It wouldn’t have been a PR though, right?
Do you do any skull crushers? I used to get elbow and wrist pains sometimes so I completely cut out the extra tricep work I was doing and all of the pain disappeared.
[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:
It wouldn’t have been a PR though, right?
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225? It should’ve been cake 
[quote]ashylarryku wrote:
Do you do any skull crushers? I used to get elbow and wrist pains sometimes so I completely cut out the extra tricep work I was doing and all of the pain disappeared.[/quote]
None whatsoever. I’m thinking the pain is coming from either pull ups (these have aggravated it before) or maybe switching to a low bar squat, which may seem weird but I’ve been looking around the forums and I believe maraudermeat said that he avoids low bar squats. And another possibility is weak ass biceps, or maybe this is just a way to justify doing some curls 
Shame about the bench, its so aggravating when you miss a weight you know you should be getting easily.
[quote]Getting Closer wrote:
Shame about the bench, its so aggravating when you miss a weight you know you should be getting easily.[/quote]
Yeah it is a shame. But I can at least turn this set back into an opportunity to work other things, like my OHPing and pull up/rowing. All of which should help my bench so it’s all good.
Cycle 1, Week 3, Day 1
Saturday 2/26/11
Deadlift
1x5x245
1x3x275
1x1x315
5x1x335
1x0x385
GMs (staggered w/ band leg curls)
5x5x95
Decent session, still feeling slow off the floor. Tried 385 for the hell of it. Sadly it wouldn’t budge off the floor. While DLing, my left elbow started to feel off. Going to keep icing and hope time heals it. Still need to work on starting the way I finish my pulls and vice versa.
I was just making sure, I was pretty sure that your bench was higher.
Awesome DLs, elbow really isn’t sounding good though ;(
[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:
I was just making sure, I was pretty sure that your bench was higher.
Awesome DLs, elbow really isn’t sounding good though ;([/quote]
Haha no worries.
Thanks :). Eh the elbow isn’t really that bad. Just noticed it was feeling weird while DLing and that isn’t normal.
In terms of progressing each cycle, I’m thinking of picking a set amount of time, say 20 minutes, and just do as many triples/doubles/singles as I can. This way I can try improving in a clear cut way and allow for wiggle room if I’m having an awesome or completely craptastic day. Each cycle I would try to beat however many I did the previous cycle. I’ll probably do this once I start my next cycle. Should be fun 
Good luck with it bro. It frankly seems like a less than ideal plan to me, but what do I know? I’m confident that you’ll make it work.
Nice job on the singles, too.
[quote]xjusticex2013x wrote:
Good luck with it bro. It frankly seems like a less than ideal plan to me, but what do I know? I’m confident that you’ll make it work.
Nice job on the singles, too.[/quote]
Thanks man :).
Why do you think it’s less than ideal? I’d love to hear your thoughts. The more I can learn the better
Well, it’s just that I’m a little skeptical about modifying 5/3/1. Say, the deload, for example. I’ve been hearing a lot about how people just don’t need it sometimes. They’re probably right, but what I like about it is that, to me, it acts as a failsafe measure to ensure that things run smoothy. Another thing that I like about it is that it partitions some space in which I can focus on setting PRs in other miscellaneous lifts such as chinups or barbell rows instead of the main barbell complexes (even though I often set PRs in these during the working weeks anyway). You’re pretty much guaranteed to make progress following how it’s written, in my experience. I remember when I tried doing heavy doubles and triples after my work sets every week in order to rush to 405. I hit some nice PRs, but it just didn’t work out for me. You’re routine is obviously far more thought out than mine and will definitely work out way better, but I just never really got much out of modifying 5/3/1 in the long run. But that’s just my own minor bias.
[quote]xjusticex2013x wrote:
Well, it’s just that I’m a little skeptical about modifying 5/3/1. Say, the deload, for example. I’ve been hearing a lot about how people just don’t need it sometimes. They’re probably right, but what I like about it is that, to me, it acts as a failsafe measure to ensure that things run smoothy. Another thing that I like about it is that it partitions some space in which I can focus on setting PRs in other miscellaneous lifts such as chinups or barbell rows instead of the main barbell complexes (even though I often set PRs in these during the working weeks anyway). You’re pretty much guaranteed to make progress following how it’s written, in my experience. I remember when I tried doing heavy doubles and triples after my work sets every week in order to rush to 405. I hit some nice PRs, but it just didn’t work out for me. You’re routine is obviously far more thought out than mine and will definitely work out way better, but I just never really got much out of modifying 5/3/1 in the long run. But that’s just my own minor bias. :)[/quote]
Well what you said most certainly makes sense. I can definitely agree with why you are sticking with how 5/3/1 was originally written, especially if you’re just trying to get stronger and bigger.
Right now I’d have to say what I’m following now is more akin to my own template as opposed to 5/3/1 mainly because I’m trying to gear my training to PLing. Which entails handling weights near your 1RM. And since practice makes perfect, the more reps/time I can get hadnling weights I’d be using in a meet, the better I should be off.
I appreciate your insight man
[quote]AquaCruzer wrote:
[quote]xjusticex2013x wrote:
Well, it’s just that I’m a little skeptical about modifying 5/3/1. Say, the deload, for example. I’ve been hearing a lot about how people just don’t need it sometimes. They’re probably right, but what I like about it is that, to me, it acts as a failsafe measure to ensure that things run smoothy. Another thing that I like about it is that it partitions some space in which I can focus on setting PRs in other miscellaneous lifts such as chinups or barbell rows instead of the main barbell complexes (even though I often set PRs in these during the working weeks anyway). You’re pretty much guaranteed to make progress following how it’s written, in my experience. I remember when I tried doing heavy doubles and triples after my work sets every week in order to rush to 405. I hit some nice PRs, but it just didn’t work out for me. You’re routine is obviously far more thought out than mine and will definitely work out way better, but I just never really got much out of modifying 5/3/1 in the long run. But that’s just my own minor bias. :)[/quote]
Well what you said most certainly makes sense. I can definitely agree with why you are sticking with how 5/3/1 was originally written, especially if you’re just trying to get stronger and bigger.
