aaronuconn presents: the quarantine training log

5/19

Incline BB Press
45 x 10
135 x 10
155 x 5
185 x 5
185 x 5
135 x 10 (hold eccentric portion for 2 seconds)
135 x 10 (hold eccentric portion for 2 seconds)

Flat BB Press
135 x 15
135 x 12
135 x 12

Barbell Curl
45 x 15
65 x 20
65 x 15
65 x 15

Incline DB Curl (last rep static hold)
30 x 12
30 x 10
30 x 10

Hammer Grip Curl
30 x 15
30 x 12
30 x 12

My shoulders were toasted heading into this session. Knowing that, I’m not too upset with the bench number. Coming off a deload week + implementing new exercises = shoulder DOMS, but oh well. Still an okay training session.
 
5/21

Chin-Up / Barbell Row Superset
10 / 135 x 10
10 / 135 x 10
9 / 135 x 8

Seated Barbell Military Press
95 x 17
115 x 10
95 x 12

Plate Front Raise Dropset (Partials + Full)
45 x 10 / 25 x 10
45 x 10 / 25 x 10
45 x 10 / 25 x 10

Reverse Upright Rows
95 x 10
95 x 10
95 x 10

BB Skullcrusher / DB Overhead Tricep Extension
75 x 12 / 65 x 10
75 x 10 / 65 x 10
75 x 10 / 65 x 8
75 x 8 / 75 x 8

Lot of supersets + addition of reverse upright rows. Trying to put a little extra focus on trap development.
 
5/22

Barbell Sumo Squat
45 x 10
95 x 10
135 x 10
185 x 10
205 x 6
205 x 5

ATG Squat
95 x 10
95 x 10

Incline DB Bench Press / Pushups Superset
65 x 15 / 15
65 x 12 / 12

Incline DB Curl Rest-Pause (Rest for 5-10s)
30 x 15,7,4
30 x 12,5,3
30 x 10,5,3

Hammer Curls
30 x 12
30 x 12
30 x 12

Squats felt pretty good today. Low volume to ease back into things. I was the holding the last 2 reps at the lowest point for a few seconds, so expecting some nasty DOMS lol. The ATG’s were done mainly as a stretch/cool-down. I was holding each rep for 3-4 seconds there.
 
5/24

Deadlift
135 x 5
185 x 10
205 x 10 (8 overhand, 2 mixed grip)
205 x 7 (7 overhand)
185 x 7 (7 overhand)

Chin-Up
10
8
8

Upright Row
95 x 10
115 x 8
95 x 10

Bent-over Lateral Raise
10 x 20
10 x 15
10 x 15, 5 x 10

Lateral Raise (Partials)
30 x 20
30 x 15
30 x 15

Shrugs
145 x 10
145 x 10
145 x 10

Tricep Kickback (pre-exhaust)
10 x 20

Skullcrusher / DB Overhead Tricep Extension Superset
75 x 10 / 65 x 10
75 x 10 / 65 x 10
75 x 10 / 65 x 10


I have a very weak overhand grip on deadlifts, so I want to focus on that. I noticed I feel the lift much better throughout my forearms and traps with the overhand grip also. I feel from a posterior chain perspective, I had more in the tank, but my grip/forearms kept failing. Need to build this up. It’s funny how excessively pumped forearms go on to really put a damper on other lifts. Works for me, though - I have relatively small forearms so happy to bring them up at the cost of other lifts. Some of it is genetic - I have pretty small wrists - but definitely plenty of opportunity for growth nonetheless.
 
5/25

Incline BB Press
45 x 10
135 x 10
155 x 5
185 x 7
185 x 5
135 x 14
135 x 12
135 x 10

Flat BB Press
135 x 10
135 x 10
135 x 10

Barbell Curl
45 x 20
65 x 20
65 x 12
65 x 10

Incline DB Curl (last rep static hold)
30 x 12
30 x 10
30 x 10

Hammer Grip Curl
30 x 15
30 x 12
30 x 12

Had a bit of a shoulder twinge that I think I did on upright rows yesterday. It was fine after warming up but may skip upright rows next time and replace them with Arnold press or some variation. Didn’t have a lot of time today so kinda flew through this workout.
 
