TM’s Workout Log

20 min low impact on bike for warmup.

Another Animalistic workout in the books. Wow, the beauty of this one is I had a raging headache about 30 mins before lift off. I was also pretty tired. So I popped my M-Stak and a couple aspirin and by the time I got to the gym I was feeling pretty good. The workout just got better and better as I went along.

I ended up switching thing up a bit from what was planned. In essence I finished out by doing a pretty base Rippetoes workout except for the Waterbury style bench. Here goes:

Bench Press:
4 sets of warmups

205 x 3 x 1 set
185 x 3 x 8 sets
185 x 8 x 1 set

Full Squat - Aka ASTG:
4 warmup sets
185 x 6 x 4 sets
- I decided on squats instead of Press today as my tri’s were still sore from Sunday. The great thing to note about squats today is I FINALLY have figured out how to do them 90% correctly. Anybody who is unsure of how to do your basic compound lifts, you would be wise to purchase Mark Rippetoes - Starting Strength, book. This guy knows his stuff.

Anyway, after figuring out how to do these, I have realized that I KNOW I can do much more once I get 100% proper technique down. My legs didn’t even really feel hit on these sets. My stamina, that was another story.

Next up Deadlift:

2 warmup sets
225 x 6 x 3 sets

I got ripped out of the gym by my wife because I was taking too long. Damn. I was feeling like I had 2-3 more exercises in me easily. Oh well, still got a very successful workout in considering I came pretty close to not even going.

No cooldown after workout today do to going over time limit. Overall though, I’m very satisfied with todays work.