Squat Monday, October 28th
Squats w/cambered bar
50 kgs x 10
90 kgs x 8
130 kgs x 5
160 kgs x 3
190 kgs x 1
210 kgs x 1
230 kgs x 1
Good Mornings w/cambered bar
60 kgs, 5 sets x 20
THE squat I managed a double of last week felt rough as guts today, and my left knee flared up and got some fluid in it. Pretty shithouse.
Press Wednesday October 30th
45 incline DB OHP
15 kgs x 10
20 kgs x 10
25 kgs x 10
Axle OHP (strict)
30 kgs x 10
50 kgs x 5
70 kgs x 3
80 kgs x 1
90 kgs x 1
100 kgs x 3 equal to best effort
DB OHP (strict)
left only
36 kgs x 3
46 kgs x 3
51 kgs x 5
Pinwheelz
15 kgs x 15
17.5 kgs x 15
20 kgs x 10
I HAD at least one more rep of that 100 kilo axle in me, but I lost stability and dropped it. Shithouse. So I made up my fat grip circus dumbbell and repped that till I felt like I’d pressed something worthwhile. And my tendon held up during the pinwheelz, so all in all not a bad session. Not great.
Pull Thursday October 31st
Deadlifts
70 kgs x 8
120 kgs x 5
170 kgs x 5
220 kgs x 3 no belt
250 kgs x 3 no belt, TPR
280 kgs x 1
Leg press
160 kgs x 20
210 kgs x 20
260 kgs x 15
AT LEAST I feel like I achieved something tonight. I’ve been steadily working on increasing my strength by going beltless during my heavier lifts. Nothing ridiculous, which would just invite injury, but a triple of 250, or 551 pounds, is pretty solid. My knee is still sore from squatting, and tonight didn’t make it any better… didn’t make it any worse, all things considered. So, like always, it’s a trade-off.