Finding Out that the Iron Never Lies

[bustermonkey2]

May 7, 1015

Squat @ 375 lbs-3,3
Squat @ 380 lbs-3,3 RPE 9

Bench, 1st rep paused @ 315-3,3
Bench, 1st rep paused @ 320 lbs-3,3 RPE 9.5

Chins- 5 minute block-7,7,7,5,5,3,2 Total 36

[bustermonkey2]

May 9, 2015

Press @ 190 lbs-3,3
Press @ 192 lbs-3
Press @ 195 lbs-3 PR RPE 9.5 Finally back to pr level on press

Deadlift @ 435 lbs-2,2,2
Deadlift @ 445 lbs-2 RPE 9.5 I had a protein shake about a half hour before my session and it kept feeling like it was going to come back up during deadlifts. I should know better than to do heavy deadlifts less than an hour after consuming anything more substantial than water.

Dips w/ 90 lbs-10,10,10

[Róbert Kovács]

Congrats on the PR!

[bustermonkey2]

Thanks- I'm still a ways off from pr territory on squats and deadlifts but getting close on bench pretty soon. I deloaded quite a bit when I switched to my current programming at the end of March. I'll probably do 1 RM testing in about a month.

May 11,2015

Squat @ 315-8,8,8,8 Rpe 9.5 Exhausting.

Bench @ 265 lbs-4,4
Bench @ 2785 lbs-4,4 RPE 9.5

Chins w/ 25 lbs-6,5,5 RPE 9

[bustermonkey2]

May 13, 2015
Bodywt 227 lbs

Press @ 155 lbs-8,8
Press @ 157 lbs-8,8 RPE 9.5

Deadlifts @ 355 lbs-6,6
Deadlifts @ 365 lbs-6,6 RPE 9 Took real long rest periods because I was a chatterbox so these weren't bad at all.

Floor press @ 225 lbs-10,10
Floor press @ 235 lbs-10 RPE 9

[bustermonkey2]

May 15, 2015

Squats @ 350 lbs-6,6
Squats @ 355 lbs-6,6 RPE 9-9.5 First 2 sets seemed difficult but second 2 weren't too bad as I got into groove.

Bench @ 285 lbs-6,6 First set all touch and go (I forgot pause) and second set was 1st rep paused
Bench @ 290 lbs-6,6 RPE 9.5

Chins-11,12,11 RPE 10

[bustermonkey2]

May 18, 2015
Bodywt 230 lbs

Press @ 175 lbs-6,6
Press @ 177 lbs-6,6 RPE 9.5

Deadlift @ 390 lbs-4,4
Deadlift @ 395 lbs-4,4 RPE 9

Pin Press @ 280 lbs-5
Pin Press @ 285 lbs-5,5 RPE 9

[bustermonkey2]

May 20, 2015

Squat @ 380 lbs -3
Squat @ 385 lbs-3 I had crappy clips which were allowing the weights to slip several inches which made it more difficult to balance.
Squat @ 395 lbs-3,3 RPE 9.5 I switched to better 2 kg screw on retainers for last 2 sets but it obviously increased the weight.

Bench, 1st rep paused @ 320 lbs-3,3 Weights felt heavier than last time. I commented on it to the spotter who said, "that's because it is heavy." I had to admit he had a point.
Bench , 1st rep paused @ 322 lbs-3,3 RPE 9.5-10 Really felt heavy.

Skipped chins due to time constraints.

[bustermonkey2]

May 22, 2015
Bodywt 227 lbs

Press @ 190 lbs-3
Press @ 192 lbs-3
Press @ 195 lbs-3
Press @ 197 lbs-3 PR RPE 9-9.5. This really wasn't that bad. I feel like my press is moving again after a long period of stagnation.

Deadlift @ 435 lbs-2
Deadlift @ 445 lbs-2,2
Deadlift @ 455 lbs-2 RPE 9-9.5 Much better than 2 weeks ago.

Dips w/ 90 lbs-11,11,11 RPE 9.5

Chins -15,8. I was pretty fatigued by this point so called it quits.

[bustermonkey2]

May 25, 2015

Squats @ 315 lbs-8,8 Weights just felt heavy this session.
Squats @ 320 lbs-8,8 RPE 9.5 although fatigue was really limiting factor.

Bench @ 275 lbs-8,8
Bench @ 280 lbs-8,8 RPE 9.5 It's pretty ridiculous that my squats are so close to my bench numbers for volume. I'm guessing that the longer ROM makes it that much more difficult.

Chins w/ 45 lbs-5,5,5 RPE 10 some kipping. These seemed much harder than they should have been until I realized that I had been using only 25 lbs so it was indeed much heavier.