July Check-In
July was mostly a good month for me. A small medical mishap, but otherwise a good month.
Posts TaggedStrength Training
June Check-In
I can't believe the first half of 2022 is already over. Another month has come and gone and I'm not sure what I have to show for it.
May Check-In
May was an eventful month. I didn't do much because I was exposed to COVID…and then got COVID later in the month. Needless to say, the month could have gone better, but it could have been far worse.
Reached my Goal for Squats
This afternoon I attempted squatting 350 lbs. and I'm happy to say I was able to do 2 reps!
Running a 5/3/1 Lifting Routine
Earlier this year, I posted about how I was tweaking my workout to a 6 day program. That routine worked well for me, but then hockey started back up and I wasn't able to keep up. A new routine was in order, and I chose to build one based on Jim Wendler's 5/3/1 BBB (Boring But Big) program.
Tweaking My Lifting Routine
Looking back at the last two months, I've noticed I've done a pretty good job of hitting the weights 5-6 days a week. Because of this, I decided I'd tweak my routine a little bit to help jumpstart some gains.
So I Finally Just Built a Home Gym
Four months into the COVID-19 Pandemic, I finally broke down and built a gym in my basement.
Tracking My Fitness Journey
One of the things I’ve been trying to do while getting in shape is tracking my progress. Weight is obviously one of the metrics I track, but it’s not the only one.
Getting Stronger
At the beginning of July, I decided to change up my gym routine. I had been running a variation of the P.H.U.L. routine, but decided I wanted to try something a little more intense since I felt like I was plateauing with both deadlifts and bench press.
12 Weeks of P.H.U.L.
Over the last 12 weeks, I’ve been running the P.H.U.L. Workout Routine.