Progress in 2005? Goals for 2006?

[Jim Ouini]

Obligatory look back on gains made in 2005 and what programs you ran to get there, and looking forward

2005 has been a real revelation for me from a training standpoint. I won't belabor it since it's been pretty well documented in my training journals, but to be able to break out of the 1 bp/week, BB magazine inspired training routines has made this my most successful year in weight training (social lifter here, BTW ) Thank goodness I found EF and monster 5 x 5 thread.

Programs in 2005:

MC2 DF 5 x 5 (completed 2, in the middle of the 3rd)
High-rep conditioning work, 6 weeks
Korte 3 x 3

Gains:
From 178 to steady 202-204. Not all muscle, though. Not hardly

Squat (about the same, but full squatting now)
Bench up 15-20lbs
Deadlift up ~200lbs. Besides the programs, just comitted to doing it more.


Plan for 2006:

Pretty much the same, with some variations as the mood strikes me.

5 x 5 will be the base.
Plan to run Korte 3 x 3 again, maybe this time two consecutive runs
HST
Would like to try WSB, but need to read up

Goals:
Get up to 210, stay at ~20% BF

Full squat 365
Front squat 275
Bench 300
Dead 500
Learn to powerclean

Interested to hear anyone else's hopes, dreams and aspirations

 

[Kane Fan]

this was a good idea : o )
I am not sure exactly at what point in 05 I got to start into relativly serious training but

aside from weightlifting I have lost a few lbs from cardio (about 10 but I didn't really start my cardio till Oct or so so that's hardly a year of cardio loss)
I have taken up martial arts training and I've made some decent progress there (but I have had some relativly long layoffs sadly due to timing and stuff)

Flat Bench went up 35-40 lbs
35 lbs at least 40 lbs if you count a very slight tap on the bar to help get it past a sticking point as a 1RM
OHP went up 45 lbs 50 if you allow some cheating which I prefer not to but hey, ego
Bent Row is hard to say for my first max attempt there was too much sway but then when I retested I got the same weight +5 lbs and more steady
so I dunno precisly how to pen that
SLDL went up 35 lbs
BLDL went up roughly 60 lbs
BB Curl only went up 5 lbs but I didn't put a lot of work on that particular lift
then agian I didn't put much into Chins either really and I gained a Rep on those
gained some reps on Dips to but I dunno really how many

 

[musketeer]

Good post Jim!

MINE IN WRITTING! GOALS FOR 2006:

Bench 315 x 5 x 5

Front Squat 400 x 2

Clean Press 315 (single!)

Snatch 250 (maybe I'm dreaming!)

Dead 600 x 2

Back squat 315 x 20 reps (non-stop)

Powerclean 330

 

[anotherbutters]

Yeah, great idea Jim!

Progress in 2005:

I only started lifting in 2005, but after learning about the 5x5 thanks to madcow, I acheived about 3 months of non-stop PRs in most lifts whilst following the SF 5x5. I'm still a beginner, but I'm getting better.

Goals for 2006:

I'd be happy if I acheived the following. No, wait... I will acheive the following in 2006, even if they're just for singles

OH press 1.5 plates
bench 2 plates
squat 3 plates
dead 4 plates
do pullups with weight attached - any weight!
stay injury free
get bodyweight up from 180lbs to 200lbs AND get a little bit leaner

 

[phatrr]

Great topic.


'06 Goals:

Squat: 405 x 10
Bench: 275 x 10
DL: 500 x 2

Those should be doable, but here's the catch: I want to continue dropping bf, and by the end of '06 I want my tits to be smaller than mrs. phatrr's.

'05 progress:

Working out again, and seriously. Overcame an injury that happened in May. Was unable to squat/dl until late November.

 

[Longhorn85]

2005: 300 lb 1 rep max on the bench press and 12x225. Ran Army Ten Miler.

2006: 325 lb 1 rep max; 20x225. Reduce body fat by 5%. Run Army Ten Miler.

 

[asdfzxcv]

Late 2005 was basically a big wake up call for me in regards to training,thanks to Madcow2.Although my lifts havent yet seen dramatic improvement I am now equipped with the knowledge of how to train properly,eat right and perform exercises correctly,which will set me up well for this coming year.

My goals by this time next year are as follows
Weigh 230b,currently 191lb at 6'4
Squat 345x5,currently 240x5
Deadlift 385x5,currently 245x5
Barbell row 225x5,currently 135x5
Bench 225x5,currently N/A(bench hasnt arrived yet)
Overhead press 185x5,currently 110x5
Pull ups 5x5,currently like 1-2 LOL

Although these may be very high goals I am going to give it all I have got and try to do things right this whole year.

 

[KillahBee]

2005 was a tough year for me. I was just coming off a rotator cuff tear. Started getting stronger and lifting heavier and smarter when that "smarter" thing bit me in my ass and I screwed my back up around May. After about 2 months or so of trying different things it was diagnosed as an extruding disc. Through PT, several epidural injections and some studying up and learning, I am now at a point where I am training 3x a week and doing different forms of cardio exercises 3x a week. Strength is definitely increasing, flexibility is increasing slowly but surely. Still have lots of muscle spasm issues in my glute.

2006: I just need to stay on the same track I am on right now with my dedication to training and rehab/strengthening. I am learning a lot from this injury - about training in general and about myself. I have also begun to cycle (bicycle, you damn juiceheads) since it is the only activity I can do without hurting myself in which I can really push and challenge myself. It's a shitload of fun.
Goals:
- stay consistent with my training
- increase weights and strength slowly but surely
- introduce added movements into my training when my back is ready for it
- lose some of my BF
- ride a century (100 miles) by the end of the fall, hopefully linking the ride up to a charity and generated some donations

 

[Numani]

For me the First half of 2005 was pretty much written off due to unable to balance/juggle weights versus career development(exams etc). 2nd half of the year when it seemed to be taking an age to get back to weights that I was able to do in the past, I started reading articles by Jack Reape (Dragon Door) that got me to modify how I look at my sessions and cycle planning.

Now I have all my weights and reps planned for a few weeks ahead with tonnage volume and intensity mapped out as I want it.

top lifts in 2005 were (all for 1RM)
Squat 140kg
Deadlifts 180kg
Bench 92.5kg

Goals for 2006 are:
Squat 165kg
Deadlifts 210kg
Bench 105kg

 

[view]

My goals this year are mostly to maintain my lean mass and strength while cutting some bf% and not using much juice either.

i hit 430 for a tripple on the front squat a few days ago and incline benched 375 for a tripple as well. i'm sitting at 275 but with a bf% probably near 19ish. a bit too high.