Training – Lower

Deadlifts (kg)

5 x 60
5 x 100
3 x 130
Belt Up
5 x 162.5
3 x 185
1+4 x 205
1 x 225
1 x 245
Belt Off
3 x 160
5 x 130
5 x 130

Leg Press

3 sets high reps

Lying Leg Curl

4 sets of 12

Calves

various sets high reps

Abs Machine

4 sets of 12 with 35kg

Right Knee rehab exercises

Cardio: 12′ Stationary Bike

Notes:

Today’s workout was supposed to take place yesterday but I was very tired and took a nap… When I woke up it was late at night and if I went to the gym I would have only 1 hour to do my whole workout so I thought it would be for the best if I left it for today, and so I did. Today I must have set a sleep record, it was one of those quiet days and it was time for me to recharge my batteries. The last month has been pretty shitty sleep wise because workers are renovating the exterior of the building in which I live in and they start at 7 am, drilling and making various noises all day long etc… Luckily they are leaving this week.

So today I went to the gym even though I wasn’t in a very good mood (truth be told I’d prefer to go to the beach and chill – the weather’s pretty hot here and all you want to do is relax). I thought to myself that if everything seems difficult etc I’ll just do the minimum necessary stuff (that’s one of the positives of auto regulation) and call it a day. So I started warming up, weights felt so and so but I kept pushing on. My breaks were longer than they should and my form was so and so but I guess that’s to be expected coming from a weight cutting… I believe if I keep at it soon I’ll be back to my winter stats. Its funny that even though during the positive portion of the deadlift I seem to be strong, during the negative I tremble like a little girl… The same happens with my squats and bench press after dieting down lol… Maybe it has to do with the fact that for a while I didn’t use heavy weights and my cns relaxed or something, I don’t know, its kinda puzzling. But with each set it keeps getting better so I don’t worry too much. After I finished with my deadlifts I was pretty happy with my performance because as I mentioned earlier, today was one of those days that I didn’t feel motivated. I even had some caffeine etc before going to the gym but it didn’t seem to wake me up much.

Today I also removed my finger splint so I could grip the bar correctly (I had my pinky’s tendon snap 6 weeks ago during beach volley – link)… It’s been 6 weeks already so I’ll start taking it off. There was some minor pain, I hope the tendon holds up…

I must also do something with my conditioning as I have neglected it for far too long… I’ll see what I come up with…

And since today was deadlift day here’s a nice video from Dan Green on choosing your DL stance

I’m wondering where KK has been, I havent seen any new uploads from him for a long time…