Master Of Puppets's All Around Journal

Howdy folks. Thought I'd start a journal. I realized my ego is kinda big in my opinion, as I have given advice in the teen bb/ powerlifting sections in the past without anything to back it up. This should humble me, as well as keep track of my progress.

My stats currently are:

Height: 5'8
Weight: 179.5
Age: 16
Bodyfat %: estimated between 13 and 15%

Lifts:
Bench: 185
Squat: 250 ATG
Deadlift (conv.) 300 (sumo) 295
100m: 13.59s

Goals for the end of summer:
Bench: 260
Squat: 335
Deadlift: 405
100m: 12s

I lift for strength, my gym is in my basement, and track/ field starts on the 26th of February, where I will be a thrower. I have never done track/ field, and I wanted to be a sprinter but I am too slow. I will probably also do programs designed more for hypertrophy also, just to switch things up, hence "All Around" in the title.

I am unsure as to what kind of training the coaches will have me to for track, but I will log it here if I remember it. I have just been doing speed work lately as I am recovering from injuries.

Dietwise, right now I am just eating at maintainence, low carb/ high fat and protein, recomposing my body. I don't really want to get bigger, just stronger and faster.

The journey begins.

MOP

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good luck.  just curious, why are you doing low carbs?  if you're trying to get stronger your muscles gotta have some energy

PS. if your username is a reference to what i think it is, Metallica rules (there's no headbanger smiley, lol)

17 yrs 5'7'' 184 lbs
Estimated maxes:
Bench - 245x1
Deadlift - 350x1
Squat - 300x1

ORIGINAL: joey0

good luck.  just curious, why are you doing low carbs?  if you're trying to get stronger your muscles gotta have some energy

PS. if your username is a reference to what i think it is, Metallica rules (there's no headbanger smiley, lol)

eh, I am just trying it out. I still eat carbs, mainly veggies, but I eat oats pre workout and a mix of high/ low gi carbs post workout along with my protein.

\m/

MOP

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Deads- Speed Work + misc.

Speed Sumo Deads
185x1
185x1
185x1
185x1

Power Shrugs
205x5
215x5
215x5

Sumo Deads
255x1
275x1


Workout time: short (30 minutes give or take)
Sleep: 9 hours
Energy: 5/10
Soreness: none

Comments:
This felt alright, not much energy though. I am probably going to max out on all three lifts, as if at a meet, with 3 attempts in this order: parallel squats, bench, deadlifts, and will probably get videos of each. My diet will be 100% clean for the next month or so because I am trying to shed some bodyfat. Then track season starts on the 26th, and I am not sure what the coaches will have us do in terms of lifting.

MOP

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Tempo

6x100m @ 85% or so

45-60s rest between runs.

Workout time: pretty short
Sleep: 8 hours
Energy: 8/10
Soreness: none

Comments:
This felt good. I concentrated on form. My conditioning is slowly returning. Next time I do these I will go for 10 or 12. I have to be careful because I am stil running on concrete. Tomorrow will most likely be HIIT if I feel up to it.

MOP

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A little update:

going to the orthopaedic on Monday because of my friggin knee. I think I just did something to one of the collateral ligaments (the inner one) of my right knee, but we'll see. My first track practice is on Monday as well, so I gotta leave that early. My diet went to the ****ter over this weekend. I probably ate 5000 calories yesterday and around 3000 today (still going though lol). Once I start lifting/ going to practice though I'll be good to go.

MOP

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Ok so here are all the lifts that I will be testing TOMORROW for track:

Ab machine
Back Squat
Flat Bench
Tri cable machine
Clean and Jerk
Cleans
DB bench
DB lunge
DB military
Front Squat
Incline Bench
Jammer
Lat Pulldown
Leg Curl
Push Press
Rows
Snatch

I am a little uneasy because of my knee, but I will play it safe as it feels pretty good.

MOP

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I did some "random" stuff today.

Bench Press:
135x8
135x6

Power Cleans:
131x5
131x5
131x5

Squats (parallel):
185x8
205x6

Jammer:
70x8

This felt good lol. Bench felt weak, pcleans felt light, squats felt alright. The jammer is so fun haha.

