I think either halting deadlifts or deficit deadlifts have to enter the mix on DL day. I gotta get stronger off the floor. The dead stop GMs seem to be doing their job for mid-shin pull portion.
The overhead dollar-fiddies are fun, but I don’t think they load the top end of the movement enough, which is my real struggle. I think I’ll replace those with high incline bench press using the same grip I use for OHP.
2019-07-01
Pendlay Row
135x8
185x5
225 4x6
Bench Press
135x8
165x5
195x3
225x2
240x1 (easy)
200 6x4
Pin Press
225x2
205 5x4
Seated Cable Rows
190 3x8
Cable Triceps Press Downs
80 3x8-12
240 was much easier than the 245 single I id three weeks ago. No strain at all.
Pin presses about 8 inches off the chest, right where my triceps take over. Totally sucked, so they stay in.
No training tonight. Some funky takeout food had me clearing my intestines all through the early morning hours and I still ain’t right.
When I read the new title I thought 2busy was back…lol
I mixed MetDrive with half &half yesterday and it had the same effect as funky takeout 
Large shirts are now sorta tight and XL now fits like a large used to.
A pleasant development. I sorta look like I might lift weights now.
I couldn’t help but think of this snl skit.
I’m going to have to hold off on high bar squatting for a while. For some reason it’s been irritating my left hip and right quad above the knee. They warm up okay during squatting, but then make things difficult outside the gym.
Left elbow is nagging a bit, too after the neutral grip pullups, so I may only work those in infrequently.
2019-07-03
Low Bar Squat
Barx10
155x8
245x5
275x3
295x2
335x1(easy - 350 will fall)
295 6x4
These were easy compared to what came next.
Low Bar Pin Squat
260 4x6
This put my dick in the dirt. Pins might have been a tad too low. Pretty much done for the day.
Leg Press
200 3x8 (down slow, pause at full fold)
EZ Bar Reverse Curl/Regular Curl (superset)
85 3x8/3x5
Basically did 8 reverse curls, changed grip and did 5 more regular curls.
Gawd I’m cooked. Two more sessions to go in the mini cycle and then I can deload.
Thought I’d be wrecked today, being as yesterday was one of the hardest sessions I’ve done. But I guess all my squat days have been like that this cycle. I feel just fine though.
Everything I’ve been reading about older lifters is saying that we need more volume and more protein to get the same anabolic response as younger ones.
I’m okay with that.
I like red meat and I like training. More is better.
That’s really interesting, and comforting, I’ve been going 400+ grams protein and much more carbs than usual the last 5 days and weight has barely gone up. Going to start a 531 program next week and looking forward to progressing my lifts!
Boring But Big, for the win!
Was thinking of that, or fsl 5x5, have you run bbb?
I’ve done 5/3/1in the distant past, but didn’t use the BBB strategy…because I thought it would be boring. Now I think it would be effective.
Doing same lift on the 5x10 or the alternate?
I like boring, I like the routine. This is kinda what I’ve thought out:
Press 531 fsl ss pullups
Incline db bench ss Db row
Dips ss barbell curl
Deadlift 531 fsl
Glute drive
Legpress
Calves
Bench 531 fsl ss Tbar row
Bnp ss pull ups
Dips ss barbell curl
Squat 531 fsl
Ghr
Rdl
Calves
Raising the American Weakling
http://nautil.us/issue/73/play/raising-the-american-weakling-rp
No train. Long-ass day, much of it spent not throttling someone. Depleted and hungry.
Wife made steak.
Good wife.
Right. I’m wrecked.
Deload starts now.