Week 1 Day 2: 9/28/11
Finally my smartphone decided to be smart and work properly today! Rebooted it before I got to the gym to make sure everything was reset.
Today I guess is the light day for Mad Cow.
The weights did feel very light today. Did not even bother taking my belt out of the gym bag.
I still do not like lifting on the squat rack and prefer the power cage but it was taken.
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Week 1 Day 1: 9/26/11
Exciting day starting a new training program.
Made sure I had all the numbers right in my notebook and also have my washers I bought a while ago to use as my Fractional Plates.
I woke up a few times while sleeping which cost me valuable sleep time.
Maybe I was a tad too excited to start a new program!
Workout today was easy enough. The only issue I had was actually a tech problem.
My smartphone was not acting very smart today. I must have had a few programs running in the background and it made the recordings suck.
Hopefully I can fix this next session or else I will need to use my old smartphone again for filming my lifts.
Today I also am going to try GOMAD for a few weeks while doing Mad Cow.
We will see how long that will last.
It all depends on the fury of the agro-wife on how tolerant she is with my GOMAD Gas …
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Today I start a new training program after over a year of doing Stronglifts 5×5 Beginner Program.
This new program is similar to Stronglifts in that it incorporates a 5×5 system. It is called Mad Cow 5×5 Intermediate and considered the next step once you complete Stronglifts 5×5 Beginner.
It is a program that you should not start with as a beginner but a suitable one to progress into.
The original author and his website has disappeared long ago but there has been some people that was lucky enough to keep a copy of all the information that would have been lost forever.
You can find more information about Mad Cow 5×5 Intermediate Program here: http://stronglifts.com/madcow/5x5_Program/Linear_5x5.htm
You can even download an excellent spreadsheet for the program here: http://stronglifts.com/madcow-5×5-training-programs/
Plotted Starting Weights:
Squat: 265 lbs
Bench: 205 lbs
Row: 175 lbs
Press: 120 lbs
Deadlift: 325 lbs
Weights I plotted are the most recent 5RM I was able to do while doing Stronglifts 5×5.
It is not the heaviest I have ever done but it is the most recent that I have done when I stopped
SL.
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Week 20: 9/23/11
Last Stronglifts workout since I started this over a year ago. It’s been a blast and I learned so much and I am sure there are still much more to learn everyday!
Only did the main lifts and no accessory work due to limited time at the gym today.Did a few of my work sets without a belt and it was actually fine!
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Week 20: 9/19/11
Before I started my workout today I was debating about something. I have done Stronglifts for a very long time! Did a restart of it and that lasted 35 weeks. Then I got sick and had a 13 week layoff and now I am on my 20th week of Stronglifts! Instead of waiting to get to 1×5 in SL I am deciding to start Mad Cow 5×5 Intermediate after this week next coming Monday!
Today I had to deload on my overhead press and deadlift. Fun workout today but I was only able to get 4 hours of sleep. My energy level was not 100% and hate myself for not able to be as strong as I could be today.
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Week 19: 9/14/11
Had to workout in the squat rack today due to a couple of guys doing using the power rack. Kinda pissed me off not because they are using the rack but they are doing stupid stuff in the rack that they could have done somewhere else.
Lifts was tough today and I think that is due to not enough sleep again. Probably around 4-5 hours before I went to the gym.
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Week 19: 9/12/11
Busy day today. Early morning workout followed by driving my son to school then a physical exam with my doctor. Great workout today and I actually feel back to my old strength today!
I was kinda iffy at first because I met with an old friend and we partied late and got drunk Saturday night, something I have not done in months! Slept late Sunday and I do not think I was able to eat enough that day. At least I did a decent job lifting today despite my unplanned deprecation.
I had to readjust my weight belt 1 notch wider today also. Somehow it was a tad tight last session and it felt much better now that I readjusted it 1 notch looser. I must have gained some inches a couple of weeks since my last measurement …
Decided to change the format of the training log and I think I like it better this way also.
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