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Pitysister · #1 05-06-2008, 01:39 PM

one week of abs should get you at LEAST two weeks off

they gotta recover too....they are not used to that...

_Wolf_ · #2 05-09-2008, 11:10 PM

Squat Day
Cycle 18

Overall Impression:

so..ive been a little behind on replying to private messages, reading other journals, etc etc...well, i apologize. the last 4 days have been pretty hectic. i finished 4 finals in 3 days. 2 were today back to back. i have been sleeping for only 5-6 hours a night (which is pretty normal for me) however ive been studying for 12+ hours every day which is NOT norma for me.

well, in relation to diet: ive been getting my protein in most of the time. i forgot my omega 3 fatty acid pills yesterday. i am also sick lol...i have fever plus a cold and a cough. not feeling too good to be honest. but im getting better. i feel better today.

because i had 2 exams back to back today i havent been able to workout. i will do 3 workouts in a row. saturday = press assistance day, sunday = deadlift day and monday = military press day.

come next wednesday i am heading out to new york to spend 2 weeks with some cousins of mine before i begin summer school back here at trinity. during those 2 weeks i will most likely only workout 2-3 times at the most. my training will be eratic and so will my posting. i apologize if i skip anyone's journal....i will be back at this once i get back to trinity and start summer school.

regarding my programming: i have been at this training for 18 weeks now however my mentor Eric and I believe that i need a more focussed approach for the time being. a lot of my training has been "going by feel" and while i have been able to pull it off successfully for the last 18+ weeks, i am beginning to run into a wall. not in the sense of progression: i am progressing very well. i am however kinda feeling shitty, unmotivated, etc etc..this next 2 week deload will do me good hopefully. but, when i come back i am most likely going to be following Eric Cressey's program in his book Maximum Strength. i will keep y'all updated. I have not received the book as yet....I will be receiving it next week and i will spend the 2 weeks reading up on it

The Workout:

Mobility Drills
these felt pretty good today...

Overhead Squats
i practiced stopping at different depths.

Safety Bar Squats
- 225 lbs x 3 reps
i am counting the bar as 45 lbs because i have no clue what the SSB really weighs. in any case, this was a tough challenge and i think i did well.

Box Squats
- 245 lbs x 3 reps x 3 sets
same as last time.....i wasn't in the mood to push myself...weird. i wasn't even focussed.

Ab Work
- Side Body Raises = 8 reps x 2 sets
- Planks = @ 1 minute x 2 sets

Grip Work
- Plate Pinches = 25 lbs x 20 seconds x 2 sets

HIThopper · #3 05-10-2008, 06:12 PM

Sorry to hear that bro exams can be frustrating.

Pitysister · #4 05-10-2008, 07:32 PM

yeah dude, that sucks :(

iron_worker · #5 05-10-2008, 08:13 PM

I definately know how bad exams feel...there are lots of them in engineering. Keep your head up.

IronWorker

1quick1 · #6 05-11-2008, 03:41 PM

Sup man. Why'd you change your name? You want it changed over at Eb?

widdoes2504 · #7 05-12-2008, 07:10 AM

Sorry to hear about your exams, hopefully it won't be that bad. Let me know how you like Cressey's program as it should help remotivate you. Good luck.

_Wolf_ · #8 05-16-2008, 01:10 PM

Goofy Workout 1

So, i decided to superset one lower body movement with one upper body movement. here is how my workout went...

A.) Warm-up using Eric Cressey's Maximum Strength required warm-up minus the foam stuff. this warm-up is a lot like my judo warm-ups when i used to practice judo. good stuff.

B1.) Glute Ham Raises = 8 reps x 3 sets
B2.) Lat Pull Downs = 100 lbs x 10 reps x 3 sets

C1.) Unilateral Standing Leg Curls = 20 lbs x 8 reps x 5 sets
C2.) Push-ups = 10 reps x 5 sets

D1.) OH Squats = 5 sets
D2.) Cable Rows = 130 lbs x 12 reps x 5 sets

E1.) OH Squats = 2 sets
E2.) Unilateral Box Squats = 2 sets

The workout was pretty decent. worked up quite a sweat. i have 4 videos to show y'all...2 are of the oh squats and other 2 are the last two supersets which i did.

_Wolf_ · #9 05-16-2008, 01:01 PM

hi everyone

i know ive been sort of MIA for a while now.....but ill be back in full force in a couple of weeks. please bear with me...

well, right now im in new jersey....let me address all of y'all who replied above:

HITHopper, Pitysister and Iron Worker: thanks for dropping by guys....yeah exams were hard...we'll see what happens when the grades come out.

Quick: nice to see you dude

yeah id like my name to be changed over on EBB. that would be swell!

Widdoes: yeah im gonna start the program in 2 weeks. i will be posting as usual by then and ill have lots to write

_Wolf_ · #10 05-16-2008, 01:04 PM

well, im not done with updating my journal...one more post after this one..

so, ive bought Maximum Strength by Cressey and it looks like a great program. i will be starting it the monday after the 27th of may. prior to that monday i will be testing my maxes on 5 lifts....

well, so far my diet's been kind of shitty...my relatives here don't eat non-veg food and being a hardcore meat eater im pretty much in hell...good news is that i have to tolerate this for only 2 more days...then i am off to chicago and new york where ill have access to plenty of meat

i went to my uncle's basement today and saw one of those multi-purpose weightlifting stations....i did a small workout (15 super-sets)...im gonna post it up:

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