blut wump
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Squat 20s - W2 D2
As I mentioned in the last post, this workout is a day late. It's one of benefits or downsides to having kit at home. It's no real hassle to slip or gain a day since I have no weekend opening hours to worry about.
The 20-rep set was, without any doubt, the hardest so far. I got to 12 reps before taking a short breather and then got to 16. After that it was single then pause until all twenty were done. During those last few, a part of me was just telling me to dump the bar. A very strange feeling. None of the reps was in any doubt, though. As I was going down I knew I'd be coming back up and then there was that feeling again, while I was grabbing some air, just to dump the bar. Obviously, I was gasping for breath after finishing.
I decided to revert to sets of five rather than six on MP. The last set was fairly hard. A bit more in the tank but not a lot. I think I'm judging these weights overall quite well for a three-week stint.
I didn't feel like doing cleans and so was still stuck for a pull. I don't want to add deads while doing the 20-rep squats, maybe next run, so I settled for more rowing. I dropped the weight down about 20% from Monday and decided to run them with 60 seconds between starting each set. I should probably have gone for 45 seconds. Nothing much to report.
All in all, things are still moving. The 120Kg triple felt heavyish but I knew I had plenty more reps in me if needed. I think I shall go for 107.5Kg (plus 0.5 for the collars) next workout. I'm currently 5 pounds ahead of BiggT's scheduling (220 rather than 215 at this stage) and dropping the increments down will bring it back in line and I might even have a shot at making it to the end. I can't really say that today's 20-repper was entirely pleasant but it was something new.
All weight in Kilos, +.5Kg unless just the bar. Last week in orange
Squats
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 80x3, 90x3, 60x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 85x3, 95x3, 70x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 80x3, 100x3, 80x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 85x3, 110x3, 90x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 90x3, 120x3, 100x20
Military Press
20x10, 40x6, 45x6, 50x6, 55x6, 60x6, 20x10
20x10, 40x5, 47.5x5, 55x5, 62.5x5, 70x5
BB Row
20x10, 60x5, 70x5x5
As I mentioned in the last post, this workout is a day late. It's one of benefits or downsides to having kit at home. It's no real hassle to slip or gain a day since I have no weekend opening hours to worry about.
The 20-rep set was, without any doubt, the hardest so far. I got to 12 reps before taking a short breather and then got to 16. After that it was single then pause until all twenty were done. During those last few, a part of me was just telling me to dump the bar. A very strange feeling. None of the reps was in any doubt, though. As I was going down I knew I'd be coming back up and then there was that feeling again, while I was grabbing some air, just to dump the bar. Obviously, I was gasping for breath after finishing.
I decided to revert to sets of five rather than six on MP. The last set was fairly hard. A bit more in the tank but not a lot. I think I'm judging these weights overall quite well for a three-week stint.
I didn't feel like doing cleans and so was still stuck for a pull. I don't want to add deads while doing the 20-rep squats, maybe next run, so I settled for more rowing. I dropped the weight down about 20% from Monday and decided to run them with 60 seconds between starting each set. I should probably have gone for 45 seconds. Nothing much to report.
All in all, things are still moving. The 120Kg triple felt heavyish but I knew I had plenty more reps in me if needed. I think I shall go for 107.5Kg (plus 0.5 for the collars) next workout. I'm currently 5 pounds ahead of BiggT's scheduling (220 rather than 215 at this stage) and dropping the increments down will bring it back in line and I might even have a shot at making it to the end. I can't really say that today's 20-repper was entirely pleasant but it was something new.
All weight in Kilos, +.5Kg unless just the bar. Last week in orange
Squats
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 80x3, 90x3, 60x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 85x3, 95x3, 70x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 80x3, 100x3, 80x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 85x3, 110x3, 90x20
20x10, 30x10, 60x5, 90x3, 120x3, 100x20
Military Press
20x10, 40x6, 45x6, 50x6, 55x6, 60x6, 20x10
20x10, 40x5, 47.5x5, 55x5, 62.5x5, 70x5
BB Row
20x10, 60x5, 70x5x5