Got my Stronglifts 5x5 workout of the day in today shortly after lunch. Was pretty sore and tired all morning as I laid around the hotel room too much yesterday or sat with poor posture. I also probably should be doing more stretching and foam roller work.
Here's today's workout:
Warm-up including faster than normal shoulder rotations with a PVC pipe. Probably keeps those in.
Squat-empty bar x5 warm-up, 135x5 warm-up, 150x5x5 work sets
Press-empty bar x5 warm-up, 80x5x5 work sets
Deadlift 135x5 Sumo warm-up/test, 185x3 warm-up, 205x5 work set
Happy with getting all three exercises in as I was pressed for time but also wanted to wait AT LEAST one minute between sets. Fortunately gym was empty after squats so I could set up next lift during rest. Know I'll need more rest per sets as poundages continue to increase 5#/10# per workout.
Very happy the press went up fairly easily. I normally stall between 90 and 100 the first time back on Stronglifts 5x5 and am older with a gimpy right shoulder this go-round.
Last time I was on this base I accidentally did 205x5 for deadlift when I should have been at 165 (shame on me not keeping a log or blogging!). So I dropped down to 165 with the goal of pulling 205x5 today when I returned. Much easier this time. Keeping on adding 10# per deadlift workout and mixing in some sumo style pulls for variety and better strength gains.
Tomorrow is rest, stretching and foam rolling. Probably will wait until Monday for my next workout-a bit long of a break but fits with my travel plans next week.
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Workout of the Day
I'm back after not posting for far too long.
Both to track my workouts and maybe motivate others, I'm going to try to consistently post my daily workouts, random thoughts and motivation more consistently to the blog. Here's today's workout, if you could call it that:
Rest. Got lots of sleep last night and aim for more tonight after previous two nights not getting much sleep.
Foam rolling and stretching on a recovery day.
Yep, not a hard workout day at all! Yesterday I pushed the weights up on my Stronglifts 5x5 plan I restarted about three months ago. As recounted in other posts I had a nasty back spasm in October and started back with just the bar. Tomorrow I plan on squatting 150 for 5x5, pressing 80 and deadlifting 205, so the poundages are starting to get back up to being work sets not just form/flexibility work.
Here's a motivational video I found on YouTube today. Focused on lifting and lifting heavy, so if that's your thing you'll probably get it. If you are seeking motivation for sticking with it, discipline and figuring out how you should train regardless of your favorite modality, you should also like it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuS1djkKhg0
See you at "the bar" tomorrow!
Both to track my workouts and maybe motivate others, I'm going to try to consistently post my daily workouts, random thoughts and motivation more consistently to the blog. Here's today's workout, if you could call it that:
Rest. Got lots of sleep last night and aim for more tonight after previous two nights not getting much sleep.
Foam rolling and stretching on a recovery day.
Yep, not a hard workout day at all! Yesterday I pushed the weights up on my Stronglifts 5x5 plan I restarted about three months ago. As recounted in other posts I had a nasty back spasm in October and started back with just the bar. Tomorrow I plan on squatting 150 for 5x5, pressing 80 and deadlifting 205, so the poundages are starting to get back up to being work sets not just form/flexibility work.
Here's a motivational video I found on YouTube today. Focused on lifting and lifting heavy, so if that's your thing you'll probably get it. If you are seeking motivation for sticking with it, discipline and figuring out how you should train regardless of your favorite modality, you should also like it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuS1djkKhg0
See you at "the bar" tomorrow!
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Fitness goals and challenges-here's a couple if you need one!
I've found that a little friendly competition or a challenge helps motivate me from time to time. Are you the same way?
A few years ago, I discovered John Stone Fitness and the forums at the website www.johnstonefitness.com While not as active as it used to be, it's still a good resource. One challenge I signed up for was the 1,000,000 push-up challenge. Well, these challenge is a great example of how big a number 1,000,000 actually is-especially with only a few of us posting push-up counts at a time! The thread is here and we're kind of stuck in the 160,000 range. Anyone interested in helping can either sign up at the John Stone Fitness forums, or post your counts here in the comments.
Despite the slow progress on that thread, I decided to jump right in and start a new challenge-Tire Flips! I haven't done any tire flips in far too long, and love the raw powerful feel they give me. Like most "strongman" movements, there is something primal about lifting, pushing, flipping, or throwing something different than traditional exercise equipment! Do you do tire flips? Are you looking to do your first tire flip? Then help me out on the challenge here! I set this one much lower-it's only a 1,000 tire flip challenge, so if I do 10 a week I can complete this one by myself in two years-but it would be fun to have some help!
What are your goals and challenges going into 2015? Let's work on them together-
A few years ago, I discovered John Stone Fitness and the forums at the website www.johnstonefitness.com While not as active as it used to be, it's still a good resource. One challenge I signed up for was the 1,000,000 push-up challenge. Well, these challenge is a great example of how big a number 1,000,000 actually is-especially with only a few of us posting push-up counts at a time! The thread is here and we're kind of stuck in the 160,000 range. Anyone interested in helping can either sign up at the John Stone Fitness forums, or post your counts here in the comments.
Despite the slow progress on that thread, I decided to jump right in and start a new challenge-Tire Flips! I haven't done any tire flips in far too long, and love the raw powerful feel they give me. Like most "strongman" movements, there is something primal about lifting, pushing, flipping, or throwing something different than traditional exercise equipment! Do you do tire flips? Are you looking to do your first tire flip? Then help me out on the challenge here! I set this one much lower-it's only a 1,000 tire flip challenge, so if I do 10 a week I can complete this one by myself in two years-but it would be fun to have some help!
What are your goals and challenges going into 2015? Let's work on them together-
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