Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Full Body Training 4

Full Body Training 4

Worked all day on valuing stocks.....one stock actually...took like 4 hours.

Pistol Squats Density Training @ 13 minutes
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 30 reps
SOOO AWESOME!!!!

Pull-ups = BW x 10 reps x 6 sets
I need something new for this. Time to do some cluster sets. I am going to plan the clusters like this:
Week 1: (3 reps x 4 mini-sets) x 5 cluster sets (Total Reps = 60)
Week 2: (4 reps x 4 mini-sets) x 4 cluster sets (Total Reps = 64)
Week 3: (2 reps x 5 mini-sets) x 7 cluster sets (Total Reps = 70)
Week 4: (3 reps x 5 mini-sets) x 6 cluster sets (Total Reps = 90)
Week 5: (5 reps x 4 mini-sets) x 5 cluster sets (Total Reps = 100)

Close Grip Bench Press
185 lbs x 5 reps
205 lbs x 3 reps
205 lbs x 4 reps
205 lbs x 2 reps
185 lbs x 8 reps
These are getting more and more difficult!

Dumbbell Windmills = 14 kgs x 10 reps x 3 sets

Hammer Curls = 22 kgs x 10 reps, 24 kgs x 6 reps

Hand Extensions = 2 bands x 20 reps x 3 sets

Did some solid grip training with the grippers last night. Pretty exhausting workout for today...time to rest and then do some Front Squats 

Monday, June 28, 2010

Energy Workout 1

Energy Workout 1

My boy Kanishk dragged me to the gym yesterday so I decided to do this..

Barbell Complex with 80 lbs for 6 reps
Overhead Squats
Power Cleans
Military Press
Romanian Deadlifts
Barbell Rows
Suitcase Deadlifts

Barbell Complex with 100 lbs for 6 reps
Overhead Squats
Power Cleans
Military Press
Romanian Deadlifts
Barbell Rows
Suitcase Deadlifts

JM Presses
Fooled around with this and worked up to 95x7

Decent Workout....

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Full Body Training 3

Full Body Training 3

Working through the bureaucratic process at my club is a ****ing mind-numbing task....so much internal politics it drives me nuts. I don't think I'm ever going to be able to explain to these old ****s that recording my workouts is important to me and that they should stop buying triangular plates and buy round plates instead. They have a budget of over $250,000 but they want to buy more and more and more cardio machines which only the old people use. Such a sensible idea...

Front Squats Recovery Training = 205 lbs x 5 reps x 3 sets
Felt good. I was/am super sore from the previous Lower Body Training workout so this helped.

Romanian Deadlifts = 345 lbs x 6 reps x 3 sets
Incredibly difficult for me.....It feels so weird to do this exercise lol...

Weighted Pull-ups Cluster Sets
BW + 20 lbs x 2 reps x 3 mini-sets
BW + 20 lbs x 2 reps x 4 mini-sets
BW + 30 lbs x 3 reps x 2 mini-sets
TOTAL = 20 reps
I left a lot in the tank for next week.

Incline Close Grip Bench Press = 185 lbs x 5 reps x 3 sets, 135 lbs x 15 reps
Difficult. I think I am getting the hang of bench pressing again. Feels good 

Landmines = 45 lbs x 8 reps x 4 sets

Ab Roller = BW x 12 reps x 2 sets

I have an idea for Deadlifts. Since I cannot do reps with the plates, I am going to try and do cluster sets with 415. Hopefully I can do these for 3-4 weeks. It should buy me time. I am going to try and get my gym to buy bumper plates (just 2) so it would really help. Lets keep our fingers crossed and hope!

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Lower Body Training 3

Lower Body Training 3

Got my contact to buy the bumper plates, regular plates, barbells, powercage, etc...time to go make some deals and haggle down the prices.

Front Squats
235 lbs x 5 reps
255 lbs x 3 reps x 3 sets
275 lbs x 1 rep
This was AWESOME....I am excited. Time to increase the volume next week!

Unilateral RDLs
14 kgs x 8 reps x 3 sets
I'm going to swap this exercise soon for some supine GHRs on a swiss ball.

Reverse Lunges off a Platform = 14 kgs x 8 reps x 4 sets <<-- Triple Progression!

Dumbbell Windmills = 12 kgs x 10 reps x 3 sets

I am going to be super sore tomorrow....