skills101 SS Training Log

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7/16/10 Training Log

BW = 185.6#

Today's Work Sets:

Squat: 285x5,5,4 Belted
Press: 135x4,3,3
Power Clean: 185x3,2,2

Today was mixed. Squats good, press and power clean fucked due to minor injuries/soreness.

Squat was pretty easy, and I felt like I kept my chest up for most every rep, except for the last rep of the last set. I didn't do the last rep because I knew my back would round. I'll progress anyway.

Near the end of my squats, I began to feel really painful elbow soreness. I've never had it before, so it was kind of surprising. That's partially why I couldn't get all my press reps. I'll maintain.

When I started my power clean, my elbows decided to really fuck me over. Every rep was pain. And I also feel like I broke a bone in my left heel from stomping on power cleans. I had to lay down by my 3rd set. I'll maintain.

/end bitchin.

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7/19/10 Log

BW = 185.2#

Today's Work Sets

Squat: 290x5,5,2 Belted
Bench Press: 185x4,4,3
Deadlift: 365x5 Belted

Squat was hard, bad form on some reps and last set missed reps. Will repeat weight.

Bench Press was also hard, but I think I can get it next time.

Deadlift was solid.

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[mikeylikey]

Near the end of my squats, I began to feel really painful elbow soreness. I've never had it before, so it was kind of surprising. That's partially why I couldn't get all my press reps. I'll maintain.

I have been experiencing this for about 2 weeks. I am pretty sure it's because I'm letting my elbows drop and the weight is resting on my arms. See page 32 of SS. I'm subbing your log to see how this turns out for you.

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I have been experiencing this for about 2 weeks. I am pretty sure it's because I'm letting my elbows drop and the weight is resting on my arms. See page 32 of SS. I'm subbing your log to see how this turns out for you.

I don't know, I've always done the squat with elbows up, wrists flat, and thumbs over, as described in the book, and I don't think I'm fucking that up with heavier weights.

Me squatting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=popNzyVQn0U

And although there's plenty to criticize with form, I think one good thing is my arms and hands are pretty textbook, which was one of the sources of my surprise. It might be that the elbow soreness arose from other exercises, and having such a close grip on the squat aggravated it.

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7/21 Training Log:

Today's Work Sets:

Squat: 290x2, 235x5,5,5
Press: 135x5,5,3
Power Clean: 185x3,3,3,2 +1 high pull, 3

Next workout goals

Squat: 290. Today was a light squat day, officially moving on now to Advanced Novice.

Press: 137.5. The last set was a technique issue, I'll probably still progress.

Power Clean: 187.5. These sets were hard, and I'll definitely have to microload if I want to make the next ones.

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7/23/10: BW 187.2#

Today's Work Sets:

Squat: 290x5,5,3
Bench Press: 185x4,4,3
Deadlift: 370x3

Will have to repeat BP and DL. Potential stall, may have to start putting my TM program together.

7/25/10: BW 186.6#

Today's Work Sets:

Squat: 290x5,5,5
Press: 137.5x5,5,5
Power Clean: 185x3,3,3,3,3

Squat and press were solid. Power clean was definitely hard.

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7/28. BW = 187.6 or something like that.

Today's Work Sets:

Squat: 295x5,5,5 Belted
Bench Press: 185x5,5,5
Deadlift: 375x5 Belted
Bent-over Rows: 115x8,8,8

Today was pretty solid. For next time:

Squat --> 297.5, I got all the reps done today, but my form was bad on the last rep of every set, so I'll microload.

BP--> 187.5. Easy.

DL--> 380. Oh my god my hands hurt!! The finger pain was the limiting factor, not the actual lift. How in the hell do people deadlift 1000 pounds without dying?

BOR --> 125. Just learning the lift today.

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BW = 189.6#

Today's Work Sets:

Squat: 297.5x5,5,5 Belted
Press: 140x5,5,5
Chin-Ups: BWx4,4,4
Power Clean: 190x3,3,3,3,3

Today was great. Squats were hard as always, but everything else was easy. I still suck at chins, however.

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8/2 Training Log

BW = 188.2 or something like that.

Today's Work Sets:

Squat: 300x5,5,1 Belted
Bench Press: 190x5,5,5
Deadlift: 380x0 AHHH!!!
Back Extensions: +45x10,12,12
Chins: BWx5,5,5

Well, God had to have his revenge for a great Saturday workout with a shitty Monday workout. My last set of squats were impossible, and 380 DL did not budge. Bench was fine though.

This is Advanced Novice Day One.