Michael's Log

[michael]

I started lifting last March. I survived my NLP, and now I'm doing a HLM.

Stats:
Age 42
Height 5'9
Weight 210

Format:
Pounds x Reps x Sets

[michael]

12/9

squat: 385x5 365x5x3

bench press: 262.5x5 247.5x5x3

rdl: 225x5x2

[michael]

12/11

squat: 310x5x3

press: 162.5x4x4

chins: 6x3

[michael]

12/13

squat: 345x5x2

close-grip bench: 227.5x5x3

deadlift: 462.5x5

chins: 25x3x3

[Wilhelm]

Welcome, @michael!

Really nice numbers for under a year training.

[BostonRugger]

Great progress so far. Keep it up!

[cole]

Wow. Strong. I like your programming too.

[michael]

12/16

squat: 387.5x5 367.5x5x2

bench press: 265x5 250x5x3

rdl: 225x5x2


Intensity set of squats creeped up to @8, so I lowered the increments to 2.5.
Dropped a back-off set of squats this week because deadlifts are moving to Monday due to travel.

Bench felt easier than last week.

[michael]

12/18

beltless squat: 315x5x2

press: 165x3x4

chins: x5x3

deadlift: 465x5


Yuck. Everything is garbled because of travel. I deadlifted today, so I don't need to do them on the road.
Press wasn't strong. I wanted to get 4s, but I settled for 3s.
Deadlift was okay. So far I'm keeping up with the 2.5# jumps. I was falling behind with 5# jumps.

[augeleven]

Strong stuff, Michael! Welcome aboard!

[michael]

12/25

squat: 390x5, 370x5x3

bench press: 267.5x5, 252.5x5x3

rdl: 225x5x2


Missed a couple of workout due to the holiday. The RPE on the squat back-offs was creeping up. Last set was harder than I like.
Strong bench press day. Hopefully things can get back to normal now.

[michael]

12/27

squat: 275x5x2

press: 166x3x3 166x2

chin: 25x3x3

deadlift: 467.5x4


Still as mess from travel.
I hate pressing and deadlifting on the same day. The press is such a miserable lift it ruins everything.

Press tanked.
Pressing does nothing to improve my press. Close grip bench is the only thing that can make my press move at all, but I missed those due to travel.

Didn't even try for my fifth deadlift rep. I was so pissed after the press. My press will not improve.

[michael]

12/30

squat: 392.5x5, 372.5x5, 365x5x2

bench: 270x5, 255x5x3

rdl: 225x5x2

Still not over travel. This workout kicked my ass. My legs were dead going in and even the bench was heavier than I expected.
Hopefully it gets back on track soon because that took max willpower to get through.

[michael]

1/1

squat: 315x5x3

press: 167x1, 135x5x3

chin: x6x3

F**k you press. My press is dropping like a stone. I just took all the weight off and did a few back-off sets.

[michael]

1/3

squat: 355x5x2
close bench: 225x5x3
dead: 415x5

I missed two workouts over Christmas and it's destroyed my training.
I had to take 50# off last week's deadlift just to make the reps.

F**k everything.

[michael]

1/6

squat: 395x5, 375x5x3
bench: 272.5x5, 257.5x5x3
rdl: 225x5x2

Best workout since the holidays.

Squat was a grind Wednesday, but today I was stronger and better than last Saturday.
Strong bench day today. Better than last week.

Hopefully I'm getting back on track.

[michael]

1/8

squat: 315x5x3
press: 167x3x3, 167x2
chins: x6x3

Low back was tight. Squats sucked. Lots of fatigue from Saturday.
Press was better than last week. Still missed a rep though.

[michael]

1/10

squat: 340x5x2
close bench: 227.5x5x3
dead: 470x5

I want to get a 405x5 heavy day squat, so I eased medium day.
cg bench was much better than last week, less rusty.
Deadlift PR. I was suppose to hit this last week but I couldn't budge it. Today it went smooth.

I think I've finally gotten over my holiday disruption.

[michael]

1/13

squat: 397.5x5, 365x5x3
bench: 275x5, 260x5x3
rdl: 225x5x2

I was not strong today. I got my lifts, but they were hard.

I NEED that 405x5 squat. I'm SO close. Must not stall.

275x5 bench! That is some NICE plate math.

[BostonRugger]

275x5 is some damn solid bench work. You’ll get 405 soon. Even sooner if you stop micro loading.