djl236's log

[Mac Ward]

Killin' it. When are you competing again?

[djl236]

Killin' it. When are you competing again?

Thanks dude.

No idea yet. Jim wanted me to find a meet weeks ago but there's really nothing going on around here at the moment except a push/pull only meet that was last week and I'm not really interested in meets where no one squats. Plus I'm getting busy with work, as construction on a new building is just about done so I have to get ready to coordinate and move all the IT equipment and network infrastructure from old to new building and get it running. Its scheduled to move the weekend of August 11th, which has me really annoyed since I wanted to go down to Penn that weekend. I'm hoping in the next couple weeks something goes wrong and the move gets pushed back another week or two haha.

I'm ok with no meet for a little longer. Gives me more time to get strong. Next meet I'd like to hit 315 on the bench and break 500 on the deadlift, so a little more time won't hurt.

[djl236]

Monday 7/16/2012
Week 15 Day 2

Press
Warm Ups
45x10
95x5
115x3
Work sets
135x60 total reps, done as:
135x7x8 - PR. Goal was to do at least 3 sets of 8, ended up getting 7. Awesome.
135x1x4

Close Grip Bench
Warm Ups
135x3
185x2
Work sets
225x6x4 - Jim said do these with 1 and a half minutes rest between sets. These were fast and easy and no elbow pain!

DB Hammer Curls (non alternating)
40s x 6 x 12

Damn good workout tonight.

[Mac Ward]

135x60. Nice. 135x7x8. Nicer still.

[djl236]

135x60. Nice. 135x7x8. Nicer still.

Thanks. I was really surprised to get that many sets of 8.

[djl236]

Wednesday 7/18/2012
Week 15 Day 3

Squat
Warm up
45x10
135x5
185x3
225x2
315x1
Work sets
360x5x3 - volume PR. Smooth and easy. Video of last triple below.

RDLs
150x6x12

Squat last triple with 360:

[Mac Ward]

That weight looked like a joke for you. Nice. You seem to be killing it all right now, gotta love it.

[djl236]

That weight looked like a joke for you. Nice. You seem to be killing it all right now, gotta love it.

Thanks, the heavy brutal workouts Jim had been programming are definitely doing the trick.

[Mac Ward]

Thanks, the heavy brutal workouts Jim had been programming are definitely doing the trick.

I believe they will continue to do so.

[djl236]

Friday 7/20/2012
Week 15 Day 4

DB Bench palms facing each other
80s x 5 x 12

DB Lateral Raises
30s x 5 x 12

DB Front Raises (non alternating)
20s x 5 x 12

Light Triceps Pushdowns
5x15

No bench this week to let my elbows heal, which are feeling good now. Bodybuilding workout was definitely different, haven't done raises in 5 years lol.