AJ Chhabra's Training Log

[amitojchhabra]

Hi everyone! I train at Silverback Strength and Conditioning, owned by SS coach Adam Lauritzen. 20 years old and around 5'9/210lbs during the off season...but I compete at 198.

I started strength training because I wanted to be an elite CrossFit athlete, so I got Adam's help and started the Texas Method. I was having way too much fun not being injured and lifting heavy that I decided to quit CrossFit and start powerlifting.

My first meet was a local non-sanctioned charity meet... I ended up going 470/315/470 for 1255@198 with wraps. 5 months later I went 463/325/529--1317@198 raw, no wraps. The training cycle for this meet was plagued by my bad elbows from wrestling and some really bad quad pain, but I was still very pleased with my performance. This was a sanctioned USPA meet and I actually left with all four NV state records for the 18-19 year old division.

I've been on the Starr intermediate model with light, medium and heavy days. It's worked extremely well for me and I'm hoping to get everything I possibly can out of it.

Here are my most recent gym PRs, 500x5 deadlift and 440 lbs squat for 5 sets of 3(this was the first set).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pQ5MW0O0YQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgzy-tCytYw

[Dwayne_KONG_Wint]

Welcome to the board AJ. I've seen your vids on the SS&C FB page. Congrats on the records. Good luck in your training.

[NikhilT]

Serious work. Looking forward to following your training.

[amitojchhabra]

awesome, thank you!!

[amitojchhabra]

Thanks man. Taking it slowly one week at a time

[amitojchhabra]

Caught tonsillitis, and wasn't really able to train. Finally felt good enough to do heavy day, so here's how tonight went:

445x3 squat. Usually I do five sets of three, but didn't want to push it. Still a rep Pr.

310x5x3 bench press. Extremely happy with this...been battling some tendinitis and hitting some slow spots with bench and it's finallg u starting to click. No pain either!

505x3 deadlift. Wanted five, but called it at three. Still a rep PR, and very happy I got it considering how sick I was all week. I'll post the videos of all three soon, thanks for reading!

[amitojchhabra]

505x3 deadlift: http://youtu.be/THrawSq2J7M

445x3 squat: http://youtu.be/SmV8Liz4zxs

310x3 bench press: http://youtu.be/IKkHotuTM8A

[amitojchhabra]

Monday, February 2 2015

"Medium" Day.

400lbs 3x5 squat, moved extremely fast, probably the fastest 400lbs working set I've done.

300lbsx3 intensity close grip bench press. I wrote a note next to this saying "this was fucking hard."
195lbs 2x10 drop down close grip bench.

190lbs 4x7 rows. Cardio.

Overall a very good training day. Finally starting to build the baby bench up...hoping to hit
350+ at USPA nationals in July. Body weight was 207 this morning, still 20 years old.

[amitojchhabra]

Wednesday, February 4 2015

"Light Day"

310lbs 2x5 squat...flew through that.

200lbs 3x3 strict press. Hate.

550lbsx3 rack pull.

315lbs 3x5 deficit stiff-legged deadlift.

12kg kettlebells for a 3x10 of lat/delt raises to end the workout.
210 b/w after workout.

Decided that I'll be doing the Strengthlifting meet in May at CrossFit Oakland! Does anyone else plan on participating? Planning to go 500+/245/600+ @198lbs. Hope everyone's week is going great!

[amitojchhabra]

Awesome man...lookin forward to competing/meeting more people in the community.

February 6 2015

Heavy day.

445lbs squat 5x3... Definitely had to grind today.
315lbs bench 5x3... Almost no pain! Finally getting bench press gains.

Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Video of 315x3(first set): http://youtu.be/uujzSKJjsoky