Michael's Log (i.e. trying to sleep)

[msupples]

Friday, HLM W5D3
BW 197lb

Squat: 275lb 3x5
Bench: 225lb 3x5 (set/rep PR); 200lb 2x8
Deadlift: 380lb 1 rep (weight PR); 330lb 1x5

[msupples]

Monday, HLM W6D1
BW 198lb

Squat: 315lb 1x5, 290lb 3x5
CGBP: 205lb 3x5
Power Clean: 160lb 5x3
RDL: 260lb 2x5

Squats are no fun anymore. Considering a drop to one top set of 3 next week for squats, as I barely got my last rep at 315.

[msupples]

Wednesday, HLM W6D2
BW 199

Squat: 255lb 3x5
Press: 137.5lb 3x3
P Snatch: 115lb 6x2

[msupples]

Friday, HLM W6D3
BW 197

Squat: 275lb 3x5
Bench: 227.5lb 5,5,4 (PR); 205lb 2x8
Deadlift: 390lb for 1 (PR)
Rack Pull: 345lb 1x5

Hit one of the spotter arms on the last bench rep, which killed the rep.

[msupples]

Monday, HLM W7D1
BW: 200lb

Squat: 320lb 1x3r; 300lb 3x4
CGBP: 207.5lb 3x5r
Power Clean: 165 5x2r
RDL: 260lb 2x5

Squats felt remarkable easy, much better than last week.

[msupples]

Wednesday, HLM W7D2
BW 201lb

Squat: 260lb 2x5 (last week's should have also been 2 sets, not three, and I documented wrong)
Press: 140lb 3x3 PR
Power Snatch: 120lb 6x2

Working on 3 hours of sleep after being up for 28 hours, so I'm surprised how well today went.

[msupples]

Friday, HLM W7D3
BW: 200lb

Squat: 275lb 3x5
Bench Press: 230lb 3x3; 207.5lb 2x8
Rack Pull: 365lb 1x5; 315lb 1x5

[msupples]

Monday, HLM W8D1
BW: 199lb

Squat: 325lb 1x3 PR; 305lb 3x3
CGBP: 210lb 4x5
Power Clean: 170lb 5x2 PR

Felt like shit today, but got a squat PR, so at least I've got that going for me. The sets at 305 felt significantly harder than the 325, so I think the 325 was close to a true 3RM. It was super grindy.

Current plan is to taper down this month to make 1RM PRs in the last week of July, then start GGW the next week. My August schedule will be pretty demanding, so it will be nice to have the first 3 week deload phase of GGW line up with that. Hoping to PR at 345 on squat, 245 on bench, 410 on deadlift, and 150 on OHP.

[Randy Scheingold]

Hey man - hell of a grind on that 3rd rep...way to stick with it. One thing you may want to check on is depth though. I am an habitual depth cheater...and hate myself for it it could be the lighting/angle/shorts...but not sure if you got to depth on those. Just something to watch out for.

Carry on and great work in general!

[msupples]

Hey man - hell of a grind on that 3rd rep...way to stick with it. One thing you may want to check on is depth though. I am an habitual depth cheater...and hate myself for it it could be the lighting/angle/shorts...but not sure if you got to depth on those. Just something to watch out for.

Carry on and great work in general!

That has been bothering me, but I think it's the camera. Wide angle lens, bad viewing angle, etc. Definitely could be shallow though, especially the second rep in that vid. I've done vids with a regular lens, where unfortunately all you can see is hip and knee at the bottom, and they look on par. I'm planning to get another vid next week at 330 with a regular lens.

Thanks for the feedback!