Grant's Training Log

[grant.meeker]

Bw 224.4

Fuck it. Dropping lbs. Getting skinny, atrophying and then starting over. Lifelong opportunities to get strong.

Sq.
Barx5 95x5 135x5 185x4 225x2 275x1 320x3.

Another poor effort. But it's what's to bee expected if I'm going to cut some weight.

Bench
Barx5 95x5 135x4 155x3 185x2 205x1 220x1 205x4
PR but felt weak. Drop set OK. Gotta just keep pushing the volume.

Pull
135x5 185x5 225x4 275x3 315x2 350x1 380x3

Not great. A disappointing day.

Took a quick body fat estimator post gym w a measuring tape...29%. Going to try and cut to get that down to about 18 over the next 4-5 months. Should be about 30 lbs, which puts my goal weight around 195. Seems a touch light, but we'll see how it looks.

[grant.meeker]

Oddly enough, an awesome day yesterday in the gym despite being a touch tired and developing some sort of URI.

Squats - Barx5 95x5 135x5 185x4 225x3 290x5x5
Nate pointed out that my squat stance looks a touch narrow so I widened it out quite a bit and it made a huge difference, 290 felt really easy.

Bench
Back to barbell bench for volume day. Competition bench
Barx5 95x5 135x5 185x5x5
Felt strong

Pause pull
I was gassed by this point but eager to try out my new wraps
135x5 185x5 225x3 270x5
Was supposed to the do 2 sets but I was so gassed...Fuck that.

[grant.meeker]

Forgot about last sess
12/17
Just getting over some illness so just a light day

Sq
Barx5 95x5 135x5 185x4 225x2 275x2 245x5x2

Close grip bench
Barx5 95x5 135x4 185x5x3

[grant.meeker]

Didn't put in volume day, but it was good.
Took dad to the gym today to F/U on his progress. Went well today.

Recovery day:
Squat barx5 95x5 135x5 185x5 225x4 245x5x3

Close Grip Bench
Barx5 95x5 135x5 155x4 190x5x3

Pull ups.
3. Weak sauce.

[Austin Baraki]

How's dad doing? And yeah, put in some work on the chins man (like multiple sets). Nate started in a similar situation and has made huge progress lately.

[grant.meeker]

Dad hit 120x5x3 sq and did 70x5x5 press. He's strictly pressing now, going to give him another month before I introduce the bench

[grant.meeker]

Intensity day and I was pretty amped. New gym so things always feel a bit off but it works.

Squat Barx5 95x5 135x5 185x4 225x3 275x2 300x1 320x5
Fifth one was slow and a grinder but it felt good to finish it.

Bench TnG
The squat took a lot out of me which may be the reason this didn't go great
Barx5 95x5 135x4 155x3 185x2 200x1 220x2 210x1
No gas on the third rep and the drop set was extra pathetic

Pull
Got up for this. Thought I'd get em all out but...damn
135x5 185x5 225x4 275x3 315x2 350x1 380x4

Not a bad day and dad made some good progress. He's going to be strong.

[NtG]

Grant, we miss you man... Don't get down on the surgery blues.

[grant.meeker]

Surg is killing me

In and out in 20 mins

Squatz 45x5 95x5 135x5 185x3 225x5x3

[grant.meeker]

Finally off surgery - getting back into things, starting back with linear progression, trying to fix my squat form (too much posterior ass translation on the way up) and too much knee-in.

Squat was 185x5x3 yesterday
Comp Bench 155x5x3
Press 115x5x3
Pull 275x5

Will work up from there.