Tues Feb 5/2008


Deads
60kg x 5 (stretch)
80kg x 3 (warmup)
100kg x 1 (weight acclimation)
120kg 3x5

Since we did our heavy single on this we're going to start back into doing some volume work. Might recycle back to a heavy triple next week with a couple sets of 5 after for some volume. This felt pretty good. Definately feelin stronger then I once was.

Light Squats
bar x 5 (stretch)
115lbs x 5 (warmup)
135lbs x 3 (warmup)
165lbs 3x5

Might bump this up 5lbs soon. Don't want to get excessive though as its mostly a stretch/form practice.

Accessory

Dips

bw x 5 (warmup)
bw+42.5lbs 3x10

Next time I get to bump to a 45lb plate. Score. Thats a landmark I've been waiting for for quite some time.

Hanging Leg Raises

bw - 1x10, 1x8,1x7

These are really hard but I think they're far better then the cable stuff we were doing before.

Obliques...

Currently on the lookout for a new exercise. We were doing side bends but I've found that its making my "love handle" area bulge out. For now thats fine cause my bf is pretty low but when I put some weight back on they're just gonna look like love handles... Any suggestions for more of a twisting motion exercise?

Pendlay Rows

35kg x 5 (stretch)
45kg x 3 (warmup)
55kg 3x5

Well we forgot about these last day and we had some extra time today since its our short day so we stuck in a light set of these.
Worked on proper form and explosiveness. Felt really good.

Diet

9:30am - 1.5 scoops whey and bowl of oatmeal

10:00am - ECA stack

10:30 - workout

12:00 - PWO - 1 scoop isolate

12:30 - chicken wrap

2:30 - spinach, can of tuna, olives, pickles, mustard

4:30 - 1.5 scoops whey with soy milk, little bit of no fat yogurt

more to come...


Thoughts

About 1.5 weeks out from mexico trip and I'm fricken pumped. Really sick of this diet but I'm gonna try to keep to hold to my guns for the last little bit and hopefully be lookin real good on the beach. Really happy I maintained most of my strength on this cut. Well actually I think I had lost some strength right at the beginning and I've been slowly working back to where I was at before. The shock of my gross diet before to the super clean diet during cutting had a big effect on my body. I'm used to it now and making some slow forward progress.


IronWorker