Monday 14 October 2013

So, for some reason, i finally realized that just taking a picture of my workout notebook is absurdly easier than retyping it all, so there it is. Couple things...
-the dot next to the number means i did it, and the hash marks denote sets
-ab / lb = abs and low back on the GHD + 25# plates
-GM = good mornings
-if there's a number in parenthesis, its either the reps or the percentage.

I've been pretty lazy recently and didn't post the last maxes or the last week or so of training, but to summarize, i remaxed and these are the numbers.

Squat - 420#
Deadlift - 500#
Bench - 270#
Press - 190#

I'm fairly pleased with these. Its a 10# jump in squat, 95# in deadlift, 15# in bench, and 5# in press. The deadlift jump was huge because i pulled sumo and arbitrarily low balled my max. So looking for a 30# jump in squat, a 25# jump in deadlift, and a 45# jump in bench. These are some stout jumps, but i have about 7 training weeks and 2 deloads, plus any extra i can squeeze out being fresh at the meet. Again, best case scenario numbers. Anything over a 415# squat, 485# pull, and a 245# bench is progress at a lighter weight class.

Today was an odd day in the gym. I was ready to train, a little apprehensive about my numbers, but nonetheless excited to start a new cycle. I felt lethargic but hit everything easily. I went 3 sets beltless on my sumo deads and it looked solid on tape. I'm starting to hammer weighted low back and abs. I'm thinking it could be the weak link stopping deadlifts / cleans / squats from going up more than they could, so im gonna hammer that the next few weeks until the meet to hopefully bring it up to speed.

So i'm pretty sure matt is coming with me to San Antonio to do the meet with me. He wants to qualify for a national powerlifting meet, national weightlifting meet, and national highland games all in one year. So hes casually going to walk into my meet and go 600 / 400 / 600 to total enough to go to nationals. Goddamn savage. BUT i'm excited to compete WITH him, i think its going to be a blast having someone there who's not only going to support me, but with more knowledge and experience than i have in that environment.

That's it, day one of week 1 of month 5 of prep. Yea, 5 months. Holy shit.