Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Texas Method Team Training. Week 10. Intensity Day

BW - 224

Squats - 335X5

Press - 132.5X5

Deadlift - 335X5

Everything went well and felt strong.  Press was probably the weakest of the three.  335X5 matches my previous 5 rep PR on Deadlift.

Monday, January 30, 2017

Texas Method Team Training. Week 9. Recovery Day

BW - 222

Squats - 245X5, 5

Bench - 165X5, 5, 5

Chins - BWX3, 3, 2, 1, 1

Pull-Downs - X8


Friday, January 27, 2017

Texas Method Team Training. Week 9. Volume Day

BW - 226

Squats - 305X5X5

Press -
115X5
127.5X5
122.5X3X5

Deadlift - 240X10X2

Squats went pretty well.  Technique felt a little off here and there.  Not sure if it was focus, fatigue, intensity, or other.  Didn't get a full night's sleep the night before.

Press was a shit show because we had the wrong weight written down and so the first set was too light.  Then I mis-loaded one side of the bar on the second set.  Got straightened out for the final three sets, and they were fine.

Speed deads are taking increased mental focus to do correctly as the intensity goes up.  My takeaway this day was squeezing the bar.  I'm pulling these all double-overhand, and I could feel the difference in how strong the reps felt if I bore down on my grip as hard as I could.  Something to try and carry-over to mixed-grip, high-intensity sets.

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Texas Method Team Training. Week 9. Intensity Day

BW - 224

Squats - 330X5

Bench - 202.5X5

Deadlift - 330X5

Exhausted from a long, physical weekend with little sleep.  My second low-sleep weekend in a row.

Squats went well all things considered.  Not quite as powerful as they've been, but we'll see how things go next week after I get some regular sleep.

This was my heaviest bench since before my first meet back in March '16.  And it was heavy.  RPE 9.5, knowhumsayin'?

Deadlifts went pretty well, but I was out of gas.

Texas Method Team Training. Week 8. Volume Day

BW - 226

Squats - 300X5X5

Bench - 182.5X5X5

Deadlift - 235X10X2

Don't remember a ton about this session except that Squats are still strong.

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Texas Method Team Training. Week 8. Intensity Day

BW - 224

Squat - 325X5

Press - 130X5

Deadlift - 325X5

Great session.  After spending 3 days in NYC and getting no sleep, I delayed this session by a day and trained alone, and I'm glad I delayed.  Rest is just such a difference maker for me these days.  The Squats are still particularly strong, but Press and Deadlift felt really good as well.

Friday, January 13, 2017

Texas Method Team Training. Week 7. Volume Day

BW - 224

Squats - 295X5X5

Press - 120X5X5

Deadlift - 225X10X2

Sick as a dog all week.  I got through this exercise on Dayquil, half-caf coffee, and will-power.  At the end, coach decided to not go up on Speed Deads, and back-off a touch to 225.  Totally fine with that.