Finding Out that the Iron Never Lies

[bustermonkey2]

May 13, 2019

Press @ 195 lbs-3 RPE 9.75; @ 170 lbs-9; @ 155 lbs-11
Close grip bench @ 245 lbs-10,10,10 Rpe 9.75

[bustermonkey2]

May 15, 2019
Bodywt 229 lbs

Partial deads off floor @ 465 lbs-5 Rpe 9.0
Partial deads w/ straps @ 425 lbs-8 Rpe 9.0 but exhausting

[bustermonkey2]

May 16, 2019
Bodywt 227 lbs

Bench w/ wraps @ 330 lbs-2. Felt heavy. Rpe 9.25.
Bench @ 300 lbs-5; @ 275 lbs-10

Dips w/ 55 lbs-10,10,10

Barbell curls @ 75 lbs-5; @ 85 lbs-5,5 Rpe 9.0

[bustermonkey2]

I've had a very busy week between work and family obligations. I've got a senior and an 8th grader with graduation ceremonies, masses, awards presentations, etc that have made it very difficult to get to the gym. Next week it should start getting better.

May 24, 2019
Bodywt 227 lbs

Bench @ 335 lbs-2 Rpe 9.25; @ 305-5; @ 280-9.

Squats @ 390 lbs-5 Rpe 9.0. Not bad since it's been 2 weeks since I squatted.
Squats @ 345 lbs-9; @ 305 lbs-11. Exhausting but good to get some bench and squats done. Probably bad DOMS over the next few days.

[bustermonkey2]

May 27, 2019

Press @ 195 lbs-3 Rpe 9.75
Press @ 175 lbs-8; @ 160 lbs-10

Close grip bench @ 245 lbs-10,10,10

[bustermonkey2]

May 29, 2019
Bodywt 226 lbs

Deadlifts @ 465 lbs-5 PR. Rpe 9.5. A 20 lb pr at 5 reps. Clearly making some progress on deads.
Deadlifts w/ stras @ 405 lbs-8. Rpe 10. Exhausting. I think the 5 rep pr might have been more fatiguing than I thought.

May 30, 2019
Bench w/ wraps @ 335 lbs-3 Rpe 9.5
Bench @ 305 lbs-6; @ 285 lbs-9

[bustermonkey2]

June 1, 2019

Squats @ 395 lbs-5 Rpe 9.5; @ 355 lbs-8; @ 315 lbs-10. Exhausting
Chins-15

[bustermonkey2]

June 4, 2019
Press @ 200 lbs-3 Rpe 10
Press @ 175 lbs-9; @ 160 lbs-11

Bench @ 225 lbs-23. Just felt like seeing where I was in terms of 225 lbs.


June 8, 2019

Rack Pulls @ 475 lbs-5 Rpe 9.5
Rack pulls w/ straps @ 435 lbs-8


June 10, 2109
Bench w/ wraps @ 340 lbs-2 Rpe 9.25
Bench @ 305 lbs-6; @ 285 lbs-10

Dips w/ 70 bs-8,8,8

B-Bell curls @ 95 lbs-5,5,5 Got my bro pump on

[bustermonkey2]

June 11, 2019
Bodywt 231 lbs- going the wrong way.

Squats @ 405-5 I'll call it Rpe 9.25 but probably had another rep left. Not too bad considering I'm only squatting around every 10 days.
Squats @ 355 lbs-8; @ 315 lbs-11. Absolutely exhausting.

Chins-10,10

[bustermonkey2]

June 14, 2019
Press @205 lbs-2 Rpe 9.75; @ 185-3 off balance; @135-10
5 ct bench @ 225 lbs-5,5,5

June 16, 2019
bodywt 225 lbs
Partial deads @475 lbs-5 Rpe 9.5
Partial deads w/ traps @ 425 lbs-9 Exhausting

June 21, 2019
Bench w/ wraps @345 lbs-2 Rpe 9.25
Bench @ 315-5; @ 25-8

Squats @ 410 lbs-4 Rpe 9.25. A bit fatigued after bench; @ 355 lbs-8; @ 320 lbs-10 Exhausting