KO's Back and Still Wimpy - Let's Get It!

[KO]

6/11/2018
Bench: 165x5x3

6/12/2018
Squat: 250x5x3
Deadlift: 250x5x1

Felt good!

[KO]

6/13/2018
Treadmill pushes

6/14/2018
Squat: 255x5x3
Deadlift: 255x5x1

Later on at night:
Press: 120x5x3

Felt good. Deadlifts finally feel like they're getting back on track. Pulling in flats has been life changing. Given that these split workouts have been go well so far, I am seriously considering doing this using the Montana method.

[KO]

6/18/2018
Bench: 170x5x3

6/19/2018
Squat: 260x5x3, ran out time for deadlifts

6/20/2018
Treadmill pushes, 20min

6/21/2018
Squat: 265x5x3, went okay, bar rolled a little
Deadlift: 260x5x3

6/22/2018
Press: 122.5x5x3
Treadmill push, 15 min continuous

[KO]

6/25/2018
Squat: 270x5x3
Bench: 175x5x3
Deadlift: 265x5x3

[KO]

6/28/2018
Press: 125x5x3

[KO]

6/29/2018
Squat: 275x5x3

Officially back in heavy territory for me. Bar moved around a bit on my upper back, so I have to focus more on staying tight. I ran out of time for deadlifts, and was also too pooped. Sad face.

[KO]

7/2/2018
Bench: 180x5x3

7/3/2018
Squat: 280x5x3

[KO]

7/8/2018
Press: 127.5x5x3
Still tempo repping here, feeling good.

[KO]

7/11/2018
Squat: 280x5x3
Deadlift: 225x5x3

Was tough. World cup has taken all my lunch breaks lately.

[KO]

7/17/2018
Bench: 185x5x3
Went fine.

[KO]

7/24/2018
Squat: 255x5x3
Felt okay, given the few days off.

[KO]

7/25/2018
Press: 125x5x3
Deadlift: 225x5x1

7/26/2018
Cardio, treadmill pushes

[KO]

7/27/2018
Squat: 265x5x3

7/31/2018
Cardio, treadmill pushes

8/2/2018
Squat: 225x5x2

8/3/2018
Cardio, treadmill pushes

8/7/2018
Squat: 245x5x3 (lunch)
Bench: 190x5x3 (night)

[KO]

8/8/2018
Cardio, treadmill pushes

8/9/2018
Press: 127.5x5x3

8/10/2018
Squat: 255x5x3
Deadlift: 245x5x1

Tried thumbs around...upper back felt great! Wrists...not so great. Oh well, at least I tried it!

[KO]

8/13/2018
So I've been feeling blah lately and have yo-yoed trying to get back to "almost end of LP" weights that I hit last year. I've gotten to about 80-85%, but have been dreading this last surge to get there. So fuk it, I have to swallow my ego and just move on. So Montana Method it is! The problem is that I will have to split my power and strength workouts in the middle of the week because I just don't have enough time for lunch and I don't want to stay up too late during the week. So here we goooooo!

E1RMs calculated via Epley formula, based on last week's 5RMs.

W1D1
Squat: 205x5x6, 295 e1rm
Bench: 155x5x7, 220 e1rm
Chins: 10min density block, 20 reps

The 2 min rests weren't too bad. I hadn't done so many chins prob ever... I'm sure DOMS is coming...

[BenM]

Good luck with the MM! You do get used to the short breaks.

[KO]

W1D2

Press:
E1RM: 150 lbs
1 rep at 135
7min density block: 22 reps at 110
Rep scheme on the minute: 5, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1 (last 2 reps 30sec apart)

[KO]

Good luck with the MM! You do get used to the short breaks.

Thanks, bro. Let's see how the rest of week goes!

[JohnHelton]

Smart move to dumb the LP. No sense in grinding. MM is great. Slow and steady wins the race.

[KO]

Smart move to dumb the LP. No sense in grinding. MM is great. Slow and steady wins the race.

I'm glad I drank the Kool-aid, finally.