Training: March 25-29, 2013

Monday, March 25

  1. Facepulls: throughout
  2. Deadlift: worked up to 105 x 13
  3. Lighter squat: 60 x 5 x 3, 70 x 5 x 2 supersetted with…
  4. Bodyweight pull ups: 6, 6, 6, 5, 5
  5. Machine row: 25 x 11, 11 ,11
  6. Seated leg extension and lying leg curl 14 kg x 16, 15, 15 supersetted
  7. Standing calf machine: 70, 80, 90, 100, 110 x 10
  8. Abs: sit ups 12, 12, 11
  9. Neck harness at home 10 kg x 26 flexion and extension
  10. Wrist curls at home 6 kg x 7, 7, 7 each side

Tuesday, March 26

  1. Facepulls: throughout
  2. Bench: worked up to 75 x 5*, 5*, 17
  3. Military press: 40 x 5 x 5
  4. Incline dumbbell press, supersetted with incline dumbbell shrug: 17.5 x 11, 11, 11
  5. Plate flys: 5 x 11, 11, 11
  6. EZ curls, supersetted with lying triceps extensions: bar plus 10 kg x 11, 11, 11
  7. Side bends 20 x 12, 12, 11

Wednesday, March 27

  1. Neck harness at home 10 kg x 27 flexion and extension
  2. Wrist curls at home 6 kg x 8, 7, 7 each side

Thursday, March 28

  1. Facepulls: throughout
  2. Squat: worked up to 80 x 5, 5, 18
  3. Deficit, wide grip, Romanian deadlift: 40 x 6, 6, 6
  4. T bar row: bar plus 30 x 11, 11, 11, 10, 10
  5. Dumbbell row: 17.5 x 11, 11, 11
  6. Dumbbell shrug: 15 x 11, 11, 11
  7. Standing individual leg curl machine: 15 kg x 15, 10 x 15, 5 x 16†
  8. Seated individual leg extension machine: 15 kg x 10, 20 x 10, 25 x 10†
  9. Standing calf raise machine: 72.5, 82.5, 92.5, 102.5, 112.5 x 10
  10. Sit ups 12, 12, 12

Friday, March 29

  1. Facepulls
  2. Press: worked up to 40 x 5*, 5*, 13
  3. Light bench: 50 x 5 x 3, 55 x 5 x 2
  4. Dips: bodyweight x 11, 11, 10
  5. Front, side, rear dumbbell raises: 2.5 kg x 11, 11, 10 in a circuit, non stop.
  6. Hammer curls: 7.5 x 11, 11, 10 supersetted with…
  7. Lying triceps extensions: ez bar plus 15 kg x 9, 9, 8
  8. Weighted side bends 20 kg x 12, 12, 12
  9. Neck harness flexion and extension 10 kg x 28 at home
  10. Reverse and regular dumbbell wrist curls 6 kg x 8, 8, 7 at home

*paused reps, with maximum bar speed/acceleration on concentric phase.

†usual machine was out-of-order, so I had to use the individual leg machines – which proved much better. Standing leg curls feel so much better, and the individual leg aspect allows extra focus on the quads/hams. Will be switching permanently now.

Training: March 20-22

Wednesday, March 20

  1. Neck harness at home 10 kg x 24, flexion and extension
  2. Reverse and regular wrist curls at home 6 kg x 7, 6, 6 each side

Thursday, March 21

  1. Facepulls: throughout
  2. Squat: worked up to 80 x 5, 5, 17
  3. Deficit, wide grip, Romanian deadlift: 40 x 6, 5, 5
  4. T bar row: bar plus 30 x 11, 11, 10, 10, 10
  5. Dumbbell row: 17.5 x 11, 11, 10
  6. Dumbbell shrug: 15 x 11, 11, 10
  7. Leg extension and curl 14 kg x 15, 15, 15 supersetted
  8. Standing calf raise machine: 67.5, 77.5, 87.5, 97.5, 107.5 x 10
  9. Sit ups 12, 11, 11

