132, 220, 308, 385

[BrooklynJerry]

I sure you'll get the DL for 5 next time. As for belly fat, I am trying to do the same thing,lose some fat by eating cleaner. I am trying to avoid red meat as much as possible to help my cholesterol numbers by May.

[Charlocity2]

I sure you'll get the DL for 5 next time. As for belly fat, I am trying to do the same thing,lose some fat by eating cleaner. I am trying to avoid red meat as much as possible to help my cholesterol numbers by May.

Thanks. Just listened to the Barbell Logic podcasts on nutrition so between that and the belt challenge, the topic has become very interesting to me. Are you having to stick with chicken, turkey, and fish for your low fat animal protein?

[Charlocity2]

2/1/18
Gym 4:30 pm

Heavy SQ: 235x3, 215x5x2

P 1.5: 95x5x3

Lat pulldowns: 3x8-10

[Charlocity2]

2/3/18
Gym 0800

BP: 165x5x3

Light P 1.0: 45x12, 50x12, 55x8

[Charlocity2]

I sure you'll get the DL for 5 next time.

Thanks for the vote of confidence. Today I got the 290x5 DL I programmed.

2/4/18
Gym 1300

Light SQ: 215x5x2

DL: 290x5. I took a few minutes break to take off my knee sleeves (and shoes) after SQ, like I usually do, but I didn't eat Gatorade chews, which had become a habit.

Chins: BWx9 (PR), 6, 6.

[Charlocity2]

Today I thought I would try a thumbs around grip for SQ, instead of thumbs over the bar. I have felt the bar shift on my back and thought this might be a fix.

But even during warmup sets with the empty bar, I was unable to do this without wrist extension. I start out warming up with my pinkies on the 32" score, then just off the score, then just a little of the knurling visible.

So i reverted to the thumbs on top grip. But I did put my thumbs around when I was fixing my grip, which worked well at keeping the palm in contact with the bar when pulling my thumb off. No shifting of bar during worksets.

2/7/18
Gym 1100

SQ: 235x4, 230x3, 225x3

P 1.5: 97x5x3

Pullups: BWx5

Chinups: BWX6, 6, 5

[Charlocity2]

I switched up my normal training today, in anticipation of traveling Wednesday through Friday of this coming week. I wanted to squat heavy today, instead of Sunday, and deadlift by itself on Sunday.

I programmed myself for one SQ workset of 5x235, but I only got 4, just like Wednesday's "heavy" squat day. Based on the slow bar speed of the 4th rep, I did not try a fifth. I know I don't squat as well in the morning as I do in the afternoon, which is why I prefer to do them on Sundays. Today's training was not 0530, like a weekday, but it was still morning (0800).

2/10/18
Saturday 0800

SQ: 235x4

BP: 167x5x3

[Charlocity2]

2/11/18
Gym 1300

DL: 295x4+F. As hard as it sometimes seems to SQ and DL the same workout, due to being gassed from SQ, I think DL the day after SQ suffers from being on the wrong end of the stress/recovery/adaptation cycle.

Light P 1.0: 55x9, 9, 8

Chins: BWx6, 6, 6, 5.

[Charlocity2]

2/13/18
Gym 0530

P 1.5: 98x5x3

Lat pulldowns: 3x8

[Charlocity2]

2/17/18
Gym 0800

BP: 169x5x3

Light P: 60x8x3