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    I figure since I'm Celtic and want to be really really strong, why not compete in the Highland games?

    Monday - Volume Day
    Weight x Reps x Sets

    Squat
    45x5x2
    135x5
    225x3
    Work Sets
    300x5x5

    Press
    45x5
    65x4
    95x3
    Work Sets
    125x5x3
    125x4x2

    Rack Pulls (Failed on a 375 Dead for 5 last week)
    135x5
    225x3
    315x2
    Work Set
    425x5

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    Squat
    45x5
    135x5
    185x2
    Work Set
    225x5x3

    Board Press (3 Board)
    45x5
    135x4
    155x3
    185x1
    Work Sets
    225x4 (hard 4)
    225x2 (reduced after)
    205x5

    Chin-ups 20lbs
    5,4,4

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    I hate to hijack your thread, but I am curious about the highland games. How might the uninitiated get involved? Are there any particular organizations and/or websites that you would suggest for those interested in learning more?

    Best of luck - I look forward to seeing how you progress.

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    http://www.heavyevents.com/

    http://www.nasgaweb.com/main.asp

    Friday late post. Had to work early so I cut the workout short.
    Squat
    45x5x2
    135x4
    225x2
    Work set
    335x5

    Press
    45x5x2
    65x4
    95x2
    Work Sets
    140x1
    135x4
    Last edited by WaWa Bird; 06-15-2011 at 07:45 PM.

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    Volume day. Stayed in the gym for 3 hours because of a lack of equipment.

    Squat
    45x5x2
    135x4
    225x3
    Work Sets
    315x5x5

    Bench - Been stuck at 185 for too long now.
    45x5x2
    135x4
    155x2
    Work Sets
    190x4
    185x5x3
    185x4

    Dead lift - Been having trouble with this recently. My legs are so dead from squatting that I can't find the strength to progress my dead lift.
    135x5
    185x4
    225x3
    315x1
    Work Set
    375x3 - Noticed that I rounded my back too much so I decided to stop. Didn't want the potential injury here.

    Thinking I may need to switch up my program. I've been doing the work without progressing except with my shoulder press and squat, still gaining weight so I feel that I'm probably eating enough. Also Squats and Deads in the same day are too much right now.

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    Squat
    45x5
    95x4
    135x3
    185x1
    230x5x2

    Overhead pin presses
    140x3x2
    135x5

    Bent over rows
    45x5
    65x4
    95x2
    135x8x3

    Decline sit-ups
    45x8x3

    I'm not very good at selecting the weights for partial movement work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WaWa Bird View Post

    Dead lift - Been having trouble with this recently. My legs are so dead from squatting that I can't find the strength to progress my dead lift.
    135x5
    185x4
    225x3
    315x1
    Work Set
    375x3 - Noticed that I rounded my back too much so I decided to stop. Didn't want the potential injury here.

    Thinking I may need to switch up my program. I've been doing the work without progressing except with my shoulder press and squat, still gaining weight so I feel that I'm probably eating enough. Also Squats and Deads in the same day are too much right now.
    How long have you been doing texas method? Did you reset when you started it?

    I was having a lot of trouble squatting and deadlifting on the same day prior to starting TM, but when I did start it, I took a very big reset because I was worried about handling the extra volume. I think this reset at the beginning really helped me a lot and after a few weeks I was having no trouble deadlifting on the same day as squats and my deadlift strength started increasing pretty rapidly.

    Don't know if this will help you, but it seemed to help me quite a bit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zepled37 View Post
    How long have you been doing texas method? Did you reset when you started it?

    I was having a lot of trouble squatting and deadlifting on the same day prior to starting TM, but when I did start it, I took a very big reset because I was worried about handling the extra volume. I think this reset at the beginning really helped me a lot and after a few weeks I was having no trouble deadlifting on the same day as squats and my deadlift strength started increasing pretty rapidly.

    Don't know if this will help you, but it seemed to help me quite a bit.
    I reset everything a little bit. The squat gains have been fine, in fact its the only thing making any real progress still. While my other lifts are stallling out.

    My deadlift was progressing just fine at my old gym, probably from the GHR work. My school gym doesn't have a GHR so I don't know what exactly needs to be done here.

    My bench has been stuck at 185 for sets across for over a month even after a reset. Shoulder press has always been a struggle.

    I'm thinking I might want to change up and try out 531.

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    Squat
    45x5x2
    95x4
    135x3
    225x2
    315x1
    Work
    355x4

    Bench
    45x5x2
    95x4
    135x3
    155x1
    Work
    200x3

    Power Cleans are getting dangerous without bumpers. Having to lower the weight slowly makes my arm tingle so I'm a little worried about doing that.

    Pull ups
    20lbs - 5,4
    BW - 7

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    Got sick over the weekend so I think I'm going to call off working for the week.

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