Barry's "Get Stronger Until I Can't" Log

[BarryF]

Sunday 4/23/2017

Big changes. Easter Sunday was my last day of work. Taking a little over a year off to finish school. Training has been ok but not dead consistent...mainly for upper body since I can tolerate a lot of volume and frequency there. Let's see if I can get things rolling again.

Bench: This workout should have been 270x3x10 but I've taken 6 days off benching instead of 2, so I had to regroup and just put in some work.
w/u to 270x1
270x3@9-9.5(oh and this is not terrible since my PR is 275x3) so:
245x5x5 or 6, lost count. I figure this was good work regardless.

Chins: I'd like to start hitting these twice a week. I feel like once a week was not enough frequency to make good progress past a certain point.
BWx8
35x8x3

Press:
145x5,5,5,5,8. 145 is not exceptionally heavy for me, but getting 8 reps on the 5th set after volume bench is a good sign that my press strength has not waned. I'd like to try and keep both press and bench moving consistently.

Pushups: 40 after not nearly enough rest.

I might have to drop to 194 for May 2nd but if so I will make it a point to eat for growth and strength in order to successfully reattempt 475 on squat in about 6 weeks. I have not tested bench or press lately so I might try to test bench and/or press at that time also. Along with 500x5 on deadlift....the last "milestone" before I pull 6 plates this year.

[BarryF]

Tuesday 4/25/2017

Press:
155x5x5

CGBP:
205x6,6,8,8,10

[BarryF]

Friday 4/28/2017

Light day

Squat:
315x5x3

Bench:
245x5,5,7

Deadlift:
405x5x3

[BarryF]

Monday 5/1/2017

Squat:
365x6x4

Chins:
BWx8
45x8x3
BWx15

I've resumed Candito's 6 week program for squats for 2 cycles now, starting my third today. I failed to PR my squat after the 2nd cycle, although I think the main reason may have been my 5 lb or so weight loss. Anyway, I am considering repeating the first week, which is essentially a volume week, for 4 weeks before running out the last 4 weeks of the program and then testing. Maybe do a 4 week volume linear progression. My hope would be that my last PR attempt of 475 would go up easily and then make an attempt on 485.

[BarryF]

Tuesday 5/2/2017

Bench:
225x6x6

Press:
155x5x5

[BarryF]

Saturday 5/6/2017

Pushed this out one extra day. No time yesterday. Also should have benched Thursday and haven't yet.

Squat:
325x8x4@7-8 for last set.

3x5 deadlifts were scheduled today, but even though squats were not that hard from an RPE standpoint, they left me so drained that I could not continue. As in shaky, weak, ready to pass out drained.

If this continues I'll have to do something different with deadlifts.

[BarryF]

Tuesday 5/9/2017

So I wasn't able to deadlift as scheduled last workout. I squat every 4th day and deadlift every other squat workout. I have found that I need 3 full days off after squatting before I can squat comfortably again. I am scheduled to squat tomorrow but thought I would deadlift today and push the squat workout out a couple days if needed. I don't like skipping deadlifts. Weeeeeelllllll that didn't work out so well. Apparently, if I'm not recovered enough to squat after two days of recovery, deadlift isn't in the cards either:

Deadlift:
135x5
225x3
315x broke the floor and bailed. Torso hurting. No way I could have produced enough force for a productive session. So tonight will be ibuprofen before bed as per normal lately the day before squatting, followed by a dose in the morning.

So my plan is to squat as scheduled tomorrow with some light pulls(chins or rows or whatever), then deadlift next squat session. If I have issues again I'll have to figure out what to do different. Guess I'll go bench.

Finals tomorrow, hoping to get back on track ASAP.

[BarryF]

Tuesday 5/9/2017

Smolov JR Bench Third time attempting the program. Its time to hit 3 plates.
Week 1 Day 1

Rx=225x6x6
225x6x5 4 minutes rest. Felt warmed up by third set lol.
225x10@9 just because I could. I've never done 225x10 before so cool.

[BarryF]

Wednesday 5/10/2017

Squat: Modified Candito program, week 2: extra volume week
370x6x4@8-8.5

Deadlift: Decided to YOLO 500 while extremely fatigued from 4x6 squats at 80%
500x5 PR
435x5x2
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I was quite pleased with this result given the circumstances. Probably the last notable milestone before I hopefully hit 6 plates later this year. Fall classic 6pps or bust.

Posting link to instagram:
1 x fail

[BarryF]

Friday 5/11/2017

Bench: Smolov JR. Week 1 Day 2 Rx=240x5x7
240x5x7@8

Press:
145x5x5