10/19/10

Today couldn't have been longer, I felt like napping all day, but as soon as it was time to squat I was pumped. Here we go:

Started today off with the sample leg warm-up from Amped. It was nice but i'll be making some adjustments to it in the future.


Back Squats- Worked up to 2 sets of 245x5 (yes, i realize my squat is no where near where it should be). All of the sets were without a belt, excluding my last set. First set of 245 didn't feel too good to me. It was a small battle, but nothing to grunt over. I decided to try it one more time, but I slapped on my belt right before I went at it. With the belt, everything just felt so much easier. I knocked out the first 3 reps in one breath, took a quick second and knocked out the last two no problem. I didn't really have much interest in belts before today, but now I feel like they are a gift from god himself haha. I'm still planning on doing most of my training beltless, as well as working on my core a lot.

Prowler/Keg medley- Sorta... 3 sets of a 585 pound high-handled prowler push, with a 160 pound keg carry back. The Prowler kicked the shit outta me, and I often lost foot grip due the dustiness of the floor. Looks like its time to do some cleaning haha. Otherwise the keg wasn't bad. I would have used the 200 pounder, but I had to load it on the the prowler instead of two giant stacks of weights. I absolutely dread keg-carrying, but it would be nice to get some that are heavier than 200, but thats just my opinion.

Side-Band Core Presses?- 5x10 per side. I don't know the exact name for this exercise, hence the made up one I just listed, so I'll try to explain it. Take a band and attach it to a power rack or some other stable object, face the power rack, take a few steps back, rotate 90° to the right, get in a power stance (as my baseball team likes to say, or feet about 2 shoulder-widths apart) hold the band in-front of you, and push the band back and forth while keeping your core tight. If done correctly, your core should feel like its ripping apart haha. It's tough, but it's exactly what I need to strengthen my core for heavy squats and dead lifts.

CoC Gripper #1- 5x10 per hand. time to move up to #2

Not a bad training session. Pushing a more-than-double-your-bodyweight prowler definitely puts some hair on your chest. I know there is a prowler push and carry medley for the Thanksgiving contest, but I no idea what weight i'm pushing, or what i'm even carrying, and that ticks me off. Some light sled sprints with a harness tomorrow, then some upper body training on thursday. I'm also about to send in my application for my the contest, pending my next paycheck being over $100.