Pic from squat day

I never realized how bulbous my butt looked in those Ace briefs.

Anyway, on the way down -- bar is still bouncy. This was rep two.

I need some knee sleeves.

Squat day

Started late for a weekend, but still before lunch. Feel good today.

It's a bit warmer today, so it was a bit hot in the gym. Good thing I had the fan.

For whatever reason, I forgot my dynamic warmup work today. Couldn't tell you why, since it's part of every squat and deadlift day. Just got out of routine and blew it.

Today was a max effort day and the last 5/3/1 week before deload.

Metal Ace briefs throughout.

Squat:
warm-up sets
275kg x 5 very easy; it's funny how heavy the walkout felt when the weight came up so easily
310kg x 5 also easy; only was supposed to do 3 reps, but had 5 before I thought about something besides form
350kg x 5 banged out 5 reps without much fuss -- the first several were easy and I left a couple in the tank

I think this is a PR, certainly for reps. I'll have to search through back logs, but I'm pretty sure that's a PR for weight and reps.

190kg x 5 x 10 just getting it done

Pendlay rows: 140 kilos on an ez-curl bar (weight includes the bar) 5 x 5 For some reason these felt really hard today.

Head's pretty unhappy right now, but that seems to come with the territory.

Squat day

Had a date night with my gorgeous wifey last night. Lots of fun, but didn't eat enough, had a glass of wine and a cocktail, and generally could have done better. So what? I lived.

Big, heavy squat day today. While my bench progress has slowed, my squat keeps getting better.

Usual dynamic warm-up and warm-up sets for lots. It was a cool morning, which was nice, and I'd only had a small protein shake before lifting. Just didn't feel like a big feed before squatting, as yacking in the yard wasn't an inviting prospect. So a little protein (40g or so), AtLarge Results, and Surge/Surge WOF mix and off.

265kgx5 super easy -- gonna be a big day
310kgx3 again, went up fast
350kgx6 PR. Walkout was easy, reps were pretty easy, torso was tight. Depth was ok (filmed it to verify) but not perfect on all -- need to set my pins one slot lower or get a training partner.

But a big result. 350 kilos six times -- that's big. After the first rep came up fast I knew it'd be big. I probably had another rep in me but don't like to go to failure and particularly with 700 pounds on my back (and alone).

Supersetted Hise shrugs with lunges. Used the same bar with 100kilos loaded; just didn't put it down. The lunges were deep, but I was tiring out by the end.

Hise/lunges 100kgx5x10

Bench day

Long day at work, so I got started lifting a little later than I like.

Usual warm-up sets.
Flat bench 175kgx5
200kgx3
225kgx2
130kgx5x10

Fat db rows 5x12 @ 100# Felt strong today -- go figure

Little Man and wife came home, so I cut short any additional assistance work.

My bench is stuck and it sucks. Everything else I'm making steady gains, but my bench has stagnated. I may have to kick up for a Smolov cycle or something to get it back in gear. Not sure. I'm open to ideas.

So it begins...

This essentially is an accountability log and overall method for tracking progress.

I will post regular workouts when I can get to it. Editorializing on my part is expected, on yours permitted. As mentioned in the overview, all weights are in kilos unless otherwise noted. I will try to add past workouts within reason.

Thanks for looking.