Seth Tries LP

[Geoff Bischoff]

4DLP, W6D4

Squat: 290x5, 295x5, 305x5 (5PR!)

Seth's shoes came in. This is his first time squatting without having to fight with squishy shoes. After his first set at 290 (a 5PR), I added weight, twice. 305 is a good place to start from now.

Deadlift: 385x5 (5PR!)

So we'd have done 375 today, but with the added stability of his new non-squishy shoes, we added 15 instead of 5.

Good lift for Seth today.

[Geoff Bischoff]

4DLP, W7D1

Bench: 265x5 (5PR!), 225x5x2

These are slowing down. When we do bench next, I'll load 270 and ask for 5 but hope for 3.

Press: 160x3 (3PR!), 135x5x2

Seth tried for 5, but crapped out on rep 4. Going to load 162.5 next time we're in. Today was his first press session in his lifting shoes, and he had some wobbles as he figured out his new stance. His backoffs at 135 were solid and moved quickly and in-slot; it's possible he'll have 162.5 for 5 on Thursday, but if not, I'm betting 3 reps is a lock for sure.

[Geoff Bischoff]

4DLP, W7D2

Squat: 315 (5PR!), 275x5x2

Gambled on a +10, and it moved smoothly. Good gamble. +5 for Friday should be a lock.

Deadlift: 395x4 (4PR!)

Gambled on a +10, and this one didn't happen. Grip problems; Seth lost grip on rep 5 and couldn't lock it out. He got like ... 4.96 reps. It was disheartening; he really was about 1.5 inches from full lockout. I think I've reached the edge of his grip capability more than his overall structure capability, so we'll train some grip coming up, in the following way:

Friday, take 395 for a ride again, and see if he's adapted favorably to today's stress. Next week: Go to only one "heavy" deadlift session per week, with the other session being 2x5 at a lighter but meaningful weight. Maybe 335 for him to start, dunno yet.

[Geoff Bischoff]

4DLP, W7D3

Press: 162.5x5 (5PR!), 135x5x2

Press first today, and a new 5rep top set. Good times.

Bench: 270x5 (5PR!), 230x5x2

270 moved slow, but it moved better than 265 did. I think we might have 275 for 5 next week.

[Mr. Bingley]

well done!

[Geoff Bischoff]

Indeedy. Seth is moving along quite well. Not sure how many more weeks of training I get with him before he'll need to prioritize some weight loss/conditioning for his next position. But for now, full speed ahead.

4DLP, W8D1

Press: 165x5 (5PR), 135x5x2

Easy.

Bench: 275x4 (4PR), 235x5x2

Couldn't get rep 5 up on the 275. Could be due to poor equipment (we were in my least favorite gym on FLW today), though, so ... I'll think through what we'll do Thursday. Soon, though, we'll have to rotate bench/press to a heavy/light model. Very soon.