My SS experience

[bool3max]

09/07/2021

Squat: 140kg x 5 (!!!!!!!!!!!), 125kg x 5 x 2 - That lest rep of 140kg was really something (please excuse the weird fucking noises I made at the end of the set). Honestly after the 3rd rep I thought I couldn't grind out the 4th, let alone the 5th. Either way 140kg today was infinitely tougher than 137.5kg a couple sessions ago. Didn't expect it to be this hard. After this I don't think I'd be able to grind out 5 reps @ 142.5kg for one set next session. But I'll certainly try, as I always do. Regardless, I'm super stoked about hitting the 3-plate squat for a set of 5.

Back when I was first doing 100kg for 3 sets of 5 I uploaded a formcheck to either this forum or the SS subreddit (can't remember) with the remark that "it was getting reallllyyy hard". I remember someone replying with something along the lines of: "Don't worry, that's not what hard really feels like, you're not there yet". Now I understand what they meant.

Bench: 75kg (4/3/3) - ehhh
DL: 115kg x 5 x 1 (was out of time and in a hurry so I did a single set with the weight that was already on the bar).

[Geoff Bischoff]

What a fight! Solid, solid grind on that top set.

The good news: You hit it.

The bad news: Based on the magnitude of that fight, you're probably at the point where you'll have to move to top-triple.

Still ... three plates is in the can now.

[bool3max]

12/07/2021

Squat: 142.5kg x 4, 128.5kg x 5 x 2- I could've ground out the 5th rep on the top set and I regret not doing it (it would've been ugly), but I will switch to threes from now on
OHP: 58.5kg x 5, 52.5kg x 5 x 2 - switched to top-and-drop on the press as well - 1 plate next session on Friday
DL: 147.5kg x 5 - increased the weight by 5kg this heavy day as I felt that my deadlift was too close to my squat ever since I resumed from the 2-month break. Whether that was a good or bad thing to do I don't know, but the set went okay

[bool3max]

14/07/2021

Squat: 120kg x 5 x 2 - light day (85%)
Bench: 75kg x 5 x 1, 67.5kg x 5 x 2
Pullups: 9/5/4/3/3 @ bodyweight

[bool3max]

16/07/2021

Squat: 145kg x 3, 130kg x 5 x 2
OHP: 60kg x 4, 53.5kg x 5 x 2
DL: 132.5kg x 5 x 2

Squat top set was pretty hard, but triples feel a lot more comfortable than fives (yeah no shit), at least at this weight. Couldn't grind out the 5th rep on the OHP top set. Bummer, I'll repeat the weight next session.

[bool3max]

19/07/2021

Dogshit day today. Slept and ate well but it was really humid outside and I guess that totally fucked with me.

Squat: Warmed up to 130kg. Loaded 147.5kg. Unracked it, lowered it down, couldn't even begin rising out of the hole, lowered it to the safety bars. Reracked 140kg, did two reps, felt like absolute shit. At the end I did 100kg x 5 x 1 and called it for the squat, but even those reps felt like shit.
Bench: 77.5kg x 2, 70kg x 5 x 3 - First set felt like shit, could only grind out 2 reps. Might have to microload in addition to the backoff sets.
DL: 150kg x 5 x 1 - the only thing that went well today. Felt easier than 147.5kg last time - probably because of the lack of the squat induced fatigue

[bool3max]

21/07/2021

Squat: 122.5kg x 5 x 2 - light day 85%
OHP: 60kg x 5 x 1, 53.5kg x 5 x 2 - got the top set this time
Row: 60kg x 5 x 3 - haven't done the row in quite some time, 60kg was too easy, should've gone up in weight after the first set

Had a weird sort of pain in both of my hips after the squat. Don't know what's causing it, but I remember experiencing the same thing a long time ago for quite some time. It feels as if it's causing a massive power leak as I'm rising out of the bottom of a squat, even though I don't feel anything during the set. The pain is especially apparent after standing up straight after a row set.

[bool3max]

23/07/2021

Squat: 147.5kg x 3 x 1, 132.5kg x 5 x 2 - The top set felt easy - don't know what went wrong on Monday. 150kg is due next session, so long as I don't get an encore of this Monday's workout
Bench: 77.5kg x 3 x 1, 70kg x 5 x 3 - top set still at < 5 reps ...
DL: 135kg x 5 x 2- light day

[Cheesepuff]

Solid progress!

[bool3max]

26/07/2021

Squat: 150kg x 2 x 1, 135kg x 5 x 2 - couldn't grind out the 3rd rep on the top set - it was pretty hard. Will try again on Friday and see what happens.
OHP: 61kg x 5 x 1, 55kg x 5 x 2 - it was pretty smooth
DL: 152.5kg x 5 - getting harder but okay still. Truthfully this is the first time I've seen a video of myself deadlifting in 6 months and it is seems to me that I'm not setting my upper back properly, especially as I initiate the pull. I'll have to work on that, this set looked kinda ugly. Or maybe I'm just imagining it.