Catatonia's Path of De-weakening

[catatonia]

Started SS almost 2 years ago, with various lags in my progression, the worst being a tear of some sort that was, as far as I know, at my Rhomboid major or Rhomboid minor muscle. Hoping to get as strong as possible.

Age - 22

Height - 5"9'
Weight - 205



Monday, 12 January

Squat 250 x 5 x 3 (get used to using a belt - a bob's belt - shout-out to Sean Herbison for the recommendation)
Bench 155 x 5 x 3
Power Clean 145 x 3 x 5 (need to remember to keep my weight on my toes - i didn't figure out why it was going so crappy until the last set)
BB Curls: 55 x 8 x 2, 55 x 11 x 1

{weight x rep x sets}


* PRs (for sets of 5, while doing SS - have not tried any 1RM) :
Squat - 260
Bench - 160
Press - 105
Deadlift - 295
Power Clean (x3) - 145

[catatonia]

I should also mention I will have to juggle my strength goals with my Air Force PT test coming in May. Hoping to just get a 90+ so I can go another year without taking it. We also currently are granted full control of our PT. We just get a mock PT test once a quarter. Something sensible!

Wednesday, 14 January
Squat 255 x 5 x 3 (The belt makes a night and day difference. It was solid!)
Press 102.5 x 5 x 3 (definitely needed the fractional plates)
Deadlift 255 x 5
BB Curls 60 x 8 x 3

My right elbow started to give me trouble again. I was thinking I might fail on the press because of that. Will start to do chins again.

[catatonia]

Friday, 16 January
Squat 225x 5 x 3
Bench Press 160 x 5 x 3

Shockingly tired that day.

[carson]

Best wishes on your PT test. Anyone who can do a Power clean or Snatch I tip my hat toward. I cannot do either. Good work young man.

[Sean Herbison]

I will have to juggle my strength goals with my Air Force PT test

Yaaaaay

[Sean Herbison]

My right elbow started to give me trouble again. I was thinking I might fail on the press because of that. Will start to do chins again.

I've been doing lots of chins over the last couple months, and my elbow's stopped bugging me. It's always possible that it's just a coincidence, but they seem to help.

[catatonia]

Wednesday, 21 January

* Squat 240 x 5 x 3 (no elbow pain today! chinups + fish oil and ibuprofen ftw)
* Press 105 x 5 x 3 (my arms goooo wayyyyy too far back - Sean Herbison I will have to enact that advice you gave me about that... seems I wasn't actually doing it. I am flexible enough to where it doesn't feel awkward and that's the issue. Will video tape every single warm-up and work set from now on.)
* Deadlift 255 x 5
* Chinups BW x 2 x 16 (I'd have done 20-25 sets but I really had to go or else I would barely have time to eat and sleep)

Glad to be back in the gym. Consuming my 2nd half of my gallon of milk (Lactaid ftw!)


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Also is it odd that my workout playlist today had both of these songs one after the other?







(I usually listen to tough-guy hardcore, percussive sorts of Death Metal [The album "Hate" by Sinister is an excellent example], and Bach. huh.)

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thanks for all the the positive words.

[catatonia]

Also - I used a fancy scale that said I weighted 210 lbs @ 25% bf.

[catatonia]

Sunday, 1 February
Squat 225 x 5 x 3
Overhead Press 95 x 5 x 3
Deadlift 225 x 5 x 1

Back again. again.

Here's a stream of my first set of the OHP. I noticed last time when I filmed it that the weight went way too far back. A little better this time.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/uxraquoegq...p1feb.3gp?dl=0

[carson]

There is power in the hip. Use it.