132, 220, 308, 385

[Charlocity2]

Long drives make my hips really cranky.

Driving distances after a training session, oye…

Flying back from Spokane was torture.

They're not optimal, to say the least. You are taller than me, if I am not mistaken, so your anthropometry must make long drives and airplane rides more tortuous.

Related: on either a long drive OR plane ride, I'm not inclined to drink as much water as I should. Sure, I arrive at my destination a bit earlier having avoided restroom breaks, but I am parched.

[Charlocity2]

*I had a delicious Sunday morning breakfast of steak, 3 eggs, home fried potatoes, and toast. But I had to wake up earlier than a usual weekend morning, due to the daylight savings time "spring ahead". 3 hours later, my pre-workout coffee, whey, and Clif Bar felt like it just piled on top of the stubborn breakfast still in my belly.

This all becomes relevant when I get to deadlift in yesterday's workout.

3/10/19
Gym 1300

Medium SQ: 270x1 (overwarmup), 240x5. Game time decision to back off next set to 225x5.

Medium DL: 295x5. *I put my 4" belt on for this routine medium-day workset of 5. But as soon as I bent over and tried to get "squoze", I knew it wouldn't happen, at least without a Technicolor yawn. So I took it off and did the set beltless, without issue.

But I was drained enough to tank the pull-ups and chins I programmed for afterward. I will move P/BP day from Saturday to Sunday, and do pull-ups and chins after that.

[Charlocity2]

3/13/19
Gym 1115

Heavy SQ: 270x2

Heavy P 2.0: 111x3

Heavy DL: 330x2+F. Second rep easier than the first (the shakes).

Heavy BP: 182x3

[Charlocity2]

3/16/19
Gym 1300

Medium SQ: 275x1 (overwarmup), 245x3, 235x5

Medium DL: 275x5 (beltless)

Chins: BWx6

[Charlocity2]

3/17/19
Gym 1300

Medium P: 112x1 (overwarmup), 101x5, 96x5. For all warmups, I did the first rep Press 2.0 style, then all the rest strict press (dead stop at bottom). All the worksets were strict press.

Medium BP: 183x1 (overwarmup), 165x5x2

Chins: BWx7

[Charlocity2]

3/20/19
Gym 1315

Heavy SQ: 275x1x2

Heavy P 2.0: 112x3

Heavy DL: 300x5

Heavy BP: 183x3

Chins: BWx7

[Charlocity2]

I've been deadlifting twice weekly for a minute now (heavy, medium). But the last 2 DL workouts, it felt stale even on medium day. I'm going to switch to a weekly DL, on Wednesdays.

3/23/19
Gym 1300

Medium SQ: 280x1 (overwarmup), 250x3, 240x5, 225x5. I decided to speed up my descent a bit, with good results.

Chins: BWx8, 2. I saw some advice in the nutrition forum about chinning three times a week, and progressing volume weekly, starting with 20 reps a week and adding 10. This week my goal is 30 reps so I'll shoot for 10 reps each workout. First set is always AMRAP, so I'll see if I can get 9 next time.

[Charlocity2]

3/24/19
Gym 1300

Medium P: 113x1 (overwarmup), 102x4+F, 97x5

Medium BP: 184x1 (overwarmup), 166x5x2

Chins: BWx8, 2

[Charlocity2]

I dropped chins from my planned programming today, without reservations. I have been trying something new with what I eat pre-workout, but it left me bonking after SQ, P, DL, and BP.

My go-to pre workout had been a Clif Bar, and cold coffee mixed with one scoop of whey (and salt, beta alanine, and creatine). But I was finding that sat heavy in my stomach. I've already written here about how drinking Gatorade before deadlift invites a Technicolor yawn.

I had eaten Gatorade chews after SQ and before DL, with good results. But now what I am trying is eating a protein bar with coffee one hour before training, and Gatorade chews before warming up. The first ingredient on the label is sugar, though. What I'll try next time is eating that Clif Bar after DL but before BP and chins.

3/27/19
Gym 1115

Heavy SQ: 280x1x2

Heavy P 2.0: 113x1x2

Heavy DL: 305x5

Heavy BP: 184x3

[granny]

Do you find you get better results w preworkout eating rather than just hitting your numbers throughout the day?
I eat more rice on training days but I’d have to say I notice not much difference if I save something for right before the session.