Aug 20-26, 2017Full Squats - Paused - Maintenance455 #203 | 465 #4 | 470 #1| 475 #7 ~ = super set or drop set with less than 1 min rest
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Page 75 Journal - Day 1 of 455. Feb 11, 2013
BW 196-198lb
Aug Week 4 of 5Sun Aug 20morning
Squats 315-365-405 | 315 5x1 sets
Vertical Push cybex machine seated shoulder press 110-110 20x1 sets each
Vertical Push seated machine dips 120-120 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull one arm cable upright rows 40-50 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull seated lat machine pulldown 120 20x1 sets each
Horizontal Pull one arm cable rows 60-60 20x1 sets each | high pull 50-50 20x1 sets each
Calves seated calf raise soleus 4x45lb rest
Abs bw situps rest
Cardiowalk 1 mile @ 4mph, 5% incline. HR <128 bpm
* skip the calf raises this morning.
afternoon
Squats 315-365-405 | 315 5x2 sets
Vertical Push cybex machine seated shoulder press 120 20x1 sets each
Vertical Push seated machine dips 120-120 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull one arm cable upright rows 40-40 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull seated lat machine pulldown rest
Horizontal Pull one arm cable rows 70-70 20x1 sets each
Calves seated calf raise soleus 4x45lb 20x1 sets
Abs bw situps rest
Cardiowalk 1 mile @ 4mph, 7.5% incline. HR <142 bpm
* raised incline on the walking and got my heart rate back to the 130-140s zone. felt more hamstring working.
Mon Aug 21morning
Squats 315-365-405 | 315 5x1 sets
Vertical Push cybex machine seated shoulder press 110-110 20x1 sets each
Vertical Push seated machine dips 120-120 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull one arm cable upright rows 40-40 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull seated lat machine pulldown rest
Horizontal Pull one arm cable rows 70-70 20x1 sets each
Calves seated calf raise soleus 4x45lb 20x1 sets
Abs bw situps 40x1 sets
Cardiowalk 1 mile @ 4mph, 7.5% incline. HR <152 bpm
* situps felt very good. all the way to 40 reps without any grinding. calves still weak. bw down to 194lb. i was sweating a lot on the cardio. i barely sweat with my lifting routine - high volumes but long rests too.
afternoon
Squats 315-365-405 | 315 5x1 sets
Vertical Push cybex machine seated shoulder press 120 20x1 sets each
Vertical Push seated machine dips 120-135 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull one arm cable upright rows 40-40 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull seated lat machine pulldown rest
Horizontal Pull one arm cable rows 70-70 20x1 sets each
Calves seated calf raise soleus 4x45lb 20x1 sets
Abs bw situps 40x1 sets
Cardiowalk 1 mile @ 4mph, 7.5% incline. rest
* did another straight set to 40 on the situps. doing them with the bent knee situp board on highest setting plus resting on 2x45lb plate on floor at the front for more incline. high incline feels so much better. i get full ROM just like when you do them on a GHR bench.
* skipped the walking. im still 194lb. don't want to go down 190-192. 405 might feel heavy. 405 was still easy this afternoon. same straight sets just resting while changing plates. sub 5 min routine.
Tue Aug 22morning
Squats 315-365-405 | 315 5x2 sets
Vertical Push cybex machine seated shoulder press 120 20x1 sets each
Vertical Push seated machine dips 120-120 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull one arm cable upright rows 40-50 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull seated lat machine pulldown 120 20x1 sets each
Horizontal Pull one arm cable rows 70-70 20x1 sets each
Calves seated calf raise soleus 4x45lb, 4x45lb+25lb 20x1 sets
Abs bw situps rest
Cardiowalk 1 mile @ 4mph, 7.5% incline. HR <145 bpm
afternoon
Squats 315-365-405 | 315 5x1 sets
Vertical Push cybex machine seated shoulder press 120 20x1 sets each
Vertical Push seated machine dips 120 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull one arm cable upright rows 50-50 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull seated lat machine pulldown rest
Horizontal Pull one arm cable rows 70-70 20x1 sets each
Calves seated calf raise soleus 4x45lb+25lb 20x1 sets
Abs weighted situps cable 10lb 20x1, 10x1
Cardiowalk 1 mile @ 4mph, 7.5% incline. HR <132 bpm
* did the weighted situps using cable resistance. i did them before with db behind the head but strained my neck because of the grinding to 20 reps. first set to 20 using an equivalent 10lb was alright. did another set to 20 after a few mins because the 10lb did not feel very heavy. slowed down too much at rep 10. called it a day.
