Even better!
Even better!
7/22/2022
Press 155x3x6
Close Grip Bench 195x2x6
5 pounds was a big jump for the press, but I made it. From now on on this program I'm gonna do 2.5s though. Nothing too grindy, but I feel like with 5 pound jumps I can come to missed reps rather suddenly. Close Grip Bench went a lot smoother. Decided I would pause them at the bottom before exploding them up as hard as I could.
It's strange, being off the zoloft. I feel like I am able to neurologically signal more intensity out of my muscles.
Last edited by CommanderFun; 07-22-2022 at 07:24 PM.
7/23/2022
Squat 265x5x3
Deadlift 450x2
Tried doing the squatting first thing today, worked out pretty well I think. I was shocked how well those deadlifts went up. I felt like I could've ground out a third. Another anecdote in favor of keeping off the zoloft.
7/25/2022
Weigh-In: 296.2 pounds
Bench 245x3x6
Strict Press 120x2x6
Bench got significantly slower as time went on. I'm still gonna attempt the 5 pound jump next week though. Might tack on a minute or so more rest time to compensate. I've been leaving it at 3 minutes for my upper body lifts for a while now, but with weights this high I think I may benefit from an increase, seeing as this is basically the weight I'd do for a light squat day. I didn't warm up the presses to save time, but I should have. The first two sets were real creaky in the shoulders. But after that, speed went up and there wasn't any snapping, crackling, or popping.
7/26/2022
Squat 360x1x3
Power Snatch 100x3x3
Pulldown 180x10x3
Hard singles, but I don't think even the third one was hitting a limit yet. I'm gonna keep going to 365 next week. Snatches got a little harder, but I think I'm getting the hang of them. Worked out at a different gym today, so the pulldown machines were a little different. But it's nice they have partial 5 pound add-ons you can slide down onto the stack instead of having to pin barbell plates against them.
7/28/2022
Press 157.5x3x6
Close Grip Bench 195x2x6
Had some hard reps today on the press, but I think it was pathing inconsistencies. Gonna shoot for 160 next week.
7/29/2022
Squat 270x5x3
Deadlift 455x2
Deadlift ended on a slow grind, so only a single next week. Thinking I might tack on a back-off set of 5 afterward.
8/1/2022
Weigh-In: 297.6 pounds
Bench 250x3x6
Strict Press 120x2x6
Now I've got 6 sets of 3 where originally I was only able to do 2. Last rep on the last two sets got hung up slightly, but I still pushed them out. Need to think carefully about what I'm going to do next. Might lower the jumps to 2.5 from here, I dunno.
Last edited by CommanderFun; 08-02-2022 at 07:09 PM.
8/2/2022
Squat 365x1x3
Power Snatch 102.5x3x3
Pulldown 182.5x10x3
Was told AGAIN that that last single was only "kinda slow". I think my fiancee might be trying to get me to kill myself under a barbell. Snatches felt a little harder on the tail end of those squats, but my legs got a little bit of their power back on the final set.