10/8 log
SMR
Mobility
LBBS
45x5x2
80x5
120x3
160x2
205x5
205x4
205x4
205x1 (fail)
I think my form on my two failed sets was way better than on my completed set and my completed sets last time I tried 205. I didn't tape my last session but I wrote down that my knees were all over the place (like they were for my first set).
I'm still good morning the F out of my work sets. Reallllly struggling to keep my back straighter. I think my chest is up/lats tight/back tight, but I bend over and then am screwed. Could there be an issue with me leaning backwards too much and needing to lean over to keep the bar over my mid-foot?
Bench
45x5x2
80x5
110x3
145x2
162.5x4
162.5x2
155x2
145x5
Meh. I'm weaker than I was last time on bench. I had a lot of balance issues on my work sets. My warmups felt really good though. Weird. I think I wasn't keeping the bar going up and down in a straight line. I may need to re-pick a place on my chest to touch and try to touch it every time. I know it's "supposed" to be the nipples or just below, but when I do that Cha says my arms are out too much and it's hard on my shoulders, so I go way below that so I can keep my arms at an angle instead of perpendicular to my body.
Any thoughts on bench? Rest to 160 then move up by 1.25lbs instead of 2.5? (unfortunately I can only go 1.25, 2.5, 5 as I don't have 6 .625lbs washers,
).
My g/f did
SMR
Mobility
Squats
45x5x3
60x3
80x2
105x5x3 (WR) - this is technically intermediate (given Rippetoe's chart and conversion from 1RM to 5RM). She is a beast imo. Her form was better than mine too. I guess those who can't....coach their g/f's
.
OHP
18x5x3
24x3
34x2
41.5x5x3
She got them all. Definitely her weakest "form" of all the major lifts but part of that imo has to do with her needing to use a bar that is MUCH thicker around than a real barbell b/c our gym suxxors.
Anyway, she hadn't OHP in a while so didn't move up, but I think she's ready for next time.