He does. He MUST!
Thanks buddy! Five years later, I still think 390x15 is crazy.
Nah I just forgot to notate it was the usual 1.5 inch mats. This is as far down as I'll get till medicine advances. It does still hurt sometimes, so I might move up a bit too, when equipment allows for it, i.e. the lid on the jerk blocks is 2.25 inches I think. But I feel like a cheater when doing so.
Press - dead stop, strict
95x5, 135x5, 165x5, 185x5x2
CGBP
135x5, 185x5, 225x5, 265x5, 285x5x2
BB Rows
275x8x3
Standing EZ Curl French Press
92x8, 112x8x2
C2 Erg: 30/60x6 in the 1:40-1:45 pace range, then a single 250m at 1:52 pace.
Bench: 3" belt, no wraps
425x1x2 @8.5
385x3 @7.5
Notes: I did a shorter warm-up with bigger jumps than usual, jumping straight from 365 - probably part of why 425 was a bit harder than I thought it'd be, but still highly manageable. I was well and warmed up for 385 after the two singles, and it moved fast.
425 bench on IG
Press: 4" belt+wraps
240x5x5 @9-9.5, PR
Notes: I thought this would be easier, but still happy to add another bit to my top 5x5 press weight. I think I could hit 265x5 under good conditions, maaaybe 270, but today 250ish was probably my 5RM so 240x5x5 required some grit.
Deadlift - 1.5" mats
545x1 @8 with 3" belt
405x8x2, beltless, straps
Notes: Back has been a little less than great all week, and woke up this morning with it even crabbier, for no apparent reason. So pulls didn't feel great.
Bro Stuff
T-Bar Row Thingy
90x6, 135x6, 155x6x4
DB Curls
45x12x3
Last edited by Michael Wolf; 06-08-2018 at 08:21 PM.
Today. Was. Awesome.
Press: belt + wraps for 285 and after
265x1, 285x1, !!!300x1!!! PR, then 250x3
Notes: Today was supposed to an easier heavy day, i.e. work up to a single at ~260-270, then back off to ~245-255 for two triples. And hitting 300 next week. But warmups were just popping AND felt light in my hands when I unracked. When that continued to happen at 215 AND 245, I just knew it was going down today. 245 normally feels a certain way in my hands when I unrack and it felt like 215-225 normally feels. I just decided to DO IT, like I did a month ago with the DL, and 300 went up smooth. Not easy, but had a few more lbs in the tank. 275 was a lifetime goal I finally hit last spring (after blowing my chance to hit in fall 2015 when I think I first could've), followed by 290 a month later, but I always wanted 300 and then 315. Hit three hundo and now three plates is looking very realistic. Super excited.
300x1 press PR on IG
Bench: no belt or wraps
325x5x5 - easy
Back seemed worse than expected so skipping all pulls this week to let it rest. First time I've ever managed to tweak it without realizing it at the time - I don't know when it happened. I've had plenty of time where it was worse than I at first estimated it, but never before have I tweaked it where I can't identify AT ALL the moment it happened. Getting old.
Ring Rows
BWx10x5
EZ Curl Tricep Standing French Press
92x8, 112x8, 122x8x2
C2 Erg
30/60 x6 @ 1:40ish paces
225m/1:30 rest x 2 @ 1:55ish pace
Last edited by Michael Wolf; 06-13-2018 at 06:33 PM.
Congratulations on the 300# press, outstanding!