POW's CrossFit Log
A little history:
I've done some variation of a split routine on and off through undergrad/law school, but have always been a captain upper body, almost always ignoring leg day. The very few times I did squat, I did them in the Smith Machine, and although I don't remember what my form looked like, I'm sure it was awful.
After law school, my first job was an absolute high stress grind, frequently working 12+ hour days on a regular basis. I ate like ****, was very inconsistent with my workouts, and ballooned up to 250 lbs.
About a year and a half ago, with a wedding approaching, I started cleaning up my diet, getting back to the gym, and running. In March 2012, I got down to 225 lbs., stagnated, and decided to start CF. I dropped another 20 lbs since then, have gotten a lot stronger (couldn't front squat 135 lbs last March), and now am hoping to continue to gain strength, albeit at a slower pace.
Stats:
I'm 29, 6'1, currently fluctuating between 200 - 210, guesstimate I'm somewhere between 15-17% bf. Got it tested with that impedance machine at a gym back in August, where a guy entered my stats and stuck an electric thing on my arm. Guy told me I was at 16%, although I was a couple lbs heavier back then and have no idea how accurate that machine is in any event.
1RMs:
HBBS -?? (LBBS is ~250 and only recently switched over to high bar, so I haven't tested yet and don't have any idea although I'd venture to guess it's anywhere between 225 - 240)
DL - 365
Strict Press - 130
Push Press - 165
Front Squat - 205
C&J - 170
Full Snatch - 155
OHS - 175
2013 Goals:
Drop 10-15 lbs of fat
300 lb HBBS
400 lb DL
200 lb C&J
185 lb snatch
Strength goals are going to be challenging as I am stuck with the programming at my gym, which is metcon-centric, with 5x5 type strength work sprinkled in maybe once every 4-5 days or so, and I only have access to open gym on Sundays and oly classes Saturdays. I don't want to switch to a globo-gym because I like having access to bumpers, platforms, and ropes for climbing, so it is what it is. Plus, the people are cool, the workouts are usually pretty fun, and group classes keep me much more motivated than if I were lifting on my own.
2/16: Oly work
High Bar Back Squat:
45x5
135x5
165x5
185x5
185x5
185x5
190x5
Hang Squat Snatch (from the thigh):
75x3
75x3
95x3
115x3
120x3
120x3
120x3
Snatch Grip DL: (these were weird, but were helpful in thinking about proper body positioning for the 1st and 2nd pull)
135x3
135x3
135x3
150x3
150x3
OHS: (was going to do these from the rack, but nobody else was using the rack, so I said screw it and just snatched the first rep each set)
125x3
125x3
135x3
135x3 (failed 3rd rep - bar was too far forward on the way up and I had to dump it)
135x3
2/1/25
Cable lateral raises: 30x12, 12, 8, 9, 6
Straight bar overhead extension: 80x17, 12, 8, 9
Reverse flies: 20x18, 12, 12, 10
Pec deck: 80x26, 14, 14,10
Straight bar pushdown: 110x18, 12, 10, 10
Calves: 255x18, 16, 19
I'm still training RP style, but without the weird fixation on stretch mediated hypertrophy, but swapped to upper/lower and with bis+tris for 20 minutes at the start of each lower day. It's a lot better than PPL for me with my schedule. Maybe you might be interested to give it a try.
2/3/25
Lat pulldown: 150x15, 9, 8, 8, 8
EZ bar preacher curl: 60x13, 10, 8, 8
Seated plate loaded row: 180x16, 12, 10, 10, 10
Lat prayers: 100x13, 12, 10, 8
Bayesian curls: 50x15, 10, 9, 8
Incline treadmill: 30 minutes @ 10% / 2.5 mph
Played around with a narrower grip on preacher curl. It was fine.
I'm still training RP style, but without the weird fixation on stretch mediated hypertrophy, but swapped to upper/lower and with bis+tris for 20 minutes at the start of each lower day. It's a lot better than PPL for me with my schedule. Maybe you might be interested to give it a try.
Interesting. I can probably benefit from switching things up a bit. How many days a week are you lifting and how long is your typical session?
2/4/25
Prone leg curls: 4x10x110
Adductors: 100x18, 18, 15
Hack squat: 3x10x155
BSS: 60x8, 150x8
Leg extensions: 150x12, 10, 10, 8, 8
Ab wheel: 2x12
Shooting around: 20 minutes
Wanted to do a second set of split squats but I was completely gassed.
2/5/25
Cable lateral raise: 30x17, 13, 13, 11
Cable flies: 20x30, 30x21, 21, 12
Overhead rope extension: 80x14, 10, 9, 7
Reverse flies: 20x19, 13, 13, 11
Straight bar pushdown: 110x13, 10+2, 9, 7+2
Incline treadmill: 35 minutes @ 9.5% / 2.5 mph
Cable flies were light because shoulder is still an issue. Everything else was good.
I do bis and tris on the lower day doing 6 sets each for about 20 minutes. This yields 55 minute upper session and 65 minute arms+lower sessions.
I'm on 4x per week but when I get to 8 weeks out from comp I will drop to three.
2/7/25
Chest supported t-bar row: 90x16, 12, 12, 10, 11
Lat prayers: 100x13, 13, 12, 8
Bayesian curls: 50x12, 12, 9, 9, 7
Flexion rows: 135x11, 9, 8, 6
Calves: 260x18, 20, 18, 18
Felt a little lethargic this morning.
2/8/25
Cable lateral raises: 40x12, 8, 3x12x30
Overhead extension: 95x11, 8, 80x9, 8, 8
NG pull-up: 7
Reverse flies: 20x20, 14, 10, 11
Cable flies: 40x20, 16, 12+4
Straight bar pushdown: 110x15, 10, 8
Incline treadmill: 12 minutes @ 12% / 2.5 mph
Decided to try pull ups just because. It was pretty hard to get 7 at my weight. I'll stick to pull downs.
2/10/25
Lat pulldown: 165x11, 8, 6, 135x11
EZ bar preacher curl: 60x13, 11, 8, 6
Seated plate loaded row: 200x12, 10, 8, 180x8
Lat prayers: 100x16, 13, 12, 8
Bayesian curls: 60x10, 8, 50x9, 9
Elliptical: 25 minutes
2/11/25
Prone leg curls: 115x10, 10, 8, 8
Adductors: 100x15, 15, 16
Leg press: 270x15, 320x15, 15
BSS: 160x8, 6
Leg extensions: 155x12, 12, 9, 9, 9
Incline treadmill: 25 minutes @ 9% / 2.5 mph