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s8nlilhlpr
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NICE!! I've had a blow out on my boxer shorts....actually can't even wear em to the gym any more. Never on my shorts though!! Must be a new PR 
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.anotherbutters said:Well after missing a workout last week, I was keen to get to the gym today.
I started squatting: bar x 5, 60kg x 5, 80kg x 2, then my shorts burst open.I don't carry a spare pair, so I had to quit the workout after just 60 seconds. Not happy.
I don't want to eat into my weekend, so I'll work out Tue, Thu, Fri this week (and carry a spare pair!).
JKurz in 3....2....1....
oh ya' I forgot you shoo'd him away
anotherbutters
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This is the third pair I've done that on now! My legs are definitely bigger these days, so maybe they take up a lot of the slack material when I squat. I'll have to choose carefully when I buy replacements.s8nlilhlpr said:NICE!! I've had a blow out on my boxer shorts....actually can't even wear em to the gym any more. Never on my shorts though!! Must be a new PR
s8nlilhlpr
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anotherbutters said:
I had to switch to Boxer Briefs, since they stretch quite a bit more (and a larger size). I stick with cotton shorts with a lot of stretch to em, though my ass is taking up the extra slack these days. Oh well, oly coach told me a should be able to balance easy with it!
Cynical Simian
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You should've continued the workout. I bet you wouldn't have had to worry about anyone asking to work in on squats or bench.
anotherbutters
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AB's 5x5: Week 16, Mon (heavy day)
Bodyweight: 184lb
Summary Spreadsheet. Top sets only; all weights in kg; previous weeks in orange.
1. Squat (3x5)
Week 1: 96 x 3 x 5 - hard, just about ok (211lb)
Week 2: 102.5 x 3 x 5 - hard, just about ok (226lb)
Week 3: 105 x 3 x 5 - hard, just about ok (231lb) PR! - a YEAR in the making
Week 4: 107.5 x 5/4/5/5 - a little harder than last week (237lb) PR!
Week 5: 110 x 3 x 5 - c'mon, is that all you've got?
(242lb) PR!
Week 6: 112.5 x 3 x 5 - hard, but ok (248lb) PR!
Week 7: 115 x 3 x 5 - a tad easier than last week (253lb) PR!
Week 8: 117.5 x 3 x 5 - hard (259lb) PR!
Week 9: 120 x 3 x 5 - hard, but not in doubt (264lb) PR!
Week 10: 122.5 x 3 x 5 - hard (270lb) PR!
Week 11: 125 x 3 x 5 - hard (275lb) PR! - 1.5 x bodyweight
Week 12: 127.5 x 3 x 5 - hard (281lb) PR!
Week 13: 130 x 3 x 5 - wow! (286lb) PR!
Week 14: 132.5 x 3 x 5 - very nearly failure (292lb) PR!
Week 15: 135 x 3 x 5 - very hard (297lb) PR!
Today: 137.5 x 3 - failure, 125 x 4 x 3 - reset (303/275lb)
2. Bench (3x5)
Week 1: 63 x 3 x 5 - ok (139lb)
Week 2: 67.5 x 3 x 5 - hard, but ok (149lb)
Week 3: 70 x 3 x 5 - hard, but just ok (154lb)
Week 4: 71 x 3 x 5 - hard, ok (156lb)
Week 5: 72.5 x 3 x 5 - very hard, almost failed (160lb)
Week 6: 73.5 x 3 x 5 - heavy, just about ok (162lb) PR!
Week 7: 75 x 3 x 5 - barely locked out final set, final rep (165lb) PR!
Week 8: 76 x 5, 5, 4 - failed on final rep, but still a PR (167lb) PR!
Week 9: 77.5 x 4, 3, 4, 4 - was attempting 4x4, hit bars on 2nd set (171lb)
Week 10: 77.5 x 5, 5, 4 - hard, failed final rep (171lb) PR!
Week 11: 78.5 x 3, 4, 4, 4 - attempting 4x4, hit bars on 1st set (173lb)
Week 12: 78.5 x 3 x 5 - incredibly hard final rep (173lb) PR!
Week 13: 80 x 4, 4, 3, 3 - was going for 4x4, but failed (176lb)
Week 14: 75 x 5 x 3 - started triples, harder than expected (165lb)
Week 15: 77.5 x 5 x 3 - ok (171lb)
Today: 80 x 3, 77.5 x 4 x 3 - first set too hard (176/171lb)
3. Rows (3x5)
Week 1: 52 x 3 x 5 - ok (114lb)
Week 2: 55 x 3 x 5 - hard, but ok (121lb)
Week 3: 57.5 x 3 x 5 - hard, but ok (127lb)
Week 4: 58.5 x 3 x 5 - hard, but ok (129lb)
Week 5: 60 x 3 x 5 - ok (132lb)
Week 6: 61 x 3 x 5 - ok (134lb) PR!
