Manveer Gets Competitive

[Chris McCarthy]

Don't go all Mike Mentzer on us!

[slowmotion]

I got exhausted just watching those all those deads.

[John Petrizzo]

Nice pulls, Manveer.

[manveer]

Don't go all Mike Mentzer on us!

Not sure what that means. You mean decreasing training frequency?

I got exhausted just watching those all those deads.

Heh. I was pretty tired too. I blame the jet lag mostly.

Nice pulls, Manveer.

Whoa - high praise! Thanks, John!

BW (5/4): Not measured

Sleep (5/3 evening): ~7.5h

2017-05-04 - C3W6D3
Good Mornings w/ Monster Strap
210x6 @6.5?
230x6 @7.5
250x6 @8.5
245x6 @8
Getting better at these. Probably still lowballing RPE, but that's an e1RM PR anyway.

[Chris McCarthy]

Not sure what that means. You mean decreasing training frequency?

Yeah, by the end Mentzer was advising something like one set every 10 - 14 days IIRC.

[manveer]

Yeah, by the end Mentzer was advising something like one set every 10 - 14 days IIRC.

Ah, yeah, Mark would never allow that!

BW (5/5 morning): 234.4#

Sleep (5/4 evening): ~7h

2017-05-05 - GPP
Airdyne
14:26
HR (avg/max): 116/127

Pendlay Rows - 10 mins
185x10 @7
185x7 @7.5
185x6 @7.5
185x5 @8
185x8 @10 (a little cheaty at the end)
Lighter weight, just getting back into things.

[manveer]

BW (5/6 morning): 235.0#
BW (5/7 morning): 237.0#

Sleep... about 7-8 hrs the last couple of nights.

2017-05-07 - C3W7D1
Squat w/ belt
445x1 @6
475x1 @7
500x1 @8, shit form
465x3 @8.5, also shit form
465x3 @9
440x3 @8
440x3 @8
Became very uncoordinated on my top single and then the first down set. Strength is there, though. Building momentum towards 600.

Video: Instagram

3-1-3 Tempo Bench
215x5x3 (@6, 7, 7.5)

Press v1 (no belt)
120x8 @6
125x8 @7
135x8 @7.5
135x7 @10
120x6 @10
100x6 @10
Triceps were just dead, started failing to lock out reps at the end. Rests were on the shorter side too, which could've contributed.

[Eric K]

Shortening rest when you're used to longish rest has been a huge PITA for me. On the plus side, you're still way stronger than me.

[manveer]

Shortening rest when you're used to longish rest has been a huge PITA for me. On the plus side, you're still way stronger than me.

Yeah, I agree on the rest. Pressing doesn't feel very fatiguing so I get bored between sets and tend to cut the rest too short if I'm trying to hurry up.

Re: being stronger than you, I also weigh ~50# more than you, so there's that.

BW (5/8 morning): 234.6#

Sleep (5/7 evening): ~6.5h, woke up too early

2017-05-08 - C3W7D2
Deadlift w/ belt
475x1 @6.5
500x1 @7.5
525x1 @8
490x3 @8
490x3 @9, form was breaking down too much
465x3 @8
465x3 @8
Mediocre.

Video: Instagram

Squat (no belt)
315x5 @6
335x5 @6.5
365x5 @8
365x5 @9, back starting to round
345x5 @8
345x5 @8
Tough to end the session with beltless squats after deadlifts (and comp squats yesterday). RPE was mostly relative to my ability to keep my back from rounding. Pretty tired.

[Eric K]

Re: being stronger than you, I also weigh ~50# more than you, so there's that.

I imagine this as the inverse of the "you callin' me fat?" meme, but with the same bite.