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    Default Matt lifts: A post-competition log.

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    Starting my first log. Competed in the SS Fall Classic, so I guess I can consider myself a competitive lifter.

    Fall Classic PRs:
    SQ 224kg/493.8lb
    PR 98/216.2
    DL 260/573.2

    Goals for Spring Starting Strength Meet:
    SQ 550
    PR 240
    DL 625

    Age: 25
    BW:232

    10/30 Lower Volume
    SQ: 5x3x410
    Beltless Deficit DL: 5x3x405

    10/31 Upper Volume
    PR: 3x3x195
    Bench: 5x3x255 – benching again after not benching for 2 months (focused on press leading up to meet)
    Rows: 5x3x285
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    11/2 Lower (Intensity)
    SQ: Singles at 455,435. Feeling a little shot from the meet still. Need to eat more food.
    DL: 3x2x505. These felt pretty good.

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    11/3 Upper (Intensity-ish)
    PR: Intensity. Set of 3. Set of 2. @ 202.5
    Bench: 5x3x260. Sinch I'm coming back from the layoff, I'm going to take my bench on the LP gainzzz train.

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    11/6 Lower Volume
    SQ: 5x3x415
    Beltless Deficit DL: 5x3x455 (might seem like a big jump, but I'd been up to this before the meet)
    Cardi-oh. 15 minutes on the bike.

    BONUS: Storytime.
    Currently train at a commercial gym smack-dab downtown. Lest you google search it, you'll find the one. Apartment living has its way of forcing you to train at such a place. Anyways, these guys next to me while deadlifting were doing the usual hips-too-low bro form. One guy had his feet apart about 2 feet. His bud was trying to teach him how to deadlift. I told them I was trying to become a coach and they'd be helping me out if I could take new guy through the deadlift. They shrugged me off. I proceeded to do my deficits. Finally, the guy asked me why I was so narrow. Told him why. Did it for 1 rep and then switched back to a wide stance, pull-from-the-toes DL. I just decided to keep my headphones in the rest of the time.
    Last edited by Matt Stacks; 11-07-2017 at 07:07 AM. Reason: Storytime added.

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    11/7 Upper Volume
    PR: 3x4x197.5 – Failed 4th set.
    Bench: 5x3x265 – These are moving pretty well.
    Rows: 5x3x290 – Supine grip. Starting to give out a little bit. Will keep supine until I have to go DO grip.
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    11/9 Lower Intensity
    SQ: 3x450/2x440 – Thinking the volume is creeping into intensity territory. Going to drop the intensity and up the volume on LV day.
    DL: 3x515 – Too grindy. Got too greedy this week.

    11/10 Upper Intensity
    PR: 2x3x205
    Bench: 5x3x270 – Missed last rep on last two sets. Will repeat on Tuesday.

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    11/13 Lower Volume
    SQ: 5x4x385 – Dropped intensity and added a set of volume for all the tonnage.
    Beltless Deficit DL: 5x2x460

    Was pretty whooped Monday. Had an all-day event and simply didn't have enough to eat. Felt it on my deadlift sets so cut the volume down.

    11/14 Upper Volume
    PR: 5x3x185 failed last two reps on the last set.
    Bench: 5x3x275. Failed last two reps here too. Should've repeated from Friday. Didn't.
    Row: 5x3x300. Supine only. Grip wasn't an issue. I've officially peaked. My row is now better than 90% of the dudes that deadlift in my gym.

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    Last week was no bueno.

    I've been doing a 4-day TM for awhile now (since March) and looking to mix it up.

    Giving the Bridge a try today for 8 weeks. Follow along, will ya?

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    Default The Bridge, Week 1, Day 1

    This RPE biz will be interesting.


    SQ: 365x5@6 / 390x5@7 / 410x5@8
    CG Bench: 235x4@7 / 247.5x4@8 / 260x4@9 (Felt more like an 8.5)
    Mid-Shin Pull: 435x7@6 / 435x7@7 / 450x7@8 (Felt more like an 8.5)
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    Default The Bridge: Week 1, Day 3

    starting strength coach development program
    Dealing with a nice lil' cold.

    2 ct. pause squat: 275x4@7, 290x4@8, 300x4@9
    Press: 175x5@6, 185x5@8, 180x3@8 (overshot the RPE here on the second set and missed the last two reps on the third set)
    Row: 225x8@6, 245x8@7, 265x8@8, 265x8@8

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