Saturday, August 8, 2015

2nd DL PR In As Many Weeks! 8/3 - 8/8/15



Don't worry - no painful encore of JooseVlog.

I threw some Presses back into the mix this week, just to see how they felt.  I did 2 sets of 10 light reps before doing 2 sets of Shoulder Shocker on Monday and Saturday.  The injury felt iffy during and after Monday's workout, but I was feeling brave and tried again today, and it felt much better.  Hopefully this will continue as I really miss the Press; PLUS the Shoulder Shocker is really supposed to be a "finisher," not a core exercise unto itself.

DL had a planned work-set of 415 (+5lbs from last week), but I was feeling really strong (and REALLY crazy) so I went for a 5RM +3.5lb PR.  I had to take a quick breather between reps 4 and 5, so some of you may not count it, but I felt like it was a major victory (especially since just last week I said I wouldn't consider myself stronger than pre-injury strength as I hadn't matched my 5x425 yet) and I am counting it.  Judge for yourself - comments welcome:


So, after watching it again, it looks like the "quick breather" was 20 seconds long.  Oops.  Oh well - this is still, quite possibly, stronger than I have ever been.  Online 1RM calculators put my 1RM around 482... 500 pounds is right around the corner, I hope.

I did 5 reps at 315lbs for a single set of Squats today.  It felt surprisingly light!  I am looking forward to 3x5 at that weight on Monday.


8.3.15

Squat 5x310
Press 2x10@95
Shoulder Shocker 2x25/15s
Chins +27.5x5,5,5; +35x3
Shrugs 2x10@205


8.5.15

DL 428.5
Bench 2x5@230
DB Bench 80s x 15,12
Chins +35x5,4,3
Push-ups 30


8.8.15

Squat 315x5
Press 2x10@100
Shoulder Shocker 2x35/15s
Chins +35x4,4; +25x5
Shrugs 2x10@210








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