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    Solid lifting especially on those squats!

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    Quote Originally Posted by SSrecruit View Post
    Solid lifting especially on those squats!
    Thanks! Later today I'll be going for my old PR of 340lbs for 5 reps. I had to back off at that weight during my Starting Strength LP and I have finally worked back up to it. Exciting times.

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    Texas Method Sets x Rep Fri 4/20/18
    Heavy
    1x5
    Squat Warm-up
    2x5 45
    1x5 135
    1x3 200
    1x2 270
    Work Sets 340

    3
    Bench Warm-up
    2x5 45
    1x5 105
    1x3 150
    1x2 190
    Work Sets 215

    Chin ups: 3x4 assisted
    Triceps pullovers: 66lb 3x5
    Static core holds: 2x 30 seconds bodyweight

    Successful Intensity Day. I tied my PR of 340lbs for 5 reps. Next week will be brand new territory for me on Friday. The PR felt a lot more solid than it did back on my LP. I think my core stability has increased and it was obvious.

    Bench went fine as well, 215lbs for 3 reps, nice and smooth, no drama. Next time I have a bench Intensity Day, I will be doing 225lbs for a single. I have always considered 225lbs the beginning of a strong bench, so I'll be happy to leave my poverty bench numbers behind. I always sucked at it and I always blamed my long skinny arms.

    Enjoying the program.

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    Texas Method Sets x Rep Mon 4/23/18
    Medium
    5x5
    Squat Warm-up
    2x5 45
    1x5 120
    1x3 185
    1x2 245
    Work Sets 310

    5x5
    Press Warm-up
    2x5 45
    1x5 65
    1x3 85
    1x2 105
    Work Sets 125

    1x5
    Deadlift Warm-up
    2x5 135
    1x3 185
    1x2 250
    Work Sets 295

    Tough Volume Day. I could feel that I was not fully recovered for this session and I know it's because I neglected my food over the weekend. I had a lot of work and just didn't do as good of a job keeping up with it. Squats felt very heavy, even heavier than my Friday set and lots of little aches and pains were going on.

    Going to hit the dinner plate hard this week.

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    Texas Method Sets x Rep Wed 4/25/18
    Light
    2x5
    Squat Warm-up
    2x5 45
    1x5 100
    1x3 150
    1x2 200
    Work Sets 250

    3x5
    Bench Warm-up
    2x5 45
    1x5 80
    1x3 110
    1x2 140
    Work Sets 160

    I'm still feeling unrecovered and was thankful this was a light day. I wouldn't say the sets were hard but my body was just achy and stiff and uninterested in outputting power, which made them feel bad.

    I'm keeping the food up though. I'm somehow losing a bit of weight and I'm not sure how that's possible. It just got uncomfortably hot here in the last week or so, and my job requires me to be out in it, so that might have something to do with it.

    I skipped chin ups, and will do them Friday.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chesty McLifty View Post
    Texas Method Sets x Rep Mon 4/23/18
    Medium
    5x5
    Squat Warm-up
    2x5 45
    1x5 120
    1x3 185
    1x2 245
    Work Sets 310

    5x5
    Press Warm-up
    2x5 45
    1x5 65
    1x3 85
    1x2 105
    Work Sets 125

    1x5
    Deadlift Warm-up
    2x5 135
    1x3 185
    1x2 250
    Work Sets 295

    Tough Volume Day. I could feel that I was not fully recovered for this session and I know it's because I neglected my food over the weekend. I had a lot of work and just didn't do as good of a job keeping up with it. Squats felt very heavy, even heavier than my Friday set and lots of little aches and pains were going on.

    Going to hit the dinner plate hard this week.
    Its amazing how much eating enough affects your training. I ate a grilled chicken sandwich with a thick wheat bun for lunch and feel like those carbs fueled a PR that early evening. Got to feed the mchine. Very solid squats - 310 lbs is heavy

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    Quote Originally Posted by SSrecruit View Post
    Its amazing how much eating enough affects your training. I ate a grilled chicken sandwich with a thick wheat bun for lunch and feel like those carbs fueled a PR that early evening. Got to feed the mchine. Very solid squats - 310 lbs is heavy
    It's so true and I go through this cycle where everything is going well and then I get cocky and don't eat as much and then hit a tough session and then remember I need to eat a lot to keep advancing and then I get disciplined again, etc., etc....

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    Texas Method Sets x Rep Fri 4/27/18
    Heavy
    1x5
    Squat Warm-up
    2x5 45
    1x5 135
    1x3 205
    1x2 275
    Work Sets 345

    3
    Press Warm-up
    2x5 45
    1x5 75
    1x3 100
    1x2 120
    Work Sets 145

    Chin ups: 1x5, 2x4
    Triceps pullovers: 68lbs 3x5
    Static core holds: 2 x 40 seconds bodyweight

    Boom. New 5 rep squat PR. It felt very solid. The last rep was slow but I never felt in danger of failing. 350 next time!

    Press felt only moderately hard. Technically, it was a 3 rep PR too. Happy with how it felt, definitely making progress here. Press will be going up by 10lbs next time for a single.

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    Texas Method Sets x Rep Mon 4/30/18
    Medium
    5x5
    Squat Warm-up
    2x5 45
    1x5 125
    1x3 185
    1x2 250
    Work Sets 315

    5x5
    Bench Warm-up
    2x5 45
    1x5 90
    1x3 125
    1x2 160
    Work Sets 180

    1x5
    Deadlift Warm-up
    2x5 135
    1x3 185
    1x2 255
    Work Sets 300

    Squats felt good, heavy but solid, no fear of failure. Had a little popping noise in my hamstring but no pain. I nailed the bench and deadlift easily. Then I ate ridiculous numbers of eggs.

    Nothing to report, really. Progressing nicely, eating a lot and getting good rest.

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    Texas Method Sets x Rep Wed 5/2/18
    Light
    2x5
    Squat Warm-up
    2x5 45
    1x5 100
    1x3 150
    1x2 200
    Work Sets 250

    Press Warm-up
    2x5 45
    1x5 65
    1x3 80
    1x2 100
    Work Sets 120

    Chin ups: 2x5, 1x4

    Pretty standard light day. The weights were lighter but they didn't feel that way. I think that means I did a good job Monday.

    I felt slightly sore today. That's the first time I've been sore since the first or 2nd week of Starting Strength. Not sure why I got sore other than the fact I was very physically active on Tuesday.

    Been eating a ton and sleep has been good.

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