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8/4 Session 12-1
With my eldest son in town visiting for the weekend, I decided to get Monday's workout in today and he could join me. I got him into the SS mode for the day, and maybe he'll continue on his own when he goes home.
Squats --
Warm-ups: 45 x 5 x 2
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 2
Working sets: 305 x 5 x 3; goes without saying that this is a sets-across PR for me. The addition of a pair of solid weight-lifting shoes and a Dominion Strength belt have made these last few heavy squat sessions very successful and almost easy. Plus 5 next time.
Bench Press --
Warm-ups: 45 x 5 x 2
95 x 5
125 x 3
Working sets: 159 x 5 x 3; a bit better, more secure, and more controlled during this progression. Plus 2 next time.
Close-grip Press: 130 x 8 x 3; assistance for improved pressing.
Ring Pull-ups: BW x 10 x 3; these are actually being performed as "inverted body-weight rows", since I have my heels supported on the bench. I would do lat pull-downs using my old Bowflex machine, except I don't have any confidence in the resistance that it produces. I can better titrate the resistance by changing my body position under the rings, from full rowing to full pull-up depending on the angle I hold my body at and whether I have foot contact with a surface or not.
I think I will do the next session Monday night since it is a "light squat" and deadlift day, rather than wait for Wednesday. I am not proposing to switch to a 4-day split mode (yet), but just might be able to get 4 training sessions in this week, since I will be taking a 2-week vacation starting Saturday. Return will be a ~20% reset on almost all my lifts, and I will continue the 3-day mode "Novice 2B" program.
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8/5 Session 12-2; got an early jump on Wednesday's workout, since I did Monday's workout yesterday. With luck, I'll get 4 sessions in this week, before taking off for the mountains.
Squats (light) --
Warm-ups: 45 x 5 x 2
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 2
Working sets: 245 x 5 x 3
Press --
Warm-ups: 45 x 5 x 2
75 x 3
Working sets: 115 x 5 x 3; my best ever! Strict form is still working well -- I did have one leg do a bit of a bounce on my first rep, but I locked it down, took a couple of extra breaths, and knocked out the rest. Plus 5 next time.
Floor Press (assistance for pressing) -- 140 x 8 x 3
Deadlift --
Warm-ups: 135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 3
Working set: 295 x 5; feeling very good; plus 5 next time.
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8/6 Rowing. Some new drills and interval sessions - 5 minute sprints with 5 minute easy rowing rests.
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8/7 Session 12-3
Squats --
Warm-ups: 45 x 5 x 2
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 2
Working sets: 310 x 5 x 3; this was starting to feel like I'm getting close to my limit - if it weren't for the extra confidence I feel with the belt and shoes, I probably would not have gotten to the depth to qualify as a success at this weight. Normal progression would go to plus 5 next time, but I'll be away from the barbell starting Saturday for about 2 weeks, so doing a re-set when I return. I'm planning to drop back to 275 for the working sets, and make the jumps back up to normal as quickly as possible.
Bench Press --
Warm-ups: 45 x 5 x 2
95 x 5
135 x 3
Working sets: 161 x 5 x 3; I actually felt that better about this lift today, as I was able to really start sensing the leg drive and keeping my shoulders pinned to the bench. Re-set for vacation to 135.
LTE --
50 x 8 x 3; I added in LTEs with my EZ-Curl bar to keep up the work on the triceps as an aid to the pressing movements.
BB Row --
Warm-ups: 95 x 5
Working sets: 140 x 5 x 3.
Will row on Thursday, and do my light squat/press/deadlift session 13-1 on Friday, so I'll have gotten 4 lifting sessions and 3 rowing sessions in this week before taking off.
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8/8 Rowing. Great 6-rower drills for sustained training; I'm giving myself credit for about 75 minutes of conditioning/cardio.
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8/9 - Session 13-1, last lifting session before vacation.
Squat (light) --
Warm-ups: 45 x 5 x 2
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 2
Working sets: 245 x 5 x 3
Press --
Warm-ups: 45 x 5 x 2
75 x 3
Working sets: 120 x 4, 3, 2 -- Failure at this weight. Body position felt good, and I gave the reps a solid grind, but just could not push the bar up past my nose on the missed reps. Was using strict form. Re-set after vacation will stay with strict form, and we'll see how it goes.
Floor Press -- 145 x 8 x 3
Deadlift --
Warm-ups: 135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 3
Working set: 300 x 5; very good lift.
Vacation re-set weights will be not too far down from here. Squat will plan at 275; Bench at 155; Press at 105; and Deadlift at 295. Other assistance exercises will probably stay in the same range.
Rowing tomorrow morning, then hitting the highway to drive up north to the mountains/hiking, camping, swimming, and boating for 2 weeks.
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8/23 Session 14-1
Back from vacation. A re-set, smaller this time than the last one.
Squat --
Warm-ups; 45 x 5 x 2
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
Working sets: 275 x 5 x 3; plus 10 next heavy squat day.
Bench Press --
Warm-ups: 45 x 5 x 2
95 x 5
Working sets: 135 x 5 x 3; decent form and working on tweaks from Sullivan @ Greysteel -- pinching the shoulders together and down and not "punching" the press. Plus 10 next time.
Assistance work: Seated OHP --
Working sets: 75 x 8 x 3; plus 5 next time.
BB Row --
Warm-up: 95 x 5
Working sets: 135 x 5 x 3; plus 10 next time.
1h+10 m; b/w 189.4
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8/24 Rowing. Decent effort to return to after a two-week absence. A drill called the "21" -- 6 minutes at a 17 rate, 5 minutes at a 19 rate, 4 minutes at 21, 3 at 23, 2 at 25, and 1 at 27. Felt okay, not tired, hands a little sore. I was assigned to 3 seat, a starboard side, which is not where I typically row from, but worked out okay anyway. Coaches are trying to build us up conditioning-wise for the 13 mile race on 9/7.
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8/25 Measurement Sunday
Total weight -- Spot = 191.0 (down 1.0 from last report, up 8.0 from start of 2019, up 5.2 from start of NLP); week's average = 190.0 (down 1.7 from last report); long-term average 190.7 (up 0.4 from last report)
LBM -- spot = 172.1 (up 0.7 from last report, up 6.3 from start of 2019, up 5.9 from start of NLP); long-term average 171.4 (up 0.3 from last report)
BF% -- spot = 9.89%, long-term average 10.1%
Fat pounds -- spot 18.9 (down 1.7 from last report, up 1.7 start of 2019, down 0.7 from start of NLP); long-term average 19.3.
Weight trends appear to be going flat, although that could be the result of 2 weeks non-training. All body-part measures within +/- 1 standard deviation.
Food intake averaged about 2140 kcals per day this week; really off due to vacation/camping, but I will work this week on bringing the numbers back up.
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8/26 Session 15-1 (light squat & deadlift)
Squat --
Warm-ups: 45 x 5 x 2
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 2
Working sets: 245 x 5 x 3
Press --
Warm-ups: 45 x 5 x 2
75 x 3
Working sets: 105 x 5 x 3; plus 5 next time.
LTE (assist for pressing) -- 55 x 8 x 3
Deadlift --
Warm-ups: 135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 3
Working set: 295 x 5; plus 10 next time.
Body wt: 192.8
Total session time: 1h+25m
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