Snatch Grip Deadlifts:
50kg x 3
70kg x 3
90kg x 1
80kg x 3
A1. Back squat
1 x 15 @ 70kg, 1 x 12 @ 70kg, 1 x 8 @ 70kg
A2. Romanian deadlift
1 x 12 @ 80kg, 1 x 10 @ 80kg, 1 x 8 @ 80kg
Military Press Max attempt:
Warm-up: 16kg + LB x 1 - 1 minute rest - 16kg + LB x 1
Max Attempt: 16kg + Red Band x 1 !!! = PR, 32kg x 1 Fail.
Curl Max Attempt:
Warm-up: 26kg + LB x 3 - 1 minute rest - 26kg + LB x 3
Max Attempt: 30kg + LB x 4 !!! = PR
5x
[Press w/ 16kg + LB x 1
Curl w/ 26kg + LB x 3]
NOTES:
-Snatch Grip Deadlifts were done using wrist straps
-Romanian Deadlifts were done using wrist straps
-Romanian Deadlifts were way too light.
Next time I will use 6kg more on the squats and 10kg more on the RDL's.
-I got the idea to superset RDL's and Back Squats from Christian Thibaudeau's
'Hollywood Muscle' Workout(scroll down and you'll find it)
-This 'leg day' will be added to my workout schedule, either as a 4th day, or as an addition to an existing workout, making it slightly longer in duration.
-The reason for the sudden addition of wrist straps is because I have always been annoyed that I couldn't go heavy enough on Snatch Grip Deadlifts to get the FULL benefit out of the movement. SGD's also put a great deal of stress on your grip:
"For sets calling for three or more repetitions, you may want to use wrist straps. This prevents the isometric strength-endurance of your gripping muscles from being the limiting factor in overloading the posterior chain and your quadriceps." Charles Poliquin, Explosive Neural Drive
-As far a RDL's are concerned, using straps is just a nice plus. And don't worry, I'm not planning on putting grip training aside either ;-)
Friday, June 30, 2006
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Squat, Press & Curl V
Back Squat:
30kgx10
50kgx5
70kgx20
6x
[Press w/ 16kg + LB x 1
Curl w/ 26kg + LB x 3
1 minute rest]
6,6,4 Towel Pull-ups
30kgx10
50kgx5
70kgx20
6x
[Press w/ 16kg + LB x 1
Curl w/ 26kg + LB x 3
1 minute rest]
6,6,4 Towel Pull-ups
Monday, June 26, 2006
Squat, Press & Curl IV
FSQ 30kg x 5
5x
[FSQ 70kg x 3
1 minute rest]
4x
[Press 16kg + LB x 2
26kg Curl + LB x 4
2 minutes rest]
3x
[6x Towel Pull-ups
1 minute rest]
5x
[FSQ 70kg x 3
1 minute rest]
4x
[Press 16kg + LB x 2
26kg Curl + LB x 4
2 minutes rest]
3x
[6x Towel Pull-ups
1 minute rest]
Friday, June 23, 2006
Squat, Press & Curl III
FSQ
[30kg x 10
50kg x 8]
5x
[72kg x 5
50 seconds rest]
8x
[Press* x 1
Curl** x 3]
*=16kg w/ Light Band
**= 26kg w/ Light Band
[30kg x 10
50kg x 8]
5x
[72kg x 5
50 seconds rest]
8x
[Press* x 1
Curl** x 3]
*=16kg w/ Light Band
**= 26kg w/ Light Band
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Squat, Press & Curl II
FSQ
[30kg x 10
50kg x 8]
5x
[72kg x 5
1 minute rest]
5x
[Press* x 1
Curl** x 3
1 minute rest]
*=16kg w/ Light Band
**= 26kg w/ Light Band
[30kg x 10
50kg x 8]
5x
[72kg x 5
1 minute rest]
5x
[Press* x 1
Curl** x 3
1 minute rest]
*=16kg w/ Light Band
**= 26kg w/ Light Band
Monday, June 19, 2006
Squat, Press & Curl
FSQ
[30kg x 10
50kg x 8]
5x
[70kg x 5
1 minute rest]
3x
[Press* x 2
Curl** x 4
2 minutes rest]
[20 Russian Twists w/ 16kg]
*=16kg w/ Light Band
**= 26kg w/ Light Band
[30kg x 10
50kg x 8]
5x
[70kg x 5
1 minute rest]
3x
[Press* x 2
Curl** x 4
2 minutes rest]
[20 Russian Twists w/ 16kg]
*=16kg w/ Light Band
**= 26kg w/ Light Band
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Max Attempt Day
Max Military Press attempt w/ 24kg KB:
Warm up:
FSQ's:
50kgx6
70kgx5
MP:
24kg x 1 (L&R)
30 seconds rest
24kg x 2 (L&R)
3 minutes rest
MAX ATTEMPT: 24kg x 5 !!! (L&R) PR!!!
followed by:
5x
[24kg MP x 1
1 minute rest
Curl w/ 26kg + Light IW Band x 3]
Warm up:
FSQ's:
50kgx6
70kgx5
MP:
24kg x 1 (L&R)
30 seconds rest
24kg x 2 (L&R)
3 minutes rest
MAX ATTEMPT: 24kg x 5 !!! (L&R) PR!!!
