Re: Tim Copeland's Fall Training Log

[Timothy Copeland]

10/26

Log Press (50 lb log)

165x5,5,4 (movin a little slow today, will try this weight again next week. first set is still a PR I think)

DB Press

50x12,12

40x12,12 (4 sec negative)

front db raises

20x12x3

side db raises

20x12x3

(slow w/ pause at top for both of these)

finished w/ 6 sets of cable tricep extensions, switching handles after the 3rd set, then some brief jump rope.

[Timothy Copeland]

Wednesday 10/28

Warm up: Pull-ups

pronated gripx8,8

nuetral gripx8

supinated gripx8

Rows

135x15,15

155x15,15

High row

90/side x12x4

Pulldown

110x12x4

Low row

90/side x12x3

drop set, 90x12, 45x25

Was short on time so kept it short today

Friday 10/30

Bench

175x5,5,5,5,8

Close-grip

155x5,5,6

Spoto Press

135x8,8,8

Cable flyes, cable pushdowns

Sunday 11/1

Squat

295x4,4,4

Front squat

155x15

Short on time again so this was real short as well

[chris]

Welcome back!  Having a little hiatus from time to time can actually be a good thing -- it will come back quick.  I like all the rep work!

On Monday, October 26, 2015 at 1:25:28 PM UTC-4, Timothy Copeland wrote:

Hey everyone,

Been awhile (2 years?) since I kept one of these. A brief recent history: trained for strongman last spring, made a ton of progress and ended up tying for second in the under-200 class. Strong points were log press, yoke, farmers, weak points were atlas stones and conditioning. Training was garbage over the summer...I was working more than full time and moving, and i learned towards the end of August that I was taking a medication (Accutane) that was causing a lot of low-T/depression-related side effects. Since stopping that, size and strength has rebounded pretty quickly, and training has been going really well. 

General goals for this training cycle are to put on size and increase strength. I'm trying to do some cardio or conditioning twice-ish a week as well. Long-term, my eyes are on the strongman in May and possibly a sanctioned/off-campus comp over the summer.