I got my little sister to run over to the library and check some books out for me:

Moby Dick
Animal Farm
Robin Crusoe

I look forward to reading something extracirricularly for the first time in a while.

MOP

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today's workout:

Bench Press:
135x8
135x6
First set easy, second set hard.

DB Bench:
35x10
40x10
Pretty easy.

Seated Military Press:
45x8
Kinda hard for the last 2 reps

Power Cleans:
133x3
133x3
133x3
133x3
A little hard. Was concentrating on form

Jammer:
70x8
I could up the weight

Overall a decent workout. I hate the football players lmao. They line up right in the squat rack, and then do front squats. I still feel out of place in the school gym.

MOP

yesterday in practice we jumped some rope:
100 jumps no messing up, if we messed up we started over
200 jumps "                    "                    " unless @ 100, then start from there
25 jumps on each individual leg, no messing up or you start over
100 jumps same as before
then some "slalom" jumping (side to side)
then "Rocky style"

Today

DB Bench:
40x10
45x8
Nice.

Barbell Bench:
135x7
135x8
140x5
A little fatigued here

Parallel Squats:
185x8
205x6
220x6
Had more in the tank

Power Cleans:
I can't remember the weight lmao. I am pretty sure it was only 111lbs.

111x5
111x5
Much more in the tank

Comments:
I can't wait to get a sheet, so my program is all set up for me. Although I do enjoy doing this, I am afraid I will get bored haha. I am getting used to lifting in the weight room. Luckily there weren't the retarded football players lined up in the squat rack today.

overall: 8/10

MOP

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teh workout today (in no particular order):

DB Bench:

40x8
Easy

DB Seated Military:

45x5
45x4
Hard.

Flat Bench:

140x6- PR + 5lbs.
145x2
On the second set the collars were different weights, so I stopped cause it was unbalanced

Power Cleans

111x5
133x5
133x5
Felt good.

Squats:

205x5
215x5
225x3- PR + 5lbs.
215x2
I was beat on the last set of squats lol.

Felt pretty good. I should bump the weight up on some stuff.

MOP

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Flat DB Bench:
50x8
Not too hard, just hard to get up.

BB Bench:
135x8
140x5
Would've had more on 145 but someone made me laugh and I just racked it.

Conventional Deadlift:
205x6
205x6
235x6
235x6
I think I had a little more in the tank. Been a while since I went conventional

Seated Military Press:
40x8
Cake

Cable Rows:
130x8
Easy

Overall a pretty good workout. Didn't squat because the arches and the balls of my feet were sore from some new shoes. :(

MOP

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Barbell Bench:
150x5
150x5
150x5
150x5
150x3
I was fatigued the last set.

Squats:
200x5
205x5
205x5
205x5
205x3
Coulda gotten 5 reps the last set. Darn stomach...

Power Cleans:
133x5
155x0
155 was too hard after squatting.

Comments:
Shouldn't have eating pizza for lunch lol. I was lifting hard. I am tinkering around with this thing called "the Texas Method."

MOP

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Today was kinda a dick- around workout (no homo). I will actually not use the Texas method. I finally figured out how to plug my numbers into the computer spreadsheet that is used for our football team, so I will just use that starting the Monday I get back from spring break. (A week from this coming Monday)

Today's workout:

DB Bench:
45x8
50x8
Easy to get up.

Conventional Deads:
135x8
225x5
245x5
255x5
Not too hard til last set.

Front Squats:
95x8
100x8
Way too easy- I just hadda get used to this.

Barbell Bench:
145x6
145x6
Pretty easy.

Comments:
good stuff.

MOP

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Okay so here's a small update:

I didn't lift on Monday because I went to NIU with my cousin to see the campus/ some of the college. It was pretty big lol. I wanted to lift today, but was afraid I wouldn't recover for tomorrow's workout so I will just continue lifting tomorrow. I am on spring break, so idk how clean my diet will be from here til the end of the week.

I will begin a maintainence diet like I would normally do, as I have not been on a consistent diet. I am not going to follow the school's weight program, but base mine off of theirs. I am just going to keep getting stronger, and actually keep track of my lifts and try and set PRs, as I have not really been doing that either lol.

see you all later.

MOP

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