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[Sal Webber]

Thanks Mr. City. I'm a little worried that my squat is catching my DL number. I had a fail in the last workout at 340...so I have a retry at 340 on Wednesday and then I probably should go up @5 lbs per workout from there. I have short arms so I'm not sure I'll ever have a 100# difference between my squat and my dl. I would like to keep them about 50# apart

The thumb only hurts in a hook grip so I'll give it some rest but maybe I can put in some rows or high pulls in the interim with a standard overhand grip.

[misspelledgeoff]

hey Webbie, do you have video of your squat?

[Sal Webber]

Sure, I have bunch of video. I'll figure out how to post a set.

[Sal Webber]

Here's the last set of squats that I videoed at 310.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C91lpaf2zs

[Sal Webber]

12/16 workout BW 215
Squat 325 1x4, 296 1x5, 1x6
Press 127 3x5 PR
DL 335 fail, 328 fail

Ok I hit a wall tonight. On the first set I got 4 good reps in and then I just could not make the fifth...so I dropped the weight behind me which spooked me a little bit. I went back to the weight my workout partner is at. I could tell that first set took a lot out of me. I was sort of out of it for a while...I accidently did 6 reps in my last set and was headed for my 7th when my workout partner called to me and told me I was done.

Press was easy. And then I failed big time on the DL. I'm totally exhausted right now. I definitely wasn't recovered for this workout. The question is was it sleep, food, or am I getting near the end of my novice progression. I'm still gaining around 1/4 lb per day or 1 to 2 lbs per week. My sleep has definitely been off this week...I only got 4 hrs last night. We'll see how I feel on Friday. I may just do some light sets on Friday and assess things going into the end of the year.

[Sal Webber]

12/18 workout
Squat 2x5x198 Recovery
BP 3x5x198 PR

Still letting the sprained thumb rest so no PC. Decided to try out a recovery workout on the squat since I had the fail on Wed and I've felt pretty sore all over. I don't feel much better right now but I did feel nice and loose and warm last night. We'll see if I try 325 again on Mon or Wed of next week. I'm thinking of just staying in recovery mode on squats until after Christmas and then starting TM after Jan1. I'm pretty beat up with a sore right hip, hammies and quads that feel dead, and achy knees. The knees are interesting...one will ache for a little while and then t goes away and then the other one will ache for a little while. Sometimes they are stiff after sitting sometimes not. It's interesting to see and feel how my body is reparing itself constantly. I'll start back with a 10% reset on DL on Monday and I'm going to add GHD to every workout.

My plans for the rest of the day are to get my steak and bourbon ready for the Saint's game tonight. Who Dat?!

[Mr.City]

How often are you deadlifting now?

[Sal Webber]

Up until this past week I had been on the normal A, B program. I got a little messed up with my schedule around Thanksgiving and missed a workout. And now with my sprained thumb, I've dropped PCs for going on about 3 weeks now.

Also, I just checked my log book and my weight gain has definitely slowed. I've actually been at 215 for the last week and a half. The more I eat and train the harder it gets to eat enough...I think I'm going to have to add more carbs just for the calories. I'm having trouble getting there on Paleo +GOMAD alone. I'm going to eat like it's my job until Monday and see how I feel on Monday evening.

[Sal Webber]

Advice Mr City?

I'm leaning towards food/sleep being my problem now.

[Sal Webber]

Just finished up a lunch time workout...time to eat
Squat recovery 220 x3x5
Press 127 x3x5 PR
DL 301 1x5 10% reset after my two fails last week
GHD 3x10 BW

Squat felt fine. I can feel my knees and hips are feeling better and I really focused on my hamstring bounce. It felt like I was working but not that hard. Press was no problem...I got a little slow on the last rep of third set. DL was pretty heavy. I focused on getting a good deep breath before each rep. I think I rounded my back on the fifth set. I'm not sure how I hit 330 1x5 two weeks ago but I figured I would just work my way back up 5 lbs at a time instead of 10lbs.