Posts Tagged 5×5
Rehab workout regimen
Posted by in Exercise on September 19, 2012
So, as I mentioned previously, I’m doing a modified version of Madcow’s with machines until I am cleared to lift like a big boy again. Well, I expected to actually be on this for up to a year, but this morning my surgeon cleared me to squat and deadlift again, so this will be the […]
Injury Update, First Track Run in the GT500, Other Random Stuff
Posted by in Automotive, Exercise on August 17, 2012
Well, this week was the first week I was allowed to do ‘limited training’, which basically means nothing that loads my cervical spine. Since I am really concerned about breaking the instrumentation (screws and the titanium plate) loose, I stuck with benching alone this week. On that front, things felt mostly good. I had some […]
Which is Better for Increasing Strength: 1, 4 or 8 Sets Per Exercise?
Interesting research review that examines a study that not only tracked strength differences but also mass differences on identical regimens of squats (only differing in sets performed) with three groups of previously trained lifters. The results are pretty interesting. Not that I’m strongly considering switching to squatting 8×8 two times a week, but doing 5×5 […]
Four Rookie Lifting Mistakes, and a Simple Guide to Success
Posted by in Exercise on June 1, 2012
This is an article that’s been floating around in my head for over a year now, as I’ve seen people , over and over, despair over their inability to have any major success at lifting. In some cases, these folk just started, but in others, they have perhaps been lifting for years and still haven’t […]
General Summary of Changes to Diet, Exercise, and Supplement Intake
NOTE: As an addendum to my progress post, I am still keeping a running tally of changes I make to my training, diet, and supplementation in order to trace back the effects further down the road. This post will be updated periodically to reflect that. Exercise Beginning: 5×5 From Bodybuilding.com 6/1/10: Added recumbent biking, ~40 […]
24 Months of Working Out – Detailed Progress, History, and Timeline
Basic Before and After Shots The Ubiquitous “New Body, Old Pants” Pic 24 Month Slideshow Jump to: Exercise Program Diet Conclusion and Results Timeline In the Beginning… Starting this out, I had a lot of fairly major challenges to overcome. I present all of these here in the spirit of full disclosure. In January of […]
6 Month workout progress
Posted by in Exercise on June 20, 2010
6 Month workout progress This week marks the end of 6 months of working out after a ~10 year hiatus. I started out with the goal of getting as big and strong as possible in 6 months. I didn’t really care about losing weight so much, I just wanted a strong foundation and as much […]
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