[quote]Zaurus wrote:
No disrespect at all brother - we are all here trying to be better.
How do you get 160 - a 25kg increase after 3 months? Maybe I’m doing it wrong?
90% of 135kg (Your 1 RM) gives you about 122. You add 10 pounds each month (say 5 kilo)
So Month 1 is 122kg, Month 2 is 127kg, month 3 is 132kg. How do you get 160 after 3 cycles?
Maybe you are referencing your calculated 1RM? I am discussing my actual weights lifted.
My calculated 1 RM is now 149 KG.
So I started at 136 with straps. Straps gave me at least 5kg extra - maybe 10.
So I have improved 136 to 149 (calculated): an improvement of 13 kg (about 29 pounds).
Throw in the fact that my original 1rm was with straps and I’d say my real improvement is probably around 18-20 kg. (about 40 pounds or so).
An improvement of 40+ pounds over 8 months is great for me.
Especially considering I have always been a pathetically weak bastard.
I’m actually really excited because next cycle will take me to double bodyweight. I have been chasing that goal for over 2 years now![/quote]
First of all, apologies for the late reply, I lost track of things.
Good point with the straps, quite possible that it skewed your baseline. If so then that improvement sounds quite good, natural variation and so on. Still, I’m a bit concerned about the difference in our progress, what’s your assistance work look like and how’s your progression in your other lifts? Goochadamg’s questions about your nutrition and weight gain/loss are also good ones.
As for my numbers, I tested at the end of the 3 months, saw how the calculated 1RM was going (one week I got 110 kg for 12 reps) and decided I’d like to see whether that was accurate. So in the 132 kg month for week 3 I did just the required reps/weights then loaded the bar to 150 kg, lifted it then felt good so I went for 160 kg. Failed 170 kg though.
As for your more recent post:
[quote]Zaurus wrote:
What the fuck?
I hit a PR of 140kg x 2 on my Deadlift at the end of Cycle 6.
Week 1 of Cycle 7 and the weight felt freakin heavy. I barely finished the 2nd set. On the money set I only got 2 @ 130KG.
So I went from 140x2 to 130x2.
Ouch!
I know I need to focus on the big, long term picture but this is discouraging.
A few hours before my workout I was chasing my kid all over the place teaching him how to ride his bike. So at least some of it may be due to that but still - 140 x 2 to 130 x 2 when I should have gotten at least 5 is a big down turn.
That happen to anyone? Thoughts?[/quote]
Yep, happened to me before. One cycle I benched 72.5 kg for 11 and 75 for 8, then the next cycle only got 72.5 for 8. Of course, it had to be a day when a friend came along. Best advice I can give is to shake it off and move on, there’s always next week, then next month and next year. I’d only be concerned if it continues like that for a few weeks.
Have a (big) protein shake with every meal, per a recommendation I saw from Wendler himself.