Got2Squat Trying to Pick up Heavy Stuff

[BarryF]

Monday 10/10/2016

Squat:
45x10x2
135x5
225x3
315x1
365x1@ death

Maybe tomorrow. Wanted to try a Monday/Friday squatting schedule again but I may have to stick with three days recovery between squats.

[BarryF]

Wednesday 10/12/2016

Squat:
410x3@9 in loose sleeves. Kind of a PR, but mainly because I have not worked triples much at all. Closest previous PR is 405x5@10 in very tight SBD's. I intentionally picked a weight that would not be an all out @10 grind fest.
365x5x2@7-8

Press:
170x5 +5 PR Happy with this, last 5RM was just under 4 weeks ago.
135x6x3

Bench: Right pec still feeling strained from Friday's deadlifts(?)
135x8
185x5 Switched to CGBP after this warm up set.
185x8x4@easy: Close grip due to pec

[BarryF]

Sunday 10/16/2016

Squat:
w/u to 405x1
355x5x3@7ish

Deadlift:
w/u to 405x1
435x5x3@7, maybe less. Trying not to pull too heavy too often but this seemed pretty easy despite being a 3x5 PR. I'm pulling volume with straps now to lessen fatigue on my hands....Loaded over 8,000 lbs of 50 lb bags yesterday so hands/forearms/shoulders pretty fatigued already. Here's the last set.

[BarryF]

Monday 10/17/2016

Press:
160x5x3 +5 lb 3x5 PR

Bench:
225x5 right pec still feeling a bit wonky, so:

CGBP:
205x6,6,6,10@9

[BarryF]

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[BarryF]

Thursday 10/20/2016

Squat:
365x1
405x2
425x2@9.5 PR sort of. Heaviest I've done for more than a single. Previous 1RM is 455. I think I did 425x1 when I peaked prior to hitting 455, so maybe I can sneak 5-10 lbs onto my 1RM at the meet. Not confident in that though.
405x2
365x3

[BarryF]

Saturday 10/22/2016

Schedule did not work out at all the way I wanted it to for the Fall Classic. Planned on deadlifting today but couldn't do much due to squats two days ago. Don't want to deadlift any closer to the meet though now that I am 8 days out.

Bench:
135x8
(185, 205, 215, 225)x5
235x5x2

Deadlift:
225x5
315x3
405x1
455x1
405x5

Pretty sure I will resume squatting every fourth day after the meet, and deadlifting every other squat session. I'd like to hire Andy if I can make myself cough up the dough for a phone consult.

[Vince Cifani]

Less than a week out. You feeling ready?

[BarryF]

Less than a week out. You feeling ready?

I doubt I'll do a very good job of being at my 100% potential for the meet, but I think my lifts should go up a fair amount regardless, other than the squat. I'm guessing I should add at least 20 lbs to my press, 25-50 to the deadlift, and maybe 10-20 on squat unless I perform better than expected. How about you? I know you are only working up to openers though.

[BarryF]

Tuesday 10/25/2016

Was very undecided exactly what to do today, other than making it my last heavy squat workout prior to the meet. Had I not felt a bit wrecked recovery wise, I may have just done a moderate volume workout. Instead, I just worked up to a light single that felt awful.

Squat:
45x10x2
135x5
225x3
315x1
365x1
405x1 Opener will be somewhere between 405-425.

Press: Right shoulder feeling rough so just did some light work to get things moving a bit
45x10x2
65x3
85x5
105x5
125x4