Blut Wump - Korte 3x3

[blut wump]

Another Sunday weigh-in. The previous two are linked in the previous post.

120.2Kg today. (265 lbs)

I felt that last week's of 121Kg was a bit bogus due to poor sleep patterns. We had a new dog and I wasn't getting good sleep. Today's was after a particularly bodacious kip.

 

[Guinness5.0]

Today's was after a particularly bodacious kip.

 

[anotherbutters]

lol

 

[Jim Ouini]

He must've been really knackered from the new dog

*bookmarks http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/*

 

[blut wump]

Yep, I was dog tired.

 

[blut wump]

Week 6 Day 1

Oh, my, no back aches today.

The Squats felt kind of heavy but no big deal although I have a huge ache running down the front of my right thigh now that I'm back home. Maybe the Deadlift contributed more to that than the Squats, though.

Bench was comfortably easy. Bench definitely feels the easiest of the three exercises. Maybe I've under-pitched it. If I press the three plates at the end, though, I'll have no complaints at all.

Deadlift felt good and my back felt solid. The first of the two lifts at four plates went up very cleanly and I felt that I had plenty more in me. The second single failed. It kind of broke the ground ish and I aborted. I considered that maybe I'd felt my grip had been about to fail and wondered about switching to a mixed grip. I finally decided that I'd simply been out of position so just went for it again. I remember giving out a groan about half-way and up it went. I remembered to sit on the four plates between the sets. I think the two singles today actually felt easier than the two at 162.5Kg last week.

I finished off with 5 sets of 20 on the crunch chair.


All weights in Kilos
Bench: N - Narrow, S - Shoulder width, W - Wide

ATF Squat: 20x10, 30x10, 50x8, 80x4, 100 x 3 x 3
Bench: 20x10NS, 40x8W, 80x3S, 90 x 4 for 5 sets WSWSW - I was on the cruddy bench so Narrow was too much hassle
Deadlift: 60x8, 90x5, 130x3, 150x1, 165x1, 180 x 1 for two singles - needed two goes at the second top single

 

[Jim Ouini]

So how are these 1 x 1 sets feeling...like you've worked out or more of a 'that's it?' kind of thing.

 

[blut wump]

I reckon somewhere between the two. Think of it as a week6 in the 5x5 but with weights just short of my last-known 1RM. I expect the Bench on Wednesday to be little problem and then Squat is again my 1RM but I don't anticipate any problem there either. I'm already looking forward to next Monday. By then I'll be fully deloaded and testing my new-found strength.

 

[anotherbutters]

Good stuff! I can't imagine trying four plates with double overhand grip. I'm a few weeks off three plates yet.

 

[blut wump]

I'm trying to save the mixed grip until I'm desperate. I reckon the mixed grip is worth another 10 Kilos on the lift. That way if I have any trouble in my last week I can believe that all I need do is switch grips over and it'll fly up without my having to get worked up about it.