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MikeGagne · Senior Member

RE: My Training Log

MikeGagne · Senior Member

Heres what I did today, Monday May 25:

squats
barX10
135X10
225X6
315X3
365X3 (belt + knee wraps)
385X3 (Belt + knee wraps)
405X3 (belt and knee wraps)

leg curls
100X10
100X10
100X10
100X10
100X10

pause squats(3 second pause at the bottom)
135X10
185X10
225X8
275X6
315X4

cybex ab crunch machine
130X15
130X15
130X15
130X15
130X15
130X15

Thats it for today. I then mowed for 2 hours. My Aunt's lawn is huge. Pushing the mower hurt my lower back some. I hope this pain goes away. Right now I am taking tylenol before I go to sleep so the pain dont keep me up. Thanks for reading. Thanks BobW for the encouragement. I guess I should be happy with a raw 405 squat. Its not a record but for me it is so I should be happy with it. Take care everybody. Keep training hard everyone.

MikeGagne · Senior Member

Whats up? Heres what I did today.

bench press
barX12
135X10
225X6
275X3
295X3
305X3
315X2 (I probably couldve got 3 if I had a spotter, oh well)
135X40 (I remember my friend telling me last week he got 42 reps on this, so I tried to beat him, came up 2 short)

close grip bench
135X12
185X10
225X7
225X8
225X6

seated barbell military presses
135X10
155X8
165X6
175X5
185X3 (kinda crapped out on this last set)

lat pulldowns wide grip
100X10
120X10
140X10
160X8
170X4

My lower back pain seems to be going away some. It seems to be mostly in the left side of my lower back. Im still not ready to deadlift again yet. I see no reason to risk further injury by trying to deadlift heavy right now. Its not like Im getting paid to do this or anything.
Im doing alright. Its good to be back on here. I really appreciate how some of you have helped me along the way with your positive comments and inspiration.

BobW · Senior Member

Solid work, Mike. How's the back?

MikeGagne · Senior Member

Heres what I did today.

seated calf raises
2 45 pound platesX20
3 45 pound platesX15
3 45sX15
3 45sX15
3 45sX15
3 45sX15
3 45sX15

Olympic Squats
135X10
225X8
275X6
315X6 (nice spot by Marc, thanks for pushing me)

hip abduction
130X10
135X10
140X10

hip adduction
130X10
135X10
140X10

cybex ab crunch machine
135X15
135X15
135X15
135X15
135X15
135X15

straight bar curls
100X10
110X10
110X10
110X10 (sadly we only go up to 110's on our straight bars. Next time I'll do 135 with a different bar and so how many I get.)

Thats it for today. Did this in about 2 hours.

Thanks for asking about my back Bob. Its healing up. Last night for the first night since last Wednesday I was able to sleep without taking Tylenol. I think I might be ready to deadlift again in a week or two but Im not going to rush it. The pain seems to be in the left side of my lower back now and not the whole lower back like it was originally was. Thanks for asking brother. Take care everybody. Keep lifting those heavy weights everybody!

MikeGagne · Senior Member

I took today off. I walked 3 miles for a little cardio. Looking forward to benching tomorrow.

BobW · Senior Member

Hey Mike.

SSB = Safety Squat Bar.

It's a bar that drops the plates forward and down. The result being that it trys to faceplant you much harder than a straight bar, and the vector of force goes through the mid-upper back. So you have to learn to really keep your arch, stay tight, and drive back.

MikeGagne · Senior Member

Thanks for explaining the SSB Squats, Bob I'll have to try them sometime.

Heres what I did today.

bench press
135X12 warmup
speed benching
265X2
265X2
265X2
265X2
265X2
265X2
265X2
265X2
(I took 45 seconds between each set in case anybody wondered. I moved it not as fast as I wanted to on about half of these. The other half I slammed them up pretty fast.)

incline dumbell bench
80sX10
90sX8
100sX4
110sX3
115sX2

straight bar skullkrushers
105X8
105X8
105X8
105X8

lat pulldowns (in close)
120X10
140X10
160X8
180X6

barbell shrugs(havent done these in a long time)
135X10
185X10
225X12
275X8
315X3(no rest)
225X12(drop set)

at home
dumbell curls
35X10
35X10
35X10
35X12

This workout took me about 2 hours and 15 minutes. Im glad to have tomorrow and Sunday off. I need to heal up some. Peace.

MikeGagne · Senior Member

I biked 6 miles today. I was shooting for 12+ miles but my Dad's tire went flat shortly after the third mile so we had to turn around and head back. My lower back pain seems nearly 100% gone but Im having pain in my left hip now. Im not sure if its from squatting or what.

MikeGagne · Senior Member

Heres what I did today. I had some extra time so I did triceps to start with my friend who I hadnt seen in a month. His Dad was sick so he missed some gym time.

