The Pragmatist's Log: the only real training variable is consistency
Started taking training seriously 5 or 6 years ago. I've had several resets and I haven't always trained smart. I'm not as strong as someone who has as much time in the gym as me should be.
male, passing as 5'9", 175 American lbs
PRs (not a reflection of my current state)
Training metrics I care about
Lifts are all singles @ RPE 8-9. I've never done a true 1RM.
Squat 340
Bench 240
Deadlift 415
Press 170
Pullups 17
400m 1:10
800m 3:07
1 mile 6:10
2 mile 14:15
5 mile 40:45. Followed by a PR calf cramp I remember to this day.
Things I have previously cared about
C&J 215
Snatch 155
Backlog
25NOV2019
Squat 1x330@8, 2x315@8, 3x295@8, 3x295@8, 3x295@8
Bench 1x225@8, 2x210@8, 3x200@8, 3x200@8
some cgbp
27NOV
Deadlift 1x415@8, (3x385@8)x2 3x365@8
Press 1x155@9
didn't write the rest of the session down...
2DEC
Squat 5x295@7, 5x295@7, 5x295@8, 5x275@7
Bench
3x200@9, (4x190@8)x4
Got some sort of virus around 4DEC. The polite version is that I struggled to keep fluids or eat anything for about 10 days. After it was finished lingering my appetite was totally wrecked, and work conveniently turned into 14 hour days. What was a 10 day layoff turned into almost a month of not training/barely getting in 1 session a week, plus inadequate nutrition and recovery.
16DEC
Squat 1x315@8, 4x275@8, 4x275@8
24DEC
Squat 1x305@7.5, 2x290@8.5, 3x280@8, 3x280@8
Bench 2x205@8, 195x3@8, 195x3@8, 195x3@8
Pullups/DB bench
26DEC
Deadlift 1x365@8. 5x315@less than 7. Back extremely tight. Off brand barbell at vacation gym unusually thick. First deads in a month. Felt horrible.
I also did some pressing but was so distraught at the deadlifts i guess I didn't record.
30DEC
Squat 1x305@8, 3x285@8, (4x265@8)x3
Bench 1x205@8, 4x190@8, 4x190@8, 4x190@8
Pullups 4x10
1JAN2020
Deadlift 1x365@8, 1x385@fail, 5x325@7
Press 1x135@7, 1x155@fail, 2x140@9, (4x125@8.5)x3
I think I'm going to wait to throw in a few auxiliary exercises in until next week. Pretty wrecked from my first full week back running and lifting at working weights. I had a template built to carry me through the first 8 weeks of 2020, but it looks like I'll be doing some rebuilding.