I am stubborn and petty. What I failed at five days ago, I smashed today. And then also the 60 x 20, which actually is quite a bit harder in the real world than the topset.
The HSPUs are probably the way to go for me for a bit more volume work. The DBs were just killing my left shoulder, and now everything feels perfectly fine.
Morning Workout
Saturday, 11 January 2025 at 11.44
Overhead Press (Barbell)
Set 1: 40 kg × 5
Set 2: 45 kg × 5
Set 3: 55 kg × 5
Set 4: 62,5 kg × 3
Set 5: 72,5 kg × 3
Set 6: 80 kg × 1
Set 7: 90 kg × 1
Set 8: 100 kg × 2 (rep PR)
Set 9: 60 kg × 20 (ties rep PR)
Handstand Push Up
Set 1: 5 reps
Set 2: 6 reps
Set 3: 7 reps
Set 4: 8 reps
Set 5: 9 reps
Set 6: 10 reps
Set 7: 25 reps Strong - Workout Tracker & Gym Log
Iso-Lateral Row (Machine)
Set 1: 50 kg × 10
Set 2: 50 kg × 10
Set 3: 50 kg × 8
Set 4: 90 kg × 8
Set 5: 130 kg × 8
Set 6: 170 kg × 8
Set 7: 190 kg × 8
Set 8: 130 kg × 20
Set 9: 90 kg × 20
Going to start ramping up the pushing movements even more, because doing flat bench, BB presses and HSPUs seem to be doing good for my shoulders, and I am recovering from this stuff very quickly.
Anyway, another fairly easy PR, and also a big rep PR at 90. Not bad considering I just started this up. I am getting a big carryover from the inclines I have been doing obsessively. Flat bench has never felt this easy before. 130 might be the target.
Afternoon Workout
Tuesday, 14 January 2025 at 14.57
Deadlift (Barbell)
Set 1: 70 kg × 5
Set 2: 90 kg × 5
Set 3: 120 kg × 5
Set 4: 140 kg × 3
Set 5: 160 kg × 3
Set 6: 180 kg × 1
Set 7: 205 kg × 1
Bench Press (Barbell)
Set 1: 50 kg × 5
Set 2: 60 kg × 5
Set 3: 72,5 kg × 5
Set 4: 85 kg × 3
Set 5: 95 kg × 3
Set 6: 110 kg × 1
Set 7: 122,5 kg × 1 (PR)
Set 8: 90 kg × 15 (rep PR)
Set 9: 60 kg × 15 Strong - Workout Tracker & Gym Log
Just some explodey leg stuff today. Jumps supplemented by easy Bulgarians. Well, not that easy, I go very deep and turn it into a jump much of the time.
Afternoon Workout
Thursday, 16 January 2025 at 15.10
Box Jump
Set 1: 5 reps
Set 2: 5 reps
Set 3: 5 reps
Set 4: 3 reps
Set 5: 3 reps
Set 6: 2 reps
Set 7: 2 reps
Set 8: 2 reps
Set 9: 8 reps
Notes: 30,32,34,40,42,44,46,48,44
Bulgarian Split Squat
Set 1: 0 kg × 8
Set 2: 0 kg × 8
Set 3: 20 kg × 8
Set 4: 0 kg × 8
Set 5: 0 kg × 8 Strong - Workout Tracker & Gym Log
Upper body pulling day. Machine PRs don’t mean anything, but this is a lot of plates moving.
Afternoon Workout
Friday, 17 January 2025 at 14.56
Pull Up
Set 1: 5 reps
Set 2: 6 reps
Set 3: 7 reps
Set 4: 8 reps
Set 5: 9 reps
Set 6: 10 reps
Set 7: 15 reps
Iso-Lateral Row (Machine)
Set 1: 50 kg × 6
Set 2: 90 kg × 6
Set 3: 130 kg × 6
Set 4: 170 kg × 6
Set 5: 200 kg × 8
Set 6: 130 kg × 20
Set 7: 90 kg × 20 https://strong.app.link/FpWnLvMNeQb
Went into the session more or less certain I was going to hit a PR at 125. Almost got super greedy and when after 130, but used a little bit of sense on only got a little greedy and put 127.5 on the bar instead. Probably for the best, it was probably close to the limit of what I could do. Anyway, this is another massive PR. 100 for 10 is also a huge rep PR, and fairly certain I could do more if I did not have such a tough topset.
I guess I am a good bencher now? Weird. Only been like 3 or 4 sessions.
Morning Workout
Saturday, 18 January 2025 at 11.46
Bench Press (Barbell)
Set 1: 50 kg × 5
Set 2: 60 kg × 5
Set 3: 72,5 kg × 5
Set 4: 85 kg × 3
Set 5: 95 kg × 3
Set 6: 110 kg × 1
Set 7: 120 kg × 1
Set 8: 127,5 kg × 1 (PR)
Set 9: 100 kg × 10 (rep PR)
Incline Chest Press (Machine)
Set 1: 50 kg × 6
Set 2: 70 kg × 6
Set 3: 90 kg × 6
Set 4: 110 kg × 6
Set 5: 130 kg × 6
Set 6: 150 kg × 6
Set 7: 90 kg × 15 Strong - Workout Tracker & Gym Log
Day off yesterday, which I needed. Short on time today, but had a good day of deadlifts. Not exactly sure why I put 210 on the bar, but it went up fine.
Afternoon Workout
Monday, 20 January 2025 at 16.52
Deadlift (Barbell)
Set 1: 70 kg × 5
Set 2: 90 kg × 5
Set 3: 110 kg × 5
Set 4: 130 kg × 3
Set 5: 150 kg × 3
Set 6: 170 kg × 1
Set 7: 190 kg × 1
Set 8: 210 kg × 1
Set 9: 150 kg × 12
Back around to a press day. Warmed my way up to a top single that I struggled with a little too much, and then went for a rep PR at 80 kilo. I really shoulda had a 10th rep, but then my strength just crapped out. Oh well, still a huge PR. Pretty cool that I have managed to trivialize an 80 kilo press.
Afternoon Workout
Tuesday, 21 January 2025 at 15.02
Overhead Press (Barbell)
Set 1: 40 kg × 5
Set 2: 50 kg × 5
Set 3: 60 kg × 5
Set 4: 70 kg × 3
Set 5: 80 kg × 3
Set 6: 90 kg × 1
Set 7: 100 kg × 1
Set 8: 80 kg × 9 (rep PR)
Just some jumps and pulling. No pop at all on the jumps, but whatever.
Afternoon Workout
Wednesday, 22 January 2025 at 15.05
Box Jump
Set 1: 5 reps
Set 2: 5 reps
Set 3: 5 reps
Set 4: 3 reps
Set 5: 2 reps
Set 6: 2 reps
Set 7: 2 reps
Set 8: 10 reps
Notes: 30,32,34,40,42,44,46,40
Pull Up
Set 1: 15 reps
Iso-Lateral Row (Machine)
Set 1: 50 kg × 8
Set 2: 90 kg × 8
Set 3: 130 kg × 6
Set 4: 170 kg × 6
Set 5: 210 kg × 6
Set 6: 170 kg × 12
Set 7: 130 kg × 16 https://strong.app.link/kM0V9pZZmQb