BB's log

[bondageboy]

Squat
2x5x21
1x5x61
1x3x101
1x2x118.5
3x5x128.5

Bench
2x5x21
1x5x46
1x3x66
3x5x76

Clean
1x5x21
1x3x41
1x3x56
5x6x66

Chins
2x1

Bit of a shambles today. Managed to fail on the second rep of my last squat set - not sure what happened, I just toppled forward inelegantly. Put the bar back up and did it again no problem. Bench I did working in with a dude who "spotted" me and couldn't resist turning it into a team effort, so no idea how much I actually lifted. Don't think I can justify increasing the weight on these next time.

Power cleans were a shambles. Lots of failed reps. Got it all done in the end but my technique in these is poor. Will stick to the same weight next time again and try and improve the jump.

Managed a second chinup, at least, after a rest.

[bondageboy]

26/7/17 (Weds)

Squat
2x5x21
1x5x61
1x3x101
1x2x121
3x5x131

Press
2x5x21
1x5x36
1x3x48.5
3x5x58.5

Deadlift
2x5x61x
1x5x101
1x3x114
1x2x136
1x5x146
Failed on 3rd rep.

28/7/17 (Fri)

Squat
2x5x21
1x5x61
1x3x101
1x2x121
3x5x131

Bench
2x5x21
1x5x46
1x3x66
3x5x76

Clean

1x5x21
1x3x41
1x3x56
5x3x66
Failed during third set.

Chins:
1
Attempt at second set of 1 failed.
Bit frustrated by lack of any sign of improvement here, so went to the dark side and used the lat pulldown machine (gasp) for 5 reps each at 35, 40, 45, 50, and 55. Will continue doing this for a bit and see where that gets me.

Also thinking about weight increments. I am not sure why the deadlift failed so suddenly on Weds; I didn't expect it. I'm going to repeat the same weight on Monday and then go to 2.5 kg jumps. Likewise, I've gone for quite a while now with 2.5kg jumps on press and bench. I could keep going until I get fails on these but I'm shifting enough weight with these now that it feels reasonable to shift to 1kg increments.

The power clean is a mess, and I think it is all technique; I'm trying to use my arms to get it up and it's not happening. I'm going to deload to about 50kg and work on it.

[Igor]

As long as power cleans are light you can do some technique work after your deadifts.

Regarding chins... what is your BW rn? Do you do them for their own sake or mostly for additional upper back/bicep work?

[bondageboy]

It was 105kg a few days ago. I'm mostly doing them because the program says to do them, and I don't wish to be accused of NDTP.

Deadlift day tomorrow - I'll give it a try, though I'm usually pretty beat up the time I'm done.

[bondageboy]

Squat
2x5x21
1x5x61
1x3x103.5
1x2x123.5
3x5x133.5

Press
2x5x21
1x5x31
1x3x41
1x2x51
3x5x61

Deadlift
2x5x61
1x5x101
1x3x116
1x2x136
1x5x146

Lat pulls
1x5x35
1x5x45
1x5x55
3x5x65

At least the deadlifts got off the ground today, even if it wasn't the finest display of lifting prowess ever seen. 2.5kg jumps from here on.

[bondageboy]

2/8/17

Squat
2x5x21
1x5x61x
1x3x106
1x2x126
3x5x136

Bench
2x5x21
1x5x46
1x3x56
1x2x67
3x5x77

Clean
2x5x21
1x3x26
1x3x31
5x3x36

Chins
1

Lat pulls
1x5x35
1x5x45
1x5x55
1x5x65
3x5x70

70kg on lat pulls is the point where my bodyweight is no longer winning against the cable, and also the point where 5 reps feels like serious work.

Cleans have been reset. One thing I started doing was thinking about the stretch in my arms before the jump, making sure the arms weren't primed to get involved in pulling.

4/7/17

Squat
2x5x21
1x5x61
1x3x106
1x2x128.5
3x5x138.5

Press
2x5x21
1x5x31
1x3x41
1x2x52
3x5x62

Deadlift
2x5x61
1x5x101
1x3x116
1x2x138.5
1x5x148.5 - failed last rep

I tried using a 15kg barbell to see if the narrower bar helped with grip. It certainly felt better on warmup sets, but on the last warmup and work set it started to feel awkward, and the last rep failed (w/ mixed grip). Lifting straps have been purchased from Amazon.

Week off next week as I am visiting the frozen North.

[bondageboy]

Got back in the gym Weds and Friday this week (16th and 18th) and just repeated the last two workouts (2/8 and 4/8). Squats were a real struggle but everything else felt safe.

I used straps for the deadlift workset and that really made life easier. Could easily have lifted more than 148.5.

[bondageboy]

21/8/17

Squat
2x5x21
1x5x61
1x3x111
1x2x131
3x5x141

Bench
2x5x21
1x5x46
1x3x56
1x2x68
3x5x78

Clean

2x5x21
1x3x28.5
1x3x33.5
5x3x38.5

Lat pulls
1x5x40
1x5x50
1x5x60
1x3x70
3x5x75

Frustrating, haven't been able to get near the chinup bar recently, but the lat pulls feel like they're doing something. Other than that all went pretty smoothly. Thinking of investing in a belt at some point. Squats are gradually getting tougher.

[bondageboy]

23/8/17

Squat
2x5x21
1x5x61
1x3x113.5
1x2x1133.5
3x5x143.5

Press
2x5x21
1x5x31
1x3x41
1x2x53
3x5x63

Deadlift
2x5x61
1x5x101
1x3x121
1x2x141
1x5x151

All a bit of a grind, but hey, everything got where it needed to go.

[bondageboy]

28/8/17

Squat
2x5x21
1x5x61
1x5x101
1x3x121
1x2x138.5
3x5x148.5

During the work set I started to feel a mild pain at the top of my left quad, where it comes to a point on the hip. It wasn't severe so I kept going and completed the set.

Press
2x5x21
1x5x31
1x3x41
1x2x54
3x5x64

Deadlift
2x5x61
1x5x101
1x3x121
1x2x143.5
1x5x153.5

30/8/17

Squat
2x5x21
1x5x61
1x5x101
1x3x121
1x2x141
2x5x151

Quad pain returned and was rapidly getting worse through the squat sets so I abandoned after the second set. Annoying as I'd been looking forward to breaking a 150kg squat.

Bench
2x5x21
1x5x41
1x3x61
1x2x70
3x5x80

Clean
2x5x21
1x3x31
1x3x38.5
5x3x43.5

I decided to rest it for a few days and it's feeling fine now. Going to keep the squat light for a week I think and keep going with everything else.

Cleans are still poor, so I'm going to stick up a video in the technique forum.