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    Default Joe's Log

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    Stats: 6'00" 252lbs. as of 12/1/08
    Best Lifts: 475, 320, 505 - belt only. Not a believer in gear.
    Clean-250, Press-225

    Will be following Texas Method. Plans include training on MWF, but is subject to change as I am a medical student currently on rotations.

    First workout:
    12/1/08

    Squat-355x5x5
    Bench-245x5x5
    Rows-185x5x8 (stay here next week)
    Dips-BWx2x8 (these hurt my right shoulder so I switched to Pressdowns)
    Tri-Pressdowns-120x8

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    Default 12/3/08-Wed

    Squat-285x2x5
    Press-135x5x5
    Chins-BWx6xfail

    Access.
    Db Side Lat-30x4x12
    Bb Curls-115x3x8
    Stand Calves-115x5x15

    Good wo. Squats felt pretty hvy for a recovery day. May need to lighten them up just a bit.

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    Default 12/5/08-Fri

    Bench-275x3, 285x1, 275x3
    Squat-365x5, 405x5, 425x2
    Deads-185x5, 225x5, 315x5, 365x5, 405x5, 435x2

    Access.
    Db Incline-65x2x12
    Stand Calves-120x3x15
    Db Shrugs-105x5x12

    Weird wo. Benches were horrible. Squats felt good. Deads were embarassing, but what should I expect for not doing them for so long.

    *Try backing down to 3x3 instead of 5x5 for light pressing day.

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    Default 12/8/08-Mon

    Press-145x5,5,5,5,10, 175x3
    Squat-360x5,5,5,5,8
    Rows-185x5x8-10 (go to 195)

    Access.
    Tri-Pressdown-120x2x10
    Calves-120x2x15

    Very good wo. Everything feels like it's starting to come back.

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    Default 12/10/08-Wed

    Bench-275x3,3,2
    Squat-288x2x5
    Chins-6 or 7 sets x 6-8 reps to fail

    Access.
    Db Side Lat-35x3x10

    Very disappointed with bench. It has gone down significantly lately while everything else has progressed. I will start by dropping tricep accessory work and see if that fixes it. If not, I may need a change in programing. Sleep, stress levels and food and fine.

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    Default 12/12/08-Fri

    Press-135x5, 145x5, 155x5, 165x5, 185x3, 135x11
    Squat-315x5, 405x5, 425x3, 435x2
    Deads-135x5, 225x5, 315x5, 405x5, 455x5

    Access.
    Db Shrugs-110x5x15
    Stand Calves-125x5x15

    *Very good wo. I narrowed the grip on my press b/c I'm stronger with the narrower grip. However, I do really like the wide grip (my bench grip) b/c it absolutely nails my shoulders.

    *I skipped my warm-up at 365 on squats b/c I thought I could go right to 405 w/o a problem. Found out I probably need to still do 365 for just a rep or two b/c 405 was pretty ugly.

    *Deads felt awesome.

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    Default 12/15/08-Mon

    Squats-365x5x5
    Bench-250x5,5,5,5,6, 260x3
    Rows-195x5x8

    Noticed if I took a longer rest after squats, that my benches were a lot stronger throughout all the sets.

    Body felt like it was pretty brittle on squats today. Probably because of the heavy work on Friday.

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    Default 12/22/08-Mon

    Bench-255x5x5
    Squat-370x5x5

    First wo in a week. At home visiting my parents over Christmas break so the workout was at my high school gym. Did not get to rows because the gym closed. Unable to make it to the gym last week other than Monday due to horrible clinic hours and an exam.

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    Default 1/8 and 9 of 09 - Thurs and Fri

    Got behind in my posting. I switching my routine up just a bit from Texas Method to a 4 day/week routine with pyramided sets. Simply because I need a change of pace because my gains have stopped and I've been doing straight sets for the last year.

    1/8/09 - Thurs.

    Press ? 95x8, 135x10, 145x8, 155x6, 165x4, 175x3

    Speed Bench ? 135x8x3 various grips

    Db Bench ? 80x8,7,7

    Chins ? BWx5x5-8

    Bb Curls ? 95x3x10

    Bb Lying Tri-X ? 95x3x8


    1/9/09 - Fri.

    Box Squat (to parallel box, no belt) - 225x8, 245x8, 265x8, 295x8, 315x8

    Rack Pulls (pins at mid shin - had stand on 3 plates) - 225x10, 275x8, 315x8, 365x8, 405x6, 435x4

    Power Shrugs - 315x4x15

    Stand Calves - 90x3x12-15

    Abs - 3 sets to fail

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    Default 1/12/09 - Mon

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    Bench - 225x10, 235x8, 245x6, 255x4, 265x2

    Bb Floor Press - 225x5, 235x4, 245x2

    Bb Rows - 205x4x6

    Way too tired today for accessory crap, too busy of a day.
    Tried something different on bench, not used to doing a pyramid scheme, I've always done straight sets.

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