background: I work at OSU as a graduate teaching associate and lift at Ludus Magnus. I am a raw lifter who competes in the 105lb weight classes, and am currently prepping for my next meet (when grad school finally gives me a weekend off) . Currently, I am in the process of trying to accomplish my lofty lifting goals,survive graduate school, and teach undergraduates about what I really love, TRAINING..
Isometric Block Week1: The max bench
ME UPPER-friday
Warm up-General 1. Stepper
Warm up-specific 2a.3 x 15 DB incline bench 2b.3 x 15 neutral grip fat grip lat pull down
Training 3.Max effort reverse grip isomeric bench Up to 135 x close miss (grr)
4a.Down sets 3 x 3 x 3 seconds pause half way on the way up
4b.SA DB row with 3 count pause at top 3 x 5
Assistance circuit x 2 5a.X 15 facepulls 5b.X 15 curls 5c.X 15 front raises
The Difference Between Knowing and Doing
The night before I had gone to a University Fundraiser. Needless to say, I should have put some flexible programming into practice and moved my max effort day to Saturday. However, I just had a distinct urge to smash some weight when I woke up from my four hours of slumber. Thus, I decided not to listen to my body (shocker!). The result, I walked out of the gym still wanting to smash some weights and feeling pissed at my ability to know better and do nothing. Moral of the story: knowing better and doing better and not always related.
