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.
9/7 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.
9/17 Bench 3 sets@135 Chin 3 sets@bw Curl 3 sets@70 French press 3 sets@70 Laterals 3 sets@10 Added weight to curls and French presses. Added reps on everything else. Weight is going up. Hanging out near 165 now.
9/22 bench 3 sets@135 chin 3 sets@bw curl 3 sets@70 french press 3 sets@70 lateral 3 sets@10 Had some life stuff happen on Friday and did not eat or sleep much. Took Saturday off. Today was OK. I might drop frequency to 3 lifting sessions per week, although results have been good with my current route.
I lifted on the 25th, 28th, and 29th and forgot to log it. 10/4 Squat 5x5x160 Calf 3 sets@225 Dead 5x225
10/12 AM Squat 5x5x165 Calf 3 sets@225 Deadlift 5x235 Lower body strength is slowly coming back. This was pain-free. PM Chin 10x3xbw Just messing around while I was in the garage 10/13 AM Chin 6x5xbw Pushup 6x10xbw More messing around with bodyweight stuff. Should hopefully not affect the weight session I plan to do later.
I was planning to lift on the 16th but got busy getting ready for a trip. Left on the 19th and got back today. Did some hiking and push-ups. Took it easy today following off time and travel. 10/24 Chin 5x5xbw squat 5x5x135 lateral 3x20x10 calf 3x12x185 Tried a slightly different set-up for my normal lifts for fun.
10/26 Bench 3 sets@135 Deadlift 5x225 Curl 3 sets@65 French press 3 sets@65 Deads did not feel great. Should probably keep them after squats.
10/28 Bench 3 sets@135 Chin 3 sets@25 Pushup 3 sets@bw Curl 3 sets@65 French press 3 sets@65 Lateral 3 sets@10
