Finding Out that the Iron Never Lies

[bustermonkey2]

June 7, 2016
Bodywt 216 lbs. I found my backup scale and started using it. It's usually about a lb heavy which is fine as I'm looking at general trends anyway.

Squats @ 455 lbs-1,1,1 RPE 9.5 I would have said it was a 9 but the weight got off track on third single. Frustrating as I was doing 455 for 3 reps only three weeks ago. It seems like the weight loss has really caught up with me.

Rows @ 165 lbs w/ straps-10,10,10 RPE 8. Starting to get used to the straps.

Dumbbell curls @ 35 lbs-10,10,10 RPE 9

Chins-12,12,12

[idlehands]

Weight loss can really throw things out of whack! From the strength to the belt and angles to even just having the excuse

Man I'm in the same boat weight crashing and weights are all over the place.

[bustermonkey2]

I think you're right about all the reasons weight loss screws with the lifts. I know once I'm stable that I can start building back up but it's awful at this point knowing I still have about 10 more lbs to go.

[bustermonkey2]

June 9, 2016
Bodywt 217 lbs. I did everything wrong in terms of diet. Burgers, Chinese food, snacks, etc.

Press @ 160 lbs-3,3,3,3, 3 Bar speed fast.

Bench, paused @ 330 lbs-1,1,1 Rpe 9.5. I bet I've lost 30-40 lbs off my bench in the last 2 months.

Incline dumbbell press @ 65 lbs-10,10,10 RPE 9

Decline dumbbell press @ 70 lbs-10,10,10 RPE 9

[bustermonkey2]

June 10, 2016

Squats @ 325 lbs-3,3,3,3,3 Fast and quick

Sumo Deadlifts @ 455 lbs-1,1,1 Rpe 9. Felt ok. Maybe I'm adjusting a bit to the programming now.

SLDL w/ straps @ 185 lbs-10 Rpe 8

Shrugs w/ straps @ 155 lbs-15,15,15 RPE 9

[bustermonkey2]

June 13, 2016
Bodywt 219 lbs. I was out of town all weekend and stuffed myself on restaurant food so it going to be a slog to get back to losing weight. Bonus was I felt better than I have in weeks during training.

Bench @ 255 lbs-3,3,3,3,3 Quick, quick , quick. I am adding these to press day and dropping the dumbbell extensions as I think the quick lighter bench is more productive.

Press @ 180 lbs-5,5,5 Rpe 9.5

Close grip bench @ 250 lbs-8,8,8 Rpe 9

Cable press down @ ??? (machine plates labelled as 12)-10,10,10 Rpe 8.5. This particular cable machine had no kilo or lb markings, just markings from 1-15. I would guess it was around 160-180 lbs but that's just a guess.

[bustermonkey2]

June 14, 2016
Bodywt 218 lbs

Squats @ 410 lbs-5,5,5 Rpe 9.5. Not too bad.

Chins-13,13,12

Rows w/ straps @ 185 lbs-10,10,10 Rpe 9

Dumbbell curls w/ 40 lbs-6,6,6 RPE 9.5

[bustermonkey2]

June 16, 2016
Bodywt 216 lbs

Press @ 165 lbs-3,3,3,3,3 Quick

Bench @ 305 lbs-2- Had to stop as both shoulders very sore. I might have been able to struggle out 3-4 reps but certainly not 3 sets of 5 reps like I did 3 weeks ago.
Bench @ 295 lbs-1 Weight felt super heavy. Crap. Crap. Crap. I know my weight loss has screwed up my bench but this is absurd. I've lost a bit on squats and deadlifts, and maybe a little on press but bench is probably down 50-60 lbs by this point. I'm going to pull my weights down a lot and work back up. I will also do my speed press after benching from now on in case that is a potential cause. Super frustrating.
Bench @ 225 lbs-5,5,5 RPE 7. This was a huge deload- 90 lbs or around 30%. Lets see if it can be fixed.

Incline dumbbell press @ 65 lbs-10,10,10 RPE 8.5

Decline dumbbell press @ 70 lbs-10,10,10. RPE 8.5 Setup was the tough part here.

[bustermonkey2]

June 20, 2016

Squats @ 330 lbs-3,3,3,3,3 Quick

Conventional Deadlifts w/ straps @ 410 lbs-5,5,5 RPE 9.75. I had some hip stiffness when trying to warm up for sumos and thought I'd just go conventional. I haven't pulled conventional since November 2015 so I thought these might be awful. I was pleasantly surprised that setup felt a lot better than I remember and the weight felt fine, at least on first 2 sets. By the 3rd set I was fatigued and had form breakdown so it was a struggle, but I would guess that will get better if I keep doing some conventional. I would guess my weight loss has helped my conventional setup.

SLDL @ 215 lbs-10 Rpe 9.5

Shrugs @ 160 lbs-15,15,15 Rpe 9.0

[bustermonkey2]

June 23, 2016
Bodywt 217 lbs

I've had some pretty good lower back DOMS after doing conventional pulls for the first time in 7 months so I took a couple days off.

Bench @ 255 lbs-3,3,3,3,3 Quick- I noticed that a more narrow grip definitely feels better to my shoulders now that I've lost a bit of weight.

Press @ 192 lbs-3,3,3 RPE 9.75 Pretty tough.

Close grip bench @ 255 lbs-8,8,8 Rpe 9.5 This grip is probably only about 2 inches closer on each side than my conventional bench at this point.

Cable press downs @ machine setting 13-10,10,10 Rpe 9