Those are very good links, thanks a lot, Bill! I just love that article's title... I am very fond of Sully's humour!
Good catch on the neck thing! I guess I was so focused on the chest up that I didn't pay any attention to keeping my head in a good position...
On the bright side, you know what's better than a Lalique day? A Coco Chanel day, of course! For very special occasions only. I'm glad I deserve it today. This is perfect timing too. With this fragrance and Aunt Flo's departure earlier today, my odds of getting laid tonight are of 100%.
Intensity press - 5 sets of 3 at 92 lbs (PR)
I managed to do 5 triples back to back, which had not happened since pressing 88 lbs on 21 January. This is a huge win for me! Here's set 5: the least pretty, but the most important set!
It is needless to say that I am extremely happy with today's session. With a 0.75 X BW press, I am officially strong, even by men's standards.
Next goal is the psychological milestone of 95 lbs. I cannot wait to send my mom a video of me pressing a barbell loaded with 25-lb plates... She will hate it!
After that, next goal will be a sticker-club press (100 lbs).
Volume squat - 4 sets of 5 at 192.5 lbs
Today's goal was either 4 sets of 5, or 20 reps total. Based on my first volume session at 192.5 lbs, I was not sure how this would go. I also woke up with some persisting discomfort below my left knee (medial side). I didn't know whether this would affect my ability to squat but gave it a shot anyway, with the caveat that I could always stop if needed.
Luckily, I seem to be quite good at discriminating between "shit hurts sometimes" discomfort and "leave this alone or else" signals.
The knee discomfort did not get aggravated by the squat. One odd thing did happen during the last set, rep 2: I felt something like a cramp in my right quad, but kept going and it didn't occur again.
Set 1 and 2 were oddly easy, 3 was though, and 4 was very hard. That said, the distraction caused by the cramp feeling (and the mild panic it triggered) could have affected the perceived difficulty of that set.
Definitely a Coco Chanel worthy training session. I'll add another lb to my press next time, and shoot for 5 X 5 squats before I bump up that weight.