Had my second SS workout..
5 min warmup
3x5 Squat @ 75
3x5 Bench @ 125
Still working on deadlift form
3x Assisted pull ups
2x Curl/Hammer superset

Starting Strength beginning

So I just finished reading Starting Strength and did my first workout today.. kept it light because I need to make sure my form is correct for squats and deadlifts since I never really did much of these before.

Basics
5 min warmup
3x5 Squat @ 65
3x5 Bench @115
1x6 Deadlift at 95

These numbers are low on purpose because the workout is supposed to be linear.
We'll see how this goes.. weighed in at 146 which is about 10 pounds down from summer.

A fresh start...

So this has died since school started... I have managed to run every now and then and make it to the gym about twice a week. Still I am in noticeably worse shape than before and definitely not as strong. Thinking about doing the HB half marathon in February so its time to get serious about this...

Made it out to practice this weekend for my first real practice in a few weeks. It felt okay but I am sore. Obviously out of shape and need to be taking this off season to get better... Banquet was this weekend as well. Food was a big step up from last year and the overall everything was really well done.

Did a short but not-as-easy-as-it-should-be 3.33 miler around campus... was pretty cold and had to run in a sweatshirt. Took about 35 minutes but it is definitely not a flat course. Garmin details can be found here and Garmin Connect is incredibly slow...

Hopefully I will make it to practice once a week, run a couple times in between and get back in the gym.. 4 day weekends next quarter so no excuses... we'll see how it goes...

Wednesday, 9/17/08 - Practice

Got in some decent paddling, can't remember what we did exactly but think it was just a bunch of 2, 3 and 4 minute sets. Still prepping for SF...

Tuesday, 9/16/08 - Arms

Been falling behind on my entries so I'll keep these short and sweet. Did arms on Tuesday...

Dumbbell curls: 30x8
Hammer Curls: 30x8
Dumbell/Hammer superset: 25x6, 25x6, 25x6
Seated curl machine: 60x8, 70x8, 80x8
Twenty-ones: 2x50
Tricep Pulldown: 8x45. 8x50, 8x50
Arm Extension: 70x8, 90x8

Monday, 9/15/08 - Chest

Got a decent chest workout in... let's see if I can remember the exercises

Bench: 135x8, 145x8, 155x5, 145x5
Decline: 140x8, 160x8, 160x8
Dumbbell Press: 45x8, 45x8
Rotary Chest: 70x8, 100x8
Seated Pec Fly: 130x8, 120x8, 120x8

Gonna try to get an early run in this morning and run arms tomorrow.. maybe get some time in the pool too so I can work on my breathing pattern...

Sunday, 9/14/08 - Practice

Still prepping for SF... can't really remember what we did both laps, I think mostly 2 minute blending pieces and race starts. Second lap we got a race piece in, it felt really heavy but we were missing 6 people. Hopefully things start to fall in place... gotta start up gym hard and get some running in this week now that I'm no longer working.

BBQ after practice was good. Managed to avoid playing football and rested instead. We'll have to see if I make it out to practice Wednesday this week...