So I finished up day two of my new training program a little while ago.
1) Sumo Deadlift - 225x2x5
2a) Neutral Chinup w/ weight vest - 2x5
2b) Push Press - 85x2x5
I kept all the weights the same from yesterday. I have a tendency to push too hard, and that's a big no-no on this program. So, I made myself just use the same weights.
3) Squat - 105x2x5 Ok, so I increased the weight on these. But, the weight yesterday was incredibly light, and these still felt very, very easy.
4) Negative Ab Wheel Rollout - 1x6
5) 1 Arm KB Snatch - 1x18
Tomorrow I'll change the rep ranges up a bit.
Make sure you check out today's post => Wake Up Your Glutes
4 comments:
Am I reading your blog post right... insofar as I infer you dead-lifted 2 days in a row?
You say "I kept all the weights the same from yesterday," and I notice that your program was slightly different.
(Ironically Monday I squatted, and may have made a new 1RM, but the depth was very suspect -- and I did 200 BW squats that night -and then followed my written program Tuesday, so if you did what I think you say, you unknowingly copied me --my gym friend wondered about my 2-day in a row change-out, and I feel like a bow-legged cowboy -and feel it when I bend down to pick something up --as a result of my extra work.)
Why did you deadlift 2 days in row? Did you have the same feeling I did this Monday: and simply feel that you didn't get a good workout from the previous day -and wanted to do a "make up" day?
PS: If you don't mind me asking: What went wrong with the 531 plan?
i.e., I squatted both Monday and Tuesday -- twice on Monday when you count the bodyweight squats, for a total of 3 sessions in a row.
Beginners can do more volume than advanced lifters, since they (we) don't lift as heavy a weight.
Nothing went wrong with the 531 program. It's excellent and I highly recommend it.
I just got bored.
I wanted a change. Something I've never done before. Like I mentioned, I've been reading a lot of Dan John's info and saw his 40 Day Program.
It looked interesting and unlike anything I've every done. So I'm giving it a try to see what happens.
I feel like Forest Gump for not actually looking closely at yr link 2 Dan John's program B4 replying -- I just couldn't imagine a program that called for deadlifts 2+ days in a row. But his application of his program was (I recall) 21 days of liftin per month, i.e., almost 5 days a week of lifting. -- He said that his strength levels cycled up & down (as you might expect) throught the week --but knowing how to pick the amount of weights here will be tricky -since you could easily overtrain when trying to "just increase naturally," as he suggests.
Do you think that's a high probability?
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