I haven't posted in the Intermediate forum in months, but I signed up for two USAPL meets in April and June with a reasonable chance (at least that's my goal) of qualifying for raw Nationals in Master 1 with a stretch goal of qualifying for the open too, but we'll see. Anyways, I figured I'd start posting a log on here again to try to add extra pressure on myself.
Currently I'm doing a combo of HLM for squats, a linear progression for bench, and a trying to relearn deadlifts with a new belt dealio.
Today's work.
Squats.
1x5 @475 tied for a 5RM PR
3x5 @415
Notes: I got a new belt. It's a 5 inch belt instead of a 4 inch and for the moment much stiffer. It feels magical while squatting
Bench.
3x5 @255 tied for a 5RM PR
Notes: In days of yore I alternated overhead press and bench press and both stalled. Then I decided I was going to powerlift and started focusing on benching. Now I bench every workout and it pretty much linearly progresses. Still, my bench is lagging behind.
Deads.
5x1 @445
Notes: Remember that new belt that was so nice on squatting? It's a nightmare on deadlifts. Today I did five heavy singles just to try to figure out how to get set up and tight with the newer, bigger, stiffer belt. I think it was getting better towards the end there...maybe...or maybe it was wishful thinking. It's weird, though, I can feel that the deadlifts are light when I'm pulling them, but if I can't get them set up right then they're too heavy to move them.