Week of August 5th

Second week of 5s and still going strong. I'm excited to see where I end up at the end of the month when we retest singles.

8/5

Deadlift
135 x 5
225 x 3
275 x 1
315 x 1
350 x 5
360 x 5

18" Deadlift
315 x 3
365 x 3
385 x 3

Coach asked what we got the week before and I told him that missed 355 on the last rep, his response was to start at 350. Nailed that and then went to 360 which I also got, but last one was a grinder. First couple flew up though.

8/7

Bench
Bar x 8 x 2
95 x 5
115 x 2
135 x 1
155 x 5
165 x 5
170 x 4

Bench w/ Green Bands
115 x 5
135 x 4

Bench numbers are up, which makes me happy. Wish I could have hit that last rep at 170 as that would put me 10 lbs up, but 4 is pretty good for me. The 5th rep got stuck a couple of inches off my chest and I finished with my coach taking a little bit off. Last rep on the banded bench I got myself out of position with my feet and lost tension.

8/9

Squat
Bar x 8 x 2
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 1
245 x 5
265 x 5
275 x 5

Squat + 80lbs of chains
185 x 3
205 x 3

Happy with that. Second week of gains and up 20lbs from my 5RM prior to last week.


All in all a great training week. Numbers are up and I've got that 1,000 lb total in sight for December.