Friday, October 1, 2010

Last Days of Deload Week

Okay, so today's training session was the last one for this deload week.

Thursday's Training Session:
1a) Parallel Bar Dips - 4 sets
1b) Inverted Rows - 4 sets

Those sets were done with bodyweight, and no where near failure.

Friday's Training Session:
1) Squat - 4 sets with light weight
2) Ab Wheel Rollouts - 2 easy sets

I'm ready to get back to lifting hard and heavy.

Have a great weekend!

1 comment:

Gordon Wayne Watts said...

Speaking of which, I remember you said that NOT taking a deload once in a while was what led to your injuries & kept you out for several months.

When you started back, it was your first sumo deadlift in several months.

Q: What was the nature of your exercise regime during your time off, I wonder?

The basis for my curiosity is that you *had* to have taken off at least somewhat, but you were up to almost full strength the next workout session, which seems mathematically impossible if you had been totally inactive during your time off.

My guess is that during your time off, you stopped exercising altogether for several weeks or a month -and then started back with no more than, say, 175 in the deadlift -basically lots of reps at a low weight -and that is how you were able to retain some of your strength when you resumed heavy lifting.

As my assessment here correct?