Short post since I'm out of town without a computer. Doing this from iPod. Anyway, skipped deadlifts and bench and chose to do squats since I had no chalk for deadlifts or a spotter for bench. did 365 x 10 for the final set which is what I wanted. I messed up filming as usual and can't see if my depth was any good.
Assistance work: 7 sets of front squats @ 225lbs. 3 reps per set.
Week 1 progress for squats over 8 cycles has thus far been:
310x6 - cycle 1
315x7- cycle 2
325x10 - cycle 3
335x8 - cycle 4
340x10 - cycle 5
350x10 - cycle 6
355x10 - cycle 7
365x10 - cycle 8
Goals for today:
280x5
320x5
365x5
Lifted:
275x5 (gym didn't have 2.5lb plates...)
325x5
365x10
My double chin is really starting to come in nicely.
Whoops forgot to post this workout before I left for vacation:
I'm starting cycle 8 early, since I'll be unable to lift for a bit due to the upcoming holidays and travel. Anyway, today was the c&j. The final weight for today was 205lbs, a weight I've seen a few times over the last eight cycles (getting 205 x 5, 205 x 6, and 205 x 8). Well, since I lifted 207.5 x 9 last cycle, I knew that I should at least get 10 today. WELL I GOT 11 OKAY!? GET OFF MY BACK. Gawl.
Goals for today:
155x5
180x5 205x5
Lifted:
155x5
180x5 205x11
Assistance work.
I was tired so I cut the volume for chins in half: 5 sets of 6 reps with +25lbs
Standing overhead press: 135lbs for 5 sets of 5
Abhweel: 5 sets of 6.
Progress on week-1 clean and jerks over the last 8 cycles has thus far been:
Another way to look at the progress is to compare my first c&j workout (175 x 8) to my last week-3 c&j workout (220x7). Damn near 50lbs added to c&j since beginning 5/3/1.
Squats still ugly as sin, but progressing nonetheless.
Momentous day for me. Today marks the end of cycle 7 and I knew I had the chance to make it special (you'll see why below). Despite only a few hours of sleep, my warm-ups felt great, my first two working sets felt great, and I didn't have the usual feeling of dread when getting under the bar. I was excited. I nailed the final set and now my squat matches what my deadlift was when I started 5/3/1: 400 x 7. Holler. Another way to put this into perspective is that a year ago, almost to the day, I did my first powerlifting competition in which my final squat was 390lbs. This is progress.
Week 3 squat progress of 7 cycles thus far has been:
