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Thursday 5/3/07

Squat A2G ------------- 3x5 175 lbs
Bench Press ------------ 3x5 190 lbs
Deadlift ---------------- 1x5 205 lbs

Skull Crushers ---------- 2x8 50 lbs

Notes:
I went down for Bench Press, I was stuck at 210, I think mostly because of my shoulder.

My shoulder is still giving me trouble. I haven't done pushups in a long time trying to rest it, and I stopped doing dips. I really do not want to go through another "injury timeout" like I did for my back. I know some of the weight I've gained in the past few months is fat. So, I was thinking about cutting for a month, with the idea that I'll still lift, but with the goal of burning some fat while maintaining as much muscle as I can.

I haven't put a new plan together yet, and I haven't paid too much attention to the cutting posts that were posted before I found bb.net, so I'll research and figure out how to proceed. I'm thinking I might be able to take it easy on my shoulder without stopping Military and Bench Presses. Or if I do stop the Presses, it will be OK because I will not be interested in progression for a month.

But I'll continue with this program until I have a new plan.

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What don't kill you make you more strong -- Metallica - Death Magnetic

Never mind about what I posted yesterday. While searching for posts on cutting, I got side tracked by a couple threads by 0311 on whole body routines. (If I'm not mistaken, 0311 endorses the whole body workout ) I want to keep doing what I'm doing and eventually a 5x5 routine. Those threads are what helped insipre me in the first place. I may tweak my diet a little, maybe cut some carb calories on non-lifting days. But at least for now, I plan to keep focusing on making my next workout a good workout.

Saturday 5/5/07

Squat A2G --------------- 3x5 175 lbs
Military Press ------------- 3x5 122 lbs
JS Row ------------------- 3x5 145 lbs

Chins --------------------- 2x8

Dumbbell Curl -------------- 2x8 30 lb
Dumbbell Tricep Kickback --- 2x8 20 lb


Notes:
I changed my tricep accessory to Dumbell Kickback for a change.

Tuesday 5/8/07

Squat A2G -------------- 3x5 180 lbs
Bench Press ------------- 3x5 192 lbs
Deadlift ----------------- 1x5 210 lbs

Skull Crushers ----------- 2x8 55 lbs

Notes:
Back update: I hope I don't jinx myself, but my back has been feeling great lately. I've been doing some simple lower back movements twice a day to keep my lower vertebrae and hips loose. I take a Glucosamine and Chondroitin supplement. I changed my Squat technique to A2G and lowered the weight which means less lower back compression. I changed my Deadlift technique to using mostly lower body. I hardly feel the Deadlifts in my back anymore. And after lifting, I started doing some Ab/Back exercises using an exercise ball.

I'm lucky I didn't do major damage to my lower back. It's a very delicate area especially for beginners like me.

I changed to 5 pound increments, from 10, for Deadlift starting today. I also decided to microload Bench and Military Presses since I reset them. And I'm having really good workouts lately as a result.

Thursday 5/10/07

Squat A2G ------------ 3x5 185 lbs
Military Press ---------- 3x5 124 lbs
JS Row ---------------- 3x5 145 lbs

Chins ------------------ 1x8 1x6

Notes:
I was considering staying at 180 for Squats this workout because 180 was real hard on Tuesday, but in the name of progression I went for it and raised by 5. Reps 4 and 5 in sets 2 and 3 were killer.

Funny thing...someone saw me Squatting during this workout. He noticed I was struggling and told me I'm going too low. He said I'll ruin my knees and they'd be easier if I didn't go so low. I started telling him I disagree and why, but it was turning into a debate that I didn't care to have especially in the middle of my workout. I don't even know this guy, so I just ended it and said thanks for the advise, I'll look into it.