House of therorschach: Occasional workouts and more occasional workouts

[therorschach]

4/23/2012, 12:20pm

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x100
1x4x160
1x3x210
3x5x250

Squats heavy, but better than expected. Felt like I had a lot of energy today and they did not zonk me out as much as last workout. Decent form and depth.

Bench:
2x5x45
1x5x95
1x3x120
3x5x150

Bench was really heavy. Barely squeaked out a 5/5/5.

Chin-ups (assisted):
1x6x(BW-34)
1x5x(BW-34)
1x3x(BW-34)

Chins tough.

[strongforgood]

Nice work. Where did that extra energy come from?

[therorschach]

Nice work. Where did that extra energy come from?

Thanks. I guess the extra energy came from a combination of decent sleep and too much coffee.

Missed Wednesday's workout due to work issues, not enough sleep, and other excuses. Anyways.

4/27/2012, 12:20pm

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x135
1x3x175
1x2x215
3x5x255

Squats really heavy. Bar speed really slow. I feel like I am going to stall soon.

Standing Press:
2x5x45
1x4x65
3x5x87.5

Presses alright. All racks were taken so I had power-clean the weight for each set. Yay for teh microplates.

Pull-ups (assisted):
1x9x(BW-40)
1x5x(BW-40)
1x3x(BW-40)

Pull-ups alright.

Barbell curls:
1x9x40
1x9x40
1x8x40

For the guns, of course.

[therorschach]

4/30/2012, 12:20pm

Not sure why I always start at 12:20pm.

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x135
1x4x175
1x3x220
3x5x260

Squats frickin' heavy. Heavy. Form and depth was alright, but the last 2-3 reps on the last set were almost impossible. Lower back starting to get hit hard on squats.

Bench:
2x5x45
1x5x95
1x3x120
1x4x155
1x3x155
1x3x155

Meh. Bench was heavy. Stalled big time.

Chin-ups (assisted):
1x8x(BW-34)
1x5x(BW-34)
1x4x(BW-34)

Chins still tough, but at least a few more reps than last time.

Weight was like 199lbs right after workout, but it fluctuates during the day, due to water/food/etc, so I'm never sure if I'm looking at my heaviest or lightest weight for the day.

[therorschach]

5/23/2012, 12:20pm:

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x95
1x5x135
1x5x175
3x5x200

Squats alright.

Standing Press:
2x5x45
1x5x60
3x5x80

Presses alright.

Deadlift:
2x5x135
1x5x165
1x5x205

DLs easy.

[therorschach]

5/25/2012, 12:20pm

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x95
1x5x135
1x4x175
3x5x205

Squats alright.

Bench:
2x5x45
1x5x85
1x5x110
3x5x135

Bench good.

Pull-ups (assisted):
1x5x(BW-34)
1x5x(BW-40)
1x3x(BW-40)

Pull-ups tough.

Barbell curls:
1x10x40
1x8x40
1x7x40

Curls.

[strongforgood]

Glad to see you are keeping it up! And TWSS!

[therorschach]

Glad to see you are keeping it up! And TWSS!

6/4/2012

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x95
1x5x135
1x4x175
3x5x215

Squats alright.

Bench Press:
2x5x45
1x5x85
1x5x110
3x5x140

Bench alright.

Chin-Ups (assisted):
1x6x(BW-34)
1x5x(BW-34)
1x4x(BW-34)

Chins tough.


5/30/2012, 12:20pm

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x95
1x5x135
1x4x175
3x5x210

Squats alright, form.depth nice and tight.

Standing Press:
2x5x45
1x5x65
3x5x85

Presses alright, tough on the last set. None of the racks were available to I had to clean the bar before each set.

Deadlift:
2x5x135
1x5x175
1x5x215

DLs easy.

[mrmrbill]

Keep it going, bro'!

[therorschach]

6/6/2012, 12:30pm:

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x95
1x5x135
1x4x185
3x5x220

Squats a bit heavy, but alright.

Standing Press:
2x5x45
1x5x60
3x5x87.5

Presses a bit heavy, especially on the last set.

Deadlift:
2x5x135
1x5x185
1x5x225

DLs alright. Did not use chalk, used mixed grip on the last 2 reps of last set.

[therorschach]

6/13/2012, 12:12pm

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x95
1x5x135
1x5x185
3x5x225

Squats alright.

Bench:
2x5x45
1x5x85
1x5x110
3x5x142.5

Bench heavy. Form on 1st workset was a bit off, but was tighter for the last 2 sets.

Deadlift:
2x5x135
1x5x190
1x5x235

DLs easy. Forgot chalk again so used mixed grip for last set

[therorschach]

6/18/2012, 12:20pm

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x135
1x4x190
3x5x230

Squats alright.

