Richo's Road to Track & Field

Temp Runs + Ab Work

100m Run
Crunch - 25 reps
100m Run
Reverse Crunch - 25 reps
100m Run
Side Jack Knife - 25 reps
100m Run
Side Jack Knife - 25 reps
100m Run
Bicycle Kick - 25 reps
100m Run
Crunch - 25 reps
100m Run
Bicycle Kick - 25 reps
100m Run
Crunch - 25 reps
100m Run
Bicycle Kick - 25 reps

—Notes—

  • The tempo runs were fairly good. However, i think i done them slower than 18s. so next session i may have to time it once to get a feel for 18s.
  • The ab work inbetween each run was a really good idea. This was suggested by Mister C, and it really helped.
  • Overall, a good running night. I tried to help improve my leg movement, eg no twisting.

Weights Session

Walking Lunge - 20x5 . 20x5 . 20x5 . 20x5 . 20x5
Machine Benchpress - 28x10 . 34x6 . 40x5
Lat Pull-down - 22.7x10 . 28x8 . 28x8
EZ-Bar Upright Row - 20x8 . 20x8 . 20x8
Crunch - 0x25 . 0x25
Scissor Kicks - 0x25 . 0x25

—Notes—

  • I chose to do lunges today because the last couple days i have been carting wood and lifting wood and such. so my legs were sore and i just decided to do some walking lunges to change things up and minamise risk, and still go fairly heavy for me.
  • I did the machine benchpress, again, i was tired and sore, and did not want to risk injury so early in my career. Still worked me a bit but in a safe manner.
  • Lat pull-downs were same old.
  • Upright rows were put in to hopefully strengthen my neck as it is injuried and needs to be strengthen to avoid further injury.
  • Ab work as same old, nothing special
  • Overall, a fairly good workout considering how tried and such i was. i still tried and stayed focused on what needed to be done.

REST DAY

For the rest day, i was carting wheelbarrow loads of wood to our woodheap and unloading, stacking etc etc.

so it wasn’t a complete rest day

Accerlation Workout

2x30m
4x60m

—Notes—

  • Not too bad. i was in a rush as i had to work with my dad, so my rest times were as low as minute, as high as two minutes.

Weights Workout
Leg Extension - 45x8 . 45x8 . 71x5
Machine Benchpress - 17x12 . 28x8 . 28x8
Lat Pull-down - 22.7x10 . 2.7x10 . 22.7x10

—Notes—

  • As a note, i did this workout after loading, carting and unload loads of wood. so i was very sore and fatigued going into this workout. and i decided to go the safe option of machines. good news, tomorrow i’ll be done and then starting monday, i can go hard once again.
  • Leg extensions were good. felt it in the quads, but no growth or strength gains from it.
  • Machine benchpress was same old, nothing special.
  • Pull-downs were the same.
  • Overall, not a bad workout. it didn’t last long, but i gained more from it than if i didn’t workout

leg extension r a waste of time

yeah i know they are, but i had no other way of working my legs without risk of falling over due to exhaustion

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

This is my second Saturday missed workout and i am really mad at myself. i can’t believe i missed it again. i am never get anywhere if i keep on missing workouts, even if it is tempo runs, they are still important.

thankfully, i will be finished with the wood tomorrow so i can just go hard from monday onwards

Also my shecduled Tempo 200m Runs, but we all know how i feel about that.

1/ Front Relaxed
2/ Back Relaxed
3/ Quadriceps I

Continued…

1/ Side Tricep
2/ Front Flexed
3/ Back Double Bicep

If anyone notices a change in my physique at all, don’t feel afraid to post.

It has also been two weeks sinces my last pics, and the two weeks has had no serious diet in the question, but some good workouts. so i don’t expect any improvement bodywise.

I will post an update in a couple more weeks…

Accerlation Training

2x10m . 2x20m . 2x30m
2x10m . 2x20m . 2x30m
2x10m . 2x20m . 2x30m

—Notes—

  • Really don’t anything much to say, except it was pretty much the same as the other ones.

