Friday, January 30, 2009

1/30 - 300 Class

Warmup:
20 bodyweight squat
20 tuck jumps
10 pushups

3 supersets
Combo Set:
Snatch w/50lb barbell x15
Floor wipers x15 each side
Box Jumps for 2 minutes (1 set at 8, 2 sets at 7 height)

3 supersets
Combo Set:
Power Cleans w/50lb barbell x15
Moutain Climbers 15 each leg
Toe taps on box (4 height) for 2 minutes

3 supersets
Combo Set
10 lunges each leg
10 pushups
Overhead hold w/40lb barbell for 1 minute

5 supersets

Whew, that was a toughie!

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

1/27 - 300 Class

Startup:
Front Squat to Push Press w/60lb barbell
20 seconds work, 10 seconds rest
15 sets (7.5 minutes total)
Combo Set:
Bent over rows w/70lb barbell x 15
Floor Wipers x 15 each side
Box Jumps (6 steps high) x 15
6 rounds
Finish:
5 Burpees
Deadlift w/70lb barbell x 5
Alternate without stopping for 6 minutes. do as many supersets as you can, I did 7.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

1/25

Played half court basketball (3 on 3) for 2.5 hours today. It was a lot easier. The 300 classes are really kicking up my conditioning level.

Weight today: 244.8

My bodyfat meter's battery was dead. I have to buy a replacement. So, bodyfat will be measured in two weeks.

Friday, January 23, 2009

1/23 - 300 class

Warning:
Reading the following workout could cause stomach convulsions, possibly resulting in involuntarily expelling your last meal. Read with caution...


Warmup:
Push Press w/60lb barbell x6
Overhead Squat w/60lb barbell x6
Snatch w/60lb barbell x6
Back Squat w/60lb barbell x6
Deadlift w/60lb barbell x6
Bent Over Rows w/60lb barbell x6
Pushups x6

Repeat 3 times
Combo Set (ladder style 10-1, then 1-10)
Burpees
High Pull
Ab Roll w/barbell
Box Jump (8 steps high)
Deadlift

I did 10-1 w/60lb barbell and 1-10 w/40lb barbell. I only got back to 8 before class ended.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

1/22

Barbell Bench Press 225x3,2,2 - 235x2,2,2
Close Grip Bench Press 185x6 - 195x4 - 205x4,4,4

Combo Set:
10 pullups
10 pushups
10 bench dips

4 sets
Just trying to work on some strength today.  Tomorrow is a straight 300 class day.  Sunday will be a weight/bodyfat day.
 

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

1/20

Standard Workout:

Medium Grip Lat Pulldowns 120x10, 135x8, 150x6, 165x4
Dbell One Arm Rows 60x6,6
Barbell Bent Over Rows 135x6,6
Hammer Curls 40x8,8



___________________________________________
300 Class

Warmup:
20 air squats
10 push press w/60lb barbell
10 jump tucks

3 rounds
Timed Superset #1:
5 air squats
5 clapping push-ups

Alternate for 2 minutes, rest 30 seconds. 3 rounds
Timed Superset #2:
5 push press w/60lb barbell
5 frog jumps

Alternate for 2 minutes, rest 30 seconds. 3 rounds
Timed Superset #3:
5 burpees
5 bent over rows w/60lb barbell

Alternate for 2 minutes, rest 1 minute. 3 rounds
Finishing Move:
Hang Cleans w/40lb barbell

20 seconds work, 10 seconds rest. 15 rounds (7.5 minutes) Rest position is bar hanging at arms length. Put the weight down, and a round is added.

Friday, January 16, 2009

1/16 - 300 Workout

No structured warmup today. I did a lot of stretching and 5 sets of light let extensions to warm up the knees.

Combo Set:

6 snatches w/75lb barbell
6 overhead squats w/75lb barbell
6 back squats w/75lb barbell
6 bent over rows w/75lb barbell
6 deadlifts w/75lb barbell
6 pushups

5 times through

Work/Rest Set:


Push Presses w/40lb barbell 30 seconds work/30 seconds rest
4 rounds (2 minutes total)
Rest position is bar at shoulder height

Finish Him!:

10 lunges each leg w/40lb barbell
60 meter walk w/40lb barbell overhead
10 push-ups
10 right-side plank-ups
10 left-side plank-ups

5 times through

This was a really good workout, even though my groin muscles were still pretty sore from all of the lunges on Tuesday.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

1/13 Workout

Dbell Bench Press 80x6,6,6,6
Dbell Flyes 35x15
Dbell Hammer Curls 25x8,8 After each set, I cheated a 9th rep up and did a negative, taking as long as possible to descend the weight

300 Workout # 12

Warmup:
2x20 Bodyweight Squats
2x20 Jump Squats
3x10 Pushups
Work:
4x30meter lunges w/no weight (first 15 meter forward, 2nd 15 meter backward)
2x30meter overhead lunges w/45lb barbell
2x30meter overhead lunges w/75lb barbell - OUCH
1x30meter combo:
hold 40lb barbell in one hand, lunge with that leg
set weight down, do a pistol with same leg
deadlift barbell
Alternate leg and repeat
Jumps:
Draw a 'V' with jumps 6 times
Draw a 'T' with jumps 6 times
Draw a 'W' with jumps 6 times
Finish:
5 deadlifts with 40lb barbell
10 push presses with 40lb barbell

repeat for 12 minutes, try to get 14 supersets. I got 12

Monday, January 12, 2009

The beginning

I guess this is really more like 'just past the beginning'. I started really hitting the fitness hard in December. But my New Year's resolution was to document the journey (just in case someone out there cares). I will be posting anything and everything I do physically to get in shape, and I will post weight/bodyfat figures at least bi-weekly. Today is the first day:

Weight: 247.6
Bodyfat: 18.7%


Short term goal is to get bodyfat to 14% by March 1st. As long as I do that, I don't care how much I weigh.

Long term goal is to get bodyfat to 9%. I think that will be achievable by Dec 31st, 2009.

I typically workout 2-3 times per week, with additional activity on the weekends.