Week 7: 62.5 x 3 x 5 - hard (138lb) PR!
Week 8: 63.5 x 3 x 5 - hard (140lb) PR!
Week 9: 65 x 3 x 5 - hard, not great form (143lb) PR!
Week 10: 65 x 3 x 5 - wrong weight, but good form (143lb)
Week 11: 66 x 3 x 5 - heavier than expected, a bit sloppy (145lb) PR!
Week 12: 67.5 x 3 x 5 - just ok, some humping towards the end (149lb) PR!
Week 13: 68.5 x 3 x 5 - just ok, some humping (151lb) PR!
Week 14: 70 x 3 x 5 - just ok, some humping (154lb) PR!
Week 15: 71 x 3 x 5 - just ok (156lb) PR!
Today: 72.5 x 5, 60 x 2 x 5 - too much humping (160/132lb)
Comments
Not a good day. I failed on squats, finally. I did a big GM to finish rep 3 and went down for another rep knowing it wasn't going to come up again and sure enough I had to dump it. I wasn't sure what to do next, so I decided to reset squats and start with 5x3 (5 triples) rather than 3x5. I dropped the weight and got 4 triples in at 125kg today and I'll ramp up from there. It's a shame I didn't make it to 140kg (3 metric plates) on this run, but I shouldn't be disappointed at the progress I've made.
I nearly failed the first bench triple at 80kg and had to drop the weight a little, so I ended up repeating last week's weight. I wasn't sure what to do, but that's what I did.
With rows, I couldn't for the life of me remember what weight I was supposed to use - 72.5 or 73.5kg - so I did 72.5kg and it was too much. Again, I dropped the weight and got another couple of sets in.
No ab work as I was already annoyed at having to wait 20 mins for the bench, which made me late for a meeting at work later.
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So, it looks like this run is at an end. I could probably try to repeat this workout next week and get some more reps, but I feel like a reset. I'm sure some of today's performance can be attributed to missing a workout last week, but that was unavoidable. Oh well. I'm happy with the progress I've made (check the spreadsheet link above).
I'm still not sure exactly what I'll do next, but it's going to be a continuation of this program. I need to read Practical Programming some more.
EDIT: I might do a few squat singles at 140kg on Friday, just to prove I can
Bodyweight: 184lb
Summary Spreadsheet. Top sets only; all weights in kg; previous weeks in orange.
1. Squat (3x5)
Week 1: 96 x 3 x 5 - hard, just about ok (211lb)
Week 2: 102.5 x 3 x 5 - hard, just about ok (226lb)
Week 3: 105 x 3 x 5 - hard, just about ok (231lb) PR! - a YEAR in the making
Week 4: 107.5 x 5/4/5/5 - a little harder than last week (237lb) PR!
Week 5: 110 x 3 x 5 - c'mon, is that all you've got?
(242lb) PR!Week 6: 112.5 x 3 x 5 - hard, but ok (248lb) PR!
Week 7: 115 x 3 x 5 - a tad easier than last week (253lb) PR!
Week 8: 117.5 x 3 x 5 - hard (259lb) PR!
Week 9: 120 x 3 x 5 - hard, but not in doubt (264lb) PR!
Week 10: 122.5 x 3 x 5 - hard (270lb) PR!
Week 11: 125 x 3 x 5 - hard (275lb) PR! - 1.5 x bodyweight
Week 12: 127.5 x 3 x 5 - hard (281lb) PR!
Week 13: 130 x 3 x 5 - wow! (286lb) PR!
Week 14: 132.5 x 3 x 5 - very nearly failure (292lb) PR!
Week 15: 135 x 3 x 5 - very hard (297lb) PR!
Today: 137.5 x 3 - failure, 125 x 4 x 3 - reset (303/275lb)
2. Bench (3x5)
Week 1: 63 x 3 x 5 - ok (139lb)
Week 2: 67.5 x 3 x 5 - hard, but ok (149lb)
Week 3: 70 x 3 x 5 - hard, but just ok (154lb)
Week 4: 71 x 3 x 5 - hard, ok (156lb)
Week 5: 72.5 x 3 x 5 - very hard, almost failed (160lb)
Week 6: 73.5 x 3 x 5 - heavy, just about ok (162lb) PR!
