Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Old Man Texas Method. Week 10.5. Intensity Day

BW - 225

Squat - 410X3, 2 (fail on 3)

Bench - 235X3, 3

Deadlift -
395X1
365X3

Pull-Downs: 3X10 (straight-weight; supinated)

Hammer Curls - 30sX10, 10

Well.  1st Intensity Day in a three weeks due to illness and schedule.  Probably went better than I should have expected.  410X3 is an all-around Squat PR.  Couldn't get that 3rd rep on the 2nd set, and dumped it like an asshole.  Both sets shown.


Shoulder and elbows felt like shit after dumping the bar off my back.  Still managed to get the prescribed work sets, but it was hard as hell.  2X3 PR.  Both sets shown.


At this point, I was out of gas and everything hurt.  I had a dim hope that Deadlift might miraculously come through, but that was not the case.  The 1st rep with 395 was slow and felt like the slowest of my life.  I knew there was not another rep there.  I threw in a back-off set at 365.  The way I felt, I was sure I could get 3, but hoped for 5.  Stopped at 3. Good news, I guess, is that 395X1 is a Rep PR.



I knew I wasn't going to be back in the gym for several days due to Memorial Day schedule for myself and the gym, so I through in a little bit of chin-up assistance that I knew could be done relatively safely and with less impact on my overall physical feeling.

Not sure what my plan is for the next 2-6 weeks.  I have family coming into town, and then a big camping trip.  All of this will impact schedule, recovery, etc.  I'm not sure how best to approach that yet.

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