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Friday
BW - 184
Deadlift - 330x5
Strict Press - 105x4x4
Squat - 260x5x4
BW Dips - 15, 10, 10
Slept 5 hours last night, no coffee/pre-workout, forgot to pack my belt (yes I panicked for one second), still set a PR. No more nocebos!
Stress from work is piling up lately but continuing the gainzzz in the gym really starts off the days right.
Monday
BW - 184.2
Squat - 280x5, 295x5, 310x5, 280x5
Press - 125x3, 115x5x3
Deadlift - 265x8x2
Wednesday
Bench - 170x5, 180x5, 190x5, 180x5
Squat - 250x5x2, 250x6 (lost count on the last set lol)
Strict Press - 105x4x4
BW Chinups - 10, 9, 7
Training feels better than ever lately!
Friday
BW - 185.6
Deadlift - 335x5
Paused Bench - 165x4x4
Squat - 265x5x3, 265x6 (miscounted again...)
BW Dips - 13, 11, 10
Need to remind myself to stay tight for DL warmup sets too.
Monday
BW - 185.4
Squat - 285x5, 300x5, 315x5, 285x5
Bench - 190x3, 170x5x3
Deadlift - 270x4, 6, 3
Too excited to fall asleep last night because of both the new episode of Westworld and the anticipation for the sweet three-plate squat. Was not able to grind my way up to 315 during LP so I took my time with the new program. The patience has paid off and it wasn't a bone-on-bone grind as I imagined it to be. Looking at the video, I probably have one more left in the tank.
Deadlift was wack today. The plan was 2 sets of eight but on the 4th rep I felt a discomfort at the top of my right hip. I walked around for a little and calmed myself down but just couldn't pull another set of 8.
Wednesday
BW - 184 (?!)
Press - 120x5, 125x4, 130x2, 125x3
Squat - 250x5x2, 255x5
Paused Bench - 160x4x4
BW Chinups - 10, 8, 6
I fucked up. Heavy press day but the 130 press was a failure that did not even pass my chin. I probably should have backed off more weight in the next set to complete five reps but I didn't check my ego and wasn't exactly thinking. The failure for three sets in a row felt weird. I think it was due to the lack of the bounce instead of strength. My mind was just occupied by some shitty stuff and the technique was sliding. I will tackle this weight again in two weeks and keep 125 as my 5RM for light-day calculations. I'll probably need to start using microplates again depending on the next performance.
I realized that my squat weight was 5 lbs lower than it should have been today after two sets. The paused bench should have been at 165 too. It wasn't a big deal since they were supposed to be light work, but it has reminded me to double-check my previous logs in the future.
It may also have to do with a packed gym this morning due to "start of the month" crowd, and I had to wait for both the rack and the bench. Yea it is a thing in my gym. I have noticed the pattern now. OK that was enough excuses... :) Rant over!
Friday
BW - 183
Deadlift - 340x5
Strict Press - 115x4x4
Squat - 270x5x4
BW Dips - 15, 12, 9
Deadlift today was hard and ugly. The video comparison between 335 and 340 has a HUGE gap. The last rep was a struggle and took 8 seconds from the floor to lockout. Time for a form check next week.
Strict press at 115, which was a little over 85% of the 130, did not feel hard at all.
Monday
BW - 186.6
Squat - 290x5, 305x5, 320x3, 305x3
Press - 130x3, 120x5x3
Deadlift - 275x6, 275x5
Cut my top set for squat off at 3 reps because of my fear of missing a rep and the video confirmed that I was only hitting just parallel.
Wednesday
BW - 185.8
Bench - 175x5, 185x5, 195x5, 185x5
Sqaut - 255x5x3
Strict press - 115x4x4
BW Chinups - 10, 9, 6
Everything feels light today. Feeling so much more confident in my bench press than ever! :)