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Post by GhoatMonket on Sept 19, 2018 20:00:26 GMT -6
Horrible deadlift night. I currently find my sport very stupid and don't want to play any more.
Also known as I have a meet in 3 weeks and something was going to go to shit and this time it's deadlift.
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Post by pianolove on Sept 22, 2018 21:25:02 GMT -6
I trained with H tonight! It's been quite a long time, and he says he told his workout buddies they can't come on Friday nights anymore so we can lift together. It's the one thing we do in common, and I had said a little while ago that I wished we could lift together more. So yay!
Squats were good. Heavyyyy but good. I tried pointing my toes out a little more since they like to sneak back and it helped me keep my knees out. We incline pressed too, which I have not done before. I hope it'll make my overhead press go up because I'm very stuck. I PRed my deadlift, 225 for 4. I made it move for the last rep but could not lock it out 🤷🏻♀️
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Post by pianolove on Sept 24, 2018 14:44:48 GMT -6
Hit 230 for my squat today, then dropped to 218.5. My heavy squats were near perfect form 🏅 Benched 140! Then dropped to 133 and felt that was more difficult than 140. My bar oath was probably off. Chins were......chins. Lol. I'm very bad at those.
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Post by pianolove on Sept 26, 2018 17:54:59 GMT -6
Light squat day, then I friggin hulked my overhead press!! 110 felt like butter, and I backed off to 104.5 and I didn't fail ANY of them! Then I successfully deadlifted 225 for 5, so onwards and upwards we go
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Post by GhoatMonket on Sept 26, 2018 20:11:05 GMT -6
I see I've been a slacker on posting. Saturday was a decent squat day, Monday was a good bench day. Deadlifts sucked the life out of me again tonight. I had to sit in the parking lot and cry for a couple minutes before I could drive home.
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Post by pianolove on Sept 29, 2018 7:15:49 GMT -6
Oh no. What happened GhoatMonket? Last night mh and I worked out, I squatted 232.5 then backed off to 221, benched 142.5 then back off to 123, and I did 11 assisted chin-ups with my new stretch band which isn't too shabby for me.
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Post by GhoatMonket on Sept 29, 2018 7:28:43 GMT -6
I've already dropped my planned opener from 160 (352) kg to 155 (341) kg, probably going down to 150 (330) kg to be safe. My workout was supposed to be My opener for 2 sets of 2, then second attempt (370) for two single reps, then my third (395) for a single or two off 4" blocks.
Did one set of 2 at 345 and it felt like absolute hell. My left side was dragging behind and I couldn't keep my grip. Did 345 for a single and almost dropped it at the top. Tried one more conventional (I usually pull sumo) for shits and giggles. It wasn't an improvement. Same problem.
Switched to block pulls. Tried conventional with 315 and couldn't get the bar to move. Pulled 2 God awful singles at 340, then went to 365 and was a hella struggle to get anything going.
At this point I'm considering opening at 319 and taking a big jump just so I get a lift in.
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Post by pianolove on Sept 29, 2018 10:52:29 GMT -6
Oh man. Just reading that made me tired. I hope it turns around for you.
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Post by GhoatMonket on Sept 29, 2018 13:15:50 GMT -6
We have a backup plan now for deads. And reassurance from my "coach" that I always do better at meets, usually on the lift that goes to crap right before the meet (which is true). And always better on deadlifts because I'm warmed up better after squatting and benching that I can ever sufficiently do on a workout night. Worst case scenario I open with 319 and jump to 352.
Squat went great today. 355 for 2 easy singles, 375 for one easy single, tried 395 without reverse bands, got stuck on the way up about 1-2" above parallel (where I always get stuck). Not wanting to risk pulling something, I had my spotters take it, then did the same weight with reverse bands. It was still a struggle after that stupid stick point, but I finished it.
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Post by pianolove on Oct 2, 2018 8:27:00 GMT -6
My inexperienced brain thinks that's a good plan. Makes sense anyways
Yesterday my squats went great, I did 235 no issues and backed off to 223.5. Press however...I had DS outside with me and he yelled as I was heavy pressing even though he knows the rule is be quiet and it fucked my press up. I lost concentration, let my breath go, and everything went to shit. And then I didn't even load the bar right, I left off 5lb which is a lot for me. And then I missed every third rep even when I had backed off. So on Fridays I'm going to work in some incline presses to try and make my overhead press go up.
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Post by GhoatMonket on Oct 3, 2018 20:49:09 GMT -6
Glad you didn't get hurt when that happened pianolove. One time DS ran between my legs while I was backing out a squat. He was little and H was supposed to be watching him. I had a CTJ with both of them. And we have reached worst case scenario with deadlifts. Fucking bullshit. Rack pulls were way better tonight, but getting anything moving off the floor was hell.
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Post by pianolove on Oct 4, 2018 6:46:07 GMT -6
My gosh that's my worst nightmare. I have had to do my sets when DD takes her nap since my normal sitter hasn't been available the last few weeks. I thought it would be nbd but it's been increasingly difficult to get DS to stop talking for literally the 20 seconds I have the bar. So, I'm going to have to squeeze it in between the time H gets home and bedtime until my sitter comes back 😬
Deadlifts were also shit here. I'm lifting nowhere near competition weights but I failed my first two tries and then locked it out once and couldn't get it back up. Even did it on my light squat day. I did however bench 145 so that was cool.
