Whatcha been up to drinking wise?

Too much!

Off Color Growl: https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/31678/248628/
I really liked this. Less sweet than any other Quad I have had.

Thirsty Dog 12 Dogs of Christmas:
best Christmas beer

Southern Tier Choklat:
very good milkshake in beer form

Columbus Brewing Company Sohio Stout:
coffee stout made with beans from a good local roaster. https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/341/88275/
The beer itself is not that good. Too sweet and too heavy and not in a good way like BCBS.

CBC Bodhi:
fantastic



Today:

Weight 209.4

Front squat:
5x3x270

Pull-ups:
50 x 4, 5, 5, 3

Press:
3x6x160

BB Row:
3x8x145

Weight: 209.8

Front squat:
4x3x275

Bench:
3x5x255

Deadlift:
3x355
2x355 (straps)

Today:

Weight 207.6

Front squat:
3x3x280

Pull-ups:
3x5x55

Press:
3x5x165

BB Row:
3x5x155

Woo New Year!

Past couple weeks have been bad. My neck and lower back have been suffering. Lower back is better but neck is still sore. I started focusing on stretches for my traps over the past couple of days and maybe it's making it better. I can't really tell.

Today:

LBBS:
3x5x225

Bench:
3x5x225

Deadlift:
5x315

Chin-ups:
3x5

Pathetic numbers. Back squat bar position felt very strange with tight traps. Seems like there is impingement on right side. What's less worrying is how bad my conditioning is. I was utterly exhausted after the deadlifts and it took me about 6-7 minutes to breathe normally.

Tired. 5 hours of crappy sleep.

LBBS:
3x5x235

Press:
3x5x135

BB Row:
3x8x135

Weight 209.6

LBBS:
3x5x245

Bench:
3x5x235

Pull-ups:
3x5x40

Everything felt pretty easy.

Had drill all weekend so too tired to go the the gym this morning. On Saturday morning I ran 2 miles in 14:51 which was very easy. Worked some long days on Saturday and Sunday and did not eat too healthy, but also only drank two beers on Friday night.

Tueday:

LBBS:
3x5x255

Press:
3x5x145

Deadlift:
5x335

Squat and Press felt very easy. Deadlift was pretty sloppy. Hips were too low in starting position and extension on a couple of the middle reps may have been sketchy.

Weight 209.4

Bench:
3x5x245

Pull-ups:
2x5x45
3x45

BB Rows:
3x5x155

1 mile run in 7:30


Felt very tired and weak today. Back was kind of sore in the thoracic area so I chose not to squat. Not a very good workout overall. Going to NYC tomorrow for 4 days so that's probably not going to help.

Squat:
3x5x245

Press:
3x5x145

Deadlift:
5x315
1x335
1x355

355 went up smooth but felt really heavy. I'm so weak.

Best beer I have had lately is Imperial Mexican Biscotti Cake Break at Torst in NYC.
https://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...-break.458346/

It was delicious.

Wed PM

Weight 208.8

Squat:
3x5x255

Pull-ups:
3x5x45

Bench:
3x5x245

BB Rows:
8x135
2x8x145

Everything felt fine.

Fri AM:

Weight 210

Squat:
3x5x265

Press:
2x5x165
5x155

I didn't mean to put 165 on the bar; it was supposed to be 155 but that's what happens when you go to the gym at 5 am.

Deadlift:
1x 315, 325, 335, 345, 355, 365

Everything felt ok. Lower back was mildly sore when I woke up but no issues during the workout.

Sat AM:

Weight 211

Mobility work
Reverse crunches
Chin-ups: 2x8, 1x13 (not muscle failure)

Treadmill intervals:
8x60/120 @ 10 mph

Mon AM:

4 hours of sleep.

LBBS:
3x5x275

Bench:
3x5x250

BB Row:
3x8x150

Squat and bench felt smooth. BB Row was tough but the bar and plates I was using were pieces of crap and that didn't help. Extremely tired right now. Not the best way to start off a new week.

