Bryan's journal

[Walter Palmer]

That's quite a bit of paused SQ work. Your knees handling them okay, I guess?

[Bryan Dobson]

That's quite a bit of paused SQ work. Your knees handling them okay, I guess?

They do me a lot of good as far as teaching me to be stronger and tighter in the bottom. My right knee does get crunchy in volume blocks but no pain during squats( deadlifts actually seem harder on it).but I try to manage it with Prehab work, and ice.

Once I get into intensity the pain seems to fade, probably due to drop on volume.

[Bryan Dobson]

Monday 8/18/2014
Trac Says to train as normal
High stress week

Hot day/ 88-90 in garage today

Comp squat with belt and sleeves.
375x5@8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W64H...ature=youtu.be
395x5@9- wohoo! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APgM...ature=youtu.be
375x5@9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJy-...ature=youtu.be
365x5@8.5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-Wi...ature=youtu.be bonus material of me gasping, wheeezing and probably cussing after the set was complete.
Timed out

comp bench
225x5@8
240x5@9.5 a slight reduction in effort required here.
225x5@8 Found my groove here
225x5@9
220x5@9

Lever rows Dead off the floor with two plates loaded a side
8,7,7 been experimenting with the hook grip here.

[Walter Palmer]

Greta job on the squats!!

[Bryan Dobson]

Thx.
They definitely imposed some stress

TRAC
Combined stress: 4.5 High Stress
Weekly Avg Stress: 3.1 Moderate Stress
Recovery Rate: 5
Fatigue load: 4 High Stress

[Bryan Dobson]

Wednesday 20 august 2014

TRAC
Continue training as normal
Combined stress: 4 High Stress
Weekly Avg Stress: 3.6 Moderate Stress
Recovery Rate: 6
Fatigue load: 4 High Stress

I am playing Close to the edge.

squatwarmups no belt 45x10, 135x5,225x3,315x1.
Note right knee is bitchy today.

Pin bench ror long pause on pins
225x4@8
240x4@9 pr
225x4@9
220x4@8.5
220x4@9
Working on developing pure dead stop strength.

deadlift225x5,315x2. Ok first day using hook grip. No belt, heels.
385x5@9. What? Supposed to be my feeler set wanted 415 for 5 today. Listened to this signal and accepted my fate for today.
355x5@8.5. Stopped it there. My lower body and entire back is carrying a bunch of fatigue. Been cramping in the lats etc..

Note On Hook grip. The top set I had to alternate hook/alternate the last set I stayed on hook. Advantage, I can grip the bar narrower with the hook, it will take some conditioning of the hands to tolerate heavy weights without it distracting me from back and hip set up.
Curls 70 3x10
TKE 3x10.

Live for another day. I did get a pr today at least.

[Oldman]

Wednesday 20 august 2014

TRAC
Continue training as normal
Combined stress: 4 High Stress
Weekly Avg Stress: 3.6 Moderate Stress
Recovery Rate: 6
Fatigue load: 4 High Stress

I am playing Close to the edge.

squatwarmups no belt 45x10, 135x5,225x3,315x1.
Note right knee is bitchy today.

Pin bench ror long pause on pins
225x4@8
240x4@9 pr
225x4@9
220x4@8.5
220x4@9
Working on developing pure dead stop strength.

deadlift225x5,315x2. Ok first day using hook grip. No belt, heels.
385x5@9. What? Supposed to be my feeler set wanted 415 for 5 today. Listened to this signal and accepted my fate for today.
355x5@8.5. Stopped it there. My lower body and entire back is carrying a bunch of fatigue. Been cramping in the lats etc..

Note On Hook grip. The top set I had to alternate hook/alternate the last set I stayed on hook. Advantage, I can grip the bar narrower with the hook, it will take some conditioning of the hands to tolerate heavy weights without it distracting me from back and hip set up.
Curls 70 3x10
TKE 3x10.

Live for another day. I did get a pr today at least.

Nice work on the pin bench reps and PR. I admire you for trying to develop the hook grip for your pulls--my hands wouldn't survive it!

[Bryan Dobson]

Friday 8/22/2014

TRAC.
Continue training as normal
Combined stress: 1.5 Low Stress
Weekly Avg Stress: 3.1 Moderate Stress
Recovery Rate: 10
Fatigue load: 3 Moderate Stress

2ct pause squat
345x4@9
335x4@9
325x4@9
315x4@9
Weight keeps moving up but I need to change my secondary squat movement for a while.

2ct pause bench
215x6@9.5
205x6@8
205x6@9
195x6@8.5
195x6@9

pressrest pause 20 seconds rest
135x10,2,1

Bw horizontal rows
15,15

The date for a local push /pull event has been set for October 25. I need to adjust my blocks on the fly as that gives me 8 weeks and I am within a week of ending standard accumulation.

[Bryan Dobson]

Monday 8/25/2014 Going for another high stress week

TRAC says continue training as normal. A bit fatigued and not really motivated today with alot of work distractions going through my mind.

Squat with belt and sleeves.
385x4@8
405x4@9 PR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrOM...ature=youtu.be
385x4@8.5
375x4@9

Not bad for not wanting to squat today.

Comp bench Used singlet to keep my ass honest.
232.5x4@8
245x4@9.5 PR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zond...ature=youtu.be
235x4@9
225x4@8
225x4@9
Getting good progress out of being strict.


Snatch grip SLDL 135 3x7
no heroics here, developmental work.

[Oldman]

Strong work, as usual. How are you planning to adjust your blocks for the upcoming meet?