Christmas Squats

December 25, 2009

Just because it’s Christmas day that’s no reason to miss a workout. Besides I was looking forward to this workout as I was due to try a new squat personal best (PB).
Squats: 122.5kg 3×5 hard work, but went up well enough. I’m looking forward to trying 125kg.
Overhead Press: 52.5kg 3×5 making some progress here.
Deadlift: 145kg [...]

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Last Squats Before Christmas

December 23, 2009

Christmas is coming! Hurray! Unfortunately it’s been a hectic month though and I’ve missed a few workouts and failed to log those that I have done. Oh well, today’s workout was:
Squat: 120kg 3×5 – a bit of a struggle, it didn’t feel heavy as such, but I felt drained.
Bench Press: 82.5kg 3,3,4 – a terrible [...]

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Floppy Squats

December 9, 2009

Although I’ve not been updating this site I have still been working out. Slowly building back up to my recent best lifts with the expectation of moving from the novice programme (aka Starting Strength) to a programme based on the Texas Method.
Today’s workout:
Squat: 115kg 3×5 – Good, but my barbell, despite being “rated” to 350kg [...]

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