followed by:
5x
[24kg MP x 1
1 minute rest
Curl w/ 26kg + Light IW Band x 3]
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Squat, Swing & Curl Press
3x
[FSQ w/ 70kg x 4
Swings w/ 2x24kg x 21
1 minute rest]
[Curl w/ 26kg + Light IW Band: 5,4,4,3,3,3,2,2,2
Alternated with
Military Press w/ 24kg x 1 x 8
1 minute rest]
[FSQ w/ 70kg x 4
Swings w/ 2x24kg x 21
1 minute rest]
[Curl w/ 26kg + Light IW Band: 5,4,4,3,3,3,2,2,2
Alternated with
Military Press w/ 24kg x 1 x 8
1 minute rest]
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Squat, Swing, Press
3x
[FSQt w/ 70kgx 4
Swings w/ 2x24kg x 27
Press w/ 24kg x 2
1 minute rest]
NOTE: Was feeling pretty weak here due to the extreme temperatures today. Things didn't seem to work right.
[FSQt w/ 70kgx 4
Swings w/ 2x24kg x 27
Press w/ 24kg x 2
1 minute rest]
NOTE: Was feeling pretty weak here due to the extreme temperatures today. Things didn't seem to work right.
Friday, June 09, 2006
Press & Swings VI
Power Clean + Squat:
1+10 w/ 30kg
30 sec rest
1+10 w/ 50kg
3 minutes rest
1+3 w/ 70kg (partial fail as I had to 'pull in' the clean at chest level. I'll need some more practice on squat cleans to get the hang of the power clean recovery with heavier weights)
1 minute rest
5x
[Press w/ 24kg
Swings w/ 2x24kg KBs x 15
20 seconds rest]
+
7x
[Press w/ 24kg x 1
1 minute rest]
[20 Russian Twists w/ 16kg KB]
NOTES: Workout felt good. I especially like the idea of pre-fatigueing the hams with power cleans and finishing them off with swings.
GOALS:
I said I was going to clean and press 100kg by november and I'm still planning on doing exactly that. So my main focus is going to be:
Front Squats
Deadlift/Clean/Snatch
Press & Swing Combo
Heavy Abs
I am confident that with that setup 3x a week I'll be able to make some descent PR's in a couple of months time.
SHORT TERM GOAL (1-2 months)
Power Clean 70kg with perfect form for reps & pressing the 24kg at least 5 times.
1+10 w/ 30kg
30 sec rest
1+10 w/ 50kg
3 minutes rest
1+3 w/ 70kg (partial fail as I had to 'pull in' the clean at chest level. I'll need some more practice on squat cleans to get the hang of the power clean recovery with heavier weights)
1 minute rest
5x
[Press w/ 24kg
Swings w/ 2x24kg KBs x 15
20 seconds rest]
+
7x
[Press w/ 24kg x 1
1 minute rest]
[20 Russian Twists w/ 16kg KB]
NOTES: Workout felt good. I especially like the idea of pre-fatigueing the hams with power cleans and finishing them off with swings.
GOALS:
I said I was going to clean and press 100kg by november and I'm still planning on doing exactly that. So my main focus is going to be:
Front Squats
Deadlift/Clean/Snatch
Press & Swing Combo
Heavy Abs
I am confident that with that setup 3x a week I'll be able to make some descent PR's in a couple of months time.
SHORT TERM GOAL (1-2 months)
Power Clean 70kg with perfect form for reps & pressing the 24kg at least 5 times.
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Press & Swing V
6x
[Press w/24kg x 1
Power Clean + Squat (1+3) w/ 60kg
Swings w/ 2x24kg x 20
1 minutes rest]
Russian Twist w/ 16kg KB
[30 reps]
4x (on each last rep, one isometric hold)
[Crush Curl w/ 16kg KB Handle up
30 seconds rest]
[Press w/24kg x 1
Power Clean + Squat (1+3) w/ 60kg
Swings w/ 2x24kg x 20
1 minutes rest]
Russian Twist w/ 16kg KB
[30 reps]
4x (on each last rep, one isometric hold)
[Crush Curl w/ 16kg KB Handle up
30 seconds rest]
Monday, June 05, 2006
Press & Swing
4x
[Press w/ 24kg x 2
Double Swings w/ 24kg x 26
2 minutes rest]
[20 Russian Twists w/ 16kg]
4x
[2 crush curls (handle facing up) w/ 16kg
30 seconds rest]
Suitcase Hold w/ 32kg KB
[40,30,30,15 sec hold (alternating left and right)]
[Press w/ 24kg x 2
Double Swings w/ 24kg x 26
2 minutes rest]
[20 Russian Twists w/ 16kg]
4x
[2 crush curls (handle facing up) w/ 16kg
30 seconds rest]
Suitcase Hold w/ 32kg KB
[40,30,30,15 sec hold (alternating left and right)]
Friday, June 02, 2006
Press & Swing
5x
[Press 24kg KB x 1
Double Swings w/ 2x24kg x 15
]+
3x [Double Swings w/ 2x24kg x 15]
[30x Russian Twist w/ 16kg]
3x
[3 Crush Curls w/ 16kg
30 seconds rest]
Suitcase Deadlift Hold w/ 32kg
[40 sec (Alternating Left & Right)]
[Press 24kg KB x 1
Double Swings w/ 2x24kg x 15
]+
3x [Double Swings w/ 2x24kg x 15]
[30x Russian Twist w/ 16kg]
3x
[3 Crush Curls w/ 16kg
30 seconds rest]
Suitcase Deadlift Hold w/ 32kg
[40 sec (Alternating Left & Right)]
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