Journal - Fri., 8/5/11

Workout:

(morning)

run - 2 miles, 18:13.

Journal - Thurs., 8/4/11

BW:  224.2 lbs.  Odd that everyone is telling me how much thinner I look.

Workout:

(morning)

press, 132.5 x 5, 5, 7

chin-up, BW x 8, 6

squat, 235 x 5, 5, 6

Comments:

I need to consider how much further to push the squats before a reset.  My form is really starting to kick in, and I'm getting the feeling of sitting back, keeping my back locked, and lifting with my hams and glutes.  But on my work sets, I only do them right about half the time right now - other times, my knees cave (never really a problem before), or my hips come up too fast, or I even occasionally shift to my toes.  I don't want to "wimp out," but this might be one of those times where I would get stronger by dropping weight and building back up with quality reps.

Journal - Wed., 8/3/11

Workout:

(evening)

jump rope/pull-up/speed bag circuit x 3

heavy bag, 3 x 3:00

speed bag, 3 x 3:00

Journal - Mon., 8/1/11

Workout:

(morning)

bench, 215 x 5, 5, 7

DB curl, 40s x 15, 10

squat, 230 x 5, 5, 7

Comments:

I have no idea why my bench was so weak today.  That 215 felt like 250.  Five days ago, I did 210 for 12, so I'm going to just hope it's a fluke and that my next lift goes better.  With my squats, on the other hand, I'm quite happy.  I finally feel as if my form is right on the majority of reps.  However, that makes me a little weaker right now, since I've been so quad-dominant in the past.  I'm sure I'll have to do a reset soon, but that won't be a problem - I expect it would do my good now that I've found the groove, and I think this lift is about to explode.