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Sunday, August 12, 2012

first day of 5/3/1 (8/12/12)

Press day:
95lbs 5
110lbs 5
125lbs max -> got 10 reps.

Then:
75lbs 5x10 and
pullups 5x max -> 7/8/7/6/6

Then:
100m sprints at the track x 7.

This is my first day on 5/3/1, and it definitely felt very different.  First of all, I got done with everything in about an hour (as compared to SS when it was taking me almost 2 hours).  Second, the 5x10 part of the workout was very humbling since it's recommended that you only rest about a minute between sets.  By the 5th set, I was really struggling to get the 9th and 10th reps, at a weight that's <50% of my max...

Later on in the day, I went to the nearby track to run sprints.  This was also very humbling.  I'm so out of shape that I couldn't actually maintain my top speed for the entire 100m, and by the 7th sprint I was nearly about to pass out.  Right now my head hurts and I can't feel my quads.  Hopefully I'll improve in these in the days to come.  I think from now on, I'll bring a stopwatch and give myself 3 minutes between efforts so that it's easier to track progress.  I also eventually want to run ~10 sprints per workout.

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