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i tweaked my back once again a few days ago.  i was walking into my house and then all the sudden i felt something in my lower back give out followed by a very sharp pain.  my back hadnt hurt like this since i initially injured it over a year ago so i knew it was bad.  that was kind of a random way to tweak my back, but when something like that happens its usually a sign that something has been wrong for quite some time and something small like walking finally pushed it over the edge.  im going to be seeing a doctor as soon as i can get an appointment scheduled and will probably be seeing my chiro once again pretty soon as well.  i dont really see any point in trying to rehab my back to be able to squat and deadlift again, because i spent the last year doing this and it didnt work out too well, so im just going to have to rethink how i train once again.

looks like im gonna be out of the gym for a few days.

im starting a new routine now which is pretty much straight out of arnolds encyclopedia of bodybuilding.

Day 1 - chest/back
Day 2 - legs
Day 3 - shoulders/arms/traps/forearms
Day 4 - chest/back
Day 5 - legs
Day 6 - shoulders/arms/traps/forearms
Day 7 - rest

 i know that its probably not going to be too plausible to do a routine like this 6 days in a row as of right now, so ill probably throw in a rest day or two whenever i feel i need it.  ab work and calf work will be done regularly as well.  also once a week i will do a strength day on a certain lift/bodypart.

crappy workout. no intensity or motivation at all. kinda just wanted to go to sleep the entire time. my hips/lower back felt trashed today and it took me a while to warm up for sumo deads, and even then they felt really tight throughout. i think im just gonna drop pulling from the floor for a while and just do RDLs for my pulling movement.

sumo deadlift - barbell:
275x3x1
295x3x1

machine calf raises:
220x12x1
200x12x1
180x12x1
160x12x1
140x12x1
120x12x1
100x12x1

leg extensions:
255x12x1
240x12x1
225x15x1
210x12x1
195x12x1

standing ham curl:
20x12x1
25x12x1
30x10x2

finished with some decline situps

Duration: 60 minutes