Last November I started my quest To Be Decent. The Quest is based off the article Are You Strong? by Tim Henriques. Using the metrics of the article, I nailed 7/12 Decent and 1/12 Good. When you start throwing heavy weight around, you need to balance risk versus reward. The primary goal is to not [...]
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The Quest To Be Decent Part 5
Today I nailed my first GOOD score on my Quest To Be Decent. As Ronnie Coleman would say – YEAH BUDDY! Pull-Ups – The 3rd time is a charm. My first GOOD score ever is on the pull-up. At the start of 2008 I could only do 5 consecutive reps. Today I did 20. I [...]
The Quest To Be Decent Part 4
No milestones today. I thought for sure I was going to nail Good status on the pull-ups. Nope. Pull-Ups – I needed 20 to move from Decent to Good. I got 17, which is a new personal record, but still 3 shy of Good. Darn high-reps! I have set a new goal to do a [...]
The Quest To Be Decent Part 3
As predicted in Part 2, I nailed the Dips. I focused on three exercises today. Dips – Have I mentioned how much I loathe high repetition training? But I really want to be Decent, so I needed to hit 20 reps. After completing the 20 reps, I grabbed a weight belt and resumed my low-rep [...]
The Quest To Be Decent Part 2
Yesterday I outlined my Quest To Be Decent. Today I tackled four more exercises. EZ Bicep Curl – Since I take a functional approach to weight lifting I rarely do direct arm work, but I knew I’d easily get a Decent score on this exercise. Sure enough I nailed 90 for reps. No problem. A [...]
