Friday, July 4, 2008

Texas, week 0, recovery

Warm-up:
front squat (triples to 175#)

3x3 front squat (175)
3x5 shoulder press (90 [push press last 2 reps])
3x5 bent-over row (135)

3x1 min front plank

I'm starting a new cycle of strength programming known as the Texas Method (here also). This qualifies as a recovery day. The rep schemes and weight progressions vary depending on who you talk to, but the general idea is the same; use 80-90% of your 1RM to get the blood flowing. Worked on some bar muscle-ups at the end, which I just couldn't seem to pull off today.

For future reference, link to a training log from a guy using the Texas Method.

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