Legit Linear Progression

[francesco.decaro]

BW 91,9kg
Squat - 145kg
Bench - 90kg
Deadlift 165kg
Chins 3x7,6,6 (3' rest)

Squat felt heavier than I thought.
Trying to find perfect technique as usual
Rest was 6/7'.

I planned on doing 94kg on the bench but warm-ups felt way too heavy, so I opted for 90kg.
I had a really hard time unracking the bar, but once I did the load felt manageable. Even from the recordings it didn't look heavy and I looked pretty symmetrical.
I did feel some pain in the left bicep/shoulder area. Nothing unusual, it always happens when I am weak on the bench.
Rest was around 7/8'. I didn't want to upset my joints too much.

Deadlift was heavy but finally the hook grip didn't hurt, so I could concentrate better.

Thanks Bingley!

[francesco.decaro]

BW 92,2kg

Squat - 147,5kg
Press - 62,5kg
Power Clean - 70kg

SQUAT: felt some discomfort in left shoulder/bicep area, very likely related to Monday's bench press since I've never felt this after squatting. Technique didn't feel on point.
Rest was 7'. I was hoping to do 150kg on Friday but I think it's better to introduce a light day. I am lighter now and I intend to keep my bw relatively steady for a while and see how far I can go.

PRESS: felt heavy during warm-ups but not so heavy during workset. Rest was 5/6'

CLEAN: wasn't too heavy, but I had some discomfort on my left arm. Wrist, bicep, shoulder. Usually stuff like this goes away on its own. But I didn't wanna put more weight on.
Rest was 3/4'.

[francesco.decaro]

BW 92kg

Squat - 125kg
Bench - 92,5kg
Deadlift - 167,5kg
Chins 3x6,5,5

SQUAT: I did the first 2 sets beltless, playing around with food stance and back angle to get the perfect technique. Accidentally did 6 reps on the 2nd set. Mild discomfort on left bicep. 3rd set was with a belt.
Rest was ~5'.

BENCH: Pain intensified on the inside of my left elbow. Generally speaking this is caused by something wrong with the squat grip, but I have used the same grip for months now and it never hurt. I would suspect it's because I unrack the bar from the hedge of the pins, but again, I didn't feel this pain when I did it before.
1st set I tried to slightly narrow my grip but it didn't feel that good, also I forgot to count, but I think I did 5 reps.
Also, my head print on the bench is not symmetrical, it's like my head is leaning to my left, but I don't realize it.
Managed to do all 3 sets but pain keeps radiating through my left arm.


DEADLIFT: slow but good, hook grip didn't hurt much, no pain in bicep/elbow during the lift.

[francesco.decaro]

Squat - 145kg
Press - 62,5kg
Deadlift 165kg

Ok so, I decided to travel up north for 2 weeks in search for an apartment and a job.
I wasn't planning on training but wondering around town I found this box gym.
The equipment is decent, but the racks were right in front of the windows, letting the sun blind me while I did squats and presses.

Also I travelled all night, didn't sleep much, walked a lot and only had 3 croissants for breakfast. I'm actually surprised I could lift these weights today. I didn't feel weak or dizzy or particularly tired.

I don't think I will go to the gym again tho, because I'll be busy and I need to save as much money as I can. But in case I change my mind I got my belt and shoes.

[francesco.decaro]

Squat - 147,5kg
Bench 90kg FAIL did Press - 60kg
Power Cleans LOW ENERGY

So today I decides to go back to that gym and try another workout.

Squat felt really heavy but I managed.
Bench press has become a real challenge, so many problems and immediate discomfort on my left arm.
By the time I finished pressing I was too weak so I did a bunch of light reps on the clean and called it a day.
I thought I was eating and resting enough to have a decent workout, don't know what happened.

I will train again on Saturday although I'll be teaching the lifts to a friend at the same time, so I don't know how hard I can go, but it's better than nothing.
After that I'll probably quit going because 10 bucks every time is just too much.
Hopefully I'll find a place to live soon and a garage so I can go back to training 100%

[Mr. Bingley]

$10 every time, ouch

[francesco.decaro]

$10 every time, ouch

I'm still going today.
I just hate not training ahah

[Mr. Bingley]

there is that. As they say, "no pain no gain" and now the pain is in your wallet

[francesco.decaro]

Squat 127,5kg
Bench 85kg
Deadlift 167,5kg
Chins 3x7,6,5

Squat felt properly light, was able to focus on proper depth and back angle, rest was 3/4'.

Decided to give it another try in the bench.
Load didn't feel too heavy, movement was controlled but still a slight discomfort in my arm. I used my thumbs to measure my grip instead of the sign on the barbell, it is about one finger narrower than before, mabye that is helpful. I am trying to concentrate on all the main cues of the bench (scapulas retracted, leg drive, eye gaze, ecc).
Rest was 3/4'.

Deadlift went up nicely.

[francesco.decaro]

Squat 150kg
Press 65kg
Clean 75kg

Squat felt heavy and uncoordinated
Managed to do 3 sets, rest was 7/8'.

Although I felt I didn't have much energy I went with 65kg on the Press anyway, and it moved pretty lightly. I just needed a lot more focus on what I was doing. Also, the sun was in my eyes, I had to unrack the bar the opposite way to face away from it. Rest was 5/6'

Cleans were a bit heavy but ok. Rest was 4'.

Overall I'm satisfied I can still move these weights even in sub-optimal conditions.
I'm positive that when I'll go back to training optimally I'll go back to my PRs in no time.