Updates

So its been crazy the past week or so, with me trying to get all of my data collected and analyzed for work. Still been lifting and trying to focus on getting in the appropriate number of healthy calories, but just haven't had time to spare to update the training log. Rather than trying to go back and give you all a run down of the past week or so all at once, I'll hit the highlights here and start with the training log for the week starting with tonights work out.

So last week was a week of accomplishment and PR's in both aspects of my life, lifting and work. On Tuesday of last week, I maxed my bench with a brand spanking new PR of 155. That is still somewhat unbelievable to me, as I can still remember the days not so long ago when 90lbs seemed really tough and I honestly wondered if I'd EVER get 135. I'm now pushing 135 for sets of 4 or 5 and I love it.

That day I also recieved notification that I had been awarded a grant from the Kentucky Academy of Sciences that will basically fund the second project in my dissertation research. This grant is my first "real" money, received from a granting agency that was NOT part of the University I was attending, so I am pretty excited that my work has been deemed to have enough merit to warrent funding!

Did some basic cardio type work on Wednesday and Thursday, trying to keep my back loose (I let my form fall apart the previous saturday while deadlifting and managed to tweak my lower back). By friday I was feeling back to normal again, so we decided to go with a max effort deadlift day. Brad went, in his words, "off the reservation" with this workout. We decided rather than full deadlifts to do rack-pulls as my hip drive timing is still off and we wanted to work on that issue. Pulled my heaviest weight to date during that session: Rack Pull, from the bottom pin, PR of 325x2! Followed that up with speed squats, step-ups, broad-jumps and pallof presses...have to say this is one of my favorite workouts, i'm generally wiped by the end and its great!

Saturday morning was my max effort bench day, pressed 135x5, followed by 135x4, another PR for me. Military press was pretty weak that morning, just one of those days I guess. Got in good sets of incline presses and straight am press downs, followed by minute planks to round out the day. All in all a good couple of days. Took Sunday off which is good since I've got another ME Bench day (formerly known as MP day) with sarah tonight, and then ME squat day tomorrow!

Hope you all are staying focused and working toward your goals...remember to keep your focus on today!

You have to want it bad enough to work for it!