liquidfire
17-04-2009, 01:08 AM
It's been a while since I've kept a training journal online... The reason I say that I am getting back to my roots is that when I started out my goals were all bodybuilding related. In my first year of university I really started focusing on powerlifting. After a major back injury (non-powerlifting related) I've been training like a bodybuilder again.
In the past 3.5 months I've dropped about 20-25lbs and I've gotten close to where I was before my injury. My best competition lifts were a 572lb squat, 374lb bench and a 588lb deadlift all in single ply gear.
To be honest I'm not really sure what my goals are right now. I've been crazy busy with work the last few months and it doesn't look like it'll be slowing down anytime soon. I don't know if I'll do another powerlifting meet anytime in the near future. I'm just not sure if my heart is in to it right now.
Anyway, if you've made it this far... Here's what I did today for a workout. I'm out of town for work right now and I found a gym and went for a quick workout. I'm heading home tomorrow and will be hitting some bench press work on Saturday.
Started with some stretching and a set of 10 good mornings with 135lbs to warm up.
Squats:
135lbs x 10
135lbs x 5 -- pausing at the bottom to stretch it out
185lbs x 8
225lbs x 5
275lbs x 5
2 x (315lbs x 5)
All squats with no belt, no wraps, no knee sleeves, RAW haha. Lower back was tight as **** after this. Pretty sad considering I've done almost 4x that many reps with 315lbs (although that was in a belt).
Barbell Lunges:
2 x (16 x 135lbs)
Bent Over DB Rows:
60lbs x 15 each arm
2 x (100lbs x 10) each arm
DB Curls:
35lbs x 10 each arm
40lbs x 10 each arm
Called it a day... I was exhausted and it was HOT as hell in the gym I was at.
More to come Saturday!
In the past 3.5 months I've dropped about 20-25lbs and I've gotten close to where I was before my injury. My best competition lifts were a 572lb squat, 374lb bench and a 588lb deadlift all in single ply gear.
To be honest I'm not really sure what my goals are right now. I've been crazy busy with work the last few months and it doesn't look like it'll be slowing down anytime soon. I don't know if I'll do another powerlifting meet anytime in the near future. I'm just not sure if my heart is in to it right now.
Anyway, if you've made it this far... Here's what I did today for a workout. I'm out of town for work right now and I found a gym and went for a quick workout. I'm heading home tomorrow and will be hitting some bench press work on Saturday.
Started with some stretching and a set of 10 good mornings with 135lbs to warm up.
Squats:
135lbs x 10
135lbs x 5 -- pausing at the bottom to stretch it out
185lbs x 8
225lbs x 5
275lbs x 5
2 x (315lbs x 5)
All squats with no belt, no wraps, no knee sleeves, RAW haha. Lower back was tight as **** after this. Pretty sad considering I've done almost 4x that many reps with 315lbs (although that was in a belt).
Barbell Lunges:
2 x (16 x 135lbs)
Bent Over DB Rows:
60lbs x 15 each arm
2 x (100lbs x 10) each arm
DB Curls:
35lbs x 10 each arm
40lbs x 10 each arm
Called it a day... I was exhausted and it was HOT as hell in the gym I was at.
More to come Saturday!