* the calf work was not very heavy at 4x45b+25lb to 20 reps because i've been doing the calf work wrong. since the 4x45lb does not feel very heavy at all, i was doing the set with a continuous muscle tension set style cadence. if i do the same style on a heavier weight, i'm crushed.
* calf work - i did them paused/explosively this time and the whole thing is totally different. to keep it simple - the continuous tension style bodybuilding reps are mentally like a flat power effort throughout the ROM. (which is bs IMO if youre not on AAS because the weight is too light to cause growth). the reps im doing on everything else is a burst power effort after the pause and hoping that when the momentum decay catches up, the ROM is already done.
here's my new favorite abs work setup. cable resistance and max incline using 45lb plates at front.
Wed Aug 23morning
Squats 315-365-405 | 315 5x1 sets
Vertical Push cybex machine seated shoulder press 120 20x1 sets each
Vertical Push seated machine dips rest
Vertical Pull one arm cable upright rows 50-50 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull seated lat machine pulldown rest
Horizontal Pull one arm cable rows 70-70 20x1 sets each
Calves seated calf raise soleus 4x45lb+25lb 20x1 sets
Abs weighted situps 10lb 20x1 sets , 20-25 10x1 sets each
Cardiowalk 1 mile @ 4mph, 7.5% incline. rest
afternoon
Squats 315-365-405 | 315 5x1 sets
Vertical Push cybex machine seated shoulder press 120 20x1 sets each
Vertical Push seated machine dips rest
Vertical Pull one arm cable upright rows 50 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull seated lat machine pulldown rest
Horizontal Pull one arm cable rows 80-80 20x1 sets each
Calves seated calf raise soleus 4x45lb+25lb 20x1 sets
Abs weighted situps 15lb, BW 20x1 sets each
Cardiowalk 1 mile @ 4mph, 7.5% incline. >152 hr
* took off work tonight.will lift again in the morning. situps feeling good.
Thur Aug 24morning
Squats 315-365-405 | 315 5x2 sets
Vertical Push cybex machine seated shoulder press 120 20x1 sets each
Vertical Push seated machine dips 120 20x1 sets
Vertical Pull one arm cable upright rows 50-50 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull seated lat machine pulldown rest
Horizontal Pull one arm cable rows 80 20x1 sets each
Calves seated calf raise soleus 4x45lb+25lb 20x1 sets
Abs weighted situps 20lb 20x1 sets
Cardiowalk 1 mile @ 4mph, 7.5% incline. >143 hr
* bw staying at 194-196lb. been doing more ab work. makes it more rewarding to train abs when you can see them. 405 is still routinely easy. could max at 425-435 at this weight at this time with some skipped heavy squat workouts.
afternoon
Squats 315-365-405 | 315 5x1 sets
Vertical Push cybex machine seated shoulder press 120 20x1 sets each
Vertical Push seated machine dips 120-120 20x1 sets
Vertical Pull one arm cable upright rows 50 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull seated lat machine pulldown rest
Horizontal Pull one arm cable rows 80 20x1 sets each
Calves seated calf raise soleus 4x45lb+25lb 20x1 sets
Abs weighted situps rest
Cardiowalk 1 mile @ 4mph, 7.5% incline. rest
* working thur-sat night this week. shoulders 120 strong now. doing dips for mobility/backoffs upperbody pushing
Fri Aug 25afternoon
Squats 315-365-405 | 315 5x1 sets
Vertical Push cybex machine seated shoulder press 120 20x1 sets each
Vertical Push seated machine dips 120 20x1 sets
Vertical Pull one arm cable upright rows 50 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull seated lat machine pulldown rest
Horizontal Pull one arm cable rows 80 20x1 sets each
Calves seated calf raise soleus 4x45lb+25lb 20x1 sets
Abs weighted situps 20lb 20x1 sets
Cardiowalk 1 mile @ 4mph, 7.5% incline. rest
Sat Aug 26afternoon
Squats 315-365-405 | 315 5x1 sets
Vertical Push cybex machine seated shoulder press 120-120 20x1 sets each
Vertical Push seated machine dips rest
Vertical Pull one arm cable upright rows 50 20x1 sets each
Vertical Pull seated lat machine pulldown rest
Horizontal Pull one arm cable rows 80 20x1 sets each
Calves seated calf raise soleus 4x45lb+25lb 20x1 sets
Abs weighted situps rest
Cardiowalk 1 mile @ 4mph, 7.5% incline. <142 bpm
* decided to do cardio today before a work night. it's the last night of the workweek anyway. hope it doesn't get too tiring later. shoulder pressing getting stronger.