Chad's Log

[ChadTheMeatBeast]

Age: 28 (now 29)
Height: 6'2" with no shoes
Weight: 224 with no shoes (currently 235)

Squat: 355x3
Updated: 355x5, 370x3 390x1

Bench: 257.5x2x2
Updated: 250x5, 270x3, 272.5x2, 280x1x2

Press: 165x3
Updated: 167.5x3, 170x2, 177.5x1x2

Deadlift: 435x4
Updated: 475x3

Program: Texas Method- Volume, Assistance, Recovery, Intensity (Now, a 4-day upper/lower split)

Goals:
Short-term: 200/300/400/500
Very Long-term: Total 1600 Raw in the 3 lifts

[ChadTheMeatBeast]

TM Volume Day:
Bench: 235x3x5. Kind of challenging, but not really. (90 percent of 260 which is next ID)
Squat: 325x3x5 Felt so easy. Really pleased with the new programming I am doing and the changes in form I made. (90 percent of 360 which is next ID)
Pullups: BWx11x3
Neck Harness: 27.5x25,25,25,41

[ChadTheMeatBeast]

Assistance:
Rdl 200x8x3
Lte 30 lb ez curl plus 77.5x8x3
Pendlay row 205x8x3
Power shrug 380x5x3

[ChadTheMeatBeast]

Recovery:
Press: 145x3x4
Squat: 260x5,3
DB Hammer curls: 50x10, 55x5,8,7

[ChadTheMeatBeast]

Intensity:
Squat: 360x3 PR
Bench: 260x1x3 PR
Pullups: BW+22.5x5x3

The squat was smoked. Bench was a PR, but it was ugly and I knew my form wasn't good. I wanted a triple or 2 doubles. I always do upper body intensity first, but all of the benches were used so I decided to squat first. I don't know if that was also responsible for the poor benching.

[ChadTheMeatBeast]

Volume Day
Press: 150x3x5
Squat: 330x3x5
LTE: 30lb ez curl plus 80x8,5,5
Chins: BWx12,9,8
Neck Harness: 30x25x4

Squats were very hard. I regularly let the bar go forward of midfoot,too.

I was obviously under-recovered. I had a period of 24 hours on my rest days where I didn't eat which is stupid. I ate a whole pizza last night for my carb backload, but I'm obviously an idiot. I won't do this again.

[LimieJosh]

What do you do for for your usually planned assistance day?

[ChadTheMeatBeast]

What do you do for for your usually planned assistance day?

RDL's, LTE's, Pendlay Rows all for 3 sets of 8. Power shrugs for 3 sets of 5.

[ChadTheMeatBeast]

Recovery:
Bench: 175x3x3
Squat: 250x3x2
DB Hammer Curls: 60x6x3, last set supersetted with 55x8,50x6,30x8
Neck Harness 32.5x25x4

[ChadTheMeatBeast]

Intensity:
Press: 167.5x1 (failed double) 167.5x2x2 PR
Squat: 365x3 PR
Deadlift: 440x1 (very slow), 440x3,2 (attacked the bar and made sure to have speed coming off the floor)
Chins: BW+30x5x3 (kind of cheated last few reps)

I backloaded last night and gained 7.5 lbs.