its been a long time since ive posted here.

i kept training but mostly i got lazy and didn't see the point of keeping a log... mistake

my old log is here http://www.adarq.org/forum/quitters-deserters/go-big-or-go-home/

with my background


I ended up over-achieving on some of my goals, underachieving on others.  I ended up coming into preason at an extraordinarily lean 165 at 5'11

i'm talking unbelievable.  Had to be <5% bf.

I had veins popping out on my abs, quads, it was intense.  my teammates were shocked

Most of my strength training was dropped during the summer because I focused on the fitness tests (b/c that's what the coaches cared about)--so i lifted maybe 1nce a week.  So i didn't test nearly as well on that stuff.

I benched 200 and cmjumped 33".  My running vj was very high tho probably because I am very reactive and weighed very little.  I also ran 3 miles in <18 min which was a pr and something i was very proud of because I am NOT a long distance runner.



Right now i am in the middle of my season and so I am always tired.  However I still lift although I try to keep the reps high to minimize cns stress.

Yesterday was as follows:

1.  Squat: 95, 135, 155, 165, 175, 185x8

2.  RDL (1min break) then 55lb kettlebell swings:

95x8, kbx12, 135x8, kbx12, 145x8, kbx12, 155x8, kbx15

Thats it.

was going to lift today but i had other stuff instead so... pushed back to tomorrow

nah my jump training/lifting for the summer was put on standby just because of the volume of soccer i was playing and the amount i was running.

I was probably doing about 4hrs of hard training plus fitness after each session.  Add that to being on my feet from 9-5 (working soccer camps) and my body couldn't handle anything else.

I'm actually lifting more now (inseason) because I have more time to train and to recover.  I'm not doing jumping at all just b/c of the amount of running/jumping we do in practice as is.  I figure I'll continue to lift highish reps through the end of our season, rest a couple weeks then do a power phase where i incorporate jumps and other plyometric exercises.

well i don't usually get sore after anything other than benching.  For that reason i try to keep all pressing movements below 5 reps.

today:

chest supported rows: worked up to 2 platesx8
lat pull downs: worked up to 130x10
beach stuff
bench:  worked up to 185x3:(

abs

practices have been real tough this week so haven't lifted

will lift on sunday

about 2 hours.

everynow and then we'll have a straight fitness session and those are unbelievable

i've been frustrated so i've been practicing alot on my own. (more often I;ll go intending to practice than lift but I'll be really annoyed with myself and so keep going until i get it right)

upper body stuff a couple days ago (tues):

db military press: worked up to 50x8
chest supported rows: worked up to two plates on 8--I've lowered the weight on these to concentrate on feeling them in the lats


beach stuff.


yesterday:  chain squats

rdls
step ups
/all with team


gonna prolly do upper body tomorrow maybe? maybe sat?
depends on schedule

ok so seasons over.  time to put some work in...

2 days ago:

pullups
db military press
bb stuff

today maxed out on squat for 1st time--did 275 so ok, bench was 215

weird I hadn't been able to do 185 on the squat for more than 6 recently and then I bust out 275... who knew?

Ha rested a week.  Hadn't squatted since october 20 lol...

i guess i'm just better at 1 rep stuff.

For my bench its like that too... the most i can do 2 reps on is 175 but my max right now was 215... weird

felt good to lift again though now I gotta get after it