Yep.

Power Cleans: 60kg x 4 x 3

Press: 70 x 3 x 5

Dead lift: 182.5 x 3. Will just keep progressing 3 RM. I bumped the weight up 10kg because I felt it was unnecessarily lighter than my squat.

Having A Rest

I'm not working out today and I'm not going to squat much this week (except for maybe a bit of a light squat on Wednesday). I just feel like I need a bit of a break, I'm not sure how long it's been but I haven't missed a session for months and I'm not sure I've missed a squat session since I first started training 7 months ago. I'm still going to do upper body stuff this week though. I'll deadlift too. Probably.

Living Large - Winter 2011

When I was in Aus recently, we took a bunch of footage of ourselves lifting and hanging out. Jords just finished editing the production: Lifting Large - Winter 2011.

Too Much Volume? Probably.

I've been feeling less than 100% all week. I'll knock 1 or 2 sets off volume day next week and hope to freshen up. Other than that though, today was a mixed session. I accidentally bumped up the squat and deadlift and extra 2.5 kg. I only realised this when I got in my car to drive home and re looked over my log. No wonder the squat felt extra heavy. Deadlift was okay though.

Press: 68.5 x 3 x 5. Decent

Squat: 190 x 2. I was obviously really dissapointed with this at the time as I didn't realise I added an extra 2.5 kg. Still though, I would of liked at least 3 reps. I'll try and hit 187.5 x 3 next week then 190 x 3 the week after.

Deadlift: 170 x 5. Not bad. 5th rep a little heavy.

EZSC: 30 x 1 x 12 (too easy), 35 x 2 x 8.

Curls probably the highlight...

Bench: 97.5 x 3 x 5. Bench has gotten nowhere since the last reset which is a little frustrating. At least know I know for sure that resetting doesn't work forever...

Squat: 120 x 2 x 5.

Dumbell curls: 20 x 3 x 10. Last couple of reps weren't strict.

Want A Back Work Out?

...try the Romanian Deadlift.

RDL: 60 x 10 x 1, x 8 x 2.

5 x 5s And Burger Feeds

After three weeks of 155kg on volume day, today I upped  it to 157.5kg. I only managed four sets last week as I was feeling pretty tired but this week I was feeling a bit fresher so I pushed out the 5th set. It was pretty hard but I got it. Afterwards I thought what better way to celebrate than going out and having post workout burger feed? So that's exactly what I did. A large double quarter pounder meal with a chocolate thick shake later and I think my glutes have already grown a good inch. Get huge.

Squat: 157.5 x 5 x 5.

Press: 67.5 x 3 x 5.

Pullups: BW x 5 x 2, BW x 6 x 1.