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Introspective's SF 5X5 Training Journal

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Cheers, it's a nice milestone. I tried the between the knees thing a few weeks back, accidently dropped it and made a bit of a bang, i swing my knees around a bit when doing chin ups, hehe. I guess i might have to give it another shot until i can find a belt or something to add weight to.
 
Hey Introspective - How are you finding the power cleans? I would like to do them in my next 5x5 cycle but I am bit worried that they won't provide enough work to my upper back/Lats and will result in some muscle loss when I have been doing rows for so long - what are your thoughts on this?
 
Friday 21st of april

1-3 = easey... 4-6 = comfortable... 7 = comfortable but with a bit more effort needed... 8 = tough... 9 = very tough... 10 = extremely tough

Squat
1.) 70. x 5
2.) 87.5 x 5
3.) 105 x 5
4.) 122.5 x 5
5.) 150 x 3 ... 10/10 (PR)
6.) 105 x 8

Bench Press
1.) 50. x 5
2.) 62.5 x 5
3.) 75 x 5
4.) 87.5 x 5
5.) 105 x 3 ... 9/10 (PR)
6.) 75 x 8

Powerclean
1.) 40 x 5
2.) 51 x 5
3.) 55 x 5
4.) 61.5 x 5
5.) 75 x 3 ... 7/10
6.) 55 x 8

Barbell Curls
1.) bar x 8
2.) 25 x 8
3.) 34 x 8 ... 8/10

Tricep Extensions
1.) bar x 8
2.) 26 x 8
3.) 36 x 8 ... 9/10 (PR)

Squats... Last set was extremely tough, after the second rep i had to stay standing for a few seconds before attempting the last rep. Dredding these on monday but ile try my best.

Bench... Not as tough as expected but still really hard, i think it will be a max effort to get 5 reps on monday but hopefully i will do it.

Powercleans... Form was just as good as it has been these past couple of weeks. On the last set technique wasn't as good but still not bad, better than ever for this weight.

Curls... Hard to tell if i'm improving at these but i will just keep adding 1 or 2 kg a week.

Tricep Extensions... I did these laying on flat bench for first time today, they seemed a little bit harder but still do-able. (just) I was experimenting with grip throughout the sets and found that it becomes harder with even a slightly wider grip than the grip i was using. Wich was about 2 inches in from the rings on each side.

Overall it was a real tough session, i am very pleased with my progression, i never expected to be where i am now before starting this journal. So it's all good, i just hope i can keep lifting more and more. I expect Monday's session will be really tough and i will have to do at least my best to get all the reps.
 
Leather99 said:
Hey Introspective - How are you finding the power cleans? I would like to do them in my next 5x5 cycle but I am bit worried that they won't provide enough work to my upper back/Lats and will result in some muscle loss when I have been doing rows for so long - what are your thoughts on this?

I'm not really sure if cleans provide as good a workout for your back/lats as rows, i do powercleans to get more power, i don't really think about what muscles i'm hitting the most i just do it for speed strength. I guess it depends on what type of rows you are doing. Maybe start a new thread so more knowledgeable folk can help.
 
nelmsjer said:
Intro, how many weeks in a row have you been pulling PRs?
6 weeks so far

Dposey said:
Awesome job intro, still seeing monster gains I see. How much longer do you think you'll go on this run?

Hopefully i will keep hitting PR's until the end of this journal. I'm thinking maybe 12 weeks and ile have a couple weeks off then start another run of sf 5x5.
 
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Monday 24th of april

1-3 = easey... 4-6 = comfortable... 7 = comfortable but with a bit more effort needed... 8 = tough... 9 = very tough... 10 = extremely tough

Squat
1.) 70. x 5
2.) 87.5 x 5
3.) 105 x 5
4.) 122.5 x 5
5.) 150 x 5 ... 10/10 (PR)

Bench Press
1.) 50. x 5
2.) 62.5 x 5
3.) 75 x 5
4.) 87.5 x 5
5.) 105 x 4 ... 10/10 ... It's a (PR) for 4 reps but i failed the 5th rep

Powerclean
1.) 40 x 5
2.) 45 x 5
3.) 52.5 x 5
4.) 61.5 x 5
5.) 75 x 5 ... 9/10

Squats ... I had to push harder than ever wich is expected. It's the first time i have ever squated on my absolute limit, a kilo or 2 more and i think i would of failed but i got my 150 pr so i'm pleased with that.

Bench ... I knew by the 3rd rep that i was probably not gunna get the 5th. I just got the 4th rep but still give it my best shot for the last rep but unfortunatly failed :(

Powercleans ... I think the squat and bench took alot out of me and i was pretty shatterd by the time i got to powercleans. Technique was a little sloppy on the last couple of sets but i still got all the reps.

I think i'm gunna end this journal and rest up for a couple of weeks and then start another journal.
 
Overall I have been real pleased with this run of SF, i didn't expect to set as many PR's as i did.

Total days completed = 27
Total weeks completed = 10 complete weeks finishing on monday of week 11

I am at round about the same bodyweight as i was when i started this journal, thats about 16 stone 1 "225lbs" I initially planed on cutting but ended up just maintaining current bodyweight, i think i may have lost some fat and gained a little muscle allthough i'm not entirely sure.

My Progression in the different lifts for this program are as follows.

All weights in kg
Old Records:
Squat: 115 x 5
Bench Press: 90 x 5
Incline Bench Press: 70 x 5
Powercleans: N/A
High Pulls: N/A

All weights in kg
New Records:
Squat: 150 x 5
Bench Press: 101.5 x 5
Incline Bench Press: 80 x 5
Powercleans: 77.5 x 5
High Pulls: 70 x 5

All weights in lbs
Old Records:
Squat: 253 x 5
Bench Press: 198 x 5
Incline Bench Press: 154 x 5
Powercleans: N/A
High Pulls: N/A

All weights in lbs
New Records:
Squat: 330 x 5
Bench Press: 223 x 5
Incline Bench Press: 176 x 5
Powercleans: 170 x 5
High Pulls: 154 x 5

Thats about it for this journal i think. I look forward to getting some rest and starting fresh in a couple of weeks. :)
 
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