The road back begins here...: Squats and Shoulder Press

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

2/8/12 - 12:45 pm at 24 Hour Fitness

Warmup - HB Back Squat 135 x 5

High Bar Back Squat 225 lbs 3,3,3,3,3

Shoulder Press 135 lbs 3,3

Kept it short today. Left hamstring near ischial tuberosity started feeling crampy and weird. Also felt a little weak on shoulder press.

5/23/11 - Running doesn't have to be the most awful thing ever. Yeah, racing and running benchmarks is tough, but running is something I can actually enjoy even though I don't have an ideal build for it. Just like anything else, I need to gradually ease into it.
5/5/11 - Although I understand how powerful the neuroendocrine response is, constantly training at a level that taxes this at high levels seems to have caused more problems than positive results for me. Along with this, the constant yapping I've been around concerning the need to back squat and deadlift all the time now seems silly. My legs have always been muscular and strong, but my upper body hasn't. So although back squats and deadlift stimulate all over muscle growth, what's wrong with focusing on building upper body strength? Seriously.
4/13/11 - Looking back, it's funny. The correlation between all of the consistent high volume metabolic beat downs, and me consistently crashing and burning and not wanting to work out is pretty clear. Pushing that hard, even though I was, (and still am) pretty fat is madness. Hind sight is 20/20, and clearly no coach knows everything.