I'm going to jump right into this whole thing with today's workout.
Today was my first time touching a barbell in at least three months. Life and other things kept getting in the way. Other things, of course, being my own laziness. I did a pretty good job keeping a decent strength base up, but nothing beats the strength you get from proper use of the Iron.
Squat:
45#x5x3
65x5x2
95x5
115x5
135x5
140x5
145x5
Press:
45#x5x2
55x5
65x5
75x5
85x5
95x5
Deadlift:
135#x5x3
155x5
185x5
205x5
210x5
225x5
Pull-ups:
Bodyweightx10
10#x5x5
And that's it! Use as much weight as possible while still being able to complete the last of the 5 work sets. I went slightly too heavy on the deadlifts at the end. I could feel my form slipping and I wasn't staying tight enough. But that was the only problem I had.
Now, this type of training is quite important, but in my experiment I only have room for one weekly. I will have a more functional strongman-style workout later in the week though, so this isn't the only raw strength workout. We'll see if two strength workouts are sufficient for proper athletic fitness, especially as a fighter, but my hopes are that this modality will actually be applicable to people of all backgrounds and athletic/fitness goals.
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