Alright, Bench Press & Deadlift Day for cycle 5… go! Pause Bench Press: Flat bench press again, like I said going to try to do this once a week to get back in the groove of it. 3 sets of 5 reps @ 130lbs. Climbing 2’s: 2 @ 140lbs. 2 @ 150lbs. 1 @ 160lbs, […]

Alright, finally starting cycle 5 with Deadlift & Front Squat Day. This training cycle is a lot of pause reps, lower levels of momentum and slower actions – higher intensity. Pause Deadlifts: 3 sets of 5 reps @ 230lbs. Climbing 2’s (dual reps of weights increasing 5%): 2 @ 245lbs. 2 @ 260lbs. 2 @ […]

Okay today was developmental day, and since my leg exercises were cut a little short so I could make it out to bouldering, I decided to do extra leg work. Also I always neglect my poor biceps, so did some curls. Back Squats: Set 1) 4 reps @ 205lbs. Set 2) 5 reps @ 185lbs. […]

Today was Front Squat & Bench Press day of cycle 4. Front Squats: 4 sets of 1 rep @ 150lbs + 3 speed reps @ 130lbs. Drop set to failure of 9 reps @ 115lbs. Bench Press: First time in a long time I was on the flat barbell bench press. I think I’ll add […]

I have been slacking on my running so today I decided to get out for a nice jog, 5.1 miles in Monroeville Community Park. Just a nice, relaxing day. I meant to go a lot further (probably 8 miles) but honestly, my cardio conditioning is completely shot, so I’ll take what I can get.

Alright quick log since I’m making up a lot of backlogs. In fact in my queue is most of July’s logs. Decline Bench Press: 4 sets of 1 rep @ 150lbs + 3 speed reps @ 130lbs. Drop set of 16 reps @ 110lbs. Deadlifts: 3 sets of 1 rep @ 265lbs + 3 speed […]

Today was a nice kayaking trip down the Youghigheny river, probably about 7 miles of kayaking or about 2 1/2 hours on the river. No other workout today but that was a very sufficient one.

Deadlift & Front Squat day is back again, for a new workout cycle. Cycle 4 is speed work, which I really feel is fun. Starting to feel better too. Deadlifts: 4 sets of 1 normal rep @ 260lbs + 3 speed reps @ 230lbs. Drop set of speed pulls continued until pulling speed levels out […]

Alright, developmental day. Feeling a wee little bit better from the lengthy stint of being ill, so wanted to end this cycle with some good upper body work. Biceps, traps and posterior delts were on my exercise hit list. Concentration Curls: 4 sets of 6 reps ea. @ 40lbs. Forced negatives where needed, I still […]

Front Squat & Bench Press day, cycle 3 hypertrophy plus. Keeping the logs short because I’m catching up on some backlogged posts. Believe it or not, still feeling sick. I think it’s like a week’s worth of logs and I’ve just been horribly sick. Feeling more capable of normal workouts though by this point. Front […]