Lifting to Live

[Fred J]

Nice PR!

Now stay out of that smoke..

[Bill Anders]

Thanks, Fred. It is interesting now that I'm tracking all of the Set x Rep schemes, which makes them happen almost weekly, just in different ways. But next week, both Squat & Press will be absolute PR's, while I will tie my absolute PRs in three weeks time for both the Deadlift and Bench at the end of the next cycle. So the train is rolling, and I'm enjoying it.

re: smoke. Thankfully the wind shifted with this cold front (relatively speaking), so it's staying well away from us at the moment. Unfortunately, the front brought very gusty winds, so where they were able to make some headway on the fires overnight, they're out of control again today.

[Bill Anders]

8/5/22 - Friday

DL @ 8'
65x5x3 pc
135x4 pc
185x2
225x1
275x1
315x1 h
350x3 s x3 PR
315x3 s

SQ L @ 5'
45x5x2
95x5
135x3
185x1
225x1
265x5x3

Music — Sepultura vs New Model Army, The Hunt; Soulfly vs Discharge, Ain't No Feeble Bastard; Slipknot, Yen (released today).

Notes —
- DL - Heavy Triple at +20lbs over last week's x5. This is a x3 PR that's awesome, since my x5 PR is 340x5 set back on 12/8/21 (single 380 was on 12/17/21). And it was a limit triple, with the last one being a very grindy, shaky tower of power from just below the knees to lockout, with no hitches. That limit effort sure made the 90% backoff triple feel heavier than it was, but all were good and without concern.
- SQ - Light Day. But like other Light Squat Days after Heavy Deadlifts, they sure don't feel too light. But they are manageable. All good.

[Bill Anders]

8/8/22 - Monday

OP H @ 2'
45x5x3
75x3
105x1
125x1
145x1
160x1x5 PR

BP L @ 5'
45x5x2
95x3 p
135x1 p
175x1 p
200x5x3

Music — The Clash, The Guns Of Brixton; Killing Joke, War Dance; Dead Kennedys, Riot.

Notes —
- OP - Heavy Singles, +10lbs over last week's 4x3. All good. This is a "F*ck Yeah!" PR, an absolute PR at any Set x Rep scheme. It certainly helped to watch Austin's Press video right before to get my head in the right space (thanks J!). Rep #1 flew up to lockout; Rep #2 was a bit slower but still solid; Rep #3 really started to slow overhead, and although it locked out fine, that slowing let some doubt seep in. That doubt lasted only for a second as I re-focused on "BREAK! (The Glass)." Reps #4 & #5 went up without concern.
- BP - Light day. All good, as they should be for a Light day.

[Mr. Bingley]

nice pressing!

and also thanks for the ear worm...

when they kick out your front door
how you gonna come
with your hands on your head
or on the trigger of your gun...

what a bass riff

[Bill Anders]

Thanks, Mr B!

Yep, that's a great tune. Half of my favorite part of that double album - Clampdown/Guns of Brixton. Two standout tunes on a release full of brilliant songs.

[J. Killmond]

Great move, watching the video right before the press--nice PR!

[Bill Anders]

Thanks, J!

Yep. I was already visualizing the moves and practicing them during the warmups, but figured that little bit would only help.

[Bill Anders]

8/9/22 - Tuesday

SQ H @ 3'
45x10x3
95x5
135x3
185x1
225x1
275x1
305x1
340x1x5 PR!

Chins 7, 6, 5.

Music — Pregame pump: Oingo Boingo, Who Do You Want To Be; Devo, Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA / Gut Feeling / Slap Your Mammy (live, 1980); B-52's, Strobe Light; Gametime — Funkadelic, Super Stupid; Dio, The Last In Line.

Notes —
- SQ - Heavy Singles, +20lbs over last week's 4x3. Another Absolute PR, +5lbs over my last PR of one single 335lbs during my Mock Meet back in December, 2021. None of them were a concern, coming out of the hole strongly each time, although they would slow a bit on their way up, which was no surprise. Rep #2 dropped surprisingly quickly on the way down, but I was able to control it and bounce back up. There might have been a bit of knee slide on #4, so I had my bride watch #5, where she observed a bit of knee cave. Otherwise, all good.
- Chins - Chins. Just chins.

[Fred J]

8/9/22 - Tuesday

SQ 340x1x5 PR!

Music Dio, The Last In Line.

Notes There might have been a bit of knee slide on #4, so I had my bride watch #5, where she observed a bit of knee cave.

Great PR!

I like to play that lead on "The last in line"...if only I could...LOL.