Geoff's Charge Towards Football Season - Page 3

**romanaz** · 04-23-2007, 04:06 PM

congrats dude

acbrits08 · 04-26-2007, 08:50 PM

Tested yesterday on all my speed and agility drills...needless to say it went horrible, I almost overslept and was in a shitty frame of mind, I've already gotten my ass chewed over it. I'm extremely disappointed in myself for putting up bad numbers, and more than anything just pissed and fighting the urge to bang my head against the wall until I see blood. Oh well...I guess that's motivation for ya. That's about all I have to report, I plan on going to lift very light here soon, so I'll put something up on that.

**DarkFalcon** · 04-26-2007, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acbrits08

Tested yesterday on all my speed and agility drills...needless to say it went horrible, I almost overslept and was in a shitty frame of mind, I've already gotten my ass chewed over it. I'm extremely disappointed in myself for putting up bad numbers, and more than anything just pissed and fighting the urge to bang my head against the wall until I see blood. Oh well...I guess that's motivation for ya. That's about all I have to report, I plan on going to lift very light here soon, so I'll put something up on that.

When something like that happens you can do two things. Give up and say I suck or say **** it I'm better then that and will show them next go. I think your type2 so next time kick ass. :bshot:

acbrits08 · 04-26-2007, 11:03 PM

Hey DF, thanks for the encouragement bro

And don't worry, I plan on doing just that!

Had a light workout today, did 8 exercises with light weights, mostly to give my body some rest.

Workout
Bench Press
10x165
8x175
6x185

Squat
10x195
8x205
6x215

Standing BB Military
10x95
8x105
6x115

Deadlift

10x205
8x215
6x225

Rope Pushdowns
10x40
8x45
6x50

Lat Pulldowns
10x80
8x90
6x100

Stiff-Leg Deadlift

10x135
8x145
6x155

DB Curls
10x20
8x25
6x30

Comments: Well, today was the first time I did legit deadlifting in about 4 years, and the first time I did SLDL in about 7 years. The deadlifting weight was easy, so I'm definitely pleased with that, as was the SLDL weight.

These next two weeks are all about honing and perfecting my form. On squats, I usually go below parallel, but today I decided to go honest-to-God A2G with my weight as light at it was, and it honestly felt great. I plan to keep weights light over the next two weeks and really working hard on having perfect form.

Curl Master · 04-27-2007, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acbrits08

Tested yesterday on all my speed and agility drills...needless to say it went horrible, I almost overslept and was in a shitty frame of mind, I've already gotten my ass chewed over it. I'm extremely disappointed in myself for putting up bad numbers, and more than anything just pissed and fighting the urge to bang my head against the wall until I see blood. Oh well...I guess that's motivation for ya. That's about all I have to report, I plan on going to lift very light here soon, so I'll put something up on that.

Do not worry about it happens to everyone. We all have our off days you know what you can do and just train for next time and kick ass on that test.

Curl Master · 04-27-2007, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acbrits08

Hey DF, thanks for the encouragement bro

And don't worry, I plan on doing just that!

Had a light workout today, did 8 exercises with light weights, mostly to give my body some rest.

Workout
Bench Press
10x165
8x175
6x185

Squat
10x195
8x205
6x215

Standing BB Military
10x95
8x105
6x115

Deadlift

10x205
8x215
6x225

Rope Pushdowns
10x40
8x45
6x50

Lat Pulldowns
10x80
8x90
6x100

Stiff-Leg Deadlift

10x135
8x145
6x155

DB Curls
10x20
8x25
6x30

Comments: Well, today was the first time I did legit deadlifting in about 4 years, and the first time I did SLDL in about 7 years. The deadlifting weight was easy, so I'm definitely pleased with that, as was the SLDL weight.

These next two weeks are all about honing and perfecting my form. On squats, I usually go below parallel, but today I decided to go honest-to-God A2G with my weight as light at it was, and it honestly felt great. I plan to keep weights light over the next two weeks and really working hard on having perfect form.

Nice workout impressive deadlifts and SLDL for just getting back into it.