Standing Press:
2x5x45
1x5x70
3x5x90

Presses not as bad as I thought they were going to be.

Chin-ups (assisted):
1x8x(BW-34)
1x5x(BW-34)
1x3x(BW-34)

Chins tough.

[therorschach]

6/25/2012, 12:00pm

Note to self: please work out more than once a week. Thanks.

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x135
1x4x190
3x5x235

Squats not bad, although they seem to be wearing me out, particularly for the exercises that follow it,

Bench Press:
2x5x45
1x5x85
1x4x110
3x5x145

Bench heavy.

Chin-ups (assisted):
1x6x(BW-28)
1x4x(BW-28)
1x3x(BW-28)

Chins tough.

[strongforgood]

6/25/2012, 12:00pm

Note to self: please work out more than once a week. Thanks.

Is it difficult to get to the gym at lunchtime?

[therorschach]

Is it difficult to get to the gym at lunchtime?

Sometimes, since it is during work time. However, I just recently joined a gym near where I live, so I'm hoping to workout there when I am not at work.

[therorschach]

6/29/2012, 1:00pm

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x95
1x5x135
1x4x195
3x5x240

Squats heavy, but alright.

Standing Press:
2x5x45
1x5x70
3x5x92.5

Presses heavy.

Pull-ups (assisted):
1x6x(BW-34)
1x4x(BW-34)
1x3x(BW-34)

Pull-ups tough.

Barbell Curl:
1x10x40
1x8x40
1x7x40

Curls.

[therorschach]

7/16/2012, 12:20pm

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x135
1x4x185
3x5x225

Squats alright.

Bench Press:
2x5x45
1x5x85
1x4x110
3x5x140

Bench kinda heavy.

Chin-ups (assisted):
1x6x(BW-34)
1x4x(BW-34)
1x3x(BW-34)

Chins tough.

[therorschach]

7/18/2012, 12:something pm

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x95
1x5x135
1x5x185
3x5x230

Squats a little heavy.

Standing Press:
2x5x45
1x5x65
3x5x90

Presses heavy.

Deadlift:
2x5x135
1x5x185
1x5x225

DLs easy.

[therorschach]

7/20/2012, 12:7657 pm

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x95
1x5x135
1x4x190
3x5x235

Squats alright.

Bench Press:
2x5x45
1x5x85
1x4x110
3x5x142.5

Bench heavy but alright.

Pull-ups (assisted):
1x5x(BW-34)
1x4x(BW-34)
1x3x(BW-34)

Pull-ups tough.

Barbell Curl:
1x11x40
1x7x40
1x7x40

sdgsdgdsgsdgdg

[therorschach]

7/16/2012, 12:gay pm

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x135
1x4x195
3x5x240

Squats not bad.

Standing Press:
2x5x45
1x5x65
3x5x92.5

Presses heavy.

Chin-ups (assisted):
1x8x(BW-34)
1x4x(BW-34)
1x4x(BW-34)

Chins tough.

[therorschach]

8/20/2012, 12:00 pm

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x95
1x5x135
1x4x175
3x5x205

Squats good.

Bench Press:
2x5x45
1x5x85
1x4x105
3x5x130

Bench good.

Pull-ups (assisted):
1x8x(BW-40)
1x4x(BW-40)
1x4x(BW-40)

Chins-ups alright.

[therorschach]

8/22/2012, 12:20 pm

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x95
1x5x135
1x5x175
3x5x210

Squats good.

Standing Press:
2x5x45
1x5x60
3x5x85

Presses alright.

Deadlift:
2x5x135
1x5x175
1x4x205
1x5x230

DLs good.

[ShaneSwan]

Strong squat.

So who are your picks for fantasy football?

[therorschach]

Strong squat.

Thanks.

So who are your picks for fantasy football?

No.

[therorschach]

Correction: 8/20/2012's workout involved chins, not pull-ups.

8/24/2012, 9:15 pm

The gym I usually go to is a few minutes away from work, so I usually workout during lunchtime. I used to live a few minutes away from work as well, but I recently moved 30 miles farther from work (don't ask) so going to this gym is not as feasible when I am not at work. I joined a gym close to my new place of residence and just visited it for the first time.

Squat:
2x5x45
1x5x95
1x5x135
1x4x175
3x5x215

Luckily, the new gym has almost the same amount of squat racks as the old gym. I started doing squats in a rack that had no mirror in front of it. I'm not used to doing squats without a mirror, so the warm-up sets felt very weird. I ultimately switched to another rack with a mirror in front of it for the work sets. Squats were good.

Also, the Olympic barbells felt slightly thinner than the ones at the other gym, although it just could have been my imagination.

Bench Press:
2x5x45
1x5x85
1x4x110
3x5x135

Bench alright.

