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01-23-2022, 01:33 PM
#291
Today was a tough, but satisfying workout overall. I switched up my squats a little, doing six sets of three reps after a warmup set of five with 135. My bench press also seems to be showing a little progress (finally), but I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Sun, Jan 23
Bwt - 204.5
DB swing: 50x10
SQ: 135x5, 185x3, 205x3, 225x3, 245x3, 265x3, 285x3 - The first four sets were done with knee sleeves only...no belt. Added my belt for the final three sets.
BB row: 125x6, 150x3, 175x6
BP: 120x5, 145x3, 165x1, 187x5 (comp. grip T&G), 168x5 (wide grip with pause), 153x8 (close grip T&G)
Stiff-leg DL: 185x8, 230x6
The NYS meet is just 8 weeks away now, and I'm feeling pretty well on-track at this point. I'm expecting to go comfortably (maybe the wrong word) over 900 total and break all of my State Records.
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01-23-2022, 03:53 PM
#292
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01-27-2022, 01:17 PM
#293
A cold night last night, and the temp. in the garage barely broke 50, but I had a pretty good workout. Afterwards, I noticed that I'd somehow bruised the palm of my hand, most likely from my heavy set of rack pulls today.
Bwt - 205
DB swing: 50x11
OHP: 65x6, 85x3, 105x1, 123x3, Press behind neck b/o: 98x6
Face pull:53x9x3
Rack pull: 205x5, 255x5, 305x5, 355x5
Dips: bwt x 6, +30# x 3, +55# x 4
Chinup: bwtx5x3
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01-30-2022, 12:33 PM
#294
Today was one of those rare (especially at my age) days when everything just seemed to click. The weights I'm hitting lately are a little more intimidating than they were years ago, but fortunately I've always been good at motivating myself, even though most of my training is done alone.
Sun, Jan 30
Bwt - 203.5
DB swing: 50x12
BP: 120x5, 145x3, 170x1, 190x4 comp. grip T&G, 170x5 WG with pause, 158x7 CG T&G
BB row: 125x5, 155x3, 180x5
SQ: 160x5, 200x3, 230x2, 260x1, 290x3 - strong triple
Good morning: 60x8, 80x8, 100x8, 120x8, 140x8
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01-30-2022, 01:14 PM
#295
It's great when everything goes as planned. We gpt slammed with snow yesterday here. I'm glad I worked out Friday. I didn't do anything yesterday, but got in some good cardio today clearing up the mess.
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02-03-2022, 01:57 PM
#296
It's snowing steady here, we're expecting 12"+ overnight. I had to cut my workout short this morning, after pushing my halting DL to the limit, it just did me in! I was planning on finishing up with dips and chins...maybe tomorrow with my grip work.
Thu, Feb 3
Bwt - 204
DB swing: 50x13
OHP: 65x5, 85x3, 105x1, 126x3 (current PR), press behind neck b/o: 101x5
Face pull: 53x10x3
Halting DL: 205x8, 245x8, 285x6, 325x5* PR
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02-06-2022, 01:57 PM
#297
The temp was below 0 here overnight, took me awhile to warm up the garage this morning. Six weeks to go and it's getting serious now, working on staying focused with my lifts, but another good day.
Sun, Feb 6
Bwt - 204
DB swing: 50x14
BP: 120x5, 145x3, 170x1, 193x4* comp. grip 31" T&G, 175x5 WG with pause 35", 163x6 CG T&G 16"
BB row: 125x6, 155x3, 185x5
SQ: 165x5, 205x3, 235x2 first 3 sets no belt, knee sleeves only, 265x1, 297x3 last 2 sets belt & sleeves, 345 walkout and 10-second hold (felt like 400 lbs)!
Stiff-leg DL: 195x8, 235x6
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02-06-2022, 02:53 PM
#298
Hey Fifty, you commented on my benches a while back but I must say that you are a lot closer to my benches than I am to your squats. How do you plan to not peak too soon before the meet it being eight weeks away?
Last edited by Fred J; 02-07-2022 at 11:12 AM.
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02-10-2022, 12:03 PM
#299
MY lifts continue to creep up, and I'm feeling very good. On my rack pulls today, I only used my belt for the last set with 365. I have straps, but so far have never needed to use them. I've always used a hook grip for my deadlifting (double overhand), and never had a problem with the grip.
Thu, Feb 10
Bwt - 203
DB swing: 50x15
OHP: 65x5, 85x3, 105x1, 128x3, Press behind neck b/o: 103x4
Face pull: 55x8x3
Rack pull: 215x5, 265x5, 315x5, 365x5
Chin-up: bwt + 10# x 4, 3, 3
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02-13-2022, 01:04 PM
#300
Today was a tough one, pushed my BP and SQ hard, but all went well.
Sun, Feb 13
Bwt - 203
DB swing: 53x8
BP: 115x5, 135x3, 155x2, 175x1, 197x3, 178x4 WG with pause, 166x6 CG T&G
BB row: 130x5, 160x3, 190x5
SQ: 165x5, 205x3, 240x2, 275x1, 303x3* hard but good, 350 - walkout and 10-sec. hold
Good morning: 60x8, 80x8, 100x8, 120x8, 145x8
Gonna relax for the rest of the day and catch the big game later. Happy Valentine's Day, I'll be thinking of my late GF, the Love of my Life!
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