Saturday 3/26
Kettlebell Circuit (25 Minutes)
Slept at my brother’s house last night, so we just did a mixed bag of stuff this morning with his 44 pound kettlebell.
Sunday 3/27
Deadlift
5x135
5x135
1x225
1x225
1x225
1x225
1x225
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
10x225
Got up to 405 and just kinda kept doing singles because I felt good. Really a nice feeling to make 405 a comfortable weight for any given workout, and kinda has lifted my perception of the ceiling for now…perhaps a 500 deadlift by my wedding / 30th birthday is a genuine possibility.
Monday 3/28
KB Clean-N-Press
20 x 1 x 88
Tuesday 3/29
Deadlift
5x135
5x135
1x225
1x225
1x225
1x225
1x225
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
Wednesday 3/30
KB Swing
10 x 10 x 88
Thursday 3/31
Deadlift
5x135
5x135
1x225
1x225
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
Kinda sped through warmups because the deadlift area was occupied when I got there, so I got a late start. I decided to tack on a fifth single at 405 since I felt good. Also: I change gimmicks like once a month, but for now the current plan is to work my way from “5 singles at 405” up to “10 singles at 405” over the next few weeks, take a few days off from “heavy” deadlifts and then try a new 1RM (hopefully in the 450 range).
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Friday 4/1
Deadlift
5x135
5x135
1x225
1x225
1x225
1x225
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
Saturday 4/2
Deadlift
5x135
5x135
1x225
1x225
1x315
1x315
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
DB Press
2x1x70
2x1x75
2x1x80
2x1x85
2x1x90
2x1x95
2x1x100
Pull-ups
1x10
Eleven singles with 405. Real strong. I definitely probably from a bit of a cheat meal, though - a little extra carbing up…but it was worth it. Then followed by matching my 1-arm press PR. All around, things progressing nicely. My fiancée is coming for a visit tonight, so we will be doing a hot yoga class tomorrow, which is just as well - I’ve been going heavy a lot and could use a day of active recovery.
Sunday 4/3
Hot Yoga Class (75 Minutes)
Monday 4/4
Deadlift
5x135
5x135
1x225
1x225
1x315
1x315
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
Tuesday 4/5
Deadlift
5x135
1x225
1x225
1x315
1x315
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
5x315
5x315
Wednesday 4/6
DB Press
1x55
1x55
1x60
1x60
1x65
1x65
1x70
1x70
1x75
1x75
1x80
1x80
1x85
1x85
1x90
1x90
1x95
1x95
1x100
0x100
Made it with the right hand, missed it with the left. Just wasn’t really “on” today - the presses at 90 and 95 felt a little tougher than they did over the weekend. Might want to start working this again a little more, as I’d like to make pressing a 100 with each arm a rock-solid, anytime-I-want-it lift.
Bench Press
5x135
5x185
5x225
Kinda surprised. I haven’t done a regular bench press in a long time and wasn’t really sure how this would go, so 5x225 is pretty good considering the context.
Pull-ups
1x8
I since a Bench Press Challenge in the future with you guys!! Max Rep Bench Press in 5 minutes?!? Keep up the good work. I’ve been giving those 100 pound dumbbells at the gym the stalker eye to see if I could strict press that weight.
I like the sound of that haha! Maybe max reps bodyweight bench press??
Ehhh, I don’t know…I did the bench press today kind of on a lark (honestly, if I had hit the 100 pound dumbbell cleanly with both hands, I probably wouldn’t even have bothered with it). Not really planning to start training it regularly. Right now a 500-pound deadlift is really what I’m after; everything else is just kind of side work until I hit that.
Fair enough! Unfortunately I’m a long way from being able to attempt a lower body challenge.
EDIT: @jblues85 would you be up for a bodyweight bench challenge?
@furo. I’m down for that at some point in the very near future!! I’m hovering between 230-235 at 6’4" right now. For ease of plates I will go with 235.
Thursday 4/7
KB Swing
10 x 10 x 88
Friday 4/8
Deadlift
5x135
5x135
1x225
1x225
1x225
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
6x315
6x225
Saturday 4/9
Deadlift
5x135
5x135
1x225
1x225
1x225
1x225
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x315
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x405
1x435 (PR!)
6x315
DB Press
1x55
1x55
1x60
1x60
1x65
1x65
1x70
1x70
1x75
1x75
1x80
1x80
1x85
1x85
1x90
1x90
1x95
1x95
1x100
1x100
1x100
1x100
Big day in the gym!! A nice solid deadlift single at 435 and four straight successful one-arm presses of the 100 pound dumbbell (only the very last one turning into a grinder). Days like this are really satisfying. Going to relax for the rest of the day and get a nice thorough stretch at hot yoga class tomorrow.