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Checking Up On My Goals...
Posted by admin on July 2, 2009
So since it’s now less than two months before I head back to classes, I thought I’d do a quick checkup on how I’m progressing toward my summer weightlifting goals.
So in my first post this summer, I decided I wanted to achieve the...
Past Injuries and Recovery...
Posted by admin on June 8, 2009
There are two more things that everyone who trains with weights will have: soreness and injuries. They are as inevitable as the progress they accompany. If you work hard enough to improve, you will work hard enough to get sore, and eventually you...
Approaching My Old Lifts...
Posted by admin on May 18, 2009
Sidenote: So the gym I workout at is generally a fairly laid back gym. Most people go there to do cardio and maybe use a machine or two. It’s quite rare that you see anyone using the squat rack for anything other than bench. Today, when I was...
Starting This Summer At 159...
Posted by admin on May 14, 2009
I just went and weighed myself - I’m 159 lbs. So I need about 16 lbs of weight gain by around the third week of August, or a little over a pound a week. According to various internet sources, a pound of bodyweight translates to around 3500...
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Checking Up On My Goals
So since it’s now less than two months before I head back to classes, I thought I’d do a quick checkup on how I’m progressing toward my summer weightlifting goals.
So in my first post this summer, I decided I wanted to achieve the following:
Get my bodyweight up to 175 (I’ve...
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Finally Back In Action
So after the toughest semester academically I’ve ever had in my life, I am once again ready to seriously devote myself to getting stronger and bigger.
What Happened Last Semester
I had a tough, time-consuming academic courseload and spent upwards of 10-15 hours a week working in a lab. As a result,...
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Finally Back In Action
So after the toughest semester academically I’ve ever had in my life, I am once again ready to seriously devote myself to getting stronger and bigger.
What Happened Last Semester
I had a tough, time-consuming academic courseload and spent upwards of 10-15 hours a week working in a lab. As a result,...
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Past Injuries and Recovery
There are two more things that everyone who trains with weights will have: soreness and injuries. They are as inevitable as the progress they accompany. If you work hard enough to improve, you will work hard enough to get sore, and eventually you will work hard enough to get hurt.
The above’s a...
recent comments
- Drew at Total Body Workout: Nice, that's some serious weight you're pushing up there. I...
- vince: I've had a few of those semesters too. good luck with your ...
- Phil: Since how long have you been trying to reach 95 lbs and at w...
- Phil: But I get discouraged when I am really sore. And I manage to...
- Holiday Fitness: Great gains on the bench. I'm in the process of trying to in...