Still on the Right Side of the Grass

[Browndog]

4/10/13

Played singles prior to the session...only 45 minutes of court time.

Press - eb 2x5, 95lbs x5, 115lbs x5, 125lbs 5x3, 127.5lbs 10x1
Up to triples across, going for sets of 4 next time. The singles were on the minute, a nice way to work on form...

Squat - eb 3x5, 115lbs x5, 185lbs x5, 235lbs x1, 245lbs 3x5, 255lbs 10x1
Solid sets of 5. The singles (on the minute) were strong as well, just put the bar on your back an Squat damn it.

I'm pleased with today's work.

My weight is down to 200...yikes, not pleased with this though.

[Browndog]

4/12/13

Bench-
eb x10, 95lbs x5, 145lbs x5, 165lbs x1, 177.5lbs 3x5, 185lbs 10x1
Went with a bit wider grip on the singles and everything moved quickly

Deadlift-
135lbs x5, 225lbs x5, 315lbs x5, 345lbs x1, 365lbs x5, 385lbs 5x1
Singles at 385lbs were fairly snappy

A little doubles afterwards.

[Oldman]

Nice lifting, man. Solid deads!

[Mark E. Hurling]

Just be careful and sparing on the wide grip when benching. The extra pounds it can add may come back to haunt you later with the shoulders giving you some grief over it.

[Browndog]

4/15/13

Press-
eb x5, 75lbs x5, 115lbs x5, 125lbs 3x4, x3
130lbs 10x1
Progress, progress...singles moved nicely.

Squat-
eb 2x5, 95lbs x5, 145lbs x5, 195lbs x5, 240lbs x1, 250lbs 3x5
260lbs 10x1
Last few singles took some doing, but they weren't a grind...

Hurls-
Pinkys are inside the power ring so it's wide but not "out there". I work hard to keep the elbows in as much as possible.

OM-
Thanks

[Browndog]

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[5inthehall]

4/15/13
I work hard to keep the elbows in as much as possible.

I think this is the key, regardless of grip width. I've been slowly widening my grip and have no shoulder pain so long as I keep my elbows tucked.

Good work Browndog. Lotsa singles.

[Browndog]

4/17/13

Bench-
eb 2x5, 95lbs x5, 135lbs x5, 165lbs x5
180lbs x4, x3, x3, x3, x3
187.5lbs 4x1, 185lbs 6x1
Painful left biceps kept me from being in top form, what's up with that?

Deadlift-
135lbs x5, 225lbs x5, 315lbs x3, 350lbs x1, 370lbs x4
390lbs x1...
315lbs x5
Everything was coming along nicely until the 5th rep @ 370 and then a POWER OUTAGE, the fifth rep wouldn't move.
Waited a few minutes and went right to 390lbs, again the first one came up quickly, only to be followed by repeated attempts at 390 down through 360. I finally pulled 5 at 315 and said fuck it!

[Browndog]

4/18/13

Just because...
Bench-
eb x5, 135lbs x5, 155lbs x3, 175lbs x1, 195lbs x1, 205lbs x1


Deadlift-
135lbs x5, 225lbs x3, 315lbs x1, 355lbs x1, 175lbs x1, 395lbs x1

Press-
eb x5, 75lbs x3, 95lbs x1, 115lbs x1, 125lbs x1, 130 lbs x1, 135lbs x, 140lbs x1, 145lbs X, 142.5lbs x1

Squat-
eb x5, 135lbs x3, 185lbs x1, 225lbs x1, 255lbs x1, 275lbs x1, 285lbs x1

[Mark E. Hurling]

Good work there. Especially on the DL's.