Forum: Sports Training Journals

Serious training starts tomorrow. I'm going to log it all here. This is more to keep my own feet to the fire than anything else. I'll be doing a westside style program utilizing Max Effort and Dynamic Effort days. I will, however, be using a 5/3/1 periodization for my max effort lifts (Squat,...

I am a rugby newb at age 32. I recently started a backyard workout program. Mondays and Fridays are my offseason lift days, started program last October. Two Weeks ago I hit a PR dl @400. Then started a deload week and started over this week on a Coan/Philipi variation with deficit deads here...

I've been training for a few months but next week I will be starting Defranco's 12 week combine program. By january or February I hope to be signed to a college team probably in NAII or MAII conference. I kind of want to stay local, I'm sure I can play I'm more worried about getting a fat scholly...

saw a couple of rugby journals in here so i thought i join the party. basically over the last year ive gone from playing in the worst league in scotland to the best league manily down to luck and the club i'm at but also because i put in alot of work in at the gym over the last year and actually...

Well I'm a junior in highschool. I play 9-man for a small school, and we were section runner-ups this year. I played MLB, TE, and RB. I had 161 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries, 3 forced fumbles, 1 int., and .5 sack on defense in the 10 games we played. I played TE for 8 games until I was moved to RB...

My name is Alex. I am 5'9 and 165 lbs. I have been lifting weights for about four years now. I am a college student majoring in Exercise Science. I just started learning to skate to play ice hockey after playing baseball my whole life. I plan on joining a rec league over the summer then who...

About me I'm 18 years old and play Safety. I weigh around 160lbs (skinny fat). I started working out at 12 at home. I did tons of bodyweight exercises and lifted heavy stuff I found around the house. At 15 I joined a gym and got very serious with lifting and training for football. I had a...

some brief info about me - 14 yrs old/5'9 165 lbs/12 % bf - lifted for a year, been serious for about 5 months - ran rippetoes and madcows - currently doing my own program - sprinter + basketball player some general goals

I figure I will start my own log on here, since everyone else seems to be doing it. This seems like a good place to talk about training, and look for support. Story- Not gonna get into many details but going to be a recruited walk-on at a D-2 school starting in January Stats Height- 6'3.5"...

Background: My full story can be found here http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=116716751. I havnt lifted since june 15th and before then I didnt lift for two years. I know Im weak as hell but that will change soon. Here is the workout, there are two different ones one for big...

PCFootball24's Journey to Freshman Football My last journal ended on a bad note. I'm starting this journal so I can get refocused and hit my goals before freshman practice starts in August. I'm going out for inside linebacker and tight end, and I realize I need to get bigger and stronger in...

Football has always been a passion of mine, so I have been working hard the last 3 and 1/2 years trying to get my weight up so I can accomplish my goals. When I first started lifting I was 6' 153 lbs, so pretty tiny. I have come a long way since then and I decided to make a training log to go...

Been injured for a while now, string of bad luck, first cracked my eyesocket, then pulled muscle in my leg, and then picked up a knee injury, not bad for a 17 year old lol. All in all haven’t played for 2 years. At the moment my knee injury is caused by a weak VMO and muscle imbalance pulling my...

'allo mates. I've been playing australian football for the last 3 years and have decided to take a break for this season. My goals are to: Compete in my first powerlifting competition &

I thought I'd give this a rap, seeing as rugby is pretty popular on this site. First some background information: I am playing rugby in Australia, in a provincial city comp, the city is about 2 hrs north of Sydney, and it is probably the best comp outside of sydney (maybe equal with canberra's...

After just returning back from surgery in time for pre season. I intend to build back my strength through use of impeccable form and extra mobility and recovery methods. Starting with a strength phase with a good amount of volume to build back size. Todays workout: Flat Bench Press 5 x 4...

This log will chronicle my progress from day 1 of the off-season to February 2011, the month I will be signing a scholarship. I'm a junior in high school, this year was my first year of playing football and I had a really easy time getting the hang of the game and everything. My goal on July...

alright, this is my journal to show what im doing to try and increase my strength, pace and power in rugby. Im 22 and play either center or fullback. I train with my club two times a week with a match on saturdays. Currently train four times a week in the gym with a bodybuilding split of...

Today marks the beginning of my preparation for the non-competitive season in Collegiate American Football. This period is about 16 weeks long until the start of Spring Football. For the first 2 weeks I will utilize a GPP program using the outlines of Coach X's manual via the implantation of...

My plan is to be able get muscular mass and strength above normal players to so I can play American football and in two years, when I transfer to a university in the United States, I will be playing Baseball in this mean time, so I hope this trains helps me to get more strength in my hiting. ...

Alright well I'm finally starting a journal. This is my second year playing football in my life (didn't start first year though) and I'm playing at Left Guard on JV and no defensive position (politics of football, yay). Was still unsure of stuff and didn't starting preparing myself late. I didn't...