Persistent Guy's Training Log Continues

My last log has so many entries the thread reached the limit of replies and got locked. I’m apparently pretty persistent.

To reintroduce myself in the new thread: I started lifting almost 8 years ago at age 30. I was always skinny, under 140 pounds. I’m now around 210 pounds. I train at home with very basic equipment - no bench, no rack, no pullup bar. I do have a pair of sawhorses I use for front squats, and do pullups hanging off the side of a staircase. So, I don’t do a big variety of lifts and most of the time do full body training 3 days a week.

Other hobbies: music and growing edible plants behind my house. Lifting weights makes both of them a lot easier. Here’s a bit of live video from a show a couple of months ago.

But, back to persistently lifting, here’s what I did today:

2x6: deadlift 189 kg (415.8 lbs for the Americans)
1x4: deadlift 209 kg (459.8 lbs)
My bar weighs about 9 kilos, hence the odd numbers. These are done touch and go, no belt. I do have a belt, just haven’t used it in a while.

3x10: behind the neck press 51 kg (112.2 lbs)
Only been doing them behind the neck for a few weeks, still getting used to it.

3x12: pullup

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1x12, 2x11: front squat 99 kg (217.8 lbs)
Done off sawhorses.

3x12: db floor press 42 kg (92.4 lbs)
One arm at a time.

3x8: pullup 24 kg (52.8 lbs)
Done hanging off the side of a staircase, weight is some plates in an old backpack. Pretty ghetto, but it works though I can’t quite get my chin over the “bar” as I’d hit my head on the ceiling first. So, they’re not really properly full range.

1x6, 2x5: front squat 119 kg

3x8: db clean and press 24 kg
Hate these.

1x9, 2x8: db hammer curl 24 kg
Done alternating. I will do curls for a few weeks every couple of years, then just give up on them.

1x6: deadlift 189 kg
1x3: deadlift 209 kg
1x2: deadlift 219 kg
1x11, 2x10: behind the neck press 51 kg
3x12: pullup

3x12: front squat 99 kg
3x12: db floor press 42 kg
2x8: pullup 25 kg

2x6, 1x5: front squat 119 kg
1x9, 2x8: db clean and press 24 kg
1x9, 2x8: db hammer curl 24 kg

1x7: deadlift 189 kg
1x3: deadlift 209 kg
1x3: deadlift 219 kg
1x10, 2x9: behind the neck press 53 kg
3x12: pullup

Feeling pretty crappy today, but it doesn’t seem to have made me any weaker.

3x12: front squat 99 kg
1x12: db floor press 42 kg (left side of my chest has been sore for a few days and isn’t liking these today, so I didn’t do more sets)
1x3, 7x2: pullup 25 kg

Had some other stuff to do this evening, not much time to lift, but let’s do a little something.

2x6, 1x5: front squat 119 kg

1x6: deadlift 189 kg
1x3: deadlift 209 kg
1x2: deadlift 229 kg
3x10: behind the neck press 53 kg
3x12: pullup

1x13, 2x12: front squat 99 kg
3x3, 5x2: pullup 25 kg

3x6: front squat 119 kg
3x9: db clean and press 24 kg
2x9, 1x8: db hammer curl 24 kg

1x6: deadlift 189 kg
1x3: deadlift 209 kg
1x2: deadlift 229 kg
3x10: behind the neck press 53 kg
3x12: pullup

1x10: front squat 103 kg

Gonna take a week off now.

Week off ended up being only 5 days.

1x6: deadlift 189 kg
1x3: deadlift 209 kg
1x2: deadlift 229 kg
3x10: behind the neck press 53 kg
3x12: pullup

3x10: front squat 103 kg
5x3, 3x2: pullup 25 kg
3x12: db floor press 42 kg

1x5: front squat 119 kg
1x3; front squat 129 kg
0x1: front squat 139 kg
1x1: front squat 129 kg
3x9: db clean and press 24 kg
3x9: hammer curl 24 kg

I’ve front squatted 139 and even a few more kilos off sawhorses before, so I’m sure I can do it, but apparently I need to work my way up to it again.

1x6: deadlift 189 kg
1x3: deadlift 209 kg
1x2: deadlift 229 kg
3x10: behind the neck press 53 kg
3x12: pullup

This week is really bad to plan. I will probably have a couple of free evenings, but can’t be sure about any of them. Got something to do this evening, too, but I had enough time to get some squats in.

1x11, 2x10: front squat 103 kg

1x5: front squat 119 kg
1x3; front squat 129 kg
1x2: front squat 133 kg
3x9: db clean and press 24 kg
1x10, 2x9: hammer curl 24 kg