Manveer Gets Competitive

[manveer]

Damnit I'm late to the party up in here. I forgot you made a new log. Manveer smash!

I will, thanks!

^ Could have been an interesting log title :P

Heh

In. Excited to see you progress!

Thanks, AJ!

BW (7/23 morning): 242.0#

Sleep (7/22 evening): 8h24m, 6x awake, 23x restless. Awesome.

More GPP
C2 Rower
2486m, 2:30.5/500m, 12:28.7 (not continuous)
Average HR 131 (over 20:57)
Max HR 154
Had to stop due to ab cramping.

[manveer]

BW (7/24 morning): 241.0#

Sleep (7/23 evening): 7h37m, 2x awake, 18x restless plus ~1 hr nap this afternoon

W2D1 - 2016-07-24
Squat w/ Belt
380x7 @7
400x7 @8.5
390x7 @9
370x7 @8
Heat index was 101F (93F/50% RH). These were killing me. I rated most of these higher than bar speed would suggest because my legs were turning to jello after rep 5 or 6. Rest after the first set was under ~8 mins, but after that I had to take 10+ mins because of the heat.

Video of top set: 2016-07-24 Squat 400x7 - YouTube

Comp Raw Bench (pinkies on rings)
240x7 @7
255x7 @8
270x7 @9
255x7 @9
This was fine. Left pec hurt a little. Pauses are too short (sometimes nonexistent) as you can see in the video. Still adjusting to paused benching.

Video of top set: 2016-07-24 Bench 270x7 - YouTube

Close-Grip Incline Bench - 12 min AMRAP with 7RM (index fingers 1/4" into knurling)
215x5 @7
215x5 @8
215x4 @9
215x3 @8.5
215x3 @9.5
215x3 @9.5
215x2 @9.5 (failed rep 3)
(25 total reps)
Propped up one end of my bench about 3" using a couple of 2x10s because I don't have an incline bench.

Total session time was about 3 hours. Took 1h15 from getting to the garage to finishing squats. Kind of felt like shit after that.

[Mahendra]

Oh man. 400x7!
Nice work dude!!! This is your first time (at least in recent training) that you've squatted more than 5 reps?

[manveer]

Oh man. 400x7!
Nice work dude!!! This is your first time (at least in recent training) that you've squatted more than 5 reps?

Haha. Thanks! I wanted to just throw 405 on there, but I didn't.

Yeah, it's the first time I've ever squatted over 5 reps with a significant weight.

[MattimusMaximus]

Haha. Thanks! I wanted to just throw 405 on there, but I didn't.

Yeah, it's the first time I've ever squatted over 5 reps with a significant weight.

Welcome to the dark side! Hehehe

[manveer]

Welcome to the dark side! Hehehe

Heh. Wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't so damn hot...maybe. I'm supposed to deadlift sets of 7 tonight. :/

[gtl]

Heh. Wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't so damn hot...maybe. I'm supposed to deadlift sets of 7 tonight. :/

I'm leaving my fan on low all day today in hopes that when I get home, the garage won't be as hot and muggy.

[manveer]

BW (7/25 morning): 242.2#

Sleep (7/24 evening): 5h38m, 2x awake, 15x restless

W2D2 - 2016-07-25
Deadlift w/ Belt, no shirt
380x7 @7
400x7 @8
420x7 @10 (really 5, then 2 more after ~20 seconds of catching my breath)
390x7 @8.5
That was really not fun. More limited by my poor aerobic capacity than strength.

[dinner break]

3ct Pause Bench
205x6 @7.5 (accidentally did an extra rep)
215x5 @7.5
235x5 @8
245x5 @8.5 (extra set to try and get to @9)
235x5 @8.5
Pretty strong on these today compared to last week.

303 Tempo Squat - 12 min AMRAP with 7RM load (no belt)
335x5 @8.5
335x3 @9.5
335x2 @9.5
335x2 @9.5
335x1 @10
Well that was pretty hard.

I don't think I've ever sweat this much over the course of a gym session before...ever.

[Austin Baraki]

303 tempo squat - 12 min amrap with 7rm load (no belt)

nope.

[manveer]

nope.

Nope like...I didn't do what I was supposed to...? or it doesn't sound like fun?