RandallEW Finally Logs a Log

[RandallEW]

Bench: 220x5x4 (+2.5 from last time - easy)
Press: 132.5x8x2 (dropped 1 set due to tweaked back)
Cable Pull-Downs: 200x8x2, 180x8

I was on the fence about dropping the set for the press, but I decided to play it safe. I felt fine by the time I got to the locker room, though.

[RandallEW]

Squat: 380x5x4 (+5 from last time)
Deadlift (DOH): 325x5, 285x5 (+5 from last time for both)

Recovery was a little off, probably from eating a little light yesterday, but good session overall.

[RandallEW]

Press: 150x5x4 (+2.5 from last time - easy)
Bench: 195x8x3 (same as last time - easy)
Cable Underhand Pull-Downs: 210x8x3

Great session, which 2 days extra recovery and lots of food will provide. I'm shifting my schedule a bit so I can do my next intensity day on a Sunday, the day before I leave for vacation.

[RandallEW]

Deadlift (straps): 385 x 1 (big NOPE - switch to light day)
Light Squat: 315 x 5 x 2

As good as things were yesterday, today was the opposite, and I'm not sure why. It could have been food-related, especially protein, though I've been eating a lot overall. It might have been the yard work I did yesterday, but there wasn't much of it. Maybe it was the short nap I took before I went to the gym, although that usually freshens me right up. I'll just chalk this up to "You're old and still have a lot to learn."

[RandallEW]

Bench: 222.5 x 5 x 4 (+2.5 from last time)
Press: 132.5 x 8 x 3 (+0 from last time but got 3rd set as planned)
Cable Pull-Downs: 200 x 8 x 3 (last set hard)

The session was exceedingly standard, which is fine by me. One more volume day tomorrow before my intensity day on Sunday, then off to Ocean City, MD.

[RandallEW]

Squat: 385 x 5 x 4 (+5 from last time)
Light Deadlift (DOH): Skipped

I dropped DL to increase the odds of a good intensity session on Sunday. Here's hoping...

[RandallEW]

Squat: 385 x 5 x 2, 365 x 5
Press: 150 x 4 (hit chin hard on rep 1), 135 x 5 x 2

I didn't complete my intensity day on Sunday, so this is just filler to get me through to next week. I'm seriously considering switching to Andy Baker's "Strength & Mass After 40" - only concerns about messing things up before the Fall Classic make me hesitate. It's not so different from what I'm doing now, so I think I'd be OK.

[RandallEW]

Press: 152.5 x 5 x 3
Close Grip Bench Press: 175 x 8 x 2, 175 x 6 (first time for these)

Trying to find starting weights for my new program. I'll be skipping some of the assistance exercises until I figure things out.

[RandallEW]

Squat: 395 x 5 x 2, 395 x 3 (gassed)

Didn't eat enough to support this - busy day at work messed things up.

[RandallEW]

Light/Speed Press: 137.5 x 3 x 5
Bench Press: 220 x 3 (too heavy), 210 x 5 x 2
Incline Bench Press: 135 x 10 x 3
3" Decline Dumbbell Bench Press: 55 x 10 x 3

I did all the exercises for this one, trying to learn the new movement patterns and finding the right starting weights. I'm not used to doing this much volume, and I hope I can handle it, because I like the program structure very much.