Fraser Young

[Fraser Young]

24 June

Around The Square – 3 x 4
Tuck Jumps – 2 x 10
Back Squat – 4 x 8 x 102.5kg
Good Morning (3 sec ISO) – 8 x 20kg, 2 x 8 x 25kg
BB Reverse Lunge (3 sec ISO) – 3 x 8 x 30kg
Hip Flexor Hold (5 sec ISO) – 2 x 5
Hollow Rock – 3 x 30 secs
Prone Hyper Ext – 3 x 8

25 June

Bench Press – 6,6,6,5 x 90kg
BB Rows – 4 x 8 x 70kg
A1 Chin Ups – 10,9,8
A2 Skull Crushers – 3 x 8 x 36kg

Grass Run – 6.4km in 36 mins
Pace per km = 5:17, 5:30, 5:23, 5:37, 6:01, 5:57, 5:35

The plan is to extend this out to around 10km to build up my ability to do slow and steady running. Took a lot of effort to not walk as my breathing really goes nuts whatever the pace is.

26 June

Cycling – 2 x 4 miles

Commute on a Boris Bike.

27 June

Vert Test – 55cm
Power Clean – 5 x 1 x 80kg
Back Squat – 4 x 6 x 105kg
Hip Thrust – 6,7,8,6 x 110kg
Good Morning (3 sec ISO) – 3 x 8 x 25kg
BB Reverse Lunge (3 sec ISO) – 3 x 8 x 30kg

28 June

Incline Bench Press – 3 x 6 x 75kg
DB Rows – 4 x 8 x 40kg
Rear Delt Raise – 3 x 12 x 3kg
A1 Close Grip Bench – 8,7,7 x 80kg
A2 Concentration Curls – 3 x 6 x 20kg
Burpees – 30 on 60 off x 4 (40 total)

Better conditioning, I read someone’s program which stated 100 burpees in 5 minutes is a great conditioning goal and to train it you should always work at “race pace” of 1 burpee every 3 seconds. I did 10 in 30 seconds and will build on that.

29 June

Grass Shuttle Runs
Levels 6-7 as a warm up
Starting from level 8.1, 6 runs: 10.1, 9.8, 9.9, 9.7, 9.8, 9.7 (3 mins rest)

Again using the bleep test audio, there’s something about the pace of level 9 that gets me. It’s a little too fast for my “plodding along” pace but my next gear is too tiring to maintain. I was pleased to go further than last week, a less tiring warm up helped. Each run was around 1 min 50 secs which is a good duration, if I could complete levels 8 & 9 for 6 reps and bring the rest down to 2:30 that would be amazing.

[Fraser Young]

Well I got those body-weight numbers wrong last time I posted. I actually left for holiday at 73.4kg so came back a little bit heavier.

17 June

Around The Square – 3 x 4
Tuck Jumps – 1 x 10
Back Squat – 4 x 6 x 100kg
RDL – 2 x 6 x 100kg, 6 x 90kg
BB Reverse Lunge – 2 x 10 x 60kg
Hollow Rock – 3 x 30 secs

18 June

BB Rows – 4 x 8 x 70kg
Bench Press – 6,4,4,4 x 90kg
A1 Chin Ups – BW x 10,10,7
A2 Skull Crushers – 3 x 8 x 33.5kg
Ab Wheel – 8,9,10

Rowing Machine – 2 x 15 mins (2:14.5 pace, 2:14.2 pace) w 6 mins rest

Rowing machine was later in the day and in place of a long run due to the heavy rain.

20 June

Vert Test – 55.5cm/21.75″
Power Clean – 5 x 1 x 80kg
Back Squat – 4 x 8 x 100kg
Hip Thrust – 4 x 6 x 110kg
Swiss Ball HS Curls – 16, 16
B1 Dead Bug Twist – 2 x 12
B2 Side Hip Thrust – 2 x 12

21 June

Incline Bench Press – 6,2,3 x 75kg
DB Rows – 4 x 8 x 40kg
Rear Delt Raise – 3 x 12 x 2.5kg
A1 Close Grip Bench – 8,8,5 x 80kg
A2 Concentration Curls – 3 x 8 x 17.5kg
Jump Squats – 150 in 5:20

I did lots of demo’s for 9to5strength.com/shoulders which tired me out before the session began.

