Bergie - The Tale of an Old Fart

[Bergie]

Monday 9/7

Happy Labor Day

Squat - took off today to nurse a sore thigh. Just did my warm set. The leg is still kinda sore. Not bad but feeling going up and down stairs.

45x2x5
75x1x5
95x1x3
110x1x2

Press - Finally beat the 132.5 marks, new 5RM 132.5x3x5

Cleans - these are still feeling sloppy. I am having trouble getting under the bar after the second pull. I thing the main issue is flexibility.

135x5x3

[Bergie]

Wed 9/9/09

Squat - 230x3x5 new 5RM Felt good but heavy. Had that sensation of my hearing going away on the lifts. I have read that this is common.

No thigh pain during lifts but was somewhat sore later that evening and this morning. I think this is being caused by my knees moving out at the bottom, as explained in SS. I was trying to be very aware of my knee position and it seems to have helped.

Bench - 180x3x5 Focusing on form and keeping bar speed as high as possible.

Dead Lift - 280x5 These were technically not a 1x5 set. I was able to get a the first 3 as a set but had to stop and change to alternating grip and catch my breath for 4 and 5. The time between 3, 4, and 5 was no more than about 20 or 30 secs though.

[Bergie]

Friday 9/11

Squat - 235x5, 235x3 bailedx5 That damned thigh stared up again. I think it is a tendonitis between the iliac crest and the hip joint on the right side. I felt is start to complain during the warm up at 185#. Got a little worse during the first work set and really started fussing during the second.

I figured discretion being the better part of valor, should give it the weekend off.

Press - 133.75 2x5 1x4 This was a great victory for me. This is a new 5RM for me and those have been hard to come by.

Cleans - 140x3 then could not rack after that. Not sure what the deal was, probably thinking about the thigh. I had no explosion at all.

[Bergie]

Progress chart through 9/11

[Bergie]

Monday 9/14

Squats 235# 1x5 leg felt good but held back to one set just to be sure I didn't stress it again. Will work up to 3x5 this week.

Bench press 182.5x3x5 working back up after a reset. Bar speed good but felt heavier than I would have thought since my 5RM was 202.5.

Dead Lift was good at 285. working up from a reset.

[Bergie]

Monday 9/21

Took some time off due to life. The rest was evidently needed. This workout felt very strong.

Squat 235x3x5 felt like I could have gone heavier with no problem. No leg pain either.

Press 135x5 135x2x4 This was a new 5RM. I was actually surprised I did this well. I had been suck at 132.5 for three workouts after resetting and broke through to 133.75 on 9/11. I figured going to 135 would be tough since I have been micro-loading with 1.25#/workout for a while. But was very happy to see a 5/4/4.

Power Cleans 135x5x3 Felt much better, technique wise.

[Bergie]

Wed 9/23

My work out got cut short due to the twins waking up, they are 6 months old, and my 3 yo son needing help getting to bed. So I only got my squat work out completed. But that's OK, it was a new 5 RM.

Squats 240x3x5 Felt good but heavy bar speed on the last rep of sets 3 and 4 was very slow.

[misspelledgeoff]

Wed 9/23

My work out got cut short due to the twins waking up, they are 6 months old, and my 3 yo son needing help getting to bed. So I only got my squat work out completed. But that's OK, it was a new 5 RM.

Squats 240x3x5 Felt good but heavy bar speed on the last rep of sets 3 and 4 was very slow.

congrats on the 5RM!

i feel your pain on the sleep. i have a 2 month old and a 18 month old (my wife refers to them as South Carolina twins).

[Bergie]

congrats on the 5RM!

i feel your pain on the sleep. i have a 2 month old and a 18 month old (my wife refers to them as South Carolina twins).

Thanks! Yep, with young ones it is often hard getting that full nights rest.

[Bergie]

9/30

There has been so much going on my workout schedule is all messed up. Should be able to get back on schedule next Monday.

Squat 245 3/1/1 looks like I am getting ready for a reset. But I have a cold this week also, we'll how Monday goes.

Bench 185x3x5 Did a reset recently so working back up to 5RM of 202.5.

Deadlift 190x5 Did a reset recently so working back up to 5RM of 310.