Went to run this morning but quit as soon as I started.
Was burned out as all get out.
I could have pushed it, but thought it made more sense to recover and make a decent go at it tomorrow rather than strain through a crappy workout today.
Cooking PR: Cooked up a huge mass of meat and rice. Should be awesome.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Good Bench Day
Benching stayed light today, it's the first wave of a new cycle.
Weights were:
BENCH: 175 x 1s x 5r
BENCH: 162.5 x 5s x 10r
BICEP: 102.5 x 7s x 5r
BICEP: 80 x 3s x 10r
If this keeps up then in the next cycle my BBB sets might be as high as first wave finishing set!
Was going to run 3 miles this morning, but stopped at 2. Heat took a lot out of me and legs were still very sore from squatting. After lifting tonight I did 30 minutes on the elliptical. This is pretty pointless from a cardio-pulmonary-vascular perspective, but it burns a few calories and hopefully still encourages at least a little increase in mitochondrial density or angiogenesis.
Weights were:
BENCH: 175 x 1s x 5r
BENCH: 162.5 x 5s x 10r
BICEP: 102.5 x 7s x 5r
BICEP: 80 x 3s x 10r
If this keeps up then in the next cycle my BBB sets might be as high as first wave finishing set!
Was going to run 3 miles this morning, but stopped at 2. Heat took a lot out of me and legs were still very sore from squatting. After lifting tonight I did 30 minutes on the elliptical. This is pretty pointless from a cardio-pulmonary-vascular perspective, but it burns a few calories and hopefully still encourages at least a little increase in mitochondrial density or angiogenesis.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
TODAY WAS AWESOME
Wasn't going to run today because I'd already run two days in a row, one of those days 3 miles, and today was squat day.
I decided "f*ck it."
I ran 3 miles this morning even though it was squat day.
My 3 mile time was unimpressive, but I'm still glad I got out and did it. Hopefully mitochondrial density, lung capacity, and all that other good stuff improved a little bit.
My squat workout (unbelted) today was:
B SQUAT: 290 x 1s x 5r
BBB: 190 x 5s x 10r
Kroc Row: 60 x 5s x 10r
My squat is down, my running is slow, but godd*mnit my workouts are consistent and I feel that I'm making progress.
My alltime belted squat record was 335 x 3s x 5r and 395 x 1s x 1r.
I cannot wait to crush those records unbelted.
Tomorrow I'm going to take an off day. Not that I want to, but I'm forcing myself. It's always after the off days that I'm able to make a really fast run and break a new record.
I decided "f*ck it."
I ran 3 miles this morning even though it was squat day.
My 3 mile time was unimpressive, but I'm still glad I got out and did it. Hopefully mitochondrial density, lung capacity, and all that other good stuff improved a little bit.
My squat workout (unbelted) today was:
B SQUAT: 290 x 1s x 5r
BBB: 190 x 5s x 10r
Kroc Row: 60 x 5s x 10r
My squat is down, my running is slow, but godd*mnit my workouts are consistent and I feel that I'm making progress.
My alltime belted squat record was 335 x 3s x 5r and 395 x 1s x 1r.
I cannot wait to crush those records unbelted.
Tomorrow I'm going to take an off day. Not that I want to, but I'm forcing myself. It's always after the off days that I'm able to make a really fast run and break a new record.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Getting the Current Time/Date in Python
import datetime
dt = datetime.datetime.now()
print dt.year
print dt.month
print dt.day
print dt.hour
print dt.minute
print dt.second
dt = datetime.datetime.now()
print dt.year
print dt.month
print dt.day
print dt.hour
print dt.minute
print dt.second
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Thoughts for the Next Cycle
For the next cycle I'll have to make a few changes:
1) Lower working 1RM for OHP to 150. I just wasn't hitting enough reps with a 165 max to make the sets worthwhile.
2) Reintroduce deadlifts. If I'm gonna compete in a meet in two months I have to work the deadlift. No way around it.
3) Squats won't be 531 style for now. I"ll up the max set weight by 5 lbs every workout, the BBB weight by 2.5lbs.
-This is bc I don't want to increase my max a bit slower than just setting it high right now, but faster than 531 would
normally allow. Should be squatting 305 or 310 by the time cycle 6 ends, will be approaching pre-injury weights. (Though
peak belted weights will remain distant in the near term).
4) Bench, I won't change a single thing. Bench is going great and I'm looking forward to f'ing around and hitting a 250lb bench (my first real, legit, new 1RM since switching to 531).
The working maxes for cycle 6 of 531 will be:
Bench: 205
Deadlift: 375 (starting purposefully low, can adjust up through cycle)
Overhead Press: 150 (this is lower than before, but just wasn't hitting reps)
Squat: Not using 531 system. Will be upping squat working set by 5lbs every workout, BBB by 2.5lbs. First squat workout will be 300lbs x 1s x 5r and BBB: 190 x 5s x 10r.
1) Lower working 1RM for OHP to 150. I just wasn't hitting enough reps with a 165 max to make the sets worthwhile.
2) Reintroduce deadlifts. If I'm gonna compete in a meet in two months I have to work the deadlift. No way around it.
3) Squats won't be 531 style for now. I"ll up the max set weight by 5 lbs every workout, the BBB weight by 2.5lbs.
-This is bc I don't want to increase my max a bit slower than just setting it high right now, but faster than 531 would
normally allow. Should be squatting 305 or 310 by the time cycle 6 ends, will be approaching pre-injury weights. (Though
peak belted weights will remain distant in the near term).
