Weighin + workout

Did my last workout for the week before I start my deload, which I'll just be taking the week off again because hey, it's the holidays.

Weighed in at 177.0 with a 39" waist on wednesday, and 175.0 with a 39.5" waist on thursday, which means i've lost a few pounds and some size to my waist. (wednesday weighin was because wednesday felt like thursday, and not weighing in on thursday didn't feel right, haha).

week 7 : day 19: 11/15/10

Deadlift:
315x5
315x5
315x2
315x2

Bench:
160x4
160x3
160x2
160x2

Pullups:
4xbw-30
4xbw-30
2xbw-30
2xbw-30

Bodyweight of 179

One more of this workout and then I deload. So looking forward to breaking the 315 barrier for deadlifts.

Weighin

Decided to go on a cut. Weighed in a few days ago at 177.2lbs. Friend convinced me that I'd look pretty ripped if I was actually all muscle at my weight and now that I have measuring tape and can actually do more measurements besides the mirror, I think this is a good idea.

So now I just get to eat less, cut out junk food, pretty much, I guess.

I guess a goal weight could be 155-160 or so.

Aesthetics aside, if I was 160 I'd totally end up benching my weight, squatting 1.5x my weight, and deadlifting twice my weight, which is a pretty big milestone.

Week 6: day 18: 11/12/10

Squat:
245x5
250x5
255x4

Press:
115x4
115x4
115x3
115x0

T-bar Rows:
165x5
170x3
170x3

Dropped a set of squats and rows to get out of the gym faster, this is a one-time thing as I had other commitments to attend to.

I am almost as a strength level of 1xbw for bench, 1.5xbw for squat, and 2xbw for deadlift. Starting to feel good about the work I've put in over the last year or so. Switched to t-bar rows because the ROM is just a lot better.

Bailed on the weight with the squat at the end of the last set. I was upright, just couldn't get it over the hooks to set it down. Started feeling tired of having 255 pounds on my back so I just let it go. Luckily, the guards are pretty sturdy and were able to take the force of it all. Made one hell of a racket though.

Weigh in: 11/11/10

Weight: 179
Goal weight: 185

I think I'm gaining fat along with muscle. I think most of this is going to my legs and I'm not really sure why.

Not necessarily complaining. Should be interesting to see where my lifts are in relation to my bodyweight when I lose some fat.

Week 5 day 16: 11/6/10

Squat:
240x5
245x5
245x3
245x2

Press:
115x4
115x4
115x3
115x3
rows:
165x5
t-bar rows
135x5
145x3

Week 5 Day 15 11/04/10

Deadlift
295x5x5x5x5

Bench press:
155x3
155x4
160x3
160x2

Pullups:
2xbw-30
3xbw-30
1xbw-30
Bodyweight = 176

Lifts are way up. I'm very happy.
When I had an injury, I was deadlifting 315lbs. After one or two more workouts I should be up there again. It took a little while to get here because I wasn't used to alternating my grip each time, but as the other side of my back gets stronger, it gets easier. And I actually find it being less of a pain all the fucking time like it usually is.

Pullups are a pain in the ass. However, I'm implicitly adding weight every workout to these, and I will be, for awhile.

Weigh in: 11/4/10

Weight: 178.8 (up 3.4lbs)
Goal: 185

Think I need to scale back my food intake just a little bit. This is pretty interesting though because I used to not be able to gain weight this easy.

EDIT: Just took a shit.

EDIT EDIT: Just weighed myself. I'm actually 176.8. Well within normal tolerance.

Weigh in

Gained a pound and a half. I now weight 175.4lbs.

Really was not expecting this because i took a week off and didn't think I was eating all that much.

week 3 : day 9 : 10/21/10

weight: 174
goal weight: 185

squat
45x6
235x3x3x2x2

press:
115x3x3x1

not feeling well. Rest of workout skipped. I think it's because I partied last night and was very dehydrated afterwards.

Day 8: Week 3: 10/18/10

Deadlift:
135x8
275x5
285x5
295x2
295x1

Bench:
145x3
125x2
145x3
145x2

Pullups:
3x negatives
2x negatives

Hise Shrug:
145x6
265x5
275x5
285x5
295x5
315x5

Day 7 : Week 3 : 14/10/10

weigh in: 172.8lbs
goal: 185

Squat:
135x8
235x2
235x2
235x1
235x1

Press:
115x2
115x2
115x3
115x0

Bent Over Row:
145x5
155x4
155x5
155x5

Day 6: Week 2: 10/11/10

Deadlift:
255x5
255x5
255x5
255x5
Started getting tough near the end. Not sure if I'll do a thirty-pound jump like I was thinking. My old level of strength here was 315 and I want to get back there as fast as I can.

Bench Press:
135x5
135x5
135x5
135x5
Get to go up in weight in this lift now. 170 is my bodyweight and I don't anticipate it taking too long to get up to here.

Pullups:
4x2x(bw-40)
2x2x(bw-40)
2x2xbw(-40)

Hise shrug:
245x5
245x5
245x5

I split my workout into two parts because I didn't have time to finish all of it before dance class started.

The purpose of this blog

I am a weightlifter. I keep an internal log of what I do so that I know what to do in the future. In fact, the log is such an important part of lifting that often times, others share with others what they did for the day, everyday. I always shared the highlights. but forum logs are always awkward for me, so I thought I'd make a blog.

I am coming off of a four and a half month haitus after an injury from my time in the fire service. I hadn't had any access to much in the way of gym equipment at the time, but now, after getting back into college, I do. I have also set goals for myself. Both longterm and short term.

As of today, my lifts (big 3) are thus
Bench: 135
squat: 225
Deadlift: 305 (down 10lbs).

This is a total of 665.

My longterm goals are this:
Deadlift: 600
Squat: 500
Bench: 300

for a total of 1400.

My goal is to be able to add 80lbs to each of my lifts by the end of this coming May. I think it's quite doable still. I want to accomplish this long-term goal by the time I graduate college in 2014.

This is my current workout

Day A:
Squat
Strict Press
Bent over Row

Day B:
Deadlift
Bench Press
Weighted Pullup
Hise Shrug