Trying to get strong(er?) while being a Dad

[Ryanusaurus]

9/8/17

Bodyweight: 200

Power Clean(EMOM):
190x3x3@8

Belt Deadlift:
400x4@6, 420x3@10(grip failed), 420x4x2@9.5

1ct Bench:
230x4@6, 245x4@7.5, 252.5x4x2@9.5, 252.5x2,1@10

Pin Squat:
305x4@7, 315x4@8, 325x4@9

[Ryanusaurus]

9/11/17

Bodyweight: 200

Belt Squat:
345x1@7, 375x1@8(PR), 340x4x3@8

3ct Pause Bench:
240x3@7, 245x3@8, 252.5x3x2@9

2ct Pause DL:
340x4@7, 352.5x4@8, 360x4x2@9

[Ryanusaurus]

9/13/17

Bodyweight: 200

Head/Throat/Sinus sick feeling today. Cut back Volume. Didn't do rows. Was pretty exhausted.

Pin Squat:
317.5x3@7, 325x3@8, 332.5x3@9, 332.5x2@10

Press:
175x1@7, 197.5x1@8(PR), 180x4x3@9

[Ryanusaurus]

9/15/17

Bodyweight: 200

Belt Deadlift:
455x1@8, 415x4x4@8

Bench:
270x1@8, 252.5x3x4@8

Beltless Squat:
275x6@6, 285x6@7, 300x6x3@9

[Ryanusaurus]

Back is messed up this week. Not sure from what. Constant tightness/pressure in low back mostly on the right side.

Did some test squats and deadlifts to see what my back could handle.

9/18/17

Bodyweight: 200

Squat:
45x5x2, 95x5, 115x5, 135x5, 155x5, 185x5, 225x3, 245x1, 275x1, 245x3

Pin Bench:
245x3@6, 250x3@7, 262.5x3@9, 267.5x3@9

Deadlift:
135x5x2

For squats I felt a sharp pinch below parallel on every squat but didn't find it bothersome until 245. 275 felt rough on my lower back and I did not wish to push the weight any higher.

Deadlift I felt a constant tugging pain/pressure everywhere except at the very top. Second set felt better but I didn't have time to test how much more weight I could handle.

Pretty upsetting...im hoping it's something minor that will pass quickly.

[Ryanusaurus]

Back still hurts. Not so much when I'm not doing anything but bending over will produce some sharp little pinches on the right side.

7/20/17

Bodyweight: 200

Squat:
225x5x3

Press:
192.5x1@7, 200x1@8, 172.5x4x3@8

Deadlift:
155x5

[Ryanusaurus]

7/23/17

Bodyweight: 200

Squat:
245x5

Bench:
265x1@7, 275x1@8, 265x3x4@8

Deadlift:
165x5, 170x1

Deadlift pain feeling better. Still have a general low back ache and some pinches if I twist the wrong way or move too quickly. I'm going to keep doing the Upper body portion of the Bridge and do a light rehab LP on the Squat and Deadlift.

[Ryan Hirschman]

Hey man, I hope your back gets better soon! I'm sure it will, since you're still training through the pain. Sorry to hear about the "heat" from your wife. My wife has been giving me some heat about going to the gym with a newborn at home as well, so I've just been doing the twice/week training w/o a plan for now, and have been trying to keep my sessions under an hour. She complains about it, until we get home from the grocery store, and I'm able to carry up all the grocery bags and the car seat by myself; then she gets a pleasant reminder about why it's important to train and be strong.

[unruhschuh]

I switched to twice per week training once our son arrived. I couldn't have kept up more than that with the sleep deprivation.

[BenM]

It’s not easy but it gets easier.

I couldn’t have trained three times a week when our daughter was born but she’s almost three now and I can get in three, sometimes four sessions a week now. It’s hard work though.