Alright, didn't bother to update for a while since it's boring to repeat the same weights.
2010-08-31
Squat
1x3x100 kg (220 lbs)
2x3x105 kg (231 lbs)
My squat strength is really going down the ****ter in the worst way. 105 kg was actually a grind. Jesus. Just two weeks ago I was doing 3x3x248
After the stupid squat mistake in July + mountain trip my right knee started acting up. It's still bothering me a bit, which is clearly due to knee caving on grinding, grinding reps. Considering dropping down to 100 kg and doing 3x5 instead, or even 95 kg and do reps with good form. Squats are really ****ing awful on a deficit, just horrible.
Bench Press
1x5x72.5 kg (160 lbs)
2x4x72.5 kg
FFFFFUUUU
Deadlift
1x5x110 kg (242 lbs)
These felt, and looked, great. Inspired by miles I set up with my ass lower, and wow it definitely made a difference. Back was in pretty decent extension for the entire work set. Now, this is 10 kg lower than last time but form there was so total aids I had to drop down. Doing 1x5 is pretty tough on a deficit, but this set was just awesome. Thanks miles!
Weighted sit-ups
3x10x20 kg
1x4x25 kg
Meh, not ready for 25 kg yet.
The owner of the gym was lifting in the same room (the "power room") as me and my brother. Cool guy, and pretty damn strong. Today was his deadlift day, with an insane amount of sets pyramiding up to 1x5x440 lbs which was "a pretty light day". Scored some brownie points by helping him load/unload plates. He's a big guy and the plates are so good/tight it's a bit of hassle. Not much of an effort for me between sets anyway.
Gotta say I love the new gym, the atmosphere is very friendly, people are mostly not clueless. Both the owner and another guy offered tips on our squat/bench form which was sound.
Going to diet for this week and 2-3 weeks after that - using up the last of my ephedrine to finish off the diet. Unsure of what to do after, will at least do two weeks of caloric maintenance. Programming-wise I think I'll try PPAN for a short while before moving to a very premature TM. Is it too early compared to what I'm lifting? ldo, but given my previous experiences with SS I need to eat like 4k cals daily to drive progress and that ain't happening.