Mercere's 3x5...The quest for a decent Squat

[pitbullrocco]

congrats on more PR's!

hey boa, you better get with it on them deads.....2 sets aint gonna cut it!

 

[Mercere]

congrats on more PR's!

hey boa, you better get with it on them deads.....2 sets aint gonna cut it!

yeah I should probably add another warmup set

 

[Czar87]

Wow, you've been milking this for 4 months now, niiice.

What do you think how long will you be able to run it more ? Are you going to 5x5 linear ?

 

[Mercere]

Wow, you've been milking this for 4 months now, niiice.

What do you think how long will you be able to run it more ? Are you going to 5x5 linear ?

I really have no idea, but my plan is to keep on going until the thanksgiving break which is the 18th of november, after a week of vices I'll go into linear 5x5. I'll maintain caloric excess for another 2.5 months, then start cutting. I'll make the transition during 5x5.

 

[Mercere]

31.10.06

Squat:
bar 1x8
170lbs 1x5
190lbs 1x5
210lbs 1x5 PR

MP:
bar 1x8
90lbs 1x5
100lbs 1x5
110lbs 1x5 PR

Rows:
bar 1x8
115lbs 1x5
130lbs 1x5
145lbs 1x5 PR

Felt strong on squats, didn't even get a serious lower back pump. I may go for three PRs this week. MPs were difficult, it took me 6-7 seconds to lock it but I did. MP is one of my favorite lifts. There is something gratifying about holding the bar overhead. As for rows, I finally got to plates. It was actually easier than 142.5 because the bar was higher off the ground. Devoured a lot of red meat and mash potatoes afterwards. Overall, good day.

 

[Mercere]

04.11.06

Squat:
bar 1x8
172.5lbs 1x5
192.5lbs 1x5
212.5lbs 1x5 PR

Bench:
bar 1x8
120lbs 1x5
135lbs 1x5
150lbs 1x5 PR

Deadlift:
bar 1x8
135lbs 1x5
205lbs 1x5
270lbs 1x5 PR

Finally got to go to the gym, it's been a very busy week. Weighed in at 190 today, and frankly this is freaking me out. Maybe I'll start to shred some bodyfat before moving on to 5x5.

 

[Vita]

good to see you keepin' it going!

i'm on week 4 now and crashing through PRs now, feels oh so good!

keep it up!

 

[pitbullrocco]

I really have no idea, but my plan is to keep on going until the thanksgiving break which is the 18th of november, after a week of vices I'll go into linear 5x5. I'll maintain caloric excess for another 2.5 months, then start cutting. I'll make the transition during 5x5.

yeah mang, you don't wanna be cutting during the linear transition.....you wanna be in positive nitrogen balance mang

 

[Mercere]

12.11.06

Squat:
bar 1x8
195lbs 1x5
205lbs 1x5
215lbs 1x5 PR

MP:
bar 1x8
92lbs 1x5
102lbs 1x5
112lbs 1x5 PR

Rows:
bar 1x8
107lbs 1x5
122lbs 1x5
137lbs 1x5 PR

Correction on rows, the past couple of entries are false. They should be 10 pounds less. I guess I'll never get used to pounds (go metric go!). After a very busy week of midterms and homeworks, I'm back to lifting. I started to cut some weight to keep my sanity so we'll see how this affects my PRs.

 

[carlsuen]

good luck man.. nice pressing..