Right now I’d have to say what I’m following now is more akin to my own template as opposed to 5/3/1 mainly because I’m trying to gear my training to PLing. Which entails handling weights near your 1RM. And since practice makes perfect, the more reps/time I can get hadnling weights I’d be using in a meet, the better I should be off.
I appreciate your insight man :)[/quote]
Anytime bro.
Actually, I’m geared towards increasing my 1RM, too. I’m planning on competing in powerlifting eventually. But you see, my 5/3/1 cycles have come to the point where my topset on Week 3 is ~90% of my 1RM, as opposed to you being able to rep out the weight like it’s nothing (if I’ve read your log correctly when you did vanilla 5/3/1 :P). Since I’ve reached that threshold of handling really heavy weight (for me lol) regularly on 5/3/1, I see no need to adjust my programming in order to better pursue my aspirations. You, on the other hand, were able to, as aforementioned, able to rep it out, so switching to 5/3/1 for powerlifting was a good move IMO since the weight wasn’t getting all that heavy for you yet. And like you said: practice always makes perfect.
[quote]xjusticex2013x wrote:
[quote]AquaCruzer wrote:
[quote]xjusticex2013x wrote:
Well, it’s just that I’m a little skeptical about modifying 5/3/1. Say, the deload, for example. I’ve been hearing a lot about how people just don’t need it sometimes. They’re probably right, but what I like about it is that, to me, it acts as a failsafe measure to ensure that things run smoothy. Another thing that I like about it is that it partitions some space in which I can focus on setting PRs in other miscellaneous lifts such as chinups or barbell rows instead of the main barbell complexes (even though I often set PRs in these during the working weeks anyway). You’re pretty much guaranteed to make progress following how it’s written, in my experience. I remember when I tried doing heavy doubles and triples after my work sets every week in order to rush to 405. I hit some nice PRs, but it just didn’t work out for me. You’re routine is obviously far more thought out than mine and will definitely work out way better, but I just never really got much out of modifying 5/3/1 in the long run. But that’s just my own minor bias. :)[/quote]
Well what you said most certainly makes sense. I can definitely agree with why you are sticking with how 5/3/1 was originally written, especially if you’re just trying to get stronger and bigger.
Right now I’d have to say what I’m following now is more akin to my own template as opposed to 5/3/1 mainly because I’m trying to gear my training to PLing. Which entails handling weights near your 1RM. And since practice makes perfect, the more reps/time I can get hadnling weights I’d be using in a meet, the better I should be off.
I appreciate your insight man :)[/quote]
Anytime bro.
Actually, I’m geared towards increasing my 1RM, too. I’m planning on competing in powerlifting eventually. But you see, my 5/3/1 cycles have come to the point where my topset on Week 3 is ~90% of my 1RM, as opposed to you being able to rep out the weight like it’s nothing (if I’ve read your log correctly when you did vanilla 5/3/1 :P). Since I’ve reached that threshold of handling really heavy weight (for me lol) regularly on 5/3/1, I see no need to adjust my programming in order to better pursue my aspirations. You, on the other hand, were able to, as aforementioned, able to rep it out, so switching to 5/3/1 for powerlifting was a good move IMO since the weight wasn’t getting all that heavy for you yet. And like you said: practice always makes perfect.
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Makes sense, no use fixing what isn’t broken. And yeah, while running 5/3/1 how it was meant to be run, I was get the required reps and then some on the 5/3/1 weeks.
Thanks to my awesome time management skills, I’ve got to finish two lab reports today. So I’ll probably be doing my push presses along with my squatting tomorrow. If anything more time to get more of an itch for lifting.
[quote]AquaCruzer wrote:
Thanks to my awesome time management skills, I’ve got to finish two lab reports today. So I’ll probably be doing my push presses along with my squatting tomorrow. If anything more time to get more of an itch for lifting.[/quote]
I feel you dude, I’ve 3 exams this week in 3 of my Major courses so it’s hectic, along with a paper and a lab report, finding time to lift is hard, but it releases stress. Keep up the good work!
[quote]Dlouda wrote:
[quote]AquaCruzer wrote:
Thanks to my awesome time management skills, I’ve got to finish two lab reports today. So I’ll probably be doing my push presses along with my squatting tomorrow. If anything more time to get more of an itch for lifting.[/quote]
I feel you dude, I’ve 3 exams this week in 3 of my Major courses so it’s hectic, along with a paper and a lab report, finding time to lift is hard, but it releases stress. Keep up the good work![/quote]
Hectic indeed. As long as you I get my main lifts in during those sporadic times of crazy work then I’m good.
Cycle 1, Week 3, Days 2 and 3
Wednesday 3/2/11
Front squat
somexsomex135
1x3x155
1x3x185
1x3x205
3x1x225
5x1x245
Push press
somexsomex95
3x3x135
1x3x155
1x1x165
1x1x185 (grinder the technique was wacked)
1x0x185
3x1x185
3x5x135
Pull ups
a bunch staggered throughout the session
No better way to cap off a long ass day than with some lifting.
Front squat singles w/ 245 felt heavier than usually. This was probably due to my lack of spreading the floor and opening/pushing my knees out as I descend and ascend.
The first push press single w/ 185 was awful. I missed the second single at around a 90 degree elbow angle. After that the push presses felt really good.
Overall a pretty decent session, despite not getting in some assistance, but that happens when life gets a little busy.