Merkin Weaver makes the switch

[Merkin Weaver]

KISS WK3 79%

8/25/15

squat
45x10
95x5
115x3
135x1
185x1
225x1
250x1
275x5x5

squats felt good. Video of 2nd set will post later. Everything felt snappy....hard but not terrible. I think form is improving on squats. They seem to really be responding to 5x5s

[Merkin Weaver]

squats from 8/25/15 set 2 of 5

https://youtu.be/N0X1x3nh81c

total tonnage for the day was 8,940

[Merkin Weaver]

8/27/15

deviation from my programming today....mainly because according to my scheduled percentage for press and my lack of micro plates I would have been repeating last weeks weights. I also wanted to see if the increased volume was paying off yet. Its not yet I don't think for the press as far as pushing my 1rm up.

press
45x10
65x5
95x3
115x1
135x1
145x1
160x0
160x0 fucker

deadlift
135x5
225x3
315x1
365x1
385x1
405x1
430x1 (PR) also double bodyweight fuck yeah! Pulled this off the floor this time fuck those pads. This rep was herkey jerky starting at the knees and kind of stuck for a second but I managed to grind it to lockout.

no workouts till Monday. Get to move this weekend.

[peez]

Man, that's some heavy pulling! 2X BW is a mighty achievement. 200kg is next!

So what I'm wondering is - are there any specific goals you are working towards?

[Merkin Weaver]

Thanks peez!

[Merkin Weaver]

Man, that's some heavy pulling! 2X BW is a mighty achievement. 200kg is next!

So what I'm wondering is - are there any specific goals you are working towards?

well...500 on the deadlift,405 squat and 315 bench and 225 press. Also I want to do a meet in may. These numbers are longinsh term goals possibly the squat I can get by the new year maybe the deadlift not sure. I could be way off base there. The other lifts are definetly long term.

overall I lift for mental and physical well being and try unsuccessfuly to not get hung up on the numbers

[Merkin Weaver]

9/3/15

first session of the week and since our move to new house. Moving really beat the shit out of me. Repeating last weeks weights. Only going to get a bench and squat session in this week.

bench
45x10
95x5
115x3
135x1
155x1
185x5x5

chinzzz

20x1

[Merkin Weaver]

9/4/15

frustrating Friday fuckery

squats
275x5/5/2

these felt like horseshit. Was supposed to do 5x5...yeah right. Going to try to rest up and eat this weekend and hit it hard back on schedule next week.

what a demoralizing session. Everything felt off.

[Merkin Weaver]

9/9/15

more deviation from my programming...life still kinda hectic after move. Only going to have 2 training days this week again. Good things today though had a job interview today and am confident I will be given an offer (interviewer told me unofficially that I would be). Here I come aviation industry!

anyways....

bench
190x3x5
205x1
215x1

chinzzzz
x2
x8x1

hang power snatch
45x3
65x1
75x1
85x1
95x7x1?
85xfew more singles?

lost my sheet of paper I tracked my session on.

I'm seriously thinking about running my LP again.....programming ADD wtf

[peez]

Here I come aviation industry!

That's great news! What will you do there? Test pilot?

I'm seriously thinking about running my LP again.....programming ADD wtf

I think based on where you are right now you need to continue a slow and steady intermediate program and stick with it for at least three months to know if it works - your current program, or TM if you are that butch, or 531, or 8s down to 3s (which I just started), or any of the other programs. Patience is the hardest part which I am struggling with also right now.