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MichaelG


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Hey guys, some of you may have seen previous journals where I trained for strongman or powerlifting, but this is for something totally different and that I feel is much more important. To sum this up as quickly as a I can, I had always wanted to be in the military but thought I was disqualified due to my history of asthma. Then out of the blue I ask a recruiter whether this is the case and I am informed that I am only "temporarily disqualified" but if I pass a certain lung test (PFT) then I can obtain a waiver. I haven't used my inhaler in years and I've passed a PFT in the past for firefighting, but years of not running and just training strength have the odds stacked reasonably high. I won't know if I am successful or not until the end of this adventure, but I thought I'd log this all and share the journey. Here goes.

Tuesday 3/31
20 min on elliptical

Thursday 4/2- Testing
Military press-175x1 (pr)
Deadlift- 510x1 (pr)
Pushups- 30
20 min on elliptical

I will be using 5/3/1 to keep the raw strength going, and will be using bodyweight exercises as assistance to begin with. Today was just testing to see where the maxes lie, bench, squat, chins, and situps will be tested on Saturday. These first 10 weeks or so are going to be focused on building a base of physical preparation to prepare my body for more strenuous cycles in the future.

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In body composition news, I weighed myself at 217 this morning, no clothes.
Also figured I'd throw up some relaxed shots...I don't really know what's going to happen with my weight and all but I figure my goal will be to try and maintain size while leaning up as I get into better shape.

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Mike Tuchscherer


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Good luck, Mike!

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Thanks Mike.


Saturday 4/4- Testing pt. 2

Bench- 300x1, pr and first time breaking 300 raw
Squat- 385x1, raw pr but was expecting more, feeling tired from this point forward
Pullups (dead hang)- 8
Situps- 30

Incline walking on treadmill- 20 min at 2.7mph, 12% incline

The baselines are set, let's get down to business.

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Tuesday 4/7- Military press

Military press- 100x5, 120x5, 135x10 (4 rep pr? lol)

1A)Pullups- 10 sets of 3
1B)Pushups- 10 sets of 10 (supersetted between pullups)

25 min on elliptical

Killed those reps, once I hit 7 I knew I wanted 10. Got my pump on with the supersetted bw exercises...guess that's what happens when you go over 5 reps for once.

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Thursday 4/10- Deadlift

Deadlift- 300x5, 345x5, 390x7

1A)10 sets of 10 situps
1B)10 sets of 10 45deg back raises (supersetted)

No time or real need for cardio today, was on my feet for a good number of hours serving at a "Communion Feast" we had, good times. This would also explain why the reps weren't so good, also because I suck at deadlift reps. Was still a good enough effort to warrant a comment from some guy: "you're a [expletive] animal."

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Friday 4/10- Bench Press

Bench- 175x5, 205x5, 230x10

1A) 10 sets of 3 pullups
1B) 10 sets of 10 pushups (supersetted)
...same combo as on Tuesday, just done faster

This would normally be done on Saturday, but I'm off now to home for Easter and figured I'd rather use the school gym for free than pay at home. Lats are real sore, this is 3 sessions in a row they've been nailed. 245x5 was my previous best bench for reps, I think 5 extra reps with only 15lbs less is a fair trade.

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Monday 4/13
20 min on elliptical
stretching

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Tuesday 4/14- Squat

Squat- 225x5, 260x5, 295x7

1A) 10 sets of 10 situps
1B) 10 sets of 3 one-legged box squats

Incline walking- 20min, 12%, 2.8mph

Well at least I'm consistent between upper and lower body, getting 10 and 7 reps for each...it seems my prior assessment of being better at higher reps comparatively with upper body movements was correct, now I just have to increase that rep ability with my lower body. The sit-up and one-legged squat combo was a killer, good "core" work...now all I need is a bosu ball.

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Thursday 4/16- Military press

Military press- 110x3, 125x3, 140x9...pr

1A) 9 sets of 4 pullups
1B) 9 sets of 12 pushups...superset

Using Wendler's 1rm calculator this is a pr, cool deal. I'm 21.5 years old today, lol.

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Friday 4/17 AM
20 min on elliptical

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Saturday 4/18- Deadlift

Deadlift- 320x3, 365x3, 415x5...pr

After this set a lump on my eyelid swelled up even more from the pressure, my tendinitis flared up, and a stream of blood was running down the side of my face, so I was done lol. I think this is my best set ever though with deadlifts, so that's cool.

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Monday 4/20
25 min on elliptical

My elbow started killing me for whatever reason so I had to do this without using the arm things. Feels okay now but I couldn't extend my arm earlier...benching should be interesting tomorrow. I'm trying not to get discouraged even though I feel like a mess, between my elbow, knee tendinitis, the chalazion in my eye, and my car being weird earlier (although I just checked it again and it seems fine). One thing at a time, deep breath, trust God.

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Tuesday 4/21- Bench

Bench press- 185x3 (supposed to be 190, big deal), 215x3, 245x7

1A) 9 sets of 4 pullups
1B) 9 sets of 12 pushups

Incline walking-25 min, 2.7mph, 12%
Actually pretty happy with the cardio, I didn't use the handrails, which I could only do for about 5 minutes earlier without gassing, so that's a good sign.

245x7 is definitely the most reps I've done with that weight, although I don't think it matches 230x10 last time. Funny to think 245 was my max not long ago.

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Thursday 4/23- Squat

Squat- 245x3, 275x3, 315x5 (actually supposed to be 310, sue me)

1A) 9 sets of 12 crunches
1B) 9 sets of 4 one legged box squats

25 minutes on elliptical


Well the knee didn't feel too good at first...probably actually felt the best as I got heavier which is odd lol. I've done 315x5 with light bands in the past, but I don't think they add too much so I'm not far off, which on a mediocre day isn't bad.

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