[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Wow! Great DLs! Are you pulling in Oly shoes?
I’m always so impressed by how much weight you move.[/quote]
Hey hey, Snap!
Thanks so much - and yes, those are my super cool Pendlay Do-Wins! Fisch had been um…“strongly encouraging” us to get some actual lifting shoes and we (Meg and I) finally did in late fall. I was using them for squats and continued to use my Chucks for DLs, but then he said to try it out and see on the DLs; weird at first but feels good now, so I’ve been going with it.
Haven’t had time to catch up on everyone’s logs yet, so I’m looking forward to seeing what you’ve been up to (and how your hip has been, etc).
1/21/13 - Week 7, Day 1 (Monday’s training that I didn’t log 'til now)
Russian overheads to warm up:
7.5 x 5 x 3
bench
bar/75 x 3 x 1
110 x 3 x 3 - PR! 3rd rep of first set was a grinder; seemed like an eternity that I held it in one spot. Spotter lightly touched the bar and that’s when I pushed past the sticking point. We laughed that it was like I saw her hands coming to rack the bar and mentally said, “Hell no!” 3rd set was nice and strong!!
deadlifts
135 x 3 x 1
165 x 2 x 1
185 x 2 x 1
205 x 2 x 1
220 x 3 x 3 - PR!!! I’ve come a long way! Very first rep and very last rep of the 9 overall weren’t as smooth as I would have liked, but they were still good. Thanks, Coach Fischer!
Forgot to mention…did regular KB session last night and used wider (sumo) stance for some of the sets of swings and even swing peaks. It made my hammies wake up for sure!
squats
bar x 3 x 1
95 x 3 x 1
115 x 3 x 1
130 x 2 x 1
145 x 2 x 1
160 x 3 x 4 sets - Was supposed to be 3x3 today, but I screwed up the second set in that the 2nd rep was high, then I lost confidence and was high on 3rd rep as well (that’s what I get for letting distractions get to me). Not good enough for me, so I added on the additional set. Set 3 was good, and I nailed set 4, nice and deep.
Thanks for the kind words Fisch, Jack, and CoyoteGal!!
Ok, today (1/28/13) was Week 8, Day 1, and here’s what I did:
Warmup: Russian overheads
7.5 x 5 x 3
bench
75/95/105 x 3 x 1
115 x 2 x 2
115 x 1 x 1: Rick suggested I try another set or two after I did the planned 2x2 above. I got one more rep out @ 115 and called it good. (For comparison, in mid-November 2012, I did 115 x 3 x 1, and that was the most I’d ever done at this weight. Happy with today’s work.)
1/30/13 - Week 8, day 2
deadlifts
135 x 3 x 1
165 x 2 x 1
195 x 1 x 2
230 x 0 - Got it several inches off the floor and just hung there…
230 x 1 x 1
230 x 1 x 1
Was supposed to be 230 x 2 x 2 today. Only managed a couple of singles. This weight was my 1RM before starting the program. Head just not in it today, so I have to be happy with it for now. Will maybe go light on deads next week, then week after, re-attempt this one. We’ll see.
