Actually that is a good idea. Probably an idea which everyone will say "duh" about, but it actually didnt cross my mind. I will try that when the back is ready for equipped squats again on the lighter lifts.
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My car broke down out of town at work, so my gym bag was left there as well. I have no belt, shoes, wraps, bands or anything. This is good in a way because my lower back isnt 100% by any means yet and it forces me to take it easy.
The main issue today with all of my excercises was the missing wrist wraps. I have small wrists and they took a beating. In a bad way that is.
I used a completely different squat form today, pushing my hips and knees out and trying to stay more upright. This was extremely hard, but it is something I need to do to stay injury free, and to hit depth in a contest.
Closegrip 3 board press: x3@8-9 No wrist wraps made this difficult. 225x3 275x3 315x3@7 365x3@8 405x3@8.75 Pr! 410x3@9 Pr!
Hyperextensions BW x 10 slow reps. Stretching out lower back.
Nice and light on everything. 455x3 was actually heavy feeling since I used my outer hips a lot. Not much power in there for me. Glad to see I gained again on pressing movements. I was supposed to de reverse band press, but that cant happen with them missing.
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Equipped bench: x 1-2@8-9 225x5 275x3 315x3@7 Katana 405x3- Really high. 455x1@8 2" high 475x1@8 1" high 500x1@9 1/2 board height. Paused and hit. Pr! 530x1@9.5 Pr! Grazing touch. Right there. 500x1@9 1 board.
Raw widegrip 1 board: x2@9 225x2 275x2 315x2 365x2@7 405x3@10 2 rep Pr! This would have been a @9, but for some stupid reason I did a super long pause on the third rep. Sort of force of habit from just doing paused equipped bench. Either way, 405x1 was full out last time i went heavier, so I am super pumped with the progress.
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Equipped deads: x1-3@8-9 135x5 225x5 315x5 405x3 add belt 500x1@7 Suit 500x1@7 585x1@7 675x1@easy 8 Ripped! 751x1@9 CDN record again. 9rpe instead of 10. Good Pr! 765x1@9.5 Pr! 8 plates per side finally!! I seriously think I can give 800 a legit run if I can get the same power I had today when I full out max.
Leg press 180x5 270x5 360x5 450x5 540x5 630x5 720x5 770x5@9 Legs havent had direct quad work like this in a looong time. Pumped!
I did leg press to rest my lower back some more. Deads dont bother it but squats do.
I have a vid of the 765 that I will post tommorow. I am posting from work (went in for graveyard overtime) so i didnt get a chance earlier.
Close grip: +MM x3@8-9 135x3 225x3@7.5 275x3@9 Pr! Finally got this at a 9. 250x3@9 Fatigue stop.
DB shoulder press:x5 80's x 5 100's x 5 120's x 5 @9 Big Pr! 135x1@9.5 Had to do it. I didnt think I would ever hit the 120's for 5 full reps, so I kicked up the 135's. Now I got through the mental barrier of thinking I would never be able to use those things.
Good night tonight. Pr's on every pressing motion again. I am getting used to this. Volume cycle has come to and end and now it is time to start handling some heavy weights again. Still unsure of the lower back. Fells a little tight and ackward so I think the leg press might be my weapon of choice for the next week or two still.
-- Edited by JordanLinteris on Saturday 21st of March 2009 01:26:00 PM
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315x3 405x3 500x1 585x1@8 675x1@8.5 735x1@10 10# Pr.
Closegrip 3 boards: x 1@9-10 225x3 275x3 315x3 365x1 405x1@8 430x1@9 Pr 450x0@10 Like an ounce off of hitting it.
Good day today. Back is feeling better by the day. Only hurts on the bottom of a squat. Deads were strong, closegrips were good too. I would have hit a little more volume but I was in a hurry.
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Going to take it really easy on the chest now. After today I need to recoupe and get this chest tendonitis sorted out. (Atleast I think that is what it is) My 420 raw rep was way below my current potential. Still a pr but I was in pain the whole rep. Sort of like bad elbows where you are useless, but in the armpits instead. Haha always something.
Equipped bench. Warm up 135x3 185x3 225x3 275x3 315x3 all raw Add shirt 405x3 - 3 board. 455x2 2 board 475x1 1 board. 500x1@8.5 1"high 520x1@9.25 Touched, paused and hit. Pr! 520x1 2 boards. Just practiced loading shirt for another rep.
Raw 135x1 185x1 225x1 275x1 315x1 365x1 405x1@Hard 8 420x1@9...+ would be extremely close to getting a double with this. Good pr! Last vid of 405x1 showed a slow grinder. This was a much better rep with more weight. 420 raw video
520 equipped below.
-- Edited by JordanLinteris on Wednesday 25th of March 2009 08:51:17 PM
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