Piss and Vinegar

[lweaver]

So today was squat day...using a very low box (maybe a foot high), a bumber plate and a standard 45, looked parallel to me. Had some guys check my form and they claimed it wasn't breaking parallel but just the box and the bumper plate is. Others have claimed that I'm at parallel on an even higher surface. Have no way of taping myself, but I'm gonna have a friend of mine train with me one day, explain to him what parallel is andtake a look for me. In the meantime, I'm gonna use the lower surface for now, hopefully I can at least handle the 5/3/1 weights at that squat depth. I'd rather be going lower than higher anyway. So the main squats were off of the higher surface and the boring but big squats were off of the lower guide (low box and a bumper). The latter felt tougher but more likely because my quads and glutes were burnt from the main sets. Seems like a good sign that I was able to finish the whole 5x10 since boring but big is a lot tougher than it sounds.

Back Squat
45x10
135x10
225x5
315x5
350x3
390x3 (belt)

455x1 (belt)

225x10x5

Seated Calf Rs. (N.M.)
57.5x75

 

[lweaver]

Skipped deload week because I already had a week off in cycle 1...was dead tired this morning so OHP day was shitty, only managed 5 reps with 135 compares to 10 in the first cycle. Planning on making up for it on "3" day...

OHP
45x10
95x5
110x5
120x5
135x5

Rear Delt Pec Dec
20
15x3

Cable Laterals
12x3

 

[lweaver]

Wendler 5 3 1 Cycle 2 Day 2

Toughest deadlift day of the cycle for me since I still am better at heavy singles and triples than pulling 5's on deadlifts. The 5th rep was challenging for me (even though my 1RM is close to 5 plates). Moderate carb day so felt pretty good overall.

Deadlift
135x5
225x5
285x5
330x5
375x5 (belt)

Leg Curls
15x3

Standing Cable Crunches
15x3

Pendlay Rows (slight defecit from rack)
185x8x3

Standing Cable Curls (N.M.)
15
10x2

 

[JDid23]

holy shit you've gotten strong dude. awesome work!!

 

[lweaver]

Thanks bud working on it...just focusing down the line. In 10 months I should be hitting 500+ on the deadlift for 5+ reps...shouldnt stall on Wendler for quite some time as long as I keep my rest and nutrition up and take advantage of the deload weeks.

 

[lweaver]

Wendler 5 3 1 Cycle 2 Day 3

Quick session...

Bench Press
45x10
135x5
185x5
205x5
235x7...lost focus and got stapled on 8

Dips w/ Chains
70x5-->35x3-->0x3
70x4-->35x3-->0x2
35x5--->0x3

 

[lweaver]

Lifts fucking SUCKED tonight. Struggling at squatting at a lower depth (very low box with a bumper plate) but want to work on that weak point. Over the next few Squat sessions I'll try and figure out my 1RM for the box squat from that height and will use that for a few months to run my 5 3 1. Was only able to hit a triple with 360 which is terrible for me, didn't think there would be such a difference, the platform is only like an inch or two lower...

 

[miked8c]

Dude its got to be the diet, I am convinced that lowering the depth by a couple of inches is not going to bring someone who squatted 430 for a triple down to 360.

 

[lweaver]

Very true, if thats the case then it should come back quick when I start bulking again...

 

[miked8c]

Hows the whole cut going?