Saturday, March 31, 2012

Cycle 2 recap

I'm really enjoying this routine. I like having the flexibility to tailor the accessory and vary things a bit, while still having a strict regiment for the main lifts.

I think my numbers for this cycle were pretty much spot on, so I'm going with the recommended bump on all the lifts for the next cycle. I am tweaking one small thing: on the accessory stuff, I'm going to try out a progression similar to the main lifts, but still oriented more towards hypertrophy. So, during week 1, I'm going to shoot for 5 sets in the 8-10 rep range; 5 sets in the 6-8 rep range for week 2; 5 sets in the 3-6 rep range for week 3; and I'm sticking with 2 sets of ~15 for the deload week.

My starting numbers for the next cycle are:
Squat: 270
Bench: 255
Dead: 300
OHP: 145

3/31/12

Cycle 2, week 4

OHP
warmup
85 * 5
90 * 5
100 * 5

Shrugs
135 * 15/15

DB press
30s * 15/15

Curl
60 * 15/15

Lat raise
15s * 15/15

3/30/12

Cycle 2, week 4

Deadlift
warmup
175 * 5
185 * 5
200 * 5

Chins
100 * 15/15

Bent over rows
95 * 15/15

Pullups
80 * 15/15

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

3/28/12

Cycle 2, week 4

Bench
warmup
150 * 5
165 * 5
175 * 5

Dips
+0 * 15/15

Flys
20s * 15/15

Tricep extensions
100 * 15/15

Decline
135 * 15/15

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

3/27/12

Cycle 2, week 4

Squats
warmup
155 * 5
170 * 5
180 * 5

95 * 15/15

Crunch machine
125 * 30/30

Calf press
240 * 15/15

Saturday, March 24, 2012

3/24/12

Cycle 2, week 3

OHP
warmup
105 * 5
120 * 3
135 * 1 + 3

Shrugs
275 * 5/5/5
185 * 10/10

DB press
55s * 5/5/5
40s * 10/10

EZ bar curl
100 * 5/5/5
70 * 10/10

Lateral raise
25s * 6/6/6
15s * 10/10

3/23/12

Cycle 2, week 3

Deadlifts
warmup
215 * 5
245 * 3
275 * 1 + 1

Chins
BW * 8/8/8/8/6

Bent over rows
155 * 6/6/6/6/6

Seated row
140 * 6/6/6/6/6

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

3/21/12

Cycle 2, week 3

Bench
warmup
185 * 5
215 * 3
240 * 1 + 2

Decline
135 * 10/10/10/10/10

Flys
40s * 8/8/8/8/8

Tricep extension
160 * 8/8/8/8/8

Dips
BW * 10/10/10/10/10

Monday, March 19, 2012

3/19/12

Cycle 2, week 3

Squats
warmup
195 * 5
220 * 3
245 * 1 + 3

185 * 5/5/5/5/5

Twisted crunches
10/10/10/10

Saturday, March 17, 2012

3/17/12

Cycle 2, week 2

OHP
warmup
110 * 3
120 * 3
125 * 3 + 5

Shrugs
225 * 10/10/10/10/10

DB press
55s * 5/5/5/5/5

EZ bar curl
90 * 6/6/6/6/6

Lateral raise
30s * 5/5
25s * 5/5/5

3/16/12

Cycle 2, week 2

Deadlifts
warmup
230 * 3
245 * 3
260 * 3 + 1

Chins
+25 * 5/5/5
BW * 5/5

GMs
135 * 5/5/5/5/5

Rows
135 * 8/8/8/8/8

Pullups
150 * 5/5/5/5/5

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

3/14/12

Cycle 2, week 2

Bench
warmup
200 * 3
215 * 3
225 * 3 + 3

Decline
185 * 5/5/5/5/5

Flys
40s * 8/8/8/8/8

Tricep extension
160 * 8/8/8/8/5

Dips
+25 * 5/5/5/5/5

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

3/13/12

Cycle 2, week 2

Squats
warmup
210 * 3
220 * 3
235 * 3 + 3

185 * 5/5/5/5/5

Crunch machine
155 * 15/15/15/15/15

Saturday, March 10, 2012

3/10/12

Cycle 2, week 1

OHP
warmup
105 * 5
110 * 5
120 * 5 + 3

Shrugs
185 * 10/10/10/10/10

DB press
40s * 10/10/10/10/10

EZ bar curl
70 * 10/10/10/10/10

Lateral raise
20s * 10/10/10/10/9

3/9/12

Cycle 2, week 1

Deadlift
warmup
215 * 5
230 * 5
245 * 5 + 1

Chins
BW * 8/8/8/6/5

GMs
95 * 10/10/10/10/10

Bent over row
115 * 10/10/10/10/10

Pullups
110 * 10/10/10/9/8

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

3/7/12

Cycle 2, week 1

Bench
warmup
185 * 5
200 * 5
215 * 5 + 2

Incline bench
115 * 10/10/10/10/10

Dips
BW * 10/10/10/10/10

Flys
35s * 8/8/8/8/8

Monday, March 5, 2012

3/5/12

Cycle 2, week 1

Squats
warmup
195 * 5
210 * 5
220 * 5 + 3

135 * 10/10/10/10/10

Leg press
320 * 10/10/10/10/10

Crunch machine
125 * 20/20/20/20/20

Saturday, March 3, 2012

3/3/12

Cycle 1, week 4

OHP
warmup
80 * 5
90 * 5
95 * 5

Shrugs
135 * 15, 15

DB press
30s * 15, 15

EZ bar curl
50 * 15, 15

Lateral raise
15s * 15, 15

Hammer curl
20s * 15, 15

Rev fly
10s * 15, 15

Glad deload week is over.
Just for the record, my starting points for the next cycle are:
Squat: 260
Bench: 250
Deadlift: 290
OHP: 140

3/2/12

Cycle 1, week 4

Deadlift
warmup
160 * 5
170 * 5
185 * 5

Chins
BW * 10, 10

Bent over row
95 * 15, 15

GMs
65 * 15, 15

Pullups
80 * 15, 15

DB row
45 * 15, 15

Seated row
70 * 15, 15