The Pursuit of Mythical Gains

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I think how long you can progress with SS depends, but I was going to say try to last 12 weeks. If you have to tweak how you progress to do that, do it.

Don’t worry too much about squat vs DL. They’ll be what they are, and remember just because you’re using a certain weight for reps doesn’t necessarily mean your maxes are a certain weight. Don’t overthink it.

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April 14, 2016
W3D2

SQUAT 3X5@175
BENCH 3X5@165
PC 5X3@150

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I suspect this is a very good idea. If your first sets feel off, look at how you get to them. I like a bar only set or two, go up 45 lbs a side, go up 45 lbs, them go up 25-35 lbs a side until I get to my working weight.

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Thanks!

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Foam roller - yikes.

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April 16. 2016
W3D3

SQUAT 3X5@185
OHP 3X5@115
DL 1X5@190

Adding ten to some of the lifts, impatience, but staying with the program.

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April 19, 2016
W4D1

SQUAT 3X5@195
BP 3X5@175
PC 5X3@155

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Should’ve noticed this before, but try power cleans first. I was told somewhere to do explosive work first. The 531 book also suggests that if you want to do them, do them before you squat or DL.

I used to do cleans before squats and snatch grip high pulls before DLs. It worked fine.

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Thanks for the suggestion.

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Fair enough. Whatever you do will work if you do it consistently.

72

There in lies the problem.

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Well, I would think something like the following may be helpful:

  1. Consider how you are feeling. Is your recovery really not where it should be or are you simply adjusting to the weights getting that much heavier? Give it a week or two. In terms of controlling your bf levels via conditioning, you may well be able to add conditioning without compromising recovery at all while training three days per week. One option is to do it on your rest days, maybe half an hour a day. Weighted vest walks, sprints (check out Paul Carter’s recent article), etc. Another option is to incorporate it into your training days. I’ve been adding sets of jump rope between my assistance sets for a month or so and I find it has no adverse effects at all. If you do 50 reps for each working set and you do 15 working sets that’s a total of 750 reps. It’s another great Jim Wendler idea. After a while, go to 60 reps, etc.

  2. Have a plan for how you’d train twice a week in case that’s the avenue you do need to go down. Also set out a mid way option where you train three days one week and two the next. It’ll help if that ends up being what you need to do. Even if you don’t, it’ll be a good exercise.

  3. If after a couple of weeks of having dropped your squat and DL increments to 5 lbs hasn’t helped your recovery, try going to the 3/2 option. Give that a month if you can.

  4. If the 3/2 option still isn’t enough to fix your recovery, drop to two days a week.

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April 21, 2016
W4D2

SQUATS 3X5@200
OHP 3X5@120
DL 1X5@205
CHINS 3X5@60 (Assisted)

Really didn’t feel like lifting.

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April 23, 2016
W4D3

SQUATS 3X5@205
BP 3X5@180
ROWS 3X5@60
DIPS 3X5

Curls/Tri supersets
Laterals/shrugs supersets

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April 25, 2016
W5D1

SQUATS 3X5@215
OHP 3X5@125
DL 3X5@215

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April 27, 2016
W5D2

SQUATS 3X5@ 225
BENCH 3X5@ 185
ROWS 3X5@ 90

Curls/Tris
Laterals/Shrugs

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Looks like everything is going according to plan, yes?

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Has been going great, except for the Power Clean issue, lol. I suspect re-setting and focusing on technique will sort that out. Very pleased with the progress.

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Bingo. Also 20 characters

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April 30th, 2016
W5D3

SQUAT 3X5@235 RPE9
OHP 3X5@135 RPE9
DEADZ 3X5@235 RPE6-7

Chins 3x5@60
Curls/Tris 5X10
Shrugs.laterals 5X10

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