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Week 129

Thursday - 09/22/16
191.8lbs

-= Workout Log =-

AM:

ATG Squat Giving legs a rest
Bench Press Warm up to 235 x 1
Romanian Deadlift Giving legs a rest

PM:

Bench Press
45 x 20
95 x 8
135 x 5
185 x 3
235 x 4 (lots of spotter help)

Pull ups
BW x 5
+30lbs x 3
+60lbs x 1
+90lbs x 4

Incline DB Bench Press
80's x 9 PR                 >> 2min rest.
80's x 6 PR                 >> Probably PR'd in these since I didn't burn out on the bench.

Seated Cable Rows
205 x 5
225 x 3
245 x 6 PR

DB Lateral Raises
40's x 5
45's x 3
50's x 10

Unilateral Chest Supported DB Rows
55's x 8/arm PR

Incline Rear Delt DB W Flyes
45's x 8

Machine Rear Delt Flyes
130 x 15

Too tired. Just did a few sets of different things.

Quote from: Dreyth on September 21, 2016, 11:46:34 pm

Wednesday:

did not lift in the AM. absolutely hectic and stressful day.

Interviews?

i cant even remember right now exactly, but it was a combination of homework, traveling to meet with recruiters, a career fair, and the biggest issue was that my school is screwing up their job application process for other companies. My schools a portal where i can apply to many entry level positions to other companies based on what those companies are looking for. I was getting issues like "you do not qualify for this job because your major isn't one of the listed accepted majors for this position" meanwhile you scroll down and it's like "Accepted majors: computer science, information systems, management of information systems, cybersecurity" WTF.

so it wasn't letting me apply to EY and Deloitte which I really want to give a shot at. so i was drafting up screenshots and emails to my school and to the companies and asking for alternate means of applying and all that.

as of today (thursday) some of the issues have been solved though, so that's nice.

Week 129

Tuesday - 09/19/16
192.4lbs

-= Workout Log =-

AM:

ATG Squat Warm up to 335 x 1
Bench Press Warm up to 235 x 1
Romanian Deadlift Warm up to 405 x 1
>> Felt great... much easier than yesterday.

PM:

ATG Squat
135 x 8               >> Could have hit 4 maybe 5, but am saving it for next time.
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1
330 x 3

DB Lunges
80's x 5/leg PR

Seated Calf Raises
95 x 5
185 x 5
235 x 10

Romanian Deadlift
225 x 5
315 x 1
415 x 3 PR

Hack Squat Machine Calf Raises
520 x 10

Negative Dragon Flags
8

Was pressed for time so I didn't do many sets of anything.

^ Turns out their "senior system analyst" is just a catch-all term for anyone that works at their IT help desk. They have one help desk for the company. So really it's just a help desk position, but I told them I'm looking for around 75k per year base salary. they will interview me tomorrow

on the other hand i met a senior manager at deloitte at school today who does cyber security for them. we hit it off and he gave me his card, told me to email him my resume and that he'll give me input. he will also find out who the recruiter is for deloitte at the career fair this wednesday and have them expect me and make sure my resume makes it higher up. what an awesome guy. hes actually an adjunct professor at my school and teaches a cyber security class i didn't know my school offered. it's not part of the master's degree. kind of wish i could take it though. he also told me he could see me doing consulting (i told him thats what i wanted to do) since i seemed polished and engaging. nice to hear that after being told i'm shy my whole life pretty much.

Week 128

Thursday - 09/15/16
195.2lbs

-= Workout Log =-

AM:

ATG Squat Legs too sore
Bench Press warm up to 225 x 1
Romanian Deadlift Legs too sore

PM:

Bench Press
45 x 12                 >> 2min rests.
95 x 8
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 6
225 x 3
225 x 2

Pull Ups
BW x 3                   >> 2min rests.
+30lbs x 3
+60lbs x 1
+90lbs x 5 PR
+90lbs x 3 PR
+90lbs x 1
+45lbs x 6

Incline DB Bench Press
80's x 8              >> 2min rests.
80's x 5

DB Lateral Raises
40's x 5           >> 60sec rests.
45's x 3
50's x 8
45's x 10
45's x 6
40's x 10
40's x 6

Seated Cable Rows
200 x 5              >> 2min rests.
220 x 3
240 x 6
240 x 6
240 x 6

Chest Supported Unilateral DB Rows
50's x 8/arm             >> 90sec rests.       
50's x 8/arm             >> These feel awesome and I am definitely continuing them.

Bent Over DB Rear Delt Flyes
40's x 8

I thought of doing this for the DB rows:



Works great to stop me from cheating, and it allows me to get full ROM as well! Plus I don't have to lean on something with one arm. This way I can do alternate arms during my set.

my legs get pretty sore from biking a lot. i ride my bike now instead of walking everywhere because i found a safe bike rack at my school. i should adapt sooner or later.


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Got a phone interview tomorrow morning with a big real estate company for a senior systems analyst position. wtf? senior?! Got the interview because this very helpful woman in my class has been trying to hook me up with a job since i help the class a lot and im a great student. her husband used to work at this company. they took her recommendation and looked at my experience (limited) and are calling me anyway.

Looked them up on glass door and theres 2 sen sys analyst positions and they each make 6 figures. i dont expect to get this job at all but ya never know!

on another note, met up with a recruiter at EY and she will send my resume to the technology recruiter. career fair is next week. i want to polish my resume for it. she already gave me a ton of good advice that will really help. my professor who works at deloitte will also fix my resume and send it to a recruiter. both companys pay pretty decent for entry level cyber security work. deloitte will be at the career fair next week as well.

Week 128

Tuesday - 09/13/16
193.0lbs

-= Workout Log =-

AM:

ATG Squat Legs too sore
Bench Press Chest too sore
Romanian Deadlift Legs too sore

PM:

ATG Squat
135 x 8
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 1
325 x 4

DB Lunges
70's x 8/leg PR

Seated Calf Raises
95 x 5                     >> 45sec rests.
185 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 5
255 x 5
235 x 8

Romanian Deadlift
225 x 5               >> 6 reps in me next time probably!
315 x 1
405 x 5

Hack Squat Machine Calf Raises
Machine was broken dammit.

Negative Dragon Flags
6                   >> 60sec rests.
6
6

Week 127

Friday - 09/09/16

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 8
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 5

DB Lunges
70's x 6/leg

Seated Calf Raises
95 x 5                     >> 45sec rests.
185 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 5
255 x 5
235 x 8

Romanian Deadlift
225 x 5
315 x 1
405 x 3

Hack Squat Machine Calf Raises
495 x 12                  >> 45sec rests.
495 x 10
495 x 8

Negative Dragon Flags
6                   >> 60sec rests.
5
4

Week 127

Thursday - 09/08/16

-= Workout Log =-

Bench Press
45 x 15                     >> 2min rests.
95 x 8
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 5
225 x 3
225 x 2

Seated Cable Rows
200 x 5
220 x 3
240 x 5
240 x 5
240 x 4

Incline DB Bench Press
80's x 6
80's x 5

Weighted Pull ups
BW x 5                            >> 2min rests.
+30lbs x 3
+60lbs x 1
+90lbs x 3
+90lbs x 2
+90lbs x 2

Lateral Raises
35's x 5
45's x 3
50's x 8
45's x 8
45's x 6

Rear Delt Incline W Flyes
45's x 8

Got really motivated to get back to 400+ squats at the gym. Starting Monday I plan to squat 5x per week in the AM, working up to a 90% single. Then in the PM do my regular workout for the day.