Medwards' Intermittent Training Log

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5' 10" 35 yr. old male. 195 lbs.
Will edit this later to include summary of lifting history.
Will add a few form check videos later, as well.

08/22/11 04:55
Squat 275 5,5,5
Press 140 5,5,4,1 argh
Dead-lift 305 5

Almost 1 month break

09/20/11 11:45
Squat 225 5,5,5 reset
Press 135 5,5,4,1
Dead-lift 275 5

09/23/11 11:45
Squat 235 5,5,5
Press 135 5,5,4,1 longer rest
Dead-lift 285 5

5x 09/26/11 13:15
Squat 245 5,5,5
Press 135 5,5,5 easy
Dead-lift 295 5

09/28/11 22:07
Squat 255 5,5,5
PC 135 5,5,5 First attempt at PCs.

09/30/11 22:07
3x5 3 min rest
Squat 265 5,5,5
Press 140 5,4,3 hate u
PC 135 5,5,5 Working on form.

10/03/11 21:40
Squat 265 5,5,5 w/Wei-Rui shoes for first time
Press 140 5,5,5
Dead-lift 295 5
PC 135 5,5,5 Form.

10/05/11 22:43
Squat 265 5,5,5 repeat for form
Press 145 5,5,3

10/11/11 21:41
Squat 265 5,5,5 up w/belt
Press 145 4,5,5 ?
Dead-lift 305 5 poor form

10/14/11 21:37
Squat 275 5,5,5
Press 150 3; 145 4,3,3 ugh
PC 135 5,5,5

10/17/11 21:06
Squat 285 5,5,5 !
Pull-up 5,4,3,2,1,2,3,4
Dead-lift 305 5

10/27/11 22:06
10 days since previous workout. Repeated all weights except press. Dropped back 5 lbs on press since previous workout was failure on 1st set.
Squat 285 lbs 5,5,5
Press 145 lbs 5,5,3,1
Dead-lift 305 lbs 5

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10/31/11 Mon. 22:08
Squat 295 5,5,5 hard
Press 145 5,5,5 woot
PC 135 5,5,5

11/03/11 Thu. 22:00
Squat 295 5,5,5 check depth on video
Press 150 5,5,3,1,0 brain fail
Pull-up 4,4,3,2,2,2
Dead-lift 315 5,1
I pressed the first 2 sets easy, then somewhere in the back of my brain I heard, "You only have 3 left in you." for the last set. Thanks brain! Last set of squats felt high. I'll upload the video later for feedback. Last rep on the dead-lift, I didn't feel like I locked it out good, so I added 1 more.

11/05/11 Sat. 10:00
Ran 1/4 mile intervals for total of 1.5 miles. First running I've done in a loooong time. Ow.

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11/08/11 Tue. 11:30
Squat 315 4,3,3,1 Bar slipped set on 1.
Press 150 5,4,3,0 Ugh.
Abbreviated workout today at lunch. First time to squat 315. My previous best was 305 wherein I realized my form had gone to pot and reset to 225.

11/10/11 Thu. 11:40
Squat 315 1,1,3,5,3,2
Dead-lift 335 1,1,1,1,1
Another abbreviated workout. That's right, a bunch of singles and doubles. Only one complete set of 5

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11/15/11 Tue. 11:35
Squat 315 2,3,2F; 295, 3,5
Press 150 4F; 145 3,3; 135 2
Well, that was frustrating. Time for a reset and microloading.

11/17/11 Thu. 11:44
Squat 295 5,5,5
Press 145 5,3,F
Dead-lift 335 2F
I am disappoint. I blame poor sleep, lack of calories last couple of days, and all the other variables.

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So 22 days since my last workout, this is going to be GREAT! Factor in not much physical activity during that time and a stomach bug that took 10 lbs from my BW, and this is going to SUPER GREAT!

Thu. 11:40
Squat 275 5,5,5 slow
Press 135 5,3,0 huh?
No time for anything else since the presses were so slow. Just have to keep trying.

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Another week between sessions.
Thu. 16:50
Squat 275 5,5,5 better
Press 135 5,5,4,0 annoying
Dead-lift 315 1 should've reset

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12/19/11 Mon. 16:40
Squat 275 5,5,5
Press 135 5,5,3,1,1 sigh
Dead-lift 295 5 with long pauses
Repeating my squat weight until after the holidays.
Body weight was 188 lbs this AM. My belt went so far around I had to use my other hand to loosen it.

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Restoring what was loss during the server crash and bring this log up to date:

01/05/12 Thu. 11:37
Squat 255 5,5,5
Press 125 5,5,5
Dead-lift 275 5

01/10/12 Tue. 11:40
Squat 265 5,5,5
Press 130 5,5,5

01/18/12 Wed. 11:20
Squat 270 5,5,5
Press 130 5,5,5

01/20/12 Fri. 11:40
Squat 275 5,5,5
Press 135 5,5,5

01/27/12 Fri. 11:20
Squat 280 5,5,5
Press 140 5,5,5

01/31/12 Tue. 11:20
Squat 285 5,5,5 easy
Press 145 5,5,2 135 3

02/03/12 Fri. 11:30
Squat 295 5,5,5 couldn't find 2.5's
Press 145 5,5,4 135 2

02/08/12 Wed. 13:30
Squat 300
Press 145 5,5,5

02/10/12 Fri. 11:50
Squat 305 5,5,5
Press 145 5,5,3 135 2,1

02/15/12 Wed. 11:30
Squat 310 5,5,5
Press 150 5,5,4 140 1

02/17/12 Fri. 21:30
Squat 315 5,5,5 !!!
Press 150 5,5,3 135 3

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Oops

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02/21/12 Tue. 21:10
Squat 320 5,5,5
Press 150 4,1,5,5? 135 3

Body weight this AM was 194 lbs.

02/23/12 Thu. 11:30
Bench 185 5,5,5
Dead-lift 315 5 hard & uncomfortable

Having reclaimed the ground I lost on the squat, I decided to do these two for a change. It felt like I had forgotten how to benchpress. The deadlift was sad and awkward. I really should have reset, but I let my ego get the best of me.