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Nov 26, 2022
Press: 1x5 @ 132.5
Bench: 5x5 @ 170
Lat Pull: 3x9 @ 180
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Nov 27, 2022
Sick kids galore yet again. This has been a crazy autumn. Thankfully, nothing serious for any of them. I know some families with kids in the hospital due to all the viruses circulating. I guess this is what happens when you lockdown and the munchkins don't get their immune systems exercised.
I skipped today. Not feeling well, and could use the extra recovery.
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Nov 30, 2022
Bench: 1x4, 1x1 @ 195
Press: 5x5 @ 120
Lat Pull: 3x10 @ 180
Had to wait 60 seconds to get the last bench rep done. While I was resting before my bench work set a guy asked me to spot him for his 95lb bench work set. He was in his early 20's, so he'll probably be lifting heavier than me in no time.
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Dec 1, 2022
Squat: 5x5 @ 235
Repeating Squat and Deadlift weights this week. Depending on how I feel after Sunday's workout and my recovery, I may do Rack-Pulls instead of Deadlift next week.
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Dec 3, 2022
Press: 1x3, 1x2 @ 135
Bench: 5x5 @ 175
Lat Pull: 2x11, 1x9, 1x2 @ 180
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Dec 4, 2022
Squat: 1x5 @ 260
Deadlift: 1x5 @ 315
The lifts went smoothly. I felt better than expected, likely because this time I'm not fighting off some cold or flu the kids brought home from school.
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Dec 7, 2022
Bench: 1x3, 1x2 @ 200
Press: 5x5 @ 122
Lat Pull: 1x12, 1x10, 1x2, 1x9, 1x3 @ 180
Not much to add. When I couldn't complete a work set I waited 60 seconds to finish the final reps. I typically wait 5 minutes between full work sets.
I have a bit of a muscle twinge in my back. I seemed to have gotten it reaching for something high up right after I woke up yesterday. Possibly due to a mix of sleep position and stiff muscles right after waking up. So far it isn't interfering with anything, but I am making sure to keep my torso more firm when doing bending or reaching to avoid any further irritation of it.
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Dec 8, 2022
Squat: 5x5 @ 240
The back twinge was still there, but didn't interfere. Last week I reviewed the squat form via a number of videos and the blue book. I made sure to widen my stance a little and turn my knees out more, and the results have been much better leg recovery. I also do the squat down hands pressed together with elbows pushing out my knees before my warmup to get the right stance in mind, which seems to help also.
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I have been remiss in posting my workouts. So I will now try to catch up. In quick summary, I had a bit of a setback with deadlifts, because I've been doing them touch and go instead of resetting on each rep. I dropped some weight and I am still working my way back up to where I was at 315. I've also been trying to avoid using straps, and I've also been doing lat pulls to improve my grip strength, because I'd prefer to lift without the grip aids if possible. It'll be interesting to see how long I can last.
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01-05-2023, 08:56 AM
#100
A few notes to start. Where I repeat weights below it is because I wasn't able to complete the full number of reps in the workset on the previous workout for that lift (except for squats which I am progressing slowly until I have my deads fixed). I now have figured out how to track that better with the app I use, so I should be able to track that going forward.
Dec 10, 2022
Press: 1x5 @ 137
Bench: 5x5 @ 180
Lat Pull: 3x12 @ 180
Dec 11, 2022
Squat: 1x5 @ 265
Deadlift: just warm up sets
Dec 14, 2022
Bench: 1x5 @ 200
Press: 5x5 @ 122
Lat Pull: 3x12 @ 180
Dec 15, 2022
Squat: 5x5 @ 240
Dec 17, 2022
Press: 1x5 @ 137
Bench: 5x5 @ 180
Lat Pull: 3x12 @ 180
Dec 18, 2000
Squat: 1x5 @ 265
Deadlift: 1x5 @ 285 - here is were I started resetting each rep
Dec 21, 2022
Bench: 1x5 @ 200
Press: 5x5 @ 122
Lat Pull: 3x8 @ 190
Dec 22, 2022
Squat: 5x5 @ 240
Dec 24, 2022
Press: 1x5 @ 137.5
Bench: 5x5 @ 180
Lat Pull: 3x8 @ 190
Dec 29, 2022
Squat: 3x5 @ 265
Bench: 3x5 @ 185
Deadlift: 1x5 @ 285
Dec 31, 2022
Squat: 3x5 @ 240
Press: 2x5 @ 125, 1x5 @ 115
Lat Pull: 3x8 @ 190
Jan 2, 2023
Squat: 3x5 @ 265
Bench: 3x5 @ 190
Deadlift: 1x5 @ 290 - almost lost my grip, so I will repeat at 290
Jan 4, 2023
Squat: 1x5 @ 265
Deadlift: 1x5 @ 290
Which brings me to today. I don't think I was sufficiently recovered, because I was not able to repeat Jan 2's bench numbers, and my press numbers were also off. This might be due to a mix of my deadlifts being too close with not enough recovery time since I did them on Jan 2 and 4, and maybe needing more a little more sleep. My thought was to start my cycle with the most intense workout of the week, but that may not be a good idea.
Jan 5, 2023
Press: 1x2 @ 135, 1x5 @ 115
Bench: 2x5 @ 190
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