RTS Block 2. Week 5. Day 3.

sRPE @7.5

BW - 223

SSB - 260X5, 5, 5 @7.5

Bench - 190X5, 4, 3, 2 @8/7

Incline Bench - 140X9, 9, 7 @~10

Deadlift Paused Off Floor - 

-    315X5, @7

-    345X3 @7.5

-    370X1 @7

CS Rows w/Straps - 

-    125X12, 8 @10

-    100X13 @10

Solid session to end the training block. 

We suspected the second block would be a bit of a step back after the steep and rapid progress of the first block.  In fact, Squat was the only lift that regressed.  Bench took a big step back at the beginning of the block but made up all that ground here by the end.  Deadlift started strong, made improvements, and then dropped off at the end.

For Squats, I'm pushing personal lifting dogma to the back, and starting in with stiff knee sleeves next block.

For Bench, I think I had a bit of a technical breakthrough the last two weeks around general tightness and specifically around tightness at the pause.  Excited to see if that carries forward.

For DL, we'll see.  There was a lot of technical work in the back half of this block around building tension before the pull, standing tall at lockout (instead of leaning back with soft knees), and having the bar path on the descent mirror the ascent.  That may have contributed to the drop-off at the end of the block as all the technique work got to be...a lot.  Hopefully it will become more ingrained and lead to good near-term results.

All in all, I'm excited to have another block of data for me and coach to look at.  I figure we'll need at least one, and probably 2-3 more before we can really start to build out "greatest hits" blocks for both development and peaking.