Higher-Rep Volume PRs. Week 3. Session C.

sRPE @8

BW - 217

Bench - 

220X1, 1 @~6.5

140X17, 17 @7.5/8.5

Toes-to-Bar (w/straps) - BWX6, 5, 5, 4 @8/5.5

KB Walking Lunges - 35sX12, 12, 12, 12 @7/8

140 for 2X17 is a Volume PR on Bench.

217 (BW) for 4 sets of 4+ is a Volume PR on TTB.  Used straps again because these bothered my callouses so much last week.  Felt much better on hands.  While straps didn't seem to make a difference on chin-up strength the day before, I felt noticeably stronger on this movement with them.  Same reps as last week were much easier even at a higher BW.

Staying up late to watch basketball and training 3 days in a row had me pretty gassed out on lunges, and I'm training again the next day prior to a weekend vacation.  i.e. I used excuses to skip conditioning. 

Higher-Rep Volume PRs. Week 3. Session B.

sRPE @7

BW - 216

Chin-Ups (w/straps) - BWX4, 3, 3 @~8

Density Chins (w/straps) - 1 rep every 0:15; 3 minutes / 12 total reps @9

Curls - 50X18, 18, 18, 18 @6/8.5

BW Skullcrushers - BWX14, 14 @6.5/7

Stationary Bike - HIIT; 7 rounds / 12 minutes

Calluses bothered me last week on chins so I tried straps this week.  Easier on hands, but not appreciably easier strength wise.

On curls, 50 for 4 sets of 18 is a Volume PR. 

Phase 1. Week 10. Deadlift

BW - 211

Deadlift -
135X5, 5
185X5
225X4
275X3
315X2
355X2, 1

Deficit Deads - 275X5, 5, 5, 4

RDL - 225X8, 8

BB Rows - 135X15, 13

Hungover and felt like crap all day.  That said 355X2 is a Rep PR.  It also meets my final phase goal.  Next week I'll move to phase 2.

Tried to push for a 4th set of deficits, but couldn't quite get to 5 reps on it.

RDLs were okay.

Managed to add some reps to the 2nd set of rows, but the calluses on my hands were screaming at me by this point.  The grip strength was fine, it just hurt like hell to hold the bar.