22 June

Grass Shuttle Runs
Levels 1-7 (2 mins) Level 8 (1 min) Level 9 (1 min) Level 10 (2 mins)
Level 8-9.5, 8-9.8, 8-9.5, 8-9.5 (3 mins, 2.5 mins, 3 mins)

I was using the audio from the bleep test to train. I used levels 1-7 inclusive as a warm up, then tried to work out which 2 levels would be a challenge. I really like this approach, unsure on total volume but next time I think 6 runs in total with 3 mins rest seemed good, with each run lasting 90-100 seconds. I was genuinely trying to go as far as possible so it’s a bit depressing that even after a rest I can start at level 8 and only make it to 9.5, when my best this year was lvl 9.11. This was on grass instead of concrete so in that sense it’s not directly comparable.

[Fraser Young]

5 June

Grass Run – 5.4km in ~27 mins (even 5:00/km pace throughout)

A1 BB Rows – 4 x 8 x 70kg
A2 Pec Stretch – 4 x 15 secs
B1 Bench Press – 6,5,4 x 92.5kg
B2 Trap Stretch – 3 x 15 secs

I’d done the grass run in the morning and then didn’t feel up for the gym at all later in the day. I ended up calling it a day after each set of bench press felt harder as I took it as a sign my body was dealing with cumulative fatigue.

7 June

Vert Test – 56cm/22″
Power Clean – 4 x 1 x 80kg
Back Squat – 8,8,8,7 x 102.5kg
A1 Hip Thrust – 4 x 6 x 110kg
A2 Warrior Lunge – 4 x 15 secs
Swiss Ball HS Curls – 12, 10
B1 Dead Bug Twist – 3 x 12
B2 Side Hip Thrust – 15,11,11
C1 Single Leg Good Morning – 3 x 10 reps then 10 sec hold
C2 Kneeling Lunge (raise and lower back knee = 1 rep) – 3 x 10 reps then 10 sec hold
Half Splits PNF Stretch – 3 x 50 secs

8-15 June on Holiday

Daily stretching for posture and for the front splits. I had two active days, the 10th was up a mountain in Italy called Monte Fossa delle Felci and that was 962m elevation because my wife and I walked from the coast i.e. sea level, right to the summit. That was 2hrs up, 1hr down and tough on the legs. The 13th I tracked with my phone and we walked 6.5km in under 2 hrs. It was hot so included rest stops and maybe 350m elevation.

I left for holiday around 74.2kg and came back 73.7kg. Won’t be much muscle loss as I was making sure to eat enough protein, so it’s likely the climbing is responsible.

[Fraser Young]

27 May

Around The Square – 3 x 4
Tuck Jumps – 1 x 10
Back Squat – 4 x 8 x 100kg
SLRDL – 1 x 8 x 50kg, 3 x 8 x 55kg
BB Rev Lunge – 2 x 12 x 50kg
Hollow Rock – 3 x 30 secs

28 May

BB Row – 5 x 8 x 70kg
Bench Press – 6,6,6,6,4 x 90kg
A1 Chin Ups – 11,11,9
A2 EZ Decline Skull Crushers – 3 x 10 x 31kg
Grass Run – 5.4km in ~29 mins (first 3km in 5:00 pace, next 2 in 6:00 pace)

30 May

Vert Test – 55.5cm/21.75″
Power Clean – 3 x 1 x 80kg, 3 x 1 x 85kg
Back Squat – 8,8,7,8 x 102.5kg
A1 Hip Thrust – 4 x 8 x 105kg
A2 Warrior Lunge – 4 x 15 secs
Swiss Ball HS Curls – 15, 10
B1 Dead Bug Twist – 12, 8, 10
B2 Side Hip Thrust – 16, 9, 10
C1 Single Leg Good Morning – 3 x 10 reps then 10 sec hold
C2 Kneeling Lunge (raise and lower back knee = 1 rep) – 3 x 10 reps then 10 sec hold
Half Splits PNF Stretch – 3 x 50 secs

Doing some work on flexibility and included a front splits session at the end. Also doing Neanderthal No More to correct my posture which means supersetting a regular exercise with a stretch. Vert is where it started before doing vert shock last year and I’m quietly confident I’ll go higher next week with all this stretching.

