Nermin's Log

[Nermin]

Wed, Oct 19
Squat (light) warming up to 225x5, 245x5
Bench 225x4, 220x5, 215x4, 205x4, 205x4; real shit show.. can't seem to get to 225x5x3 on Novice LP without microloading, but all is not lost. Going to repeat it on Monday and add more volume if needed. I'll have to start microloading the squat as well so the gym bag will get heavy(er).
Chins BWx5,5,5,4,3,2; Total = 24
Dips BWx8x2
Curls 30lb dumbells x12, 25lb dumbells x12

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On second look, set 1 looks to be deep enough!
Mon Oct 17 squat 340x5 set 1/3 - YouTube

Set 3, not so much:
Mon Oct 17 squat 340x5 set 3/3 - YouTube

I think I will attempt 345 for at least the first set on Friday.

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Fri, Oct 21
Squat 345x5,5,4; I think i psyched myself out for the last set; felt very heavy after rep 2 and lost it way forward on the 4th so I played it safe and racked. Not happy about that, but the first 2 sets were great. Videos to come.
Press 150x5, 140x5, 135x5; very nice and grindy. At least top set moving up
Clean 135x3, 140x3x4; messy
Chins BWx5,4,3; to give some blood flow to the biceps after some god awful racks during the clean

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Videos
Squat set 1
Oct 21 squat 345x5 set 1/3 - YouTube

Squat set 2
Oct 21 squat 345x5 set 2/3 - YouTube

Squat set 3
Oct 21 squat 345x4 set 3/3 - YouTube

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Mon Oct 24
Squat 350x5, 345x5x2; pretty good, some bar-rolling-up-back though
Bench 225x5,5,4; got a spot on the very last rep, so I'm not going to count it. Really good arch here made all the difference.
Deadlift 420x5 (alternate grip), 345x5 (overhand, then hook); these felt pretty heavy. Death's Symbolic album made all the difference.

Squat set 1 Mon Oct 24 squat 350x5 set 1/3 - YouTube
Squat set 3 Mon Oct 24 squat 345x5 set 3/3 - YouTube

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Wed, Oct 26
Crammed some exercise into <30mins of time
Squat (light) worked up to 245x5; ran outta lifting shorts so used my swimsuit... almost tore up the fuckin' thing. Thighs were bursting at the seams. Guess I gained some weight since the summer.
Press 155x2, 145x3, 135x5; total clusterfuck, weak as shit. might need to switch to a TM variant on BP/OHP Will see after next session on Wed.
Chins BWx5,5; did some curls too after and then had to bolt to catch the train home

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Fri Oct 28
Woke up at 4am for some reason, but grinded through the day like a bauwce.
Squat 350x5x3; good depth on all reps, just a bit'o'slide at the bottom. Not too concerned about it, though.
Bench 225x5, 215x5, 205x6,6,3; backoffs were pretty easy until I ran outta gas. Definitely did not have 225x5x3 in me today.
Chins BWx5,5,5,4,3; used the fat bar, which I prefer

Squat set 1: Fri Oct 28 squat 350x5 set 1/3 - YouTube
Squat set 2: Fri Oct 28 squat 350x5 set 2/3 - YouTube
Squat set 3: Fri Oct 28 squat 350 set 3/3 - YouTube

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Mon Oct 31
Eats and sleeps good but worked on renos all weekend. Good workout, all things considered. Played ball hockey on Fri & Sunday night as well.
Squat 355x5, 340x5, 325x5; utilizing backoffs (~5%) for the Monday workouts to mitigate 2 day recovery over the weekend vs. the 3 days between Mon-Fri.
Press 150x4, 145x5x2, 135x3; nicely stalled here. I really do hate the press, I've realized. Going to keep plugging away with backoffs, volume, and maybe prayer.
Deadlift 425x5 (alternate grip), 345x5 (double overhand); first few reps of top set flew up, then my grip started to give. Last rep a bit of a grinder. Backoff set focused on form and grip strength. This combo is working pretty well for me as I'm getting steady progress across the board on advanced novice progression this time around.

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Wed Nov 2
Bench 225x5x3; Hot diggity damn! Got my 225x5x3 freedom-fucking-finally. Had a spot on the last set and treated myself to an extra (slightly assisted) rep.
Squat (light) warm up to 225x5, 250x5;
Chins BWx5,4,3; nothing in the tank on these, still sore from the deadlifts
Curls 30lb dumbells x 12,12 25lb dumbells x 8 after 1 min rest

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Fri Nov 4
Squat 355x5x3; got videos of 1st and 3rd set and then my battery died. Very grindy 5th reps and 2nd set was probably questionable depth. Still happy with this PR, though!
Press 150x5, 145x5, 140x5, 135x5; ridiculous grindout on top set rep #5 as I lost it in front a wee bit.Had no chance of doing 5x3 so I did 5lb backoffs.
Chins BWx5,5,5,4; did these between press worksets

Fri Nov 4 squat 355x5 set 1/3 - YouTube
Fri Nov 4 squat 355x5 set 3/3 - YouTube