JungleJim
08-06-2003, 08:14 AM
This is my second journal on this site. It's been nearly a year since I posted in my old journal so I figured it would be nice to start a new one.
I try to stick to free weights as much as possible. I have a history of knee dislocation and some back problems, so some of the exercises I choose are different from what others might choose. For example I avoid the military press and dead lifts, and use leg press instead of squats, since it's easier on my knees and back. You may also notice a few odd exercises, like the Lower Back Extension. Generally I use those for physical therapy rather than strength training.
I like to use abbreviations in my logs, so here they are:
Dips: Dips
DBP: Dumbbell Press
IDBP: Incline Dumbbell Press
CPD: Cable Pull-down (usually I'm referring to the one where you stand up and pull the bar down with your hands shoulder-width apart to work the triceps)
RDRW: Rear Deltoid Row
LP: Leg Press (no cables; the weight is racked to a slider that is pushed up at a 45 degree angle; it's very nice compared to some of the crappy leg press machines I've seen)
LC: Leg Curl (my gym used to have a really nice one where you laid on your stomach, but for some reason they replaced it with a sit-down type)
LE: Leg Extension
STCR: Standing Calf Raise
SCR: Seated Calf Raise
CH: Chins
DBC: Dumbbell Curl
HC: Hammer Curl
CRW: Cable Row
LBE: Lower Back Extension
CR: Crunches
Finally here is my first log of the new season.
Wednesday 8-6-03
Dips: BWx4x3
DBP: 35x7x4
RDRW: 110x8,115x4
IDBP: 30x5x4
CPD: 60x5x4
I try to stick to free weights as much as possible. I have a history of knee dislocation and some back problems, so some of the exercises I choose are different from what others might choose. For example I avoid the military press and dead lifts, and use leg press instead of squats, since it's easier on my knees and back. You may also notice a few odd exercises, like the Lower Back Extension. Generally I use those for physical therapy rather than strength training.
I like to use abbreviations in my logs, so here they are:
Dips: Dips
DBP: Dumbbell Press
IDBP: Incline Dumbbell Press
CPD: Cable Pull-down (usually I'm referring to the one where you stand up and pull the bar down with your hands shoulder-width apart to work the triceps)
RDRW: Rear Deltoid Row
LP: Leg Press (no cables; the weight is racked to a slider that is pushed up at a 45 degree angle; it's very nice compared to some of the crappy leg press machines I've seen)
LC: Leg Curl (my gym used to have a really nice one where you laid on your stomach, but for some reason they replaced it with a sit-down type)
LE: Leg Extension
STCR: Standing Calf Raise
SCR: Seated Calf Raise
CH: Chins
DBC: Dumbbell Curl
HC: Hammer Curl
CRW: Cable Row
LBE: Lower Back Extension
CR: Crunches
Finally here is my first log of the new season.
Wednesday 8-6-03
Dips: BWx4x3
DBP: 35x7x4
RDRW: 110x8,115x4
IDBP: 30x5x4
CPD: 60x5x4