1 June

Dip Shrug – 3 x 15
A1 Incline Bench Press – 7,7,6 x 75kg
A2 Trap Stretch – 3 x 15 secs
B1 DB Row – 4 x 8 x 40kg
B2 Pec Stretch – 4 x 15 secs
C1 Rear Delt Raise – 3 x 10 x 2.5kg
C2 Band Ext Rotation – 3 x 12
D1 Close Grip Bench – 8,7,7 x 80kg
D2 Concentration Curls – 3 x 8 x 17.5kg
Jump Squats – 150 in 5:40

Lots of supersets with all this postural work.

2 June

Shuttle Runs – 6 x (2 x 20m, 40m, 60m) in 2:05,2:11,2:11,2:15,2:18,2:08

Around 240m of running despite my run tracker app claiming each one was 390m! I’m not conditioned enough to benefit from these 4 x 4 minute runs meaning my overall pace is so low. Instead I thought I’d cut it in half and increase the intensity, which felt beneficial.

4 June

Around The Square – 3 x 4
Tuck Jumps – 1 x 10
Back Squat – 8,8,8,7 x 102.5kg
SLRDL – 4 x 8 x 60kg
A1 BB Rev Lunge – 2 x 10 x 60kg
A2 IT Band Stretch – 2 x 15 secs
B1 Single Leg Good Morning – 3 x 10 reps then 10 sec hold
B2 Kneeling Lunge (raise and lower back knee = 1 rep) – 3 x 10 reps then 10 sec hold
Half Splits PNF Stretch – 3 x 50 secs
Hollow Rock – 3 x 30 secs

More splits training at the end. When I did the SLRDL I had a lot of extra RoM so it’s working. I could have got the last rep on back squat but I didn’t have safety bars so chickened out. I hurt in all sorts of new places with the extra postural work I’m doing.

[Fraser Young]

I started an account here https://strengthlevel.com/52858-9to5strength and after initially filling it out I will update when I either increase weight/reps on a main lift or for a weekly body-weight update. It’s a nice way to track estimated 1RM and get an indication if your strength is actually improving.

20 May

Around The Square – 3 x 4
Tuck Jumps – 1 x 10
Back Squat – 4 x 8 x 90kg
SLRDL – 3 x 8 x 40kg, 8 x 45kg
BB Rev Lunge – 2 x 12 x 40kg
Hollow Rock – 3 x 30 secs

21 May

BB Row – 5 x 10 x 65kg
Bench Press – 6,6,6,5,5 x 90kg
A1 Chin Ups – 3 x 8
A2 EZ Decline Skull Crushers – 3 x 10 x 31kg
Ab Wheel – 3 x 8

Tried rows first to put more emphasis on back training, hamstrings were singing from SLRDL the previous day.

23 May

Vert Test (skipped, really tender hamstrings)
Power Clean – 2 x 1 x 80kg, 4 x 1 x 85kg
Back Squat – 4 x 8 x 95kg
Hip Thrust – 8,7,8,8 x 105kg
Swiss Ball HS Curls – 12,15,11
Stir the pot – 3 x 30 secs

24 May

Incline Bench – 7,7,5 x 75kg
A1 DB Row – 4 x 8 x 37.5kg
A2 Rear Delt Raise – 4 x 8 x 3.5kg
B1 Close Grip Bench – 8,7,6 x 80kg
B2 Conc Curls – 3 x 8 x 15kg
Jump Squats (conditioning) – 150 in 6:35

25 May

Shuttle Runs – 4 x 4 mins (3 mins)

Good week of training, I introduced single leg RDL after seeing someone on Instagram recommend it and it was really effective. The downside was I had brutal DOMS and it meant I couldn’t do vertical jump or my 30 min jog in the week.

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