Weakness, I fart in your general direction.

[Adrian]

I've been logging my workouts on the now long dead Discussbodybuilding.com and fitocracy for the past year. I've owned SS and PP for a few years and recently found my way to this forum and due to there being more strong people here from which I can gain motivation, I think I'll start logging my workouts here as well.

A little background: I'm 30 years old, 6'2", and 215lb; no idea on bodyfat, I'd guess between 14-18%,. I've lifted on and off for 12 years, but inexperience, school, and life's hurdles have periodically taken me away from the gym. On my current tear, I've been lifting consistently with no significant breaks since March 2013 and am currently stronger than I've ever been.

I train and identify as a powerlifter though I have never competed and have no real plans to in the future. For me lifting is first and foremost for fun/psychological benefit... I'm happy in the gym and enjoy lifting heavy things. It follows that I'll be even happier lifting heavier things.

I've been following a Texas Method modeled routine for about a month now. Prior to this, I had done a few cycles of a routine outlined by user GZCL found on Reddit's r/weightroom and prior to that I had done several rounds of SS, but a lengthy vacation and work usually meant I'd fall off eventually and have to retrace my steps on the next attempt at the routine.

My last gym tested 1RM were:
Squat 345
Bench 250
Deadlift 425
Press 175

These were several months ago now.

Anyway, on to my training:

Yesterday's intensity day:

squat
45x10
45x5
95x5
135x5
185x3
225x3
275x2
325x5

bench
45x10
45x5
95x5
135x5
185x3
230x5

deadlift
135x8
225x5
315x3
365x1
390x5

incline DB bench
60x8
80x8,8,7

DB row
80x5
85x5
90x5
95x5
100x5

hanging leg raise
3x10

standing calf raise
165x12
225x12
300x12 x2

band pull aparts
3x15

ezbar curls
60x15,10

[Adrian]

So I came down with the stomach flu last Wednesday so that put me on my ass for 2 days. On top of that, since I was sick and stayed home from work for a day as my stomach forcefully evacuated itself in any way possible, I spent several hours propped awkwardly in bed playing games on my laptop... I guess sitting poorly for so long led to a sore back the next morning and as I went to stretch it, I pulled some muscles down near my lower lumbar. Yay. Anyway, I hadn't trained since Monday the 13th, but got back to it today and surprisingly to me I made my lifts, but it was pretty tough and I allowed myself longer than usual rest between sets.

Volume day:
squat
45x10
95x8
135x5
185x5
225x3
275x1
300x5 x5

bench press
45x10
95x8
135x5
185x3
215x5 x5

power clean
135x5
155x3
165x3
175x3
185x2.1
165x3

DB row
80x8 x3

reverse hypers
2x15

kneeling ab wheel
3x15

seated calf raise
110x15 x3

DB curl
25x15 x2