Friday, March 22

  1. Facepulls
  2. Press: worked up to 40 x 5, 5, 12
  3. Light bench: 50 x 5 x 4, 55 x 5
  4. Dips: bodyweight x 11, 10, 10
  5. Front, side, rear dumbbell raises: 2.5 kg x 11, 10, 10 in a circuit, non stop.
  6. Hammer curls: 7.5 x 11, 10, 10 supersetted with…
  7. Lying triceps extensions: ez bar plus 15 kg x 9, 8, 8
  8. Weighted side bends 20 kg x 12, 11, 11
  9. Neck harness flexion and extension 10 kg x 25 at home
  10. Reverse and regular dumbbell wrist curls 6 kg x 7, 7, 6 at home

Training: March 13-19, 2013

Wednesday, March 13

  1. Facepulls: throughout
  2. Deadlift: worked up to 105 x 11
  3. Lighter squat: 60 x 5 x 5 supersetted with…
  4. Bodyweight pull ups: 6, 5, 5, 5, 5
  5. Machine row: 25 x 11, 10 ,10
  6. Leg extension and curl 14 kg x 14, 14, 14 supersetted
  7. Standing calf machine: 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 x 10
  8. Abs: sit ups 11, 11, 10
  9. Neck harness at home 10 kg x 22 flexion and extension
  10. Wrist curls at home 6 kg x 6, 6, 5 each side

Thursday, March 14

  1. Facepulls: throughout
  2. Bench: worked up to 75 x 5, 5, 13
  3. Military press: 35 x 5 x 5
  4. Incline dumbbell press, supersetted with incline dumbbell shrug: 17.5 x 11, 10, 10
  5. Plate flys: 5 x 11, 10, 10
  6. EZ curls, supersetted with lying triceps extensions: bar plus 10 kg x 11, 10, 10
  7. Side bends 20 x 11, 11, 10

Friday, March 15

  1. Facepulls: throughout
  2. Squat: worked up to 80 x 5, 5, 16
  3. Deficit, wide grip, Romanian deadlift: 40 x 5 x 3
  4. T bar row: bar plus 30 x 11, 10, 10, 10, 10
  5. Db row: 17.5 x 11, 10, 10
  6. Dumbbell shrug: 15 x 11, 10, 10
  7. Leg extension and curl 14 kg x 15, 14, 14 supersetted
  8. Calves: 62.5, 72.5, 82.5, 92.5, 102.5 x 10
  9. Sit ups 11, 11, 11

Sunday, March 17

  1. Facepulls: throughout
  2. Deadlift: worked up to 105 x 12
  3. Lighter squat: 60 x 5, 5, 5, 5 then 70 x 5 supersetted with…
  4. Bodyweight pull ups: 6, 6, 5, 5, 5
  5. Machine row: 25 x 11, 11 ,10
  6. Leg extension and curl 14 kg x 15, 15, 14 supersetted
  7. Standing calf machine: 65, 75, 85, 95, 105 x 10
  8. Sit ups 11, 11, 11
  9. Neck harness at home 10 kg x 23 flexion and extension
  10. Wrist curls at home 6 kg x 6, 6, 6 each side

Tuesday, March 19

  1. Facepulls: throughout
  2. Bench: worked up to 75 x 5, 5, 14
  3. Military press: 37.5 x 5 x 5
  4. Incline dumbbell press, supersetted with incline dumbbell shrug: 17.5 x 11, 11, 10
  5. Plate flys: 5 x 11, 11, 10
  6. EZ curls, supersetted with lying triceps extensions: bar plus 10 kg x 11, 11, 10
  7. Side bends 20 x 11, 11, 11

Squat and Press: Monday, July 16, 2012

Squat: work sets 97.5 x 5, 110 x 3, 122.5 x 5*, then 3 x 3 paused with 82.5 kg

Press: work sets 52.5 x 5, 60 x 3, 67.5 x 5, then 3 x 3 with 52.5 kg

Light deadlift: 60 x 7, 75 x 7, 90 x 7

Light bench press: 40 x 7, 50 x 7, 60 x 7

Dumbbell row: 25 x 8, 35 x 5, 50 x 8

Leg press: 20 total reps (60 kg)

Lat pulldown: 40 total reps (26 kg)

Dumbbell shrug: 3 x 12, held squeeze at top (20 kg)

Leg curl: 56 total reps (15 kg)

Leg extension: 56 total reps (15 kg)

Face pulls between sets

*No belt. Felt decent.

