Reactive Training Systems

Date: Jul 19, 2009

RE: TRON's training log

TRON · Senior Member

Thanks allot Jordan - much appreciated!

Thanks allot to Mike T for the great training! It sure is nice to have someone who really knows what they are doing (especially compared to myself LOL) to do your programming for you !!

-- Edited by TRON on Sunday 19th of July 2009 09:43:14 PM

BobW · Senior Member

Great work, Chris, sounds like your meet went well for you! Keep hittin' those PR's!!!!

cjgarnet · Veteran Member

excellent man!!!!...ur gona kill it even more at seniors!

TRON · Senior Member

Thanks allot Kerry brother!

Thanks Bob, glad to hear you are getting your injury straightened out!

Thanks Colin, it will be nice to see you at seniors!

Tony Reid · Senior Member

Way to go Chris!! Nothing wrong w/ some prs. I hope you get healed up and then elite would be no prob.

btw- I love hearing the woman on the video (your wife? girlfriend? escort?) say "come on...light weight this is easy" or something to that effect. That always cracks me up hearing people say that at meets. It's like if it's so light...why don't you come here and give it a rip. However, encouragement is always great!

TRON · Senior Member

Hey Tony, thanks allot man!

Funny you should mention it, but my wife, girlfriend, AND escort were all there cheering me on at the same time!
SHAZZZZAAAAAMMMMMMM!

When I hear "Light Weight" it always reminds me of the crazy Ronnie Coleman video where he is usually lifting something rediculous shouting "Light Weight"

Date: Jul 20, 2009

Perhaps next time you can just keep the wife at home and I will send out my finest bunnies to cheer you on!

Tony Reid · Senior Member

That's nice that all 3 support you!

TRON · Senior Member

Hugh and Tony

As you both must know, I am all about the ladies!

WHAMMMMMMMY!

TRON · Senior Member

Accumulation
Week 1 - Day 1

- First time doing any sort of exercise in 8 days.
- Ate a bunch of junk food last night, and drank most of a giant tub of Wine with a screw cap that was aged in the back of a truck, so therefore feeling kind of gross today.
- Very thankful there were no lower body movements today

Paused Shirted Bench (Loose)
- x4 \ 3% \ 8-9
- Feeling a bit rusty, but got better as I progressed
- Not great but not bad either
- Could touch everything today
- Ended up sliding down the bench a lot today, making the last rep a bit screwy on each set
400 x4 @8
415 x4 @9.5 (could have rated this a 9, but going to play conservative)
405 x4 @10

Time: 11 Min

Paused Bench + 90mm (double Mini)
- x4 \ 3% \ 8-9 rpe
260 x4 @8
275 x4 @9 (PR)
265 x4 @9

Time: 11 Min

Floor Press (pinky on ring)
- x6 \ 3% \ 8-9
- Really tough keeping my shoulder blades tight and together for this
290 x6 @8
300 x6 @9
290 x6 @10

Time: 11 Min

Total Training time: 65 Min

TRON · Senior Member

Accumulation
Week 1 - Day 2

- Lower back felt terrible coming into this (even impacted my sleep the night before), but felt much better coming out
- Sweated a lot today, and sucked a lot of wind towards the end
- Procrastinated a lot between exercises today
- Really liked the training today

Suited Squat (Loose) - With Belt - No Wraps
- x4 \ 3% \ 8-9
- Worked a lot on speed today
- Lower back pretty sore through whole exercise
545 x4 @8
565 x4 @9 (had to tighten belt for this one)
550 x4 @8.5 (3%) (this was the best set)

Time: 13 Min

3ct Pause DL (no Belt)
- x4 \ 3% \ 8-9
- New exercise, setting a baseline today
- Did my pause around an inch or so after I cracked the floor
- Really like this exercise
- This exercise left me winded after each set
- This actually felt very therapeutic for lower back
425 x4 @8
445 x4 @8
465 x4 @9
450 x4 @9 (3%)

Time: 14 Min

Manta Ray Olympic Squat - No Belt
- x6 \ 3% \ 8-9
- This was not terribly easy at this point but it was good
350 x6 @8
365 x6 @9
355 x6 @10 (3%)

Time: 12 Min

Total Training time: 95 Min

Date: Jul 28, 2009

Are you doing those sort of Like Mike T does Isomio deads? From how I understand your writeup in your log, you lift the weight an inch off of the ground and just hold for for three seconds than finish the lift? If so that sounds hard.

TRON · Senior Member

Right that is exactly how I am doing them.
I get Mike T to program my training for me, and he has perscribed these for me.

My pause times today have ranged from a 3-count to a three second hold.

I find the most fatiguing part of the lift is the actual hold itself, then because the weight is so light relative to a regular deadlift, it is not bad completing the lift.

Stay classy Hugh!

Tony Reid · Senior Member

Those pause deads are a killer, but you feel good when you're done and sucking wind. Keep up the good work.