11/4/21 - Thursday
SQ - L
45x10x2
95x5
135x1
185x1
225x1
255x5x2 @ 5'
OP - V
45x5
75x1
105x1
115x1
132.5x5x5 @5'
DL
135x4
185x2
225x1
275x1
305x1- double overhand fail, then mixed
325x5 - Straps @ 8'
Music — After listening to a podcast this morning with Frank Bello, bassist for Anthrax, and his discussion about collaborations and covers (specifically "Bring the Noise" with Public Enemy and "Got the Time", a brilliant cover of a brilliant original by Joe Jackson), I created my own soundtrack for this workout. Top Picks -
- Public Enemy - GRID f/ Cypress Hill & George Clinton, Burn Hollywood Burn f/ Ice Cube & Big Daddy Kane;
- Anthrax - Caught In A Mosh, Got The Time (because it really is that damn good of a tune/cover, especially with Frank's chugging bass lines).
Notes —
- SQ - Light day, nothing of note, other than the DOMS and tiredness that I was expecting from Tuesday's Volume (280x5x5) session just wasn't there. A bit of both, but nothing that concerned me.
- OP - Volume day. I need to recalculate either these or my Intensity day. Based on Tuesday's 140lb Intensity reps, these 90% reps should be 126lbs. Either that or I need to bump my Intensity singles up to 147lb+ for my next session. I'll have to mull this one over, as that's a 7lb+ jump.
- DL - After the way that last Saturday's 320lbs cruised, I had been thinking all week about jumping 10lbs for this workout. But then I thought about my Volume/Heavy Squats on Tuesday, where I had gone into Saturday's DL with ~2 weeks without a heavy pull. So I opted to be smart about it. Running up through my warmups, I wanted to see where my double overhand was - it's not 305lbs, as it started peeling out of my fingers as I passed my knees. Not wanting to impact my work set, I swapped to mixed grip and it went fine. The 325x5 went fine and I suspect the 330x5 would have been OK, although quite a grind for the last rep.
-- Finishing up this 325x5, I was in a rush, since a Snow & Avalanche workshop I was to attend was starting in just a couple of minutes; it's already time to be sharpening the saw for the upcoming snow season. So instead of dropping the last rep to the floor to unload the bar, I decided to walk it forward and place the bar in the J-hooks. Just a dumb idea. Nothing bad happened, other than missing the left J-hook (it was only a few inches off the floor), but it was just a dumb idea.