Updating now because I don't want to get more than a week behind because I can barely stretch my memory a week as it is. I might drag ass into updating more often now that I beat Metroid Prime. Ridley a shit.
I've largely stopped posting the stupid ass shit I see people do in the gym. Possibly because they stopped doing so much stupid ass shit, but more likely because it all begun to blend together into a mediocrity stew. On Monday, I got to see something new. Upon the platform, there was a dork doing push ups. I get that the "equipment" needed to do pushups is literally "flat space of ground," I just don't know what made this twit pick specifically the flat space of ground usually used for actual training. And I keep saying "pushups," even though they weren't really pushups. I just don't know what you call a "pushup" where one's illiac crest doesn't leave the ground.
Also, The Plan as of now is to wait until the end of the NEXT Light Week to try new snatch and C&J maxes. I feel I might be more 100% at the end of Weeny week compared to the end of Really Goddamn Heavy Week. The goal will be the 2 and 3 plaet, and I might take a bit of a rest week after that before starting ANOTHER super secret proprietary routine of my own design that will be a miracle if it doesn't injure me.
Volume Week 4: Monday 4-9-2018
Snatches: 200 lbs 6x2
Hang Snatches: 155 lbs 4x2 (definitely do heavier)
Squats: 435 lbs 5x8
Barbell Rows: 205 lbs 4x8
Overhead Squats: 165 lbs 3x3 (definitely go up in weight)
I weenied back a bit on the clean and jerks on Tuesday. Which was a good call, because whatever I kind of pulled near my right elbow failing 310 lbs on Saturday was absolutely killing me in between sets. I took a short break part way through the clean and jerks to get a double dose of Advil from the car, which allowed me to continue. Happily, whatever the problem was seems to have largely healed since, as there wasn't any real discomfort doing heavier clean and jerks on Saturday.
Volume Week 4: Tuesday 4-10-2018
Clean and Jerks: 285 lbs 10x1
Hang Cleans: 235 lbs 4x2 (can definitely increase weight)
Push Press: 215 lbs 5x5
Deadlifts: 430 lbs 3x5 (keep increasing)
Roman Chair Sit Ups: 10 lbs added 3x10
Snatches were really crisp on Thursday. I'm getting pretty good at doing weights that aren't PRs. Yay.
Volume Week 4: Thursday 4-12-2018
Snatches: 205 lbs 5x1 (increase weight)
Paused Squats: 485 lbs 5x3 (increase weight A BIT)
Bench Press: 240 lbs 3x8 (Don't increase weight)
Chin ups: 3x10
I had WANTED to do a wee bit more front squatting, to help with racking and recovering from a heavy ass clean, since I feel my upper back caving forward is what's dooming my heaviest clean attempts, and subsequently twisting my elbow all around as the bar slides forward off my shoulders. I forgot to do it on Thursday when I though it'd be best, so I did some on Saturday. Clean and jerks went well
Volume Week 4: Saturday 4-14-2018
Clean and Jerk: 290 lbs 5x1
Push Press: 230 5x3 (Can increase weight)
Deadlift: 470 lbs 3x3 (keep going up)
Squats: 405x8 455x5 495x3 560x1 405x8
Curls: 100 lbs 3x8