Realization Week 2, Day 3
Squat: 150 x 1/155 x 1/162.5 x 1 (PR)
GHR/GHD Sit Up: 2 x 15
Rowers: 4 x very light 20s
Comments:
This was actually ok. Obviously my squat numbers are still pathetic and I should have been squatting more than this by now, however considering how sub-optimal the past 12 weeks were for my squat, this result could be a lot worse.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Realization Week 2, Day 3
- Bench: 116 x 1/120 x 0
Comments:
I honestly thought I was going to hit 120 after 116 came up quite fast. It just didn't happen however. 116 was technically the most proficient that weight has been this entire block, which is one thing to be happy about.
I am disappointed with how my bench has responded these past 12 weeks, however I'm past being devastated. Mistakes were made and lesson have been learned.
- Bench: 116 x 1/120 x 0
Comments:
I honestly thought I was going to hit 120 after 116 came up quite fast. It just didn't happen however. 116 was technically the most proficient that weight has been this entire block, which is one thing to be happy about.
I am disappointed with how my bench has responded these past 12 weeks, however I'm past being devastated. Mistakes were made and lesson have been learned.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Realization Week 1, Day3
Squat: 147.5 x 1/152.5 x 2/150 x 2
GHR/GHD Sit Up: 2 x 15
Rower: 4 x very light 20s
Comments:
What's to say? Shit house. Squats have gone nowhere either. I would have been better served by almost anything else during the past 12 weeks. It just doesn't feel like I've squatted enough. Nowhere near enough sets of 5. If I had just pounded sets of 5 between 70-80% for the last 12 weeks I'd be in much better stead. Just want to get this meet over and done with.
Squat: 147.5 x 1/152.5 x 2/150 x 2
GHR/GHD Sit Up: 2 x 15
Rower: 4 x very light 20s
Comments:
What's to say? Shit house. Squats have gone nowhere either. I would have been better served by almost anything else during the past 12 weeks. It just doesn't feel like I've squatted enough. Nowhere near enough sets of 5. If I had just pounded sets of 5 between 70-80% for the last 12 weeks I'd be in much better stead. Just want to get this meet over and done with.
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Realization Week 1, Day3
Bench: 111 x 1/115 x1/112.5 x 3 x 1
Push Ups: 2 x 20
Inverted Row: 2 x 15
DB Curl: 2 x 15
Band Push Down: 2 x 20
Comments:
I was feeling very good going into this session. After Tuesday's deadlift PR, my confidence was running high. I was aiming to hit 115 for a double, which would have made for a very small PR and given me some confidence to hit 120 at the meet. Instead, I struggled to lock it out for a single.
The reality of the situation is this: my bench has gone nowhere in nearly 12 weeks. It's actually regressed, as there is no way I could rep out 107 x 5 (even TnG). This is profoundly demoralizing for me and not how you want to be heading into a meet. I'll speak to Jordan and see what he says, but right now I'm at a loss. The only thing I can think of is that the my bench should have been based off my paused max and not my TnG max. I asked Jordan about this at the beginning and he said it shouldn't matter too much and if I had to shave a few kgs of here and there then to do it (which I've done the whole time). However, you would think that my bench would at least increase a little after all the volume and then the deload - but the fact is it hasn't.
And the thing is, I've been training long enough to know when I'm getting stronger, you can tell when that adaptation has occurred or is occurring. I could tell with my deadlift the whole time pretty much. And yet, my bench and squat haven't once felt stronger.
I just want to move forward, try to learn something from this (though I'm not sure what that is yet) and resume getting stronger.
Bench: 111 x 1/115 x1/112.5 x 3 x 1
Push Ups: 2 x 20
Inverted Row: 2 x 15
DB Curl: 2 x 15
Band Push Down: 2 x 20
Comments:
I was feeling very good going into this session. After Tuesday's deadlift PR, my confidence was running high. I was aiming to hit 115 for a double, which would have made for a very small PR and given me some confidence to hit 120 at the meet. Instead, I struggled to lock it out for a single.
The reality of the situation is this: my bench has gone nowhere in nearly 12 weeks. It's actually regressed, as there is no way I could rep out 107 x 5 (even TnG). This is profoundly demoralizing for me and not how you want to be heading into a meet. I'll speak to Jordan and see what he says, but right now I'm at a loss. The only thing I can think of is that the my bench should have been based off my paused max and not my TnG max. I asked Jordan about this at the beginning and he said it shouldn't matter too much and if I had to shave a few kgs of here and there then to do it (which I've done the whole time). However, you would think that my bench would at least increase a little after all the volume and then the deload - but the fact is it hasn't.
And the thing is, I've been training long enough to know when I'm getting stronger, you can tell when that adaptation has occurred or is occurring. I could tell with my deadlift the whole time pretty much. And yet, my bench and squat haven't once felt stronger.
I just want to move forward, try to learn something from this (though I'm not sure what that is yet) and resume getting stronger.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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