Bazarov's Getting Back into the Gym Log

[Bazarov]

Got sick last week and didn't leave my bed for a few days. Today was my second day back...

Dec 19:

Squat (high bar):
185x5
215x5
245x5x3

Bench:
155x5
185x5
215x5x3

Deadlift:
225x3
275x3
325x3x3

Chins:
BWx12
BWx10
BWx8

Dec 21:

Squat (high bar):
190x5
220x5
250x5x3

Bench:
160x5
190x5
220x5x3

Deficit Deads (speed focus):
225x3
275x3x6

Chest Supported Rows:
3 plates x 12,10,8

[Bazarov]

I've been doing lots of random crap over the last month. Basically I've be lifting 4-5 days per week, doing some kind of squatting, pressing, and pulling every day. Progress has probably been slower than it otherwise could have been (you know, had I followed an actual program), but enjoying what I'm doing....which, I suppose, is the key to long term progress.

Jan 14:

BW: 198

Squats (low bar -- working these back in after using high bar for a while):
45x5, 135x5, 185x3, 225x1, 255x1,
275x1, 285x1, 295x1, 305x1

275x3x5


Bench:
45x5, 135x3, 185x2
235x3x5

Deads:
135x3, 225x2, 275x1
325x1x10 (speed focus, 60 seconds between sets)

Hammer Curls:
45's x8x3

[Bazarov]

Jan 17:

PC + Push Press:
135x2, 155x2, 175x2, 185x2 (almost passed out after racking the second rep...and I mean almost: vision down to a tiny tunnel, all I could hear was echos. Dropped the bar and stumbled backwards to a bench just in time. I think the bar hit a little too far against my neck. Figured I'd better stop there.)

Press:
135x5, 145x3, 155x1, 165x1
135x3x5

Front Squats:
135x5, 160x3, 185x2
205x3x5

Jan 19:

Squats (high bar):
135x5, 185x3, 225x2, 245x2
265x1, 275x1, 285x1, 295x1
275x2,2,2,2,1,1,1,1,1,1

Bench:
135x5, 185x3, 205x2
225x1, 230x1, 235x1, 240x1, 245x1, 250x1
230x3,3,2,2,2

Deads:
335x1x10 (speed focus, 60 seconds between sets)

Pendlay Rows:
185x3x3

[Bazarov]

Jan 20:

BW: 198lbs

PC + Press:
135x1+1x3
140x1+1
145x1+1
150x1+1
155x1+1
160x1+1
165x1+1
170x1+1
175x1+fail

PC + Push Press:
175x1+1
185x1+1x3
--I don't know what's going on, but I'm nearly blacking out on every set. I have to wait several seconds after each PC for the head rush to go away before doing a push press in order to avoid blacking out with the bar overhead. Frustrating.

Front Squat:
45x5
135x5
155x3
175x3
185x2
195x2
205x1
210x1
215x1
220x1
225x1
205x3x3

RDL's:
135x5
185x3
225x3x5
--Haven't done these in a long time, so I kept them light and easy. I can already tell, however, that grip is going to be the limiting factor -- straps, maybe?

[Bazarov]

Jan 23:

I spent last night drinking -- and slept like shit -- so I didn't expect today's workout to be very productive. It ended up not being horrible, but it wasn't great, either. I'll take a wash, all things considered.

Squat (high bar):
45x5
135x3
185x2
225x1
235x1
245x1
255x1
265x1
275x1
285x1
295x1 (very slow)
275x2,2,1 (things started slowing down again so I stopped there)

Bench:
45x5
135x3
185x2
205x1
225x1
235x1
245x1
250x1 (slow-ish)
230x3x3

Deads (speed focus, 60 seconds between sets)
345x1x10

Chins:
BWx8,7,6,5,4

[Bazarov]

Jan 25:

Another "blah" workout. It took half a pot of coffee to get going this morning, and I also weighed in at 196, which means I probably haven't been eating well lately.

PC+Press:
135x1+1
140x1+1
145x1+1
150x1+1
155x1+1
160x1+1
165x1+1 (pretty ugly press)

170x1+0x2 (Fuck)

PC+Push Press:
175x1+1
180x1+1
185x1+1
190x1+1
195x1+1x2 (didn't get too light headed today...)


