Leonhart's SS Log

[leonhart_27]

19-12-2014

Squat 3x5 122,5kg / 270.1lb
Overhead Press 1x5 + 2x4 53,75kg / 118.5lb
Deadlift 1x5 127,5kg / 281.1lb

http://youtu.be/4KKUZRa-z0o

[leonhart_27]

12-22-2014

Squat 3x5 125kg / 275.6lb
Bench Press 2x4 77,5kg / 170.9lb
Power Snatch 1x1 60kg / 132.3lb

Squats were hard as hell. I want to reach 3x5 300lb squats without a reset.
Bench Press was awful. I'll go for TM programming on presses
Finally, as I was angry due to my bench press, I went for something new which I couldn't get in the past: a 60kg snatch.

http://youtu.be/kdDBVlG4Gmw

[leonhart_27]

24-12-2014

Light Squat 3x5 100kg / 220.5lb
Overhead Press 3x3 50kg / 110.2lb
Deadlift 1x5 130kg / 286.6lb

Squats are not feeling light at all even though the weight reduction. Is that normal? Maybe I'm not fully recovered from Monday's workout.

http://youtu.be/U5NkD9CRDpU

[leonhart_27]

12-26-2014

Squat 1x4 + 1x5 127,5kg / 281.1lb + 1x8 120kg / 264.6lb
Bench Press 1x5 75kg / 165.3lb
Power Clean 1x2 + 1x3 + 1x2 82,5kg / 181.9lb

It seems I'm very fatigued, as I'm starting to stall with weights I previously done, but now I'm using belt and wrist wraps.
I'll drop 10% on squats for next day, and I'll need to drop the weight too on Power Cleans. I'll post the video later.

[leonhart_27]

http://youtu.be/fdSKUhvyD8Q

[leonhart_27]

12-29-2014

Squat 3x5 115kg / 253.5lb
Bench Press 5x5 63,75kg /140.5lb
Deadlift 1x5 125kg / 275.6lb

[Roman B.]

http://youtu.be/fdSKUhvyD8Q

Squats: SS book strongly recommends looking down, about 4-5 feet in front of you (worth reading carefully). Also, you might want to push knees out harder, this would minimize knee travel at the bottom. Overall, form looks good, although it might be possible to stay a bit tighter with more controlled descent (I'm not sure about this recommendation, ask coaches). Nice job.

I'll follow your log, you started with numbers similar to where I'm now, although you progress much faster (I introduced micro-loading long ago and recently added light squat as well; main reason was that I wanted to keep my form good due to previous injuries and because I felt that faster progress would stall quickly).

[carson]

As Sully would say "Don't look up. Heaven can't help you." I don't know about that but, DON'T LOOK UP.

[leonhart_27]

When I try to keep looking down, my reps are slower, that's why I keep looking up.
Thank you both for visiting my log!

[Roman B.]

I'd bet speed would return quickly after you get used to the change. And in this case slower would also mean more precise. Of course, you decide.