Showing posts with label clean and press. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clean and press. Show all posts

Thursday, January 17, 2008

My Current Training Routine

As stated in a previous post, I try to train around a 5 day rotation:

Day 1:
  • Lats (latissimus dorsi) - Bent-over Rows OR Horizontal Pull-ups, Chins (overhand grip), DB Rows
  • Lower Back - Good Mornings
  • Abs - Jacks
  • Calves - Standing Calf Raises
  • Legs/Cardio - Stationary Bike - depending on energy level

Day 2:

  • Chest (Pectorals) - Push-ups (with bars to increase range of motion)
  • Biceps - DB Curls, BB Curls (heavy)
  • Lower Back - Good Mornings
  • Abs - Jacks
  • Calves - Standing Calf Raises
  • Legs/Cardio - Stationary Bike - depending on energy level

Day 3:

  • Full Body - Clean & Press
  • Delts - Seated DB Shoulder Press, Lateral Raises, Reverse Flys
  • Lower Back - Good Mornings
  • Abs - Jacks
  • Calves - Standing Calf Raises
  • Legs/Cardio - Stationary Bike - depending on energy level

Day 4:

  • Cardio/Legs - Stationary Bike for approximately 60 minutes

Day 5:

  • Off

You may have noticed that I don't directly weight-train my triceps or quads. My triceps have always been fast gainers, and between the push-ups, clean & press and shoulder press, I feel they're being trained effectively. As for my quadriceps, again between the clean & press and the stationary bike, they appear to be trained adequately. Also, as I said, I *try* to keep to the 5 day rotation, but unfortunately there are often many more days off in-between active days. If you look at the dates of my training journal this week, I already had an unscheduled day off yesterday, and so far I haven't hit the bike today.

Subsequent posts will break down each day and exercise.

OK, now to try to psyche-up for an hour on the bike.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Tuesday January 15, 2008: Delts.

Started at 10:44 am. All rest intervals of 1 minute unless otherwise noted.

  • Clean & Press- 80 lbs: 10, 9, 8, 8, 7 = 42
  • Seated DB shoulder press - 27 lbs each: 10, 10, 9, 7.5, 6 = 42
  • Lateral raises - 5 lbs each (30 sec rest intervals): 18, 16, 14, 12
  • Reverse Flies - 5 lbs each (30 sec rest intervals): 18, 16, 14, 12
  • Good Mornings: 18, 18
  • Jacks: 50
  • Calf raises: 35-10-25 = 90 (double-single-double, no rest)
  • Stationary Bike for 0 minutes (0 km, 0 miles)

Finished at 11:30 pm.

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Sunday January 6, 2008: Delts

Started at 12:08 pm. All rest intervals of 1 minute unless otherwise noted.

  • Clean & Press- 80 lbs: 10, 9, 8, 8, 7 = 42
  • Seated DB shoulder press - 27 lbs each: 10, 10, 9, 8, 6 = 42
  • Lateral raises - 5 lbs each (30 sec rest intervals): 16, 16, 14, 12
  • Reverse Flies - 5 lbs each (30 sec rest intervals): 18, 16, 14, 12
  • Good Mornings: 16, 16
  • Jacks: 50
  • Calf raises: 30-10-25 = 90 (double-single-double, no rest)
  • Stationary Bike for 10 minutes (3.2 km, 2 miles)

Finished at 1:00 pm.