yep, looked like exactly at parallel to me. possibly slightly below since the camera seemed to be place below hip level which makes judging depth harder since they tend to look higher than they are. so i would say youre good on depth. form looks good and fast for that weight too. nice set.
1/19/25
Pin press w/3" belt - 165 x 3 x 5 (These were harder than I thought they would be)
Bench - 215 x a few quick sets
Treadmill - 30 minutes at moderate walk pace.
1/20/25
DL w/4" belt and straps - 460 x 8 (video)
SSB good morning w/3" belt - 250 x 8 x 3 (not sure if these are helpful or not. I'll keep them in for another week or two).
Pullups - BW x 11 x 3
Got my goal DL set today, but I think this amazing progression is coming to an end. It may have moved better if I'd rested another day - I just did volume squats Saturday afternoon and was still sore and fatigued.
Next week, I'm going to make sure I have a day off before attempting heavy deadlifts again.
1/22/25
SSB squat - ascending 5s - bar, 155, 245, 295, 325, (added 3" belt) 365 x 10
Press w/3" belt - 180 x 3 x 5
CGBP - ascending sets of 8 - bar, 135, 185, 205, 215, 225, 235
Good workout. Happy I made 365 for 10 on the SSB, which was my goal. It was tough.
In the past, I would've racked it at 5 or 6 reps, but by having a number to hit and by being stubborn, it showed me how far away from failure I would have trained in the past (RPE 6 or so).
Funny note: I plugged 365 for 10 reps to a 1 rep max calculator and it spit out 486.7 lbs. That would be nice if it were true, but unfortunately, it's not reality.
Switching to doubles and triples on the press was a good move. 180 for triples felt great. I just can't grind 5s on my presses very well - maybe because of my age, maybe because I just suck at presses.
1/23/25
RDL - wide grip w/straps + 3" belt - 350 x 8 x 4
BW rows - narrow grip - 20, 15, 13, 13
20 minutes treadmill - approx 1.1 miles total @ 3.4mph
The RDLs are getting tough. Every time I do them, a different part of the posterior chain feels fatigued. Today was my spinal erectors (between lower and upper-mid back). Last week it was glutes. Before that it was hams. I think RDLs are the reason my deadlift has gone up of late, so it's a sacrifice worth making.
Need to make some equipment purchases. My knee sleeves are disintegrating, and my shoes (powerlifts) are rounding at the heels and the uppers have holes in them.
1/24/25 - Bro day
Bench - 285 x 5, 260 x 6 x 4
CGBP - 225 x 9
Dips - BW + 45 x 10, 10, 10
Standing Tricep XT/Curl superset - 3 sets
This was one of those days where the warmups indicated I wasn't going to get my goal bench today. I tried it anyway and did make it -though the last rep was pretty darn slow.
Pretty decent day.
1/25/25
LBBS w/4" belt - 400 x 5, 365 x 5 x 4
Squat continues to progress. 400 is the worst number - so close to 4 plates, but not quite.
1/26/25
Pin Press w/3" belt - 170 x 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4
Press w/3" belt - 135 x 10, 10
Bench - 215 x 7 x 5
Trying pin presses to help my lagging press. Second week doing these.
1/27/25
DL w/4" belt and straps - 465 x 8 (video), 365 x 3, 3, 3
Pullups - BW x 12, 11, 11
I got 8 for deadlift this week @465 - but it was tough. I think I'll allow myself a break and progress the weight 5lbs but reduce the reps down to 5 or 6 instead of 8.
I don't want to crush my CNS then find 405 feels like it's bolted to the floor.
1/29/25
SSB squat w/3" belt - ascending 5s - bar, 155, 245, 295, 335, 365, 385 x 6
Press w/3" belt - 185 x 3 x 4
Had to run to work early so I had to cut this a tad short. It was ok.