Fatass chases a thousand pound total

**I_iz_a_fatass** · 02-15-2018, 12:20 PM

Seated Press

45 x 2 x 5 - set one all over the place
55 x 4 - drifting more leaned back
72 1/2 x 2
80 x 2

90 x 5 - pretty smooth
90 x 5 - little choppy
90 x 5 - nice finish

Squat

45 x 3 x 5 - paused. Just okay.
70 x 5 - paused
105 x 3 - paused
140 x 2
157 1/2 x 2

180 x 5 - smooth
180 x 5 - On heels a little rep 3, lumbar loose 4th rep
180 x 5 - #2 forward, inconsistent tightness

Deadlift

105 x 2 x 5
160 x 3
215 x 2
235 x 2

270 x 5 - weak lockout 4 & 5; grip slipping reps 3 onward

Notes

Hydration drink

Pressing movements before squatting seems to be working better so far. The warmups for press were a bit dodgy but settled in as the weight got higher. Ninety pounds went up nicely.

Squats I bumped ten pounds and came away okay. Got a little back on set two rep three, and the final set was really inconsistent in lumbar tightness.

Deadlifts were merely okay; the knee lockout felt weak on four and five, and double-overhand was slipping from rep three onward.

Squat video last set

Deadlift video

**I_iz_a_fatass** · 02-17-2018, 02:52 PM

Bench

45 x 2 x 5 - paused
55 x 5 - paused
85 x 3
112 1/2 x 2 - keep elbows in
125 x 2

145 x 5 - flared elbows #3
145 x 5 - pretty happy with this
145 x 5 - loose leg drive 1&2

Squat

45 x 3 x 5 - paused; rerack to correct bar position between 2&3
75 x 5
115 x 3 - twinges in left lumbar
155 x 2 - smooth
172 1/2 x 1 - uncertain rep

185 x 5 - good depth, reasonably tight throughout
185 x 5 - left hand never set right; forward rep 2
185 x 5 - bar felt a little high on back

Deadlift

110 x 2 x 5 - out of breath??!
165 x 3
220 x 2 - knees weak on lockout
245 x 2 - mixed grip, lockout grip

275 x 5 - weak kneed lockout last rep

Notes

Hydration with 1/2 the usual salt

I was really happy with the bench press; the warm ups felt light and very solid, so pushed them ten pounds. Minor issues on the last set with keeping the leg drive for stability where it needed to be.

Squats I was hoping to add ten, but the flat uncertainly and 'off' feel of the warmup single had me drop back to five more. The forward rep on the second set was slight, and I kind of rushed the setup for the final set and had the bar higher than I'd normally like.

Deadlifts were just a long slog; another where 'd planned a ten pound jump and scaled back to five given Thursday's weak lockouts. Lots of chalk and a mixed grip and it moved as advertised.

Bench video

Squat video

Deadlift video

**I_iz_a_fatass** · 02-21-2018, 02:59 PM

Seated Press

45 x 2 x 5
55 x 4 - little bit loose
75 x 3
85 x 2 - kind of slow on rep 2

95 x 5 - tight and good; watch the layback
95 x 5 - slow final rep
95 x 5 - no danger of a miss!

Squat

45 x 3 x 5 - paused. only last set was decent
75 x 5 - paused. Great control!
115 x 3 - paused; bilateral lumbar twinge on third rep
155 x 2 - really get into hips
170 x 2 - deep & brief pause

195 x 5 - Smooth; loose lumbar on last rep?
195 x 5 - loose on #5 and #5
195 x 5 - slow and steady; head popping up?

Deadlift

115 x 2 x 5
170 x 3
225 x 2 - kind of heavy, kind of rushed it
250 x 1 - felt in mid back??!

285 x 5 - solid lifts and lockouts

Notes

Hydration drink

I thought ninety-five was going to be a struggle based on the dodgy warm up sets, especially the final double's bar speed. I needn't have worries - 95 went up like clockwork when I set up properly.

Squats I bumped ten pounds and came away really well. Loose lumbar reps are getting fewer and less pronounced, although it feels like my head's popping up now based on how my wrist position is changing.

Deadlifts also went up ten, and a lot better than the last session - lockouts were solid and the bar moved relatively quickly off the platform.

Squat video last set

Deadlifts

**I_iz_a_fatass** · 02-24-2018, 03:21 PM

Bench

45 x 2 x 5 - paused
60 x 5
90 x 3
120 x 2 - heavy off the hooks, good reps
135 x 2 - just a little slower

155 x 5 - ELBOWS IN; some uneven concentric
155 x 5 - slow; banged left hook on right
155 x 5 - left shoulder pain rep three on

Squat

45 x 3 x 5 - paused; tight shoulders & elbows set 1; set 2 way better
80 x 5
120 x 3
160 x 2
180 x 2 - verah naice

205 x 5 - took three unracks! Slow reps, #5 dodgy depth
205 x 5 - SOLID
205 x 5 - loose lumbar #2

Deadlift

115 x 2 x 5
175 x 3 - dropping stuff all over between sets
230 x 2 - nothing feels right; bilateral lumber stiffness post-set???!
260 x 1

290 x 5 - dodgy lockout on 3 & 4

Notes

Hydration drink

Bench is just cranking along with another 10lb jump, but the last set I started to get shoulder pain, suggesting I'm flaring my elbows out.

Squats went really well, also getting a ten-pound jump. I could feel the last rep was very slow compared to the rest of that set.

Deadlifts are where I thought the wheels were going to fall off. I couldn't get a decent warm up set together and came off the 80% working weight set just feeling awful about them, and the 90% warm up wasn't working out so well either. Stll, pulled 290/131.5 with bent elbows, which cleaerly has to stop.

Bench last set

Squat last set

Deadlift

**I_iz_a_fatass** · 02-28-2018, 07:20 PM

Seated Press

45 x 2 x 5
60 x 4
80 x 2
90 x 2

100 x 5 - slow last rep - get tighter
100 x 5 - better!
100 x 5 - all up easy

Squat

45 x 3 x 5 - paused
85 x 5 - paused
125 x 3 - paused; loose lumbar 1 & 3
167 1/2 x 2 - paused; dodgy depth first rep
190 x 2 - ibid

210 x 5 - get deeper - dont reach for depth get it
210 x 5 - better depth
210 x 5

Deadlift

120 x 2 x 5 - slow & push floor away
180 x 3
235 x 2 - slow eccentric
265 x 1 - MOVING

295 x 5 - really weak final rep lockout

Notes

Hydration drink; coughing a lot because of whatever plague is going around.

Press was really running well.

Squats, on the other hand... I find myself searching for depth rather than getting depth again. I really need to get into my hips and stop guessing.

For deadlifts I focused more on pushing the floor away rather than pulling the bar; other than the fourth rep they felt less like pulling. The final rep's lockout was really weak.

Squat Video

Deadlift video

**I_iz_a_fatass** · 03-05-2018, 06:18 PM

Can't catch a break. Weekend storm killed power, flooding my basement gym - lost squat and deadlift shoes as well as the platform.

**I_iz_a_fatass** · 03-12-2018, 05:45 AM

We're still not finished removing dreck from the flooded basement at 1.5 tons tossed so far, and another storm is coming with likely power losses. Oh, joy.

**I_iz_a_fatass** · 04-01-2018, 11:42 AM

FINALLY have the basement cleaned out, and the platofrm's destroyed - all manner of black & white molds. Ordered new shoes and will rebuild once I get the floor sealed and dricore purchased.