XArena's 5/3/1 Log

[quote]samaha wrote:
Good workout today eh Anthony ;)[/quote]

Oh yeah, just great :wink: You get to watch me have another good one tomorrow ;D

Cycle 1, Week 2

Squat
135x5
175x3
225x3
255x3
285x8 PR 3 reps -estimated 1rm: 360lbs

Deadlift
135x5x10

Crunches
25x3x6 PR 1rep per set

All in all a kickass session. Kept 1 rep in the tank for squat, trying to avoid failure. :slight_smile:

I know it sounds ridiculous but… On Monday I have to do 265x5/3/1 … I’m aiming for 12 reps… that’ll be a 45 pound PR … but it’ll be sweet

Cycle 1, Week 3

OHP
45x5
55x5
85x5
95x3
110x6
-Nice and easy, avoiding failure

CGBP
75x3x10 -lowered the weight because I feel this may have made it harder to recover for my bench

Chins
3x7
2x8

All in all easy stuff. Gunna go do some renovations now, dry wall and stuff, like I do every weekend.
DEADLIFT TOMORROW! Can’t wait to smash some PR’s on that, increasing my deadlift is my main goal atm.

Cycle 1, Week 3

Deadlift
135x5
185x5
205x5
230x3
260x9 PR 15lbs

Crunches
25x2x7 PR 1 rep
25x10 PR 4 reps

Too tired to do BBB squats, but it was one PR filled training session :slight_smile: estimated deadlift 1RM is 338lbs :slight_smile: which is
20lbs above last weeks E1RM for DL. :slight_smile:

Doing good as always!

But don’t skip things cause you’re tired, unless you think it’ll do more harm than good that session

Every time you skip something, you lose a little bit of the training effect for that day which you’ll never ever get back. So every time you skip, your potential highest strength decreases a tiny tiny bit cause you just wasted a little piece of that session. It could be the difference between a 999 lb squat and a 1000 lb squat in the long run.

Though I feel like a hypocrite saying this, cause I take the easy way out all the time. So go ahead and quote this to me next time I skip something…

Keep up the good work, 20 lb progress is awesome!

LOL expect that quote coming back to you :wink:

I understand though. I usually don’t skip things, especially not squats, but the deadlifts KILLED me. I got a real good PR too so I just decided to do some abs and call it a day. :slight_smile:

Thank you very much for the comments! :slight_smile:

Gotcha. Do whatever works best for you! :slight_smile:

Video your deeadlift next time! I wanna compare form

Alright man I will!

Cycle 1, Week 3

Bench
45x5
75x5
95x5
135x5
155x3
175x4

OHP
65x3x10

Chins
7
7
8
8
8

Pull ups
3
4
5
6
6

Chins
5
5
7

Pull Ups
1

80 total chin/pullups LOL.

Anyone who is reading this log with any experience, what is the benifit to do 3/5/1 vs 5/3/1?

3/5/1 lets you do heavy singles on the 3 week and 1 week

[quote]georgeh707 wrote:
3/5/1 lets you do heavy singles on the 3 week and 1 week[/quote]

Oh I see, thank you :slight_smile:

Didn’t squat today, I was soo tired, going to do it tomorrow. :slight_smile:

Cycle 1, Week 3

Squat
135x5
185x5
235x5
265x3
305x2-Never done more than 1 rep for anything above 295, so this was a positive :slight_smile:

Deadlift
135x5x10

Crunches
25x5
35x2x6 PR 10lbs
35x10 PR 10lbs

DB Row
50x5
75x5
100x3
100x6- Easy, PR for normal DB rows, not kroc rows.

Cycle 1, Week 4

OHP
45x3x5
55x5
60x5

CGBP
75x3x10

Chins
4x8
1x11
-moving to 5x9 next session! :slight_smile:

Deload week, nice and easy, love it. :slight_smile:

Good job man so far, keep it up :slight_smile:

[quote]florelius wrote:
Good job man so far, keep it up :slight_smile:

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Thanks man! I will :slight_smile:

bahaha I finally squatted without pain today, let the quad swoleness begin

[quote]fr0IVIan wrote:
bahaha I finally squatted without pain today, let the quad swoleness begin[/quote]

LOL let’s see it buddy! Let’s see if all your extra mass helps you squat :wink: maybe you’ll pass the 155lb teen right here some day ;D

dude 185 has never felt so comfortable, you better watch out if my squat gets mad gainz