22 September 2014
Week 5 Volume day
Cowboy Method
Today was a holiday here and we had the grandkids all morning and that was a bit of a workout in itself. It also meant there was hardly anyone at the gym which is always nice.

I'm a little sore after last Friday's deadlifting. The back has tightened up again and the hips took a beating with my left abductors getting aggravated again. Me and deadlifts are not the best of friends  but I'll get there in time. It is going to be a slow process of assistance work and no big deadlifting for awhile.

Squats - It took a lot to get the hips to loosen up with the left side causing the most grief but I got things going. I noticed while watching some video that the bar on the left side is much lower on the back view so I made some adjustments and got it better on the last set. Need to watch hand placement and make sure both sides of the back are getting good and tight.


Bench Press - I am really happy with where my bench press is right now. My sets are feeling good and I should be able to carry the 6x6 on for a few more weeks before moving the volume down a little.


RDL - really working on getting the hamstring stretch again on these and I could feel it hitting them.

Cable Pull Throughs - Time to up the weight on these. I'm getting a good pull back on these. I am working on making sure it is a pull with the hips and back, not the arms. Any critiques on these would be welcome from those guys doing them.