4) Bench, I won't change a single thing. Bench is going great and I'm looking forward to f'ing around and hitting a 250lb bench (my first real, legit, new 1RM since switching to 531).
The working maxes for cycle 6 of 531 will be:
Bench: 205
Deadlift: 375 (starting purposefully low, can adjust up through cycle)
Overhead Press: 150 (this is lower than before, but just wasn't hitting reps)
Squat: Not using 531 system. Will be upping squat working set by 5lbs every workout, BBB by 2.5lbs. First squat workout will be 300lbs x 1s x 5r and BBB: 190 x 5s x 10r.
Finished Cycle 5
Cycle 5 was a recovery cycle. I was getting over a back injury acquired while squatting or overhead pressing.
The injury is not 100% recovered, but I feel strong enough that I'm able to squat and press again with nearly what I was lifting before the injury.
The final Overhead Press workout today came out to:
145lb x 1s x 5r (a new PR)
120lb x 5s x 10r (another PR)
It seems insane that my BBB (big but boring) set is approaching 80% of my heavy work set.
The injury is not 100% recovered, but I feel strong enough that I'm able to squat and press again with nearly what I was lifting before the injury.
The final Overhead Press workout today came out to:
145lb x 1s x 5r (a new PR)
120lb x 5s x 10r (another PR)
It seems insane that my BBB (big but boring) set is approaching 80% of my heavy work set.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Lifted and Ran. Good day.
Bench Workout:
190 x 1s x 10r
160 x 5s x 10r
Run: 2 miles, 18:42
Running was a bit tough due to soreness, but as always left me feeling great afterword.
Lifting felt phenomenal. Weights were all flying up.
Goodnight!
190 x 1s x 10r
160 x 5s x 10r
Run: 2 miles, 18:42
Running was a bit tough due to soreness, but as always left me feeling great afterword.
Lifting felt phenomenal. Weights were all flying up.
Goodnight!
Thursday, May 12, 2011
If it ain't one thing . . . it's O'reilly Media
Finally had some free time today and I thought I would donate it to the 300$ online Python class I signed up for with O'Reilly Media.
Unfortunately, while the O'Reilly books are great, their online Python instruction is exactly the opposite.
Ellipse, their online version of Eclipse, is buggy at every turn.
Many of the examples provided in the text do not work.
Especially frustrating is that rather than fix these examples the staff told me "Yeah, there are some known issues with the examples. Just don't spend too much time on them if they don't work."
Rather then give out this caveat, WHY AREN'T THE EXAMPLES FIXED? The examples are on a webpage, it's just basic HTML to fix them!
While I always felt the books were a bargain, O'Reilly's online Python class is leaving me felt like I've been swindled.
Unfortunately, while the O'Reilly books are great, their online Python instruction is exactly the opposite.
Ellipse, their online version of Eclipse, is buggy at every turn.
Many of the examples provided in the text do not work.
Especially frustrating is that rather than fix these examples the staff told me "Yeah, there are some known issues with the examples. Just don't spend too much time on them if they don't work."
Rather then give out this caveat, WHY AREN'T THE EXAMPLES FIXED? The examples are on a webpage, it's just basic HTML to fix them!
While I always felt the books were a bargain, O'Reilly's online Python class is leaving me felt like I've been swindled.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Super Wendesday
Today is both squatting and running.
Wendler writes in the 531 book that there's no reason you can't do this. Your squat may initially go down, but Wendler claims you'll build up the endurance to eventually handle both fine.
Ran 2 miles in 18:40 this morning. While it's a personal record for me (at least past 3 year personal record), 18:40 still fails to meet even the minimal standards for the Army. I'm happy for the progress, but there remains a long way to go.
The squat workout tonight will look something like:
B SQUAT:
275 x 1s x 5r
200 x 5s x 10r
Bicep Curl: 100 x 6s x 5r (up to 8 sets if it's feeling easy)
Lower Back Extensions: 10 x 5s x 15r
Wendler writes in the 531 book that there's no reason you can't do this. Your squat may initially go down, but Wendler claims you'll build up the endurance to eventually handle both fine.
Ran 2 miles in 18:40 this morning. While it's a personal record for me (at least past 3 year personal record), 18:40 still fails to meet even the minimal standards for the Army. I'm happy for the progress, but there remains a long way to go.
The squat workout tonight will look something like:
B SQUAT:
275 x 1s x 5r
200 x 5s x 10r
Bicep Curl: 100 x 6s x 5r (up to 8 sets if it's feeling easy)
Lower Back Extensions: 10 x 5s x 15r
Thursday, May 5, 2011
111 Posts . . .
111 posts into this f*cker and I still haven't deadlifted 500lbs.
This is mainly because I've been detracted and keep pursuing other objectives, whether they be career, academic, or other fitness goals.
Doing squats tomorrow night, a solid step in the right direction toward a 500lb deadlift.
Also running in the morning.
Running does nothing to advance me toward my deadlift, probably acts as an impediment due to opportunity cost.
However, my mood is elevated the whole day after I run. In addition, there's something to be said for having a ticker that won't run crap-out before my 60th birthday.
This is mainly because I've been detracted and keep pursuing other objectives, whether they be career, academic, or other fitness goals.
Doing squats tomorrow night, a solid step in the right direction toward a 500lb deadlift.
Also running in the morning.
Running does nothing to advance me toward my deadlift, probably acts as an impediment due to opportunity cost.
However, my mood is elevated the whole day after I run. In addition, there's something to be said for having a ticker that won't run crap-out before my 60th birthday.
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