Paul's log - Staying strong past 50

[irongeek]

4/16/24

DL w/belt - 405 x 5 x 3
Bench - 277.5 x 5, 5, 5, 265 x 5
Rows w/belt and straps - 277.5 x 8 x 3

Bench progress slowing - 3rd set was a chore, so dropped weight and finished a 4th set. I'll continue to run it out....

[irongeek]

4/18/24

LBBS w/belt - 350 x 5 x 4
Press w/belt - 182.5 x 5 x 3, 165 x 5
Pullups - BW x 12, 12, 10

Good session. Definitely going to move on to top set/backoff sets. Hopefully, that will keep progress moving forward.

[irongeek]

4/20/24
DL w/ belt - 410 x 5, 385 x 5, 5
Bench - 280 x 5, 265 x 5 x 3
Rows w/belt - 280 x 8 x 3

Transitioned to top set/back off sets. Hoping progress continues.
Just a few months ago, I failed 280 x 5 on the bench, so pretty happy about this.

[irongeek]

4/21/24
Treadmill - 34 minutes, 2 miles, 3.6 mph, 7 deg inclinde

4/22/24
LBBS w/belt - 355 x 5, 335 x 5, 5, 5
Press w/belt - 185 x 5, 175 x 5, 5, 5
Pullups - BW x 10 x 4

Press rep PR this morning - very happy about this.
Downside is my weight has been slowly creeping up (which is part of why I got the PR). At 218 this morning.

I'll be changing my programming to progress weekly (my week is 8-9 days long) instead of every 4-5 days.

[irongeek]

4/24/24

DL w/belt - 435 x 2, 385 x 5, 5
Bench - 295 x 2, 265 x 5, 5, 5
Rows w/belt and straps - 280 x 8 x 3

Had to workout early this morning, which sucked. But I got it done.