Squat- 45x10 135x5 185x3 235x5 265x3 295x3
Rdl- 45x5 135x5x5
Leg extension- 1 leg 70x12x4 1x10 (30s)
Lying leg curl- 115x12x2 3x8 (30s)
Seated calf raise- 145x12x5 (30s)
Still feeling a little off from this head cold, but decided to finish off this cycle of 5/3/1 for squats (week 3, 345 1RM). I kept loading the bar in a weird spot on my shoulders which was throwing me off, but I’ll take 3 reps.
Deadlift- 135x5 225x5 285x5 325x3 365x3
Squat- 45x10 135x5 185x5 225x5x5
Lying leg curl- 115x12x1
Leg extension- 1 leg 70x12x3 2x10 (30s)
Seated calf raise- 145x12x5 (30s)
Week 3 of 425 1RM cycle, not bad. I got the 4th rep over halfway up but didn’t have the WIM to finish it. Not concerned, finally getting over that cold. Had some pain near the top of my calf/back of my left knee during leg raises so I quit those.
Week 1 435 1RM for deadlifts, they felt pretty good. First 5 were left hand facing forward and felt easy, the last three I switched directions and they were tougher. (Yes, duh, they were at the end of the set. They felt like form was worse)
Last edited by Gary Stevenson; 02-15-2018 at 08:19 PM.
Week 2, 350 1RM for squats. These felt quite good, I had more in me but my arms couldn’t take anymore.
Also, had ayce sushi before I lifted today, I think I need to start eating more in the mornings before I lift because I felt way stronger. My standard schedule lately has been: wake up, drink coffee, play a session, eat a ham, egg and cheese sandwich, then go lift. Think I’m gonna start eating something before poker as well as before leaving for the gym.
Good stuff in here, as usual. Heartened that my squat and DL are catching up in absolute terms, at least, even if I've got a ways to go in relative terms.
Deadlift- 135x5x2 225x5 295x5 330x3 370x3
Squat- front 45x5 95x5 135x5x2 165x3 185x3x3 back 185x5x4 1x10
Lying leg curl- 95x12x5 (30s)
Leg extension- 1 leg 75x12x5 (30s)
Seated calf raise- 145x12x5 (30s)
Week 3 435 1RM for deadlifts. The first two reps felt good with left hand facing forward, switched to right forward, 3rd rep was meh, 4th rep I got up close to the knees but couldn’t finish.
Also used wrist wraps for the first time for front squats, made a huge difference in wrist pain.
Flying to the SF area on Saturday for a few days for a wedding and then will have a bunch of friends in town starting Tuesday for March madness, so no lifting will be done until next Monday (if I’m not too hungover from 5 days of drinking).
So, since I just finished 5/3/1 cycles for squat and DL, I decided to give my 1 rep maxes a try. Very happy with the squat PR, kinda meh about 410 for DL since I got 405 months ago. I think I might have been a little fatigued by the time I went for 410, I’ll make sure to do DLs first next time I test 1RMs.
Body weight- 176
I’ll post videos when I get home.
Took a really dumb angle for the DL video lol, whoops. Looks like it wasn't that difficult and I probably have a higher PR in me, I think I was just too gassed to make another attempt today.