Friday, August 13, 2010

Day Two, Week Five: Heavy Bench Press

Progress in the secondary exercises, but a discouraging step backwards in the bench press. Whereas last week I benched 315 four times, this time I could hardly manage two. Really disappointing.



Heavy Bench Day
Exercise7/14
2010
7/22
2010
8/6
2010
8/13
2010
Bench (no
pause on chest)
135x10135x10135x10135x10
185x10185x8185x8185x8
225x6240x5255x4265x3
245x6260x5275x4285x3
265x6280x5295x4305x3
275x6290x5305x4315x2
285x6300x5315x4315x1
285x6300x3315x3 
 
Incline
Dumbbell Press
65x12*70x12*75x12*75x12*
80x11*80x12*80x10*80x10*
85x8*85x8*80x6*80x11*
 
Reverse Grip
Bench Press
135x12135x12135x12155x12
155x9155x10155x12165x12
155x6155x8165x12170x9
 
Skullcrushers
w/Triceps Bar
45x12**55x12**65x12**65x12†
60x12**65x12**75x12**80x12†
70x9**75x9**80x8**85x10†
* Weight is per arm
** Assuming triceps bar weighs 45 lbs.
† Triceps bar was unavailable, so used a standard bar

Day One, Week Five: Squats

I missed last week's deadlifts and light bench presses, I just can't seem to shake this cold or whatever that's been bugging me for weeks. It's also making it impossible to do any cardio, which combined with not being able to be careful about eating means I'm nowhere near on track for competing in a lighter weight class in October. I'll take my all to stay in the weight class I'm in :S

Squat Day
Exercise7/15
2010
7/23
2010
8/5
2010
8/12
2010
Squat135x10135x10135x10135x10
185x8185x8185x8185x8
275x6290x5310x4330x3
305x6320x5340x4360x3
325x6340x5360x4380x3
345x6360x5380x4400x3
355x6370x5390x4410x3
355x6370x5390x4410x3
 
Romanian
Deadlift
135x12225x12245x12265x12
185x12255x12265x12285x12
225x10275x10285x10305x10
 
Seated Row140x12 (P)150x12 (P)160x12 (P)170x12 (P)
160x12 (P)160x12 (P)170x12 (P)180x10 (P)
170x9 (P)170x12 (P)180x12 (P)180x8 (P)
 
Single-leg Press165x12*255x12*290x12*315x12*
210x12*290x12*315x12*345x12*
255x12*315x12*340x12* 
* Weight is per leg, including sled weight
(P) Machine at the PRO Club