Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Lower Body Power Week 1

Back Squat
10x135#
5x225#
3x275#
3x5x295#

Romanian Deadlifts
5x155#
3x5x165#

Back Extensions
3x10x25# Weighted Plate


20 min treadmill hill climb, a little over a mile covered at 15% grade


30 min walk


1 hour indoor soccer game

COMMENTS
  • General: Pretty solid day. I'm also supposed to do calves on these days but I'm not a big believer in having "swole calves" especially since I think size increase down there may affect my running. In retrospect I probably should do 1-2 sets though because whenever I get running injuries it tends to be my achilles. The squat was really hard today, so much harder than it should've been. Deload week didn't do much apparently.
  • Nutrition: Really good. Bought another tub of whey today which has been lacking in my normal diet the last 2 weeks. ON Strawberry Whey. Good shit.
  • Body: Back STILL isn't feeling good, but there was no pain during any of the exercises. It was stiff before I squatted but after one set it felt fine. The culprit is sitting more than heavy lifting that is hindering recovery. Not as sore in the upper body as I expected.
  • Sleep: 9 hours. I think I'm finally back to my normal sleeping patterns which has me very happy. Probably an indication that my depression is getting better.
  • Reflections: Speaking of depression, an update from the last time I talked about it is probably in order. I have felt a lot better over the last month but there are times when I wake up and I'm depressed from the start of the day. This has never happened to me before. Typically takes 6-8 hours before I feel better when this happens. I am beginning therapy this friday to hopefully help me, although it's only one session. When I go back to school in September I will be going 1x a week. Resting tomorrow and then my first all pump session will be Thursday.

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