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.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
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
Squats - 245X5, 5
Bench - 165X5, 5, 5
Chins - BWX3, 3, 2, 1, 1
Pull-Downs - X8
Labels:
Bench,
chin-ups,
pull-downs,
Squats,
Team Training,
Texas Method
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.
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.
Labels:
Deadlift,
deadlift grip,
Press,
sleep,
speed work,
Squats,
Team Training,
Texas Method
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.
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.
Labels:
Bench,
Deadlift,
recovery,
sleep,
Squats,
Team Training,
Texas Method,
vacation
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.
Squats - 300X5X5
Bench - 182.5X5X5
Deadlift - 235X10X2
Don't remember a ton about this session except that Squats are still strong.
Labels:
Bench,
Deadlift,
Squats,
Team Training,
Texas Method
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.
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.
Labels:
Deadlift,
Press,
rest,
Squats,
Team Training,
Texas Method,
vacation
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.
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.
Labels:
Deadlift,
Press,
sick,
speed work,
Squats,
Team Training,
Texas Method
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