Wednesday 7/7/21 - Black Mountain Strength
Press: 175x3x2, 150x5x2
175x3 - YouTube
Deadlift: 430x3
430x3 - YouTube
Press felt good. DL looks like I'm still dropping my hips at heavier weights but at least my back is flat
Monday 7/5/21 - Black Mountain Strength
Squat: 295x4x4
Bench: 225x5x5
Chins: BWx5x10 = 50 reps
Squats did not feel good today. I didn't film but they felt slow too. Could just be a chain reaction to my loading error on Volume Day two weeks ago. Its also possible I may have to wrap up this cycle 1 week earlier than planned. We shall see
Ryan Arnold
ryanarnold1178@gmail.com
Wednesday 7/7/21 - Black Mountain Strength
Press: 175x3x2, 150x5x2
175x3 - YouTube
Deadlift: 430x3
430x3 - YouTube
Press felt good. DL looks like I'm still dropping my hips at heavier weights but at least my back is flat
Ryan Arnold
ryanarnold1178@gmail.com
Friday 7/9/21 - Black Mountain Strength
Squat: 345x1
345x1 - YouTube
Bench: 255x2
255x2 - YouTube
Well I've hit the wall earlier than planned. Monday's Squats were super slow and painful despite a reduction in volume. Today everything was slow and hurting too. Only managed a single at 345. Hopefully I can recover enough to manage some good 1RMs within the next couple weeks. The heat is also a factor. 113 today
Ryan Arnold
ryanarnold1178@gmail.com
7/12/21 - Black Mountain Strength
Squat: 255x4x3
Bench: 227.5x5x5
Chins: BWx5x3
Can't remember the last time a workout was this much of a mental struggle. Just did not want to be there today. Various factors contributing to this and I'm not going to list them all. Hopefully Wednesday will go better
Ryan Arnold
ryanarnold1178@gmail.com
Keep on keeping on, Ryan! I definitely appreciate how it gets tough to keep going sometimes, esp. during these hot and lazy days of summer. FWIW, your squat at 345 looked quite good, and much quicker and easier than it probably felt.
This is "test week" for me - week 15 of a 15-week program. Will be my first time ever actually testing 1RMs. Really only anxious about my squat, but excited to see what numbers I can hit on that and the other lifts!
Last edited by BastiatBB; 07-12-2021 at 04:51 PM.
Ryan Arnold
ryanarnold1178@gmail.com
7/14/21 - Black Mountain Strength
Press - 177.5x2, 180x2
180x2 - YouTube
Deadlift: 385x1
PR felt good. Let's hope for the best these next two workouts
Ryan Arnold
ryanarnold1178@gmail.com
Of course! And thank you. Definitely off to a good start: 178kg (391.6#) on squat -- a good 25 pounds more than I had ever attempted before. And the bar moved pretty quickly, too, so I then tried for 182kg (~400#), but missed. I chalk that up to a rookie mistake of not waiting quite long enough before attempting. For bench, I hit 315# for first time ever!
Finished testing today:
*Press = 86kg (189.2#) -- missed attempt at 87kg. Clearly my weakest lift, but much improved from what it used to be.
*DL = 215kg (473#) -- I was surprised how easy this went. 215 was my third attempt after first succeeding at 206 and then 210. 500# is now clearly in my sights!
I give you credit for helpful form feedback in the past. Thank you, Ryan!
Last edited by BastiatBB; 07-16-2021 at 11:37 AM.