Thanks, Frodo! I'm just enjoying the journey and looking forward to meeting some goals. I'm thinking I may post some goal numbers for this month in next log entry.
Goals are always good to post up! We can all cheer for you when you get there (and then there's the fact that it can be used as an excuse for cake... ).
Tuesday, March 12, 2013. Warmup: 10 one minute rounds consisting of... Rope skipping Pulo Giratoria Rope skipping Camel walk Rope skipping Queda de rin pushups Rope skipping Role de banco circles Rope skipping Queda de rin pushups (2nd set) 30 minutes of footwork drills working from ginga. Edit: Forgot to add the 6.3 mile run done early this morning.
Goals for the remainder of March... Squat: 270lbs Overhead Press: 135lbs Dumbbell Press: 150lbs (75lb bells) Deadlift: 300lbs Reintegrating my capoeira drills into the training cycle. Reintegrating my running to the tune of 27-30 miles per week.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Squats 45lbs x 5 (2x) 100lbs x 5 150lbs x 3 200lbs x 2 250lbs x 3 (3x) Overhead Press 45lbs x 5 (2x) 65lbs x 5 80lbs x 3 100lbs x 2 120lbs x 2, 1, 1, 1 Bent Over Row 45lbs x 5 (2x) 75lbs x 5 95lbs x 3 115lbs x 2 140lbs x 3 (3x) Assisted Pullups: 12, 6, 7 Single Leg Squats: 6, 6 Assisted Dips: 12, 12, 9
Friday, March 15, 2013. Short session today. Squats 45lbs x 5 (2x) 100lbs x 5 150lbs x 3 200lbs x 2 250lbs x 2 (3x) Dumbbell Press 22.5lb bells x 5 (2x) 32.5lb bells x 5 45lb bells x 3 60lb bells x 2 65lb bells fail Deadlifts 105lbs x 5 (2x) 165lbs x 3 225lbs x 2 270lbs x 5 Assisted pullups: 10, 6, 6 Assisted Dips: 12, 12, 9
Monday, March 18, 2013. Z-Health Mobility Drills Squats 45lbs x 5 (2x) 100lbs x 5 150lbs x 3 200lbs x 2 255lbs x 3, 2, 1 Overhead Press 45lbs x 5 (2x) 65lbs x 5 80lbs x 3 100lbs x 2 120lbs x 1, 1, 1 Bent Over Row 45lbs x 5 (2x) 75lbs x 5 100lbs x 3 120lbs x 2 145lbs x 5 (3x) Assisted Pullups: 8, 6, 6 Assisted Dips: 12, 12, 12 Pushups (42): T-Pose x 6, Diamond x 6, assisted HSPU x 12, Bird Dogs x 6, Divebombers x 6, Tesoura x 6 Ran 5.38 miles.
Took yesterday (Wednesday, March 20) as a day off training. Today, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Ran 6.3 miles.
Friday, March 22, 2013. Z-Health Mobility Drills Squats 45lbs x 5 (2x) 100lbs x 5 150lbs x 3 200lbs x 2 255lbs x 2 (3x) Dumbbell Press 22.5lb bells x 5 (2x) 30lb bells x 5 40lb bells x 3 55lb bells x 2 60lb bells x 5 (3x) Deadlifts 110lbs x 5 (2x) 165lbs x 3 235lbs x 2 280lbs x 1, 1, 1 Assisted pullups: 5, 6 Assisted Dips: 12, 10, 6
Haha! The answer to that question is 'Too much'! I'm sitting at about 220 (I'm 6'2") and need to drop some weight that I had started to pick up around the holidays last fall/winter with not being that particular about my diet as the stress of end of the semester deadlines set in. Moreover, this semester has been thrice as stressful as I prepare for comprehensive exams (this is a major make or break moment in my academic career). The added straw to the camel's bakc is that because of comps preparation, my sleep has been worse than before (it wasn't good to begin with) and my eating has been crappy (vegan, but crappy). As of now, I'm just chugging ahead trying to get past comps (which happen mid-April) and then I'll have this beautiful window of time in order to right the wrongs. I usually try not to gripe about these things, though in the interest of full disclosure to your question, I thought I'd put everything on the table.
Oh, and for the log, I had to skip today's workout in order to finish some grading and prepare for a presentation/mini lecture tonight.
Lastly, I hope to have some footage of myself and the group I train with this summer as we have a xouple of events coming up. I'll probably start a new thread for that or find the old one that has video of our group performing samba de roda and I'll put a link in the log for those who are interested. In the meantime, onward towards comps!
Thank you for the honesty, no worries about it lol. Writing issues down in a log allows you to look at them properly and clearly, and allows you also to see where exactly you are having issues, and tackle them accordingly. That aside, good luck on your comprehensive exams! If anything, you'll need the proper sleep! Sleep is vital for remembering things, and refreshes your mind, so make sure to get a lot of it when you can. Even naps work too as well! Good luck!
Thanks, Seventh! The picking up weight is not really such an issue for me as I can typically drop it fast (though who knows what my metabolism will do as I'm getting older). What is driving me towards the loony bin is grad school! I love the learning but the game really is a game of attrition, and that's what I won't miss when I'm done. I really do believe that perhaps it's a young person's game. Then again, I'm also inclined to believe what Chomsky said about education in the U.S. All said, I intend to just keep my head down and weather this one--only three weeks left!
Well guess who's back! The semester and comprehensive exams are done and passed. Travel for the last few weeks to see relatives is also done. Of course, all of that led to a severe drop off in my training. But I'm back in the gym and ready to build things back up again! I've dialed my number back a bit (not that they were great to begin with), in order to accommodate my being away for an extended period. Today's 1st session back was short and simple. Monday, June 10, 2013. Squats 45lbs x 5 (2x) 80lbs x 5 120lbs x 3 1600lbs x 2 200lbs x 5 (3x) Dumbbell Press 22.5lb bells x 5 (2x) 25lb bells x 5 35lb bells x 3 45lb bells x 2 50lb bells x 5 (3x) Deadlifts 95lbs x 5 (2x) 140lbs x 3 205lbs x 2 240lbs x 4 It feels good to be back!
