Leah's Log

[Leah Lutz]

8/29/17

Day 2

Deadlift
345x1 @8
275x5 x 4 sets
253x5 x 4 sets
trying oh so hard to NOT lean back when I start the pull. I'm getting better, but this was not a simple training session here. So many reps pulled incorrectly, but some done better than before.

Bench with chains
208 (factoring in the chain weight) x 1 @8
then back off sets 4 @9 x 3 sets

SSB
185x7 x 4 sets

[Sean Herbison]

Deadlift
345x1 @8
275x5 x 4 sets
253x5 x 4 sets

That's a lot of deadlifts.

[Leah Lutz]

I had a few training session in TX, one last Friday at Heavy Metal Gym in San Antonio.

Then 9/4/17 Monday at the Baraki House of GainzZz

Squat
335x1 @8 felt really good
280x4 x 6 sets

Bench
180x1
190x1 yesssss
165x4 x 6 sets

Floor Press
125x7 x 3 sets


9/5/17 Day 2 at the Baraki House of GainzZz

Deadlift
345x1 @8, better than last week!
285x4 x6 sets Really fighting my tendency to rock back to star the pull. I need to stay over that bar!

TnG Bench
180x1 @8
165x 4x 3 sets

SSB
185x7x3 sets, done with very little rest so I could rush to my flight. Then to find out than I wasn't going to make it out of the airport due to delays anyway. But I got to sleep in a bed, not an airport, so all was well.

I of course, had a great time training with Austin, Loraine, Jordan, and Alan.

[Leah Lutz]

9/11/17
Day 1

Comp squat
320x1
341x1
275x5 x 6 sets

Comp bench
158x1
180x miss
141x5 x 6 sets

Close grip bench press
132x7x 3 sets

Not going to lie. I am anxiously awaiting the roster for Raw Nats.

[Leah Lutz]

9/12/17
Day 2

Deadlift
330x1 @8 (It was a very good DL for me, but man, I was pissed that it was an 8. I really wanted to go to 160x1 today)
275x 5 x 6 sets still cleaning up my start position, and I am ow confident I'm making some repeatable improvements.

TnG bench (and as I type this I am pretty sure it was supposed to be 2 ct paused. Shoot)
181x1 @8
`160x4 x # sets

Some extra squat and bench work.

[Leah Lutz]

9/18/17
Day 1

Squat
321x1 @8
343x1 @9
286x4 x 6 sets that volume.... I can probably claim this as a volume PR.

Bench
182x1 @8 or 8.5
187 miss Then I kind of fell apart a bit. The drive to improve battling with the reality of slow progress that just takes lots of exact work can be crushing before a meet.
156x4 x 5 sets I thought I wasn't going to be able to do even the first set, but Jordan wouldn't let me give up. So I had to do it, and I did. Funny how that works sometimes. :-)

CG floor press
140x8 x 2
135x6

Super, super tired and spent-combo of some missing hours of sleep, the stress of the misses, and my response. Not going to lie, I know I made the session harder than it needed to be. But all in all, objectively I have to categorize it as a good training day

[Sean Herbison]

objectively I have to categorize it as a good training day

It's good that you can do that. That's a skill a lot of people don't have.

[Barry Charles]

Bench
182x1 @8 or 8.5
187 miss Then I kind of fell apart a bit. The drive to improve battling with the reality of slow progress that just takes lots of exact work can be crushing before a meet.
156x4 x 5 sets I thought I wasn't going to be able to do even the first set, but Jordan wouldn't let me give up. So I had to do it, and I did. Funny how that works sometimes. :-)

Understandably a missed rep is disappointing, however, a maximal effort rep can be extremely stimulative. Ironically, the difference between missing a rep because you don't try very hard, and missing because you're redlined at 10, is the difference between the worst possible training and the best. Obviously you can't train at a 10 all the time, but great athletes/coaches (you) know all this. Congratulations on your highly productive training!

[Leah Lutz]

It's good that you can do that. That's a skill a lot of people don't have.

Understandably a missed rep is disappointing, however, a maximal effort rep can be extremely stimulative. Ironically, the difference between missing a rep because you don't try very hard, and missing because you're redlined at 10, is the difference between the worst possible training and the best. Obviously you can't train at a 10 all the time, but great athletes/coaches (you) know all this. Congratulations on your highly productive training!

Thanks, guys! It has been a solid training block and I continue to learn a lot.

[Leah Lutz]

9/18/17
Day 1 Sports Form week
(AKA training session are still really long and very fatiguing)

Comp Squat
321x1 @8
343x1 @9
286x 4 x 6 sets

Comp Bench
182x1
187 miss, because I let the rep get in my head :-(
165x4 x 5 sets

CG Floor Press
140x8 x 4 sets, missed the last rep.

9/19/17
Day 2

Deadlift
341x1 @8 so good
358x1 @9ish. Got to star twitch the bar right over mid-foot so it isn't as hard...
297x4 x 6 sets

2 ct paused bench
176x1
155x3 x 3 sets

SSB