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I'd like to improve mine just a bit more. Personally I am not a flexible person at all, however, it does not feel like it is my calves that is the limiting factor. Rather, it feels like this: Make a fist, and cock your wrist back as far as possible. Is it your forearm that's limiting your ROM? Nope! That doesn't happen unless your fingers are extended, at which point you feel a stretch in your forearm.

I feel like my ankles are the former. I dorsiflex all the way and hit a wall well before my calves are stretched. Is there a way to improve ROM past this point? I remember reading somewhere the stretching the ankle will actually help this somehow. Don't know if there's any truth to it.

Week 99

Tuesday - 02/16/16

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 8                                >> 2min rest.
135 x 5                                >> Didn't have my oly shoes. Squatted in chucks with plates under heels.
185 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1
365 x 1
395 x 3
325 x 8 PR
325 x 5 PR
325 x 3 PR

Bench Press
45 x 15                               >> 2min rest.
95 x 8                                 >> Kinda stalling on these. We'll see how next workout goes. Might have to switch it up.
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
245 x 3
235 x 3
205 x 8
205 x 6
205 x 4

Back Extensions
BW x 5                >> 60sec rests.
45 x 15                >> Didn't have my deadlift straps so did these instead of RDL's.
45 x 15
45 x 15

Incline DB Bench Press
75's x 10                       >> 60sec rest.
75's x 4

Calf Raise Machine
Weights were different here than my regular gym.                   >> 60sec rests.
3 sets of 6-8  plus 2 drop sets of ~4.

De-load

Pull ups
BW x 5                      >> 60sec rest.
+40lbs x 8 PR
+40lbs x 4 PR

Lateral Raises
35's x 3                             >> 60sec rests.
40's x 2
45's x 1
40's x 12
40's x 8 PR

Cable Rows
160 x 5                            >> 60sec rests.
180 x 3                            >> This was a nice smooth machine at this gym. Felt amazing.
200 x 1
220 x 10 PR
220 x 8 PR

Ab Pulldowns
100 x 5                >> Inaccurate, but it went something like that.
140 x 4
 130 x 3
  120 x 4

Bent over Rear Delt W Flyes
30's x 15             >> The benches were too low to do this face down on an incline. Did them bent over.

Have another full body workout this Friday. Hope to record my 395x3 squat, if I hit it. I think I'm at like 200lbs again. Damn I'm really slacking with the diet. Not such a big deal though. Immediate goal is to get to a consistent 405x3. Then focus on back up sets and holding a 195lb bw.

Thank goodness the second half of this workout was a de-load because I was getting beat down lol.

Lifted saturday. Will not lift today (tuesday) most likely. Will do full body workout tomorrow (wednesday) to stay on track. Then either full body friday or split into fri/sat

Hope this didnt screw up my flow, really want to be able to squat 395x3 tomorrow. If anything i know ill be jumping pretty high at least.

Week 98

Saturday - 02/13/16

-= Workout Log =-

ATG Squat
135 x 8                                >> Easy, felt good. Was wearing two pairs of sweats though, makes it easier somehow.
185 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1
365 x 1
405 x 1

Bench Press
45 x 15                               >> Banged this out in like 2min.
95 x 8
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1

Romanian Deadlift
225 x 5                              >> 2min rests.
275 x 3                              >> This should get my cns used to these again.
315 x 1
365 x 1
405 x 1 PR
405 x 1 PR
405 x 1 PR

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwIopFiDJF8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwIopFiDJF8</a>

I may not be able to lift this Monday. So I did this light workout today to bridge the gap between Thursday's squat/bench/RDL session and Tuesday's. Tuesday i'll lift twice so that i'm on schedule.

Week 98

Friday - 02/12/16

-= Workout Log =-

Cable Rows
160 x 5                >> 60sec rests.
180 x 3
200 x 1
210 x 8
210 x 7
190 x 6
190 x 6
190 x 5

Lateral Raises
35's x 3                    >> 60sec rests.
40's x 2                    >> Got 40's x 13 two workouts in a row so I said screw it and moved up in weight.
45's x 1
50's x 1
45's x 6 PR
45's x 6 PR
40's x 7 PR
40's x 7 PR
40's x 5 PR

Pull ups
BW x 15                >> 60sec rests.
BW x 7                  >> Non-stop reps for all of them.
BW x 5
BW x 5
BW x 5

Ab Pulldowns
95 x 5                    >> 60sec rests.
145 x 12
145 x 9 PR
145 x 4 PR
 125 x 4 PR
  115 x 4 PR
   95 x 4 PR

Rear Delt W Flyes
25's x 5                                   >> 60sec rests.
30's x 15
30's x 11 PR
30's x 8 PR

Nice workout. Tried a few dragon flags. 5 Negatives. Dear god. I flopped after getting past a 45 degree angle. How are these even possible?! It did my hip flexors as much as abs though. I want to hit the ABS directly, hip flexors secondarily. Gonna need to learn to do these once I can't add weight to my ab pulldowns.

Woke up at 197.8lbs dammit. Really want to get under 195 like last week, but stay there. Goal is to get to a consistent 405x3 at 195lbs or less. Then bring up my RDL and do a lot more jumping.

I have all next week off so I'll have plenty of time to play basketball. My RVJ will probably suck at first lol, even with this new strength I have. I have to try not to be disappointed and get demotivated. I'll probably play 2 or 3 times... not much time at all to get all the movement efficiency back but whatever. Ideally I need 3-4x a week for 3 weeks straight.

Not very technical. And by skill set i should really just say schooling lol.

Comp sci
C++
Java
MySQL
Python
Html/css/javascript
Good at computational theory and algorithm optomization

Cyber sec
Forensic ToolKit
Wireshark
FTK Imager

Theres a huge not-so-technical skills component to cyber security though. I'd like to get into that. Im taking an Information Security & Ethics course. The professor is an IT Auditor for the UN and every class is a case study. Shits awesome. Makes bank. Management stuff. Thats what a masters really helps with. For technical skills i'll have some basic certifications to show for, like Network+ and Security+.

Just gotta grt my foot in the door and get that first job in the field...

Went to a career fair at my university today. Dropped off my resume with ~15 companies. Most of them are accounting and finance companies. Never really realized how many different places I could work at with a BS in Computer Science, not even programming related. The degree requires great analytical and problem-solving skills, which many companies want in their workers.

MANY people impressed that I was mastering in cyber security (especially the accounting and finance companies). Some wanted my resume right after hearing that. Most weren't hiring for my set of skills though. The Big 4 accounting companies were there, but are not hiring for my skill set until September. Which is fine, I graduate in December so that would line up nicely.

Had a blast. I was very much myself and had many recruiters laughing a ton. They forgot they were even there to recruit! I looked like I was already friends with them. It's nice to have these people view me face to face so I can really get a chance to set myself apart from the rest since I don't have much relevant work experience.