I wouldn't say that I completely overhauled my workout, but I will say that I fully re-evaluated my progress, and realized I have very little information to gauge my progress by. Honestly, the only things I could go off of is how much weight i could lift compared to the previous week, my weight, and what I see in the mirror. This is completely inadequate for what I am trying to accomplish.
If I go back and read my original post from October, I had some goals. One of my goals was to weigh 205 pounds before the season started. Of course, this was without sacrificing speed and agility. Well, I discovered that my weight hasn't moved, my agility and speed have improved, and my body fat is yet to be tested (my goal is 8%, but 10% would make me very happy).
So, with all of that said, I have decided to take the bull by the horns, and track my progress a lot closer, and be more detail oriented. I purchased 2 soft tape measures, a body fat tester, and have joined BodySpace on www.bodybuilding.com, which allows me to enter stats and goals. So, in my posts here, when I update my stats on My BodySpace, I will leave a link to that page in my blog post.
I have also started evaluating my workout, and progress there. I'm looking at shortening my rest time, but the jury is still out. My main object is to gain strength, yet I do need to build up some muscle endurance. I fatigue way too quickly when doing super sets. Perhaps my goals are unrealistic, and that is another area I need to revisit. I'll discuss this more with Kirk Olson, and see what he recommends, and by putting all of that together, I will be better able to gauge my progress and what changes I need to make in order to achieve my goals.
Goals
40 yard dash: 4.5
Body Fat %: 8%
Weight: 205lbs
Bench Press: 225 10x, 315 1x
Squat: 405lbs
More goals to come as I keep re-evaluating my progress.
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