Squat and Press: Monday, July 9, 2012

Squat: work sets 90 x 3, 102.5 x 3, 117.5 x 6*, then 3 x 3 paused with 77.5 kg

Press: work sets 50 x 3, 57.5 x 3, 65 x 6, then 3 x 3 with 50 kg

Light deadlift: 60 x 6, 75 x 6, 90 x 6

Light bench press: 40 x 6, 50 x 6, 60 x 6

Dumbbell row: 25 x 8, 35 x 5, 50 x 7

Lat pulldown: 51 total reps (19 kg)**

Dumbbell shrug: 3 x 11, held squeeze at top (20 kg)

Leg press: 41 total reps (45 kg)**

Leg curl: 53 total reps (15 kg)

Leg extension: 53 total reps (15 kg)

Face pulls between sets

*No belt.

**Need to add weight. Too light.

Squat and Press: Monday, July 2, 2012

Squat: work sets 85 x 5, 97.5 x 5, 110 x 8*, then 3 x 3 paused with 70 kg

Press: work sets 45 x 5, 52.5 x 5, 60 x 5, then 3 x 3 with 45 kg

Light deadlift: 60 x 5, 75 x 5, 90 x 5

Light bench press: 40 x 5, 50 x 5, 60 x 5

Dumbbell row: 25 x 8, 35 x 5, 50 x 6

Lat pulldown: 50 total reps (19 kg)

Dumbbell shrug: 3 x 10, held squeeze at top (20 kg)

Leg press: 30 total reps (weight varied will begin with 45 kg next time)

Leg curl: 50 total reps (15 kg)

Leg extension: 50 total reps (15 kg)

Face pulls between sets

*No belt. These felt quite good, and I left some reps in the tank.

Squat and Press: Friday, June 22, 2012

Squat: 60 x 5, 80 x 3, 100 x 2, 110 x 1, 120 x 1, 130 x 1, 140 x 1*

110 x 3, 90 x 3

Press: 50 x 3, 60 x 2, 70 x 1, 85 x miss, 60 x 3

Pull/chin ups: 5, 8 bodyweight

Leg curl: 15 kg x 30 total reps

Light face pulls between sets

*No belt. Paused every squat rep, aside from final single. Bad day, weak and no energy at all. Cut the day short.

Squat and Press: Friday, June 15, 2012

Squat: worked up to 132.5 x 2*

Press: worked up to 72.5 x 4

Pull/chin ups: 5 bodyweight, + 20 kg x 6, 6, 5, bodyweight x 8, 8, 7

Dumbbell curl: 1 set, light weight

Hammer curl: 1 set, light weight

Leg curl: 15 kg x 50 total reps

Leg extension: 15 kg x 50 total reps

Light face pulls between sets

*No belt. Felt fine, not too hard. Paused the first one.

Squat and Press: Friday, June 8, 2012

Squat: worked up to 125 x 3*

Press: worked up to 67.5 x 6

Pull/chin ups: 5 bodyweight, + 20 kg x 6, 5, 5, bodyweight x 8, 7, 7

Light face pulls between sets

*No belt. Groin area was a bit tight from running yesterday, so just stuck to prescribed reps. Paused the first one.

Squat and Press: Friday, June 1, 2012

Squat: worked up to 117.5 x 6*

Press: worked up to 65 x 6

Pull/chin ups: 5 bodyweight, + 20 kg x 5, 5, 5, bodyweight x 7, 7, 7

Dumbbell curl: 12.5 kg x 8

Hammer curl: 12.5 kg x 8

Light face pulls between sets

*No belt.