If anyone has been following this journal, could i recieve some input.

Such as, am i on the right track? Anything i can improve upon?

Tempo Training

100m Run
Bicycle Kick - 25 reps
100m Run
Crunch - 25 reps
100m Run
Bicycle Kick - 25 reps
100m Run
Crunch - 25 reps
100m Run
Bicycle Kick - 25 reps
100m Run
Crunch - 25 reps
100m Run
Bicycle Kick - 25 reps
100m Run
Crunch - 25 reps
100m Run
Bicycle Kick - 25 reps
100m Run
Crunch - 25 reps

—Notes—

  • Nothing new or special.
  • Abs were worked well today, happy with that.

It looks like everything is going well. Are you tracking progress? If not, you should look to tweak some things. It seems like you are doing things the right way to me. Keep up the good work.

Weights Session

Squat - 55x5 . 55x5 . 65x5 . 65x5 . 70x5
Benchpress - 32.5x5 . 32.5x5
Lat Pull-down - 22.7x10 . 28x8 . 28x8
Crunch - 0x25
Prone Bridge - 30s . 30s
Bicycle Kick - 0x25 . 0x25

—Notes—

  • Squats were fairly good. Knee was feeling a bit stiff but I did not let it stop me.
  • Benchpress was where some trouble occured. As I was pressing, my neck was under some strain and pressure, and whether or not I have meantioned it, I injuried my neck playing aussie rules footy where a guys knee was driven in the back of my neck. That occured a few weeks ago, and it is one of the reasons i quit footy to do track. and anyway, it still hurts, so i don’t know wat i have done, but my neck was hurting badly so i stopped.
  • Lat pull-downs were same old. might need to mix this up with some other back exercises.
    Ab work was good today. felt it real good.
  • Overall, apart from benchpressing, it was a half decent workout

Rest Day

Did not do any sort of physical activity at all after school. at school, my usual basketball game with my mates at recess and lunch.

Accerlation Training

60m
30m
60m
50m
30m
60m

—Notes—

  • Pretty good. Felt fast of the mark this time, but still trying to perfect form.
  • The 60m and 50m were basically one after another, so no rest between.
  • Overall, good, still has alot to improve on but getting there.


Weights Session

Lunge - 20x5 . 20x5 . 20x5
Machine Benchpress - 28x10 . 28x10 . 28x10
Lat Pull-down - 22.7x10 . 28x8 . 28x8
Bench Jump - 0x10 . 0x10 . 0x10
Burpees - 0x10 . 0x10

—Notes–

  • Lunges were good. They always seem to be a good sub for squats.
  • Machine benching, i must addmitt, i have fallen more in love with. I feel a better pec stimulation, even though free-weight builds more strength and size. i will mix machine up with free-weight, so don’t worry
  • Lat pull-downs are the same. truth be told, i want wide lats, so thats why i do them instead of rows… for now. later on i will include them
  • The bench jump and burpees were added in to try and build some sort of explosiveness. my legs were really burning afterwards which felt good. made me feel alive
  • Overall, a really good workout. I wasn’t going to workout due to lack of motivation but then something triggered and i was like “no way i’m going to sit here, i’m going out to the garage” and it felt good knowing i overcame it

I have not been training for the past week due to my life being crazy and hetic. I am fairly dissapointed in myself.

But I will restart on Monday

Post flames if you want to, I deserve and need it at the moment

Later on tonight i will post some notes and such to get me motivated, and some ideas, and maybe a new split. so comment later if you desire

u change to often dude keep it simple

Basically i just want maybe on more session in the gym a week. because i need to get stronger and a bit more power for it.

Also, an offical announcement, I am restarting training on Thursday. Things were crazy the last week and i just lacked motivation, time and such. But i will start again

Also, i have zone athletics on Wednesday. my events are 100m, 200m, long jump and triple jump. I know it is too late to be able to change things physically, but how do you guys get mentally prepared for a event?