Shaun's Training Log

[shaunuk]

Well, this is my new training journal, I hope you enjoy following it.

I've had a training journal before, but I've always had interruptions just as I was gaining some pace, and as a result I moved slower than I really should've.

I'm now at Uni and there's nothing standing in my way

I have the privilege of being trained by EFFORT. My goals are size and strength via eventually working my way up to big squats, bench and deadlifts, hopefully over the next 3 or 4 years.

I hadn't trained properly for 6 weeks due to settling into Uni and my diet's been horrible, so I've lost quite a bit of strength. I currently weigh 147lbs, I was about 152 before Uni started. My maxes at that time were:

Squat, 65kgx3
Rack deadlift, 115kgx3
Bench press, 60kgx3

Overall small numbers at the moment, but I have the dedication to have fun working towards my goals, and a fvcking great trainer.

The current routine is gonna last for the next 6 weeks.

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[WesCottII]

Well well. Welcome back stranger, long time, 'bout time you got back in the gym.

Still with the Mrs?

 

[shaunuk]

Monday, 29 October

ME Lower

Lat pulldown, 47.5kgx5, 47.5kgx5, 47.5kgx5, 47.5kgx5, 47.5kgx5

Deadlift, 95kgx4, 95kgx4 (no straps, forgot to take em)

Goodmorning, 40kgx10, 40kgx10


shaun

 

[Quagmire911]

Good to see you getting back into things, will follow with interest, good luck

Quagmire

Ps-You doing a westside routine?

 

[shaunuk]

Cheers Tom, Quag.

Aye, it's a westside mod

There's no interruptions now like there was before (i.e. two weeks out of the gym out of nowhere), so I won't be doing two steps forward and one step back like before. I'm looking forward to it.

It's good to see your training is going REALLY well Quag, it's fun following your lifting

shaun

 

[Warboss Alex]

Didn't notice this one. Nice one Shaun, give it hell!

 

[shaunuk]

Wednesday, 31 October

ME Upper

Flat barbell bench, 42.5kgx5, 42.5kgx5

Incline dumbbell bench (paused), 14kgx8, 14kgx8, 14kgx8

Dumbbell situps

Not too bad, none of these are PRs, I'll still be building my way back up to where I was before for the next few weeks

-shaun

 

[shaunuk]

Friday, 2 November

ME Lower

Barbell rows, 45kgx5, 45kgx5, 45kgx5, 45kgx5, 45kgx5

Squats, 47.5kgx4, 47.5kgx4, 40kgx20

-shaun

 

[Quagmire911]

Friday, 2 November

ME Lower

Barbell rows, 45kgx5, 45kgx5, 45kgx5, 45kgx5, 45kgx5

Squats, 47.5kgx4, 47.5kgx4, 40kgx20

-shaun

I'm curious, were the first two squat sets primers for the 20 repper?

Quagmire

 

[Quiksilver]

added to training journals thread.

Don't worry about the numbers you have now.. spend your energy on the weight you'll be adding to it next workout.

 

[shaunuk]

Hey Quag. Nope, they were worksets, 2x4.

Hey Quik, thanks for the support man

-shaun

 

[Quagmire911]

"Squats, 47.5kgx4, 47.5kgx4, 40kgx20"

Just baffled me slightly. Can you shed any light? 7.5kg drop to add 16reps? What's going on

 

[shaunuk]

Well, it was the hardest set of anything I've ever done..The whole set might well've been 3mins long for all the pauses I took

shaun