Bench: 92.5x5. Last rep pretty hard.
Chin: 22.5x5. Last rep also pretty hard.
Press: 65x4+1.
DB Curls: 22x6, 20x5.
"What kind of program is this?"
"A heavy set of press after bench?"
"Who curls for only 2 sets for a total of only 11 reps!?!?!?!"
"This doesn't look like the Texas Method..."
To those questions I simply answer, "Free your mind from the burden of convention".
A volume bench/press day on Sunday, light day on Tuesday and an intensity day on Thursday. Basically, I'm going to be running this type of programming until I can at least bench 100x5.
There are 2 main reasons for this:
1) I want a bigger bench and I'm willing to put my press on hold to get there and;
2) In the immediate future, a bench of 100x5 and a press of 65x5 will do wonders for my morale where as a press of 67.5x5 and a bench of 97.5x5 wont.
And on top of all that, I still might squeeze out a little gains with my press. I'll be performing after bench so obviously it wont be ideal but we'll see what happens.
Friday 29 June 2012
Thursday 28 June 2012
Monday 25 June 2012
Texas Method Revisited
Bench: worked up to 85x5 then 60x15. Will hit 85x5x5 next time around. I'm going to try a little more tonnage/volume then what I did first time around for bench seems my intensity day stalled pretty quickly without volume day ever seeming challenging. Even today felt easy.
Squat: 145x5, 125x5, 105x5. Even these didn't feel to bad.
Chins: 11.25x3x5+2. BWx5. Can't be bothered doing 5x5 chins so I'm just going to hit max reps on the 3rd set followed by a max rep bodyweight set.
Leg Press: 4 plates x20. Sit back, relax and watch my quads grow.
Squat: 145x5, 125x5, 105x5. Even these didn't feel to bad.
Chins: 11.25x3x5+2. BWx5. Can't be bothered doing 5x5 chins so I'm just going to hit max reps on the 3rd set followed by a max rep bodyweight set.
Leg Press: 4 plates x20. Sit back, relax and watch my quads grow.
Tuesday 19 June 2012
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Update
Missed training yesterday due to that stomach bug. Hardly ate anything for a couple days so I figured attempting to work out would of been next to useless.
Had my session today instead.
Bench: 91x3x5. Very challenging.
Squat: 100x2, 120x1, 140x5, 120x5, 100x1. Not hard. Nice to have 3 plates back on. 140kg squat always feels respectable, just like the 100kg bench and the 60kg press.
Chins: 21.25. Pretty easy. Volume day must have worked.
Bodyweight: 80.4. Looks like I'm going to have to up calories. Maybe a couple tablespoons of peanut butter before bed will do the trick. Don't want to waste time that could be invested into putting on muscle mass.
Had my session today instead.
Bench: 91x3x5. Very challenging.
Squat: 100x2, 120x1, 140x5, 120x5, 100x1. Not hard. Nice to have 3 plates back on. 140kg squat always feels respectable, just like the 100kg bench and the 60kg press.
Chins: 21.25. Pretty easy. Volume day must have worked.
Bodyweight: 80.4. Looks like I'm going to have to up calories. Maybe a couple tablespoons of peanut butter before bed will do the trick. Don't want to waste time that could be invested into putting on muscle mass.
Sunday 10 June 2012
WWE + Pressing
Had my soccer game yesterday against the top of the table rivals. Unfortunately we lost 2-1. We scored first and could of gone on with it but we lost composure and structure in the second half and effectively fell to pieces.I had a good game though which was good.
The game was a somewhat violent affair with lots of fouls and overly aggressive play. As the game progressed, things got increasingly out of hand and in the second half, one of their players repeatedly kicked one of ours when he was shielding the ball. Our player retaliated with a push which sent their player into a rage. Just when he looked like he was going to start throwing haymakers, I ran up behind him and locked him in a bear hug. He was an average sized thin man and he was easy to restrain. I held him for a second, then, in the bear hold, lifted him up in the air and slammed him into the ground. A melee ensued with some more pushing and shoving before the ref calmed things down. The guy I slammed was shown the red while I was shown the yellow card. Great stuff. Naturally my team mates loved the act of team spirit and I was called "Batista" by a few of the guys. Haha!
In the gym today I was pretty tired. Had a late night at work and tweaked my back taking a throw in during the match yesterday which affected my press a little. On top of that I have a bit of a stomach bug. I only managed 62.5x3x4 on the press. I'll have a crack at 63.5 next session though and I might just get it being better recovered.
Chins: 10 x 3 x 5 & 1 x 7. This is my volume day for the chins. Will hit a heavier set of 5 at the end of the week.
The game was a somewhat violent affair with lots of fouls and overly aggressive play. As the game progressed, things got increasingly out of hand and in the second half, one of their players repeatedly kicked one of ours when he was shielding the ball. Our player retaliated with a push which sent their player into a rage. Just when he looked like he was going to start throwing haymakers, I ran up behind him and locked him in a bear hug. He was an average sized thin man and he was easy to restrain. I held him for a second, then, in the bear hold, lifted him up in the air and slammed him into the ground. A melee ensued with some more pushing and shoving before the ref calmed things down. The guy I slammed was shown the red while I was shown the yellow card. Great stuff. Naturally my team mates loved the act of team spirit and I was called "Batista" by a few of the guys. Haha!
In the gym today I was pretty tired. Had a late night at work and tweaked my back taking a throw in during the match yesterday which affected my press a little. On top of that I have a bit of a stomach bug. I only managed 62.5x3x4 on the press. I'll have a crack at 63.5 next session though and I might just get it being better recovered.
Chins: 10 x 3 x 5 & 1 x 7. This is my volume day for the chins. Will hit a heavier set of 5 at the end of the week.
Tuesday 5 June 2012
Pressed and Left
Forgot my shorts to squat in and I couldn't use the ones I was wearing cause they might have ripped. Probably not a bad time to miss a squat session considering my slight groin strain (it's feeling better though).
Press: 61 x 3 x 5. Not easy. Just wanna grind out a few more jumps. Probably wont do a reset. Will just switch it to Texas Method when the time is right.
Press: 61 x 3 x 5. Not easy. Just wanna grind out a few more jumps. Probably wont do a reset. Will just switch it to Texas Method when the time is right.
Sunday 3 June 2012
Sore Foot & Groin
Hurt my foot and strained my groin in yesterday's game which we won 3-1.
The foot is a weird one. Landed on it during te game and feels like I have strained a muscle/tendon/ligament?? just above my heel on the inside of my left foot. Was really swollen last night. Iced it and it's gone down a lot.
Benched 88.5x3x5 today and Chinned: 10x2x5 and 1x8. Gonna run a volume/intensity type day on my chins.
Bench didn't feel easy. Only weighed in at 80.4 kg today. Haven't put on much/if any weight over the last few weeks. With that thought in my mind, I drove into Maccas on the way home and picked up 2 xdouble cheeseburgers + small fries. #ImLovinIt
The foot is a weird one. Landed on it during te game and feels like I have strained a muscle/tendon/ligament?? just above my heel on the inside of my left foot. Was really swollen last night. Iced it and it's gone down a lot.
Benched 88.5x3x5 today and Chinned: 10x2x5 and 1x8. Gonna run a volume/intensity type day on my chins.
Bench didn't feel easy. Only weighed in at 80.4 kg today. Haven't put on much/if any weight over the last few weeks. With that thought in my mind, I drove into Maccas on the way home and picked up 2 xdouble cheeseburgers + small fries. #ImLovinIt
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