Sometimes a Great Notion

[markthetwisted]

From now on, these are my criteria for all important life decisions.

haha. Yeah it should be in the school curriculum!

[markthetwisted]

28th May 2015

Recovery

Squat
3x5 bar
1x5 70kg
1x5 100kg
2x5 110kg

Press
2x5 bar
1x5 50kg
1x3 60kg
1x2 75kg misload
1x4 70kg
2x8 60kg

Legs were sore today, but the squatting has taken the stiffness out. My press was misloaded. The guy in the gym with me misheard. I never checked. Re racked and lifted 70 for 4.
Trained before lunch, get another wee hour in the gym later, so will go do weighted chins and press ups and stuff.

[markthetwisted]

28th May 2015

recovery cont.

Chins
Bw x 5
2x8 1x7 +11.25kg

Press ups
3x25
1x15

Sit ups
2x20
1x15

Run 2.7 miles 23 mins.

Wee bit extra to finish the day, the run was nice and leisurely.

[markthetwisted]

31/05/2015

Injured.

Squat
2x5 bar
1x5 60kg
1x3 100kg
1x1 130kg stopped there

Bench
2x5 bar
1x5 60kg
1x3 90kg
1x1 100kg
1x0 115kg

Deadlifts
1x5 70kg
1x3 100kg stopped.

At a retirement night on Friday night, drank some Guinness had some fun. Got asked if I used steroids!! Haha that makes me a lifter? Got asked how much I bench last year at a firecall too. So id say confirmation!! Anyway got up Saturday morning and suffered what I thought was the worst cramp ever in my left calf. It cant be cramp tho because fast forward to now, its still sore as fuck. Must be a muscle strain or something.
I didnt have the time to train at work last night, we were far too busy. So trained tonight, it was supposed to be intensity day, turns out I felt like I was squatting on one leg. My back started to object so cut it short. My bench press didn't go, prob just head fucked. Went for deads, my back complained.
Training wise all was going well, and now an annoying little thing like a calf strain has chopped me down. Ill need to see how it resolves. Maybe a day or two and it'll clear up. But just now its enough to have me limping. We shall see!!

[markthetwisted]

04/06/2015

Volume deja vu!

Squat
2x5 bar
1x5 60kg
1x3 100kg
1x1 120kg
5x5 140kg

Bench
2x5 bar
1x5 60kg
1x3 80kg
1x1 90kg
5x5 100kg

Pull Ups x10

actually not deja vu cos I didn't do cleans. Calf felt funny still, but not sore. Slight spasmy feeling in my back when benching. Fuck knows.
I've had a bad week. Ill leave it at that.
Hopefully ill get a decent intensity workout on Monday.

[markthetwisted]

06/06/2015

71st Anniversary of the Normandy landings.

Recovery

Squat
2x5 bar
1x5 60kg
1x5 90kg
2x5 110kg

Press
2x5 bar
1x5 50kg
1x3 60kg
1x3 71kg
2x8 60kg

Chins +12.5kg
8 then got a firecall.

Easy 35 mins in the gym. Long day At work testing equipment.
ill rum tonight.

[markthetwisted]

08/06/2015

Intensity

Squat
2x5 bar
1x5 60kg
1x3 110kg
1x1 140kg
1x5 155kg Easy Peasy!

Bench
2x5 bar
1x5 60kg
1x3 90kg
1x1 105kg
1x1 115kg
2x1 110kg

Deadlifts
2x5 60kg
1x3 100kg
1x1 140kg
1x1 150kg
1xf 165kg

Apart from squatting. Poor session. Im obviously. The bench was just too heavy. I didn't feel in control of the bar. And the deadlift single left me feeling lightheaded and starry eyed. I only got 165 for an inch.
Have I fucked up by going Texas method? Maybe. Have I killed the momentum I had? Definitely.
The only tiny possibility of an excuse is the bar at work is thicker than the bar in my mates garage gym. I have tiny hands, and this may be enough to throw my bench and deadlift out, but not my squat. Im not sure tho. Volume day on thurday at work will maybe point me in the right direction.

[markthetwisted]

10/06/2015

Run
5 miles. 52 mins.

Not maybe my best idea the day before volume squats. But I have a selection test based on running at the end of month. So I need to get the runs in.

[markthetwisted]

11/06/2015

Volume

Squat
2x5 bar
1x5 60kg
1x3 100kg
1x1 130kg
5x5 142.5kg

fire call

Press
3x5 bar
1x5 50kg
1x1 60kg
1x5 65kg
Fire call
4x5 65kg

Power Cleans
2x3 60kg
3x3 65kg

Pull ups x 10

ok session. Apart from being interrupted by shouts. Spent the morning before the gym hauling hose aloft and climbing ladders.
Ill maybe go for a jog when I get home. Maybe....

[markthetwisted]

12/06/2015

Run 2.7 miles. 20ish mins.

Heavy legs today. Been working in the sun all day too. My neck is redder than a Dutch hookers window.
Back to work tomorrow.