George's Journal

8/29
Squat 5x5x145
Calf 3 sets@195
Deadlift 3x5x210
Late night session. Going on vacation tomorrow. Next session will probably be Tuesday.

 

9/3
Bench@130 14, 9, 9
Chinup@bw 12, 10, 9
Curl 3 sets@65
French press 3 sets@65
Lateral raise 3 sets@10
I've used a false grip on bench for the last two sessions. Got 16 reps with 125 on Thursday night so it was time to bump up the weight.
Back from vacation. Did some kayaking on Saturday and also helped move a bunch of traditional wooden boats. Did the Macinac bridge walk on Monday. I walked about 75% of the way across and then back. Approximately 7.5 miles.
Nutrition was not bad. I tend to undereat when on vacation so I tried to make it a point to get a decent amount of calories and protein in on each day.

 

9/5
Squat 5x5x150
Calf 3 sets@200
Deadlift 3x5x215

 

9/7
Bench 3 sets@130
Chin 3 sets@bw
Curl 3 sets@65
French press 3 sets@65
Laterals 3 sets@10
Late night session. Finished a little after 10.

 

9/8
Squat 5x5x150
Calf 3 sets@205
Deadlift 3x5x215

Did 3 hours of kayaking earlier in the day followed by 2 hours of yard work.

 

9/10
Bench 3 sets@130
Chin 3 sets@bw
Curl 3 sets@65
French press 3 sets@65
Lateral 3 sets@10
Got 16 reps on the first set of bench. Time to bump it up to 135. This progression method is slow and boring, but appears to be working.

 

Forgot to log my Thursday session

9/12
Squat 5x5x155
Calf 3 sets
Deadlift 3x5x220
Did some of these squats beltless. Lower body strength is slowly coming back.

9/14
Bench 3 sets@135
Chin-up 3 sets@bw
Curl 3 sets@65
French press 3 sets@65
Lateral Raise 3 sets@10
Got 16 reps on the first set of curls and French presses. Will increase weight on Tuesday.

 

Hey dude

9/15
Squat 5x5x155
Calf 3 sets@215
Deadlift 5x225
Did all the squats beltless. This is the best squatting has felt in a long time.

Cut deadlift volume down to 1 set. My lower back has been feeling a little too beat up after deadlift now that the weight has increased slightly. Going to try a lower volume approach and keep pushing the weight for a while.