Advice

I was asked for advice the other day.  A big fellow had been watching me do deadlifts and asked me what I thought of straight legged and Romanian deadlifts.  He’d found them online.

I do them, I said.  But they are ancilliary exercises.  I do them as lighter weights on offdays once in a while.  Wednesdays, a faster three set of eight.   But I’m still always surprised when I’m thought of as some authority.

And here is my end of year report so far.

Bench 1rm:  245.  Did this easy.  I think I can do 260.  I started off at 205 in May.  I think by the end of 2012 I should hit the magic number of 315, although I’d be happy at 270.

Military press 1rm 145.  Hard.  In May I was at 130.   175 by Dec 2012.

Back Squat 1rm 315.  Three plates.  With two spots it felt easy.  I think I could have gone to 325.  In May I was at 245.  I should hit 360 by the end of 2012.

Deadlift 1rm 335.  I failed at 345.  I did this about 2 months ago, but I’ve not been training the deadlift that hard.  In May I was at 265.  If I continue to improve at this rate, I may hit 450 at the end of the year if I make improvements on my hamstring and back strength.

Today I deadlifted 5×5 225; and did box squats for the first time at 5x each – 45,95,135,155,175,185.  I didn’t push myself, seeking only to ensure I could squat lower than parallel.   I’m adding box squats to my regular routine.  It was a tough workout, but I stopped easy.  I may make my box squats my easy day.

Other goals:  10 chin ups by the end of the year; run 5k straight; run/walk a half marathon.

It’s possible I may hit CF 1000 as my total.  What say ye?

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