I realized something while squatting, which is that I'm not all that concerned about making every single one of my reps perfect in squats as long as I'm getting at least one or two good reps in on each set. Which probably isn't a great attitude, but if I stayed at the 275-285 range for much longer, I was gonna go ballistic. Shitty willpower whoo.
Bench was also not hot. Tried going up 5 pounds and didn't quite maintain the 5/4/4 I'd had last week. In fact, it was a 5/4/3, with the last rep being a spotted rep. Also, when the hell did unracking the barbell become so hard? It looks like my goal of a body-weight bench of 180 or so will not be attainable before I go home.
Deadlifts went very well today with the double-overhand grip. I probably released too much tension between reps (3-5 seconds with the barbell on the floor; let go of it once for a second). But, I managed a double-overhand grip on a personal record for five reps, so yay. No more getting greedy on this one. I'm gonna go for 265 next time, and if that doesn't pan out, 260.
Warmup sets
- Squat 5x45, 5x135, 5x225
- Bench 5x45, 5x95, 5x135
- Deadlift 5x45, 5x135, 5x225
Work sets
- Squat 5x295, 5x295, 5x300
- Bench 5x165, 4x170, 4x170 (last rep assisted)
- Deadlift 5x255
- Pullups 6xBW, 2xBW (wasn't going down all the way. Also, murder on the forearms after deadlift; murder on the back and upper arms after rows.)
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