John Petrizzo's Training Log

[John Petrizzo]

Stating the obvious here, but it's hard to change things when you've gotten use to the way you were doing it. Of course I'm assuming this is due to you trying to incorporate the cues Rip and Steve gave you. Why are you following them-- what they hell do they know anyway? ;-)

You are a wise man, RobIs.

8/20

Press - 45x8x2, 95x5, 135x3, 175x2, 200x5, 190x6, 180x7
Chins - BWx10, 10, 9

Ok session.

[Dwayne_KONG_Wint]

I'm curious to how the front squat cue is effective for you. I don't see them in your programming. So I don't see how that would click for you.

Thanks for being the man though. Great friend.

[Rori Alter]

8/15

Squat - 45x15x2, 135x5, 225x3, 275x2, 315x1, 345x5, 365x5, 385x5
Deadlift - 225x5, 315x3, 385x2, 425x1, 465x1, 515x6, 465x8

8/17

Bench - 45x10x2, 135x5, 185x5, 225x3, 275x1, 305x5, 290x8, 275x8
Chins - BWx5, BW+25x5, BW+30x5, BW+35x5, BWx9

Okay weekend of training. 515 went well on Friday. I left a rep or two in the tank. I am trying not to gas myself on my deadlifts like I did last cycle and make up for it with some extra volume on my back-off sets. We will see how it goes. Bench felt very easy again.

Volume is good : )

[Rori Alter]

I'm curious to how the front squat cue is effective for you. I don't see them in your programming. So I don't see how that would click for you.

Thanks for being the man though. Great friend.

His knees don't move at all when he squats. Essentially, his tibia stays vertical. When we trained with Josh and Shelley before they moved to NC they made the same observation. There is more knee motion/ less hip drive in the FS so it's an over correction to try and get him to do the right thing.

[Dwayne_KONG_Wint]

Yeah I know what the point of saying Fsq as a cue is. But that's more of an idea than an action. It's telling him what they would like to see more of at a macro level. But I think him being as strong as he is would benefit more from an actual low level tactile and/or action cue. Something that will make him get more knees forward. Maybe a Tubow. Maybe a slight variation in gaze direction. I'm not saying their observation is incorrect. I'm just saying there could be a more effective cue to make him move closer to better movement pattern with less thought.

I could understand how thinking front squat could kinda mess someone up when they back are back squatting. But say he changed his gaze a foot or two further away, by definition, this should bring knees a lil more forward all while maintaining the mindset of " I'm doing LBBS".

I dunno. Just thinking out loud in the interspace.

[John Petrizzo]

Thanks for all the feedback, guys. I will figure it out.

8/22

Squat - 45x15, 95x10, 135x5, 225x3, 275x2, 315x1, 355x5, 375x5, 395x5
Deadlift - 225x5, 315x3, 375x2, 425x1, 475x1, 525x5, 475x6

8/24

Bench - 45x10x2, 135x5, 185x3, 225x2, 275x2, 310x5, 295x8, 280x7
Chins - BWx5, BW+35x5x3

Pretty good couple of sessions. Squats still not feeling great, but deadlifts went well. Really working on squeezing the bar off the floor. Bench felt good.

[John Petrizzo]

8/26

Squat - 45x15x2, 135x5, 225x3, 275x2, 315x1, 365x1, 405x1, 445x5, 425x5, 405x8
P. Clean - 135x1, 185x1, 225x1, 257x1x10

Good session. Happy with my squats for the first time in a couple of weeks.

[John Petrizzo]

8/27

Press - 45x8x2, 95x5, 135x3, 175x1, 205x5, 195x5, 185x5
Chins - BWx11, 10, 9

Okay session, a little on the tired side. Form held up well on the press, but I would have liked to have gotten more reps on my back-off sets.

[John Petrizzo]

8/29

Squat - 45x15x2, 135x5, 225x3, 275x2, 315x1, 360x5, 380x5, 400x5
Deadlift - 225x5, 315x3, 385x2, 435x1, 485x1, 535x5, 485x5

Pretty good day. I hope everyone has a good weekend.

[Michael Wolf]

Getting back up there. Nice work.