Friday, February 29, 2008

Trip down memory lane...

I decided to take a look back through the training log on the DD forum to kind of chart my "PL Journey"...
Started DLing again in Dec. or so of 05
March 25, 2006 - USPF meet - Bench 286, DL 501
March 29, 2006 - first Squat workout - 315 x 3,3,3
May 4, 2006 - Squat 405 x 1, 1 - had started using a belt in May
June 10, 2006 - USPF meet - Bench 303, DL 523
July 25, 2006 - Squat 425 x 2
(also hit a gym PR DL of 535 around the 8th)
Oct. 2006 - Move back to Pittsburgh and begin training in my current gym
Dec. 16, 2006 - AAU meet in Las Vegas - DL 540
Dec. 19, 2006 - Begin Pre-RSR for the squat
Jan. 17, 2007 - Squat 455 x 2
Jan. 22, 2007 - Pre-RSR peak - Squat 495 x 1
March 31, 2007 - ADAU PL meet - Sq 455, Bench 295, DL 560
May 21, 2007 - Begin Ryabinnikov Squat routine - High point of 515 x 2
Oct. 2007 AAU PL meet - Squat 518, Bench 286, DL 573
March 29, 2008 - ADAU PL meet?????

This March 29 will be 2 years of squatting and just over that for beginning to train for some DL meets etc...interesting to look back on the progress.
Rif busted me yesterday by congratulating me on my first "Westside" max effort day - Rack pulls and stiff legs for DL emphasis. But it took me 2+ years to get there. ;)

Training today:
DB bench 85# x 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Pull-ups (BW with pauses) x 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Ab wheel rollouts x 5, 5, 5
KB swings and snatches 28kg x 5 sets of 10

Felt good - there might be something to this daily activity thing ;)

2 comments:

Mark Reifkind said...

welcome to the Darkside young WSB accolyte :))
The Force is Strong within you.

Brett Jones said...

thanks Rif - not sure if I am a WSB accolyte yet but we shall see...

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