Destroy:Erase:Improve -- PBs Training Journal

[BiggT]

Those are nice poundages relative to PRs for taking a 3 week and 1 month layoff from a lift. If you're gonna go 3 week cycles, you may also want to consider more agressive jumps and try to hit a week 3 PR.......and stop measuring bodyfat, you're not fat or anywhere close to it.....don't hold yourself back by being a diet discussion board weenie.

 

[BiggT]

On the front squats, did you plan to start at 10lbs under your PR, or did you get so huge over the last 3 weeks that the two 5lb plates you wanted to slap on got scared and hid?

 

[Protobuilder]

Good points, BiggT. I may try aggressive jumps, then a week off, and repeat. Tonight, I couldn't find my olympic bar b/c my massive lats scared it off. Suxxorx.

Week 16, Thurs. (workout 2)

Squats

5x200 (not too tough; 10 down from old PR)
dropset to 5x165
6-8x145 (b.o.)

Bench

2x8x165 (shoulders feeling beat up so took it light)
5x165

Pullups (lower back feeling really unstable so no rows)

8x5
8x5
misc x BW

Lower back was feeling really weak tonight, like all the supporting muscles were shot for some reason. Really focused on keeping a deep breath in my abdomen and styaing vertical in the squat. Kind of weird. I've been doing NS ab work on 2-4x/wk so maybe my core is just kind of tired.

 

[BiggT]

Frequent ab work (with me, anymore than twice a week) tends to fatigue my whole core and mess up workouts.

The other explanation could be that you're so freaking huge that your spinal erectors got scared and hid, thus could not support you. Suxxx big-time being huge cuz everyone thinks ur a dickhead.

 

[Protobuilder]

UR write abuot that!

 

[pitbullrocco]

sweet log PB. cool title. that sounds like a meshuggah album.....

 

[Protobuilder]

sweet log PB. cool title. that sounds like a meshuggah album.....

It is. Are you a fan?

Week 16, Sat. (workout 3)

Squats

3x3x205 (5 away from PR, not too bad)
5x175
drop 6x145

Bench

3x190 (old PR)
3x5x175

Rows

7x185 (+2 reps)
6x185
drop 4x165
drop 6x145

 

[pitbullrocco]

It is. Are you a fan?

hell yeah. thats old school meshuggah too. yes, one of my favorite bands. i kill myself trying to play along to the drums. great cardio workout. lol.....i love their poly-rhythms and off beats.....especially the 7's.

i'll be keeping up wichya.....better get that 210 PR on monday......

(jamming "soul burn" as i type)

 

[Protobuilder]

Week 17, Mon. (workout 1)

Push Press

2x155 (WTF?)
3x155
5x145
drop 3x125
drop 6x105

Deads

5x5x260

Skulls

8x75
10x85
9x85

 

[BiggT]

How's the leg drive on the PP's?? If your other pressing is still going strong, I don't think missing reps is a systematic fatigue thing, if it is JUST the PP. it was more than likely a leg drive/groove issue.....or just one of those days.