W9D1 of NLP version 2.0 - Monday, October 25, 2021
Squat: 270x3x1, 225x2x1, 225x5x2 (45x5x2, 95x5x1, 135x3x1, 185x1x1, 225x1x1 245x1x1; 3 minute rest)
Bench: 172.5x5x3 (45x5x1, 95x5x1, 135x3x1, 155x1x1; 2 minute rest)
Deadlift: 280x5x1 (135x5x1, 185x3x1, 225x1x1, 275x1x1)
Loaded 270 for my squat work sets today instead of 265, and was punished for it. I didn't realize it was supposed to be 265 until checking my spreadsheet at work. I was ready to chalk it up to poor recovery this weekend, which would make sense since I'm tweaking my diet trying to identify foods that are not cooperating with my GI system (the removal of gluten is sadly helping my symptoms - I love bread!) Today was the first time I've had to put the bar down on the spotter arms while squatting, and I've been carrying a fear of having to do so for some reason. A silver lining is now that I've done it and it was fine, I'll have more confidence as I add weight. 265 is rescheduled for Friday.
Bench went well, but getting slower.
I think I need to re-incorporate more pulling into my regime; this morning's deadlift felt foreign to me. I'm considering dropping the back ext/chins and adding volume deadlift days, similar to what Geoff Bischoff outlined in Bool3max's NLP thread (Mon - Heavy DL; Wed - Light Pull (i.e. Power Cleans); Fri - Volume DL [lower weight x 5 x 2]), only I would swap the heavy DL and light pull day so the heavy DL is on my light squat day.