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04-03-2018, 10:23 AM
#1401
04/2/2018
I was sick and out of the gym for about a week.
1. Squat:
410 x 1 @6
435 x 1 @7
460 x 1 @7.5
375 x 5 x 7
E1RM: 505.5 (+16.5)
Surprisingly strong performance on squat today. I started strong but fatigue started to hit hard on the last two sets of five.
2. Competition bench:
280 x 1 @5.5
300 x 1 @8
280 x 2 x 8
E1RM: 326 (-2)
I hit the wall after my first set. Strength fell off and exhaustion set in.
3. Close-grip bench:
210 x 6 @6
225 x 6 @8
225 x 6 x 4
E1RM: 284.5 (-14)
I had to dig deep to finish this workout. I was absolutely exhausted after the first sets of squat. My aerobic fitness really decayed in the past week and I had trouble catching my breath, most of the session.
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04-03-2018, 06:43 PM
#1402
04/03/2018
Feeling better today. Not nearly as tired as yesterday, but weaker.
1. Sumo deadlift:
410 x 1 @6
440 x 1 @7
465 x 1 @9
I could not get a good starting position, for whatever reason. The groove wasn't there. Irritated, I switched to conventional for my sets of five. Clearly, I have Deadlift ADD.
Conventional deadlift:
355 x 5 x 7
I couldn't pull conventional with my belt on because my belly was in the way. Dammit, I've gotten fat. Time to do something about it.
2. Pin bench (mid-range):
275 x 1 @6
290 x 1 @8
270 x 4 @8.5
245 x 4 @7
245 x 4 @7
E1RM: 315
Technique for bench was spot-on but my strength and endurance just weren't there.
3. Front squat:
185 x 6
200 x 6
215 x 6 x 4
I got through this workout a lot easier than the last one but everything, even my limbs, felt heavy and slow. What I need to do:
1. Continue to recover from being sick.
2. Lose fat. Bodyfat level is getting out of control.
3. Decide if I want to pull conventional or sumo. I can't keep going back on forth on this.
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04-05-2018, 07:00 PM
#1403
04/05/2018
1. Squat w/belt and wraps:
445 x 1 @6
470 x 1 @6.5
495 x 1 @8
460 x 4 @9
415 x 4 @6.5
415 x 4 @7
E1RM: 538 (+16)
495 x 1 would have been less than RPE8 but I dropped my chest and squished into the hole. I had problems with dropping my chest before but forgot to think about it.
2. TnG bench:
285 x 1 @6.5
300 x 1 @8
235 x 5 x 8
E1RM: 326 (-11)
Bench strength still down. I'm thinking I'll need a couple of weeks to get back to where I was.
3. Push press:
90 x 10
100 x 10
110 x 10 x 4
Starting to feel better but my voice feels worse. That tends to happen, doesn't it?
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