I’ve had just under two weeks off due to a sore elbow (still sore, but better) and a cold, plus my son’s been ill so we’ve all slept badly
The good news is we’re better so I returned to training again today. After a deload here’s what I did:
Squat: 100kg 3×5
Bench Press: 70kg 3×5
Barbell [...]
After last Friday’s terrible workout I decided to do a big deload on Squats. I’m also thinking of changing my routine, perhaps three heavy squat sessions per week is just too much at the weight I’m now lifting.
Today’s workout:
Squats: Warmup to 1×5 at 100kg, no working sets today as I’m doing a deload.
Bench Press: 80kg [...]
A terrible workout today. I really didn’t fancy heading out to the gym as I felt absolutely worn out. I seriously considered taking the day off, but didn’t.
Today’s workout:
Squat: 120kg for 5,2. Bailed out of the third rep of the second set as I just wasn’t coming up out of the hole.
Press: 55kg for 3,2. [...]
It’s cardio today, working on my endurance ready for the upcoming 10K races. Another early start – I do love running in the mornings. I did a nice gentle run around Westbury, stopping at the gym on the way for today’s weigh in – I am after all primarily doing this to lose weight.
The weigh [...]
Woke up with a terrible back ache this morning due to a bad nights sleep. Felt absolutely knackered too after a late night entertaining the wife’s friends. Can’t let that stop a workout though so today it was:
Squat 120kg for 5,5,4. Missed the last rep of the last set. Should have it on Friday though.
Bench [...]
Cardio today! Hoped out of bed at 8:30 (oops late start), grabbed a quick shake with 30g of whey protein concentrate and 250ml of water. Got changed and set of out for a quick (for me) run around my 2.3 mile loop.
Started off quite well, but heavy deadlifts and squats from yesterday combined with the [...]
After a rubbish weekend – a sore knee stopped me doing my long run – I was pleased to hit another personal best on squats today. Following squats I continued to ramp back up on the overhead press and deadlift following the recent deload.
Today’s workout:
Squat: 118kg for 3×5. Should have been 117.5kg, but decided to [...]
Due to a sore left elbow I’ve had two weeks off from upper body work – I’d rather skip a few sessions and let it get better than carry on and make a minor injury something more than it is. Fortunately today it’s feeling much better so I decided to give bench pressing a go.
Unfortunately [...]
Today’s training consisted of fast(ish) run around a course that’s roughly 2.3 miles long. I set a new personal best around the course of 21:20.
I’m quite enjoying working on short, fast runs at the moment as I’m keen to improve my overall pace.