Ryan's GTM Training Log

[Bill Anders]

That is great news, Ryan! Hopefully the scopes later this month confirm everything is good.

[rkjohns1]

Day 24 of GTM - Friday, February 11, 2022

Squat (I) @ 5'
45x5x2
95x5
135x3
185x1
225x1
240x1
262.5x5

Press (I) @ 4'
45x5
65x5
95x3
115x1
122.5x5

Cleans (V) @ 3'
95x3
115x2
135x1
150x3x5

My wife and I are taking the kids to Legoland this weekend for my son's 7th birthday, including an overnight stay at one of the Legoland hotels. Our house is only a few miles away, but we could all use a mini-vacation and given the forecast of 80 degree temps, the hotel pool is sounding very nice!

[rkjohns1]

Day 25 of GTM - Monday, February 14, 2022

Squat (V) @ 5'
45x5x2
95x5
135x3
185x1
225x1
245x5x4

Bench (V) @ 3'
45x5
95x5
135x3
155x1
165x5x4

Chins (R) @ 4'
BWx10x3

[rkjohns1]

February 15, 2022 Weigh-in: 173.2 lbs, a 1.2 lb increase from last week. The cheeseburgers, carnitas, and egg mcmuffins over the Legoland weekend for the win!

[rkjohns1]

Day 26 of GTM - Friday, February 18, 2022

Squat (R) @ 4'
45x5x2
95x5
135x3
185x1
205x1
225x5x2

Press @ 3'
45x5
65x5
95x3
115x1
125x1
138x1
139x1
140x1 (PR)

Deadlift (I) @ 5'
135x5
185x3
225x1
265x1
295x5

All went well today. Happy to have gotten the 140 press PR, I missed this weight back on January 7. I love the set of Micro Gainz plates (washers?) I ordered for the chasing singles aspect of GTM.

[rkjohns1]

Day 27 of GTM - Monday, February 21, 2022

Squat (I) @ 5'
45x5x2
95x5
135x3
185x1
225x1
245x1
265x5

Bench (I) @ 5'
45x5
95x5
135x3
155x1
165x1
177.5x5

Cleans (V) @ 3'
95x3
115x2
135x1
152.5x3x5

The first rep of the final set of cleans was a near miss, but I somehow managed to get under it. I'm sure if I was filming it it would have been ugly to watch. It was one of those instances when I was focusing too much on a single aspect of the lift (in this case, keeping bar contact with my shins during the first pull) and letting the rest of the lift fall to pieces.

[rkjohns1]

February 22, 2022 Weigh-in: 174.2 lbs, a 1 lb increase from last week.

[rkjohns1]

Day 28 of GTM - Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Squat (V) @ 5'
45x5x2
95x5
135x3
185x1
225x1
247.5x5x4

Press (V) @ 3'
45x5
65x5
95x3
105x1
117.5x5x4

Chins (R) @ 4'
BWx10x3

Mondays and Fridays have been my training days since late November, but my scopes are scheduled for Friday, so I did Friday's training session today. My lower back was the only thing complaining about having only 48 hrs of recovery since Mondays session, but everything else was fine.

[rkjohns1]

Day 29 of GTM - Monday, February 28, 2022

Squat (R) @ 4'
45x5x2
95x5
135x3
185x1
205x1
227.5x5x2

Bench @ 3'
45x5
95x5
135x3
185x1
202x1
203x1
204x1 (PR)

Deadlift (I) @ 5'
135x5
185x3
225x1
275x1
297.5x5 (PR)

Finally back into PR territory with the deadlift. Hard to lift but never in doubt, unlike the final bench single. I got it but it sure took a long time.

[rkjohns1]

March 1, 2022 Weigh-in: 172.6 lbs, a 1.6 lb decrease from last week. I blame it on Thursday's colonoscopy prep.