danz NLP log

[danz]

Hi guys.

I'm 27 years old. 175cm (5"9~) and 77kg (169lbs).

I'll be updating this log with my SS NLP progress. A little background:

Started messing around with a 6-day split since November of last year, gained a lot of weight up to 89kg (~200 lbs). I then lost 15-16kg (33-35lbs) as I got too fat. I was just overtraining and making a lot of mistakes but learned quite a bit. I started the SS NLP on the 17th of July as I was abroad on vacation. Lately I got back and have been consistently going to the gym, eating and sleeping well. The goal is to get real strong. I might be overshooting it, but I'd like to get to 180kg (405lbs) Squat for 5. 110-120kg (240-265 lbs) BP, 80-90kg (175-200 lbs) OHP and 180kg+ DL. I'm very committed to recover, eat and train in order to attain that.

In addition to the numbers I'll be uploading videos of my lifts here and there.

Until now I've done:

Starting weight 75kg~.

17 Jul:
Squat 80kg 5x3
BP 75kg 5x3
DL 85kg 5x1

20 Jul:
Squat 82.5kg 5x3
OHP 40kg 5x3
DL 90kg 5x1

22 Jul:
Squat 85kg 5x3
BP 77.5kg 5x3
DL 95g 5x1

24 Jul:
Squat 90kg 5x3 (they had no 2.5s in the gym in Japan)
OHP 45kg 5x3
DL 100kg 5x1

Back home. Was flying all night. Jetlag the following week.

28 Jul:
Squat 92.5kg 5x3
BP 80kg 5-5-4 or 5-4-4 (the spotter touched the bar lightly on the second set)
DL 102.5kg 5x1

30 Jul:
Squat 95kg 5x3
OHP 47.5kg 5x3
DL 107.5kg 5x1

1 Aug:
Squat 97.5kg 5x3
BP 80kg 5-5-4
DL 110kg 5x1

4 Aug:
Squat 100kg (220lbs) 5x3
OHP 50kg (110 lbs) 5x3
DL 112.5kg (248 lbs) 5x1

[danz]

Some of my older form checks:

LB Squat 70kg form check - YouTube

Squat 80kg - YouTube

Today I realize I have an issue with raising my chest a little. Also not being tight enough so I am not always balanced well. Working on it.

Set 2 from today.

Squat 100kg - YouTube

[danz]

6 Aug:

Squat 102.5kg x 5 x 3 - focused on getting abs tight and driving hips up
BP 82.5kg x 5 x 1, 75 x 5 x 2. Unfortunately my spotter on the first set lightly touched the bar as the bar speed slowed on the last rep. A little frustrating but I believe it was very light touch.
Deadlift 115kg x 5

DL 115kg - YouTube

[danz]

8 Aug:

Added belt to the Squat & Deadlift.

Squat 105kg x 5 x 3. Felt better with hip drive.
OHP 52.5kg x 5 x 3
Deadlift 117.5kg x 5, the belt kinda hurts here but I'll get used to it I suppose.

3rd Squat set:

Squat 105kg - YouTube

[danz]

11 Aug

Squat 107.5kg x 5 x 3 (was lifting my chest on almost every rep, my left hamstring was too cramped to stay in the hips, started stretching..)

BP 83.75kg x 5 x 1, 76.25 x 5 x 2

DL 120kg x 5, starts to slip into my fingers with chalk so looks like the overhand grip won’t suffice anymore

[danz]

13 Aug:

Squat 110kg x 5 x 3. Cramps were only on first set this time, foam rolled, seemed to help. Will keep stretching.

OHP 55kg x 5 x 3. Slow 5th rep on all sets. Was surprised I got 5-5-5.

DL 122.5kg x 5, hook grip, no grip issues this time, thumb hurt a little but guess I'll get used to that.

[ragingcrocolisk]

Good luck! Stick to it.

[danz]

Good luck! Stick to it.

Definitely will sir, thanks!

[danz]

15 Aug:

Squat 112.5kg x 5 x 3
BP 85kg x 5 x 1, 77.5kg x 5 x 2
DL 125kg x 5. Hardest set I have had so far, wasn’t sure I could get the 5th. Probably 4-5 second ascend time (slow)

[danz]

After reviewing the footage of my Deadlift, I realize I simply have been doing it quite wrong. I'm not straightening my knees fast enough, and so I'm slightly pulling the bar over my knee which causes the bar not to be in balance with midfoot and thus makes the lift harder. My cue had been to leg press the floor, but seems like I will need to try "pull knees back" next time. I don't know how I missed this simple technicality in this lift but I will fix this coming in next time. This is quite comforting because I did not expect such a hard set at a relatively low weight like that at this stage. I'm sleeping and eating well, other lifts are progressing, so I'm assuming this is purely a technical issue.