Aidens ascension to strong - Texas Method

[AidenBloodaxe]

Haha! Thanks, my hips weren't very happy with me this morning though.

[AidenBloodaxe]

Amazingly I wasn't sore at all today, this is the first time I've felt fully recovered on a Wednesday. Everything was really explosive.

Squat
20kg / 45lbs x 2 x 5
60kg / 135lbs x 5
100kg / 225lbs x 5
125kg / 275lbs x 2 x 5

Bench
20kg / 45lbs x 2 x 5
40kg / 90lbs x 5
60kg / 135lbs x 3
70kg / 154lbs x 3 x 5

Light Snatch(instead of chins because my biceps are still playing up & because I felt so great)
20kg / 45lbs x lots
40kg / 90lbs x 3
50kg / 110lbs x 2
60kg / 135lbs x 3 x 3

[AidenBloodaxe]

Squat
20kg / 45lbs 2 x 5
60kg / 135lbs x 5
100kg / 225lbs x 5
*belt on
140kg / 315lbs x 3
*167.5kg / 368lbs x 5

Press
20kg / 45lbs x 5
40kg / 90lbs x 4
50kg / 110lbs x 2
60kg / 135lbs x 2
*belt on
*72.5kg / 160lbs x 4 - missed #5 again, & only got 4 reps like last week, but the weight has increased whilst the reps constant so at least I can see improvement.

Hang Clean
20kg / 45lbs x 5
50kg / 110lbs x 3
60kg / 135lbs x 3
70kg / 154lbs x 2

Clean(deciding to clean instead of HDLs & Rack pulls)
*87.5kg / 192lbs x 5 x 3

[AidenBloodaxe]

Unusual session today.

Squat
20kg / 45lbs 2 x 5
60kg / 135lbs x 5
100kg / 225lbs x 5
*belt on
140kg / 315lbs x 3
*162.5kg / 357lbs x 5 x 5 - Unbelievably easy & I don't have a clue why!? Excluding the last 2 reps of set 5, every rep was easy & explosive & the surprising part is that I had such terrible sleep last night, I've been revising for my maths exam all weekend & I actually had algebraic nightmares. I kept waking up thinking of quadratic equations & other algebra-related stuff & I don't even feel fatigued.

Bench - Sep, my polish friend talked me into benching with him today & I figured that I don't have much to lose, so I did. So after warm-ups he had me do the following:
*87.5kg / 192lbs x 6 x 4 - My triceps didn't like the extra rep each set, these work sets were essentially the same as last weeks 87.5kg / 192lbs x 5 x 5
* 100kg / 225lbs x 5 - To my disbelief I actually made this, I didn't think I had it in me, especially after the 6 x 4, the last rep was the slowest rep in the world though.
& then he had me do assistance:
DB Bench
*35kg / 77lbs each hand x 8 x 3 - I have never really DB Benched & evidently so because my form was terrible. My triceps hate me, they've been constantly sore since I finished pressing.

DL
60kg / 135lbs x 5
100kg / 225lbs x 3
140kg / 315lbs x 3
160kg / 352lbs x 1
185kg / 408lbs x 6 - Extra rep was because I forgot how many I did, afterwards Sep assured me I did 6. The set was pretty damn easy, I forgot to put my belt on as well.

[The Laughing Man]

Shit mate, your catching me there on the squat, you must be damn close to 200kg now! Good stuff.

[AidenBloodaxe]

Shit mate, your catching me there on the squat, you must be damn close to 200kg now! Good stuff.

Ha! It'd be nice if I am. I'm thinking about walking out of the rack with my planned opener, 2nd attempt & 3rd attempt after my heavy 5s on Friday just to see how they feel because I obviously have very little experience with max attempts & I just wanna see what that weight feels like on my back.


Wednesday 03/03/10 - Light / Recovery day

Felt awful today, I was so stiff & tight & everything felt ridiculously heavy. It took quite a while to get warm & loose enough to get under the bar today, my pecs & shoulders were that sore & tight. I never usually have any trouble getting under the bar.


