11/25/08

Couldn't wait until Wed. to test maxes since I'll be away for Thanksgiving.

Deadlift: 410
Overhead Press: 185

Unofficial Totals:
Powerlifting: 1080
Crossfit: 965

I'm really upset with how weak my shoulder press was. I was hoping for at least 200. A 10 pound increase from something I can do 5 times is disgusting. I'll definitely be focusing on that a lot in the next training cycles.

Notes on Westside: My reservations about the Westside program are pretty much gone. It is a great training system. I very much like the fact that each movement is worked twice a week instead of once. I also like that two out of the 4 lifting days are speed days because it give me a break mentally from having to lift maximal weights every session. I have to note that I only did 6 weeks of it and not the full 12, but had I gone on longer I would have been fighting some elbow problems most of the way through. I will probably be switching back to the performance menu workouts for the next 4 weeks to get some O-lift work, but after that I'll be back on another 6 week Westside cycle