Workouts 1-9

As part of my journey, I’ll be chronicling not only the steps I take to achieve my goal, but my training day to day, as well as status updates in the way of pictures and weight check-ins.  I’ll put an overview of my training plan in my blogs, with my actual workouts being logged here.  For the sake of expediency, I’m just going to give you the top sets for each exercise for each of the first 9 workouts, and then go more granular moving forward.

Workout 1 – 02/19/2017

• Safety Squat Bar (SSB) Squats – 155x12reps
• Close-grip Bench Press (GCBP) – 95x20reps
• High-Bar (HB) Squats – 135x20reps
• Deadlift (DL) – 135x15reps

Workout 2 – 02/21/2017

• SSB Squats – 165x16reps
• CGBP – 100x20reps
• HB Squats – 145x20reps
• DL – 145x15reps

Workout 3 – 02/23/2017

• SSB Squats – 175x16reps
• CGBP – 105x20reps
• HB Squats – 155x20reps
• DL – 155x15reps

Workout 4 – 02/28/2017

• SSB Squats – 185x14reps
• CGBP – 115x17reps
• HB Squats – 165x20reps
• DL – 165x16reps

Workout 5 – 03/01/2017

• SSB Squats – 195x12reps
• CGBP – 125x20reps
• HB Squats – 175x15reps
• DL – Skipped due to strained oblique; I couldn’t take the pressure on the muscle by the 14th rep of HB squats and it felt like my oblique was going to burst by the 15th and stopped it there.
• EZ Bar Curls SS w/ EZ Bar Skull Crushers – 3×20

Workout 6 – 03/03/2017

• SSB Squats – 2015x12reps
• CGBP – 135x15reps
• HB Squats – 175x20reps
• DL – Skipped again due to the oblique strain; I was able to finish all the requisite reps on the first 3 movements without excessive pain, but it felt like the right idea to stay away from DLs for one more day.
• EZ Bar Curls SS w/ EZ Bar Skull Crushers – 3×20
• Shoulders Tri-set – 3×15

Workout 7 – 03/05/2017

• SSB Squats – 215x15reps
• CGBP – 145x12reps
• HB Squats – 185x20reps
• DL – 175x15reps
• EZ Bar Curls SS w/ EZ Bar Skull Crushers – 3×20
• Shoulders Tri-set – 3×15

Workout 8 – 03/07/2017

• SSB Squats – 225x12reps
• CGBP – 155x13reps
• HB Squats – 195x20reps
• DL – 185x13reps
• EZ Bar Curls SS w/ EZ Bar Skull Crushers – 3×20
• Shoulders Tri-set – 3×15

Workout 9 – 03/13/2017

• SSB Squats – 235x5reps
• CGBP – 160x10reps
• HB Squats – Skipped because I felt like I was going to pass out, stopped the whole workout here and decided to leave for tomorrow.  I’m going to try and do the full workout tomorrow that I was supposed to hit today.
• DL – Skipped