Still trying to lift more at the shore

[MarineTom]

Nice to have the big plates for press right!? By the way, how does this RPE thing work, I see it in your log and others but not sure how to use it

[waistline warrior]

Good work on getting the big plates.

[iSquat]

Congrats on the one plate press!

[Agilic]

Thanks all!!!

Tom, idk how to post pictures here, but if you google "rpe scale powerlifting" it is the very first image. It's basically how many reps you have in the tank, with 10 being maximal effort, no chance in hell at another rep. 9.5 being maybe 1 more rep, 9 means 1 rep in the tank, etc.

[Agilic]

210.2

Not my best session today

Squat (M)
+5 255x2x3
8.5's...much much harder than 250x5 was. I already know I stink at squatting on 72h rest, but I thought since Tuesday was so damned easy that I'd be okay today. Wrong.

Deadlift
345x1, 380xF, 315x5, 225x5 (beltless and doh)
Bar was flying thru 315, then 345 was pretty hard and I could only budge 380 a cm or 2. 315 was kind of hard but not quite all out; a 9 would be best guess. I'm going to be adding a 2nd backoff set of double oh pulls to work on my grip.

I'm fairly certain my run of singles on deadlift has run its course, so I'm going to try a 3 week rotation of 5's 3's and 1's. Probably going to do 2 sets of 5 backoffs each day (second set doh). Any recommendations where to start each week in relation to my 3rm and 1rm? I'm thinking 5 lbs under my pr of each rep range.

[Agilic]

Forgot to weigh

Bench (I)
+2.5 197.5x2x3
1st set @9 2nd set @8.5.

Press (V)
+1.5 119x5x5
Solid...sets between @8 and @9 depending if I didn't let the bar get out in front of me at all.

Chins
2.75 w/ +25.75 lbs, 3x2.75 w/ +25 lbs
Wanted to stay at 25.75 and try to fully clear the bar on all reps. Clearly wasn't happening so I dropped to 25 and it still wouldn't happen. Gonna try for a few weeks to see if I can up the total number of reps I can get clean.

[Agilic]

213.2

Squat (H)
+5 255x5, 235x2x5
Nothing like last weeks awesome squat session. Everything felt a little off from 185 up; difficulty, balance, etc. 255 felt like an @9, even 235 was harder than backoffs usually are. I thought I might be burying them a little deep, so I cut the 2nd backoff set a little shallower and everything felt 1,000,000x better and easier. I'm going to film everything thru warmups on Friday and make sure depth is spot on.

[Agilic]

Airdyne
7 x 20:120
Been feeling pretty good on these - think I'll try next week to cut the, back to 20:100's.

[Agilic]

Have to recalibrate my scale so no weight again today

Press (I)
+1.5 136.5x5x1 PR
First single was a 9.5 with an estimated 65% chance of failing 2nd rep, so rather than compromising the rest of the workout by reaching for a double, I racked it and transitioned to singles this week. Still need to make sure I'm not letting the bar get out in front of me (probably happening about 1/3 of heavy reps recently). 4th rep was @10 bc of this, but most reps were 9.5's.

Bench (V)
+2.5 177.5x5x5
First week transitioning from 8's so no issues. 3-4m rest periods with sets ranging between 7.5's and 8.5's (4th set hardest due to loss of focus).


A few hours later...

Chins
Ladder up to 6 (36 total reps)
Took me just under 30m to complete. To anyone who gets volume done on chins quickly, kudos, because I have no idea how you do it. I wanted to do a ladder up to 7, but no way it was happening.

[Agilic]

210.8 hmmm

Squat (M)
+5 260x2x3 Squat 260x3 - YouTube
2nd second uploaded - would appreciate extra eyes mainly on depth, but anything else you might see please throw it out there. Felt good today technique and strength wise...both sets felt like 7.5's.

Deadlift
340x3, 280x5, 230x5
Triple @ 9.75. 1st backoff @8.5. 2nd backoff DOH and beltless for grip work.