91BlckGT "Midlife Crisis" Training Log

[Scrawn78]

One thing I'm seeing is that the bar isn't moving in a straight line up and down, more of a diagonal where it moves forward at the bottom, and then back up. I'm not sure how to correct that.

I'm probably not qualified to comment (as my squatting weight is nowhere near yours!), but my bar path used to do this. I found three things helped: sitting back during the descent but NOT leaning forward at the same time; REALLY sitting right back & feeling a stretch when I was right near the hole; and (going against Rip's advice) not looking down, but more straight ahead. The bar path ends up more vertical: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFxIDE3nPqU

[91blckgt]

Front Squat 35x5x2, 55x5, 75x5, 85x5
Bench: 45x5x2, 95x5, 140x3, 180x2, 205x5, (new PR!) 205x4, 205x2

Was feeling really tight and sore still from Saturday and a whole day of house cleaning on Sunday. Also missed my usual workout time due to a meeting so I had to lift after dinner. hit a new PR on bench, but was still hurting. Just wasn't feeling it.

So I decided to hold off on deadlifts until tomorrow, and split this workout into two day. I want to hit 295x5 clean on DL, so will just pause this until then.

[91blckgt]

Deadlift 125x5, 135x5, 175x3, 255x2, 295x3, 295x2

Hmm, fairly weak today. Could be that this is a good working weight for me, since it's at my true limit (not touch n' go), or I'm just sore from yesterday. Maybe a combo of both.

[91blckgt]

squat 45x5x2, 95x5, 145x3, 185x2, 235x5x2, 240x5 (new PR!)

Felt super strong today, so went ahead and set a new PR. Awesome.
Press 45x5x2, 75x5, 95x3, 115x2, 137.5x5x2 (new PR!), 140x5!!!! (double new PR!)

fuck yeah. Super strong day today. Those pullups pushed me through this press plateau. Awesome.

LTE: 36.5x12, 66.5x10x2

[91blckgt]

Squat: 45x5x2, 95x5, 145x3, 195x2, 245x5x3 (NEW PR!!!!)
Bench 45x5x2, 100x5, 145x3, 185x2, 205x5x2 (sweet), 175x5 (felt... off)
Pull Ups 177.0lbs :13, 10
Curls: 35lbx25, 67.5x10x2

Squats. Ouch. Skipped 240 and jumped straight to 245. My knees are not happy. Will be here at least one more session. At least the depth is awesome on the first set.

[91blckgt]

Squat 35x5x2,
Front Squat 35x5x2, 40x5, 60x3, 80x5x3
Press 45x5x2 70x5, 90x3, 110x2, 125x5x5x3, 110x5, 105
Deadlift 125x5, 135x5, 175x3, 250x2, 295x4, 235x5

FUCK! I realized today that my "big" bar is also 35lb. I thought it was 45. So all those PRs I set? Nope. And my light bar which I thought was 35? it's 32lb. ARGH. Of I don't know if my scale is right, but I would be ill prepared for a competition.

And the EZ curl bar is 17lb (wtf?) so I've been doing heavier LTE.

[91blckgt]

Squat 45x5x2, 95x5, 145x3, 195x2, 245x5 ( new pr for real this time!!!)
Bench 45x5x2 105x5 190x2 210x4 (new PR!)
LTE 35x15, 70x10x2

Holy crap that squat was heavy.
Bench my biceps were hurting, not feeling like trying 215, so I attempted a 3RM at 210. Got 4 reps. Sweet.

LTE were rough, maybe due to accumulated fatique from Wednesday press-o-rama?

[91blckgt]

Squat 45x5x2, 80x5, 120x3, 160x2, 185x5, 190x5,195x5,200x5,205x5

Press 45x5, 65x5, 80x3,100x5x3,115x5, 120x5

I was still quite sore from intensity day, but needed to get on the S/S/M/W schedule. It wasn't such a bad workout, but i really deloaded for this one. Plan on building up slowly, will increase once the PRs stop on intensity day.

[91blckgt]

Chin Ups 176lbs: 5 (warmup), 12, 10, 6 (33 reps, new PR!)
LTE 25x5, 35x5, 55x8, 70x10x2
Curls 35x5, 65x10x3

All sets 90s rest max.

[91blckgt]

Front Squat 45x5x2, 65x3, 90x5x2
Squat 90x5
Bench 45x5x2 80x5 110x3 140x2 160x5x3