Soleyn's Training Log

[Nicholas Soleyn]

11/20/2013 (Wed)

[U/]Press[/U]
129x5
149x5
168x6
129x5x3

Inverted Rows
30/4(sets)

[Nicholas Soleyn]

11/21/2013 (Thursday)

Deadlift
315x5
365x4
412x9 (rep PR)

Video (ugly but fast): http://youtu.be/5Jq2jRanIdU (...the reps!)

[Nicholas Soleyn]

Catching up:
11/24
Squats:
296.5x5*
336x3*
375x5*
415x1(!)

AirDyne:
20sec sprint + 2min rest x5 (add two next week)

11/25
Bench
202.5x5*
230x3*
256.5x5*
283.5x1(!)

11/27
Press
148.5x5*
168.5x3*
188x4*
208x1(!)
216x1(!) 1lb PR

Inverted rows
11-9-5-5

Bro work

[Karl Schudt]

Nice pressing!

[Nicholas Soleyn]

Thanks Karl,
I have been enjoying the 5/1/5/1 "Karl's Method" program. I am a terrible program hopper (and therefore terrible trainee), but I have committed to stick with it this time. My only changes have been to add in Joker sets and First Set Last sets, with an auto regulation kind of inconsistency.

By the way, how was coaching at the Level 1 seminar?

[Nicholas Soleyn]

11/28/2013 (Thurs)
Deadlifts
365x5*
412.5x3*
461x1*
510x1(!)

I find these joker sets very tempting in trying to PR my 1RM every two weeks. This seems like a bad idea, though, as 1 RM Deads can be damaging. I would rather keep these as heavy singles or 5 or 3 RM attempts.

[Bryan Dobson]

restraint…I am still learning.

[Nicholas Soleyn]

Restraint and discipline. I really hate sets of 5 heavy deadlifts, but I don't dread heavy singles. And, sometimes that is the difference between staying in my nice cozy bed or dragging my butt out to the oh-so-cold garage.

[Nicholas Soleyn]

12/01/2013 (Sun)

squats
258.5x5* (misload. Supposed to be 263.5)
305x5*
345x10*
255x10*

Glad I'm still hitting 10 reps on these top sets but it was pretty rough today.

[Bryan Dobson]

Wow, you are doing great at holding those reps up at 10. No doubt it felt horrendous.