Al Swearengen · 04-27-2007, 07:29 PM

Good job on the workouts dude.

acbrits08 · 04-30-2007, 10:03 PM

Thank you Al!

Had a good, quick, light workout today. Decent focus on cardio, only went on the eliptical though, to give my shins more of a rest.

Workout
Bench Press
10x175
8x185
6x195

Squat
10x205
8x215
6x225

Standing BB Military
10x100
8x110
6x120

Rope Pushdowns
10x45
8x50
6x55

Calf Raises
10x190
8x200
6x210

Eliptical - As close to HIIT for 15 minutes

Comments: That HIIT was tiring, but nowhere near as killer as it could have been on a treadmill. But, that's the way these two weeks are supposed to be, time for my body to cool down.

Lifting went well. Nice, slow, controlled motions. Nothing really challenging in here, which is just what I wanted. Going A2G again on squats still feels great too

Al Swearengen · 04-30-2007, 10:26 PM

Yeah I like an elliptical for saving the knees and legs in general for mo serious work.

acbrits08 · 05-01-2007, 10:27 PM

Took it easy today, did 10 minutes on the bike for a warm-up, stretched, then did 20 minutes on the eliptical. I will probably do about the same thing tomorrow.

acbrits08 · 05-03-2007, 09:14 PM

Quick little workout today, but it went well. Starting to up the intensity a touch.

Workout
Deadlift
10x225
8x235
6x245

Lat Pulldown
10x85
8x95
6x105

Stiff-Leg Deadlift
10x145
8x155
6x165

DB Curls
10x25
8x30
6x35

DB Shrugs
10x50
8x55
6x60

30-minute circuit course on eliptical

Thoughts:I thought the workout went extremely well today. Just another nice, slower session without huge volume to get my form perfected. Everything was fairly easy for the most part which was nice...other than the eliptical, I pushed it for that

On a final note, I should hopefully be off the eliptical next week and outside running, which should be nice.

acbrits08 · 05-05-2007, 02:40 AM

Well, another day and not a ton new to add. I did 30 minutes of interval training on the eliptical on an empty stomach at a much more frantic pace than yesterday, and then just jogged a mile (slow as hell) to test out and see how my shins were feeling. Very little pain...next week I'm going to jog a mile slowly a couple of times and then a week from Sunday the "fun" begins.

Probably going to ride the bike tomorrow...I have an exam at 7 p.m. and will need a study break at some point.

acbrits08 · 05-07-2007, 12:46 PM

Well, pulled an all-nighter, but had a lot of caffeine at about 5 a.m., got an insane caffeine buzz around 7, at 8 went and lifted, now here I am.

Workouts
Bench Press
10x185
8x195
6x205

Squats
10x215
8x225
6x235

Standing Military
10x105
8x115
6x125

Rope Pushdown
10x50
8x55
6x60

Calf Raises
10x195
8x205
6x215

Comments: Random workout, felt slightly off from no sleep but still felt good intensity in there. I was at about 75% of normal intensity, next week it's all go. I skipped cardio because I was absolutely gassed. That said, it is now almost 9 a.m., and I am going to bed. G'nite all!

P.S. - **** exams

acbrits08 · 05-10-2007, 08:08 PM

Workout
Deadlift
10x235
8x245
6x255

Lat Pulldown
10x90
8x100
6x110

SL Deadlift
10x155
8x165
6x175

DB Curls
10x25
8x30
6x35

DB Shrugs
10x55
8x60
6x65

Cardio: Rode bike to weightroom (4 miles), then after my lift rode the bike back hom.

Final workout at moderate intensity before the hardcore stuff starts Sunday. I felt GREAT during this whole workout, including the bike ride, so hopefully that's a good omen

acbrits08 · 05-13-2007, 11:25 PM

Well, today our summer program began in whole. 12 weeks of this before we report to camp and make our march towards the NCAA National Championship.

Today was a light day, just a way to say hello. I ran 2.1 miles in 20 minutes, which was short of my goal of 2.125 miles (8.5 laps). I run this again on Wednesday, and I need to improve on it. I would like to be able to get 2.2 miles on Wednesday. We are doing these 20 minute runs until June 20th, and I would like to be getting 2.5 miles by then, so that is my goal.

