
120 x 4x3
120 x 2x4
Deadlift
295 x 4x3
295 x 2x4

eff deadlifts, they'll be the reason I die on this routine. Military pressing feels a lot easier now.

 

[oso0960]

Monday 2/11
Squat
280 x 8x1
Bench
205 x 8x1
Row
150 x 8x1

Squat
240 x 3x3
240 x 3x4
Bench
175 x 3x3
175 x 3x4
Row
130 x 3x3
130 x 3x4