Heres what we did:
overhead triceps rope exercise(think thats what you call it)
100X10
110X10
120X10
130X10

skullkrushers
75X10
75X10
75X10
75X10

dips (bodyweight)
6
6
5
5

I started my regular workout now.

squats(raw)
135X10 (no belt)
225X6 (no belt)
315X3 (just a belt)
335X3 (belt)
365X3 (belt)
385X3 (belt)
405X2 (belt) (I was happy with my effort here this was a 10 for the fatigue level. I really had to bust it to get these 2 reps.)

leg curls
100X10
110X10
110X10
120X10
120X10

seated calf raises
2 45 pound plates + 25 poundsX20
3 45 plates +5X15
3 45 plates +25X15
3 45 plates+25X15
3 45 plates+ 25X15
3 45 plates+25X15
3 45 plates+25X15

cybex ab crunch machine
135X15
135X15
135X15
135X15
135X15
140X15

Thats it for today. Next I went home and then mowed my Aunt's lawn. Took me about 2 hours to mow her lawn. Its a big yard. My workout took about 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Alright everybody peace and thanks for reading. Take care.

MikeGagne · Senior Member

Whats up? I lifted yesterday but I got caught up watching hockey yesterday and for got to post what I did. My Penguins took it to those damn Red Wings. 4-2. :)

Anyway here goes:
bench press
135X12
225X6
275X3
315X2
335X0 (I gave up once I pressed it a few seconds off my chest, couldnt move it)
335X1 (I tried it again about 5+ minutes later. Got it! I've never done that before missed a weight, then re-tried it and got it)

close grip bench
135X12
185X10
225X8
225X6
225X6

seated dumbell military presses(havent done these in a long time)
50sX10
60sX8
70sX6
80sX4
85sX2

dumbell rows
70sX10
80sX10
90sX10
100sX10

Thats it for yesterday's (June 2) workout. Took em about 2 hours. Peace.

MikeGagne · Senior Member

Heres what I did today:

barbell bicep curls
60X10
135X2
155X1
175X0 (just missed it. Seen some of you guys doing these heavy so I wanted to test myself)

lat pulldowns close grip
120X10
140X10
160X8
180X7

t-bar rows
1 45 lb. plateX10
2 45 lb. platesX10
3 45 pound platesX10
4 45 pound platesX6
5 45 pound platesX2 (Ties a record for me)

lat pulldowns wide grip
120X10
140X10
160X8
180X6

seated pulldown bar rows
140X10
160X10
180X10
180X10

barbell shrugs
135X12
185X10
225X10
275X6
315X4
335X2

Thats it for today. I was tired today. Only slept about 4, maybe 5 hours. Im hoping to take tomorrow off and rest up. My left hip pain seems to slowly be going away. I may try deadlifting again next week light. Take care everybody and thanks for reading.

MikeGagne · Senior Member

Alright heres what I did today:

rotator cuff exercise (warmup)
8 poundsX10
8 lbs.X10
8 lbs.X10
8 poundsX10

bench press
barX12
135X12
speed benching
275X2
275X2
275X2
275X2
275X2
275X2
275X2
275X2 (I think I went a little to heavy for the speed work, last 4 went up fast though)

incline dumbell benches
85sX10
95sX6
105sX4
115sX2

lateral raises
20X10
25X10
25X10
25X10
25X10

Cybex ab crunch machine
135X15
135X15
135X15
135X15
135X15
135X15

Thats it took me about 2 hours. I walked 2 miles when I came home for some extra exercise. My left hip is starting to fell better. I'm going to try to deadlift again next week. Not sure which day, maybe even Monday depending on how I'm feeling. Im taking tomorrow and Sunday off. Alright peace everybody.

BobW · Senior Member

Glad to read that the hip is coming along and that you're anxious to DL, man. Good news.

MikeGagne · Senior Member

Heres what I did today:

deadlifts conventional style
barX12
135X12
185X10
225X10
315X6
365X2
415X1

leg curls
100X10
110X10
110X10
120X10
120X10

seated calf raises
3 45 lb. platesX15
3 45 lb. platesX15
3 45 lb. platesX15
3 45 lb. platesX15
3 45 lb. platesX15
3 45 lb. platesX15
3 45 lb. platesX15

Cybex ab crunch machine
135X15
140X15
140X15
140X15
140X15
140X15

neck ( I take a small towel and put the weights in there and then on my forehead and raise my forehead)
20 lbs.X10
20 lbs.X10
20 lbs.X10
20 lbs.X10

It felt good to start deadlifting again. My lower back and hip feel fine. I think I didnt deadlift for almost 3 weeks(due to the lower back pain and then the hip pain). I finished this workout in about 2 hours. I bsed some between sets. My buddy that I only see like once a week now and me talked some hockey between sets. We're both pretty mad about that 5-0 pounding the Penguins took on Saturday. I mowed grass for 2 hours when I got back. Alright everybody, thanks everyone who read this.