Mahendra's Log

[Mahendra]

Good to see you are still working hard, @Mahendra !

Thanks!

That's exactly my issue. I'm actually making progress for the first time in ages, but I think I'm doing way more than I need to and could probably do even better if I reduced it a little.

Just gotta finish this mesocycle and deload, then rethink. Will watch what you get up to with interest!

That's good to hear that you're making steady progress. It's really hard to gauge what's required, I think. For example, am I making progress now? Or just rebuilding what I already have? There are so may variables and factors to take into consideration, I think.

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Good morning fellow lifters!

November 1st, 2018 - Thursday

Clean and Press - 125lbs - 8 sets of 2
DB Incline / DB Rows - 3 sets
Inverted Rows / Push Ups / Decline crunches - 3 sets
Chin Ups / Dips - 3 sets
Front lever practice
DB Curls / Dips - 3 sets
Light conditioning - Air Bike - 5 minutes

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November 2nd, 2018 - Friday

Cardio - Air Bike - 45 minutes
Movie: X2

Notes

Good session! Not much else to say.

Cheers!

[Mahendra]

Good day all!

I said I was going to log, and then got caught up in a bunch of stuff. Well... it was my wedding reception, busy at work, and then I got sick for about 10 days.

Anywho, I will do my best to log going forward.

My workouts are a lot shorter compared to the 1.5-2.5 hour marathons I used to endure about 4x a week. I now try to limit my sessions to 60 minutes or less when possible. It's for a number of reasons, some of which are that getting "stronger" isn't a huge priority in my life. If it happens by accident, great! If not, that's fine.

I used to have a drive to want to compete and thought that this would be the year that I'd compete again, but it doesn't look like it, and I don't see myself wanting to compete next year either. Maybe it's the lack of "fun" meets. Who knows...

But, I love training and working out in general!

Enough babbling... here's my past 3 days:

November 26th, 2018 - Monday

HB Squat - 185x8x3
Bench Press - 145x8x4
RDL’s - 185x8x2
Dragon Flags / Chin Ups / Dips
Air Bike - 5 minutes

November 27th, 2018 - Tuesday

Clean and Press - 125x1; 135x1; 145x1; 115x3x5
DB Incline / CS DB Rows / Air Squats - 2 sets
Push ups / Inverted Rows / Decline Crunches - 3 sets
Front Lever Practice
Arms - 3 sets
Air Bike - 5 minutes

November 28th, 2018 - Wednesday

Cardio - Air Bike - 42 minutes

I think that's all for now!

Have a great day everyone!

Cheers!

[BenM]

Welcome back (again) M

[Mahendra]

Welcome back (again) M

Haha thanks Ben! I feel pretty bad for not logging. I'm on the forums regularly reading, but I don't seem to do much typing.

Good morning fellow lifters!

November 29th, 2018 - Thursday

Deadlift - 275x8x2; 275x6
Press - 105x8; 105x5; 95x5x2
DB Bench - 60x8; 60x6 / Goblet Squats - 60x6x2
Toes to Bar / Chin Ups / Dips
Air Bike - 5 minutes

November 30h, 2018 - Friday

Clean & Press - 115x3x6
DB Incline / Barbell Rows - 3 sets
Inverted Rows / Push Ups / Decline Crunches - 3 sets
Chin Ups / Dips - 3 sets
Front Lever Practice
Air Bike - 5 minutes


Good sessions on both days. Deadlifting 8's is just a terrible idea... but I guess so is pressing 8s. But, it was likely a load selection problem... c'est la vie.

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Cheers!

[Mahendra]

Good morning fellow lifters!

December 4th, 2018 - Tuesday

HB Squat - 190x8x3
Bench Press - 147.5x8x4
RDLs - 190x8x2
Dragon Flags / Chin Ups / Dips
Light Conditioning - 5 minutes

Good session this morning. Had to push yesterdays workout to this morning. Thought I'd be tired... but I was okay.

Have a great day everyone!

Cheers!