I’m jealous of that 1 x 345… sigh
Thursday 3/23
2-Mile Run (17 Minutes)
Friday 3/24
Deadlift
5x135
1x225
1x225
1x315
1x315
1x405
1x405
1x425
1x475
1x495
1x515 (ties PR)
1x495
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
Felt like total garbage all day (sick, tired, achy) but apparently deadlifts are my medicine. I hit 515 pretty easily and thought about taking one more jump, but my better half looked at me and said “Come on. The weights will still be here next week.” So I walk away happy with tying my all-time PR on a day where I felt like trash at the end of a long week with terrible sleep.
My wife also deadlifted 225 for the first time today, which is a big milestone for any female lifter. She’s making legit gains…
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Saturday 3/25
Hot Yoga Class (90 Minutes)
Sunday 3/26
8AM: 3-Mile Run (28 Minutes)
10AM: Lifting
Deadlift
1x135
1x135
1x225
1x225
1x315
1x315
1x405
1x425
1x455
1x475
1x495
1x525 (PR)
1x495
1x405
1x405
1x405
Back Squat
1x185
1x225
1x275
1x305
1x325
1x335
3x305
3x275
Well, a new deadlift PR is always good. No video due to crowded gym during the “barbell club” they have on Sundays, but let’s just say that it felt really good, especially to hit this when I’m not especially rested and still coming off a little mini-illness. Lots of good stuff happening here. Just gotta keep putting in the work.
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Ha! If that isn’t the truest shit…
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Monday 3/27
1.5-Mile Run (13 Minutes)
Tight morning scheduled today. I was OK with a short easy run as a shakedown recovery workout given that I hit a new deadlift PR yesterday.
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Tuesday 3/28
Back Squat
5x135
3x165
3x195
1x225
1x255
1x285
1x315
1x345
Front Squat
1x135
1x165
1x195
1x225
1x255
1x285
1x300 (PR)
Nice to have a front squat that starts with a “3” in the first column. Now I just need to get my back squat to start with a “4” and deadlift to start with a “6” after that.
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Video of today’s 300-pound front squat:
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Nice job on the Front Squat PR! After seeing elite Olympic Weightlifters hit a PR on Front Squats, it’s always been a dream of mine to dump the bar on the floor and walk away from it like BOOYAH! The day you hit 315, I think that is what you should do! Unfortunately I lift in a commercial gym so I don’t think that would be wise on my part but you have the bumpers so do the bar dump for me and ALL of us who don’t have that option!!
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Ha, I have this “dream” as well, but for it to be totally legitimate I think I’d actually have to squat clean the weight. Since it started on the floor, then it feels appropriate to drop from the chest and do the whole flex-and-scream thing. But when I start from the rack, dumping it to the floor feels like a bit of a cop-out.
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Wednesday 3/29
Back Squat
5x135
5x165
3x185
3x225
1x255
1x275
1x295
1x315
1x315
1x315
5x275
Deadlift
1x135
1x225
1x315
1x405
1x455
1x475
1x500
1x475
Kinda weird workout today. Warmed up on squats, got to 315, didn’t feel fabulous (gee, wonder why, maybe because I maxed-out on front squats yesterday), decided to take advantage of an empty-ish gym and do some deadlifts, warmed up 1-2-3-4 plates, started making smaller jumps, and ended with a couple satisfying heavy-ish singles. I think this solidified that 500 is now in the hit-this-any-time-I-want-it category, which is good to know.
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Thursday 3/30
Dumbbell & Kettlebell Circuit (20 Minutes)
Friday 3/31
Deadlift
3x135
3x135
1x225
1x225
1x315
1x315
1x405
1x425
1x455
1x475
1x495
1x515
1x515
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
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Saturday 4/1
7-Mile Run (71 Minutes)
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Sunday 4/2
Front Squat
1x135
1x145
1x155
1x165
1x175
1x185
1x195
1x205
1x215
1x225
1x235
1x245
1x255
1x265
1x275
Back Squat
1x225
1x255
1x265
1x275
1x285
1x295
1x305
1x315
1x255
1x255
1x255
1x255
1x255
Deadlift
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
1x385
Front squats were going all right, but I hit a wall around 265 and decided not to press my luck past 275. Back squats, likewise, I got up to about 295 and things were just not as smooth as I would have liked. So I decided to pile on a bunch of deadlift volume with what ultimately ended up being 23 EMOM singles at 385.
That’s intelligent. It’s like basketball. Use the same ball for effectiveness (you receive it as it drops from the net) and go again.
Monday 4/3
Deadlift
3x135
3x135
1x225
1x225
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
Back Squat
5x135
4x165
3x195
2x225
1x255
1x285
That’s forty-eight singles at 315. One deadlift every 30 seconds for 24 minutes. I’d have gone longer, but the timer app on my phone only allows up to 48 rounds. Nevertheless, this was fun, and good for a little lighter day with some volume (I’ve been doing lots of heavy singles lately);
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God damn bro haha! Taking EMOM to the next level!
Tuesday 4/4
2.1-Mile Run (20 Minutes)