Squat & Bench Press Day, cycle 6. Still a little sick, but getting better. Workout improvement shows, so factoring this into my strength test results. Squat (w/Weight Belt): 1) 5 @ 195lbs. 2) 3 @ 205lbs. 3) 2 @ 215lbs. Singles to failure of 5 reps @ 225lbs. Felt good about this especially since my […]

After a sick day, I still felt bad but wanted to do something so decided it was time to do a run, logged 4 miles before being officially tuckered out.

Bench Press & Deadlift Day, cycle 6. Felt especially low energy and like I was getting sick, which I found out the next day was the case. Bench Press: 1) 5 @ 155lbs. 2) 3 @ 165lbs. 3) 2 @ 175lbs. Singles to failure of 2 reps @ 180lbs, both being grinders and then failing […]

Deadlift & Squat Day, cycle 6. Not sure why but I’ve felt a bit low energy during this whole workout cycle, attributing it to feeling rather sick in a couple workouts after this. Deadlift (w/Weight Belt): 1) 5 @ 285lbs. 2) 3 @ 305lbs. 3) 2 @ 320lbs. Singles to failure @ 330lbs, but was […]

Had a fun ski trip for some cardio, not very good at it but didn’t fall down at all so it was fun times. Probably 3 hours, which equivicates to… I dunno. Enough cardio to feel good about doing it. Plus fun!

Dev Day, cycle 5. Needing a change of pace and an evening to myself, I decided to work out at home today. Need to hit dips and pull ups, push-ups and then do some bis & tris. Limited weights at home, but future plans to build a home gym, so did what makes the most […]

Squat & Bench Press Day, cycle 5. Squat: 1) 5 @ 170lbs. 2) 3 @ 180lbs. 3) 1 @ 195lbs. 4) 1 @ 205lbs. 5) 1 @ 210lbs. 6) 1 @ 220lbs (this rep was a grinder). 7) 5 @ 170lbs. 8) 5 @ 170lbs. 4 reps of 30 second static holds. Bench Press: 3 […]

Bench Press & Deadlift Day, cycle 5. Bench Press: 1) 5 @ 135lbs. 2) 3 @ 150lbs. 3) 1 @ 160lbs. 4) 1 @ 165lbs. 5) 1 @ 170lbs. 6) 1 @ 175lbs. 7) 1 @ 180lbs. 8) 1 @ 185lbs (not sure – is this a PR?). 9) 5 @ 135lbs. 10) 5 @ […]

5.15 mile run, treadmill.

Deadlift & Squat Day, cycle 5. Deadlift: 1) 5 @ 250lbs. 2) 3 @ 270lbs. 3) 1 @ 285lbs. 4) 1 @ 300lbs. 5) 1 @ 310lbs. 6) 1 @ 320lbs. Tried and failed twice to hit 345lbs. 7) 5 @ 250lbs. 8) 5 @ 250lbs. Final set is a static isometric hold of my […]