Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Med.-Rep Volume PRs. Week 0.75. Session A.

sRPE @6.5
BW - 222

Chins - BWX2, 2, 2, 2 @7.5/8

BB Rows - 135X10, 10 @6.5/8.5

BB Curls - 60X12, 12, 12, 12 @7/8.5

DB Tate Press - 40sX10, 10 @7.5/9

Rower - HIIT; 8 rounds / 14 minutes

60 for 4 sets of 12 is a Volume PR on Curls.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Med.-Rep Volume PRs. Week 0.5. Session D.

sRPE @7
BW - 225

Deadlift - 
365X1 @6
315X6, 6 @~7

Dips - BWX7, 7, 7, 7 @~6

Band-Assisted Chins (medium-band under knee) - BWX4, 4, 4, 4 @7.5/9

Stationary Bike - HIIT; 7 rounds / 12 minutes

Dips were very explosive for some reason on this day.

Traps are sore and crampy the next day.

Friday, September 8, 2023

Med.-Rep Volume PRs. Week 0.5. Session C.

sRPE @6.5
BW - 220

Bench - 
225X1 @6.5
235X1 @7.5
185X6, 6 @6.5/7

Toes-to-Bar - BWX4, 4 @7/8.5

Reverse SSB Box Squat - 210X4, 4 @6.5/7

Rower - HIIT; 8 rounds / 14 minutes

Thursday, September 7, 2023

Med.-Rep Volume PRs. Week 0.5. Session B.

sRPE @6.5
BW - 221

Chin-Ups - BWX2, 2, 2, 2 @8/9

BB Rows - 135X9, 9 @6/7

BB Curls - 60X11, 11, 11, 11 @6.5/8.5

DB Tate Press - 40sX9, 9 @~8

Rower - HIIT; 12 minutes / 7 rounds

60 for 4 sets of 11 is a Volume PR on Curls.

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Med.-Rep Volume PRs. Week 0.5. Session A.

sRPE @6
BW - 224

Squats - 
315X1 @6
330X1 @7
225X6, 6 @6.5/7.5

Press - 105X3, 3, 3, 3 @6/7.5

JM Press - 70X12, 12 @7/8

Rower - HIIT; 10 minutes / 6 rounds

Just slowly working to rebuild/maintain work capacity between schedule disruptions.

Friday, September 1, 2023

Med.-Rep Volume PRs. Week 0. Session D.

sRPE @6.5
BW - 222

Deadlift - 
385X1 @9.5 (grip)
315X6 @8 (grip)

Dips - BWX7, 7 @6/7

Band-Assisted Chins - Medium-Band under kneeX4, 4 @7.5/8.5

Stationary Bike - HIIT; 9 rounds / 16 minutes

I often find that when I take a week or two off from DL, my grip is wonky coming back.  Not worried about it.

Med.-Rep Volume PRs. Week 0. Session C.

sRPE @6
BW - 218

Bench - 
225X1 @7.5
185X6 @7

Toes-to-Bar - BWX4 @6

Reverse Safety Bar Box Squats - 220X4 @8

At the gym, we call the Reverse SSB Box Squats "Eliminators."  Just really hard for some reason; much harder than doing them as free squats.  The first time we did them in a max-effort team training session, two of us had to bow out because our upper backs started cramping so hard.