Goodbye Blog

I just can't be bothered logging in and posting. Not much point to it. Obviously I'll still be training...

Posting Highlights

I'm not gonna post every session. From now on it will be just the highlights and updates. It's been a bit like that anyway.

Recently, I realised I was training too light - this applies specifically to squats. My max must be 200, maybe even 210 on a good day. I squatted 190 x 5 comfortably not to long ago However, I've been training predominantly in the 65-75% range with all these sets at 160kg. That's not gonna get my max up. I've gotta train harder and heavier - simple as that. The other day I did 170 x 8 x 3 and this was a good start. At the end of this current volume block, I have to be squatting 180 for between 15-24 total reps if I want to add poundage to my max so that's what I will be doing in a couple of weeks.

Yesterday I benched 100 x 10 x 3. Similar principle for my benching, however, I wasn't training as light for bench in comparison with squat. No wonder I was making bench progress - I got my volume and percentages right. With squatting, I just became soft.

180 x 5

Squat: 180 x 5

Transition to Intensity

Bench feels weak at the moment. 100 x 5, 90 x 5, 95 x 5

Squat is okay and by okay I mean average: 170 x 5

I'm not gonna mess around though and dilly daddle with volume. It's time to start adding some weight and getting acclimatised to intensity again.

Updates

So I've been running 8s and I guess they've gone reasonibly well. Suffice it to say, I far from enjoy them. Benching with 8s is okay but squatting 8s just destroys me.

The other day I squatted 160 x 8, 140 x 2 x 8 which fucking hurt.

Yesterday I benched 92.5 x 8. Hopefully I can progress 8s for a while longer on bench but today I'm squatting 165 x 5s. Maybe less, depending on how I feel.

Training

The other day I benched 102.5 x 3 x 5 and a day after that I squatted 143 x 5, 5, 8

Yesterday I benched 80 x 2 x 5 (needed a light session!) and pressed 65 x 5 , 5, 8. Also close gripped 80 x 5 and did some laterals.

Tuesday

Bench: 97.5 x 4 x 5. Not great.
Squat:140 x 5, 5, 8. Old school LP. I gotta get this squat right. One session feels good then the next is shit. 2.5 kg increases from here.

15/08

Bench: 92.5 x 3 x 5
INcline: 72.5 x 8
BBP: 57.5 x 8

12-13 August

Bench: I had the flu for a couple weeks prior to this session and the second week I ate very little. There was just no way I was hitting 112.5 x 3 and I knew it. So instead I went 100, 95, 90 x 5. I'm starting up another cycle of my program from the start; 5kg heavier than my first.

Squat: 170 x 2 x 5, 160 x 5, 150 x 5. I'm gonna put my squat on a wave cycle.

Light/ish Sessions

Had a light session yesterday and will have another lightish/medium session today before going heavy on Monday/Tuesday.

Saturday Session

Bench: 107.5 x 5 x 3
Squat: 170 165 160 x 5
Dl: 170 x 8

Last 3 Sessions

Saturday was momentous
Squat: 190 x 5. A solid 5 mind you. Equal PR, better form, less bodyweight.
DL: 160 x 8.

Monday
Bench: 105 x 5, 100 x 2 x 5. Equal PR, less bodyweight.

Tuesday:
Squat: 140 x 3, 160 x 1, 165 x 2, 140 x 2.

1.25kg plates missing

So I had to make an extra jump.
Bench: 105 x 5 x 3

Will train on Sat instead of tomorrow

15-25 reps at 80-85%

Bench: 100 x 5 x 5. May as well of been two balls of fairy floss on the ends of the bar.
Incline 77.5 x 2 x 5. 72.5 x 5
Bbp: 60 x 6
Rtcpd

All right

Squat: 165 x 2 x 5. 145 x 5

Bench 95 x 4 x 5

Son of Anarchy

Incline: 72.5 x 5, 5, 8

Pull ups: 3 x 8

Machine Rows

I Aint Stopping Untill I Get to 220

Squat: 160 x 5 x 5
Bench: 90 x 3 x 5
DBP: 24 x 3 x 8

Back to Blogging

And back to serious lifting with serious goals. I do have some regrets in life; namely not living up to my football playing potential and I don't want lifting to be another one. 220kg squat and dead are my targets and I plan on hitting those targets with minimal fuss.

Squat: 160 x 3 x 5

Bench: 80 x 3 x 8

Cgbp: 80 x 3 x 6

Dl: 190 x 2

Never Felt So Weak :(

I've had a busy couple of weeks where I've missed sessions and meals etc but damn I've never underperformed so badly!

bench: 100 x 5. Not so bad but felt like 105.

Squat: 140 x 5 - this actually felt like a 5RM.

DL: 150 x 5  - heavy.

Holy shit this was bad.

Back in the Gym

So it's been days since I trained - with the move to Auckland and all that that has entailed. We've secured a place at Silverdale which is about 15mins North of Rangitoto College. The place is out of town in the sense that suburban development has stopped and and rural living begins. It's quite beatiful and the place Ronelle and I are going to rent is a little 2 bedroom farmhouse on a farmers property. The house is extremely basic but it's private and the surroundings are picturesque. We'll move in this weekend after the owner has put new carpets down.

For the rest of this week I'm staying in a house on the school grounds with Josh, a PE teacher. He runs the house and looks after any guests the school needs to take care of. Him and his Mrs a great so its made for a welcoming stay.

Had my first day of school today, taught all my classes and it went really well. Hectic teaching while also organising computers, log in etc but all in all I really enjoyed.

I was in the school gym this evening and its pretty good: 2 power racks, a bench, dumbells and plates as well as bumper plates.

Bench: 97.5 x 5 (p), 95 x 5, 90 x 5, 90 x 3 (p).

Press: 60 x 5, 5, 6.

RTPDs.