Week 2 - Squat
3 x 85kg
3 x 96kg
5 x 107·5kg (a rep record)
Into unknown territory today with the squat. Never gone to proper depth with as heavy a load before. 4 from 4 on the rep records this week. Think I have earned my whisky tonight!
Week 2 - Squat
3 x 85kg
3 x 96kg
5 x 107·5kg (a rep record)
Into unknown territory today with the squat. Never gone to proper depth with as heavy a load before. 4 from 4 on the rep records this week. Think I have earned my whisky tonight!
Week 3 - Deadlift
1 RM testing today in preparation for my (slow) race to 200 kg with Rugbysmartarse.
I jumped the gun a little on Saturday whilst grocery shopping.........I had promised myself a bottle of Lagavulin 16 year old whisky if I pulled 165 kg today, but the temptation to buy it was too much to resist. Fortunately the motivation was soon restored when my girlfriend threatened to hide it from me if I failed 165. Game on then.......
140 kg x 1
155 kg x 1 (new PR)
165 kg x 1 (new PR)
170 kg x 1 - failed twice. I guess I used up all my nervous energy on 165 and my starting position was slack. 165 came up a lot smoother than I had feared, but 170 didn't even get off the floor!!
So I'm happy, exhausted, full of beef stew and looking forward to that sweet, sweet Lagavulin tonight. Here's to the magical 200 kg folks!
Week 3 - OH Press
5 x 51 kg
3 x 57.5 kg
3 x 63.5 kg (a default rep record - I've never done 3 reps on a max effort set before)
I knew it would be tough today after yesterday's 1 RM session on the deadlift. I would have been happy to only get the minimum 1 rep on the last set to be brutally honest, so to get 3 was a nice bonus. Still feel tired though and I can feel the DOMs now starting to set in on my upper back. Day off tomorrow so I plan to eat well and sleep late!
Week 3 - Bench Press
5 x 70 kg
3 x 78.5 kg
5 x 87.5 kg (a rep record)
Happy with another rep record albeit by 1.5 kg only. Slowly, slowly, catch a monkey and all that.......
Week 3 - Squat
5 x 90 kg
3 x 102.5 kg
3 x 113.5 kg (a default rep record)
Slept poorly last night and felt it too. Got the min reps I wanted on the last set, but had nothing else left in the tank.
1 PR and 3 rep records this week sounds pretty good, but I am concerned my squat isn't going up as fast I would like. Time to re-visit the gospel and double check my form.
Week off next week so hopefully I will be refreshed and ready to tear into it on my return.
Back to it today after a week off. It hit me like a truck - one of them big mothers too.
D/L
5 x 97.5 kg
5 x 112.5 kg
7 x 127.5 kg (by some fluke this was a rep record, but it was 3/4 reps short of what I had wanted).
Nothing seemed to fire today. Lower back, hips and pelvis all feel tight. I should have paid more attention to stretching last week. A lesson learned hopefully.......