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How did YOU work out today?? Yes..YOU!

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yesterday:

3.5 mi fartlek run
2 mi jog/walk w/ gf and dog

today (in the pool):

5 min swim
15 min stride/strength drills
6 x 90 sec dwr sprints w/ 30 sec. active recovery
2 x 50m swim sprints w/ 50m swim recovery
15 min swim and dwr cool-down

left leg is holding up, but i remain fairly paranoid.
 
Wow- some interesting workouts on here!!

I saw some people were doing deadlifts- I can't wait to hit 315lb i just hit 300lb on friday (only 3 reps however)- I felt like an animal. LOVE deadlifts.

Today was Bench press/bent over barbell rows, all in sets of 3, all in lb
135/133
155/155
175/175
205/185
215/199
225/199

Then incline dumbbell press, two sets, 60lb, 10 reps

Tomorrow, likely a 1200yard swim
 
unison125 said:
I saw some people were doing deadlifts- I can't wait to hit 315lb i just hit 300lb on friday (only 3 reps however)- I felt like an animal. LOVE deadlifts.
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Ya, first time you DL 315 you will feel like a warrior. Just make sure you keep with proper form, because the heavier you get, the easier it is to throw your back out due to not using your legs enough.

Delts/Biceps

Barbell Military Press 10x95, 8x115, 6x135, 4x135
Dumbbell Shoulder Press 12x50s, 12x50s, 12x50s
Upright Barbell Row 10x95, 10x95, 10x95
Side Raises 15x15s, 15x15s
Barbell Curl 10x75, 10x75, 8x75
Hammer Dumbbell Curl 12x25s, 12x25s
15 minutes ab work
 
RedLeader said:
I've got the balls, don't know about the hamstrings, though :\

I'll try it next Sunday. If you do 10 x 12 @ 135 squat 8o
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Oh, I've got the balls and hammies (and quads) for this...but I don't have the LUNGS!

Especially when you only allow yourself a 60 second rest.

Aanallein, glad you had so much fun with it.

If you can push through insanely high volume on those big compound lifts, the gains in mass will be pretty impressive.
 
I hear that. I'm a regular smoker, so it takes a while to catch my breath between the heavy compounds. But IF you can push through it, it will be well worth it.

And even if you ARE a smoker, it's pretty easy to adapt to it. For example, if you tried this, and found yourself gasping for air after the third or fourth set, then by the next workout, you'll probably hit 5 or 6 sets, and so on.

And the pumps you get out of it. Absolutely incredible.
 
It is a remarkably safe program, because, as you said, it would be rather difficult to mangle your back with 135 lbs. So even if your form does slip, it's not "that big of a deal", at least from a safety perspective. And the feel is much different from lifting heavy. It's more of a "burn".
 
RedLeader said:
Ya, I am a sucker for long rests between compound lifts. You're telling me I seriously only get 60 seconds when I go for the DL thing? Oh god.
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ahaha get this then. I took a page from that little class I went to, and did my deads like this..


deadlifts lower weight 10 reps

straight to...

dumbbell rows 10 reps

then straight back to deads continuously for 6 "cycles" nonstop moving man.

slight rest...then did a shitload of chins
*4 min rest*

barbell rows 10 reps straight to
dumbbell pullovers the same type of nonstop shit.(6 cycles as well)

some little machine rows at the very end to finish it up

I think I"m going to start switching up from workouts like these to heavy weight, low rep mass tunes every week. This workout style will definitely have you on the verge of puking and hating your life for those 35-45 mins. Feels good though in a weird way.

sorry if this post was hard to read
 
Ya I think I am going to start turning my Sundays into "challenge" days and just trying wacky things in the gym. This Sunday will start it with the DLs. I might try some insane chest-blasting thing, switching back and forth between barbell benching and dumbbells the week after. Make things interesting.
 
60 min spin class
2 mi run, second one pretty quick

legs are weary from all the different types of exercise lately. mission accomplished.
 
Tough workout today. I decided to do some light lifting to ease back into it after several weeks off, and I barely got through my workout. I was feeling light headed and a bit nauseated. I may have over exerted, and I suspect I was underfed and not properly hydrated. I thought I was going to pass out.

And then, while doing standing overhead presses with a barbell, I got this sudden unusual pain/discomfort on the outside of my right forearm - the kind of discomfort that seems to be telling you, "Stop NOW. Something is wrong."

I guess I'll try again in a few days and see how it goes.
 
Started my morning out with stretching in formation.
did sets of 25%-100% suicide sprints up and down a 500M hill
Came back each time did a cycle of push-ups and sit-ups
500M grape vines up and down hill
500M bear crawls up and down hill
Mountain Climber things up and down the hill
Continued to do sprints and situps + pushups
Ended the work out stretching.
I feel damn good right now!!!!
 
last night -

4 x 6 seated cable rows
6 x 10 calf raises
4 x 6 leg curls
6 x 6 machine leg presses
lunges
6 x 6 lat dumbell rows
6 x 8 lat pulldowns (no wide grip)

Back in the gym for abs, more pecs and triceps after been about my day's business
 
military hammer str machine (reps: 5x 3x 2x 1x) - maxed out at 270
cable sideways delt extensions ... maxed out at like 50lbs
reverse pec dec machine... maxed out around 180
tricep cable pulldown (double arm) maxed out around 100
tricep cable pulldown (single) maxed out around 70
shoulder shrugs (hammer str machine) - maxed out at 450
buncha crunches
buncha them sideways crunches
beat the hell out of a metal pole and a punching bag till my knuckles were bloody
ran about 1/2 mile
 
this morning i:

rode my bike for about a mile (half of that up hill...ugh)
did a few pullups (i totally suck at em)
lat pulldowns on hammer str machine - maxed out around 315
dumbell rows (single arm) - maxed around 100 lbs
bicep curl - olympic bar - maxed around 95lbs
hammer curls - dumbells - maxed around 45lbs
buncha situps
buncha leg extension things for my lower abs
ran about 1/2 a mile
 
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