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Topic: TRAINING LOG: Bill Baxter

Posted By: bax7889
Subject: TRAINING LOG: Bill Baxter
Date Posted: 8/12/13 at 8:51pm

Hey everyone. Today was my first day using Matt Vincent's 'Training Lab'. I have been out of the gym for a while, so please bear with me as I get my lifts and weight back up to where I know it can be. Personal data- 6'4" 326lbs Ouch

. The weight is the result of too much bad food and really good beer Beer

Block 1/Cycle 1

Squats- 10 x 10 @50% of 1 RM

Bar- 10 reps warm up

95lbs- 10 reps warm up

105lbs- 8 sets @ 10 reps

Snatch- 3x5 @ 50-60% of 1RM- I have never done this lift before and after 10 sets of squats, I was more than just a little uncoordinated. Until I get more practice I did 'hanging' snatches.

Bar- 3 sets @ 5 reps

Good Mornings-

Bar- 3 sets @ 10 reps

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Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 8/13/13 at 8:12pm

Day #2

Push Press- 50% of 1RM

Bar x 10

55 x 10

7 sets @ 65 x 10

Pull Ups- Even when I was in the best shape of my life, I have never been able to do pull ups. I will not cheat the Training Lab, so I worked the Assisted Pull Up machine at maximum assistance.

10 reps

5 reps, rest, 5 reps

4 reps, rest, 3 reps, rest, 3 reps

1 Arm Row

30lbs x 10

40lbs x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 8/15/13 at 8:42pm

Deadlifts- 50% of 1RM

Bar x 10

65 x 10

95 x 10

6 sets @ 105 x 10

Cleans- 50-60% of 1RM

95 x 5

Good Mornings

45 x 10

55 x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 8/17/13 at 8:08pm

Bench Press-

Bar x 10

65lbs x 10

75lbs x 10

6 sets at 95lbs x 10

Dips- (Assisted Dips)

180lbs of asst. x 10

170lbs of asst. x 10

1 Arm Row

50lbs x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 8/19/13 at 9:16pm

Week #2 of The Training Lab. Feeling good. Still need work on snatch technique. Also bought my first 'pet rock' (21lbs) to practice throwing on off days.

Squat-

Bar x 10

95lbs x 10

7 sets 105lbs x 10

Snatch-

55lbs x 5

65lbs x 5

Good Mornings-

3 sets 65lbs x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 8/20/13 at 8:20pm

Push Press- 50% of 1RM

Bar x 10

55 x 10

8 sets @ 65 x 10

Pull Ups (Assisted)

180lbs of assistance x 10 reps

180lbs of assistance x 7, rest, 3

1 Arm Row

50lbs x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 8/22/13 at 9:56pm

Deadlifts-

Bar x 10

65 x 10

95 x 10

6 sets @ 105 x 10

Cleans-

95 x 5

Good Mornings

65 x 10

75 x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 8/24/13 at 10:26pm

Bench Press-

Bar x 10

75lbs x 10

8 sets at 95lbs x 10

Dips- (Assisted Dips)

170lbs of asst. x 10

160lbs of asst. x 10

1 Arm Row

55lbs x 10

Posted By: TomLawrence
Date Posted: 8/24/13 at 10:33pm

Steady progress. Thumbs Up

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Aim high. Stay hungry.

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 8/24/13 at 11:04pm

Thanks Tom. Just working the Training Lab system. Weights all go up next week. Looks like I'll be changing gyms soon. Leaving the Y and going to Powerhouse Gym, where the big boys train.

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 8/26/13 at 7:45pm

Week #3- Weights go up. Still not happy with my technique on the snatch. Keep watching the videos I see on YouTube, but... still not getting it quite right, so I will keep the weight the same.

Squat- (55% of 1RM)

Bar x 10

75lbs x 10

95lbs x 10

105lbs x 10

5 sets 120lbs x 10

Snatch-

65lbs x 5

Good Mornings-

3 sets 75lbs x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 8/28/13 at 8:55pm

Forgot to post yesterday's (8/27) numbers. Felt great.

Push Press- 55% of 1RM

Bar x 10

55 x 10

65 x 10

7 sets @ 75 x 10

Pull Ups (Assisted)

180lbs of assistance x 10 reps

180lbs of assistance x 10

180lbs of assistance x 8, rest, 2

1 Arm Row

55lbs x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 8/29/13 at 10:01pm

Felt good tonight. Little twinge in my right knee doing deadlifts. It was caused by my form, so tightened that up and twinge was gone. Still need to get some good knee sleeves. Getting better at cleans.

