Hi y'all. I thought that I may as well share what I'm up to in the gym.
About me:
6" tall, ~72kg (not weighted recently, really should). I've always had a much stronger lower body than upper body (you will see this later by the proportions of my bench to my squat).
My goals are:
become fitter for hockey and cycling
become less weedy in my top half
be in a position to pass the RAF fitness tests for officer entry
become leaner (minor goal)
I started lifting (this time around...) three weeks ago. I aim to lift three times a week, cycle once, and play hockey once.
The lifting I am doing is in sets of 5*5. I'm spending more time doing rows and presses than deadlifts and squats, because they are my weaker exercises. My normal split is something like:
week1:
back+chest
squats+shoulders
back+chest
week2:
back+chest
deadlift+shoulders
back+chest
week1
week2
etc.
My lifting goals are:
for 5 reps:
Bench 42.5/ 60kg
Squat: 80/ 100kg
Deadlift 110/ 140kg
I won't post all the workouts to date, so I shall start from this past week:
I had a busy week so didn't get to lift monday-thursday. So my Sunday routine isn't what it normally would be.
Friday 7th June:
BB Bench 5*42.5 5*42.5 5*42.5 5*42.5 5*42.5
DB BOR 5*25 8*25 8*25
Incline DB press 5*17.5 5*17.5 5*17.5 5*17.5 5*17.5
T Bar row 5*50 5*55 5*55 5*55 3*60
Shrugs 10*25 10*25 10*25 Super set
Bicep curl 20*5 15*5 15*5 Super set
Saturday 8 June:
Cycle 30 miles @17mph average
Sunday 9 June:
Squats 5*70 5*80 5*80 5*80 2*80 5*70
Military Press 5*30 4*35 5*30 5*30 5*30
Deadlift 5*90 5*100 5*110 4*110 5*100 5*100
About me:
6" tall, ~72kg (not weighted recently, really should). I've always had a much stronger lower body than upper body (you will see this later by the proportions of my bench to my squat).
My goals are:
become fitter for hockey and cycling
become less weedy in my top half
be in a position to pass the RAF fitness tests for officer entry
become leaner (minor goal)
I started lifting (this time around...) three weeks ago. I aim to lift three times a week, cycle once, and play hockey once.
The lifting I am doing is in sets of 5*5. I'm spending more time doing rows and presses than deadlifts and squats, because they are my weaker exercises. My normal split is something like:
week1:
back+chest
squats+shoulders
back+chest
week2:
back+chest
deadlift+shoulders
back+chest
week1
week2
etc.
My lifting goals are:
for 5 reps:
Bench 42.5/ 60kg
Squat: 80/ 100kg
Deadlift 110/ 140kg
I won't post all the workouts to date, so I shall start from this past week:
I had a busy week so didn't get to lift monday-thursday. So my Sunday routine isn't what it normally would be.
Friday 7th June:
BB Bench 5*42.5 5*42.5 5*42.5 5*42.5 5*42.5
DB BOR 5*25 8*25 8*25
Incline DB press 5*17.5 5*17.5 5*17.5 5*17.5 5*17.5
T Bar row 5*50 5*55 5*55 5*55 3*60
Shrugs 10*25 10*25 10*25 Super set
Bicep curl 20*5 15*5 15*5 Super set
Saturday 8 June:
Cycle 30 miles @17mph average
Sunday 9 June:
Squats 5*70 5*80 5*80 5*80 2*80 5*70
Military Press 5*30 4*35 5*30 5*30 5*30
Deadlift 5*90 5*100 5*110 4*110 5*100 5*100