Performance-Adjusted Excellence

[Eric K]

BW - 187.6



YOLO: C2W1D4

TT - ~90 min

Power Clean:

135 x 2, 165 x 2, 185 x 2, 205 x 1, 215 x F, 215 x 1, 225 x F x 3

Deadlift:

455 x 3 x 6 (3-4 min rest, 4 sets mixed grip, 2 sets w/ straps last set @7.5-8ish)

TnG Bench:

265 x 6 x 3, really started to rush here

Squat:

315 x 8 x 2, 7, very rushed

~12,500 steps

Notes:

Power clean continues to confound. My time constraints might not tolerate its inclusion much longer, especially if I can't make any headway. I definitely could have gotten 4 sets on both tng bench and squat if I hadn't been doing power clean at the beginning.

The last set of squat was 7 because I really cut rest short, put my belt on crooked and it started cutting into my side. I stood up leaning to the left on the last rep and decided it wasn't worth hurting my back. The bench and squat felt like a crossfit workout. Weights were light, but I just didn't want to move afterwards.

What's inept? Gripper workout looks legit.

I wanted to put a gif of David Carradine from Kill Bill Vol. 2, saying "I guess they just thought it sounded cool," but couldn't find a suitable one. I wasn't referring to anything in particular, it just seemed to have both a pleasing phonic consonance and subtle logical conflict. Basically, I didn't have anything valuable to put in the notes of that post.

[Eric K]

BW - 190.4 That seems excessive.

YOLO: C2W2D1

TT - ~70 min

Press:

205 x 1, 2, 1, 2, F, 195 x 3 x 2, (4-5 min rest)

Anterior Squat:

205 x 6 x 3 (~2 min rest)

CGBP:

225 x 8 x 3* (~2 min rest)

Notes:

Trying to be detached about this morning's weigh-in, but it is certainly annoying. I still haven't really increased calories to what I would consider (hope?) qualifies as "maintenance;" Thursday and Friday were a little higher than the rest of the week, but still "lowish". So, the sudden increase could be that, increased food in the GI in general, water retention, or maybe I'm about to start my period. We'll see how it goes this week (with a trip back to CA on Tuesday).

Press is going to stay about the same (195 W1, 205 W2) for the next cycle. See if I can't have a better "strength" session in a couple weeks.

Front squat felt better, and takes a lot less time than power clean. I don't want to ditch PC completely, but I think I won't focus on it as much until after my meet in October. If there's anything to the strength translation thing, it might even be better off... I dunno. Not giving up on the dream, but there are other things that I am committed to.

[Eric K]

BW - 189

YOLO: C2W2D2

TT - ~60 min

Squat: (strength)

385@Nope 365 x F

Bench: (strength)

305 x 1 x 5, 275 x 4 (F)

RDL: (hypertrophy)

365 x 6, 6, 8

Notes:

Happy Memorial Day.

Seems like the difference between the amount of food in my GI on a diet and at maintenance is somewhere around 3-5 lbs.

Squat continues to be problematic.

Bench didn't go so well, either. Those were supposed to be doubles.

RDL was probably easy just because I didn't really squat.

Weekly lift order probably needs re-arranged a little.

[Barry Charles]

....or maybe I'm about to start my period

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I have a dry vagina (Sjögren's syndrome), so it happens. You'll be fine.

[Eric K]

BW - 190.4

YOLO: C2W2D3

TT - ~60 min

Deadlift: (strength)

465 x 3 x 6

TnG Bench:

265 x 6 x 3

Anterior Squat:

235 x 6 x 3

~17,800 steps

Notes:

University gym was...interesting.

Deadlifts felt good, going to keep incrementing while it lasts. Everything else was pretty easy for the most part, which is nice considering I only got about 4.5 hours of sleep.

I have a dry vagina (Sjögren's syndrome), so it happens. You'll be fine.

We should have a pajama party where we eat ice cream and watch movies that make us cry. It was their story the whole time, but she can't remember...

[hector_garza]

Those are crazy deadlift numbers for 4.5 hours sleep!

[Eric K]

BW - 189

YOLO: C2W2D3ish

TT - ~50 min

Squat:

345 x 5@7, 365 x 5@9.5, 345 x 5@7, 345 x 5@8

Press: (10 min density block)

165, 24 reps

C/U - BW x 12, 10, 6

Notes:

Good to know that doing squats the day after deadlift does not result in spontaneous combustion. The 365 should have been a @8 but my lower back was pretty fatigued from yesterday. 345 did feel pretty light, but I really had to focus on bracing, which I think is good, because I can get lazy with that.

Press was genuinely rough. My shoulders were calling for Hanley's head. It hurt to carry my belt out to the car. Ha. Stuck with 3 on the minute for 6 minutes then one double and finished with singles. Good stuff.

Those are crazy deadlift numbers for 4.5 hours sleep!

Thanks, boss. Deadlift is feeling strong right now.

[Eric K]

BW - 192.4

YOLO: C3W1D2

TT - ~90 min

Squat:

345 x 5 @6
355 x 5 @6.5 (narrowed my stance a little)
365 x 5 @8
375 x 5 @9.5 (last rep may have been high)
355 x 5 @9

Bench:

250 x 5 @7
265 x 5 @8
275 x 5 @9.5
255 x 5 @8

RDL:

385 x 6 x 3

CoC (between sets):

R - #1 x 10, x 8 x 3, x 5 x 2 (44 reps)
T x 15 x 6 (90 reps)

L - #1 x 8 x 3, x 5 x 3 (39 reps)
T x 15 x 6 (90 reps)

Notes:

Pretty sure the BW jump is a fluke due to travel; I think I'm around 189ish.

Schedule is off this week because of travel yesterday, but I tried to get some decent volume in the important stuff today. Ran out of time for press, but that's ok.

Fucking Hanley makes us all work too hard at pressing.

#WeakPressersMatter.

[Christopher John]

CoC (between sets):

R - #1 x 10, x 8 x 3, x 5 x 2 (44 reps)
T x 15 x 6 (90 reps)

L - #1 x 8 x 3, x 5 x 3 (39 reps)
T x 15 x 6 (90 reps)

Nice. Is that a single set PR with the #1?

[Eric K]

Nice. Is that a single set PR with the #1?

Thanks. I'm pretty sure I've gotten 11 at least once. But I've been pretty inconsistent with grippers. I really only had the opportunity to do so many reps early on because I was new at my job and had a lot of things to read. Now I actually have to Do Stuff. It's bullshit.