Ignacio's Intermediate Log

[Ignacio Magana]

Squat
45x5x2
135x5
205x5x2



Bench Press
45x5
95x5
115x3
135x2
150x5x3 felt rly easy

Pull ups
bwx4,2 wtf is happening here. I still feel tired from my back could it be because od the deadlifts?

[Ignacio Magana]

So i decided to go back to advance novice as I "skipped it". Oh well i'll see how it goes hopefully ill progress even further than where i am now which is still kind of low.

[Ignacio Magana]

Squat
45x5x2
135x5
205x3
255x2
265x5x3

Press
45x5
65x5
85x2
100x5x3

Pull Ups
3,3,3

[Ignacio Magana]

Squat
45x5x2
135x5
205x5
255x2
270x5x3 easy

Bench Press
45x5
95x5
115x3
135x2
155x5x3

Deadlift
135x5
205x3
255x1
305x1
345x5 Need to get a pair of 45's as I only have about 370 lbs of weight counting the bar.

Analyzing how my training went today I noticed that it was easy even though it felt heavy. The Texas method did help me become more tougher mentally and stronger physically. Plus it was a nice 3 week break of constantly squatting for new PRs but now I'm back into what I started: being a beast at linear progression.

[beast]

Good shout, if only more people thought like you on this board especially all the other people who do the texas method who are really intermediates. Hell even if you even do one months worth of ss, you've gone twice as quick.

Good luck!

[Ignacio Magana]

Thanks Beast. I'm really motivated to get back at it and make some real strength gains. I'll definitely do it since I'm putting all the resources i have to my training.

[Ignacio Magana]

Squat
45x5x2
135x5
205x5
255x2
275x5x3 hard as fuck. may be moving the deads to friday. But I'm astonished that i was able to complete the reps as i was planning to do a light day instead and follow more of an advance novice plan. I guess I still have more room for the standard SS template.

Press
45x5
65x5
85x2
102.5x4,3,3

Chins
bwx3,3,3

As I'm back into linear progression I've been eat it quite a lot in order to support progress. My chin up numbers had been affected but my bodyweight has increased.

[Ignacio Magana]

Skipping todays training. I did not get any sleep last night, something happened to my right arm last training day on squats and today when i tried doing squats with the bar i get some pretty painful feeling on my hand. Will be training tomorrow and continue it as if it were a normal week of training.

[Ignacio Magana]

Squat
45x5x2
135x5
205x3
255x2
280x5x3 Hard

Bench Press
45x5
95x3
115x3
135x2
150x5 loaded this by accident and felt easy. I was impressed until i notice ,y mistake.
160x5x3 tried 160 and only got three reps.. 155x5x3 last time was pretty damn hard specially in the last two reps. Ill start 2.5 jumps from now on.
150x5x2 adding the set i did before 160 should make it three sets. 152.5 next time..

Chin ups
BWx3,4,5

[Ignacio Magana]

Squat
45x5x4 to get good flexibility before going heavy since my right hand has been hurting
135x5
205x2
255x2
275x1
285x5x3


Press
45x5
65x5
85x3
102.5x5x3

Deadlift
135x5
205x2
255x1
315x1
355x5 hard as hell probably really close to my 5 rep max if not a true 5rm..Gotta eat more!