Smidur's Log

[Regin Smidur]

November 19th, 2017

Dip ladder up to 10.

November 20th, 2017

Pull Up Ladder
Up to 9, failed at 9 on an attempt at 10

Kettlebell Swings - 60#
15, 35, 15, 35 x 5

38:15. I'm taking it too easy with this.

[Regin Smidur]

November 24th, 2017

Pull Up Ladder
Up to 10

Dip Ladder
Up to 11

Skin The Cats

Just played around.

[Regin Smidur]

November 26th, 2017

Pull Up Ladder
Up to 11

Ring Dip Ladder
Up to 8
Up to 3 - less rest

Focusing on going as deep as possible.

German Hang Pulls

Once again just played around. Slow negatives, holds.

Kettlebell Press Negatives - 60#
3x3

Rough.

[Regin Smidur]

November 28th, 2017

Pull Ups
~60

Sets of 5.

Ring Dips
~50

Sets of 3-5.

Back Lever - Tuck
5x15s

Front Lever - Tuck
5x15s

[Regin Smidur]

December 6th, 2017

Squat
135x3x5

Bench Press
135x2x5
135x18

Could have been worse. I looked like a newborn baby calf trying to support the barbell during these reps.

Deadlift
225x5

DB Curl
20x10
25x10
30x10
25x10
20x10

This workout cleared my head so much. I don't think I have the option in life to not lift.

[Scooby-Doo]

This workout cleared my head so much. I don't think I have the option in life to not lift.

That's a great feeling, keep up the good work.

[Regin Smidur]

January 6th, 2017

New year, new you.

Squat
135x3x5

Bench Press
135x2x5
135x20

Deadlift
225x5

[Regin Smidur]

April 12th, 2018

Squat
275x10

Bench
155x2x5
155x14

So far so good, up to 305x3x5/165x14/335x10 S/B/D. Going to be hitting 315 on the squat for max reps in a few weeks. I'm slowly ramping up the assistance exercises. My main goal now is glute and hamstring hypertrophy. Squats and deadlifts are not enough in that regard.

[polanski]

Ok, two years later and I'm back for an update. What a trip. I hugely dislocated my elbow last summer, and then covid hit, so my lifting has been inconsistent for awhile. After lockdown ended I got back into it fully and squatted 345x3x5 on SS, benched 205x10 and deadlifted 375x5 after 12 weeks. I'm disappointed to still be under what I used to be able to lift some 8-9 years later, but i realize I was 20 years old, a student, and very motivated then. Life has been happening, good and bad and I just haven't had the chance to put together a good 6 to 12 months of consistency. I'm happy though, as I still love lifting. Maybe not as much as I used to when I was reading every blog on the internet, but it still brings me satisfaction.

My weight is back to 250 @ 6'2 after sitting around 180 for years. It's good for my squat but I need to start thinking about my health, so I'm starting to do more conditioning. With the way things are going on bench I should be beating all time PR's by Christmas. Excited but damn, when I was younger I didn't want it today, I wanted it yesterday. I'm much more content now with the understanding that this is most likely going to be a lifelong hobby and lifelong process. If I bench 275 next year and hit 315 in my mid thirties, not a big deal.

Cheers everyone, happy lifting.

[polanski]

polanski? It looks like my RS account got nuked.