swan levels up

[swan]

Bench press
Barx5x2
115x5
155x5
195x3
230x2 belt
260x3,3,3,2,3,2 belt
2nd rep in that 4th set got away high & after saving it there was nothing left for another. Was actually surprised I got 3 on the next set. Added another to get all the reps and the first one was easy enough that I added a second, which turned out to be hard as hell.

Squat
Barx5x3
95x5
135x5
165x3
195x5x3
Back was good on all reps this time, a welcome improvement. However, depth was inconsistent and several were an inch or so high.

SLDL
135x5
165x3
195x6
All from 1.5" deficit. Was going to add more sets but holy cow the hammies were a quivering something fierce.

BW 237

[swan]

Press
Barx5x3
75x5
100x5
120x3
135x2 belt
147.5x5,4,5,4 belt
115x8
Shit form on last rep of work set 2 = big fail. Set 3 good form all the way through no problem. Planned 3 for set 4 and they weren't hard so went for one more, which was hard but ground it up anyway.

Squat
Barx5x3
95x5
135x5
150x6x3 paused 3-0-3
Worked on depth in addition to maintaining back tightness.

Chins
BWx8,7,7,5,5

[swan]

C2 @ 2:06

Deadlift
135x5
185x3
225x2
245x5 a little lumbar pain here last 3 reps
225x5

Bench press
Barx5x3
115x5
155x5
195x3
225x2 belt
250x3 belt
225x5x4 belt, paused 3-0-3

Ran out of time for squats & such. Then been sick all week so lots of lying around on the couch.

[swan]

Bench press
Barx5x3
115x5
155x5
195x3 felt crappy through here
230x2 belt - easy
250x1 belt - easy
270x1x5 belt - heh
Focusing on keeping a good arch, as I've had problems. In these, 3 & 4 got progressively harder, but then I had good focus for the last one and it felt the easiest, and moved the best, of all 5.

Squat
Barx5x3
95x5
135x5
165x3
185x5
Hmm...don't squat for a while and your squat sucks. Who knew?

SLDL
135x5
165x3
195x6x2
All with 1.5" deficit.

BW 237
If I could ever get back to squatting on the regular I'm sure this would go up.

[swan]

More sickness = more delays.

C2 @ 2:06

Press
Barx5x3
75x5
100x5
125x3
145x2 belt
160x3,3,3,2 belt
4th set was a bonus round where 2 was the goal, and tried a 3rd but it got stuck just above my head, which was a sticky point on all 3rd reps today.

Squat
Barx5x3
95x5
135x5
155x6,6,7 paused 3-0-3 - 7 because I lost count in the 3rd set & didn't want to wuss out 1 rep short
On video, still having the same problems with back tightness in the hole & depth. Narrowed my stance about 1/2" which seemed to have fixed the depth problem by the 3rd set, and hard concentration on maintaining back position also cleaned that up by the 3rd set. Now, just need to do those things from the get go.

Skipped chins, as it got late & I'm kind of tired of them for now.

[swan]

C2 @ 2:10

Deadlift
135x5
185x3
225x2
245x5
225x5x2

Bench press
Barx5x3
115x5
155x5
195x3
225x2
245x3 belt
225x5x3 belt - paused

Squat
Barx5x2
95x5
135x5
165x5x2

Barbell curl
55x12x3

[swan]

Squat
Barx5x3
95x5
135x5
165x3
195x5x3
Same old issues, but did a good job with them on the work sets today.

Bench press
Barx5x2
115x5
155x5
195x3
225x2
250x4x5, x3 belt
First 3 reps of all sets moved really well but all the rep 4s suddenly got hard enough it felt pointless to try for 5. Missed R4 of that last 6th set. Been kinda low energy on bench the past 2 workouts. Probably not very well recovered from last week's heavy bench & press days, and I'm sure not benching first off prolly has something to do with it also.

SLDL
135x5
165x3
195x6x2
2.25" deficit. Holy long rom the bar was just above the tops of my shoes. However considering my arms are about 3" longer than average for my height, this is probably about what the normal people have to do for regular dl heh.

BW 239

[mangen]

.. my arms are about 3" longer than average for my height, this is probably about what the normal people have to do for regular dl heh.

Did you play Clyde in the late '70's Eastwood movie? Pre-haircut, of course.

270x1x5 belt - heh

You dedicated MF'er. 300 is looking realistic (even with the wingspan). Congrats on the results of compliance/dedication!!

[swan]

Did you play Clyde in the late '70's Eastwood movie? Pre-haircut, of course.

Nah, they wanted me but the parents said I was too young to drink all that beer.

[swan]

C2 @ 2:08

Press
Barx5x3
75x5
100x5
120x3
135x2 belt
150x4x4 belt - plan was 5s, and even though every set through 3 reps was not hard, rep 4 was exponentially harder so I didn't bother trying for a 5th after failing it in the first set
115x8x2

Annnd out of time today.