Iron's Training Log

[bLacKjAck.]

Some family issues had pretty much killed my weekend.

Thats what ya get for movin back in with the rent

[PumpingIron]

Nothing to do with that.

[thesinner]

When you're doing your calf raise, are you just doing one incredibly slow rep?

[PumpingIron]

When you're doing your calf raise, are you just doing one incredibly slow rep?

haha...no

as many as possible in 30 seconds.

[SFriday]

GL with the log. I'm doing a very similar split right now (except legs only once a week with 2x the volume of the other days).

[thesinner]

haha...no

as many as possible in 30 seconds.

So these are done as quickly as possible. This is an interesting twist.

[PumpingIron]

So these are done as quickly as possible. This is an interesting twist.

no quite. form is pretty strict on all exercises including these and I follow a 2:1 rep scheme.

[thesinner]

no quite. form is pretty strict on all exercises including these and I follow a 2:1 rep scheme.

So your essentially doing 10 reps?

Glad to hear your not punching them out as fast as possible, I've read (and noticed first hand) that if you rep it out too quickly on calves, you'll only work your achilles.

[PumpingIron]

It doesn't come out to 10 reps, more like 15-20. I never really thought about it, haha. I guess I should. I have pretty big defined calves so I know form is good, but I guess if you slice that ratio in half it would be right.

[PumpingIron]

Tuesdays workout:

Squat:
245 x 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8

Seated Leg Curl:
195 x 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8

Closed Stance Hack Squat:
210 x 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8

Calf Raises (Seated Plate Loaded):
135 x 30on, 30off, 30on, 30off, 30on.

Swiss Ball crunch:
50, 50, 30

[myfathersboy]

I love seeing training logs...can't swing a dead cat without hitting a AAS or Supp log...Funny how much fewer straight training logs there are out there...

Regarding the high volume, are you 'on' while doing this routine? and do you find that your endurance suffers only taking 30 secs between sets?

Looking forward to following your progress..

[PumpingIron]

mfb, I am only on my normal supplementation and the first leg of ALRI's evo stack (jungle warfare).

I think I am building up muscular endurance as opposed to having it suffer.

[PumpingIron]

Wednesday's workout:

(30 seconds)

Deads:
315 x 8, 8, 6, 4

BB Row:
165 x 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 6

DB Shrugs:
115 x 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8

Pulldowns, alternating grip:
165 x 8, 8, 8, 8, 6, 6

Standing DB Curl:
30 x 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8

Dec. Sit ups:
30, 30, 30, 20


- My gym only has 100lb DB's so I stack a 25lb db onto a 90 to get 115.

[myfathersboy]

mfb, I am only on my normal supplementation and the first leg of ALRI's evo stack (jungle warfare).

I think I am building up muscular endurance as opposed to having it suffer.

I'm sure overall muscle endurance will improve...what I meant was during each workout...I can imagine that by the time I was on set #6 or 7 of a big compound movement with only 30 seconds rest in between, i'd be bloody fried...then again, you look to be in pretty good cardiovascular condition

[PumpingIron]

To be honest with you, my cardiovascular health is not where i'd like it....nowhere near actually.

[thesinner]

To be honest with you, my cardiovascular health is not where i'd like it....nowhere near actually.

You need to buy yourself a jumprope.

[PumpingIron]

I own one. Its still in the box.

[PumpingIron]

Thursday's workout:

(20seconds)
Flat BB Bench:
255 x 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

BB Military Press:
195 x 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Seated French Press: (Short Olympic Bar)
105 x 8, 115 x 7, 5, 5, 5

Inc DB Press:
60 x 20

Rear Laterals:
35 x 20

Rope Pressdowns:
110 x 21

Push-ups (beyond parallel):
24

Swiss Ball Hyper extension crunches:
40, 40, 45

-Inc DB Press was too easy. 70's next week.

[Ubiquitous]

You need to buy yourself a jumprope.

Sinner, you kind of influenced me to start jumping rope again.. so now I have been incorporating them into my sessions.. I'm getting much better with them and feel my cardio improving weekly. Thank you, you are an official honorary member of Snuggle Club now.

PI, open that box up and use them. Your calves will thank you if anything.

[thesinner]

Sinner, you kind of influenced me to start jumping rope again.. so now I have been incorporating them into my sessions.. I'm getting much better with them and feel my cardio improving weekly. Thank you, you are an official honorary member of Snuggle Club now.

PI, open that box up and use them. Your calves will thank you if anything.

I am honored. I'm also glad to hear that you're having great success with the Jumprope. They kick butt!