Incline Smiths
135/20, 205/10, 225/7, 225/7, 225/6
Nautilus Flat Bench Machine
155/10, 155/10, 155/10, 155/10
* at a different gym tonight- it does not have a Hammer Strength flat machine
Hammer Strength Inclines
148/12, 168/10, 168/10
* for whatever reason, this Hammer Strength machine is more difficult than the one at my gym, although it looks exactly the same
Double Pulley Pushdowns
150/13, 150/11, 150/9
DB Fly
35's/20 (didn't like how these felt on my never healing left shoulder)
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Monday, January 25, 2016
Zerchers & Swimming
Zercher Squats
bar/15, 133/5, 183/3, 203/10, 203/10, 203/10
3 sets of 203/10 were killer....got pretty light headed after both the second and third sets. Wow!
Swimming
30 minutes, various strokes. Pretty difficult after the squats.
bar/15, 133/5, 183/3, 203/10, 203/10, 203/10
3 sets of 203/10 were killer....got pretty light headed after both the second and third sets. Wow!
Swimming
30 minutes, various strokes. Pretty difficult after the squats.
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Short Workout
NYC Blizzard of 2016 hit, so I used my building's "make it work" gym for a short workout.
Incline Smith Machine Press
135/a bunch, 205/10, 225/7, 225/7, 225/6
Chins
12, 10, 9
FIN.
Incline Smith Machine Press
135/a bunch, 205/10, 225/7, 225/7, 225/6
Chins
12, 10, 9
FIN.
Friday, January 22, 2016
Swimming
500 yards front crawl
2x50 kick
2x50 backstroke
200 yards pull
100 yards freestyle
My swimmer friend put together the above workout for me, as I am bored to tears with the cardio machines. The entire workout took me about 40 minutes, including rest.
2x50 kick
2x50 backstroke
200 yards pull
100 yards freestyle
My swimmer friend put together the above workout for me, as I am bored to tears with the cardio machines. The entire workout took me about 40 minutes, including rest.
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Strong 15, Week 11: Hex Bar Deadlift 1RM Testing Week
Hex Bar Deads
135/8, 225/3, 315/1, 365/1, 405/1, 445/1, 476/1 (PR)
476 took everything I had, but I did it!! This is a 10 pound PR over the last Strong 15 cycle a little less than three months ago. SO PUMPED!!! I'll say it again.... for those who wonder whether or not Paul Carter's Strong 15 works... IT DOES.
Cardio
~20 minutes of swimming.
135/8, 225/3, 315/1, 365/1, 405/1, 445/1, 476/1 (PR)
476 took everything I had, but I did it!! This is a 10 pound PR over the last Strong 15 cycle a little less than three months ago. SO PUMPED!!! I'll say it again.... for those who wonder whether or not Paul Carter's Strong 15 works... IT DOES.
Cardio
~20 minutes of swimming.
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Strong 15, Week 11: Overhead Press 1RM Testing Week
Overhead Press
bar/15, 96/5, 136/1, 156/1, 166/1, 191/1 (PR)
Cracked 190!! Very, very difficult rep... had to use everything I had to get it. I only slept for 4 hours last night so for most of the day, I wasn't thinking that I would try the 1RM tonight. But, when I arrived at the gym, I figured why not. This is a three pound PR over my last Strong 15 cycle. That may not sound like much, but I'm probably getting pretty close to what my body can max out on without using any steroids or supplements, so I'll take it! I want to switch up my training a little bit now, but I think I may keep running the Strong 15 cycles on OHPs and deads until I stop progressing. Deads will be tested either tomorrow or Friday.
Pushups
30, 20
Cardio
10 minutes on the elliptical... steady state, light.
Pushups
25
Cardio
10 minutes on the Stairmaster.
Pushups
25
Yesterday... I was in Florida visiting my cousin and did some Smith Machine incline presses and lat pulldown supersets in the gym at her apartment complex. After that, I did a few planks. On another note, I also got drunk there on Saturday and had a hangover that lasted all day and night Sunday. So, despite that and the lack of sleep last night, today's 3 pound PR is none too shabby.
bar/15, 96/5, 136/1, 156/1, 166/1, 191/1 (PR)
Cracked 190!! Very, very difficult rep... had to use everything I had to get it. I only slept for 4 hours last night so for most of the day, I wasn't thinking that I would try the 1RM tonight. But, when I arrived at the gym, I figured why not. This is a three pound PR over my last Strong 15 cycle. That may not sound like much, but I'm probably getting pretty close to what my body can max out on without using any steroids or supplements, so I'll take it! I want to switch up my training a little bit now, but I think I may keep running the Strong 15 cycles on OHPs and deads until I stop progressing. Deads will be tested either tomorrow or Friday.
Pushups
30, 20
Cardio
10 minutes on the elliptical... steady state, light.
Pushups
25
Cardio
10 minutes on the Stairmaster.
Pushups
25
Yesterday... I was in Florida visiting my cousin and did some Smith Machine incline presses and lat pulldown supersets in the gym at her apartment complex. After that, I did a few planks. On another note, I also got drunk there on Saturday and had a hangover that lasted all day and night Sunday. So, despite that and the lack of sleep last night, today's 3 pound PR is none too shabby.
Friday, January 15, 2016
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