Goings on.......

No training, just some rest and recovery. However I have been requested to put up more life stuff than training stuff. Training is life and life is training! Just kidding (kinda) but here is whats going on. If youre a classmate and this shit flies over your head, you'll be alright

School:

Its going. I feel pretty encouraged with everything here in Nebraska. Everyone here is pretty nice and things are smooth. People want to get better at whatever they do and that motivation they have will carry over into their lives as well. Got a good group of people here in the dorm where I stay at and we tend to go out every so often (like tonight). I will say that my awesome old-schoolness can put off some of these young whipper snappers I have class with though.

Training:

Lexen xtreme, Columbus Ohio, first weekend in March. Feeling good, and just gonna do some hard training with no bullshit. I have numbers in mind and while I'm flexible with them, I still have what I want to do in the back of my head. 5/3/1 continues to work. I have had to "tweak" it a bit as far as assistance work goes, but the bottom line is that I have to work hard. It's going to suck and thats fine.

Life:

I'm looking to say in Lincoln over the summer. Mainly for the whole in state tuition thing. If I pull an internship in Chicago, fine, but I woud rather stay here. Plus the thought of working over by Wrigley again with a bunch of fans and drunks that like a baseball team i cannot stand does not appeal to me. Like the bar I usually clock in at though.


Not much more. Just grinding it out. Kicking ass and taking names.

Bench deload

Bar/a bunch
95/ a bunch
135/10
185/10
225/6,6,3,3,3,3

Incline DB press: 50/15, 65/12, 80/8

Pressdowns: 80/20, 100/20, 130/20

Dips:BW/12,12,10

Short and sweet. Training Friday and taking the weekend off to eat, rest and get after squats. The heavy stuff returns.

Saturday Training

Military press was the order of the day.
145/5
165/3
185/2 rest paused 1 rep.

Laterals: 20/15, 30/10, 40/10, 50/6

Pressdowns 80/20, 20

supersetted with

Machine Curls: 80/17, 17

DB Curls: 30/10, 40/10, 40/10

Gonna have to bring down my training max some as I'm not making a whole lot of progress on this lift, so i may have stalled. No biggie. Drop it a few pounds and work my way back up.

Deload this week.

Deadlift training

230/5
285/3
340/3

Work sets:

430/5
485/3
540/3

One arm rows: 80/10, 100/10,10,15(done with straps on the last set)

The video should be posted on Twitter and Facebook soon. Halfway point in the semester and training is good and school work also. Things can be improved on both so more work remains. Half the battle is done if you just show up to the gym and class, then you just simply "do".

Military press and gun show tomorrow. Trying to get my Arnold/Thomas Jones on.

Bench day recap

Bench Press otherwise know as "The Rock Workout" as I am on my way to becoming a Brahma Bull

150/5
180/5
225/3
280/5
320/3
355/2

Incline Press:135/10, 185/10, 225/8
Rolling tricep ext: 40/10, 50/10,10
Pressdown 3 sets of 20 with weight that wasnt too heavy because I got 20 reps

Building blocks here in the offseason.

"Husker Power" Deadlifts on Friday. 540 for a triple. I'm calling it now

Larry "Looks like another Love TKO" Brown

Back at it.

Squat Mondays, because benching on Monday's unless it's a very weak lift means you have a small scrotum. 180/5 225/5 275/3 330/5 380/3 420/1 Romanan Deadlift: 135/12, 185/10, 225 x 4 sets x 10 reps Single leg curls: 50/12, 60/10(right leg) 12(left leg), 60/12 (both legs So I'm not in limbo in regards to what meet I will be doing next. I'm actually getting excited about it already. It is the XPC International Open in Columbus, Ohio. It will be the same weekend as the Arnold Classic but won't be in the same venue as the expo. Go to www.lexenxtreme.com XPC is 3 different federations doing one meet. I expect some VERY heavy hitters in multiply and gear to show up and put on a show. Looking forward to it. I have numbers in my mind of what I want to hit at that meet at a new bodyweight of 220. Squat:650-700 Bench:405-425 Deadlift: 625-675 Last July's USPF Nationals was a shit show for me and I just didn't mentally have it once my knee went. Programming myself to keep the positivity flowing in each training session in that sessions may not go as well as I want, but it's all building blocks. Giving your all in a training session is better than not training at all. Bench on Wesnesday. I want 355 for 3........or more. LB