Third Time's a Charm

[Matt Dawson]

Great job! Keep it up. Always nice to see another TOOL fan.

Thanks! Very pleased with progress on squat and press. Just gotta keep adding weight to the bar.

[Matt Dawson]

Deadlift 430x3x2
Strict Press 172.5x5x5
Light Squat 315x5x2

[Matt Dawson]

Squat 440x3x1; 395x5x2
Press 197.5x3x2
Bench 255x4, 2
Power Clean 185x3x1; 185x1x6

[Matt Dawson]

Squat 445x2; 455x1; 400x3x2
Bench 255x1; 265x1; 275x1
Deadlift 455x0; 435x1

[Matt Dawson]

Press 200x1; 210x1; 215x1; 220x1; 225x1
Deadlift 455x1

It's been a great run but I think I'm done with the NLP. Workouts are taking over 2 hours and I'm carrying a lot of fatigue. Going on vacation for 2 weeks so I decided to max everything out before either a layoff or a deload.

Was initially shooting for 210 on the Press but the weight on the bar felt too good. Never pressed 200 before today and now I've done two plates.

Maxing out Squat, Bench, Press, and Deadlift - YouTube

[Bill Anders]

Great run, Matt!

[Matt Dawson]

Back to lifting after 3 weeks off.

Squat 315x5x3
Bench 205x5x3
Deadlift 405x4, 1

[Matt Dawson]

Squat 325x5x3
Press 155x5x3
Deadlift 315x5x3

[Matt Dawson]

Squat 335x5x3
Bench 215x5x3
Deadlift 405x5x1

[Matt Dawson]

Tried out some pin presses today. I set the pins at eyebrow height, which is a little below my sticking point on the press. Looking forward to incorporating these into my programming.

Pin Press 175x5x3