The Road to the Highland Games - Texas Method

[WaWa Bird]

I figure since I'm Celtic and want to be really really strong, why not compete in the Highland games?

Monday - Volume Day
Weight x Reps x Sets

Squat
45x5x2
135x5
225x3
Work Sets
300x5x5

Press
45x5
65x4
95x3
Work Sets
125x5x3
125x4x2

Rack Pulls (Failed on a 375 Dead for 5 last week)
135x5
225x3
315x2
Work Set
425x5

[WaWa Bird]

Squat
45x5
135x5
185x2
Work Set
225x5x3

Board Press (3 Board)
45x5
135x4
155x3
185x1
Work Sets
225x4 (hard 4)
225x2 (reduced after)
205x5

Chin-ups 20lbs
5,4,4

[Platus]

I hate to hijack your thread, but I am curious about the highland games. How might the uninitiated get involved? Are there any particular organizations and/or websites that you would suggest for those interested in learning more?

Best of luck - I look forward to seeing how you progress.

[WaWa Bird]

http://www.heavyevents.com/

http://www.nasgaweb.com/main.asp

Friday late post. Had to work early so I cut the workout short.
Squat
45x5x2
135x4
225x2
Work set
335x5

Press
45x5x2
65x4
95x2
Work Sets
140x1
135x4

[WaWa Bird]

Volume day. Stayed in the gym for 3 hours because of a lack of equipment.

Squat
45x5x2
135x4
225x3
Work Sets
315x5x5

Bench - Been stuck at 185 for too long now.
45x5x2
135x4
155x2
Work Sets
190x4
185x5x3
185x4

Dead lift - Been having trouble with this recently. My legs are so dead from squatting that I can't find the strength to progress my dead lift.
135x5
185x4
225x3
315x1
Work Set
375x3 - Noticed that I rounded my back too much so I decided to stop. Didn't want the potential injury here.

Thinking I may need to switch up my program. I've been doing the work without progressing except with my shoulder press and squat, still gaining weight so I feel that I'm probably eating enough. Also Squats and Deads in the same day are too much right now.

[WaWa Bird]

Squat
45x5
95x4
135x3
185x1
230x5x2

Overhead pin presses
140x3x2
135x5

Bent over rows
45x5
65x4
95x2
135x8x3

Decline sit-ups
45x8x3

I'm not very good at selecting the weights for partial movement work.

[zepled37]

Dead lift - Been having trouble with this recently. My legs are so dead from squatting that I can't find the strength to progress my dead lift.
135x5
185x4
225x3
315x1
Work Set
375x3 - Noticed that I rounded my back too much so I decided to stop. Didn't want the potential injury here.

Thinking I may need to switch up my program. I've been doing the work without progressing except with my shoulder press and squat, still gaining weight so I feel that I'm probably eating enough. Also Squats and Deads in the same day are too much right now.

How long have you been doing texas method? Did you reset when you started it?

I was having a lot of trouble squatting and deadlifting on the same day prior to starting TM, but when I did start it, I took a very big reset because I was worried about handling the extra volume. I think this reset at the beginning really helped me a lot and after a few weeks I was having no trouble deadlifting on the same day as squats and my deadlift strength started increasing pretty rapidly.

Don't know if this will help you, but it seemed to help me quite a bit.

[WaWa Bird]

How long have you been doing texas method? Did you reset when you started it?

I was having a lot of trouble squatting and deadlifting on the same day prior to starting TM, but when I did start it, I took a very big reset because I was worried about handling the extra volume. I think this reset at the beginning really helped me a lot and after a few weeks I was having no trouble deadlifting on the same day as squats and my deadlift strength started increasing pretty rapidly.

Don't know if this will help you, but it seemed to help me quite a bit.

I reset everything a little bit. The squat gains have been fine, in fact its the only thing making any real progress still. While my other lifts are stallling out.

My deadlift was progressing just fine at my old gym, probably from the GHR work. My school gym doesn't have a GHR so I don't know what exactly needs to be done here.

My bench has been stuck at 185 for sets across for over a month even after a reset. Shoulder press has always been a struggle.

I'm thinking I might want to change up and try out 531.

[WaWa Bird]

Squat
45x5x2
95x4
135x3
225x2
315x1
Work
355x4

Bench
45x5x2
95x4
135x3
155x1
Work
200x3

Power Cleans are getting dangerous without bumpers. Having to lower the weight slowly makes my arm tingle so I'm a little worried about doing that.

Pull ups
20lbs - 5,4
BW - 7

[WaWa Bird]

Got sick over the weekend so I think I'm going to call off working for the week.

[WaWa Bird]

Felt better today and decided to fuck around in the gym.

Deadlift
405x1
315x3x3 Double overhand grip training

Bench
185x3x8

Bent over rows
140x8x3

[WaWa Bird]

Since I was sick last week I didn't want to progress and see where I stood.

315x5x3
315x4
315x3x2
Lost all energy yawned the entire time while doing presses

115x5x4
115x3

Too tired for deadlifts.

I've finally made my decision. This will be my last week of the Texas Method, and I'm moving on to 531.

[WaWa Bird]

First day of 531. Deloaded my totals as recommended. Following the triumvirate model right now.

Press
90x5
105x5
115x8

Chins
10, 8, 5(+3 negatives)

Dips
12, 10, 10

[WaWa Bird]

Deadlifts
260x5 overhand
300x5 overhand
340x8 overhandx2 mixedx6

Sit-ups
BWx12x3

[WaWa Bird]

Kind of lost track of this one. Here are my big lifts.

Bench
135x5
155x5
175x7

Squat
230x5
265x5
300x7

Press
95x3
110x3
125x6

[WaWa Bird]

I'm back to keeping a log. Decided to try out a Starr model, because I have training ADD.

Monday
Worked up to 415 lb shrugs x5. First time shrugging wanted to keep it around 380, but it I just kept moving the moving the weight up. Could have done more, but thought 415 was a good enough starting point.
185x5 Bench Press medium day
285x5 squats light day
GHD 2x10
Sit-ups 3x10.

[WaWa Bird]

Monday - All Medium
High Pulls - 90kg x 5
Press - 60kg x 5
Front Squat - 100kg x5

Front squats felt easy, high pulls were rough. Using the kg plates for the press now to make it easier to micro load..

[WaWa Bird]

Wednesday
Bench 205 lbs x 5, 210 x 3
Shrugs 425 lbs x 5
Snatch 60 kg 2x2
Tricep pushdowns 70 lbs x 3x20.

[WaWa Bird]

Friday
Squat 355, 3 clean 2 spotted
Behind Neck Press 50kg x 5
Split Snatch Practice 50 kg .

[WaWa Bird]

Wednesday
Bench 210x5
Shrugs 435x5
Snatch 60kg don't remember the exact reps.