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• June 25, 2010

  Deadlift, 6/25/10

  Let’s make this one short and sweet: Foam Roll Mobility (Walking Spiderman, prying…not the best warm-up) Activation – Pull Through, 3 sets of 10, 60lbs Deadlift – 135lbs x 5, 225lbs x 5 (Warm-Up) Work Sets: Set 1-2, 275 x 5.  Set 3-4, 305lbs x 5. Set 5, 315, 8 rep cluster, 30 seconds between…

• June 24, 2010

  Push/Pull, 6/24/10

  Monday’s Pull/Push workout was a heavy pulling day, and a dynamic effort (speed work) bench day.  Well, today’s Push/Pull (Note the difference?  I’m a genius) was a max-effort bench day, and a ‘technique’ pull day.  You can’t really chin-up for speed, but you can certainly make sure that your upper back is functioning as well…

• June 24, 2010

  Oh, The Irony: Stress Management

  Wednesday [yesterday] was a pretty awesome day.  I had class in the morning, and had a great time in both Healthful Living and English.  I kept up my streak of reading ‘Romeo’ for an in-class play, and I honestly love reading Shakespeare.  After class I spent some time at home eating and working on a…

• June 22, 2010

  Squat Day, 6/22/10

  I’m not sure how I feel about calling it ‘Squat Day’, but that’s what I’ll title today’s entry/workout because it’s not as long as “Lower Body + Core: Squat Max Effort, Deadlift Dynamic Effort”.  Isn’t it much easier to say it’s ‘Squat Day’, because there is an emphisis on squatting?  Okay, I’m happy we agree!…

• June 21, 2010

  Pull/Push, 6/21/10

  Many times, I’ve told people that my best workouts are the shortest ones.  Despite my affinity for working quickly, I’ve been having some monster long workouts as of late.  Well, I think that’s changing.  After Perform Better’s Functional Training Summit, I re-wrote my workouts to increase efficiency, and I’m extremely satisfied with what I’ve come…