PC+Press:
145x1+2x3

Squats (high bar):
135x3
160x3
185x2
205x2
225x2
245x1
250x1
255x1
260x1
265x1
270x1
275x1
280x1
260x2x5

Pendlay Rows (wide grip):
185x5,4,3,3,3

[Bazarov]

Jan 30:

BW: 200lbs

Squat (high bar):
45x5x2
135x3
185x2
205x1
225x3
235x3
245x3
255x3
265x3
275x3

Press:
45x5x2
95x3
120x1
145x3x5

PC's:
135x3
145x2
155x1
165x3x5

Chins:
BWx10,9,8

Dips:
BWx15,10,8

[Bazarov]

Feb 1:

Squat (high bar, light day):
225x3x5

Bench:
225x3x10

Deads:
315x1
335x1
355x1
365x1
375x1
385x1
395x1
315x3x2
315x6

Reverse Curls:
20+bar (no idea how much it weighs) x 8
40+bar x 8
60+bar x 8

[Bazarov]

Feb 3:

PCs:
135x3
155x2
165x1
175x1
185x1
195x1x2
200x1x2
205x1

Press:
45x5x2
95x3
135x1
155x3x5

Squat (high bar):
135x5
185x3
225x3
275x2x5

GMs (high bar position):
135x5x5

Chins:
BWx12,10,8

Close-grip bench:
135x10
185x10

Feb 6:

Squat (low bar):
45x8
135x5
185x3
225x2
250x1
275x5,4,3,3,2

Bench:
45x8
135x5
185x3
205x2
225x8,4,5,4,3

Deads:
135x5
225x3
275x2
315x1
365x1x5

GMs:
45x8
95x8
135x6x4

Reverse Curls:
Bar x 8
Bar+50 x 8x3

Feb 7:

Press:
135x3,4,5,6

Front Squat:
185x3x3

Pendlay Rows:
185x5x3

Feb 8:

PC+Push Press:
135-195x a bunch x more than a bunch

Squat (high bar):
275x3,2

Chins:
BWx13

Feb 10:

Squat (high bar):
295x1
265x2x5

Bench:
255x1 (2 second pause)
225x3x3

Deads:
385x1
315x3x3

Feb 11:

PC + Press:
135x1+2
140x1+1
145x1+1
150x1+1
155x1+1
160x1+1
165x1+1
170x1+0

Press:
135-165x1

Front Squat:
135x3
160x3
185x3
205x3
225x3

GMs:
135x5
145x5
155x5

BB Curls (in the squat rack, thank you):
95x5
115x5
135x5 (lots of cheating here)

Feb12:

PC+Press:
135x3+3x5

Squat (high bar)
225x3x5

Feb 13:

PC+Press:
135x1+1
140x1+1
145x1+1
150x1+1
155x1+1
160x1+1
165x1+1
170x1+1
175x1+1
180x1+0 (odd, 175 flew up, 180 barely moved)

Squat (high bar):
135x3
185x3
225x2
245x1
265x1
285x1
295x1
265x3x4

Close grip bench:
135x5
185x5
225x5x3

Deads:
135x5
225x5
315x5x3

Feb 14:

PC+Press:
135x3+3X5

Squat:
225x3x5

Chins:
BWx6,6,6,6,10

[Bazarov]

Feb 16:

BW: 201lbs

PC+Press:
135x2+2
145x1+1
155x1+1
165x1+1
175x1+1
185x1+0 (I actually got this to the top of my head and then more or less gave up; I should nail this in the next week or so, which would be a pretty big PR at my current body weight)

PC+PP:
185x1+1
195x1+1
200X1+1 (This still felt pretty light -- I'm definitely good for quite a bit more, but, once again, I'm getting very light headed. I had to stand with the bar in the rack position for ~10 seconds before the fuzziness disappeared. I'm afraid that if I push things I'm going to black out and either kill myself, someone else, or both.)
185X2+2x5

Squat (high bar):
135x3
185x3
225x2
245x2
265x5x3

Pendlay Rows:
135x5
185x5x3

CGBP:
135x10
185x12