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[A Nordie]

Three sessions this week. 3 questions timing was beautiful. Ever since understanding reps and sets have been going in like a grove. Loving it.
Tuesday
Squats 5x3x217
Bench 5x3x145
Dl 5x1x259
Thursday squats deload day. Focus on form
Squats 5x3x 187
Press 5x3x101
Dl 5x1x261
Sunday
Squat 5x3x 220
Bench 5x3x149
Dl 5x1x 265
Have dl every season since start.
Thinking about Diet, haven't been using Whey Protein or amino acids. Any thoughts?

[waistline warrior]

Need to supplement with protein powder or I don't get enough. Only you would know if you are getting the 1.5-2 grams per pound of lean mass.

[A Nordie]

Only two sessions this week. Wednesday
Squat 5x3x223
Overhead Press 5x3x105
Dl 5x3x267
Going on the right direction
Friday
Squat no idea but really struggled felt like there was nothing in the tank.
1x5x225 deloaded 2x5x198
Bench Press 5x3x151
Dl 5x1x270
No issues with either the bench or Deadlift, mystified after squats.

[A Nordie]

Monday
Squats
5x3x226, felt heavy but got there.
OHP
5x3x107, speed slow and technique poor especially breathing.
Dl 5x3x272
Middle session last couple of weeks have been light on squats. Same this week went from 226 to 187.
Bench expected normal progression moving to 154. A disaster failed twice on second rep. Deloaded to 143 and pushed 5x3 out.
Dl biggest disappointment haven't struggled for a long time. Expecting normal progression to 275. Totally nothing inches off the ground back hurt like hell. Deloaded to 243 bashed five out and went home.
Almost 4 months in LP.
Will give it a rest until Saturday and hit it again. Otherwise thinking about moving to twice a week.
Any other advice grateful accepted.

[A Nordie]

Saturday session
Squat
228x5x3, not pretty and not sure below parallel
OHP
Form continues to be terrible
108x4x1, 108x3x3, 108x2
Kept failing. Hip thing not working for me. On top of last Bench fail, might reset both. Four months in might be end of any semblance of Linear Progression but upper body hasn't been great all the way through.
Dl
275x5x1, grinding these out, had a few failures but got to five. Last couple of sessions everything has felt like a grind.
Need to consider what next.

[A Nordie]

2 May
No squat racks available when I went in this afternoon so went straight to Dl platform.
Dl 5x1x277. Need to remember chest up
Bench next
Stuck 152 managed 4x3x152 staying until o get all five.
Squat got warm up and 1 rep at 231. Pulled something in the groin and decided not to push it. Real grind at the moment. Moan, moan moan

[A Nordie]

Thursday mid week session. Deloaded squat by10%. 2nd deload
5x3x209. Happy with form build again
OHP really struggling failed on each of the sets 4,4 and 3. Going to stick at same weight until I get through
2x4x108 plus1x3x108
Dl
Light day can't keep pulling heavy three times a week.
5x1x253
Any advice re OHP appreciated

[A Nordie]

Saturday session
Squats building following deload
5x3x211, happy with form.
Bench continues to be a disaster. 154 failed on first rep twice. Deload all the way down to 132 to get 5x3 out. I hate bench. Did some laying lats, have to try something.
Dl loaded 277 couldn't get it of the floor. Back down to 256
5x1
What a crap day. Three sessions rest to Tuesday

[A Nordie]

1st session of the week
Squat rebuilding continues following deload
5x3x215
Constant theme I hate both OHP and Bench
Backed off OHP 5x3x104
Not sure what to do next to try to improve
Dl went heavy (for me)
5x1x281 more like 5 singles due to reset form after each possibly 20 to 30 seconds each time.
Four months into LP. Dl delighted, squats ok and disappointed with both OHP and Bench

[JessEvans]

Did you decide to start using a protein supplement? If not, are you tracking your protein?