7/17/17
Day 1
Squat
142.5 kg x 1
Then failed 150
100x5, 105x 5, 110x5, 115x 5, 120x 5, 115 x 5
Bench
75x 1, 1
58x 5 x 7
Pend Rows
80kgx 8 x 4 sets
I am currently riding the struggle bus for various reasons, many mental. But then in addition to all that, I stood up and smacked my head into the barbell harder then I ever have. I still have a stellar headache.
I'm still training, just super slack on logging these days.
7/24/17
Day 1
Squat
310x1 @8
297x5
250x5x 6 sets
Bench
170x1
140x4 x 7 sets By the end of this, I was feeling like my bench was looking waaaaay better. Now I just need to keep the technique as the weight goes up. :-)
Pend Rows
187x8 x 4 sets being trolled the entire time or not using enough weight
7/25/17
Day 2
Deadlift
335x1 @8
270x4 x 7 sets Pulls were feeling more and more on point today
2 ct Bench
145x4
150x4
155x 4 x2 sets
SSB
180x8 x 4 sets
Squat, in 5 min work up to 2 ct pause 230 x 3 reps
Bench, in 5 min work up to 3 ct pause 155x 1 rep
Haha, well I didn't WANT to use that much weight. I only did because I was told to. Then I made lots of annoyed sounds and faces during each set. Jordan's worst motivational line for me-do this so you get a back like mine. Uh, yeah no. I want a killer DL, no question, but I don't think that would be a great look for me. :-) But I did row more weight.
So clearly my logging has been pretty poor right now. I am getting all my training in, trying to really focus on fixing things and improving. But I'm going to admit that my training is pretty tough right now. It's hard work, yes. It's a lot of volume, and I am indeed tired. However, if truth be told, I am not sure I have my training groove back since Worlds. I am now 10 weeks out from Nationals. This has proven to be a very, very hard training block these last several weeks -mentally, and I have to get out of my head ASAP. I am not pleased with the weights I am moving around at this time, nor am I pleased with my ability to fix or improve upon some of my go-to errors. I've wanted to give up after about 50% of my training sessions, but I won't. That's not on the table, but I am bummed about my own training ability quite often right now.
7/31/17
Day 1
Squat (we are notably altering my grip position and it is making my squats feel very unstable, but my elbow and arm pain is now 100% gone. I really had to fix that since it was getting to be absolutely awful prior to each meet.)
264 x5
314 x1
288x4
260x4 x 4 sets
Bench
174x1
146x4 x 6 sets
Pend Rows
198x7 x4 sets
8/2/17
Day 2
Deadlift
308x4
341x1
352x1
314x3 (I had a total technical failure on rep 4, should have been able to pull it, but just could not as I let me back round in the MIDDLE of the rep)
275x4 x sets
2 ct paused bench
143x4
150x 4
154 x 4 x 3 sets (missed my final rep)
SSB squat
190x7 x 4 sets
EDIT- I know, rationally, that things aren't *bad*, and there are some good things-like pulling 160 today in this development block. This is just my angst about being an advanced lifter and trying to eek out progress. It's going to work out, I am sure, and again, there really isn't any other course. I need to fix my squat grip to get rid of the pain. I need to figure out how to bench 200. I need to stop leaning back right before I pull a DL. And while I know these things, I am in the wonderful phase of trying to make them routine and normal.
Last edited by Leah Lutz; 08-01-2017 at 09:19 PM.