Archive for December, 2006

Powerlifting Experiment, week 3 of 9

Monday, December 18th, 2006

This is a historic post. For two reasons, actually.
Reason 1: This is the first post on my brand-new LG K1 Express laptop (user review to follow).
Reason 2: We’re now officially one third through this Peaking Program! Yay! Cause for celebration, so I went and bought myself and my new laptop a Targus “Global Executive” […]

Powerlifting Experiment, week 2 of 9

Sunday, December 10th, 2006

Ah, here we go again. Another week behind us…
Actually, it’s going surprisingly well. Obviously the Russians know something we in the West do not about training.
The first of the three workouts (Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday), involving Heavy Bench and Light Squats was intresting, to say the least.
First off, the bench pressing (6 x 4 […]

Powerlifting Experiment, week 1 of 9

Monday, December 4th, 2006

Week 1 over and done with.
Initial impressions after first workout (Heavy bench and “Light” Squat): I may eventually have input my maxweights at a tad too high.
Then again, I’m told by Kris that this is a fairly common feeling during the first few weeks of this nice, cushiony 9-week Russian Peaking Program. Notice the sarcasm […]