Squat
20kg / 45lbs x 3 x 5
60kg / 135lbs x 5
100kg / 225lbs x 5
125kg / 275lbs x 2 x 5

Press
20kg / 45lbs x 2 x 5
40kg / 90lbs x 5
50kg / 110lbs x 3
60kg / 135lbs x 2 x 5

Didn't even think about trying any sort of pulling today, the time would be better spent eating & power napping .

[AidenBloodaxe]

Squat
20kg / 45lbs x 2 x 5
60kg / 135lbs x 5
100kg / 225lbs x 5
*belt on
140kg / 315 lbs x 3
* 170kg / 375lbs x 5 - Easy, explosive.
Rack Walk-outs(Planned lifts for meet)
180kg / 405lbs - Felt really light on my back.
190kg / 420lbs - Felt like it'd be challenging to squat.
200kg / 450lbs - Felt like it'd be pretty damn hard to squat, I have 4 more weeks to get stronger anyway.

Bench - Still sore & stiff as hell from Monday.
20kg / 45lbs x 2 x5
40kg / 90lbs x 5
60kg / 135lbs x 3
80kg / 175lbs x 2
90kg / 200lbs x 1
*100kg / 225lbs x 3 - Used wrist wraps borrowed from a Strongman friend because my wrists felt dodgy.

Clean
20kg / 45lbs x 5
40kg / 90lbs x 3
50kg / 110lbs x 3
60kg / 135lbs x 3
*80kg / 175lbs x 3 x 5 - Did 90kg/200lbs for a double, but I was quite fatigued so settled for these work sets.

[AidenBloodaxe]

Squat
20kg / 45lbs x 2 x 5
60kg / 135lbs x 5
100kg / 225lbs x 5
*Belt on
120kg / 264lbs x 2
140kg / 315 x 2
*165kg / 363lbs x 5 x 5

Press
20kg / 45lbs x 5
40kg / 90lbs x 5
50kg / 110lbs x 3
*belt on
*64kg / 140lbs x 5 x 5

Deadlift
60kg / 135lbs x 3 - Cleaned
100kg / 225lbs x 3
140kg / 315lbs x 2
*belt on - for the first time during deadlifts!
160kg / 352lbs x 1
*182.5kg / 410lbs x 5 - Hookgrip used, is it common to have a hookgrip stronger than alternate grip? My hookgrip has far surpassed my alternate. I'm 5'5" & have tiny hands too.

[AidenBloodaxe]

Squat
20kg / 45lbs x 5 x 3
60kg / 135lbs x 5
100kg / 225lbs x 5
120kg / 270lbs x 5 x 2

Bench
20kg / 45lbs x 5 x 2
40kg / 90lbs x 5
60kg / 135lbs x 3
72.5kg / 160lbs x 5 x 3

[AidenBloodaxe]

Squat
20kg / 45lbs 2 x 5
60kg / 135lbs x 5
100kg / 225lbs x 5
*belt on
140kg / 315lbs x 3
160kg / 352lbs x 1
*170kg / 375lbs x 5 - Way too easy, I may jump straight up to 175kg / 385lbs next Friday.

Press
20kg / 45lbs x 5
40kg / 90lbs x 4
50kg / 110lbs x 2
60kg / 135lbs x 2
*belt on
*74kg / 163lbs x 3 - DAMMIT! Missed #4 & #5.
*73kg / 161lbs x 1 - Damn! Wanted to do 2 reps to make up for the 2 missed reps with 74kg, I think I missed them because I had cooled off, I forgot how little rest I need between pressing otherwise I get cool.

Cleans
20kg / 45lbs x 5
40kg / 90lbs x 3
50kg / 110lbs x 2
60kg / 135lbs x 2
*Hang
70kg / 154lbs x 2
*82.5kg / 176lbs x 3 x 3

Rope chins (neutral grip is nice to my shoulders)
4 x 4