Week 7: 75 x 3 x 5 - barely locked out final set, final rep (165lb) PR!
Week 8: 76 x 5, 5, 4 - failed on final rep, but still a PR (167lb) PR!
Week 9: 77.5 x 4, 3, 4, 4 - was attempting 4x4, hit bars on 2nd set (171lb)
Week 10: 77.5 x 5, 5, 4 - hard, failed final rep (171lb) PR!
Week 11: 78.5 x 3, 4, 4, 4 - attempting 4x4, hit bars on 1st set (173lb)
Week 12: 78.5 x 3 x 5 - incredibly hard final rep (173lb) PR!
Week 13: 80 x 4, 4, 3, 3 - was going for 4x4, but failed (176lb)
Week 14: 75 x 5 x 3 - started triples, harder than expected (165lb)
Week 15: 77.5 x 5 x 3 - ok (171lb)
Today: 80 x 3, 77.5 x 4 x 3 - first set too hard (176/171lb)
3. Rows (3x5)
Week 1: 52 x 3 x 5 - ok (114lb)
Week 2: 55 x 3 x 5 - hard, but ok (121lb)
Week 3: 57.5 x 3 x 5 - hard, but ok (127lb)
Week 4: 58.5 x 3 x 5 - hard, but ok (129lb)
Week 5: 60 x 3 x 5 - ok (132lb)
Week 6: 61 x 3 x 5 - ok (134lb) PR!
Week 7: 62.5 x 3 x 5 - hard (138lb) PR!
Week 8: 63.5 x 3 x 5 - hard (140lb) PR!
Week 9: 65 x 3 x 5 - hard, not great form (143lb) PR!
Week 10: 65 x 3 x 5 - wrong weight, but good form (143lb)
Week 11: 66 x 3 x 5 - heavier than expected, a bit sloppy (145lb) PR!
Week 12: 67.5 x 3 x 5 - just ok, some humping towards the end (149lb) PR!
Week 13: 68.5 x 3 x 5 - just ok, some humping (151lb) PR!
Week 14: 70 x 3 x 5 - just ok, some humping (154lb) PR!
Week 15: 71 x 3 x 5 - just ok (156lb) PR!
Today: 72.5 x 5, 60 x 2 x 5 - too much humping (160/132lb)
Comments
Not a good day. I failed on squats, finally. I did a big GM to finish rep 3 and went down for another rep knowing it wasn't going to come up again and sure enough I had to dump it. I wasn't sure what to do next, so I decided to reset squats and start with 5x3 (5 triples) rather than 3x5. I dropped the weight and got 4 triples in at 125kg today and I'll ramp up from there. It's a shame I didn't make it to 140kg (3 metric plates) on this run, but I shouldn't be disappointed at the progress I've made.
I nearly failed the first bench triple at 80kg and had to drop the weight a little, so I ended up repeating last week's weight. I wasn't sure what to do, but that's what I did.
With rows, I couldn't for the life of me remember what weight I was supposed to use - 72.5 or 73.5kg - so I did 72.5kg and it was too much. Again, I dropped the weight and got another couple of sets in.
No ab work as I was already annoyed at having to wait 20 mins for the bench, which made me late for a meeting at work later.
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So, it looks like this run is at an end. I could probably try to repeat this workout next week and get some more reps, but I feel like a reset. I'm sure some of today's performance can be attributed to missing a workout last week, but that was unavoidable. Oh well. I'm happy with the progress I've made (check the spreadsheet link above).
I'm still not sure exactly what I'll do next, but it's going to be a continuation of this program. I need to read Practical Programming some more.
EDIT: I might do a few squat singles at 140kg on Friday, just to prove I can
blut wump
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Well, it's kind of reassuring to know that you are merely human after all. I think you're the most-successful lifter on the board, AB, so finally hitting the wall is no detraction.
I'm rather hoping that you do go back and re-read PP since I, for one, have spent months waiting to see how this program would evolve when the inevitable happened. Three months you spent sitting on the PR train while we've been twiddling our thumbs waiting to see what's next.
One parting thought: this might simply have been a bad day/week and 137.5 might be doable next Monday. Giving up after one setback is often premature.
I'm rather hoping that you do go back and re-read PP since I, for one, have spent months waiting to see how this program would evolve when the inevitable happened. Three months you spent sitting on the PR train while we've been twiddling our thumbs waiting to see what's next.
One parting thought: this might simply have been a bad day/week and 137.5 might be doable next Monday. Giving up after one setback is often premature.
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