Continuous Forward Progress

[RyanW]

Congrats on the PR!

Thanks!

[RyanW]

Nov 5, 2024

Weight: ?

Squat
255 x 5
255 x 5
255 x 5

Press
90 x 5
90 x 5
90 x 5

Deadlift
300 x 5

Nothing much to note today. Everything went well.

[RyanW]

Nov 7, 2024

Weight: 195

Squat (80%)
205 x 5
205 x 5
205 x 5

Bench Press
155 x 5
155 x 5
155 x 5

Power Clean
140 x 3
140 x 3
140 x 3
140 x 3
140 x 3

Feel a bit of a sinus thing / minor cold coming on. Blood sugar has been elevated the last 2 days or so. Hopefully I can shake it before heavy squat day on Sat. Power cleans felt uncoordinated. Not sure it’s due to the weight getting closer to my actual limits or the sickness.

[RyanW]

Nov 9, 2024

Weight: 196

Squat
260 x 5
260 x 5
260 x 5

Press
92.5 x 5
92.5 x 5
92.5 x 5

Deadlift
305 x 5

Recorded video of squats and deadlifts for the first time in awhile. Got some stuff to work on- for squats, chest up, elbows not as high when unracking and walking out, getting knees a bit more forward and stay there during the bounce; for deadlifts, focus a bit more on keeping lower back extended.

Squat Set 2
Deadlifts

[RyanW]

Nov 12, 2024

Squat
265 x 5
265 x 5
265 x 4

Bench
157.5 x 4
157.5 x 3
157.5 x 3

Ran out of time for PC. Disappointing, will analyze later.

[RyanW]

Nov 14, 2024

Squat (80%)
215 x 5
215 x 5
215 x 5

Press
95 x 5
95 x 5
95 x 5

Deadlift
310 x 5

Successful day. Worked on squat grip/chest lifting/upper back tightness. Feels like I get it right 1 out of 3 sets. Press went well and deadlifts were smooth.

[RyanW]

Nov 16, 2024

Squat
265 x 5
265 x 4 (failed 5th rep)

Left gym and came back 5 hrs later

Bench Press
157.5 x 5
156.5 x 5
157.5 x 5

Chins
BW x 2,1
Assisted #8 x 5,5

Felt weird in the morning. I can not seem to get my grip / bar / elbow position correct. Started to feel left elbow pain during warmup and it stayed. I don’t know it it’s because I’m putting weird stress on the elbow joint to get my hand into place, or allowing the hand to support some weight. It feels like ulnar nerve pain (felt it before when throwing baseballs too hard without warming up) once it gets going. I was not really in the right mindset to work through the squats and failed last rep of second set. After that I tried to do a back off set but was sort of in shock. Tried warming up for Bench, and my arm was basically shaking at light weights. Decided to leave at that point, and was able to return later. Got the Bench sets in, no open platforms so did chins instead of power cleans.