wow nice bench

Tried a shirt, ldo

Today:

Squat: 2x5x260, 1x6x260
Bench: 2x5x160, 1x12x160

Not real happy about my squatting, doesn't really look like I'm going to burst through my plateau. Bench though was great, definitely doing 165 on Wednesday.

Weight: 238.2

Today:

Squat: 3x5x265
Press: 2x5x122.5, 1x7x122.5

Looks like I'm going to stall in the squat again exactly where I did before, lame. Press was ok, never really felt like I was in a good groove.

Weight: 239.0

Today:

Bench: 2x5x165, 1x10x165
Deadlift: 1x10x285 w/PC as a warmup

160 felt light as a feather last time, so I moved up to 165. Pretty good, my first two sets felt way heavier than 160 but still managed 10 reps on set 3, so whatever. Tried experimenting with a more vertical back angle off the floor for my powerclean warmups based on some stuff that was linked here the past few days, didn't do too well. Got up to 155 and ran into some problems, just didn't feel comfortable. Would have liked video, but I forgot my camera. Deadlifts were better though, reread that chapter in SS and realized I was bending my knees too early on the way down, I think my form is improving somewhat.

Weight: 239.0

Today:

Squat: 1x4x270 (fail 5th rep), 1x5x245, 1x7x245
Press: 2x5x125, 1x6x125

Well, that didn't work out great. Failed my fifth rep at 270, so I moved down to 245 for the next two sets. My legs were pretty fried from trying and failing the fifth rep, so the 245 sets weren't great either. Technically I only hit 6 reps at 245 last time, so I did beat that, but I hit 8 at 250, so not great. Press also was mediocre, I tried to pause at the top and breath after my fifth rep, but lost my balance and had to take a step backwards, which I think sealed the deal at only six reps.

Weight: 239.6

Today:

Squat: 2x5x245, 1x6x245
Bench: 2x5x167.5, 1x10x167.5

My squat form sucks. I decided to redo 245, and I did even worse than Friday, only getting six reps. I played a lot of basketball yesterday for the first time in years, so my legs were a little sore, but even so. I can feel myself getting out on my toes, and then when I tried to focus on sitting back on my fifth rep of set three, I could barely get out of the hole. I need to remember Friday to get some video, because I feel like it's a mess right now, and I'm tired of not making any progress, and even going backwards.

On the plus side, my bench is going well. 10 reps was relatively easy at 167.5, might have had another one or two in me. Hopefully I keep crushing this.

Weight: 237.2

Today:

Press: 3x5x127.5
PC: some at 135, 2 singles at 155
Dead: 1x8x295

Today:

Squat: 2x5x245, 1x8x245
Bench: 2x5x170, 1x10x170

Kept the squat the same and took some video, uploading now. Went a little better, although I still didn't beat my old mark of 8@250. Still killing the bench though.

Weight: 237.6

Today:

Squat: 2x5x250, 1x8x250
Press: 3x5x130

I divebombed the squats a little less, tried to maintain more tightness on the way down. I lost track of the count a little bit, I think it was 8 but it might have been 9, but in any event they felt better, although there was some knee cave towards the end. Press was tough, had to WIM out the fifth rep on each set.

Weight: 240.2

Today:

Bench: 2x5x172.5, 1x10x172.5
PC: some at 135, couple singles at 155, single at 165, 3xfailure@170
Dead: 1x8x300

Still plugging away at the bench, thought about stopping at 9 but decided to keep the streak of 10 reps alive and grinded it out. Tried to PR in the PC but failed 3 times at 170, little disappointing. Deads were ok, first 4 or 5 were easy but then hit a wall after that. I think form is getting better.

Today:

Squat: 2x5x255, 1x7x255
Press: 3x5x132.5

Never felt like I was in the groove while squatting, grinded out seven but it didn't feel good. Might have been good morning it towards the end. PRed the press though, which was nice. WIMed the **** out of my last rep, felt like it took five seconds to get it from overhead to locked out. Get to attempt a full plate next time, which is a nice psychological goal to meet.

Weight: 239.0

Today:

Squat: 2x5x260, 1x7x260
Bench: 2x5x175, 1x10x175

Squat felt a lot better, added a rep compared to the last time I did 260. Contemplated doing an eighth, but chickened out. Still plugging away on the bench, tenth rep was a killer, but the streak continues.

Weight: 237.6

hey i'm about to start SS back up again tomorrow

what's this 10 rep 3rd set thing about

Instead of doing 3x5, I'm now going to failure on the third set. I stalled on SS and didn't see too much of an increase after a normal reset, so tried this on kidcolins recommendation. Haven't seen too much of an improvement, my squat didn't improve at all after one cycle, but I have set a PR in the press and am seeming to be crushing the bench. I'm trying to get my protein in order and give it one more try, then maybe switch to a true intermediate program if I don't burst through my squat plateau.