6 weeks in some goals hit, some missed
Feb 15 was my line in the sand for a number of goals. I hit some, but missed some.
Squat - nailed 10 reps at 150kg no problems at all. I also got a couple reps out at 400pds the other week which wasn’t listed as a goal but certainly satisfying none the less.
Deadlifts - Still not satisfied that I am flat enough with these. The weight itself is no problem at all but I will keep working on them.
Bench - My goal here was 115kg for five reps with the ancillary goal of a 120kg lift. I got 4 reps out but got the 120 - just. Whilst I came antagonisly close I am still pretty happy here because I have added about 15kg to my 1 rep max over the last 6 weeks. Certainly nothing to be scoffed at.
Weight - Barely moved currently 78.4 at 8.4%. I really need to work on eating more. Simple as that. No excuses. Just eat more. Having said that - I have made some great strength gains on all my lifts using a 5×5 system which is a great base to now focus more on size as opposed to strength. Now I am going to switch to german volume training for the next two weeks.
Tonight was the first night of the gvt. We started with arm night because it will be the least intense to ease into the program but let me tell you I can barely lift my arms right now.
Leg night we will just do a 20 rep squat rather than the 10 x 10. The only other time I have done gvt I couldn’t walk for a week even with light weights.
Next goals are due by April 18th which is my birthday. I really need to shake things up to catch up on the weight goal in particular.
February 16, 2009 at 3:57 am
Congratulations on all the goals met, and best of luck with the next set!
February 16, 2009 at 6:54 am
Great to see you have some very focused goals. That is really huge bro. Sounds like that might be a bit of a concern… when you are setting some new goals, think about your diet. If you can get as focused in the kitchen/diet as you are in your gym routines/workouts, you’ll be pretty blown away at what happens. Continue to be relentless.
February 16, 2009 at 1:18 pm
good luck with your new set of goals. Keep moving forwards, enjoying your Journey. BTW I have a 1/2 marathon on your birthday
February 16, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Congrats on the progress you’ve made! It is impressive! What is gvt?
February 16, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Ryan, awesome job on the goals. The gvt sounds interesting. I’ve not heard of it before but just read up on it some…
February 17, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Ryan, this is an excellent success rate! Well done!
February 17, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Great job there aussie!!! Keep it up!