Staying Aloft - iSquat's log

[iSquat]

Wk 5 -Fri 2/3/17 - 200.4

Squat(V): 225(90%)x5x5*

Deadlift: 225x5**

*Sq: Repeat 5x5 weight. Much easier this time. Feels good to do 225 handily. Was always a bit of a mental block. 4 min rest periods.

**DL: Cut short - out of time. Let's call it a light day.

Getting blood work this morning so fasted. Expected the worst but it didn't seem to affect me this morning.

Curious that my weight has been so steady this week.

[iSquat]

Wk 6 - Mon 2/6/17 - 200.6

Press: 160x5,5,5
145(91%)x5,4*

Bench: 190x5,5,5**

*Press: +2.5. Tough. S3 "easiest". Need to rest longer on the 1st two sets. 5,6,8 min rest periods. Quick back offs. Failed last rep. +2.5 again vs switching to TM? Drop back offs to 85%?

**Bench: +5. Feeling the shoulder a bit. Probably should have reduced the weight.

[iSquat]

Considering 5/3/1 or Karl's 5/1 for bench. Start light and progress glacially. Using 190 as my max would give the shoulder a significant deload. Not sure what else to do other than dropping the bench altogether.

[iSquat]

Wk 6 - Tue 2/7/17 - 200.8

Squat(I): 255x5
230(90%)x5,5*

Deadlift(H): 295x5
250x oot**

*Sq: +5. Good. Last rep of workset a bit slow. +5 again.

*DL: +5. Good. Need to video next time. Used belt a notch looser. Warmups DOH. Taped thumbs and tried to hook grip again. Got three with hook then alternated on the last two reps. Felt strong. Out of time for back offs - got to gym late. +5 again.

[iSquat]

Wk 6 - Thu 2/9/17 -

Press: 162.5x5,5,5
135(83%)x5,5*

Bench: 190x5,5,5**

*Press: +2.5. PR tie for 3x5. Last rep each set real grinders. Mental battle fighting the expectation of failure after the 1st set. 8,8,9 min rest periods. Quick back offs.

**Bench: Tried 190 again. Maybe I'm a little dense. Feeling a pinch in my left peck near the sternum with warm ups.

[iSquat]

Wk 7 - Tue 2/14/17 - 200.6

Press: 162.5x5
146.25(90%)x5,5*

Bench: 190x5,5,5**

Missed Fri and Mon. Took a long weekend for our 9th Adversary...I mean Anniversary.

*Press: Moving press to TM - maybe. Last rep a grinder. Back offs felt heavy.

**Bench: 2nd week at 190. Felt ok. Can feel the shoulder a bit.

[iSquat]

Wk 7 - Wed 2/15/17 - 201.6

Squat(I):260x5
235(90%)x5,5*

Deadlift(L):225(75%)x5,5,5***

*Sq: +5. PR. Felt a bit uncontrolled. May repeat weight.

*DL: Planned 300x5 but 4 peeps in the open gym area and not enough plates. Didn't have time to wait.

[iSquat]

Wk 7 - Wed 2/15/17 - 201.6

Squat(I):260(PR)x5
235(90%)x5,5*

Deadlift(L):225(75%)x5,5,5***

*Sq: +5. PR. Felt a bit uncontrolled. May repeat weight.

*DL: Planned 300x5 but 4 peeps in the open gym area and not enough plates. Didn't have time to wait.

[iSquat]

Wk 7 - Thu 2/16/17 - 201.8

No rest day since I missed Monday.

Press(V): 140(86%)x5,5,5,5,7

Bench: 160(84%)x5,5,5,5,10

*Press: Good. 3 min rest periods. Could have done 8-9 on last set.

**Bench: Feeling the shoulder a bit so backed off the weight. Easy. Feelin' da pump in the triceps. Guess I should call this what it is - close grip bench press. Maybe I should go full bodybuilder on the bench keeping the weights low and the reps high.

[iSquat]

Wk 7 - Fri 2/17/17 - 202.4***

Deadlift: 300x5
255(85%)x5*
(Wu:135x5, Pc 135x2, 185x3, 225x2, 260x1, 275x1)

Squat(V/L?): 220(85%)x5,5,5**

*DL: +5. Went up well - felt easier than 295. Probably because DL first (hmmm - also 10 days since that 295. Maybe I need longer than 7 days between heavy sets). Warm ups DOH. Workset left supine. Back off rt supine.

**Sq: Planned 5 sets but out of time. 3 min rest periods.

***Body weight may be moving again - added 1-2 shakes a day and a glass of milk with dinner back in.