Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Plank PR, Front Squat, Bench Press, Pullups

Planks:
   Regular- 3:00 (PR), Right Side- 1:15, Left Side- 1:15
   
Front Squat:
    138/5, 168/4, 198/3, 218/2, 238/1, 208/5, 208/5
     * Upped the weight in the warm up sets; 238/1 ties a PR- it went up pretty quickly.

Bench Press:
    132/5, 152/4, 182/3,  222/4, 222/3, 222/3, 222/3
      * Eh.

Traditional Overhand Grip Pull-ups: 8, 8, 8 (Bodyweight: 215 + clothes + shoes)
      * Both neutral grip handles were taken and the gym was about to close.

Yoga & hoops tomorrow, then off until hoops again on Monday & lifting on Tuesday.

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Overhead Press & some planks PRs

Planks (performed on forearms)
    Regular: 2:40 (PR)
    Right Side: 1:35 (PR)
    Left Side: 1:35 (PR)

Overhead Press
    113/10, 133/10, 143/6, 143/6, 143/6

Weighted Neutral Grip Pullups
    15/6, 15/5, 15/6, 15/6

* I am going to do the usual basketball on Monday & Wednesday, front squats & benching Tuesday, and yoga on Wednesday next week. From Thursday-Sunday, I have a number of family & friend obligations that will prevent me from lifting. So, no deadlifting and OHP next week. After this upcoming Tuesday, I will next lift again on the following Tuesday. 

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Hex Bar Deads, et al

Planks
   Regular- 2:35 (PR), Right- 1:30, Left- 1:30

Hex Bar Deadlift
    225/5, 275/5, 315/5, 365/3, 405/3, 315/10
    *  Solid session... decided to go all out at the end and do 315/10. Talk about cardio!

Single Pulley Triceps Pushdowns: 60/20, 60/20

Lying Hamstring Curl Machine: 110/12, 120/7, 120/7

Weighted Neutral Grip Pullups: 15/5, 15/4, 15/5, 15/5
    * The gym brought in some dip belts, so I decided to try out some weighted pullups with 15 pounds.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Front Squats & Bench Press

Planks:
one arm on left forearm- 1:00, Right Side- 1:30, Left Side- 1:30, one arm on right forearm- 1:00
   
Front Squat:
    138/5, 158/4, 188/3, 208/2, 233/1, 208/5, 208/5
     * Great session. 233/1 flew up. Decided to try 208 for my work sets. Really had to work to get the last two reps of the second set. (Dusted off the Nike Romaleos tonight... they felt fine. I am hoping that I don't get the same leg pain that I used to get when I wore these shoes during traditional back squats.)

Bench Press:
    137/5, 157/4, 187/3,  227/3, 227/3, 227/3, 187/9
      * Stronger than last week, but I still can't get more than 3 reps on 227. I was hoping to get 4 on the first set, but I knew I wasn't good for it after three.

Neutral Grip Pullups: 10

Olympic Bar Curls:
     82/10, 82/8

Accessory Shoulder Work:
      Rear Delt Pulley Machine: 90/12, 90/12
      Standing DB Lateral Raises: 15s/30

Friday, June 6, 2014

Hex Bar Deads & OHP

Planks
   Regular- 2:30 (PR), Right- 1:30, Left- 1:30

Hex Bar Deadlift
    225/5, 275/5, 315/5, 365/3, 405/3, 225/12
    * Felt slower than last week. Tried 430 after the set of 405 and it wouldn't budge.

Overhead Press
     118/8, 138/5, 148/2, 158/1, 168/1
    * Felt like testing my 1RM tonight as I haven't done that in forever. Failed at 173, surprisingly, because 168 wasn't too difficult. Not bad overall, though, considering how long it's been since I've gone heavy on this exercise.

Neutral Grip Pullups: 12, 8  (best set of 12 yet)

Single Pulley Triceps Pushdowns: 60/15, 60/15

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Front Squat & Bench Press

Planks:
Regular- 2:00, Right Side- 1:00, Left Side- 1:00, Regular- 54 seconds, inadvertent 3 second break, 1:00
     
Front Squat:
    138/5, 158/4, 188/3, 208/2, 228/1, 198/7, 198/6
     * Much faster than last week and increased the first set of 198 by 1 rep. Awesome session.

Neutral Grip Pullups: 12

Bench Press:
    137/5, 157/4, 187/3,  227/3, 227/3, 207/5, 187/8
     * Weaker than last week for whatever reason. The sets of 227 & 207 felt heavy. Maybe doing the set of pullups first had an impact.

EZ Bar Curls:
     60/20, 60/20

Accessory Shoulder Work:
      Rear Delt Pulley Machine: 80/15, 90/12
      Standing DB Lateral Raises: 15s/15, 15s/15

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Overhead Press

Straight Arm Planks:
      V- 1:10, Right- 1:00, Left- 1:00, V- 1:10

Overhead Press
       118/10, 138/8, 148/5, 148/5, 148/5

Neutral Grip Pullups: 12 (PR)