Tomorrow, I have the lifting, and for cardio I'm going to take a bike ride.

04-26-2007, 08:50 PM	#62
acbrits08 Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MI Posts: 414 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 72	Re: Geoff's Charge Towards Football Season Tested yesterday on all my speed and agility drills...needless to say it went horrible, I almost overslept and was in a shitty frame of mind, I've already gotten my ass chewed over it. I'm extremely disappointed in myself for putting up bad numbers, and more than anything just pissed and fighting the urge to bang my head against the wall until I see blood. Oh well...I guess that's motivation for ya. That's about all I have to report, I plan on going to lift very light here soon, so I'll put something up on that. __________________ Division III Football - We do it for the scars and the stories, not the fame...

04-26-2007, 11:03 PM	#64
acbrits08 Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MI Posts: 414 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 72	Re: Geoff's Charge Towards Football Season Hey DF, thanks for the encouragement bro And don't worry, I plan on doing just that! Had a light workout today, did 8 exercises with light weights, mostly to give my body some rest. Workout Bench Press 10x165 8x175 6x185 Squat 10x195 8x205 6x215 Standing BB Military 10x95 8x105 6x115 Deadlift 10x205 8x215 6x225 Rope Pushdowns 10x40 8x45 6x50 Lat Pulldowns 10x80 8x90 6x100 Stiff-Leg Deadlift 10x135 8x145 6x155 DB Curls 10x20 8x25 6x30 Comments: Well, today was the first time I did legit deadlifting in about 4 years, and the first time I did SLDL in about 7 years. The deadlifting weight was easy, so I'm definitely pleased with that, as was the SLDL weight. These next two weeks are all about honing and perfecting my form. On squats, I usually go below parallel, but today I decided to go honest-to-God A2G with my weight as light at it was, and it honestly felt great. I plan to keep weights light over the next two weeks and really working hard on having perfect form. __________________ Division III Football - We do it for the scars and the stories, not the fame...

04-27-2007, 07:29 PM	#67
Al Swearengen Nutin but blue skys baby Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Philly, PA Posts: 486 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 136	Re: Geoff's Charge Towards Football Season Good job on the workouts dude. __________________ __________________________ _____________________________ shoulder surgery December 20th 07, rehab goal of coming back to heavy lifting, April/May 08, yes it's optimistic. Jaden William, you're da man. one year old!!

04-30-2007, 10:03 PM	#68
acbrits08 Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MI Posts: 414 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 72	Re: Geoff's Charge Towards Football Season Thank you Al! Had a good, quick, light workout today. Decent focus on cardio, only went on the eliptical though, to give my shins more of a rest. Workout Bench Press 10x175 8x185 6x195 Squat 10x205 8x215 6x225 Standing BB Military 10x100 8x110 6x120 Rope Pushdowns 10x45 8x50 6x55 Calf Raises 10x190 8x200 6x210 Eliptical - As close to HIIT for 15 minutes Comments: That HIIT was tiring, but nowhere near as killer as it could have been on a treadmill. But, that's the way these two weeks are supposed to be, time for my body to cool down. Lifting went well. Nice, slow, controlled motions. Nothing really challenging in here, which is just what I wanted. Going A2G again on squats still feels great too __________________ Division III Football - We do it for the scars and the stories, not the fame...

04-30-2007, 10:26 PM	#69
Al Swearengen Nutin but blue skys baby Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Philly, PA Posts: 486 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 136	Re: Geoff's Charge Towards Football Season Yeah I like an elliptical for saving the knees and legs in general for mo serious work. __________________ __________________________ _____________________________ shoulder surgery December 20th 07, rehab goal of coming back to heavy lifting, April/May 08, yes it's optimistic. Jaden William, you're da man. one year old!!

05-01-2007, 10:27 PM	#70
acbrits08 Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MI Posts: 414 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 72	Re: Geoff's Charge Towards Football Season Took it easy today, did 10 minutes on the bike for a warm-up, stretched, then did 20 minutes on the eliptical. I will probably do about the same thing tomorrow. __________________ Division III Football - We do it for the scars and the stories, not the fame...

