I take offense to that tampon statement 
A man of his word, doing hills for punishment.
I do not envy you.
Here is a blog I just posted on some thoughts about why I am such a pussy when I squat. Haha! In all seriousness, I have some thoughts on actual physical reasons that may be screwing me up.
[quote]bABoon wrote:
Like I said before, broham, keep grinding. We don’t have it every day, every week, or every month. Sometimes shit just isn’t going our way. But that is no license to be a pussy. Sometimes you need to remove the tampon before you get under the bar. I like the idea of doubling up on the hills. I will institute that immediately.[/quote]
You speak the truth, but more importantly, you live it. That is why I take your advice over most others’. As for the hills, they were rough. I think I’ll try and get 15 in next time…I saved a little in the tank, which was not necessary and won’t happen again.
Thanks stud. I sincerely value that statement. We will get this squat worked out soon. But if it takes a while, don’t let it get to you. We don’t plan on stopping this nonsense anytime soon, so we have time.
Silly Nikki, tampons are for girls.
[quote]bABoon wrote:
We don’t plan on stopping this nonsense anytime soon, so we have time.[/quote]
Touche
Goals I want to hit before January 1, 2011:
(kg/lbs)
Back Squat - 165/363
Front Squat - 140/308
Deadlift - 227.5/500
C&J - 130/286
Snatch - 110/242
Press - 95/209
What’s your current press PR?
Doug, I heard today that you were blaming Intermittent Fasting on your sub-par performances in the squat these past few weeks. Nonsense! Don’t let me hear of such blasphemy anymore.
His Press PR is 85 kg, I think.
[quote]bABoon wrote:
Doug, I heard today that you were blaming Intermittent Fasting on your sub-par performances in the squat these past few weeks. Nonsense! Don’t let me hear of such blasphemy anymore.
His Press PR is 85 kg, I think.[/quote]
Not exactly intermittent fasting per say. Just my body’s slow adaptation to it. And I just said it was a possibility. I didn’t bring it up though. Remember, I said I was done talking about it. Pat brought it up. I’m done blaming any occurrence for my squats. That’s what the post was for last week. DONE. Time to work harder than EVER.
As far as the Press PR…not sure. Last time I went through the 531, my estimated max was 80kg. Right now I have no idea. Last week I pressed 70kg x 4.
I was bored and wrote this a week or two ago…some of you might like this.
Little Grin
I’m under the bar as concentration has set in.
About to start the set, I get that little grin.
I know what I’m about to do, and enjoy, seems crazy to most,
But I know this weight is about to be toast.
I push through the set and rack the weight,
CRAZY seems to be my current state.
DELOAD
9/7
Snatch - 50x2/3,2, 60x2,1/2, 65x1/2,2, 70x2, 75x1,1,x,x,1
Snatch Pull - 85x3, 90x2x3
Snatch RDL - 90x3x5
Cable Pull-ins - 70x3x12
Flexband Adductors - Grayx2x12
9/8
Prowler Rope Row & Push - 3x100#x20yds
9/10
C&J - 60x2x2, 75x2x2, 80x2x2, 85x2, 95x1,1,xJ (lost air), 1,1
Clean Pulls - 100x2x3, 120x3x3
Front Squat - 90x3, 95x3, 100x3x2
Glute/Ham Raise - 2x8
KB Box Step-ups - 12x2x6
WG Pull-ups - 2x10
KB Windshield Wipers - 16x3x12
Sledge Slams - 16#x3x10 ea. side
That finishes my deload. Tomorrow starts the new “hybrid” cycle of the singles version of 5-3-1 with some O-lifting mixed in. I think I could definitely do a better job on deload weeks, but I’m relatively knew to them in my own training. They will get better with experience. All of the research I have seen on them point towards using less volume and higher intensity, but I just don’t see the point. If you’re beating the hell out of your body for 2-4 weeks before a deload, you’re going to need that week for your joints to recover. Therefore, when I do deloads, I choose to cut both volume and intensity. Who knows, I may lose some gains because of decreasing one, the other, or both, but at least I am psychologically ready when the time comes for a new cycle.
9/12
Snatch - 50x2x3, 60x3, 70x3x3, 85x1,1,x,1
Squat - 70x6, 95x3, 105x3, 120x3, 130x3x1
CG RDL - 100x3, 120x3, 130x4x3
KB WG Pull-ups - Bwtx2x3 - 20x3, 16x5x3, Bwtx10
Back Hyper Oblique Crunch - 6kgx10, 4kgx2x10
Back Hyper Supine Holds - 4kg in each hand x 3xALAP (as long as possible)
9/13
C&J - 60x3,2, 80x3, 90x3, 95x2, 102x(1,xC,xJ),4, 105x2
OHS - 60x2,3, 80xFail,1/2
Box Jerks - 80x2, 90x2, 100x1/2,2,2
KB Box Step-ups - 16x6, 20x2x6
KB Prone Row - 20x3, 24x3, 32x3, 40x4x3
These were the first two days of the new cycle. They were very productive compared to my last few weeks of training. The first set of the C&J at 102kg was not great, so I repeated it. It was supposed to be a set of as many reps as possible (AMRAP). On the second set at 102kg, I hit 4 reps, with the last rep actually being the best of all. My coach told me to leave it at 4 reps, but I know I could have had at least one more. I was feeling good, so I went to 105kg for a double. Big things to come as long as I keep my knees healthy (he types as he ices his knees).
9/14
Conditioning Circuit
Each exercise done for 1 minute, except for MB slams. 30s rest between each exercise.
KB Suitcase Walk - 40x2
KB OH Farmer’s Walk - 16x2
Keg Bearhug Carry - 85# & 120# x 2
Sledgehammer Slams - 16#x2
MB Slams - 14#x2x15
9/15
Snatch - 50x2/3,3, 60x2, 70x1, 75x3, 80x2, 86x4/5, 95xmiss,miss,miss
Deadlift - 130x3, 155x3, 175x3, 190x1, belt—>1,1
Snatch - 50x3, 60x2, 70x1, 80x1, 85xmiss,miss,1, 90xmiss,miss
All in all, this was a good session. Even though I missed all three attempts at 95kg, the speed felt faster than usual. Here is my last attempt at 95kg. I’ll post the 86kg set when I have it uploaded.
Doug those look furiously fast for someone born West of the Atlantic. And tell Rooster’s dad to shut the fuck up. Nobody likes talking more than that guy.
Thanks. Yeah, I know. He annoys the fuck out of me!
9/17
C&J - 60x2x2, 70x2, 87.5x3x3, 100x3x1
Front Squat - 100x3, 105x3, 110x3x3 (little bump on last rep of last 2 sets)
Press - 55x3, 60x3, 70x3, 75x3x1
WG Pull-ups - Bwtx3x10,5+5
Glute/Ham Raise - 3x10
Bruce Lees (AKA bABoons) - 3x10 
9/19
Snatch - 50x2/3,2/3, 60x2/3, 74x3,2/3,3, 85x1, 90x3x1
Back Squat - 60x5, 85x5, 100x5, 115x5 (wanted to go heavier, but want to follow 531 as planned)
CG RDL - 120x3, 130x3, 135x4x3
NG KB Pull-ups - 20x3, 24x3, 28x3, 32x3x3, Bwtx15
PB Knee Tucks* - 2x10
PB Straight-Arm Planks** - 2xALAP
*Done w/ elbows on physioball, while pulling one knee toward ball and trying to stabilize hips
**Done w/ hands on physioball, holding in plank position for as long as possible
This is what I like to see.