Wed AM:

Squat:
3x5x285

Press:
3x5x165

Deadlift:
5x335
2x355

Tried 1x365 but it wasn't happening. Woke up with some soreness in the lower and mid back but it felt ok once I got moving. Squat and deadlifts felt heavy but press was very light.

Fri PM:

Squat:
3x5x295

Pull-ups:
3x5x50

Bench:
4x3x260

Everything felt pretty good. Back was a little sore when I got to the gym but felt fine after I started squatting.

Mon PM:

Weight 211.8

Squat:
3x5x305

Press:
3x5x170

Deadlift:
5x345
2x365


Squat sets 2 and 3 were pretty difficult but press and deadlift felt great. The set of 5 deadlifts was my best set of deadlifts in a while. I can probably grind out another 10 lb. jump for squats on Wednesday but I will probably just go with 5.

Super bowl beers:
Oproer Imperial Oatmeal Stout (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/oproer...-stout/389517/)
Anarkriek (https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/t-hofb...rkriek/213705/)

The Oproer is not worth purchasing. The label has a reference how the brewery is co-located with a vegan restaurant. In hindsight that was a pretty big red flag.

The Anarkriek was pretty interesting. Very sour with some chocolate notes. Definitely worth trying if you are into cherries.

Wed PM:

Weight: 209.8

Squat:
3x5x310

Pull-ups:
3x5x55

Bench:
3x5x260

BB Row:
3x8x155

Everything felt pretty damn heavy. Squat form was decent but not as good as I wanted it. Definitely felt myself losing a bit of tension in the bottom on the last reps of set 2 and 3. The plan right now is to do 295 on Friday and then hit 305/310/315 for sets next week.

Fri PM:

Weight: 215 (wtf?)

Squat:
3x5x295

Press:
2x5x175
4x175

Deadlift:
1x315
1x335
1x355
1x365
1x375
2x315


Delicious beer I drank last night:
Mikkeller Frelser
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13307/56755/

Highly recommend.

Mon PM:

Weight 211.4

Squat:
3x5x305

Bench:
4x3x265

BB Row:
3x8x160


Not a great workout but I'll take it.

Had a Dieu du Ciel Aphrodisiaque last night. Delicious.
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1141/10330/

I'm not really sure how much strength you should gain in a certain time frame, but 15lbs added to bench over 4 months doesn't seem like a lot. Have you tried to go heavier?

M,

Working on it!

Wed PM:

Weight 210.4

Squat:
5x310
3x310
1x325
1x355
5x275

Press:
3x5x175

Deadlift:
1x325
4x355
1x365


Kind of a disappointing workout. Knew as soon as I started the second set of 310 that five sets of three were not happening. 355 felt easy though.

Dinner:
http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-sauc...n-quinoa-25525

Beer last night:
"Milkkeller" Last Seen With Milk Stout
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/13307/183765/

I'm not sure if this is the same as the Mikkeller Milk Stout or a different beer. It's absolutely fantastic if you are into milk stouts.

3 Floyds Gumballhead:
https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/26/9478/

I hadn't had this in a few years b/c 3F didn't distribute in Ohio until fairly recently. My fiancee took this out of the fridge before it was cold enough so the taste was off.

Also had a Weihenstephaner.

Entertaining log. What are your PRs? I'm impressed you're able to progress on top of doing what looks like a decent amount of cardio and barely sleeping.

My sleep is usually pretty good but switching to AM workouts and waking up at 4:45 is...not optimal.

PRs are:
Squat:
430

Bench:
340

Press:
225

Deadlift:
2x450

and I think I have an Oly total of like 205 kg or something pathetic like that.

You can see most of the vids either earlier in the log or in the whiteboard. My issue has been recurring SI pain that comes on when I get to like 5x350 on the squat. It started when I was deployed to Afghanistan. I've had to rest and do an almost total deload numerous times because of it which is really hampering me.