Old Man Texas Method. Week 4. Intensity Day

BW - 227

Squat - 380X5

Bench - 227.5X5

Deadlift - 390X3

380X5 is a Squat PR.  Moved pretty well.  Depth is borderline, but feels tight at the bottom.

227.5X5 ties a PR on Bench.  Probably about RPE 9.5 (i.e. couldn't have gotten another rep, but possibly could have had a touch more weight).  A good tip that came up on the Barbell Logic podcast with Matt Reynolds was that right when the bench hits a hard sticking point, allow it to drift back over your face a bit more, and that movement actually allows the elbows to extend without having to push the weight up.  The effect is that you move an inch or so closer to lockout, and through the sticking point.  I felt that very much on this last rep.

390X3 on Deadlift ties a PR.  Last rep was also about RPE 9.5  Had to reset after the 2nd rep because the bar shifted on the platform.

Reps and Volume. Week 1. Deadlift

BW - 228

Squat -
BarX5
135X4
185X3
225X5, 5

Deadlift -
135X5
225X3
275X2
315X1
275X4, 4, 4, 4

Pulldowns - X75, 25

Deadlifts were a little awkward.  Not sure if it was the warped platform, but on the 3rd and 4th reps of each workset the bar kept getting away from my legs.  Gonna go up to 285 next week and try a different platform, but if I have the same issues I'll have to stay there until I can get clean reps all the way through on most of the work-sets.