tobymax's training log

[sakustoms]

Looks like you got some great work in Toby. Now that I'm heading back up the scale for bench I'm having to concentrate on keeping my butt on the bench while using leg drive. It just takes some work.

[tobymax]

Thursday Aug 18 - Workout A

Squats:
bar x 10
135 lb x 10
185 lb x 5
195 lb x 5
205 lb x 5
210 lb x 5
185 lb x 5

Military OHP:
bar x 15
95 lb x 10
95 lb x 10
105 lb x 5
110 lb x 5
115 lb x 3... fail at 5.  Ugh, I can do that.
95 lb x 3 ... fail at 5.  Double ugh.  Feeling very weak.

Hammer Strength Iso Lateral High Row:
180 lb x 10 -- 5 sets

[tobymax]

Sunday Aug 21 - Workout B

Some deadlift singles with very short rests in between...

Deadlifts:
135 lb x 10
205 lb x 5
255 lb x 1
275 lb x 1
295 lb x 1
305 lb x 1
315 lb x 3 - just cuz
325 lb x 1
335 lb x 1
205 lb x 5

Bench Press:
bar x 25
135 lb x 10
205 lb x 5
205 lb x 8 - just cuz I had never done more than 5
215 lb x 5
225 lb x 3
205 lb x 5

Reverse Flyes on FreeMotion Machine:
60 x 10
60 x 10
65 x 10
65 x 10

[Get-n-fit]

Nice push/pull day Toby!

[piperdown]

Good stuff. Especially like you challenging yourself "just cuz" 

[Cali]

'Mirin the 225 bench press.

[tobymax]

Hey thanks for the comments guys.

Tuesday Aug 23 - Workout A

Squats:
bar x 10
135 lb x 5
155 lb x 5
185 lb x 5
205 lb x 5
215 lb x 3
215 lb x 3
220 lb x 2

Military OHP:
bar x 15
100 lb x 10
105 lb x 8
110 lb x 6
115 lb x 5
120 lb x 3 -- all I could muster this time
95 lb x 10

Seated Rows:
100 x 10
110 x 10
115 x 8
120 x 6
125 x 5

[piperdown]

That a good session Toby.
And the squats are looking like they're improving nicely. You're getting real close to 1.5x BW on them.

[Cali]

You're gonna get the 135lb military press for reps soon.

[tobymax]

That a good session Toby.
And the squats are looking like they're improving nicely. You're getting real close to 1.5x BW on them.

Thanks.  Squats were coming along through the summer until my work went crazy at the end of July, and then I stalled out at 220 and haven't gotten through that yet.  Next time 225!

You're gonna get the 135lb military press for reps soon.

That's the plan!

[tobymax]

Wednesday Aug 24 - Misc. Stuff
Time for a Misc day with a focus on shoulders, since my legs and back needed a break...

SS: Dumbbell Lateral Raises / Dumbbell Reverse Incline Flyes:
17.5's x 10
17.5's x 10
20's x 10
22.5's x 8
25's x 6
same weight & reps for both exercises

Dumbbell Shrugs:
50's x 10
55's x 10
60's x 10
65's x 10
70's x 15

Calf Presses on a Donkey Press Machine:
150 x 12
170 x 12
190 x 12
210 x 12
230 x 12

Front Delt Raises with BB Plate:
35 lb x 12
45 lb x 10
45 lb x 10
35 lb x 10
35 lb x 10

I started to do pull ups, but my right elbow was having none of that.

[tobymax]

Last night was just off.  It was a crappy day at work, my legs were still worn out from the week's previous squats and deads, my shoulders were sore from Wednesday's workout, and I just didn't feel like doing anything.  Even this morning just walking up a flight of steps in the parking garage at work was a chore.  I'll probably take off tonight and Saturday before I get back to some deadlifting on Sunday.

But I went to the gym last night and pissed around for 45 minutes.

Thursday Aug 25 - ummm...

Bench Press:
135 lb x 10 -- 3 sets

Incline Bench Press:
135 lb x 10 -- 3 sets

Decline Bench Press:
135 lb x 10 -- 3 sets

Curls on a Machine:
super light x 15 -- 3 sets

Then I speed-walked 1/2 mile and did 6 flights of stairs, then walked another mile at home with the dog.

[piperdown]

Sore, crappy day and you still went down and did something. That makes all the difference in the world!

[tobymax]

I took off Friday and Saturday as planned, and got a decent workout this morning.  Not great, but not bad.

Sunday Aug 28 - Workout B

Deadlifts:
135 lb x 10
185 lb x 5
205 lb x 5
275 lb x 5
285 lb x 5
295 lb x 4
305 lb x 3
315 lb x 2
My back didn't feel 100%, so I stopped there.

Bench Press:
bar x 25
135 lb x 10
185 lb x 5
205 lb x 5
215 lb x 5
220 lb x 3
225 lb x 2
135 lb x 23 -- hey, that's a PR for 135 lb reps.
All with strict form except one of the 215 reps where I arched my butt off the bench.

I was moving slow, so that took almost a full hour, with stretching and walking a a few laps (1/10 mile) between sets.

[sakustoms]

Congrats on the rep PR. There's no way I could do that now. Not to mention Deads. I haven't done deads in forever.