Today = a + b * Last Session

[mangen]

am BW 242

Apparently I want to weigh 240 more than I want to weigh 220. But..... Christmas cookies.....

Bench (H)
45x5x2
95x5x2
135x3
170x1
200x1 belt
220x5x3 belt / 8 min

S1: lack of focus
S2&3: no prob (?)

Likely +5 again next week.

Old Man SS PR's from Mar '18 220x5,5,4 & 222.5x4. I'll claim a set PR.

All time PR was 250x1 around 19 years ago at a BW of 195.

Press (M/L)
53x5x2
83x5
108x1
120.5x5x3

Eyes, Quads, Abs....

CGBP
165x8x3

Tunes
Quiet Riot: Metal Health

Soundtrack to Senior year football. Every practice, every game.

Another missed musical opportunity. I saw Quiet Riot open for Sabbath in Nov '83 (Sr year). We chose to leave about 3 songs into Sabbath's set. It was cool when the bloody abortion came out and ran around on the Stonehenge set. This was Sabbath's Born Again tour with Ian Gillan of Deep Purple fame on lead vocals. Unfortunately:

a) I was not aware of Sabbath
b) I was not aware how much I would come to appreciate Gillan's voice and storytelling.
c) I was not aware how much I would enjoy the Born Again album.

Beverage
Kamikaze: Wheatley Vodka, Dekuyper Triple Sec & juice of a lime.

[mangen]

am BW 240

Squat
45x5x2
95x5
135x3
165x1
185x5x3 belt / 3 min

Dead
135x5
225x3 belt
255x1 belt
275x5 belt

Form sucks.

Inverted Row (pronated, -4 from squat height)
3x10 E3MOM

Sneaking in some Chins. Sets limited to 2's and 1's at this point. Maybe I'll total these at end of week

Tunes
Alice Cooper: Billion Dollar Babies

[mangen]

am BW 240

Press (H)
43x5x2
78x5
108x3
125.5x1 belt
140.5x5x3 belt / 8+min
128x5 belt

All R5's: GRIND
All R4's: slightly less than grind

Dropped a back-off set and will reduce CGBP on Mon to 2x6 instead of 3x8. Triceps were still a bit fried today. Past two weeks for Press have doubt creeping in about how much longer current programming will work for that lift. Bench still seems to be moving well.

So, dropping volume 1st to see what next Fri brings.

Bench (M/L)
45x10
95x5
135x3
170x1
192.5x5x3

CGBP
170x6x2

Tunes
Joe Walsh: The Confessor

[mangen]

am BW 240

Ambivalence toward the lower day split has turned into IDGAF.

Squat
45x5x2
95x5
135x3
175x1 belt
195x5x3 belt / 3 min

S1: kinda high
S's2&3: some good, some close & some high

Deadlift
135x5
225x3
255x1 belt
285x1 belt / hook

Video of all sets. How can a 5-step process be that difficult? Rethink approach to align form and confidence.

Inverted Row (supinated, -4 from squat height)
1x5
2x8

Chins (after the 1st IR set)
BWx2,2,2,1

All would be red-lighted in a chin competition. Need to start somewhere.

Tunage
Pantera: Cowboys from Hell

I enjoyed the songs Cowboys from Hell and Walk, but not a Pantera "fan" when the albums came out. Recently watched the Cowboys video and noticed Diamond (as he called himself then) was wearing a Judas Priest British Steel t-shirt. Quick research led to earlier Pantera albums and the influence of Priest, the first two Def Leppard albums and other early 80's NWOBHM bands on Diamond. After listening to the 4 Pantera albums previous to Cowboys, I found their evolution intriguing and now hear the NWOBHM influence on the Cowboys from Hell and Vulgar Display of Power albums.

[mangen]

am BW 243

Bench (H)
45x8,7
95x5x2
135x3
170x1
202.5x1 belt
225 x 5 x 3 belt / 8 min

+2.5 seems a judicious selection next week.

Press (M/L)
53x5x2
83x5
108x2
123x5x3 4 min

Tough. Not much plate rattle at lockout.

CGBP
175x6x2 4 min

Music
Fates Warning: Parallels

Not sure how missed these guys back in the day. A nod to Uncle Shug for playing an album by the band Redemption which led me to the way back machine and Fates Warning.

[mangen]

am BW 241

Squat
45x5x2
95x5
135x3
175x1 belt
200x5x3 belt / 4 min

Somewhat better form.

Deadlift
135x5
185x5x2

Video and adjust....

BB Curl
50x10x2

Tunage
Testament: The Ritual

[mangen]

am BW 239

Received a couple of new tools: EZ-curl bar & wrist wraps. I was so excited that I forgot to Chin last night.

Press (H)
43x5x2
83x5
108x3
128x1 belt
143x 5 x 3 belt / wraps
133x5 belt / wraps

All reps tough & slow. 3rd set did seem to move the best. B/O sucked. Enjoyed the wrist wraps.

Experiencing some program paralysis for the presses. I'm fairly certain that the overhead is coming to an end. Going to continue some minor tweaking hoping for a couple more weeks - which would result in a load PR.

Bench (M)
45x10
95x5
135x3
175x1
197.5x5x3 belt

LTE
50x8x3

Just getting a feel for weight / reps. We'll see how tri's feel tomorrow.

Tunage
Bad Company: Bad Company

Here is a man asking the question, "Is this really the end of the world?"

[mangen]

am BW 240

Spent 20 of 24 hrs on Saturday sleeping with a nose running like a high-pressure hydrant.

Yesterday, today and tomorrow - roofing. Pushed this session a bit due to the roofing project.

Bench (H)
45x8,7
95x5x2
145x3
175x1
205x1 belt
230 x 2 belt / wraps
230x 5 belt / wraps
230x3+f belt / wraps

S1: set up too far behind hooks. Hit left side on both reps
S2: R5 - the dangerous drive it to hooks instead of locking out first.
S3: nice to know one has the safeties at the proper height.

Since 10 is not equal to 15, I will be repeating next Monday.

Press (L)
53x5x3
83x5
103x2
118x5x2

Light day pressing is miserable.

cgbp
185x 6 x 2 ezpz

Music
Allman Brothers: Eat a Peach

Didn't everyone have a sweet Melissa?

Thanks to Redz Band and/or Mal(sp?) Hombre for introducing me to such a wonderful tune.

[BrooklynJerry]

Check out Desdemona

[swan]

Well that sounds like a fun weekend & start to the week.

I've crashed the hooks from below as well. Sure burns a lot of gas to recover from.

Mal Hombre, I believe, but it could have been either or both since they shared a bunch of songs.