Dragon on the roll

Summer is almost upon us so it is time for me to see if I could live up to the promises I made to myself in this blog in February. Let's see how I fared.

Deadlift 325 pounds.

Easy. I probably could have done even more, but I am concentrating on my technique for now. I don't want to break my lower back.

Increase my bench press max from 250 to 275 pounds.

This one was easy, too. 300 pound bench, here I come!

Do 500 Indian squats in a row.

Miserable failure. My best was 306, and my legs cramped so badly that I couldn't do a single squat more no matter how hard I tried. And the pain was unbearable. This will take years, I reckon.

Hit my kickboxing trainer until he breaks.

Very successful here. Granted I most often grapple to finish him off, but I am getting my rythm back.

Do 35 chin-ups in a row.

30 max is my best fro this spring. But I don't feel too bad as I've put on more mass. I'll try it again after the cutting phase.

Finally master the complete Sa Kwon Bo kata.

I never even bought a Bo stick so I could practice properly. Shame on me.

As for the rest of my training: My illness robbed me of some of the mass I put on, but I did go from 70 to 72,5 kg in weight without gaining any fat. I've increased weights in all my excercises, and even my running is going pretty well.

Come summer, I am ready. I must get Henri to do some comparison photos when I take my holidays.

Posted by Dragon at 21 May 00:08, 2004