Deadlifts- 55% of 1RM

Bar x 10

65 x 10

95 x 10

105 x 10

6 sets @ 120 x 10

Cleans- 60% of 1RM

115 x 5

Good Mornings

75 x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 8/30/13 at 1:30pm

Bench Press-

Bar x 10

75lbs x 10

95lbs x 10

7 sets @ 105lbs

Dips- (Assisted Dips)

160lbs of asst. x 10

150lbs of asst. x 10

1 Arm Row

60lbs x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 9/12/13 at 3:51pm

Numbers from Labor Day (9/2) workout. Been out of commission this past week because school has to come first. Had a 12 page paper due for my final class for my MBA- Management.

Squat- (55% of 1RM)

Bar x 10

75lbs x 10

95lbs x 10

105lbs x 10

5 sets 120lbs x 10

Snatch-

65lbs x 5

Good Mornings-

3 sets 75lbs x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 9/14/13 at 7:48am

Time off hurt the pull up numbers

Push Press- 55% of 1RM

Bar x 10

2 sets @65 x 10

7 sets @ 75 x 10

Pull Ups (Assisted)

180lbs of assistance x 10 reps

180lbs of assistance x 8, rest, 2

180lbs of assistance x 4, rest, 3, rest, 3

1 Arm Row

55lbs x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 9/15/13 at 4:17pm

Missed 2 workouts during the week, so making the up today. Not the right way to do it, but I need to stay on track. Luckily, next week is deloading, so lighter workouts. I will focus a little more on cardio. Felt good. Can't wait to start adding some more weight.

Deadlifts- 55% of 1RM

Bar x 10

65 x 10

95 x 10

105 x 10

6 sets @ 120 x 10

Cleans- 60% of 1RM

115 x 5

Good Mornings

75 x 10

85 x 10

Bench Press-

Bar x 10

85lbs x 10

8 sets @ 105lbs

Dips- (Assisted Dips)

160lbs of asst. x 10

150lbs of asst. x 10

1 Arm Row

60lbs x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 9/23/13 at 9:45pm

Deloading phase last week. Did a little more cardio than usual. Phase 1 Cycle 2 of Training Lab started tonight.

Squat- (60% of 1RM)

85lbs x 10

115lbs x 10

3 sets 135lbs x 10

Snatch-

95lbs x 5

Good Mornings-

3 sets 85lbs x 10

Really hard not bumping up weight because I am feeling stronger. Head down. Stay the course.

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 9/24/13 at 8:30pm

I still hate pull ups! Not getting the results I was hoping for. Alright, enough bitchin'.

Push Press- 60% of 1RM

65lbs x 10

4 sets @ 95lbs x 10

Pull Ups (Assisted)

180lbs of assistance x 10 reps

180lbs of assistance x 7, rest, 3

180lbs of assistance x 4, rest, 3, rest, 3

1 Arm Row

3 sets @ 65lbs x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 9/27/13 at 7:42am

Tweaked the weight on the deadlift. True 60% would have been 130lbs, so I bumped it to 135lbs because I hate 2.5lbs plates plus I am feeling great.

Deadlifts (60% 1RM)-

95 x 10

115 x 10

3 sets @ 135 x 10

Cleans-

115 x 5

Good Mornings

85 x 10

95 x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 9/29/13 at 9:11pm

Looking at my form for one arm rows from the previous workout (9/24), it sucked. I dropped the weight back down to 60lbs and really concentrated on using better form.

Bench Press-

95lbs x 10

4 sets @ 115lbs x 10

Dips- (Assisted Dips)

150lbs of asst. x 10

140lbs of asst. x 10

1 Arm Row

3 Sets 60lbs x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 10/01/13 at 10:11pm

Squat- (60% of 1RM)

115lbs x 10

4 sets 135lbs x 10

Snatch-

95lbs x 5

Good Mornings-

3 sets 95lbs x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 10/04/13 at 2:34pm

Push Press- 50% of 1RM

Bar x 10

55 x 10

8 sets @ 65 x 10

Pull Ups (Assisted)- Figured out what I was doing wrong with pull ups. Kept shoulders down and felt so much stronger.

180lbs of assistance x 10 reps

180lbs of assistance x 7, rest, 3

1 Arm Row

60lbs x 10

Posted By: bax7889
Date Posted: 10/10/13 at 7:33pm

Another great night in the gym. Added DB Shrugs tonight.

Deadlifts (60% 1RM)-

115 x 10

4 sets @ 135 x 10

Cleans-

115 x 5

Good Mornings

95 x 10

DB Shrugs

3 sets 70 x 12