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Well, after another month of long and hard 3X3 conditioning training (that's bench, squat and deadlift 5X5, 3 times a week, 60-70% of your 1RM), today was my first day of peaking.
I have my split as such:
Week 1:
Mon: Squat, Bench, Weighted Dips, Military Press (standing)
Wed: Deadlift, Barbell Rows, Weighted Chins, rear delts/curls
Sat: Repeat Mon.
Week 2:
Mon: Repeat Wed.
Wed: Repeat Sat.
Sat: Repeat Mon.
And so on.
I'm using a 5X5 layout, starting with 80% of my 1RM for each lift (besides dips, chins, rear delts, curls) and adding 5 or 10 pounds every next workout depending on success.
So today, I hit 405 for 4 sets of 5, and then one set of 4, and I was well below paralell. It was a nice feeling! I'd done 3X5 before at that weight, but only to paralell, and not half as easy.
I honestly felt like I could have cranked 9 or 10 difficult reps with it. The only bad part was that it really kicked my ass.
We'll see how Deads go on Wed.
I have my split as such:
Week 1:
Mon: Squat, Bench, Weighted Dips, Military Press (standing)
Wed: Deadlift, Barbell Rows, Weighted Chins, rear delts/curls
Sat: Repeat Mon.
Week 2:
Mon: Repeat Wed.
Wed: Repeat Sat.
Sat: Repeat Mon.
And so on.
I'm using a 5X5 layout, starting with 80% of my 1RM for each lift (besides dips, chins, rear delts, curls) and adding 5 or 10 pounds every next workout depending on success.
So today, I hit 405 for 4 sets of 5, and then one set of 4, and I was well below paralell. It was a nice feeling! I'd done 3X5 before at that weight, but only to paralell, and not half as easy.
I honestly felt like I could have cranked 9 or 10 difficult reps with it. The only bad part was that it really kicked my ass.
We'll see how Deads go on Wed.
