David Sickmiller's Blog

• 5 min row machine

• Barbell back squats: 12@20kg, 8@60kg, 5@80kg, 5, 5 (3-min rests between work sets)
• Dumbbell shoulder press (seated, fixed reclining bench): 8@18kg (each side), 7, 5 (3-min rests)
• Decline bench situps: 12@14kg, 10, 10 (3-min rests)

Time: 44 minutes

Weight: 75.0 kg

• 5 min row machine

• Straight-leg dead lifts, flat back: 12@20kg, 8@60kg, 5@100kg, 5, 6 (3-min rests between work sets)
• Dumbbell chest press: 4@24kg, 7@20kg, 7 (3-min rests)
• Cable kneeling crunches (bullhorn handle): 12@13, 12, 12 (3-min rests)

Time: 45 minutes

Weight: 72.7 kg

• 5 min row machine

• Barbell back squats: 12@20kg, 8@60kg, 5@80kg, 5@80, 5 (3-min rests between work sets)
• Dumbbell shoulder press (seated, fixed reclining bench): 8@18kg (each side), 6, 6 (3-min rests)
• Decline bench situps: 10@14kg, 10, 10 (3-min rests)

Time: 44 minutes

Weight: 74.5 kg

• 5 min row machine

• Straight-leg dead lifts, flat back: 12@20kg, 8@60kg, 5@100kg, 5, 6 (3-min rests between work sets)
• Dumbbell chest press: 6@24kg, 5, 5 (3-min rests)
• Cable kneeling crunches (bullhorn handle): 12@13, 12, 12 (3-min rests)

• Tricep pull downs: drop set from 8

Time: 54 minutes

Weight: 75.6kg

• 5 min row machine

• Barbell back squats: 12@20kg, 8@60kg, 4@85kg, 5@80, 5 (3-min rests between work sets)
• Dumbbell shoulder press (seated, fixed reclining bench): 8@18kg (each side), 7, 6 (3-min rests)
• Decline bench situps: 10@14kg, 10, 10 (3-min rests)

• Tricep pull downs: drop set from 8

Time: 51 minutes

Weight: 76.1 kg

Notes: squats were super hard, so I went down 5kg. I think this is probably related to dieting and losing 2kg in the past week.

• 5 min row machine

• Straight-leg dead lifts, flat back: 12@20kg, 8@60kg, 5@100kg, 5, 5 (3-min rests between work sets)
• Dumbbell chest press: 6@24kg, 5, 5 (3-min rests)
• Cable kneeling crunches (bullhorn handle): 12@13, 12, 12 (3-min rests)

Time: 48 minutes

Weight: 78.2kg

• 5 min row machine

• Barbell back squats: 12@20kg, 8@60kg, 5@85kg, 5, 5 (4-min rests between work sets)
• AZDumbbell shoulder press (seated, fixed reclining bench): 7@18kg (each side), 6, 8 (3-min rests)
• Decline bench situps: 10@14kg, 9, 10 (3-min rests)

Time: 49 minutes

Weight: 76.8kg

• 5 min row machine

• Straight-leg dead lifts, flat back: 12@20kg, 8@60kg, 5@95kg, 5, 7 (3-min rests between work sets)
• Dumbbell chest press: 6@24kg, 6, 4 (3-min rests)
• Cable kneeling crunches (bullhorn handle): 12@13, 12, 12 (3-min rests)

Time: 48 minutes

Weight: 77.7kg

• 5 min row machine

• Barbell back squats: 12@20kg, 8@60kg, 5@85kg, 5, 5 (3-min rests between work sets)
• Dumbbell shoulder press (seated, fixed reclining bench): 7@18kg (each side), 6, 5 (3-min rests)
• Decline bench situps: 10@12.5kg, 9, 9 (3-min rests)
• Tricep pull downs: drop set from 8

Time: 48 minutes

Weight: 78.0kg

• 5 min row machine

• Straight-leg dead lifts, flat back: 12@20kg, 8@60kg, 5@95kg, 5, 5 (3-min rests between work sets)
• Dumbbell chest press: 10@20kg, 9, 7 (3-min rests)
• Cable kneeling crunches (bullhorn handle): 12@13, 12, 12 (3-min rests)

Notes: 22kg dumbbells were busy, so I went down to 20kg

Time: 46 minutes

Weight: 77.9kg