Fighting Muscular Atrophy, 1 rep at a time

[Str8shutr]

10/26 BW: 292

SQ:
BWx5
45x5
135x5
185x3
225x2
275x1
315x1
350x5x2 - 5, 6 minute splits
350x4x2 - 8, 8 minute splits

B:
45x10
95x5
135x5
185x3
225x2
250x5x5 - 19, 4, 5, 6, 7 minute splits

SQ volume PR! 350 for 2x4 is planned...trying to get a little more volume.

WO took 1 hr 29 minutes.

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10/28 BW: 291

OHP:
45x5x2
75x5
95x3
115x2
135x1
150x1
165x5x3 - 4, 5, 7 minute splits

Chinz:
3x8 - 8, 2x5, 3x2 minute splits w/ 2 bands

Meh. Feeling pretty beat up. Which is weird, cause on Monday I felt pretty fresh. I think maybe the WOs on Saturday morning and then on Monday afternoon was too close together?

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10/30 BW: 290

SQ:
BWx5
45x5
135x5
185x3
225x2
275x1
315x1
355x1
385x3x2 - 4, 7 minute splits

B:
45x10
95x5
135x5
185x3
225x2
255x1
280x3x2 - 26, 7 minute splits

DL:
135x3
225x2
315x1
405x1 - DOH!
435x2 - 24 minute split
435x1x1, F, 1 - 7, 3, 1.5 minute splits

SQ rep PR! Think last week I rushed into the second set. Need to get a full recovery at these weights. Was tough, but not hard...if y'all know what I mean.

B rep PR! No wrist wraps. Think I'm better w/o the wraps.

DL rep PR! Got 405x1 with a DOH grip! Hooolllleeeee shit! That last DL rep was a grinderrrrrrr.

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Feeling pretty beat up. Still sore from last week, not sleeping well for past week and a half. Time to let off the gas a little. Going to follow Andy Baker's recent advice for a deload, and keep intensity high, but drop volume:

11/2 BW: 288

SQ:
BWx5
45x5
135x5
185x3
225x2
275x1
315x1
355x2x3 - 3, 3, 3 minute splits

OHP:
45x5x2
75x5
95x3
115x2
135x1
150x1
165x2x5 - 16, 2x4 minute splits

Was not expecting drop in BW. Had epic cheats all day yesterday. Cracker Barrel blueberry pancakes, plus trimmings, plus one of my wife's pecan pancakes. Shake with half a bag of kettle corn (the really big one that's as long as your leg) some kinda chocolate cake topped with whip cream that was also (the cake part) soaked in chocolate sauce; and then for dinner, a lb of rib roast, mashed potatoes, corn, gravy, popover, broccoli and brussels sprouts, sauteed mushrooms, cold bacon ranch pasta salad and I think that's it. Wasn't expecting to lose weight today.

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Got 405x1 with a DOH grip!

Damn...

[Str8shutr]

Damn...

Heh, thanks. I got it to lockout and held it, would have been a legal lift, but as I set it down it was peeling my fingers open.

[Str8shutr]

11/4 BW: 291

CGBP:
45x10
95x5
135x5
175x3
205x2
230x5x3 - 3, 4, 5 minute splits

Chinz:
3x9 - 6, 1x2, 2x6 minute splits w/ 2 bands

Last two sets of chins last rep was iffy.

Daydreaming about ordering a lever belt from General Leathercraft. The back embroidery would say TANSTAAFL.

Lil guy may have the whooping cough. Find out for sure tomorrow.

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Maybe tomorrow...

Lil guy does not have whooping cough, thank the Lord.

Haven't maxed out OHP in a while, will see how 200 goes. If first rep is easy, will go for 205.

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Nope, not even one rep. Training will resume on Monday...

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11/9 BW: 291

SQ:
BWx5
45x5
135x5
185x3
225x2
275x1
315x1
355x5x3 - 4, 7, 9 minute splits

B:
45x10
95x5
135x5
185x3
225x2
255x5x5 - 23, 5, 5.5, 6, 8 minute splits

SQ rep PR!

B ties rep PR!

F'ing weights always feel so heavy after a deload.

Feeling feverish today. Not too bad, but temp is definitely elevated. Felt nauseous throughout WO.

There were some tough reps today. On 2nd set 4th rep of SQs, I missed the stretch reflex at the bottom, coming up I hit my sticking point about 4-5" out of the hole and thought I was going to have to bail. Ground it out and took 4 breaths, hit the last rep.
On 5th rep of 5th set B, had a grinder. Form stayed good though.