October 24, 2009
Squats 135x5x2 185×5 225×4 275×2 315×2 355x5x6 sets 225×10 (should have done 15) Front squat 135x10x3 sets leg curl 90x10x3 sets abs calves I skipped a few workouts and went to Big Bear for Oktoberfest and my birthday. It was a great time; felt great to get away. The 355×5 work sets were challenging. As [...]
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October 15, 2009
Squats 135x5x2 185×5 225×4 275×3 315×2 355x4x6 sets (closer to limit but not quite) Front squat 185x5x3 leg press 5px15x3 sets leg curl 85x10x2 sets stretching Calves were still sore from Sunday, took 2 aspirin beforehand. 3 min rest on squats, didn’t seem to catch my breath until 2:30, longer than normal. 375lbs for 5 [...]
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October 3, 2009
Thursday – 60 min easy on trainer Friday – 45 min easy on trainer Saturday Squats 135x5x2 185×5 225×4 275×3 315×2 355x2x5* sets Front squat 185x5x2 sets right knee twitched on last set, decided to call it a day. This workout marks the start of a Russian squat routine cycle. After my warmup sets my [...]
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September 27, 2009
AM Workout Squats 135x5x2 185×5 225×4 275×3 315×4 335x4x5 sets (easy, maybe restart with 355×2) Front squat 185x5x4 sets single leg curl 75x10x4 sets leg press 5px15x3 sets stretching PM Workout 90 min tempo on trainer while watching Road Worlds. It’s just too hard to hold the bar on front squats with a cross-arm grip. [...]
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September 20, 2009
Squats 135x5x2 185×5 225×5 275×3 315×3 335x3x2 335x4x2 front squats 155×9 155×8 155×8 leg press 5plates per side x15x3 sets leg curl 75x10x3 sets 1 set calve raises Lower back still hurts when I walk but not when I lift. It’s not getting any better; in fact it might be getting worse. I have an [...]
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September 13, 2009
Lower back still feeling ‘odd’ before; decided to risk it. It’s not muscle soreness. it just feels like it needs to be popped. Squats 135x5x2 185×5 225×3 275×3 315×2 335x2x5 sets Front squat 155x7x8x10 leg press 5px15x3 sets (painful pump) 1 set calves back was fine, no problems at all. could have done 4 rep [...]
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September 7, 2009
Squats 135x5x2 185×5 225×5 275×3 295×3 315x2x3 sets front squat 135x8x3 sets Romanian DL 135×5 205x5x2 sets leg press 5 plates x 10×3 sets 30 min treadmill @ 135bpm
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September 2, 2009
Still working my way back into serious weights. The first month of workouts will all be submaximal. Squats 135x5x2, 185×5, 225×5, 275x5x3 (+20*) deadlifts 135×6,185x6x3 leg press 4 plates x 10×4 sets (+1plate) 30 min treadmill @ 135bpm * – the +20 means add 20 lbs next time
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August 29, 2009
I just joined 24Hour Fitness again after 2+ years away. I’m going to start posting my leg workouts and trainer rides. I do upper body stuff as well but it’s not related to cycling so isn’t really relevant to this blog. Plus I don’t feel like posting that often. The routine is more or less [...]
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August 24, 2009
I’ve decided I’m going to start wrapping my cycling season (not that I ever race) every September, for several reasons. College football cranks up in August so that’s when I always get a hankering to get back in the gym. That’s where I’ve been for the past month. Also, August-Sept is our hottest time of [...]
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