Saturday, June 21, 2014
Pullups
Nice easy back day today - hit some pullups. I've been slowly but steadily improving my ability to do strict pullups, and today I hit a set of 4 strict pullups and then a bunch of sets of 4 chinups and sets of 3 pullups. Nothing crazy, just trying to keep my back growing and my shoulders healthy. Lets keep at it.
Friday, June 20, 2014
Bench sets of 20
Good bench workout today. Keepin the grip tight, using the triceps and the lats. Starting to feel good. Everything paused.
Hit a couple warmup sets, then 130 x 20, 20, 135 x 20, 20. Felt strong although hard at the end. Afterwards, hit spoto press, 135 x 5, 145 x 5, 155 x 5. Did doubles of pullups and chinups between all sets.
Finished up with 3 sets of skullcrushers, some straight bar curls and isolation curls, and some front raises with a light barbell. Feeling good, strong, technique is nice, and I think I'm gonna start getting big fast if I keep up the lifting and start eating like a bawss. Lets keep at it.
Hit a couple warmup sets, then 130 x 20, 20, 135 x 20, 20. Felt strong although hard at the end. Afterwards, hit spoto press, 135 x 5, 145 x 5, 155 x 5. Did doubles of pullups and chinups between all sets.
Finished up with 3 sets of skullcrushers, some straight bar curls and isolation curls, and some front raises with a light barbell. Feeling good, strong, technique is nice, and I think I'm gonna start getting big fast if I keep up the lifting and start eating like a bawss. Lets keep at it.
The Viking Braid
It has been a rough 6 months, full of road blocks, derailments, and a number of other problems. But I am finally, finally back on a real program, eating right and trying to get as big and strong as possible again. And again, I'm back to the blog. Hopefully I will be able to be writing more consistently again. I never stopped training for these past 6 months, but now I'm back for real so hopefully I can be posting for real again.
Anyways, program I started is written by some friends of mine, nicknamed "The Viking Braid." The emphasis is on working up in waves for squat and bench press, trying to hit a hard, heavy set and then maintain the same number of reps while increasing the weight. I'm starting crazy light and with really high reps, to try and lock in form and make sure my back stays healthy and my body starts growing. For squat, I am squatting wide and low bar, trying to keep the load off my back best I can/ For bench, I have taken my grip in and I'm really trying to use my lats and triceps as much as possible - I think improving my triceps strength by a lot might be a big step in the right direction for getting my bench up.
Most recent workout was Squats yesterday - 4 sets of 20, 160, 165, 170, 175. Felt strong but difficult. Finished up with some lower back and ab work.
Gonna go hit bench now, and I'll be back to report. Need to get back in the habit of posting. Lets keep at it.
Anyways, program I started is written by some friends of mine, nicknamed "The Viking Braid." The emphasis is on working up in waves for squat and bench press, trying to hit a hard, heavy set and then maintain the same number of reps while increasing the weight. I'm starting crazy light and with really high reps, to try and lock in form and make sure my back stays healthy and my body starts growing. For squat, I am squatting wide and low bar, trying to keep the load off my back best I can/ For bench, I have taken my grip in and I'm really trying to use my lats and triceps as much as possible - I think improving my triceps strength by a lot might be a big step in the right direction for getting my bench up.
Most recent workout was Squats yesterday - 4 sets of 20, 160, 165, 170, 175. Felt strong but difficult. Finished up with some lower back and ab work.
Gonna go hit bench now, and I'll be back to report. Need to get back in the habit of posting. Lets keep at it.
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