Merkin Weaver makes the switch

[Mr. Bingley]

nothing I like better than sitting on the river in Wabasha eating curds and drinking Leinies

[Merkin Weaver]

10/14/17

Squats
215 3x5
Equipment limitations...lifting @ parents house. Should have done 235

10/15/17
Bench
205 3x5

[Merkin Weaver]

10/20/17

Squat
235 3x5

Deadlift
315x5
315x3
315x2

Deadlifts better than last time. Good place to start my DL LP from.

Squats were easy.

[Merkin Weaver]

10/22/17

Bench
210 3x5

Press
135 3x3
115x6

[Merkin Weaver]

10/23/17

Squats
245x3x5

Deadlifts

320x5

[Merkin Weaver]

10/26/17

Bench
225x2x4
195x5 misload ten lbs heavy on one side
205x5

Press
140x2x3
Misloaded to like 160 wtf
145x0 misloaded again
Finally.....
125x2x5

Three misloads wtf.....I thought I was having a stroke or something. Long day I will blame it on that I guess

[Merkin Weaver]

10/29/17

Squats
255x5
255x5
255x5

Deadlifts
325x5
315x3 sumo
315x3 sumo

Video review of my deadlift was disapointing. Appears that my lumbar is very rounded. Not sure if it was the angle, the belt .....too fat or if I was actually rounded. I may submit the video for form check....kind of want a better video though.

[Merkin Weaver]

11/4/17

Bench
230x4
230x4
210x5
210x5
210x5

Curls
50x3x10

[Merkin Weaver]

11/5/17

Squats
265x5
265x5
265x5

Deadlifts
330x5
Sumo
330x3
330x3

Dead lifts felt better....I'm using a wider stance and it feels like I can set up better. Set up and position definitely degraded as the set progressed. Throwing sumo in there to break up the monotony. Why not practice both. Sumo definetly does not seem easier even with the shorter ROM

These are the best feeling squats since my return. Everything before this felt super heavy and shitty. This is the same thing that happened last time I had a layoff. Right about 265 ish I got my groove back. Also I think using 10lb jumps makes stuff seem heavier than it is.

I'm also going back to a true lowbar squat depending on how my elbows tolerate it. I'm using a thumbs around grip with my middle finger on the mark. I was trying to do a lowbar highbar hybrid before. I found that the bar seemed to want to creep up my back though and I don't like that.

[Merkin Weaver]

11/8/17

Fucking stupid edit function....why does it suck so bad now? Ate my post.

Bench

235x4
235x3 should have gotten 4 on this....didn't rest enough and forgot I was getting a lift off on a three count.....threw me off
215x6
205x8 (rep PR@205)