Monthly Archives: January 2008

Strength III, Day A, Workout 4 With my lower back feeling normal again, I managed to match the weights I did before I took it easy with the Squats, which wasn’t bad. A 424lbs.-1RM is still twice my current body … Continue reading →

Strength III, Day D, Workout 3 3 rounds down, 1 to go, then I get a week off before I go on my last phase of NRoL. Yatta!

Strength III, Day C, Workout 3 Workout went well since I went lighter-than-usual with my Deadlifts, but even then, the strain on my lower back was just enough to be felt, but not enough to upset its recovery. As long … Continue reading →

Strength III, Day B, Workout 3 Perhaps today’s pathetic performance will teach me not to skip meals the day before a big workout, however unintended it may have been. What a lousy way to celebrate a milestone.

Strength III, Day A, Workout 3 AKA, Strength III, Day Ain’t-gonna-kill-my-back-because-it-ain’t-worth-it, Workout 3 Though, with the help of the weight belt, I did manage to find out what 494lbs. on my shoulders felt like. Basically, I just lifted it off … Continue reading →

Strength III, Day D, Workout 2 Thanks to YouTube,  my Close-grip pull-ups are a bit better than they were last week. I had a feeling the chin-dip-leg raise apparatus I used was meant for close-grip chin-ups not pull-ups. Since I’ve … Continue reading →

Strength III, Day C, Workout 2 I could have so many excuses as to why today’s workout was a bust, but the bottom line is that I did the best I could finishing it and just have to try better … Continue reading →

Strength III, Day B, Workout 2 I was lucky having a trainer available to spot me this morning. For the past fortnight, the gym has been busy with new clients, most probably there for their New Year’s Resolutions and using … Continue reading →

Strength III, Day A, Workout 2 Today was a little easier than last week (the initial shock wore off), and I tried a 484lbs. Quarter squat 1RM where I noticed I had more trouble balancing the bar on my shoulders … Continue reading →

Strength III, Day D, Workout 1 Now that I’ve had a run-through of this phase, I’m gonna stick to the recommended routine in the book instead of adding an extra week at the end. First,  I started off Strength III … Continue reading →