Exodus Strength

cgeorgiev wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 9:27 am I think that's a PR for squat, hoping to have 405 by the year. Finally surpassing my peak strength around 2017 when I was running Texas Method right before an injury that prevented squatting heavy for a few years. Feels good man. Bodyweight is about the same from that era, though with a far more favorable body composition now.

Fuck yeah, man.

DCR wrote: ↑Thu Jul 20, 2023 10:11 am Fuck yeah, man.

Thanks dude

Friday 7/21/23
Album: Gorgoroth/God Seed - Live At Wacken

Competition Deadlift (conventional, hook-grip, beltless)
395 x 1 @ 8
325 x 6 x 4

2ct Paused Bench
205 x 5
215 x 5
225 x 5 x 4

Leg Press
425 x 8
445 x 8
465 x 8 x 4

Sunday 7/23/23
Album: Big Black - Songs About Fucking
25min Rower
5877m

Monday 7/24/23
Album: Lightning Bolt - Fantasy Empire

Competition Squat (LBBS, +belt)
365 x 1 @ 8
300 x 5 x 5

Competition Press (Press 1.5 circa 2015, +belt)
190 x 1 @ 8
155 x 5 x 5

Snatch Grip RDL
235 x 8
245 x 8
255 x 8 x 4

Wednesday 7/26/23
Album: Immortal - At the Heart of Winter

Competition Bench Press (1ct pause, +belt)
285 x 1 @ 8
235 x 5 x 5

3-0-0 Tempo Squat
240 x 5
250 x 5
260 x 5 x 4

Barbell Row
165 x 8
175 x 8
185 x 8 x 4

Programming for 3-0-0 squat called for a -5% load drop after first set of 5 @ 8, however I was able to maintain sets aross. I have a low stress week programmed for next week, but after I'll be pushing this lift a little more and see if I can eek out some progress.

cgeorgiev wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 10:49 pm Album: Immortal - At the Heart of Winter

Oh hell yes.

DCR wrote: ↑Thu Jul 27, 2023 3:43 am Oh hell yes.

Such a sick album. It was the first album I ever got from Amoeba records in Hollywood when I was 14. I'll be eyeing your log for some black metal recommendations.

Friday 7/28/23
Album: Einsturzende Neubauten - Halber Mensch

Competition Deadlift (conventional, hook-grip, beltless)
405 x 1 @ 8
330 x 5 x 5

TnG Bench
235 x 5
245 x 5
255 x 5
242.5 x 5 x 3

Leg Press
435 x 8
455 x 8
475 x 8 x 4

Sunday 7/30/23
Album: The Jesus Lizard - GOAT

Ab circuit for 3 rounds:
Ab Roller 30^3
Hanging Leg Raises: 10^3
Weighted Oblique Bends w/ 80# Dumbell: 12^3
Decline Sit-Ups: 10^3

7min EMOM lat pulldown
100 x 12 x 7

Dial is definitely moving and I'm just trying to ride the wave as long as I can. Deadlift has been feeling strong lately so I went for the 405 instead of the scheduled 5# jump. On Sunday I tried moving the bodybuilding stuff before doing cardio on the rower but it completely gassed my abs and I called it. Ab circuit is about the only thing of use I picked up in Jim Wendler's original 5/3/1 book, just scaled down as a mere mortal.

Monday 7/31/23
Album: The Cramps - Songs the Lord Taught Us

Competition Squat (LBBS, +belt)
365 x 1 @ 9
315 x 4 x 2

Competition Press (press 1.5 circa 2015, +belt)
185 x 1 @ 8-9
160 x 4 x 2

SG RDL
225 x 10
235 x 10
245 x 10 x 2

Not the greatest training session: fatigue and life stresss creeping in, currently scheduled as a low stress/pivot week. Top end strength on the singles felt like dog shit and degressing a little bit, but when I did the back off volume the % felt right on the money.

cgeorgiev wrote: ↑Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:19 pm

DCR wrote: ↑Thu Jul 27, 2023 3:43 am Oh hell yes.

Such a sick album. It was the first album I ever got from Amoeba records in Hollywood when I was 14. I'll be eyeing your log for some black metal recommendations.

If you dig post Blizzard Beasts era Immortal generally, Rimfrost is the same thing but more awesome. Any record, but the self-titled is a fine place to begin.

DCR wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 12:26 pm If you dig post Blizzard Beasts era Immortal generally, Rimfrost is the same thing but more awesome. Any record, but the self-titled is a fine place to begin.

Thouroughly enjoyed that, thanks for the recommendation! I've been getting to know their discography for the past week now.

Catching up a bit...

Wednesday 8/2/23
Album: Rimfrost - Rimfrost

Competition Bench (1ct pause, +belt)
290 x 1 @ 8
250 x 4 x 2

3-0-0 Tempo Squat
255 x 5
265 x 5
275 x 5

Barbell Rows
165 x 10
175 x 10
185 x 10 x 2

Sunday 8/5/23
Album: Man... or Astroman? - Made From Technetium

Competition Deadflift (conventional, hook-grip, beltless)
410 x 1 @ 8
355 x 4 x 2

TnG Bench
235 x 5
245 x 5
255 x 5

Leg Press
415 x 10
435 x 10
455 x 10 x 2

Monday 8/7/23
Album: Godflesh - Streetcleaner

Competition Squat (LBBS, +belt)
365 x 1 @ 8
300 x 5 x 5

Competition Press (press 1.5 circa 2015, +belt)
185 x 1 @ 8
150 x 5 x 5

Snatch Grip Romanian Deadlift
255 x 8
265 x 8
275 x 8 x 4


Went to a show on Friday evening after work, and had to move Friday's session to Saturday. Bench seems to be exploding lately. My all time best bench was 300 @ RPE 11 around 2017 and I've been plateaued at 275 x 1 @ 8 for years. This was when I was benching 4 times a week, contrast to my current 2 times a week and so far I've put on almost 20# to my single @ 8.

cgeorgiev wrote: ↑Tue Aug 08, 2023 4:28 pm

DCR wrote: ↑Tue Aug 01, 2023 12:26 pm If you dig post Blizzard Beasts era Immortal generally, Rimfrost is the same thing but more awesome. Any record, but the self-titled is a fine place to begin.

Thouroughly enjoyed that, thanks for the recommendation! I've been getting to know their discography for the past week now.

Made my day. I dig few things more than someone else sharing in my enjoyment of something cool, and Rimfrost are very fucking cool.

cgeorgiev wrote: ↑Tue Aug 08, 2023 4:28 pm Went to a show on Friday evening after work, and had to move Friday's session to Saturday. Bench seems to be exploding lately. My all time best bench was 300 @ RPE 11 around 2017 and I've been plateaued at 275 x 1 @ 8 for years. This was when I was benching 4 times a week, contrast to my current 2 times a week and so far I've put on almost 20# to my single @ 8.

Success with less frequent benching has been something of a trend in the logs these past few months.

I’ve been in a very similar place - lifetime max of 295 (FML), stuck between 275-285 the past more than two years. I’ve been working a slow pyramid progression that I hope will take me to the promised land late this year.