IronGeek's Training Log Part Deux: Striving for Mediocrity

[irongeek]

9/11/17

BP - 260 x 3 x 9
Squat - 395 x 5 x 5

Good workout. Not terribly stressful, so I must be making some kinda progress.
BP felt solid. Kept rests between sets to 2.5 to 3 minutes. Planned on 10 sets, but ninth got heavy, so scrapped it. Is 9 sets enuf?
Squats felt good and moved well.

Thinking of adding a heavy single before heavy day volume work. It's in PPST and I see it done by many more advanced lifters.
Not sure how heavy to go. Maybe work up to a single at 90-95% 1RM. That would prime the CNS a bit. Maybe I'll try it for presses tomorrow...

[irongeek]

9/12/17

Press - 160 x 6, 150 x 6 x 5
Deadlift (beltless): 385 x 5 x 3
CGBP - 215 x 6 x 3
Pullups - BW x 24 in about 10 or 12 minutes.

Misloaded press on first set. No wonder why it felt heavy. Deadlift got easier with each set. Not sure why, but I was happy about that.
Right pec kinda sore - gotta reduce volume on my triples day - a little too much stress.

[irongeek]

9/15/17

Squat - 370 x 5 x 3
Bench - 220 x 6 x 6
DL - Work up to 440 x 5, 425 x 5

Harder workout than it should've been - yesterday at midnight had to take my son to the hospital because he couldn't breath.
Thank goodness they got it under control. He's home now, soundly sleeping.

I expected a crappy workout today because of all that stress, lack of sleep, and crap food.

[irongeek]

9/16/17

Press - 160 x 5 x 6, 135 x 10
Got my press volume in for the week, but felt like crap. Coming down with some kinda cold.

[irongeek]

9/18/17

Squat - 420 x 4 x 4
Bench - 235 x 5 x 7

Came down with a cold over the weekend. That's why my DL was shit on friday. I always seem to have a weak lifting day just before the symptoms come on.
Wasn't sure how heavy squats would go, but 420 moved pretty well. Had to sneeze in the middle of a squat set. But didn't - thank God.

[irongeek]

9/19/17


Press - 170 x 4 x 7, 170 x 3
DL (beltless): 415 x 4 x 3
Pullups: BW x 4 x 5

[irongeek]

9/21/17

Squat - 395 x 4 x 3, 365 x 8
Bench - 285 x 1, 295 x 1, 250 x 4 x 6

Tired. Cold is killing me. Just want to sleep now, but this work thing keeps getting in the way.

[irongeek]

9/22/17

Press - 180 x 1, 170 x 3x5, 135 x 8x2
Deadlift - 470 x 4, 440 x 4 x 2
Dips - BW x 10 x 3
Chins - BW x 4, 2 (just trying these out. Can't do em' - elbow pain)

Press sucked today. Planned on 180 for triples, but it just wasn't there - at all. I did better on Tuesday with 170 for sets of 4. I think I am tired from this cold and am now over-reaching with my presses of late.
It is time for a small deload next week on bench and press and then check my maxes next Thurs/Friday.

Deadlifts were heavy, but very doable. Felt much better than last week when I was coming down with a cold.

[irongeek]

9/25/17

Squat - 395 x 6 x 4
BP - 255 x 3, 3 250 x 3

This workout was way harder than it should've been.

[irongeek]

9/26/17

DL - w/straps, no belt - 385 x 6 x 3
Press - 170 x 3 x 3

Right hip has been having pain recently. Not sure why. It has always caused me some problems, but has become worse in the last week.
Been on the road quite a bit and the driving position seems to make it worse.

Maybe in the distant future, a hip replacement? Hope not.