John Petrizzo's Training Log

[Rob Israel]

Same here John. My next Saturday at the gym is the week before the meet when I only do a couple sets at 55%. Not even training weights.

Boo-hiss! Bina and I were looking forward to hanging out again... She's coming to lift-- I need you guys to help me fix her squat!

[John Petrizzo]

10/21

Squat - 45x10x2, 135x5, 225x5, 295x3, 345x2, 395x5x5
Chins - BWx10, 8

Good session on Monday night. 395x5x5 ties my previous volume PR from my last meet prep cycle. It was definitely easier this time around. Going for 405 next week.

10/22

Bench - 45x10x2, 135x5, 185x3, 225x2, 255x1, 290x5x5
Press - 45x5, 95x5, 135x3, 165x1, 187.5x5x3

Good training session. 290x5x5 is a volume PR on the bench. Presses were better than last week too.

[Niki Sims]

Nice work John! That's some impressive volume on the bench.

[Mac Ward]

Massive volume throughout. 5x5's broke me. Strong, dude, strong.

[John Petrizzo]

Nice work John! That's some impressive volume on the bench.

Thanks, Niki. I am hoping to get to 300 for 5x5 by the end of this cycle which would be nice, but I won't be able to die a happy man until I can get 315 for 5x5 which is still a ways off. Also, I have been following your log. Some serious gainz going on over there. Nice job.

Massive volume throughout. 5x5's broke me. Strong, dude, strong.

Thanks, Mac. So far, I have been healthy (knock on wood). I won't be happy with my 5x5 squat until I can get 405. Hopefully that happens this coming week. I am really happy to see you doing so well coming back from your injury. Getting your deadlift back up to 500 just a few short months after a serious injury is a huge accomplishment. Awesome job.

[Dwayne_KONG_Wint]

405x5x5 will be a glorious triumph. I just know it!

[Staci Rudnitsky]

The numbers being thrown around here are as unimaginable to me as the balance in a millionaire's bank account.

[John Petrizzo]

405x5x5 will be a glorious triumph. I just know it!

I hope so, Dwayne. 405x5x5 has been my nemesis. I have done it for three sets of five, and eight sets of three, but never 5x5. Hopefully Monday is the day!

The numbers being thrown around here are as unimaginable to me as the balance in a millionaire's bank account.

HA! This cracked me up, Staci. I don't really know how to respond to that other than to say their are plenty of guys on here way stronger than me. I hope you and the baby (Freddie Prinze III perhaps?) are doing well!

[John Petrizzo]

10/25

Squat - 45x10x2, 135x5, 225x5, 315x3, 365x2, 425x1, 485x1x5
Bench - 45x5, 135x5, 225x3, 295x1, 330x1x5

Tonight was a bad night. My training has been going so well lately, that I should have figured I was due for a bump in the road. Overall, squats went well. My bar speed is definitely slowing down, but 485 is the heaviest weight I have ever handled in training. On my third single I tweaked my back during the ascent. I was holding the correct position, but it feels like I irritated a facet joint in my lumbar spine. I didn't think much of it at first, I even finished my last two singles without much discomfort. I definitely felt it on the bench, but I actually smoked all of my paused singles with 330 which is my previous meet PR. The frustrating part was once I started to warm-up my deadlifts I could really feel the discomfort. I warmed-up to 495 for a single, and Nick told me to call it there for the night, but I wanted to at least try to pull my scheduled 565. No go. Didn't even budge. I think this was primarily me just protecting myself because I knew something was off, but it is frustrating after pulling 555x3 last week and being just a few weeks out from a meet. I have started up with ibuprofen. Hopefully this is no big deal, we will just have to wait and see. I am really disappointed to not get my deadlifts though.

Here is my last single with 485 on the squat:



I hope everyone has a great weekend.

[Dwayne_KONG_Wint]

Form looks great on squats.

You made the right call on the deads. Let it calm down and next week will go well.

I woke up this morning with a back tweak. I didn't even train yesterday. But I'm also going to ibuprofen it up this weekend and get some good sleep and recovery. Next week should be fine.

It's the homestretch. There's a line between intensification and pushing a lil too hard that we have to walk. You did the right thing and you and Nick made the right call.

I'm glad ur ok.