LIGHT BENCH and GYM TOOLS

day 3 week 1

BENCH PRESS
45/135x5, 185/225x1, 275/275/275/275/275/275/275/275x2

TRICEPS EXTENSIONS
4 sets of 10
*light weight

*Post Training Food
2 pkg. ramen noodle
3 eggs
24 oz. milk


Every single piece of equipment in the gym or conceivable exercise is a tool. There are some tools that are crappy no matter what your goals are (like barbell squats standing on a BOSU ball), but most of them are either useful or not so useful depending on your goals. If my main goal is cardiovascular endurance, then spending 2 training sessions a week on max one rep strength is probably not a good idea. If my main goal is max strength, then doing sets of 15 with sub-max weights all week is pretty daft. Now, this is not to say that one rep sets or sets of 15 are bad intrinsically. The truth is they're fantastic means for certain goals. This is not a criticism of 15 rep sets or singles. Now, if a person has a stated goal and their current tools are not getting them toward that goal, then perhaps they should move to something else that might get them the results they want. There are a lot of stigmas and bullshit out there... and a lot of people buy into them. It's really sad. I firmly believe that people are not stupid, but people can be misled. I've definitely been misled and I blame no one other than myself.
Bottom line: exercise are tools and their usefulness is goal-dependent. One should always be open to new ideas regarding exercise selection bearing in mind that these new ideas should pass a rigorous test of logic and exercise science principles.

Mens Sana in Corpore Sano

SQUAT (PR)

Day 2 week 1

SQUAT
45x5, 135/185x3, 225/275/315/365/405/455x1, (with wraps) 525/585x1
*PR

PALLOF PRESS MEDLEY
4 rounds with 5 reps each exercise using 2 mini bands

Here's a video of the squat VIDEO

Not a bad session. PR on the squat feels good and I'm glad I've got something to show for this training session even though I'm not doing the meet on the 2nd.

Mens Sana in Corpore Sano

BENCH PRESS (PR)

Day 1 week 1

BENCH PRESS
45x8, 135x5, 185x3, 225/275/315/355/385x1, 405x0
*385 is a 10 lbs PR. I honestly think I may have had the 405. video is linked below.

MACHINE ROW
4 sets of 12

Here's the video of the 405 miss VIDEO

Mens Sana in Corpore Sano