Calvissimo: 1250 at 220 or be damned to you

[Calvo]

5/4

BP 115x15x2, 125x15

DL 365x2, 385x1, 395x1, 0

Sumo DL 185x3, 2, 225x2x3

BW: 202.5

BP: kinda hard, whatever.

DL: had some Chuck Vogelpohl bobblehead action going on hurr. Probably could have gotten another single with 395, but didn't want to fuck anything up. I was wearing wrestling shoes for this. Seems like I should have been stronger, somehow. Perhaps it's something to do with eating fewer carbs and the corresponding drop in BW. Or the lack of heavy pulling and squatting lately. In any case, hopefully this will help me get used to heavy grinders.

Sumos: I'm super excited to come out of the closet and proudly identify as a gay man...





























































Not srs, I'm not actually gonna pull sumo. But I figured I'd give it a shot as long as I was wearing flat shoes.

[Calvo]

5/5

OHP 95x5, 105x5, 115x5, 95x5

115 was kinda heavy. Still having trouble getting this bounce everyone's talking about nowadays. Whatever.

[Calvo]

5/7

SQ 275x5, 285x5, 295x5
BP 125x15, 12, 120x13
DL 345x5

SQ: had some trouble locking it down and getting tight on these, but it wasn't very heavy. Pec was fine. Elbows could use a little lacrosse ball love but that's normal.

BP: fatigued? Dunno. But the pec is feeling a lot more robust.

DL: Kinda hard, whatever.

Not really used to long full-body workouts now, lol. Should probably get back to taking creatine + caffeine...and gain weight for fuck's sake. I've been dicking around at ~205 for too long. Time to start taking shit seriously and gain 15-20 lbs. Hell, I wonder if that on its own would be enough to push me into the 1250 total range...we shall see.

[Calvo]

5/9

SQ 295x2, 275x2, 2, 5

BP 125x15x2, 125x10

DB row 90x10x3

Fuck.

[Calvo]

5/11

SQ 285x5x3

BP 125xpopped my fucking pec again.

Pretty damn painful at the time, getting better. I have full RO passive M and it's a partial tear, so the ortho doesn't want to send me to the surgeon. Guess it's time to start pushing the rock up the hill again.

[Ease]

That blows C. Can you still squat and pull?

[Calvo]

That blows C. Can you still squat and pull?

Yes, although I noticed a few twinges to which I was hitherto unaccustomed in the titty region. Not squatting for so long last time was definitely a mistake. Nice deficit pulls btw.

5/16

SQ 295x5x3
BP 45x25x2, 55x25
DL 355x5

Meh. Some pain, no snaps, currently listening to Dismember and drinking.

[Calvo]

5/19

SQ 305x5x3
BP 55x25x2, 65x25
DB rows 90x10, 10, 10, 13
Hammer curls 35x10x3

SQ: could have been tighter for sure. The TUBOW kinda helps, but I kept feeling like my stance was asymmetrical or some shit. And my very last rep was pretty terrible. On the plus side, the bar moved gratifyingly fast.
BP: I'll just tell everyone it's my accumulation block. In all seriousness, this high-rep rehab seems to have put some welcome size on my chest and triceps. These were OK, no more pain than walking around with my thumb up my ass, so I'd say things are dandy so far.

[Calvo]

5/21

SQ 310x5, 4, 4

BP 65x25x2, 85x20

DL 365x5

More sleep, more food, stop doing dumb shit on the squat. Master cue. Try using a band to take the load off the bottom with chins. Don't go heavier than 85 for a while, it kinda stung. Bleah.