Friday, May 24, 2019:
Squat: 45x5x2, 110x5, 170x3, 230x2, 290x5x3 PR
Bench Press: 45x5x2, 80x5, 115x3, 150x2, 180x5x3
Deadlift: 135x5x2, 155x5, 195x3, 245x2, 290x5
Notes:
Squat: Depth and hip drive felt much better today. Set 2, rep 4 was a grind, not sure why, rep 5 my chin came up a lot. Set 3, reps 4 & 5 I basically led with my chin and lost my hip drive. There was a mirror in front of the squat racks, I think that might have messed me up a bit on those last few.
Bench Press: Felt decent, last set was slightly more difficult. Lots of pressure on wrists. Probably getting close to time to invest in wrist wraps.
Deadlift: I was lifting at a globo style gym in New Jersey, not sure if the plates were the right height. Additionally, it was a very stiff bar and thin plates, so I probably didn’t get quite as much help as I typically do from my gyms flexible bars and thick bumper plates. On toes for rep 1, fixed for rep 2 on. Didn't quite lock out reps 4 and 5.
Monday, May 27, 2019:
Squat: 45x5x2, 110x5, 170x3, 235x2, 295x5x2 PR, 295x3 (failed rep 4), 295x2
Press: 45x5x2, 65x5, 85x3, 100x2, 120x5 PR, 120x4, 120x5
Deadlift: 135x5x2, 155x5, 205x3, 255x3, 295x5
Notes:
Squat: Set 2 lost back bracing and hip drive on later reps. Set 3 rep 4 got loose at the bottom and came forward and lost it. Did 2 additional reps to finish the set. Ben has me repeating this rep on Friday.
Press: Set 1 no hip bounce at all. Bar was all over the place in front of my face. Set 2 hip bounce was better, as was bar path, but I the bar got way in front of my face on the fifth rep and I failed it. Added one rep on at the end. Set 3 felt great and looked better. Ben has me moving up on the press for Friday as this looked like a technique issue, not a strength issue.
Deadlift: Felt a lot worse than they looked, they actually looked pretty good. Big rests between reps 3/4 and 4/5