1 “Maximum Strength” Workout Down, 63 More to Go!

Today’s Workout Log

Box Squats – 95 pounds – Sets: 4/4/4/4/4 (2-minute rest between each)

Trap-Bar Speed Deadlifts – 135 pounds – Sets: 2/2/2/2/2/2/2/2 (1-minute rest between each)

Walking Lunges – 25 pound Dumbbells – Sets: 8/8/8/8 (2-minute rest between each)

SuperSet (Do the two exercises back to back, rest 60 seconds, then repeat)
Hanging Leg Raises – Bodyweight – Sets: 12/8/6
1-Leg Planks – Bodyweight – Sets: 30 seconds/30s/30s

Workout Journal Notes

Today was my first official “Maximum Strength” workout after last week’s warm-up/prep phase.

It felt great to finally put some weight on the bar, even if it wasn’t a lot!

Box squats felt really easy with 95, but I figured it wasn’t a bad idea to finish them out, since I’m still very new to the exercise.

I’ll be increasing that by 20 pounds to 115 next week.

I’m also still getting used to the 8 sets of 2 reps protocol for speed deadlifts. The point is to use about half of your one-rep max to get a feel for the movement, before really piling on the weight.

I like doing deadlifts so much now that I almost don’t want to stop at only 2 reps, but I’m sticking to the program as closely as possible.

Tomorrow is the first official upper body day, and I may head to the park in a couple of hours to shoot around.