14 FEB 2013 (Bench Max - Thursday) HAPPY VALENTINES DAY JULIA DEMETRIUS

Happy V-Day baby, I love you and on to the work:

Bench:
135# 1 x 5
185# 1 x 5
205# 1 x 3
225# 1 x 1
240# 1 x 1

ORM: 240

So I got 240 up, almost didn't, I'm lacking explosiveness, going to have to train that better. That's it for today, tomorrow is Squat, looking forward to that one.

Finally:
I've dropped the quest for a 1000# total. It's too vague, I actually believe I'll mostly likely reach it next month after this progress but I just have a new goal that I want to reach that allows me not to change up my workout and just make me strive for more and that's:

Press: 225#
Bench: 300#
Squat: 315#
Deadlift: 405#

Now these goals are pretty lofty but when I set after 1000# total the first time my bench max was 150#, my Deadlift was 245# and my Squat was 175#. So it's definitely possible, I'll set the goals realistically and I'll actually keep training for Strength up until the end of May. The Months of June and July will be focused on regaining speed, agility and endurance.

To avoid being too heavy and what always happens when I start running late, all training will be with the elevation mask. My goal for runs will be to be able to run at 18,000ft(Mask) really 24,000 since we're already 6,000 ft above sea level,  for 5 miles. I'll be starting at 6,000 ft. (Mask) for runs of 2 miles and I'll lift with the mask on at 3,000 ft. (Mask).

It's going to be intense and hard but I'm excited.

“Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.”