He who makes a beast of himself...

[gamedog]

I'm glad to see you're sticking to your guns and still making a beast out of yourself! Good workout, BTW. Nice!

[jameson]

Thanks gamedog

6/19/10
Deadlift: 135x5x1, 225x5x1, 275x3x1, 335x1x1 (grip wasn't there), 315x5x1, 225x10x3

Guess I'll use 325 next time.

EDIT: barbell curls: 45x10x1, 65x10x1, 95x8x3

[jameson]

6/24/10

Squat: 45x5x1, 135x5x1, 205x4x1, 260x2x1, 255x1x1
Press: 135x5x1, 145x5x3
Deadlift: 135x5x1, 205x5x1, 255x5x1, 300x1x1

Squat: Man everything felt heavy. I have some decent swelling in my left knee. (Water on the knee?) This happened while running in Fla a couple weeks ago.
Press: The five sets of three has helped my 3x5. Did it this way for time's sake.
Deadlift: Felt heavy, too. I had to use a switch grip for the 300. Just gassed...

This was my first session in my new garage gym. Maybe everything felt so heavy because I was drinking Miller High Life the champagne of beer to celebrate the occasion. Dunno.

[jameson]

6/27/10

I started warming up to squat on a very, very hot day in a warehouse with no AC. Didn't bother me. What bothered me was that I think my weight plates are off. I'm going to buy a scale and weigh them before I do something stupid. 260lbs does not feel like 260lbs plus the left side feels much heavier. My left knee isn't helping matters either. (And no, it's not my knee that makes it seem heavier. I turned around to press and it felt heavier on my right side.) VERY FRUSTRATING. My knee is pissing me off, too.

[jameson]

6/29/10

Took a walk with my wife and dog. Probably 1.5 miles. Knee's feeling a little better. Ready to have an actual training day.

[jameson]

6/30/10

Squat: 45x5x1, 135x5x1, 185x5x1, 225x5x3
Bench: 135x5x1, 155x5x1, 165x5x1, 195x5x3
High Pulls: 45x3x1, 95x5x1, 135x3x5
Chins: BWx5x2
Dips: BWx8x3

Squat: So 225 felt like a work set so I stuck with it. This is a problem.
Bench: Felt good.
High Pulls: Felt OK. I'm weak.

[jameson]

7/03/10

Squat: 45x5x1, 135x5x1, 205x3x1, 235x5x1
Press: 95x5x1, 135x1x1, 150x3x5
Deadlift: 135x5x1, 205x5x1, 255x5x1, 300x3x1

Well. I got two more reps on my 300 DL than last time. This is stupid - I know I need to eat more/better. My lack of calories is killing any and all progress. I've lost 55lbs off my best squat and 35lbs off my best DL. This is ridiculous.

[jameson]

I think a few of my previous posts on here were somehow deleted with this "server upgrade."

To be honest, I can't remember what I did last week. I can tell you that I've been making 10lb jumps on my squat up to 245 and then 5lb jumps from there. Here's what I can remember from this week:

7/13/10

Squat: 45x5x1, 135x5x1, 185x5x1, 225x1x1, 250x5x3
Press: 95x5x1, 105x5x1, 125x3x1, 155x3x3

I meant to do 155x3x5 on presses (fail).

7/15/10 (morning session)

Squat: 45x5x2, 135x5x1, 185x5x1, 225x1x1, 255x3x3
Bench: 135x5x1, 185x5x1, 205x5x3
Chins: BWx5x2
Dips: BWx8x1, BWx5x1

Honestly, I think I can say it was being up so early that caused my squat to fail. I just didn't have the energy.