Well let’s not get all crazy.
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Work for today:
Press: 5 x 5 @ 52.5kg
“Push” press:
10 x 10 @ 35kg
1 x 25 @ 35kg
1 x 25 @ 20kg
Notes:
- Last few reps of pressing were starting to grind a bit. I’ll have to recover pretty well if I’m going to increase weight again next session.
- Tried to do a Deep Water style push press workout after, but I must have fucked up my calculations somehow. Ended up doing the 10 x 10 in a shade under 10 mins so I just decided to burn out on a couple of higher rep sets.
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That’s getting into some pretty nice territory right there.
And you did the 10x10 in 10 minutes? Probably just means you coulda done a bit more. Not that you needed to, your main work was already done at that point.
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Says the guy who just did this weight 10 x 10
I definitely could have added more weight, I just used the guidelines from the ebook but it must have gone wrong somewhere.
I didn’t though, was only 49. I am pretty sure I would have failed at 52.5.
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Work for today:
Squats:
9 x 10 @ 75kg
1 x 20 @ 75kg
Thought I’d get in on this Deep Water shit. 1/10 would not recommend, even with ~2.5min rest. Car was fixed early so ran out of time for lunges.
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Couldn’t have been that bad when you hit 20 on the last one, you complete beast.
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I regretted that decision as soon as it was made. Nearly fell over enough times to pause mid set and kick my phone out the way, just in case.
Also, I should point out that I was already taking the pussies way out by doing the bare minimum weight. I didn’t have the stones to do it @flappinit style and add extra weight.
Damn you Dagill, I’m going to do 5 sets of 10 with that weight tommorow and I’m not looking forward
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After your set at 120 one would assume these would be “easy”
@mortdk 2.5 minutes is a long, long rest period man. Looking at your recent squatting, you won’t have much issue with it.
@aldebaran it’s pretty light weight, about 55% of a presumed 1RM, but that’s what Deep Water calls for. It’s the volume and rest periods that make it unpleasant. If I lose my mind and try again I’ll use a higher weight
Its so deceptive: you run the program and think for sure you are destroying yourself but you come out super refreshed because the weights were so light.
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I have to admit, I don’t feel super refreshed. But the issues are purely in my muscles, no issues or problems with joints or connective tissue like I probably would with heavier lifting.
I will have to bump up to 85kg next time though, because that thought scares me a bit.
Nah, not a workout: the program. After 18 weeks my connective tissue felt amazing.
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I can’t commit to 5 days training a week as it stands so I won’t be able to find that out first hand. It makes total sense though.
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It’s only 4 days, by the way - the 5th day of beginner, intermediate, and advanced programs are all active rest - 20 minutes of stairmaster or something like that. But they are meant to be consecutive, for sure.
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I don’t think I can commit to that at the minute. I’m not sure if I’m upset about that or not.
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Honestly, I figured if you couldn’t do 5, you couldn’t do 4 consecutive ones. No biggie. There’s always time at some point in the future if you want, and if not, so what?
It’s on my “back burner” list. Programs I’d like to run as is, when it’s appropriate. I can commit to “more” of whatever for one or two short bursts a year, if I plan well so it may well make an appearance at some point.
Work for today:
Press: 3 x 5 @ 55kg ss. Pull ups, band pull aparts
Giant set (5 rounds):
Push ups x 15
Back extensions x 20
Pull ups x 3
Banded tricep extensions: 2 x 15
Lateral raises: 3 x 20
Notes:
- Definitely felt the fatigue today, presses were getting really grindy. Probably the 10 x 10 a few days ago. I’ll see how next session goes before making any decisions on weight progressions.
- Cut leg work in favour of lower back work today. Made more sense, considering.
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