Monthly Archives: September 2008

SLA, Day A, Workout 4 When I woke up Saturday morning, my left knee was feeling funny, but I hoped it would be OK by Monday morning, which it almost was, so I decided to push all the workouts this … Continue reading →

SLA, Day C, Workout 3 I’m more or less where I left off in SLI, and next week I’ll have to boldly go where I haven’t gone before. Exercise A B C D E Squats (low bar) 294/5 314/5 339/5 … Continue reading →

SLA, Day B, Workout 3 Thought I did myself a favor doing mainly cardio yesterday, but around the 18th minute of jogging my abs started getting stitches, which made themselves again known this morning after my Squats. Not fun. Exercise … Continue reading →

SLA, Day A, Workout 3 It was fun while it lasted, "it" being able to enjoy the rest of the workout after the Squats, which are harder now than in SLI due to my stricter adherence to form. (Then again, … Continue reading →

SLA, Day C, Workout 2 As much as possible I avoid kibitzing another person’s workout (Do unto others…), but in that rare occasion when I see someone who might injure himself , I suppose it can’t be helped. I tried … Continue reading →

SLA, Day B, Workout 2 Methinks I will work on my abs on Saturdays instead of Tuesdays. When I woke up this morning, they were a bit sore, something I need to avoid when I enter into curse-inducing territory next … Continue reading →

SLA, Day A, Workout 2 Because I cheated twice on my diet last Saturday (rice meal for lunch, spicy noodles for dinner), I made up for it by doing a cardio session yesterday. Maybe I do need the extra carbs … Continue reading →

SLA, Day C, Workout 1 Although Monday’s and Friday’s workouts are pretty similar, I differentiated between the two because cycling through A-B-C is easier to work with in my notebook than A-B-A where I’m sure I’ll forget to double the … Continue reading →

SLA, Day B, Workout 1 After my cardio yesterday, I did a pass of 30DWW’s Station #1, and right after my first set of crunches, my lower abs cramped… twice. Ouch. Exercise A B C D E Squats (low bar) … Continue reading →

SLA, Day A, Workout 1 Like the previous program, StrongLifts Advanced has this really helpful Excel sheet (right-click to download) that plans out your entire 9-week progression after plugging in your 5-rep maxes for each of the exercises. I took … Continue reading →