05-03-2007, 09:14 PM	#71
acbrits08 Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MI Posts: 414 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 72	Re: Geoff's Charge Towards Football Season Quick little workout today, but it went well. Starting to up the intensity a touch. Workout Deadlift 10x225 8x235 6x245 Lat Pulldown 10x85 8x95 6x105 Stiff-Leg Deadlift 10x145 8x155 6x165 DB Curls 10x25 8x30 6x35 DB Shrugs 10x50 8x55 6x60 30-minute circuit course on eliptical Thoughts:I thought the workout went extremely well today. Just another nice, slower session without huge volume to get my form perfected. Everything was fairly easy for the most part which was nice...other than the eliptical, I pushed it for that On a final note, I should hopefully be off the eliptical next week and outside running, which should be nice. __________________ Division III Football - We do it for the scars and the stories, not the fame...

05-05-2007, 02:40 AM	#72
acbrits08 Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MI Posts: 414 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 72	Re: Geoff's Charge Towards Football Season Well, another day and not a ton new to add. I did 30 minutes of interval training on the eliptical on an empty stomach at a much more frantic pace than yesterday, and then just jogged a mile (slow as hell) to test out and see how my shins were feeling. Very little pain...next week I'm going to jog a mile slowly a couple of times and then a week from Sunday the "fun" begins. Probably going to ride the bike tomorrow...I have an exam at 7 p.m. and will need a study break at some point. __________________ Division III Football - We do it for the scars and the stories, not the fame...

05-07-2007, 12:46 PM	#73
acbrits08 Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MI Posts: 414 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 72	Re: Geoff's Charge Towards Football Season Well, pulled an all-nighter, but had a lot of caffeine at about 5 a.m., got an insane caffeine buzz around 7, at 8 went and lifted, now here I am. Workouts Bench Press 10x185 8x195 6x205 Squats 10x215 8x225 6x235 Standing Military 10x105 8x115 6x125 Rope Pushdown 10x50 8x55 6x60 Calf Raises 10x195 8x205 6x215 Comments: Random workout, felt slightly off from no sleep but still felt good intensity in there. I was at about 75% of normal intensity, next week it's all go. I skipped cardio because I was absolutely gassed. That said, it is now almost 9 a.m., and I am going to bed. G'nite all! P.S. - **** exams __________________ Division III Football - We do it for the scars and the stories, not the fame...

05-10-2007, 08:08 PM	#74
acbrits08 Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MI Posts: 414 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 72	Re: Geoff's Charge Towards Football Season Workout Deadlift 10x235 8x245 6x255 Lat Pulldown 10x90 8x100 6x110 SL Deadlift 10x155 8x165 6x175 DB Curls 10x25 8x30 6x35 DB Shrugs 10x55 8x60 6x65 Cardio: Rode bike to weightroom (4 miles), then after my lift rode the bike back hom. Final workout at moderate intensity before the hardcore stuff starts Sunday. I felt GREAT during this whole workout, including the bike ride, so hopefully that's a good omen __________________ Division III Football - We do it for the scars and the stories, not the fame...

05-13-2007, 11:25 PM	#75
acbrits08 Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MI Posts: 414 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 72	Re: Geoff's Charge Towards Football Season Well, today our summer program began in whole. 12 weeks of this before we report to camp and make our march towards the NCAA National Championship. Today was a light day, just a way to say hello. I ran 2.1 miles in 20 minutes, which was short of my goal of 2.125 miles (8.5 laps). I run this again on Wednesday, and I need to improve on it. I would like to be able to get 2.2 miles on Wednesday. We are doing these 20 minute runs until June 20th, and I would like to be getting 2.5 miles by then, so that is my goal. Tomorrow, I have the lifting, and for cardio I'm going to take a bike ride. __________________ Division III Football - We do it for the scars and the stories, not the fame...

05-14-2007, 09:49 PM	#76
acbrits08 Pro Stature Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MI Posts: 414 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 72