Monday, October 20, 2008

Melanie: Monday

Warm up: 30# KB swings x 50

Deadlifts
135 x 5; 145 x 5; 155 x 5; 165 x 4; 170 x 2
I intended to do 5 reps of each weight, but failed.

Bench
65 x 5 x 3; 55 x 5 x 2

Finished with about 10 minutes of various ab punishing exercises.

I felt quite wiped at the end of this workout. Sometimes (often, usually?) I feel like I have no idea what the hell I'm doing, and just lift what I feel like working on that day, with the overall goal of just getting stronger and more fit. Is this too willy nilly?

6 comments:

Sam Crish said...

Yeah, you need to set some goals and get some structure that is designed to achieve those goals.

Also, in bench was that 5 sets of 3 and 5 sets of 2 or 3 sets of 5 and 2 sets of 5?

Melanie said...

My overall goals are just 'more.' I have the deadlift goal and the running goal. I'm just not sure how to approach them. So input on structure is welcome.

3 sets of 5 and 2 sets of 5

Sam Crish said...

"More" isn't a goal.

Sam Crish said...

or at least not if it results in willy-nilliness in workout and program design

Melanie said...

so, how do I do better?

Sam Crish said...

We sit down and discuss it over a long overdue martini.