Block 5. Cycle 3. Session B.

BW - 219

Bench -
237.5X2 @9.25
212.5X6 @9
202.5X6 @8.5
197.5X6 @8.5

Cambered Bar Bench -
157.5X5 @7.5
160X5, 5 @8

Chin-Ups - Density Block, 7 minutes; 28 total reps

Not a great session.  My low back started bothering me as I was walking into the gym.  Low level, but enough to feel it during the bench set up and somewhat throughout the reps.  No real change to top set strength.  I misloaded the back-off set, and that wasn't great.  Once I got it adjusted, it was still pretty heavy and regressed quickly.

Things were a little bit better on cambered bar bench, but still a regression from last week.

Got a couple more reps on chins, but it feels more like gaming the system than an actual increase in strength.

Top sets and final back off sets shown.

Novice LP. Session 63 (Greyskull Squats and Press)

BW - 227

Bench -
235X3
207.5X5
212.5X4

Squat -
390X2
350X3
315X5

Chin-Ups -
BW+15X5, 5
BWX6, 5

235X3 is an all-around PR on bench.  I mis-loaded one side of the bar on my first back-off set.  Gonna go right ahead and blame that for missing the 5th rep on on the second back-off set, haha.  Top set felt pretty good.  Probably RPE 9.5.  I'll go ahead and go up again next week and see what happens with the various sets.  Final back-off set shown in the 2nd clip.

390X2 is an all-around PR on Squats.  Worked really hard on warming-up my adductors today to see if I could lessen the discomfort I've been dealing with.  I'd say it felt about 50% better.  Lots of dynamic stretches and empty-bar warm-ups.  Still, my mental game just felt a little off heading into the work sets, and nothing felt locked-in.  The 2nd rep of the top set felt pretty fucking hard, so I didn't go for a third.  First back-off set still felt off, so I also cut that short at 3.  Final back-off set was fast.  Bar path and technique generally look really good in the video despite everything.

242(BW+15)X5 is a Rep PR on chins.  These felt pretty good, and the BW back-off sets felt very strong.  Video is of 2nd weighted set.

5/3/1 BBB: Cycle 2. Week 3. Squat

BW - 202

Pause Squat -
BarX10
95X5

Squat -
135X5
185X5
200X5
230X3
245X3
155X10, 10, 8, 8, 10

Single-Leg Curls - 5 sets of 12-15

-10%.  Felt weak, and my form was shit and all over the place.  On top of that, my top set was supposed to be 255.  I mis-loaded 245, and still only felt comfortable getting 3.

I am satisfied with upping the weight on the BBB sets though.