If the grip is hampering you on the deadlifts you could throw some static holds in on the final set or add a grip set.

Its been so long that I'd have to go look back up the exact method, but I'd hold the final rep for a certain period of time and if I could hold that time frame I'd up the weight the next time I'd do the static holds.

Comparatively though my grip strength is bad so what do I know.

I’ll do some research later, but how long do you hold the last rep? Failure? I interpreted it as time how long you can hold the last rep, then try to beat that the next session before increasing weight.
 
5/27

Chin-Up / Barbell Row Superset
10 / 135 x 10
10 / 135 x 10
10 / 135 x 10

Seated Barbell Military Press
95 x 20
135 x 6
115 x 9
95 x 14

Plate Front Raise Dropset (Partials + Full)
45 x 10 / 25 x 10
45 x 10 / 25 x 10
45 x 10 / 25 x 10

Reverse Upright Rows
95 x 12
95 x 12
95 x 12

Kickbacks
10 x 20

BB Skullcrusher / DB Overhead Tricep Extension
75 x 10 / 65 x 10
75 x 10 / 65 x 10
75 x 10 / 65 x 10
75 x 8 / 75 x 8

Little disappointed the shoulder press numbers weren’t better. Goal at some point is 135 x 10, which I feel I’ll get relatively soon. Maybe the 95 x 20 set right before was a bit too much for a warmup lol.
 
5/28
Barbell Sumo Squat
45 x 10
95 x 10
135 x 10
185 x 10
225 x 10
225 x 7
185 x 10

ATG Squat
135 x 10
135 x 10
135 x 10

Goblet Squat
65 x 10

Incline DB Bench Press / Pushups Superset
65 x 17 / 15
65 x 12 / 12

DB Plate Curl
30 x 12
30 x 12
30 x 12

Incline DB Curl
30 x 10
30 x 10
30 x 10

Hammer Curls
30 x 12
30 x 12
30 x 12
 
5/30

Deadlift (Overhand)
135 x 5
185 x 10
205 x 10
205 x 8
205 x 5

Yates Row
135 x 10
155 x 10
155 x 10

Arnold Press
30 x 12
30 x 12
30 x 10

Bent-over Lateral Raise
10 x 20
10 x 15, 5 x 10
10 x 15, 5 x 10

Lateral Raise (Partials)
25 x 20
25 x 15
25 x 15

Shrugs
135 x 15
135 x 15
135 x 15

Tricep Kickback (pre-exhaust)
10 x 20

Skullcrusher / DB Overhead Tricep Extension Superset
75 x 10 / 65 x 10
75 x 10 / 65 x 10
75 x 10 / 65 x 10

Did 20 mins of mobility work with a focus on hips before this workout, which seemed to really help. Nice strength increase on OH grip DL’s this session. I contribute that mostly to grip doing better. Continuing to focus on grip strength, forearms, and traps. This was also a later workout for me (11am), and my garage was considerably warmer than normal. I was sweating after that first 135 x 5 DL set Went through a 24oz bottle of Gatorade (60g carbs) within the first 30 mins.
 
5/31

Incline BB Press
45 x 10
135 x 10
155 x 5
185 x 3
205 x 4
185 x 6
155 x 12
155 x 10
155 x 8
135 x 10
135 x 10

Flat BB Press (wide grip)
135 x 12
135 x 9
135 x 9

Barbell Curl
45 x 20
65 x 20
65 x 15
65 x 12

Incline DB Curl (last rep static hold)
30 x 12
30 x 10
30 x 8

Hammer Grip Curl
30 x 15
30 x 15
30 x 15

DB Plate Curl
30 x 15
30 x 15
30 x 15

Barely got the 4th rep back up on the 205 x 4 set. Little disappointing to see this lift stalling. Can’t seem to push past this plateau. I think doing shoulders the day before could be contributing. In fact, I only allowed about 18 hours between shoulders yesterday and chest today. On a positive note, bicep strength is steadily increasing
 
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