Pull-ups (assisted):
1x7x(BW-135)
1x6x(BW-135)
1x5x(BW-135)

The assisted pull-up machine in the new gym is different from the gym I usually go to. It has you kneel on a platform, as opposed to standing on a lever, and the assistance weight goes much higher, up to 300lbs. The resistance on the assistance weight felt very different, sliding through a track and not very reactive of your body weight as opposed to standing on a lever. I ultimately had to use a higher assistance weight. Plus, I was doing almost the same reps per set. I prefer the assistance machine from the old gym, but I'll make do with whatever progress I can get from this machine.

[ShaneSwan]

Luckily, the new gym has almost the same amount of squat racks as the old gym. I started doing squats in a rack that had no mirror in front of it. I'm not used to doing squats without a mirror, so the warm-up sets felt very weird. I ultimately switched to another rack with a mirror in front of it for the work sets. Squats were good.

Yeah, in my experience, your field of view greatly effects an excercise like squat. It has always seemed to me like it is a balance thing. So, as you have possibly found, where you look and what you look at will likely be quite different when there is a mirror in front as opposed to when there is not. With the former, depending on where you look, you will not only feel the movement but see the movement as well. Without the mirror, the feeling of the movement is much more accentuated (you are more conscious of it, esp if you are used to seeing it too in the mirror). Try squatting with your eyes closed (with a warmup weight), and you may 'see' what Im getting at.

Myself, I dont have a mirror in my garage, but Ive experienced something similiar. For example, if I do my front squats with a hoodie on, with the hood up, my peripheral vision is impaired, and I no longer see the ends of the bbell as I normally would. This really fcks my balance up, it feels weird like you said; I cant go too heavy with the weight. It shows to me that much of our balance, movement and co-ordination is visual based, even when we remain pretty much in the one spot.

Also, the Olympic barbells felt slightly thinner than the ones at the other gym, although it just could have been my imagination.

Maybe your hands have gotten excessively bigger.

How come your squat dropped from 260?

[therorschach]

Yeah, in my experience, your field of view greatly effects an excercise like squat. It has always seemed to me like it is a balance thing. So, as you have possibly found, where you look and what you look at will likely be quite different when there is a mirror in front as opposed to when there is not. With the former, depending on where you look, you will not only feel the movement but see the movement as well. Without the mirror, the feeling of the movement is much more accentuated (you are more conscious of it, esp if you are used to seeing it too in the mirror). Try squatting with your eyes closed (with a warmup weight), and you may 'see' what Im getting at.

Myself, I dont have a mirror in my garage, but Ive experienced something similiar. For example, if I do my front squats with a hoodie on, with the hood up, my peripheral vision is impaired, and I no longer see the ends of the bbell as I normally would. This really fcks my balance up, it feels weird like you said; I cant go too heavy with the weight. It shows to me that much of our balance, movement and co-ordination is visual based, even when we remain pretty much in the one spot.

Agreed. I've always read it's better to squat without a mirror, but I was never able not to (gym is full of mirrors). As a result, I made a habit of using the mirror to ensure hip drive, depth, etc is in order. Will be interesting squatting in the mirror-less rack.

Maybe your hands have gotten excessively bigger.

How come your squat dropped from 260?

The barbells are 20KG York bars apparently, but they seem slightly thinner. Not a big deal I guess, although I was initially afraid I was lifting with a lighter barbell.

As for squats, I was approaching 260-265 and the weight was getting really heavy - I thought a stall was imminent. That being said, my diet/sleep/amountofalcoholcompsumption was probably not ideal. Then, I started slacking off and skipping weeks at a time. I should get back to 260 within a month, provided I'm actually working out on a consistent basis.

[therorschach]

8/24/2012, 4:00 pm

Cardio (lol)

Treadmill:
Speed 3.0 (Walking), 5 minutes
Speed 5.0 (Jogging I guess), 20 minutes
Speed 2.5 (Walking cool down), 5 minutes

Found out my iPod is broken. Ugh. Anyways, first time I did cardio in years. It was alright.

[ShaneSwan]

Agreed. I've always read it's better to squat without a mirror, but I was never able not to (gym is full of mirrors). As a result, I made a habit of using the mirror to ensure hip drive, depth, etc is in order. Will be interesting squatting in the mirror-less rack.

Vidcam, obviously, if you can.

As for squats, I was approaching 260-265 and the weight was getting really heavy - I thought a stall was imminent. That being said, my diet/sleep/amountofalcoholcompsumption was probably not ideal. Then, I started slacking off and skipping weeks at a time. I should get back to 260 within a month, provided I'm actually working out on a consistent basis.

Are you running some form of SS here?

[therorschach]

Are you running some form of SS here?

Yes.