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Post by pianolove on Oct 6, 2018 18:20:59 GMT -6
I did real actual chin-ups all by myself! I did 3 then 2 then 1.5 because I totally cheated the last one. No assist band!
Squatted 237.5, need to focus on pushing my knees out again. But those were probably the quickest I've ever done my work sets so that was nice to do and not have my form totally break down. I tried some incline presses as a last ditch to help my overhead press. Another thing I have to learn, bar path is the same idea as a bench but it feels sooooo different.
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Post by pianolove on Oct 8, 2018 12:31:39 GMT -6
I ran out of time at the gym this morning, I was catching up and lost track of time. I only got to do squats before needing to pick DS up and I did 240 with near-perfect form. That's the best set of any weight I've ever done, I'm super proud of it.
Then I tried to finish up my benching at home and because the squat rack is in the garage and it's 80 in fucking October everything was condensated and my feet kept slipping. I did 1 rep at 147.5, 1 backoff set at 140.5, and the fucking slip situation got worse so I had to stop. I'll either go back to the gym tonight or finish my sets tomorrow.
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Post by pianolove on Oct 11, 2018 20:58:07 GMT -6
Forgot to post about Wednesday. I did my light squat day, and then I pressed 110/104.5, and then I deadlifted 227.5. For one. Couldn't move the damn thing after that. I can't believe I'm almost at a 250 squat and yet my deadlift is stalling.
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Post by pianolove on Oct 12, 2018 11:39:39 GMT -6
Just wanted to say before I forget, good luck killin' it this weekend GhoatMonket!
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Post by GhoatMonket on Oct 12, 2018 22:02:27 GMT -6
Thanks! We managed to find my issue so I should be good. I am done working now so I can relax and get ready.
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Post by pianolove on Oct 15, 2018 12:06:41 GMT -6
Just did 245 for squat and got my 150 bench!! That bench weight was my first bench goal when I started lifting in July, and Im supposed to reach my second squat goal, a 250 squat, on Monday.
As far as my deadlift, my H thinks I should reset a bit and try my LP from there until it stops again, this time for 2 sets of 3. So I'll drop down to 215 and go from there on Wednesday.
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Post by pianolove on Oct 18, 2018 7:14:01 GMT -6
Did my light day yesterday and overhead pressed. Finally broke through and got 112.5. But I started to black out on the last set and it freaked me out so I'm deadlifting today. Resetting to 215, 2 sets of 3.
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Post by GhoatMonket on Oct 20, 2018 12:23:30 GMT -6
Blacking out is...an entertaining feeling.
Started my new program today. Squats- 265 for 4 sets of 5 (was supposed to be 280 but I had a meet less than a week ago so I'm granting myself some grace), Bench- 135 for 3 sets of 7 (WTF to that rep count). Then some rows and close grip bench.
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Post by amy43 on Oct 21, 2018 0:27:55 GMT -6
Did a 2 mile run today
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Post by pianolove on Oct 21, 2018 7:23:30 GMT -6
Are you doing Texas method/volume and intensity days? That's a lot of reps 😳
Squatted 247.5 last night, benched 152.5 and misgrooved my second rep so I had like nothing left for the third. I ground on it for quite a while though. I backed off to 142 and did those easily. My chins suuuucked but after what I put my arms through I'm not surprised.
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Post by GhoatMonket on Oct 21, 2018 11:19:41 GMT -6
I'm running TSA's free intermediate program that they have on their website. I need the volume. So much upper body/lats. Like 4 days worth each week. But the last time I gained well on bench was when I ran a Smolov Jr and was benching 4 days a week. That will run me to about the end of the year.
My training partner that was there yesterday was pretty much "Godspeed. We'll catch you if you die".
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Post by pianolove on Oct 21, 2018 12:46:23 GMT -6
I looked it up and did a quick skim. Hot damn. Godspeed, indeed
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Post by GhoatMonket on Oct 21, 2018 15:38:25 GMT -6
All that while cutting. Me in a month:
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Post by pianolove on Oct 22, 2018 8:07:30 GMT -6
All that while cutting. Me in a month:
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Post by pianolove on Oct 22, 2018 10:57:46 GMT -6
I HIT MY 250 GOAL!! next stop: 275. Pressed 115/109, bashed my chin on my second rep and OW, curled 60 for my chin-ups.
I went down another hole in my belt, like the one I had is too loose but this one is a bit of a struggle to get out of. There was definitely a moment of panic, like I'm never going to get it off and I'm going to have to cut it lol.
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Post by GhoatMonket on Oct 23, 2018 6:44:07 GMT -6
Help me, I'm dying.
Last night was deadlifts. 275 for 4, then 290 for 2 sets of 4. Used non-dominant grip for the first two sets. And conventional. Then bench- 4 sets of 5 at 145. That was the easy part.
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Post by pianolove on Oct 23, 2018 9:32:36 GMT -6
Volume is the worstttt. It works but it's the worst.
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Post by GhoatMonket on Oct 23, 2018 11:18:14 GMT -6
I've been bouncing between meets and haven't run any long term legit volume since like February.
So we've had set workout days for years. Bench Monday, Deadlift Wednesday, Squat Saturday. Last night I was pulling my set at 275 and one of my training partners rolled in the door late. He was also gone Saturday when I started this program. He waited until I was done, then looked at me and said "That's a funny looking bench press".
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