cmynhier's Intermediate Log

[Mr. Bingley]

damn you held that last rep so long at the top i thought i had hit the pause button!

[Chad Mynhier]

Squats:
Warmup:
45x10
45x5
95x5
135x3
175x1

Work:
195x5
195x4+f
175x5

Well, it looks like taking a 20-pound jump at this point was inadvisable.

Press:
Warmup:
45x10
45x5
55x5
65x3
75x1

Work:
80x5
80x5
80x5

Deadlift:
Warmup:
135x5
225x3
255x1

Work:
275x2+f
225x5

Maybe it's time to stop doing deadlifts every workout.

[Mr. Bingley]

yeah, settle into a nice and steady HLM

[Chad Mynhier]

yeah, settle into a nice and steady HLM

HLM for deadlifts only? Given that I haven't run out an LP on the other lifts, I wouldn't want to do a general HLM yet.

[Mr. Bingley]

HLM for deadlifts only? Given that I haven't run out an LP on the other lifts, I wouldn't want to do a general HLM yet.

i would do deads every day if i could, but i just can't recover. now i'm only doing them once a week on my light squat day...but getting tempted to do some more on my medium day as well. twice a week can't hurt, right?

[Chad Mynhier]

i would do deads every day if i could, but i just can't recover. now i'm only doing them once a week on my light squat day...but getting tempted to do some more on my medium day as well. twice a week can't hurt, right?

There's only one way to find out. ;-)

[Mr. Bingley]

Get thee behind me satan!

[Chad Mynhier]

Squats:
Warmup:
45x10
45x5
95x5
135x3
165x1

Work:
185x5
185x5
185x5

Press:
Warmup:
45x10
45x5
55x5
65x3
75x1

Work:
90x4
90x4
90x4

This was supposed to be 90x5x3, but I knew on the fourth rep of that first set that number five wasn't going to go. I'll retry 90 on Friday and then move to 2.5 pound jumps next week.

I also played around a bit with power cleans. I started doing these a couple of years ago, but they fell to the wayside at some point. I figured I'd give them another try, given that I'm doing an LP.

[Chad Mynhier]

Squats:
Warmup:
45x15
45x5
95x5
135x3
165x1

Work:
195x5
195x5
195x5

Press:
Warmup:
45x10
45x5
55x5
65x3
75x1

Work:
90x5
90x5
90x4+f

I also worked on power cleans some. My main problem is the catch -- I'm not bringing my elbows up fast enough, so the bar keeps hitting me in the sternum. I managed to get it right on a couple of reps, so there's hope.

[Chad Mynhier]

Squats:
Warmup:
45x15
45x5
95x5
135x3
185x1

Work:
205x5
205x5
205x5

Press:
Warmup:
45x10
45x5
55x5
65x3
85x1

Work:
90x5
90x5
90x5

After three attempts, I made 90x5x3. I'll go to 2.5-pound jumps from here.

Power clean:
65x3
85x3
65x3
65x3
65x3

I intended to do 85x3x5, but I failed to rack the first rep of my second set at 85 (no video here), so I decided to drop back down to 65 for a more conservative start. It probably won't hurt to get some more practice before the weights get "heavy".